The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-18
GEORGIA POLlTICs.

A. L. Adams is a candidate for the legiss
lature from Montgomery county.
The Wadley Erpress hoists the name of
J. c. c. Black as its choice for congress
from the Tenth district.
Hon. J. M. DuPree Of Montezuma is men.
toned as one Of the delegates to the Chicago
convention from the state at large.
1t Is said that Capt. F. b. billiard, an ex-
cellent lawyer of Fort Gaines, will enter the
eral OF that circuit.
Hon. w. c. Glenn may be a candidate for
state attorney general He ia the author OF
the well known Glenn bill. Whitfield
county has Endorsed him for the position.
The latest candidate for congress in the
Sixth district is Hon. J. w. Preston. Col
Preston formerly resided in Jasper county,
but has moved to Macon and Is an able
lawyer. He was a member of the last
Georgia constitutional convention.
Judge J. H. Gurrry's formal retirement
from the race for congress in the Second
district is made in favor of Judge G. B.
Wooten. This leaves the ace between that
gentleman and Hon. o. B. Stevens and in
dications point to no other contestants for
the prize.
A mass meeting Of democrats was held at
Sparta Friday, and delegates were chosen
to the gubernational convention and
to the national convention. The latter will
favor the nomination of Hill for President,
though they were not instructed for him.
Strong anti-third party resolutions were
adopted.
Montezuma Record: A democratic club
was organized here Monday. The names
were written on the blackboard aud IN
cluded most of the people in town. But
we failed to fiud the names of the farmers
on the list. The boys are getting warmed
and yHyah ham fn AVA f~{a a
natured contest for political supremacy.
Dooly county's democrats have elected
the following delegates TO the Atlanta con-
vention: s. W. Comfy, T. J. Ray, u. Y.
Whipple. j. T. Carlisle, j. T. Graham, l. s.
Lassiter, J. s. Byron and n. Vinson. Messrs.
Whipple, Comfy. Ray, Carlisle, Graham AID
Byron favor Hill for President. Mr. LASH
ter favors neither Hill nor Cleveland. There
Is not Cleveland man on the dele alton.
They go uninstruoted.
Next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in
answer TO the call of the democratic execu-
tive committee of Clarke county the demo-
Gratis of that county will meet in conven-
tion at Athens for the purpose Of selecting
delegates 10 the state convention that meets
in Atlanta May Is. In addition to the
transaction of this piece OF business, a new
executive committee will be elected and
other important business attended to.
A w. Ballew Of Rome, a leader in re-
publican politics in the Seventh, says that
his party will have a candidate in the field
this fall for congress. He says that with
third party and democratic nominees In the
race, he sees no reason why a republican
cannot WIN. There will be no FELTON, IN
the race this time; no independent e catch
the coIored vote, aud Georgia will see re-
publican congressman from the Seventh for
the first time in the history OF her politics -
A convention Of the citizens Of Marion
county was held at Buena Vista Thursday
for the purpose Of organizing a Peoples
party in Marion county. The convention
organized by eleoting NJ. T. Redge chair
man and D. B. Wells secretary. Some of
the democrats who were preSeat attempted
| speeches. but the chairman ruled them out
of order. The convention then authorized
| the chair to appoint nominating COM