The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.


paper Talk ON Party Policy.
Flynn Hargett, Jr., of Hardeman, who
was the efficient messenger of the state
Senate at its last session, is a candidate
for reelection.
j. L. Wardlaw is the latest entry for the
legislature in Floyd. In his announce
ment he pledges himself to vote for the
Bush bill and all the bills that are against
the liquor traffic"
The issue in Muscogee Is plain and un-
mistakable. The sound money men have
a ticket out for delegates and alternates
to the state convention. The free silver
ties have the same.
Abbeville Exponent: In 1913 we had the
free coinage of silver at The ratio of &c to
], and mirabile dictu cotton went down to
42t cents per pound that year. How do our
silver friends account for this remarka-
Bile state OF anairs!
The appointment of Walter J. Woodau
as assistant state school commissioner.
simplnes the senatorial race in the Co
lumbus district. The contest is now be-
tween Hargett and Battle. Mr.. Woodall
will assume the duties of his office on
June l.
1t is now very probable that the demo-
cratic state convention will be deprived
Of christening a new auditorium in Macon.
The project has been enjoined, and there
seems little prospect of the immediat tie
erection of such a building. The Macon
| News wants it understood that this is
not because the city is discouraged or
| unwilling to continue the work, even
against opposition from certain quarters.
but it is mainly due 10 the fact that no
| site is available at this time.
Augusta Herald 1t is a conservative
| statement to say that Mr.. Crisp has made
no friends by his course in refusing either
| to meet Mr. duBignon in a Joint dis
< cussiOn of the financial question or to
| join him in request that all senatorial
/ primaries be postponed to October.
/ Whether Mr.. Crisp's health is such as
/ would permit him to continue the Joint
! debate, as he once gave reason to be-
1 HeVe, is matter between his physician
! and himself but in the event of his inabil-
| ity to do SO common justice, IL seems To
us, would demand that he join Mr. du-
| Bignon in a request that senatorial ac-
| tion be postponed.
Thomasville Times-Enterprlse: The
News publishes the latest correspondence
between Mr.. duBignon and Mr. Crisp.
Mr.. duBignon asks the ex-speaker to meet
| him in joint debate and also to ioiu with
/ him in a request that voting on the SEN
! atorlal question be postponed until the
! October elections. And Just here Mr.
| Crisp's sore throat serves him well II ~ :
! declines to meet Mr.. duBignon on accou1t
! of health, and also declines to iOn him
/ al q 4NQACat ~ pJolpouc senatorial Dri-
| maries. 1t is a fortunate thing for Mir
/ Crisp that he finds it impossible to meet
! Mr.. duBignon. In declining TO POSITIONS
| snap action on the senatorial question.
Mr.. Crisp clearly. shows that he is afraid
/ of campaign of education. Ii certainiv
does not place him in an enviable light
before the people.
Naldosta Times: Crisp and the Atlanta
| Constitution are stin very eager and per
sistent in the endeavor to force a pri-
mary vote for senator in June. when a
small vote win be polled, and when there
! will be some difficulty in drawing the
line between populists and democrats. MIR.
YduBignon suggests that the senatorial pri-
mary be held in October, al the time
/ Of the state election, when all the demo-
| Gratis viii be at the polls and when
! It Will take no swearing to ten who
are democrats. Does Crisp and the Com
/ situuon really want to disfranchise dem
| ocratic voters who may stay at home in
June, but who win have to be depended
| upon Ia october to elect the state ticir
| et2 Do they really want to turn down
those democrats vino will so to the June