The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-17

lantic lease question.
Darien Gazette: Col. Mark Harden, clerk
Of the Georgia House, has grown rich from
the earnings of his Office, and his many
friends are glad Of it. Why not let Eu-
gene I. Speer have the Office for season!
Speaker CLAW Of the last legislature. was
at the capitol Friday to obtain pensions fO-
several of the veterans Of his county Mr..
Clay said that he had only fully realized
what the word happiness meant since he
had withdrawn from political life and had
none OF the cares and uncerta1 ties OF an
election to look forward TO. He also said
that he had just come from Milton county,
aud he found that Judge Pickett had a
strong following, determined to send him
to the next congress.
Col Tom Hardeman is a very dignified
Barkis. He is looking on at the boys with
hands of, and apparently taking no active
interest in the fight for the governorship,
but he has his weather eye open and IS
pretty well posted. Il am out Of politics"
said he, in reply to a question. Il have
just got out of the postoftice, and want to
rest. am not a candidate and never VIII
be" Suppose the people should nominate
you" That's very different matter-but
burnt child breads fire."
This is Hall county's time. under the ro-
tatlon system, for the senator, aud Hon. j.
h. Redwine has made it known to some of
his friends he would not avoid senatorial
lightning should il strike his way. There
will be considerable opposition to him in
Hall, as among the hustlers he is considered
on the retired list. Hon. s. G. Dunlap may
consent to make the race. jackson county
can also show uD some congressional timber
IN the persons of Hon. w. |. Pike and II.
w. Bice, one or the other of whom Jackson
Is likely to present to the convention.
Speaker Clay, who is in Atlanta, says
that he has shaken hands at the Kimbalh
with almost a quorum Of the last House.
There's John Hart" he said land he
counts for a dozen himself. 1 wonder if he's
going to run for judge9 I'd like to vote for
him If he does. Then Dodgen Of Milton.
They tell me he's coming to the Senate this
year. Then Rankin of Gordon. Bob's
getting rich up here at Calhoun. There are
three or four others of the House here.
Col. Mark Hardin-there he stands over
there now talking to Moses Martin of Gwin-
nett, doorkeeper of the House."
Col. Billy Bowers appointment as super
visor Of the Second census district of Geor-
gla Is held up until his place of residence
can be determined When his appointment
was agreed upon at the census Office it was
thought that he was resident of Hart
county, which is parcel of the Second
district. 1t Is now understood that Mr.
Bowers is a citizen of Franklin county.
which is not in the Second district terri
tory, but part of the First district Col.
Buck has written on there to establish Mr..
Bowers home, but the matter is in the air.
and the hitch may result in the appointment
Of Joe McWhorter.
Brunswick Times: Candidate Livingston
appears to have offended some of the farm
| ers who were present at the Hawkinsville
| nesting OF the State Agricultural Society.
During one of the sessions Of the society he
left the hall and called meeting of the
alliance in another place. This action inter-
| Tered with the business of the society. A
| former president of the society thus ex-
pressed himself about Livingston's conduct:
He did not show the convention proper
respect, and his action will not do him any
| good" Livingston is a man of entirely too
much 'previousness." He lacks what has
made Senator Joseph E. Brown famous
| Judgment. He is not the man for governor
of Georgia, and the people will this year
make him aware of the fact.
| Dawson Ne,cs: Hon. w. C. Kendrick
| will probably be returned to the legislature
without opposition, and Hon. o. B. Stevens
| is frequently mentioned in connection with
| the senatorship. Two cleverer men could
not go fro n Terrell county Judge Dave
! Harrell of Webster says he is out of poli-
tics. He has represented Webster in the
| legislature three terms, but will run no
more. He was always a conspicuous
member, and won the title Of
watchdog of the treasury. He
had natural aversion to anything in the
| nature of an appropriation. Judge Harrell
says he thinks Judge Stapleton will repre-
sent Webster in the House as his sue
cessor. Edgar Simmons Of Sumter is an
| other man who has enough Of politics. He
has represented Sumter county two or
three times i'll the House, but does not want
to 20 any more. Wright Brady says that
he will run for reelection. He has made
himself famous by his guano bill, and will
| no doubt go back as one Of the members
from Sumter.
Athens Banner: The Georgia editors are
| now exercising their brains over the conun-
drum Of who shall be the next gov ernor of
our state. 1t is yet early in the year to
| form any accurate solution of this question,
but we feel quite sure that the farmers
alliance will exercise a controlling voice in
naming the man. There is no doubt about
this organization being strong enough to
elect any candidate on whom it shall center,
and that the alliance will exercise this
power is also certain. We are under the
impression however, that those candidates
| that have pulled themselves too early will
be wofully disappointed. The alliance does
| not propose that any man shall ride it into
| Office but the farmers will do the riding
themselves. They have been too long under
the lash of politicians to be drawn to the
| support of any man, now that they are in a
position to assert Their power and indepen-
dence. We fell assured that whoever the
farmers alliance centers on for govern Or
will be a conserve alive, cear-headed bust
ness man, with the agricultural interests Of
his state nearest at heart
Athens Banner: People cannot be too
particular in signing endorsements As an
evidence of this fact, on Dec. Is, 1898
prominent democrats and gentlemen of the
highest standing in Atlanta signed a petit
| ton to President-elect Harrison, asking
that he give A. e. Buck place in his cabi-
net. The ground upon which this request
was made, was that mo republican in the
south stands higher than he, Col. Buck or
has better influence among all classes
of the people," 1t was further stated
in the petition that this testimony
is uttered in no personal or partisan
spirit, but as unsolicited evidence of the
esteem in which Col. Buck is held by his
fellow citizens irrespective of party or
class" The signatures to the paper included
| the names of the state government officials
almost complete, from his excellency Gov.
Gordon down, the judges of the state supreme
court and United States district courts, the
mayor and mayor-elect of Atlanta. and a