The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-08
GEORGIA POLITICS.

GEORGIA POLITICS.
Sumter county's primary for state officers
occurs to-day.
Harry f. Dunwody and A. L. Grower of
Brunswick have entered che race for the
legislature.
w. H. Davis and E. II. Galloway Of
Waynesboro have entered the legislative
race The primary occurs on July 80.
The friends of Judge Sampson W. Harris
are very hopeful of his nomination at the
coming congressional convention at La
Orange
Capt. J. L. Adderton of Americus an
nounces that he is no longer candidate for
representative. As the campaign is becom-
ing heated one, he does not desire to enter
into scramble for the office.
The democrats of Liberty county held a
mass meeting In Binesville last week, and
it was decided to hold primary meetings in
each district in the county, and send dele
gates to Hinesville to select delegates to the
gubernatorial convention.
At at a meeting of the aliancemen of
Mitchell county Saturday Hon. A. L.
Halves OF Decatur county was unanimously
recommended to the democratic primary Of
Mitchell county as the proper man to be
voted for to represent that district in con-
gress.
The democrats of Muscogee county will
hold a mass meeting July IL for the purpose
OF appointing new, executive committee
for the county, and for taking such further
action as the interests Of the party may de-
mand in reference to selecting delegates to
gubernatorial congressional, aud senatorial
conventions,
The Fort Valley Enterprise is threatened
with boycott, because it differs with some
others on political questions. Editor Kersh
says: ut is highly amusing to the Enter
prise to see names signed to articles boy
cottlng u.s. when some Of the parties have
never been subscribers, and never paid a
cent for the paper"
The alliancemen of Randolph county have
passed resolutions indorsing Northern for
governor and Hill of Terrell for senator.
An effort was made to settle upon a repre-
sentative for the alliancemen to support.
but, after considerable discussion and bal
lotlng, nothing definite could be arranged,
and the meeting adjourned to meet again
on July 49,
Dahlonega Signal: Asbury will go into
the Gainesville convention with sixteen
votes to start on and will only have to gain
nve more to receive the nomination
twenty-one being necessary to a choice,
provided the majority rule is adopted. If
the two-thirds rule is adopted he will have
10 get twenty-seven, there being forty votes
IN the district. Asbury's chances are good:
puI the weakest man sometimes comes in on
compromise and carries off the prize.
The Spalding county primary has been
H6eu Ior Aug. l. The candidates for the
legislature, state senator CONGRESSMAN. gov
ernor and state house officers will be voted
I0r as IN the regular elections, and those
elected Will be allowed to select their dele
gates. On Aug. a meeting of the voters
OF the county is called, at which time the
result OF the primary will be announced and
new executive committee appointed. It
srumored that j. d. Williams of Mt. Zion
district will offer for the legislature. This
VIII make three-cornered fight
The farmers alliance of Butts county
met Thursday to consider a motion that
had Deen made by some member of the sub
aIIlance, That no member of the alliance
vote Tor any man for office who is not an
alhanceman." They killed the motion
leaving every allianceman free and un,
trammeled to vote for whom he pleased. At
Oh eieGUlon Ior officers for the county alli-
ance j. a. McMichael was elected president.
yudge ). f. Carmichael, vice president:
w. u. curry, secretary; John Orior, treas,
urer' and the Rev. d. NJ. Hooten, lecturer.
Inc Qultman county alliance met Thurs
uay and elected as officers for the enspino
year. w. A. Cumbie was elected president
n. - Gross secretary and J. N. Hill treas,
Iiei: Inc aiilancemen of the county are
u thV on the sub-treasury bill, some of
W .ne hos1 active ones being bitterly opposed
70 II, and making no secret of the feet tbat
tney VIII light it with all their might. The
same men VINO are opposed to this measure
oiS0 opposeu TO the alliance dabblino in
PoACics: ihey hold that the alliance is not
pohucal party, and that it shonld not
pe even party in politics. Congressman
II. ": turner's letter to the alliance Of the
county, in which he says he cannot s,,nnort
Ine suo-treasury bill, has arrayed alliance
men against him, and they saw thew are
g9,ng 10 send anti-Turner delegates to
Inc Dooly county alliance had a fnI
an;ong al Vienna Thursday, every sub
n a. In the county being renresentad
Two prominent members of the aIl;anoa
1ohn Z. owen Of the upper part of tho
county and Isaiah Williams of the lower
9arC had already announced their candi.
uacy. AT the meeting of the alliance INV.
ever, both of these candidates ware cot
ASIDE and ID. L. F. Peacock was indorsed &c
rue alhance candidate for Representatives
n me rs president OF the county alliance. Itis
e UNDERSTOOD that Mr.. Williams has retired
e so1I tne race, but Mr.. Owen is still in the
n net! canning that he cannot honoraby
8 doaI now; having announced his can6-
10 90 oJect TO democratic nomiaa-
uon that is, one by the entire democra.v
ne ne claims, it is said, that in the meeting of
sue county alliance a committee was an
nUUiuVeu 10 recommend q candidate for the
- az ucel Onat That committee was appointed
u ~ resident Peacock himself and that he.
wen, was thus treated unfairly The
Aug. l. '0ou oiuei'u Aor
FOR distressing onnressio, .,s e,,. :.