The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-24
PRIMARIES Tn THE STATE.
HART COUNTY GOES FOR COLLEY
FOR CONGRESS.

Nesbit Has Probably Carried the
County for Commissioner of Agricul-
ture-Congressman Grimes Speaks
at Butler-John W. Burney the
Legisl ative Candidate of Morgan
County.
HARrwELL, GA, July 23-The Hart
county primary to-day resulted in the fol-
lowing nominations: For governor, W. j.
Northen; attorney general. George n. Les
ter; controller general, ". a. Wright;
treasurer, r. U. Hardeman; secretary of
state, Phil Cook; congressman for the
Eighth district, F. H. Coliey; senator for
the Thirty-first district F. B. Hodges; rer-
resentative, j. F. White.
Accurate returns show the congressional
vote 10 be: Colley, COS; Olive, 367; Lawson,
pa At present the indications are that R. T.
Nesbit has carried the county for commits
sioner of agriculture.
JOINT DEBATE AT BUTLER.
BUTLER. GA, July 23 The alliance
gave a barbecue here today. Hon. Thomas
W. Grimes and Roscoe German met In
JOINT debate. Five thousand people were in
town aud the crowd was one of the largest
that Butler ever saw.
MoRGAN's PRIMARY.
MADISON, GA, July Morgan county's
primary to-day resulted as follows: For
Representative, John W. Burney; for state
house officers: Northen, Nesblt, Lester.
Cook, Wright and Hardemau for the respec-
tive offices to which they are aspiring. Mr..
Burney wins the alliance candidate,
defeating Col. w. r. Muslin, the former
representative.
CoLUMBIA's OFFICIAL COUNT.
HARLEM, GA. July 81 he official count
of the votes cast IN yesterdays primary in
Columbia county shows as follows: Wat
sons majority over Barnes for co gress,
$50: Atkinson over Spires for representa-
tive, 123: Lazenoy over Hardy for tax col
lector, So; Chamberlain over Kendrick for
receiver of tax returns, "a; Lester over An
derson for attorney general l25; Hender
son over Hunnicutt for commissioner of
agriculture, 200 There was no opposition
TO the other state house and county officers
GRIMES CARRIES MUsCoGEE.
COLUMBUS, GA, July 23.-The result of
the primary election held in Muscogee
county to-day to nominate a candidate for
congress for this district resulted in an over
whelming maj lrity for Thomas w. Grimes.
The returns at II o'clock tonight show: T. |
W. Grimes 79S, Henry r. Harris Is and w.
R. German 10 he election passed off very |
quietly and without any excitement of any |
kind.
RICHMoND'S COMMITTEE.
AUGUSTA, GA, July 23-The democratic |
executive committee for the Eighteenth |
senatorial district to-day decided that |
Richmond countys delegates should be |
nominated at mass meeting next Friday |
week, at which the gubernatorial delegates
will be chosen. Louisville was chosen as
the place and Aug. Is as the time for
holding the senatorial convention. 1t is
Jefferson's turn 80 name the senator, and
two candidates from that county are in the
field. 1t is believ ed here that the
Endorsement of George Warren by the
alliance will result in Hunters defeat
CLAYToN's FAVoRITEs.
JoNEsBoRo. GA, July 23.-The primary
election for Clayton county was held yes
terday. Owing to the withdrawal from
the race for congress of Judge J. d.
Stewart everything passed of quietly and
but little interest was manifested. The fol-
lowing received the highest vote: For gov
ernor, W. J. Northen; for secretary of |
state, Phil Cook; for controller general, w. |
A. Wright; for treasurer, r. U. Hardeman; |
for att rney ge eral, &. N. Lester; for COM |
missioner of agriculture, Henderson; for |
congress, L. f. Livingston; for senator, |
Robert Todd; for representative, B. f.
Dodson.
LIVINGSTON FOR SENATOR.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 23.-The report that
Col. Livingston will oppose Gov. Gordon |
for the United States Senate has given rise
to great deal of gossip, but people do not
know whether to credit it or not, neither
does Gov. Gordon, and neither does Col
Livingston. Both decline to talk for publ
cation, aud both declare that they had moth
ing to do with the origin of the rumor. tits
not improbable that the suggestion may
have been new one 10 Col. Livingston,
but few moments conversation will serve |
to convince any one that it would not be out |
of the question to induce him to assume the |
role assigned TO him by the report. He said |
to-day that he had nothing to do with the
matter but did not know what might e |
done by the people. Alliancemen state to-
night that the report originated with per-
sons antagonistic to the alliance, who wish |
to destroy the influence of the order by
arraying it against Gov. Gordon and others |
firmly established in the democratic heart |
TRYING TO GET HULSEY OUT OF THE WAY.
An effort is on foot in the city to induce |
Col Hulsey to withdraw from the congress
sional primary on the ground that he will |
have no showing in primary dominated |
by an alliance caucus and run on another |
schedule. The idea is to announce Hulsey |
as straight-out democrat and not as an |
independent, and yet to hold aloof from the |
nominating convention. Still another scheme |
is to put forward Albert Cox on the same |
platform in Hulseys stead. AS has been |
stated, Fulton county is emphatically op-
posed to Col. Livingston and will do |
almost anything to beat him. 1t Is
apparent, however, that to beat him is out |
of the question. At Douglassville to-day a |
rousing mass meeting was held. Northen,
Lester, Livingston and those of the state |
house officers who are unopposed were iu-
dorsed. as was Mr.. Snelson of Meriwether
for state senator. Col. Livingston and Mr..
Snelson were given permission to appoint |
their own delegates and did so.
From a private telegram which reached
this city yesterday the conclusion is jumped
at that Hon. F. NJ. Norwood will make the
race for congressman from the First dis
trict.