The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-16
GEORGIA POLITICS.

The democrats Of Gilmer county will hold
a mass meeting May to elect delegates to
the democratic convention.
J. NJ. Nixon the present efficient clerk
of the superior court of Wilcox county,
will be a candidate for reelection to that
Office.
An election under the local option law
will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 1892, to
determine whether or not whisky shall be
sold in Pulaski county.
Last week the alliances of Berrien,
Thomas, Early, Randolph, Worth, Quit
man and Terrell counties Endorsed Hon. o.
B. Stevens candidacy.
The Griffin NelUS is authority for the
statement that Judge Boynton says he
would refuse the democratic nomination for
congress from the Sixth district, Though
rendered on silver platter"
The editors Of the Early County NetOs
find themselves divided in the race in the
Pataula circuit for the solicitor general
One is for Col. Jim GrigRs, the present in
cumbent. ard the other is for Capt. F. B.
billiard of Fort Gaines
The third party men of Cherokee county
have arranged for a grand rally of their
forces on the last Saturday in April at Can
ton. Congressman Tom Vim, Rev. Thad
Pickett, Peek, and Mr.. Post will be present.
The democrats will, in all probability, have
Col. Livingston and some OF the best speak
ers from the county address the voters at
the meeting, or afterward if the third party
men will not consent to this.
A gentleman from Lowndes was in the
Office of the Abel NetUs, few days ago,
and informed it that the strength of the
third party was not brought out in the re-
cent election in that county, as Mr.. Pardee,
the third party candidate. was not the
choice Of the party, and very many third
party men voted against him through per-
sonal feelings. He further stated that
the strength of the party could be
better arrived at after the congressional
election.
The cambridge Democrat makes this
bulls eye at the first fire; The people OF
| Georgia have great reason to be disguised
at the attitude Of those who essay to be the
political leaders. Never before in her
| history has there been such a season OF
straddling. treading water. fence riding,
| equivocatIon and pure political cussedness.
Suggest man for office, from constable 10
congressman, and he Immediately plants
one foot on the Ocala nonsense, the other in
the vicinity of the Democratic platform,
wraps his tail about one limb OF the third
party, issues circular and opensup cam
paign of skim milk.
Atlanta Journal: As the returns from
the counties come in they but swell Grover
Cleveland's majority among the delegates
elected to the May convention to select dele
gates for the democratic national conven-
ton at Chicago. By the most unprejudiced
figuring Cleveland has clear and comfort
able majority Of 10 out of the so votes that
the nineteen counties are entitled to. The
Hill counties acted first. They have prac-
tically all acted and by the time of the May
convention Georgia will fall in line with
the other states and send solid delegation
to Chicago for Cleveland's nomina-
ton. Here is how the fifteen counties
stand: These figures are prepared without
bias and with but one idea-to give them
correctly. If they can be disproved the
correction will be Immediately made: Car
roll, Cleveland A. Whitfield, Cleveland 4;
McDufiie, Cleveland 2; Campbell, Cleveland
q; Douglas, Cleveland 2; Washington,
Cleveland 4; Schley, Cleveland 2, Ogle-
thorpe, Hill 4; Floyd, Hill 6; Worth, Hill
2; Madison, Cleveland l. Hill l; Union
Hill 2; Clayton, Cleveland l, Hill /; Rock
dale, Cleveland II. Hill u; Lee, Cleveland
l. Hill L. Morgan, Cleveland 1. Hill l;
Houston. Cleveland 3, Hill l Heard, Clsve-
land l, Hill l; Macon, Cleveland l. Hill L;
total, Cleveland 3015, Hill 20L. Polk
county sends two delegates for Hill elected
on third party platform.