The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-04
POLITICS ~ THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy

paper Talk on Party Policy
The free silver club of Barlow county
has only twenty members.
Col. J. e. Castleberry. of Forsyth, is a
candidate for doorkeeper Of the lower
house Of the next general assembly.
Gibson Record: Hon VIM c. Glenn of
Atlanta VIII probably be on the supreme
court bench next year if that amendment
IS ratified by the people
The officials of Dodge county are out in
a card endorsing in unison the candidacy
of Hon. John F. DeLacy of Eastman for
the judgship Of the Oconee circuit.
Every other county in the fourth has a
congressional candidate. Four have acted
thus far and four candidates have been
Endorsed. COWeta went for Moses, Carroll
for Adamson, MeriWether for Hin ana
TrOup for Longley.
The Dalton Argus wants to know if it
is the populist or the republican woods
that the silver shOuters declare they will
democratic party? WIN they follow Tom
my Watson or Boss Buck?
S. S. Nash has announced his candidacy
for sheriff of DeKalb county. This makes
three men in the race for this position in
Dekalb The other two candidates are
sheriff Austin, the present incumbent
Triton Gazette: Col Evan Howell has at
last shown where he stands He will not
abide by the action OF the national con-
form that measures UP to his yardstick.
Just now is a very Opportune time to
dump such democrats CD overheard.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Our sound
money democrats have formed a club.
Their object is to do what Is in. their pow
er 70 prevent the laborer the farmer, the
merchant and every business interest of
the Deorle of our community from being
compelled to accept a 80 cents dollar for
a 100 cents dollar.
Dallas New Era: Evan p Howell and
Ben Tillman have declared their inten-
lions Of walking out of the Chicago con
Venuon, II that body fails to adopt a free
silver 10 to ! plank in its platform, and
form a new party. Should they get ont
the door should be secured at once to pre-
vent their return
Dalton Argus: The fact that Mr..
Crisps voice does not hurt him, and his
health is good when he talks bv himself
shows what his subterfuges to elude
Smith and duBignon mean. He is simply
afraid to meet them, because he realizes
the weakness of his side and his utter
inability TO defend IT,
Atlanta Journal: The last speech of
the present campaign in this county will
ing @. duBignon, who will sneak in the
cause Of sound money. This gifted young
Georgian deserves and will receive a
splendid greeting from the democrats of
Fulton. He has fought a good fight. He
| deserves the vote of every sound money
man and every Georgian who honors DO
litical courage and who would see his
state represented in the Senate by man
who win vote to protect the people from
the disasters Of a tluctuating and depre-
ciated currency.
The Thomasville Times Enterprise, in
! speaking of Pavo's recent red letter
day" makes the following reference to a
! speech by Col s. G. McLendon on the
started off BY saying that he was not a
! candidate for any office himself nor did
! he represent any candidate, but that il
| was his purpose to discuss the financial
/ question simply as a citizen of Georgia,
| one who in common with his fellow citi.
/ zens felt an interest in the financial ques.
| ton. And then for one hour and a halt
/ he made II so plain that the free and un.
/ limited coinage of silver would bring dis.
! aster to the country, that there We're but
few in all that large audience who were
not convinced that the maintenance of a
| sound currency was the paramount duty
| of voters at the coming election"