The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-31
GEORGIA POLITICS.

A. D. Stephens has re-entered the legisla-
tive race in Pulaski county.
Albin P. bearing has entered the race
for clerk of court in Clarke county.
S. F. Mcdonald of Gwinnett county is a
candidate for the lower House of the legis-
lature.
J. Clayton Clements of Montgomery
county announces himself a candidate for
senator from the Fifteenth district
The joint debate between Judge Thomas
q Lawson and Hon. Frank H. Colley drew
a large crowd 20 Sparta Wednesday.
Col. E. c. Wade expresses himself as op-
posed t. the way the present administration
IS distributing patronage in the south.
10. Bastau has announced for the House
in Pulaski, and W. ]. Nullis of that county
is out for the Senate. W. L. Grice ma
also be candidate for the senate.
q. NJ. Colbert has heen selected mayor of
Rutler for the remainder OF the year TO sue
csed ia hes o. Waters. /. F. PEBBLES was
elected as alderman in Mr.. Colbert's stead
Postmaster r. III. Brown of Decatur has
tendered his resignation and it is under
stood that Miss Sallie Swauton. daughter of
John B. Swanton, will be appointed to the
position.
meeting OF the democratic executive
committee of the Ninth congressional dis
trict is called to meet in Gainesville on
Thursday, May 20, for the purpose of desig-
MATING the time and selecting the place for
holding the congressional convention.
Americas Times: The fight between Col.
Livingston and Mr. Northen may be said
to be fairly on. Both. men are strong in
Sumter county, and it is difficult to tell
which will carry the county. Nothing but
a primary can satisfy both sides.
Athens Banner: Since the alliance has
required Tol Lester to remove the liquor
plank from his platform, the ants in
Athens are without a standard-bearer
The three candidates in the field are all
understood as favoring the prohibition laws
es they now stand. An earnest effort is
being made to induce Col. William J. Nor
ton to offer as a candidate for the legisia-
ture, and he is promised enough votes to
elect him if he will make the race.
There was big Political rally at Thorn
son Wednesday. Col. Northen made a
speech which leaves no doubt that he is in
race for governor. Before and after the
speaking there were private meetings of the
McDuffie alliance, in which the following
matters of public interest were determined:
For the Senate they will support C. Fl.
Ellington, and for the House Rev. G. A.
Walker, president of the McDuffie alliance.
Both are McDuffie men, under the rotation
system 1t being McDuffie's time to elect the
senator in this district. On motion of Rev
S. C. Megahee of bearing, the alliance in
dorsed the candidacy of Hon. Thomas E.
Watson for congress.
James Barrett, large planter of Rich
mond county, who is member of the
farmers alliance, publishes in the Southern
Alliance Farmer of Atlanta this week an
article in which he attacks tue legislative
record of Col. W. j. Northen, and his
present attitude toward the issues adVo-
Gated by the alliance. Mr.. Barrett asserts
that Col. Northen is distinctively railroad
man in his leanings The article is
Endorsed editorially by the paper
The Atlanta correspondent of the Augusta
Chronicle says: 1.-The Southern Alliance
Farmers attack upon Mr.. Northen is the
political sensation of the week. 1t means,
of course, there is no longer any doubt of
Col LiviDgston's purpose of making the
race for governor-if there ever has been
doubt of it-and that he is going to make a
vigorous fight upon Mr.. Northen. While
there has been good deal of talk about the
possibility or probability of Livingston
running for congress, his close friends have
always said he would be governor or
nothing The Alliance Farmers attack
upon Northen is universally regarded as the
first of series-the entering wedge, as it
were, Of Mr.. Livingston's campaign"