The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26

distinguished statesman who has repre-
scented his district with such marked
ability"
GAINESVILLE Gazette: It is said the issue
between Secretary Hoke Smith and Hon.
Fleming G. duBignon for the United
States senatorship will be the railroad
question. Mr.. Smith has always fought
corporations while Mr.. duBignon has been
their attorney. 1t is said the issue will
be strongly made.
cambridge Democrat We do not know
who the national democratic convention
will nominate for President, and If we
did II would be the best, perhaps, not
to give 1t away just now, but We know
will indorse Cleveland's administration
and adopt sound money platform. Mark
the prediction.
brownsville Times Enterprise; Georgia
has never mixed state and national poll
tics and it is not likely she will do so
this year by holding both conventions at
the same time. The people do not want
state campaign to last all summer.
One at a time, gentlemen. There are no
good reasons for the proposed change to
one convention.
At an election held at Lacrosse Wednes-
day to fill unexpired terms for tax re-
ceiver and surveyor the democratic ticket
was elected by an Overwhelming major
ity. Albert Wall, for tax receiver, polled
S2S votes. against 30 for j. l.. Murray
populist, and NJ. d. Herring, candidate for
receiver, polled S2l, against 30 Tor Bentley
Halstead, populist.
Columbus Ledger: In the event that
Judge W. B. Butt offers for congress from
this district, which now seems probable
the friends of Hon. Thomas ]. Chappell
urge that he become a candidate for the
judgeship of the Chattahoochee circuit.
Should Mr.. Chappell enter the race, he
W. he a formidable
and indeed 1t is probable that he would
have no very strong opposition.
The Early County News will give Judge
Bower its earnest support in his race
for congress, and, in making the an
nouncement, says: LAS one who has long
worn the judicial robes with dignity and
honor, carrying into his every official act
unimpeachable integrity and the clear,
strong light of a mind the equal OF the
abest iurists in Georgia, he has a greater
personal following in the outset than any
man yet in the race"
Macon Telegraph: A movement is on
foot. which seems to have been started
by the coinage element of the party. to
ignore precedent and have only one dem
ocratic convention in Georgia this year,
which will nominate state officers and Sc
lect delegates to the national democratic
convention as well. The movement ought
to fail, in the interest of the party. There
is a great national question upon which
the party is divided. 1t cannot be ignored
and ought TO be settled in exact accord
with the wishes of the masses of the
party. This cannot be if the delegates to
the convention are selected with refer
ence to their attitude toward candidates
for state offices as we'll as their position
on the currency question. There is prac-
tically no candidate for the democratic
presidential nomination, and the opportu-
nifty therefore is a particularly favora-
BILE one for an unbiased, calm declaration
by Georgia democrats on the currency
question. Why should not advantage be
taken of this opportunity? Are the free
coiners who have started this movement
afraid of vote in the party on this ques-
ton, far from complication with any
other question? In every presidential
year for a generation Georgia democrats
have had a separate convention for the
selection of delegates to the national con-
vention. They have felt that estate and
national issues should not be complicated
with each other. There is ne good reason
why they should be deprived al this time
of their right to express themselves fully
upon national issues. and the time is an
especially inappropriate one for attempt
ing to deprive them of that privilege.
Party ties set more lightly upon men than
ever before, and no democrat should be
given the slightest excuse for disputing
the verdict rendered by the convention
on the currency question.
-Forty-eight English pennies weigh. as
nearly as possible, one pound.