The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-25
NORWOOD ADARK HORSE
IF OFFERED THE NOMINATION He
WOULD ACCEPT 1T.

He Denies, However, That He is an
Active Cendidate-Col. Lester Taken
by Surprise by the News From
Emanuel and Tattnall-He Suspects
Wire Pulling From Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 24-Congressmen
Lester and Crisp, the sole remaining mem
bers of the Georgia delegation (Mr. Gambler
went home this morning., were greatly in
terested to-day in dispatch from Atlanta
published in the Post this morning stating
that Senator Norwood would be the alliance
candidate against Col. Lester. They were
still more interested in telegram received
this afternoon by Col. Lester stating that
Tattnall county had followed Emanuel in
declaring for ex-senator Norwood.
LESTER TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Col Lester said: "This is all a surprise
to me- l have had no information of
opposition before. / think from appear
ances that this must be the result of influ-
ence operated from Washington. l know
of no reason for it. have not been asked
by any organization or individual for any
expression of opinion or pledge of action, and
so have made none, but have contented my
self with doing my duty at my post in the
House, from which | have never been
asbent except during my recent illness of a
week, but think that the people Of the First
district know | have their interest at heart
and that have been battling here TO secure
it.
IN LINE WITH HIS PARTY.
II am in line with the rest of the Demo-
cratic party in opposition to the tariff
monopolies and all other enemies of the
nd xlrvoA Anfr hat g., raI.
the people from present burdens and to pre-
vent the imposition Of new ones, and the
the passage of such measures as the force
bill.n
NORWOOD WRITING LETTER.
Mr.. Norwood was writing a long letter to
the SAVANNAH NEWS when your corre-
spondent saw him this afternoon, from
which he permitted the following extract
to be made:
"a telegram from Atlanta in the Post
here to-day says that l am candidate for
congress in opposition to Mr.. Lester. That
there may be no further misstatements
made about me. wish to say at once that
am neither a candidate nor opposing
nor opposed to Mr.. Lester. There are
letters written by me in the possession of
friends in the First congressional district
stating that / would not be a candidate,
and expressing my preference for MIR.
Lester.
INVITED TO SPEAK.
81 received an invitation to address a
meeting of the citizens of Bulloch, Effing-
ham and Scriven counties on Friday, July
25. l replied, expressing my regret that I
could not be with them, and, after writing
at some length, concluded by saying
i neither seek nor desire office and that /
would not voluntarily ask for reversal of
judgment rendered against me in 1888,
however unjust it was, and that were | in
the nominating convention l would vote for
Col Lester.
WOULD NOT DECLINE A NOMINATION.
81 have not said, nor will l say, that if
nominated without my seeking l would not
serve. l was honored by that people three
times, once in the Senate and twice in the
House, when the position was one of COM
parative ease and comfort, and now, when
they are aroused by the perils surrounding
them and wish to restore the federal govern
ment to the place of equal rights and equal
chance for all, and are confronted by an
enemy that has been entrenching itself in
the national capital for thirty years against
all producers and laborers, it would be un-
grateful and unmanly in me to say will
not serve you in your hour of need"
NOTHING ABOUT THE sUB-TREAsURY.
MIR. Norwood says nothing about the sub
treasury bill in his letter.
In conversation Mr. Norwood said he
would himself do nothing to reverse the
verdict of the district in 1888, which he did
not think was the verdict of the people, but
that if the people themselves reversed it he
would not decline to serve He will remain
here until next week pursuing his researches
iT, the law library