The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-25
GEORGIA POLITICS.

Capt. James r. Anthony Of Taliaferro
county is a candidate for the legislature.
The Putnam county mass meeting to Sc
lect delegates to the state convention will
be held next week, Tuesday.
Chairman w. Y. Atkinson of the demo-
cratic state executive committee will b.
dress the people of Dodge count yon May 9.
A citizen from Dooly says that the demo-
cratic voters Of that county are unanimous
ly in favor OF the reelection of Congress-
man Crisp.
Hon. G. l., Moses has been invited to adj
dress the people of Cherokee upon the polit~
zeal issues Of -the day at Canton on the first
Tuesday in May next. Col j. II. Moore,
the war horse of democracy in Cherokee.
will also make an address.
Judge John w. Maddox has been invited
to address the democratic mass meeting in
Catoosa county, and he has accepted. II is
said by more persons than one that Judge
Maddox will be in the congressional race,
and the Seventh may see a three-cornered
fight after all.
The following delegates were selected at
the Quitman county, primaries Saturday:
J. E. Harris and j. J. Costellow, to the
state convention. They are both for Cleve.
land. A. NJ. Raines and NJ N. Phillips are
delegates to the congressional convention
and favor Stevens.
The joint debate between Col. W. Y. At
kinson and Senator Ellington booked for
Forsyth Saturday did not take place. The
third party people did not inform Senator
Ellington that be was expected and be did
, not come. The county people had not heard
that Senator Ellington was not coming and
as a consequence the town was we'll filled .
The third partyites held slimly attended
| meeting.
Griffin Netos: 1t is said that Congress
man Blount wants to be Senator Blount
We see no objection particularly, but think
he would like it better explaining demo-
cratic doctrine to the effeJe a istocracy of
ST. James or Versailles for the next four
years A man who could get around the
voters Of his district as he has for the past
twenty years, has the preliminary training
of frsJ-class diplomatist.
AT the primary meeting held in Baker
county Friday delegates were elected to the
congressional convention in favor OF o. b.
Stevens There was no opposition. Alli-
ance delegates were also elected to the state
convention and favor Cleveland for Presi-
dent. For the first time In the history of
the county the members OF the county ex-
ecutive committee were elected by primary,
all of whom are alliancemen-
Washington Gazette: The third party in
Wilkes county wants to vary their where
asses like the st. Louis convention varied
the planks in their platform. At st. Louis
they put in plank for the north and left
it out for the south. IN Wilkes county they
have a whereas, or a resolution, or
a plank GUST as you chose to call
it, that they want to use in the
campaign for county officers, but not in the
other campaigns. Their whereases and res
olutions and planks vary in color like the
shades of The chameleon. The color Of
them depends entirely on where you place
them.
An old-fashioned democratic rally will be
held at Nevins' opera house in Rome on Sat-
urday. April 30. Among the speakers who
have been invited are Hon. j? I. Morgan of
Alabama, Hon. w. H. FELTON, of Barlow,
Hon. w. r. Rankin of Gordon, W. s. Cole
man OF Cedartown, Hon. Steve Clay OF Mari
eta Hon. Paul Trammell of Whitfield, Hon.
W. NJ. Henry Of Ohattooga. Among the
county speakers who have been invited are
Hon. Seaborn Wright, Hon. Judson G.
Clements, Hon. Felix Corput, w. M. Gam
mon, Col d. B, Hamilton, Harper Hamil-
ton and Col. John Locke Martin. The names
of Judge John W. Maddox and Hon. T.
Warren Aiken were on the list but they
have accepted invitations to speak to the
democrats Of Catoosa county on April 80.
There will be a representative democrat
from each county Of the Seventh district
present at the rally.
Athens Ledger: Hon. Carter G. Tate has
announced his candidacy for the democratic
nomination for congress in the Ninth dis
trict. Mr.. Tate was a candidate last tune
for the same honor, and made a good fight,
but the alliance preferred Vim. Since
that time be has been an avowed candidate.
but did not make a formal announcement
until to-day. Several other respective
candidates are looming up in the distance.
showing that there are a number Of good
men in the party who are willing TO bear
the democratic standard in the face Of the
third party's fire. Col VIII I. Pike Of JET
ferson may be in the race. Allen d. Cal nd
Ter OF Gainesville may desire the nominal
tion again. Col. Tayler Peoples, it is said, has
congressional aspirations, all Of which goes
to show that the democracy is still unterri-
fed In the old Ninth and that when the
time comes the third party leaders will fad
foemau worthy Of their notice.