The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-06
POLITICS on THE BOOM.
An ABSURD INTRIGUE HIETED AT
IN ATLANTA

IN ATLANTA
venable and Nesbit Reported as Being
Able 70 Trade q State senstorship
and the Ccmmissio1ership OF Agri-
culture-Liyingstoa Not Yet In Town
Other News 0: ths Campaign
ATLANTA, GA, aug IA Wild ruuor
was stzrsed here today . tie effect that
Fulton and Cobb counties-that : % say,
the friends Of Ness Venaols and Sesbit-
had agreed upon a trade % insure the sue
csss Of 10th. According 70 tee report Mr..
VenAbls was 20 throw Fulton into Mr..
Eesbits hands and Mr Sesbit Cobb into
taOss Of Mr. VeLsbis. II this way, It Is
said Cobb would secure the commissioner
snip Of agriculture and Fulton the senator
ship from the Thirty-fftk district. Sir
Venable Is reported % have enphatically
denied the reported agree nsnt, and Ar.
Nesbit, VINO is hsre tonight from Gaines
VILE. says be has 10 knowIsdge Of any such
understanding
SEsBIT AND HUSsICUTI.
Mr.. Nesbit shed some light on the alleged
agreement bet ~een Mr.. HunnIcutt and
himself He said that he was telsgrsphed
recently By Savannah geotlsuan that he
and NJ. Hunnicutt we're supposed 70 have
made a common cause against Comm S
sioner Henderson,, and come 70 an under
standing that the one who obtained the
highest number IF votes should thro" bis
strength into the others hands. To this
friend ne replied that the report was lie
out Of the whole cloth. Mr.. Nesbit, how
ever, added that though 10 such arrange
rnent had been cOnsummated, be,
OF course, would advise his friends %
IL 10
Of dead lock The combination may,
therefore, be safely counted on at the last
moment, though as yet there Is excellent
reason to believe that it has not actually
been agreed upon.
LIVINGSTON FAILS TO ARRIVE.
Col. Livingston. who wes expected in the
city to-day, failed 10 arrive, and the inter
viewers we're disappointed in their hope Of
obtaining from HIN some expression
of w. G. WILDLY and the edito-
rial which yesterday appeared in the
Southern Alliance Farmer TO the effect
that Col Livingston would not oppose Gov.
Gordon for the c nited States Senate. So
far as can be learned Gov. Gordons friends
have secured for him 20 votes out Of the
10 Necessary for hrs election.
THE ATTORNEY GEsERALsHIP.
The supporters Of Attorney General
result declare that their man is twenty-five
votes ahead Of Judge Lester and sure Of the
nomination, provided all the delegates In
structed for Mr.. Anderson appear and
vote. In this connection II may be stated
that rumOr Is sho4t that in some Of the
mountain counties delegates threaten 10
jump their instructions and 20 for Judge
Lester on the ground that ms name had not
been offered at the time t1eir counties
acted, and they are therefore not bound by
instructions calling upon them TO vote for
his opponent This runor deserves no credit;
in fact, the MORNING NEWS correspondent
is Informed that the delegates from the
counties IN question have never entertained
the idea
40 SHOW FOR NORWOOD.
Quite number Of people here credi ted
the report that Thomas Norwood would
enter the race for the United States Senate.
Nobody, however, has any idea that be will
be able to command even q respectable vote
IL he does 30. In Hall county to-day Mr..
Nesbit and Judge Lester were Endorsed with
horthen and the unopposed state house.
officers Forsyth and Pauiding counties
took similar action.
The democratic mass meeting which con-
vened al Dallas to-day chose a delegation
instructed for Nesbit and Lester Northen
and all the unopposed state house officers
were indursed.
GLTSs's DELEGATION.
BRUNSWICK, Ga. Aug. s. - Glynn
county's delegation TO the state convention
left for Atlanta last night. The party com
Croyatt, w. g. Brantley, a. T. Putnam
and W. Z. BurbaRe. James Postell and A.
2. Neal Of the delegation are already IN At
lanta. Stewart Johnson, one Of the dele
gates, owing TO business obligations could
not accompany the delegation.
sCHLEY coUSTY's CHOICE.
ELLAvILLE. GA, Aug. 5.-The primary
TO nominate a senator and representative
in echley county came off today. Hon.
Robert Patton was nominated for senator
and Hon. Newton Glover for the House.
They were the alliance candidates. Every
thing passed OFF quietly.
oCoSEE's PRIMARY.
WATKINsvILLE, GA, July 5. - The
Oconee county primary resulted in favor
of all the old state house officers except
Attorney General Anderson. Judge Lester
is the nominee in his place. The delegates
10 the state convention are: B. E. OVERLY,
J. c. Anderson, J. W. johnson and J. r.
Lyle.
sSRLsoN BEATEN.
FAIRBURN, GA. Aug. 5.-In to-day's
primary convention IN this county. joseph
Terrill was nominated for senator on the
first ballot, amid intense excitement. over
Snelson, the alliance candidate. Mr.. Smell
sons friends claim that he will run as an
independent
LAUREEs' RETURNS
DUBLIN, GA, Aug. 5.-The result Of the
election held in LAurens county, as shown
by the official record, was as follows: Nor
then $40, Henderson 657, Nisbet 80. Cook
Sol. Wright 8l3, Hardeman 500, Anderson
745, Crisp $50. For representative, Chap
pell ia, Bishop 81.
nATTr uz -r1rrry nav, go 49,