The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-13

/ The democratic mass nesting OF decatur
county, held at cambridge. instructed It's
delegates u support NOrthen for governor.
| Lester for attorney general and Nesbit for
commissioner Of agriculture.
The ChattahoOchee county alliance has
indOrsedA. d. Harp for the Senate aud
Sapp for the Legislature. The friends Of the
/ other candidates say that the alliance IS
/ very much divided on this question, and
seem confident that their men will win.
The democratic executive committee Of
Chattahoochee county has ordered a prim-
| airy election to be held on July % for the
selection of delegates TO the state and
county congressional conventions. The
/ friends Of Congressman Grimes are confl-
| dent that he will carry the county by big
majority.
| The people of Macon favor annexation
| They think the city limits ought TO be ex-
! tended far beyond the present boundaries
| There is a growing impression among some
of the people of Macon that a square fight
should be made in the present legislative
race on the question. The idea is to vote
| for no man who will not promise to favor a
| bill Incorporating the suburbs.
| The appointment Of Mr.. Wilkinson
| Of Louisiana TO represent the south on the
| board of customs appraisers, defeats the
| hopes Of ex-Gov. Thompson of the civil
service commission and Col. Ike Avery OF
| Georgia, both of whom were active candi-
| dates. These places are worth 81, 900 per
| annum, and there has been considerable
hustling to secure them. Col. Avery had
the Endorsement of Senator Brown as a
starter, aud he put in two weeks Of good,
solid work not long ago, reinforcing his
application by other signatures.
A mass meeting of democrats was held at
the court house at Louisville, Tuesday, to
elect new executive committee and decide
how delegates shall be elected to the state,
| congressional and senatorial conventions,
! and how members of the legislature shall be
nominated. The court house was crowded.
Ii was decided to have primary election
for governor, state house officials, members
| Of legislature and cong ess. j. b. Hunni-
cutt, candidate for commissioner of agri-
| culture, addressed the meeting. He made
good impression, and will probably receive
the majority of votes Of this county.
Pursuant to the call of the Ware county
democratic executive committee, a mass
meeting assembled at the court house at
Waycross Tuesday, and vas called to order
by Hon. Warren Lott, who upon motion
was made permanent chairman, and V. L.
stanton. Esq, secretary. Upon motion Of
j. l.. Sweat, a committee OF seven was ap-
pointed by the chair to retire and present
names for action of the mass meeting. The
following names for delegates were pre-
sented by the committee aud approved by
the meeting. Delegates TO the state conven-
ton: d. n. Bennett, j. A. Cason; alternates:
j. s. Williams and T. H. Morton. Dele
gates to the congressional convention: Hon.
j. L. Sweat and Hon. Warren Lott; alter
mates: f. II. Crawley and J. w. Davidson.
The new executive committee consists Of
Hon. Warren Lott, chairman, and
two members from each militia
t-Ar A 1.
Capt E. H. Crawley favoring the re-elec-
ton of the present state house Off GERS and
indorsing Hon. w. j. Northen for governor,
instruciug the delegates to vote for him,
which, upon motion of Mr. Crawley, was
adopted. The delegates to the congressional
convention go uninstructed, though they
are expected to cast their ballots for Hon.
Rufus E. Lester.
Congressman Barnes and Col. Watson ad-
dressed the people at Sandersville Tuesday
Both men were cheered, but Congressman
Barnes friends seemed, it is said, to be- the
most enthusiastic. Maj. Barnes had q re-
markabe time reaching Sandersville. In
stead OF at IL o'clock he got there at 4
o'clock. At Millen he changed cars from
the Augusta train to the train between ga
vannah aud Macon, so as to continue his
trip 10 Tennille. He took a seat in the rear
coach, which, it seems, is taken by the Au-
gusta from the Savannah train and carried
on to Augusta. Having crossed the depot
platform and gotten on the train pointed
out 20 him, it never dawned on him that
the car on that train would be switched off
and carried to Augusta, and he never knew
that he was being carried back until the
same conductor on the Augusta branch
came into the car to take his ticket
The situation was explained and Mai
Barnes and John Barnes left the train at
Lawtonsville, the first station, and hired a
vehicle back to Millen. A gravel train was
there and they telegraphed to Savannah for
instructions for the gravel train to carry
them to Iennlle. Before reply could be
received the gravel train left. Next way
freight came along and by wiring to Cen
trial railroad headquarters in Savannah per-
mission was obtained to Use the engine and
cab of that train to get to Tennille. This
was done and a vehicle from Tennille to
Sandersville completed the trip.
McDonough special to Atlanta Journal:
In tne joint discussion Tuesday Congress
man Stewart mentioned having PLAYED over
the hills in Henry county with the people
In reply Col. Livingston said some people
had played over the same hills, and some
had gone to the penitentiary, but that had
nothing to do with congress. Stewart took
this as a reflection on the people, and In
their defense said that none of them ever
ran as Independents for office. Livingston
cried out: lyon ought not to mention that
without giving me chance to reply to it."
Stewart answered. "If you say you did
not run independent l won't say it.n
Excitement ran high. Stewart said:
You can reply to it Tomorrow Livings-
ton said: II must reply now. l did not run
independent; but there were complications
which l must explain" He then made a
lengthy explanation justifying his action in
the apparently independent race for the
| legislature in Newton county. He showed
| that he was. soon after that r CO. elected
chairman of the democratic executive COM
mittee. He charged Stewart with aiding
Thurmond, a republican, in getting the
postofflce at Griffin. He said he had
letter proving it. Stewart dared
him to read the letter. The letter
was read, but the writer's name
was withheld. Stewart and the crowd de-
manded the name. 1t was NJ. A. Bowdeu.
| Bowden was the former democratic post
master at Griffin. Stewart asserted that
Bowden'S charges were false. that Bowden
favored a lady for postmaster, because she
promised him an assis tant's place. Stewart
said he did not know who was applying for
the postotfice, that Thurmond had been
falsely slandered in Washington. and he
simply defended his character; and that he
would have done the same thing for any
body. He exclaimed: 81 am going to beat
Livingston for congress, and am going to
do 1t fairly" These charges greatly un.
settled things, but helped nobody.