The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-13
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
Dnper Talk on Party Policy

Candidates in the Field and News
Dnner Talk on Party Policy.
Democratic clubs are being organized
IN every district in Butts county.
The Madisonian says that the colored
voters of Morgan county will support
Gov. Atkinson.
II is rumored that Ned Sims a thrifty
negro of Rockdale county, VIII enter inc
race for the legislature.
The democratic rally and barbecue ar
GAINESVILLE Thursday was success uoV.
Atkinson and Congressman BartlesI
spoke.
Negro members Of the republican exec
utive committee in Bib have asked the
county ordinary to allow the republicans
one manager at each precinct IN the couh~
ty on Oct. Z. The ordinary could not coiho
ply. as he only appoints the Justices OF
the neace. and they in turn appoint the
assistant managers. fG
When the congressional convention or
the republicans of the Fourth district
meets again at West Point on Oct. Is,
candidate will very probably be selected
70 run against the nominees OF the Two
other parties for congress Thls man VII
either be a. r. Allen of Carroll or "A. II.
Freeman of Meriwether.
It is stated that the gold standard DEM
ocrats in Clarke county who We're thlhk-
ing of boiling the democratic ticket are
onnosed to Gen. Palmer because, 1t Is
claimed, that Gen. Palmers conduct
while commanding the federals that drop
ned in at Athens Immediately after the
surrender was anything but exemplary.
An extensively advertised populist rally
was held at Oglethorpe Thursday in the
court house. The star attraction, Seaoorn
Montgomery of Taylor county, the popu>
list nominee for congress against hoh.
E. B. Lewis, addressed by actual count
twenty-four populists, twenty-seven DEM
ocrats, who went through curiosity, ana
eleven negroes.
Next week will be one Of political speak
ing in DawsonA All three of the congress
sional candidates have dates there. MT
Peterson, the republican nominee, spoke
yesterday. DR.. C. d. Arnold OF Alabama
and Col ]. Dismuke of Americus also
smoke on Wednesday, Sept. 16, Judge j.
NJ Griggs, the democratic nominee, VIII
speak to his home people.
In his speech at Buena Vista Thursday
Gen. John B. Gordon spoke at some length
on the temperance question. He warned
the people of the danger of relaxing their
CRASH on good thing-local option-and
Jumping at shadows for political purposes
especially. He said our present local op-
ton law, if properly enforced, would take
care of the liquor question better than
anything that has ever been offered rs a
substitute He cited the experience OF
Maine and South Carolina and other
states. 1.-The cause of temperance has my
undying DEVOTION" he said, but we must
not be spasmodic or fanaticaL We must
not try to shove an untried reform on the
people too rapidly"
Gen. John b. Gordon spoke ait Buena
Vista Thursday. His tribute TO the old
soldier called forth by the presence of so
many veterans was touching and tender.
His tribute to his distinguished compa-
triot and fellow soldier, Clement A. Evans,
was beautiful and impressive. He recited
the fact that in the last gubernatorial
campaign he naturally took the side of
his distinguished friends because, he said,
he had seen Gen. Evans tried; had seen
him face the cannons mouth; and seen
him risk his life hundreds of times for his
country's sake Gen. Gordon said he had
had his faith in Gov. Atkinson strengthen
ed day by day. as he had watched the
unfinching devotion to duty. justice and
right of Georgia's present chief executive.
He had noted the keen acumen, fine judg-
ment and rare discriminating power Of the
present governor. He said he had never
doubted in the least the capacity Of the
man who was destined at that time to adj
minister the affairs of this great common
wealth, and that the opinion and conf
dence of that grand old party that had
saved Georgia and this fair southland so
often from degradation and despair had
been ably sustained and honorably up
held.