The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

Macon wants a joint debate between
Secretary Smith and Mr.. Crisp.
Augusta Herald:T There is dynamite in
that June primary and the people had
better let ii alone.
The Carroll county Times suggests the
names of Judge w. F. Brown and Hon.
Tenth district.
d. p. Hin has been elected by the Mon
roe board of education, as county school
commissioner to succeed the late Rev
Thomas G. Scott. The election gives en-
tire satisfaction.
There is no doubt that a strong sound
money man will be in the race for congress
in the Seventh. Four names are mention
ed prominently, Hon. Augustus Fife,
Judge John Aiken, Hon. d. B. Hamilton
and Judge Turnbull.
Atlanta Journal: If the Free unlimited
and Independent coinage of silver would
not produce silver monometallism in this
country, why does silver recommendation
exist in every other country which ad-
heres to that theory?
1t looks as If Hon. Lewis Livingston will
be nominated for the legislature on the
democratic ticket in Mcintosh county He
is an able lawyer, and an effective speak
er. and is said to be strongly backed by
Gainesville Cracker: AS we listen to the
great clamor and hubbub of the free six
teen to ones, we realize the truth that
silence is golden and speech is silver"
Silence we believe, has always been recog-
nized as the greater evidence of wisdom
There are three candidates for ordinary
in Charlton, G. w. Haddock, A. G. Gowen
and Capt Fielder Lang B. G. Mcdonald
and ]. ]. Upchurch will make the race for
the House. Sheriff Mattox will stand for
reelection, and J. S. MizeIl will enter for
clerk.
The Athens Banner. silver paper, real
ICES that the action of the democrats
in mass meeting Tuesday meets the an
prevail of the rank and file of the party
in that county. Clarke voters refused to
forestan the national democracy, as the
silver leaders hoped.
Hon. S. B. Brewton, prominent lawyer
of Liberty, is said to be in the lead in the
legislative race in that county and il is
considered by many that the democratic
nomination for the House will be conferr-
ed upon him. He is a well-known and pop
ular lawyer in that section.
The Augusta Herald believes that the
Richmond county democratic executive
committee desires to be fair on the pri-
mary question, and will look at the mat
ter from the standpoint of the party and
not in the interest of any one mans
canuldacy or 1acuonal contention.
Barnesville Gazette: TIE conditions now
are not the conditions previous to 1873.
| and all statements made regarding free
silver based on this are not at all appli-
! cable now. The coinage question should
| be decided on its own merits with re-
| gard solely to the present and future.
Columbus EnquirerSun: If the results
of free and unlimited coinage could be
felt by the 16 to shouters alone. it might
| be well enough to let them go ahead and
| try II Tor year or two. 1t would nor
| take longer than that to convince them Of
| their error, but the trouble with this plan
Is that the business depression and mis-
| by all. ''
OF the counties which acted on Tues
day the following agreed on a senatorial
primary on June 6: Habershann. Calhoun
Jasper Henry, Carroll, Pike. Wilkes
Newton. Ebert. Jefferson. Dooly, Macon