The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-16

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are W. c. snodgrass Of Thomas county.
and J. L. Hall Of Thomas.
Chattooga county, by reason OF the
rotation system. viii name the state sem
ator OF the Forty-second district IL is
now said that the prOhbitiOnists will put
out an Independent candidate, and that
| the whisky men viii oppose him with an
/ independent saloon candidate. Barrow
is In this district and this IS the home of
the Rev. Sam +. Jones.
There will be no June 9Th primary for
United States senator N Columbia cOun-
~. a mass meeting of the democrats
was held at Apphng and this course de
clueu upon w W. Hamilton ana NJ
Mcdaniel were appointed delegates to the
state convention and We're given the priv
lege OF appointing alternates- John +.
Lamkin was made chairman of the new
executive committee.
The following names for delegates to
the state convention favorable to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver viii be
voted fer at the primary election in Floyd
county on June 6: w. ID. HOyt, W. NJ.
Cannon, Alex. White. W. II. Il. Camp,
Smiley 5. Johnson, Joel Branham, Will
J. Neel, Faris +. Nixon. Charles /. Graves,
Thomas ]. Echols, Hugh Montgomery. +.
p. Treadaway. This list has been made
up by the democratic executive commit
tee.
The statesboro Star has been one of
the leading free silver or bust weeklies
in Georgia 1t has taken especial care
to abuse the leaders of true democracy
in this state with no regard for temper
ateness. Henry @. Turner for instance,
has been its favOrite mark and the others
came in a every opportunity to force a
paragraph. But the announcement the
editor makes In his last issue gives color
to the whole business. Here it is: ITO
the public. It may or may not be interest
ing TO the public to know that /, as the
editor of the STAR will be found hereafter
IN the populist party. J. r. Miller"
Atlanta Journal: Walton is overwhelm-
ingly for sound money. but the vote in
the mass meeting BY which the June sen
atorial primary scheme was repudiated
was by no means confined to those voters
! who are in favor of an honest currency.
A number of silver men, who were not
willing to be made parties to an unfair
! project to fOrestan the democratic party,
voted in favor of the late primaries. Wal
| ton county may be counted upon to do
| the right thing. The Walton News says
| there is no danger of a breech, and when
! the nominations shall have been made
| the party may be depended upon to rally
to the nominees.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: The American
people, and especially those of them who
! live I'm Georgia, believe in fair play and
! they will not think that Judge Crisp has &C
| corded it to Mr. duBignon in refusing to
! der senatorial primary for a time when
! full vote can be pOlled. Since the eX-speak-
| er's health Will not now permit him to
meet his opponent in joint debate, he could
| with good grace have requested the coun-
| ties to defer action until this debate could
| take place. Mr.. Crisp's plan seems to be
/ to hold to what he has, and to agitate the
| silver question before the people just as
/ little as possible.
GAINESVILLE Gazette: We think Judge
/ Crisp has made a great mistake for him
| self. When he announced his candidacy
| for the United States Senate he said il was
| his purpose to make a thorough canvas of
| the state and to have joint dis
| cussions and to make speeches on
| the financial question. He had few discus
| sions when his health failed him. He had
already advocated a June primary. Hon.
| Fleming G.. duBignon, the other candidate
| for the Senate, has asked a joint debate
| cause Crisp's health will not permit du-
| Bignon, in view of this failure to discuss
| the question before the people, asks Crisp
| TO join In request for a postponement of
/ the senatorial primary until fall, giving
| time for this discussion Judge Crisp re-
so for ei fb req es,'sa Cd seen no Iea
/ not want the people to hear the question
! discussed. There is some reason evidently
| and if this is not the reason we can not
imagine what 1t is. On the other hand, du-
| Bignon wants the discussion and will have
to discuss the question alone.
The issue is now squarely drawn in pol
tiles in Floyd county. and the following
ticket has been brought out in opposition
to the so-called ring: For sheriff, ]. E.
SSaRT mp Tor r d o IS r. l.. Cornelius, d.
| rior court, V. 7. Sanford; for ordinary
John 2. Davisi for treasurer, Jane B.
receiver, Paul d: Reese; board of COM
| missioners. G. N. Featherston, w. F.
Montgomery, W; c. Nixon, L. c; d. Payne,
| Austin E. Echols. OF this ticket, Judge
John P. Davis and Capt. J. b. Hin, for
| ordinary and treasurer, will have no op-
| position, and will be carried on both tick
| cts The candidates who represent the
| regular county democracy that has fought
the partys battles for SO many years.
are For sheriff, J. P. Mcconnell; depu-
| Johnson and w. p. Mcleod; for clerk,
| W. +. Beyseigel; for tax collector, John
J. Black; for tax receiver r L. L4asster;
| w A. Wright, c. n. Featherstone r. b.
McCarver and Thompson Hiles.
Atlanta Journal There are thirty-two
counties yet to act on the senatorial pri-
mary question. For the past ten days the
| list favoring a vote on June 6, as sug-
! sesteo py MT. crisp IN advocacy OF his
| own interests, has increased one only,
| Oconee; the list opposing June has been
| augmented by a dozen counties and every
| day adds to the number. 1t is practically
| assured that four of the counties that or
| dered June primaries will rescind
| Word now comes that Houston, in Mr.
| Crisp's district, will defer the senatorial
vote until October. 1t is in the interest
of fair play and the democrats of that
county, regardless of their views on the
| currency question, are determined to have
| joint discussion between the opposing
| candidates before any voting is done
This sentiment prevails in Schley, another
| of the Third district counties. 1t is safe
| to say that the democracy of Georgia
regards harmony in party ranks of more
import than the furtherance of a scheme
| to forestal the party in national conven-
| ton. The sober second thought of the
people viii prevail. The tide turned weeks
ago and it is now all one way.
Punching the Bulls Eye.
Macon (Ga). Evening News