The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-06
GEORGIA POLITICS.

A Livingston campaign club has been
organized at Atlanta.
John w. Bridges wants to be reelected
tax collector of Oglethorpe county.
A meeting to arrange for a primary cleo
ton will be held in Greensboro July II.
Hon. w. J. Northen was received with
cheers as he rode through the streets of
Sparta on his return home Thursday.
The members Of the democratic executive
committee of Dougherty county will meet
at the court house in Albany tomorrow.
In answer to Quitman county alliance
mans inquiry, Congressman Turner tells
briefly and pointedly why he opposes the
measure.
The Quitman Press says Brooks county is
solid for Turner for congress first, last and
all The time, and that's what the whole dis
trict will be.
f. J. Bray and J. T. England are can
didates for the office of tax receiver.
The first named is the present incumbent Of
Oglethorpe county.
DIR. R. L. Rowe, Edwin r. Sharpe and
George W. Harper are candidates for the
legislature from Carroll county, subject to
the democratic nomination.
Only three men ara prominently spoken
of as likely to be in the race for the legisla-
ture from Dodge county, viz: H. J. Sapp,
w. +. Davis and Horton McCranie.
Lectured Crawford (colorel) of Mcintosh
county is a candidate for the legislature
Crawford thinks it useless for his party to
nominate a candidate for the Senate this
time
AT Talbotton Thursday the county alli-
ance Endorsed W. r. German of TALBOT
county for congress There was large
meeting, and the Endorsement was unani-
nous.
The following candidates are announced
in Taliaferro county: For representative,
NJ z. Andrews for the Senate, w. o.
Mitchell and SamuelJ. Flyntt; for tax COL
lector, Thomas J. Flyntt and George H.
Mitchell; for sheriff, c. U. Jordan and J.
w. Tucker.
Griffin NeiUS: Hon. ]. D. Stewart seems
to he gaining ground every day of his can
vass A telegram received here from Social
Circle, the place where he and Col Living
ston spoke yesterday, says: Stewart will
carry Walton county. He is meeting with
every kind of encouragement"
Hon. j. b. Hunnicut, candidate for com
missioner of agriculture, will address the
people on the issues involved in the race as
follows: SanderSville, Monday, July z;
Wadley, Tuesday, July 8; Waynesboro,
Wednesday, July 8; Augusta, Thursday.
July 10; Thomaston, Friday, July IL;
ton, Monday, July IA; Sparta, Tuesday
July Is; Eatonton, Wednesday, July 16.
The alliance of Monroe county met Thurs
day and Endorsed the following: L. A.
Ponder for the Senate; r. L. Berner and
G. g. Flint for the House. Considerable
enthusiasm was manifested when Mr.
Berner planted himself sQuarely on the
alliance platform. The meeting was not
harmonious, quite number of the MEM
bers withdrawing from it and refusing to
abide the nomination. Hon. John f.
Crowder, a prominent allancemau, is out
in card announcing himself for the House.
1t Is understood that others will enter, so
that neither OF the above gentlemen will
have walk-over.
meeting of the democratic executive
committee of the Sixth Congressional dis
trict will be held in Macon during the next
few days. The duty of the committee is to
select the time and place for a convention
to nominate congressman. Some place
near Macon will be selected, probably
Monticello or Mllledgeville. When the con-
gressiOnal committee has done its work, the
executive committee of Bib county will
meet and order either a mass meeting or
primaries for the selection of delegates to
the convention. As yet Congressman
BlountS is the only name mentioned, and il
is probable that he will be reelected with
out opposition.
Judge Samuel Lumpkin, who is candi-
date for the supreme bench, says the Ogle-
thorpe Echo, comes OF a family dis
tinguished for craftsmanship, aud espe-
cially for legal learning His father, Jo-
seph Henry Lumpkin, Jr., brilliant and
gifted lawyer, died when quite young
man. His great-uncle, Joseph Henry
Lumpkin, ST., who once lived In this vii
lage, was the first chief Justice of Georgia,