The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-19
GEORGIA.

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GEORGIA.
Cedartown Standard: The indications
now point to the probable election Of Hon.
A. Q. Bacon as United States senator.
lie is one of Georgia's ablest men. and
would take his stand among the com
handing figures of that great intellectual
body.
Lawrenceville News: It is said that
Col. j. a. B. Mahaffy, the third party
candidate for secretary of state. has aban-
doned the practice of law and taken the
stump OF his party. Well. that's all
flght. lie will have plenty of time next
year, and the year after to practice law
Sylyania Telephone: Screven will not
furnish the First district with a con-
gresham this year 1t will be her pleas
ure to help send true and loyal demo-
crat to represent her in that distin-
guished body which was once dignitied
with the presence of her lamented Black
Carroll Free Press The Hon. H. w.
Hill and Dr.. J. d. Sutton were nominated
on last Saturday by the democrats of
Merlwether county for the legislature A
resolution was also adopted indorsing Mr..
Hill for speaker of the House of Repre-
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that place.
Atlanta Journal: 1t has been stated
that Judge. Gober would be candidate
for judge of the supreme court, but after
ward some of his friends alleged that he
would not be-. A petition, however was
being circulated in Atlanta this week
asking him to become a candidate 1t
was presented mostly to merchants, on
the ground that they approve his decis-
ions where debtor merchants are in con-
tempt of court.
Atlanta Journal: While just now Mai
Bacon and Mr. Garrard are dividing the
honOrs, the friends of MIR. Walsh and Mr..
Turner are confident that they will en-
liven matters when congress adjourns
ana they can. be heard. Mr. Turner has
signihed that he will make tour of the
state and address the people. Mr. Walsh
has not made any appointments TO speak,
but 1t is likely that he will be heard from
Mr.. Walsh has no opposition for the I'M
expired term of Senator Colquitt that he
is now filling, and which will last until
March 4, but the legislature which meets
this year, will go through the form of
electlng senator, or rather, of indorsing
MIR. Walsh, who was appointed by the
governor.
FLORIDA.
Bulloch (Ga) Times; Florida has one
administrations in the House of
Representatives in congress-Col. S. r.
Mallory. He will be left at home this
fall by very large ma Jority.
Pensacola News: The number of demo-
cratic negroes is rapidly increasing, and
the percentage is the greatest in the To-
cal4ties where the negro population is
the most dense-in the black counties "
The negro vote was ditdcult problem
only few years ago; now the negro is
rapidly solving it by voting democratic.
Tampa Times: In Manatee county there
is no railroad, but the people want one,
but the crafty politician wants to get into
Office, and he mounts the anti-railroad
fad because he thinks it the shortest and
easiest way to get there. The business
man and producer wants to get into con-
Dection with the world in order that they
may the better prosper. Which of them
is rights
Gadsden Democrat: S. S. Harvey, the
third party chairman in this state, has
concocted a slick scheme by which he
hopes to slip into congress. He thinks
the republicans will have a large work
ing majority in the next House and by
claiming ma GRITTY of the voters of this
district for the third party, and by test
ing the constitutionality of Floridas
election law he hopes to be seated by the
republicans on a contest.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia State: The will of the
majority" that is to say, the will of less
than one-fourth of the democratic voters
in South Carolina, has at last been de-
clared.
Greenville News: The reform" con-
vention worked as if it had been creased.
No gathering at Columbia under the rule
of the old ring and Oligarchy was ever so
docile, so meek, so thoroughly under the
control of one man power
Piedmont Headlight: The defeat of
Gen. Butler is a foregone conclusion. In
fact, he never had the ghost of chance
against Coy. Tillman Parties who were
on the campaign tell us that Tillman will
surely carry thirty counties in the state,
and they would not be surprised to see
Butler only control three counties.
Columbia Register: All of the dele
gates went home satisfied with the result
of the convention and there are no heart
burninGs or jealousies. We venture a
prediction-the convention held yesterday
will be the last Of its kind held in this
state for many long year. for the Sep
TENDER democratic convention will amend
the democratic constitution so as to pro-
vide for a direct primary. ana political
contests after this year will all be settled
at the primary, which will be safest and
best.
Aiken Recorder: The total reform vote
cast in the primaries on last Saturday
did not exceed ~, 900 in the whole state,
compared with about $1,000 cast by the
same laction-in the primary of 1892. OF
the votes cast II 900 were for Evans and
about 4, 200 for the other candidates The
fneness of the conventlOn-ring work is
shown in the fact that the candidate
having the support apparently of aoout
is, 800 votes is TO be made governor against
the wishes of the other 80, 30 reform
voters, leaving out Of consideration the
"a 900 conservatives Seventeen thousand !
eight hundred men riding over about o. /
600 This is reform with a vengeance.
News and Courier: The convention
held at Columbia on Thursday did not
represent the reform party in South Caro- /
lima The delegates who sat in it were
chosen by less than one-half of the reform
vo,ers in the state, and If Gov Tillman is
not greatly mistaken in the character /
and courage of the reform voters, now /
that num1er of self-coustituted leaders |
have called a convention and nominated |
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