The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-12
TRIALS OF A CANDIDATE.
He Is Worried Constantly By Ofhc,
Seekers, Cranks and Beggars.

! He Is Worried Constantly By ONCE
Seekers, Cranks and Beggars.
! The three successful legislative candidates
at ChathAm's recent primary almost wish
now that they had not been successful
A day or two after the election letters
began to drop IN on them from all parts of
the state. Each one was carefully dssig-
mated as an Honorable and there was In
the majority Of cases, q too evident desire to
tickle their vanity by some hattering allu-
sion TO their personal popularity or probable
future political advancement. Generally
ct the end was a modest request that
when the legislature met the superior
claims Of the writer TO the solicitorship OF
his circuit or some other ONCE for which he
is a candidate would not be overlooked.
AT first these tributes TO their newly &C.
quired power were rather pleasing to the
candidates, and bad a tendency 10 increase
their estimation Of the importance Of the
positions they are to fill, When 1t began
to be apparent, though, that about every
one OF the 1877 counties Of the state had from
two TO half-dozeu aspirants for office they
began TO realize that private secretaries
might soon become necessary and that
big hole would be speedily eaten In their
prospective salaries by postage bills.
They could have stood the office seekers
and looked on their letters. and the letters
they persuaded their friends TO write, as
evils that must be tolerated. But 10 did not
stop there. Letters begging for office were
quickly followed by letters begging for
cash contributions to asylums for inebriates,
homes for disappointed politicians, tnstitu-
tions for the reformation Of ballotSbox
suffers, seminaries for destitute young
ladies, colleges for the Transformation Of
plow boys into third party leaders, churches
and charitable institutions without number,
In hon aft
the election, and since then hardly mail
has arrived that has not brought new addi-
tions to the large aud miscellaneous ool-
lection already in their hands
The cranks, too, Immediately began to
get in their work. Schemes for the estab-
lishment of q millennium by legislative
enactment poured IN along with Others
hardly less radical, looking 20 the reducing
Of all men TO level Of inaninity. Bills that
would sound the death knell OF q legislator
IL IL was known that he even carried them
in his valise, drawn up on Sunday to add
an additional favor Of sanctity to them,
were delivered by mail, messenger
OF in person. Interviews frequently fol~
lowed with their authors-not of the legis-
lators seeking, of course-and the convic~
ton has become deep-rooted in their minds
that the world regards the Georgia legislator
as its victim and that his lot Is most decid-
eddy not happy one.
Col. Richard Guerard avoided many of
these annoyances by leaving the city. The
two who have remained in Savannah have
got O full dose and are almost ready TO fol-
low his example and leave no addresses be-
hind. The latest thing that has come TO
them is a proposition from a well-known
New York journal which, for an invest
ment in a thousand or more copies Of a spe-
cial issue. insures their election, Here is
the letter sent out by il to the candidates
here as well as TO those 10 all other counties:
Hon.
DEAR SIR-We are preparing special edition
of Texas Sifttngs for Georgia. IL is generally
admitted that there is no weapon so sharp, no
argument so telling, as that backed by wit and
sarcasm. Terds Siftiu0S has a national reputa-
ton and would make votes for you if generally
distributed throughout your district. Would
you not like TO be represented in this special
Georgia edtionl II you will send us
a late photograph of yourself, together
with any matter in the way of q biographical
sketch which you would like to have published,
we will take pleasure IN seeing that 1t Is han
died In good shape. There will be no charge
for the making OF the cut or the printing of the
sketch. In quantities, the papers twiN be fur
nshed to you at half the regular rates, or cents
per copy. We strongly urge you to order
which you represent. Awaiting the favor OF
On early reply, and thanking you In advance
for IL, we remain very truly yours,
TEXAs SETTINGS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Some people think 1t is lots of fun to be a
legislative Candidate. They are the people
who never tried 1t.