The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-09
GEORGIA POLITICS.

J. J. Conner of Cartersville is legisla-
tive candidate.
The democratic mass meetinglof Lee county
win be held to-day.
H. H. Linton is a candidate for tax COL
lector of Clarke county.
David E. Sims seeks reelection as tax
receiver of Clarke county.
]. A. Pitner comes to the front as a can
didate for coroner of Clarke county.
8. d. Mitchell is candidate for clerk Of
the superior court of Clarke county.
W. l. Galloway is a candidate to repre-
sent Walton county in the legislature.
j. II. Hall of Warrenton says that
he is not candidate for the legislature.
G. ]. O'Farrell announces himself as a
candidate for treasurer of Clarke county.
John w. Weir is a candidate for re-elec-
ton to the sheriff's Office of Clarke county
Capt. s. J. Flynt of Crawfordville wants
TO represent the Nineteenth district in the
Senate.
Congressman Stewart spoke at Covington
and Social Circle Friday, and at Monroe
yesterday.
Editor T. l.. CAN'T of the Athens Banner
is out in a two-column article in which he
defines his attitude in support of the sub
treasury bill and announces that he is not a
candidate for congress.
Lawrenceville's postmaster has held the
office eighteen years. He is a republican
1t is now announced that negro has been
appointed to the place. Col. Buck has as
sured the incumbent that he will be re-
tanned.
A member of the Oglethorpe democratic
executive committee, which body meets on
June 10, says there is no doubt but that
primaries will be ordered in that county.
The farmers are demanding them every
where.
Fort Valley Mirror: Every lover of
| justice should vote for Hon. Thomas Harde-
man for governor. Tom Hardeman has
| done more for the democratic party in
Georgia, and received less reward than any
| prominent man we know Of.
| No legislative candidates have vet an
nounced in Oglethorpe county, but among
the number that are mentioned are A. +.
Pope, John w. farrell, John NJ. Stokely,
John G. c. Stevens, r. B. Mathews. G. w.
Smith and Others. Hon. C. NJ. Witcher
will make the race for the Sena.e.
Oglethorpe Echo: 1t is rumored that Mr..
| Hunnicutt, IA candidate for state agri-
cultural commissioner, will divide time with
| Hons. Lawson and Colley in Lexington
Monday and address the dear people on the
| issues of the day which should be considered
|
| With three speeches Monday and one from
Hon. J. I. Olive Tuesday our people will be
well addressed.
Montezuma Record: For nearly a year
| the appointment of postmaster for this
| office has been hanging fire. Miss Annie
| Smith was an applicant for the office, but
| the department at Washington decided to
put in a radical. The name of the APP
pointee is b. F. Morgan. and he resides in
1 ahcfat. hNAr her 1rx,Ax Il
and it is out of our power to say what sort
| of postmaster he will make US.
Some days ago petition, signed by a
number of representative men of Ogle-
thorpe county, was forwarded to Hon w +.
| j. Northen, inviting him to deliver an adj
dress in Lexington this week. 70 the
regret of the petitioners, Mr.. Northen has
replied that other engagements would pre-
vent him accepting the invitation at the
time named. He will, however, go before
the people of that county at no distant
day.
Athens Banner: We have now three
candidates in the field for congress, and not
one has come out flat-footed for the sub
treasury bill. The eyes of the alliance are
now turned on Hon. James M. Smith of
| Oglethorpe. He is a farmer, and q man who
| sprang from the loins of the people. 1t is
| proposed, as change. that the alliance for
one time send a practical farmer to congress
instead of a lawyer. If Col. Smith con-
sents to enter the arena his election is
| insured.
Macon EUening Nei0s: He is wearing a
planters hat Of the most inoffensve style,
and 1t is taken as an indication that Hon,
Thomas Hardeman of Bibb is going to
stand in with the farmers, race or no race.
He has, up to few weeks ago, been wear
ing the very latest shape silk only changing
1t for white plug when the weather be-
came warmer. Now, however. he walks
the streets with his brainy head sheltered
by chapeau that makes no pretext to
| style, but that would make friends in the
most avowed agricultural community. The
old war horse may Yet be the next COVER
nor of Georgia.
Athens Banner: Hon. J. T, Olive. a
lawyer of Lexington. who won notoriety
by introducing at the last session of the leg
islature bill forfeiting the charters Of rail-
roads in Georgia that had formed combina-
lions lmperiling competition, has an
nounced himself candidate for congress
IN this district. Mr.. Olive fully realizes
the fact that his sole hope for office hinges
upon this one prominent act Of his life, for