Evening star., 1896-08-07
Her People Slowly Deciding Their
Political Course.
REPUBLICANS STRONG IN THEIR FAITH
There Are Many Candidates for the
Democratic Nominations.
POP LISTS CONFUSED
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SAVANNAH. Ga. August 2 1924.
The political situation In Georgia is stiii
perplexing, and with the efforts of the pro-
hibithnists. popclists and republican, who
oesire fusion. the outlook is unsettled.
DR.. ]. b. Gambrell. ex-president of Mer-
Ger University OF Macon. whose friends arc
pushing him forward for the nomination
for governor on the prohibition ticket. ts
well known through the state. and n NOM
irated Is going TO poll a very heavy vote.
The prohibition party is very strong. and
at every state election a full ticket has
heen named. drawing many thousand votes
from the democratic ranks. Walter ID.
HILL prohibition leader. and a lawyer of
atiuty. RESIDING in Macon, Is another
aspirant for the governor ship on the ticket
Gambrell has notified his party OF his Will
irgness to run He has just returned from
in that state. The following Is about the
list 10 be placed before the prohibition CON
vcntion, which assemblies at Atlanta on
Thursday. August 8:
For governor. Seab Wright of Rome DR.
J. b. GanbreIl of MacDn Walter b. Hill of
Macon. John p. Fort of Mt Airy, w. l..
Peek or Conyers, for attorney general. Jro
V. West of Thomson. ]. b. Mahaffey OF
Jefferson; for secretary Of state. Gen. Phil
lips of Phillips Legion. DIR. Nance Of
Gainesville. John H. Traylor OF Troup
county; for state treasurer. Col Jones or
Barto~ county, w. G. Sfbley OF Augusta;
for controller general. w. r. Kent OF
Emanuel county, Maj. c. E. McGrngor of
McDuffie county. for commissioner of agri-
culture, James Barrett OF Augusta, &. ii.
Ellington of Thomson. John W. Poole of
Meriwether county: for permanent chair
man OF the convention and Chairman of
the state executive committee, Judge J. K
Hines of Atlanta
Judge Hines. it will he remembered, was
the candidate for governor against Atkin-
son two years ago.
Republics Row.
There is big row on In republican cir
cles in the state. The colored element led
by Rev. T.. X. Love Of Savannah, is leading
a movement TO fight Boss Buck, and il is
said authoritatively that q full ticket for
state house officers will be named at a
convention soon to be held Thos. r.
Johr son. ex-collector of the port OF Savan-
nah. and a son OF Ex-Governor HerscheI
V. Johnson. will likely be the gubernator-
ial nominee. He rs perhaps the strongest
CT his party in Georgia and very popular
with democrats in south and middle Geor-
ga The white electoral ticket recently Sc
lected was maue at a meeting of the state
committee and not by a convention Of the
party. and this. II seems. is the ground for
complaint of the Love faction. The white
electors. however, will prove q drawing
1t was Tom Johnson who last week
bought the first bale of Georgia cotton and
shipped IL TO New York incased with gided
hoops. Inscribed Mckinley and Gold, Com
pliments Of T. +. Johnson, Georgia
The cotton was bid In 10y the latter at ~,
cents per pound and sold on the New York
exchange at % cents. The bidding was
lively.
Democrats Acquiesce.
The democrats of this section are doing
some very effective work. An immense
Bryan-Sewau ratification meeting will be
held here Thursday night next. to which
United States Senator Bacon and Gov. At
kinson have been invited. 1t is plainly
seen on all sides that the dissatisfied DEM
ocrat3 are now coming to the support of
the Chicago ticket. The sound money fol-
lowers. though numerous In south Georgia,
See that it Is useless to vote and work
against the party. and many are now
avowed supporters of Bryan and SewalL
John Temple Graves, recently an able ex-
ponent OF sound money. has announced his
purpose OF stumping for Bryan and Sewau
in Georgia, and so ii Is with the leading
democrats of the state.
Boilers seem to get very little sympa thy
in Georgia, and yet the sound money Ques-
ton is a vital one and thousands of busi-
ness men who three weeks ago refused to
support Bryan are now coming over TO his
support-many say just to keep the party
ticians who are satisfied that the country
will never have free silver legislation. even
with Bry an as President. This Is the logi-
cal phase of the question.
The New York World still places the
Savannah Morning News In the list Of
boilers. This is not the case. however,
The News, though strong advocate OF
sound money, has openly supported tho
Chicago ticket
BewfIdered Populists.
The populists are still in muddled state
awaiting the outcome OF Tom watson's
candidacy. Populist meetings are being
held all ever the state and county officers
nominated. In the second district (Ben.
Russell's) the populists nave just nominat-
ed John Sibley Of Triton for Congress.
]. c. c. Black is being urged TO run for
Congress again by the democrats of the
tenth district Tom Watson being out Of
this race would give Black q heavy ma
tority.