The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-18
GEORGIA POLITICS.

Hon. W. T. Smith will be in the race for
congress from the Ninth.
Congressman A lien D. Chambers name
has been added TO tA'e list of gubernatorial
possibilities.
LaFayettes election for town council re-
suited as follows: Mayor, 5. 7. Tomlinson;
recorder, James p Shathlck; aldermen, j.
E. Patton. s. J. Shaw, W. r. Helton, J. IL
Hammond, and S. NJ. WarrAlen.
Gen. Evans is much talked about Of late
for governor and curious int crest is given
to the situation by Col. Mark Jthuson's re-
turns from 100 men in each county. HIS
reports put Gen. Evars first, Col PAT
Walsh second, Col. Hardeman third, Col.
Blunt and Mr. Northern fourth, Mr.. Black
fifth and the rest scattering.
Representative Grimes has received n
great many scurrilous and threatening, /.
letters since he abandoned the Riggs hOus }
at W Washington so summarily the other day &,
They all bear the local postmark, and are
evidently written by negroes or fanatics
They are all ANONYMOUS, of course, bu1
some of them go SO far as to threaten Mr..
Grimes life.
At the last meeting Of the city council Of
Quitman the membsrs-elect for this year
we're installed Their frat work was thu
election of city officers for 1890. DR.. NJ. G..
Wilkinson was elected mayor pro TEN; M.
G. Wade, clerk and treasurer: j. Il. Gornto
and j. j. HERS, policemen; Bennett, r )un-
tree q Bennett, city attorneys. Treasurer
Wade is a most capable and reliable officer,
and this is his ninth year Of service.
Hon. r. T. Nesbit's candidacy for
co mmissioner of agriculture has the
Endorsement of "a goodly number OF
papers throughout the state. Many of
them couple their articles with an insinua-
ton that the agricultural department as
run at present is of no benefit to the farmer
The last legislature made the office of COM
missioner Of agriculture an elective one, so
that at the next state election that official,
for the first time. will be selected by direct
vote of tho people. This will give the
farmers an opportunity to impress on the
convention their choice among candidates
for that office, and the likelihood is that
they will make the most of it.
The registration of voters for the city
election at Rome on March closed Satur-
day. The whites number 743 aud the blacks
2l5, making total of 993. The contest for
mayor will be between Capt. w. W. Seay
and Col. A. w. Walton. The councilmen
will be elected to represent the new Fifth
ward and one each for the other wards.
Seays ticket is not announced, but will be
out by Tuesday or w ednesday. The ticket
headed by Walton Is: For the First ward,
Q. w. Underwood; Second ward, S. M.
Knox; Third ward, S. s. King; Fourth
ward, ]. W, Mitchell; Fifth ward, NJ. NJ.
Pepper and Nat Harris Others announced
as candidates are: J. r. Cantrell and Joseph
j. Prlntup from the First and Dallas Turner
ana L. j. Cantrell from the Fifth wards.
1t was rumored at HawkinSville that
prominent members of the alliance who
attended the convention made an effort to
get President Northen and Col. Livingston
TO pool matters by agreeing that only one
should run, and the die should Ue cast by
mutual friends 1t is said that Col. Living
ston was willing to do so, but Mr.. Northen
did not consent. However this may be, it
Is certain that nothing came of the matter,
and the interests of the two candidates are
not pooled. An allianceman remarked that
the order did not particularly care to have
aliancemen in the field, but 1t did take
enough interest IN the matter to desire that
two members of the order should not run
against the field, as they thought that would
be lighting against too heavy odds, and the
alliance did not care to have its men beaten.