The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-03
GEORGIA POLITICS.

The congressional convention OF the
Fourth district viii meet Aug. "A.
Catoosa county sends an uuinstructed
delegation TO the state convention.
w. H. FELTON, of Macon county has con-
sented TO become candidate for the legis-
lature.
Hon. ]. J. Meadows of Danielsville is
candidate for the office OF ordinary Of Madi-
son county.
Clay county's allianceman in convention
at Fort Gaines have declared for o. B.
Stevens for congress.
John W. Anderson of Mineral Bluff is
being urged to enter the race for the Sen
ate from Faunin county.
Cobb county sends an nuinstructed dele
cation to the state convention. It's claimed
that the delegates favor Hill.
Felix Corrupt. Seaborn J, Whatley and j.
h. Reece are now looming up in the sena'
torial race in the Rome district.
Judge John w. Maddox of Rome will ac-
cept il offered the nomination for congress
by the Seventh district democrats.
There will be an election in Jonesboro
next Wednesday. The new mayor and
couucilmen will be elected on that day.
The Augusta Chronicle is urging the
prohibitionists Of Augusta not to precipi-
tate an election on the whisky question.
In Sumter county Maj. w. A. Wilson,
Col. A. w M. Hawkes. and Capt. John L.
Addison are candidates for state senator's
Mr.. Ellington, third party leader, is res
ported to have said in a speech at Lincoln
ton that he "longed to see the day when it
would be a criminal offense to charge inter-
est on money!
Hon. W. L. Peek, Hon. W. R. German
and others will address the citizens of
Coweta county in Newton on Friday, upon
the leading issues Of the day in the interest
of the Peoples party.
R. M. Brown, B. F. Grimsley, W. P. Nc
Carthur, Philip Tinsley, w. L. Jenkins.
and w. I. Credible have been elected dele
gates from Clay county to the Atlanta con-
vention. II is claimed that they favor Hill.
Hons W. i. Atkinson, C. L. Moses, r. L.
Berner and T. B. Cabaniss have been iu-
vited to address the citizens of Monroe
county at Forsyth on the issues Of the day
at the demoeratic mass meeting on Thurs
day, May s.
Tomorrow will be big day at Calhoun.
The democrats for miles around viii be in
vtted. Hon. Seaborn Wright of Rome has
been invited TO address the rally and he has
prominent speaker Of the day.
Prospective candidates for the legislature
In Douglas county are getting numerous.
The third party element proposes the fol-
lowing names. DIR. Burnett of Fair Play,
J. NJ. Brown Of Chapel Hill, and president
OF the county alliance; w. A. Baggett,
senior secretary of the county alliance; L.
Y. Dorsett, a prominent young attorney of
Douglasville. Referring to these third
party candidates. the Douglasville NetU
South says: LAS yet the democrats seem
to be moving slowly and cautiously, but
when they do get down to work they will
sweep Douglas like a cyclone"
Atlanta Journal: 1t Is reported that Park
Woodward will be a candidate for clerk Of
the superior court, and that Walter Ven
able will be on the ticket with him. Mr.
Woodward says he has not quite made up
bis mind about it. Judge Tanner will be a
candidate for reelection. There are said to
be four combinations in the sheriff's office
one headed By Sheriff Morrow, one by Mike
Blount, one by Ang. Perkerson and one by
dark horse. All of this however, is mere
rumor. The ordinary will have to be elected
this year. So far no one has appeared
against Judge Calhoun, and no one prob
ably will. The interest In this years county
election will center in the clerk and sheriff's
offices.
The democratic mass meeting held at
Lincolnton Saturday organized by electine
Hon. II. j. Long chairman and T. B. Hol-
leushead and j. E. Strother secretaries. The
meeting was large and enthusiastic one
Gen. Gordon's letter was read to the con-
vention and brought forth rounds of ap-
plause. Resolutions thanking him for the
same were adopted. T. B. Hollenshead and
J. E. Strother we're elected delegates to the
Atlanta convention, to be held May Is.
They go uninstructed. w. A. Jones and
q. L. Groves were elected to attend the At
| lanta convention Aug. 10. The delegates
to the congressional convention were in
| structed to vote for Hon. J. G. G. Black for
congress. The senatorial delegates were
Instructed to vote for Wilkes county's choice,
according to the rotation system, it being
| Wilkes time to name q senator for the
| Twenty ninth district. L. B. Holenshead
was elected member of the Tenth con-
| gressional executive committee from Lin
| coin county.