The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-31
MILLS GIVES Up THE RACE.
Judge BoyntOn Now Has the Field
to Himself in SpaIding.

Judge BOyntOn Now Has the Field
to Himself in SpaIding.
Griffin. Ga, May 3O.-The troubled wa
tiers in local politics had oil thrown upon
them this morning in the shape of an
announcement in both papers that Col
T. r. Mills had Withdrawn from the con-
test for representative in the legislature.
Col Mills says: I'm announcing to you
my candidacy, ] did so 10 crafty no
personal ambition bul' ON lne c1-itia y D
feeling that / was making great per
sonal sacrifice in order to establish by
my nomination the two principles OF state
prohibition and the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at 10 to ]. As Judge
Boynton has previously announced as
pinctly to the public that he VIII support
measures for state prohiDI,iIlon anu II, IN
yesterdays card that he viii support non
Charles +. Crisp for senator and Will adj
vocate resolutions for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at 10 to ], and
as there would no longer be more be-
tween Judge BOynton and myself imam
mere personal issues, and as the OBJECT
of my candidacy has been fully attained,
] retire from the race"
The troubled waters are not yet stlued,
for there Is dissatisfaction in the ranks
of the silverites and the question of put
ting another candidate in the field against
Judge BOyntOn has been argued pro ana
con by some of the most enthusiasts
What Col. Mills reasons are is not made
known in his card. He speaks OF de
eire to avoid creating discord in our
party" but 1t Is believed that there IS
more beneath the surface, for II Is well
known that the campaign was assum-
ing a personal aspect that was not pleas
ant to either Of the candidates. Be this
as II may, Judge Boynton r. the only
candidate in the field and will probably
be nominated next Saturday.
There are some peculiar phases con-
nected with Judge BOynton's candidacy.
j has been generally understood thar
he was the candidate of the sound money
men. He has, or had, among his most
ardent supporters, several of the most
prominent gold standard" men in the
county, who were working for him asidu-
ously and with much enthusiasm. Up 10
yesterday 1t was generally believed that
he did represent the gold idea. The belief
was founded on utterances in his letter
OF acceptance that appeared on March II,
as follows: But do favor and advocate
the establishment of such a safe system
of bimetallism by the free coinage OF
gold and silver at the present ratio as
will maintain at all times the equal pur-
chasing ana debt paying power of every
dollar coined or issued by the United
states, etc, etc"
1t is supposed that this clause was the
peg upon which the sound money supper
tiers and gold standard newspapers over
Inc state hung their belief in his fidelity to
the admins tratiOn and the gold standard.
yesterday the judge came out in a card
saying among other things: II am in IA
Vor OF free and unlimited coinage of sill
Yer at the ratio of l6 to ], Irrespective of
The action of any foreign government, and
will support whoever the county instructs
for senator"
This is esteemed quite a victory for the
free silver cause in this county.
The News and Sun, the free silver organ
Tor the county, says editorially this morn
ing; He has successfully kept not only
MS opponents, but his supporters in the
dark as to his sentiments If he is for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
Any way Inc single gold standard men
have no candidate for the legislature in
1he county, possibly to the surprise of the
friends of sound money