The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-12-30
FOR GEORGES SHOES
Colonel Yerssr In the Race for the
Mississippi SenatOEhip.
THERE ARE SIX kSPlRANTS
Ex-Guvernor rGcLaurin May Enter the
Race-The Need of New Capitol
Building in mississippi

Jackson Miss. December 25.-fspecial
! CorT,.sp OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES E.ohIn"Ad
about to enter the SENATORIAL 1o Il'ir'
i OF Washington county. Colonei
] Yer7-er Is a brilliant lawyer. a scion Of the
historic family OK Nergers, with whose
name am fame is inscpaTably linked the
/ glory o. Mississippi. lie - an ardent ana
+ al,... advocate OF the free and unlimited
T coinage OF silver. aud has seen much legis-
+ iativc service. lie Was also member or
Z tie constitutional convention which made
F the new organic law OF the state. Some
months asO. when his county convention
net and nominated a Legislative ticket the
members were instructed 10 vote Ter INN
1 fer United States senator. I'm the event his
name came before the caucus, and hand
s some resolutions. euloGistlc OF lis abilty
and record were passed. lie did not encour-
a,-a the suggestion Of his candidacy, but
now & may be- almost stated as "A fact that
( ne wln be entered. and those who ought TO
3 KNOW assert with confidence that he VIII
E have a strong ami enthusiastic following
This entrance Of Colonel Nerger puts SIX
CO udidafeS IN the race. Five Of them are
E enthusiastic frierds OF the white metal.
WHALE tn. sixth one. Governor Stone, is an
avoy.ed opponent OF the free and unlimited
COINAGE OF silver without international
agreement
( These candidates are. Congressman Mon
ey. C3ngre.lsman Allen. eN-ConEressman
Hooker, Ex-Governor Lowry, Governor
stone and Colonel Ncrglr.
Congressman Money lives in Carroll. the
F. same county. and IN Carrcllton, the same
town as Senator George. whom be Is can
d.datc TO succeed. Colonel Money - now
serving his second term Ia congress. on the
. ilst count. having prior 20 lse4 served some
. eight or ten years. Ills friends claim his
. election with certainty.
Consrcsman Allen lives in Tupelo, leo
county, as ne is fond 81 telling the people
or the United States through The Con-
{ grcssloral Record. when he speaks Tn
. fac: Private John Allen has made Iupelo
almost as famous as Proctor Knott did
Dliuth. It Is said he VIII ask the national
T democratic convention u meet there lie
. has a devoted following and am army OF
r s-ronr friends wiz come 20 JACKSON when
the legislature meets, as they DID when
. Allen was a. candidate for the Walthal sue
Z ccssion Ia 1854 ana work for h.s election
Colonel Hooker has never been candi-
. date Tor the senate before. lie has repre-
scented the capital district cf Mississippi in
T cCrart-s. with thc exception Of the four
years that H3rAesdalc served, up 40 his
I defeat by Spencer. after protractci dead
lock in September. I>'i. since the overthrow
. Of the clrpetbaEsers in 1S.a lie has several
o. the largest counties ia the State JIM
slructod Tor him, and ls popular with The
raUi and file.
3 General Lowry. who served Mississippi
a. governor for ei-at years. q longer con-
tinaous service tAln AMY governor in AeV
history, Aaa STRONG aud growing follow
ing. ana His friends claim tiat he VIII
BE- second choice cf enough members Go
elect him on fLe final show down.
Governor Stone, IS Eo is just rounding ont
bis term of slN ttIres' eou. llltus a,r1Ic",
having served .i.e t.rm prior 10 the iu
d4ctiou OF Governor Lowry iu is-2 and
whom ne in turn succe d,d IN lEa. has not
esrlrfs. .r- arH. .. fsH D.
iuIorscd the tree AND unlimited coinage of
silver. bet there are more uuuswucted
votes than there arc Instructed votes ia the
legislature and 80 = pu2zIin- single ana
double STANDARD men alike to know how
many Votes Do win aaEe Iu the democratic
caueus. a great many members have said
tIat h.t FOR Governor Stones financial
VIEWS. they would prefer h.m 60 any man
ID The race.
THIS IS the situation On Sis face Mean
tirue 't.e man from I-lrlin. otherwise
McI-a-riB. the democratic Eovcrror-eiect,
Is being discussed 81 the premises. and y Is
Thought by many tNat Dee win be- used as
a key 20 t1" deadlock which has been made
more pronounced hy tie candidacy % COL
a New Capitol Building.
There seems rs rs aJ doubt taat The
state ,fis l..c a ncu. capitol building.
tn. Ola one 3 r ing denounced hy press
clL people from t"e cui ~ tha common
Ul-i;t .o tIo otH u.s. disgrace 90 the
state ana Il r..raea to fre It was bult
4lxts-tHa scars a-o. ans It's walls are
seventeen inches on ~ plumb Ir has Daeu
r.-rH.f aal r..l..na5 uuu. Il looks ike
. rr.oos ua.aa
THE State rll realize this year a. least
10000 r#t -. r.u convict state farms. Some
81 tho lauus worked were on shares. the
state -1t cwr.u.- enough land 20 give om-
r,o-sreut TO aal i.- co.tic.s cruel t-eaf-
1r-nf of csnvicts in This state. under the
s.a-. constitution. which tordld their lcas-
lr.- after ts.s Is unknown.
since mo publication SO tho card az r.
p.tr,v Marshall. serving "a lite sentence tr
~. -..-.-. ir.a-, Tor t.a murder - 4
M u.ri-trs. III brandon. lass. August. co.
r r..ir.. t..e statement af tNe uirAtus
t-s..re tlat tt.v rl tine .r.sf ~ .ua
..f..r-s tata. AGAINST lI.r.eau uy th, slain
r.. r-f... r..f.-..4 tle I.l.llre. "a number 81
..tta..-. IA tt. state h..e. called ou tAe u.u-
lsrs h~s-r..-s 10 praduc. the proof Il they
l-t.. vi .f.~rra1..s card was published on
fH. f7t4 Of tast month. As see tine I3.niins
brothers hara non answered IT, Marshall
a-s Fox and Coieaeu. tsc yoaa-. men
sentenced .rtfh him for ITO Tor tns hiI-
-. are pufI,4sIur AN application for par