The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-20
The Congressional Campaign.


1t looks now as if the alliance would on
dorse candidate for congress in each dis
trict except the First The farmers are
pretty we'll satisfied with Representative
Lester, and he has SO many warm friends
among them that it would be difficult for
an opponent to make much Roadway
against him.
Represent Turn err of the Second dis
trict is talking with tie people of his dis
trict, and there does not seem to be any
reasonable doubt that he will be renOmi-
mated. They are proud of HIM. They
know that they could not get any one else
more capable of representing them His
opponent will have considerable support in
the nominating convention, but it will not
be a very enthusiastic support 1t would be
impossible to arouse much enthusiasm
against Mr.. Turner.
Representative Stewart in the Fifth dis.
trict and Representative Barnes in the
Tenth are having a hard fight. with the
| chances, from present indications, little
against each of them. However, as they
are hard workers, they may succeed in turn
ing the tide in their favor.
Representative Blount of the Sixth dis
trict and Representative Crisp of the Third
| have opposition, but they will overcome it.
| The farmers do not want either of them
! beaten, and will not make much of fight
against them, notwithstanding the fact that
neither of them approves the chief plank in
the alliance platform.
Representative Clements, of the Seventh
district, is making a gallant fight, and ap-
parently an effective one. The alliance is
against him, however, and he is finding t
difficult to win friends among the farmers
Representative Carlton, of the Eighth dis
trict, is understood not to seek renomina-
ton. Representative Grimes, Of the Fourth
district, aud Representative Gambler, of
the Ninth, have great deal of opposition,
but pretty fair prospects of being re-
nominated.
1t will be some days yet before it will be
possible to determine with any degree of
accuracy how many of the congressional
ca didates who are supported by the
alliance will be nominated, If any. AT
present it doesn't look as if there were
much of a chance for more than three.
The Washington Critic is responsible for
the latest political rumor, to the effect that
recently there was "a remarkable meeting
held in Washington, remarkable in its per
Sonnel, remarkable in its objects, and even
more remarkable because its members met
apparently without any design or
previous arrangement" This meeting, the
story goes, was attended by sixteen or
eighteen republican senators from the
western and northwestern states, and.
what is not so remarkable, every one of this
remarkable political symposium was OPP
posed to Harrison. Like a meeting in
Boccaccio's "Decameron," the senators
each in turn related his story, which, how
ever unlike Boccaccio's spicy tales were all
alike in one respect-that Harrison was a
presidential impossibility, 1t was decided
that Senators Allison and Cull1m must
save the country in 1892, and thus another
great problem is solved aud disposed of.
The Chicag1 Inter- Ocean is giving the
people of the Fifth congressional district Of
this state soma Gratuitous advice 1t SAYS
that the time for union egainst dem ocracy
and the election TO congress of Mr. Edward
Angler has come; bat, it adds, 1.-THE co 4di-
ton of the Fifth districS Of Georgia is pecul-
lar" Yes. one of Its most striking pecul =
iarities is that it generally selects a good
man to represent its interests at Washing
tol, and 1t has always succeeded in doing it
| without Outsida inf arferonoa