The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-11
WARNER HILL IN 1T.
He Is the Last Candidate for Congress
n the Fourth.

the fourth district race.
While the gentleman from Meriwether mas
rot formally announced. information Whlch
comes from his home county and from 90
lumhlIs. puts him squarely in the race
The executive committee of MerlwethSr
met nt Gainesville Tuesday. and i IS un-
derstood that the committee viii formally
present AIR. IIills ~ me n the demo rats OF
The fourth district. The following telegram
az this subject was received from Column
bus last night:
columbus Ca. May 4.-tSpeCial tine
latest piece Of fourth district news or COS
siI IS 10 the effect that Hon. Warner mn
or AIcriWefher. will enter the race io'
congress There has been some quiet iaiH
ON this line for several DAYS. hut not Gnth
today was there anything like a 1ehhile an
nouncement. y gentleman VINO came from
Warm Springs tonight stated ~ as "A tact
that Mr. hin woCid formally enter the race
and make a vigorous canvass. rms Is hiSH-
y interesting To the people OF MaScoSet-
Warner Hill is well known here. anu IL -
not putting il too strong Ia say that OF can
didates from outside this county he IS prob
ably the strongest. K Is believed that ne
can secure MuScogee's vote
This new entry-for il can undoubtedly be
regarded as such-adds new complexion
10 the condition NJ things in the fourth
Warmer Hill is one Of the anlest and most
popular democrats in the district anc every
body who has discussed the situation here
in Atlanta regards him one of the most
formidable candidates. His home county,
AIeriwether. has four votes in the conVen-
fion. and with Museogees four he would
go into the convention among the leading
candidates.
As usual the fourth is going To have
red hot fight with such opponents as
Adamson. Hill. Longley. Durham, Stanford
ami Kimhrough. Congressman Moses will
certainly find trouble on his hands. None
Of these opponents. however. underestimate
the strength OF the present incumbent. anu
the chances for a battle royal are gooa.
Though hut little has been said about it
in the newspapers. there is lively contest
going on i'm Monroe county.
The impression has gone ahroad-and OF
course IL has been circulated for "A purpose
that everybody in Monroe is on gold
standard lines. The fact is. however. that
the people of Monroe are strongly for the
restoration OF silver. \ well known citizen
Of Forsyth. who was IN Atlanta Saturday.
said Of the situation there: 1.-The newspa-
rers Of the state have been led TO believe
that the people OF Monroe are all support
ers Of the administration financial policy,
and are absolutely controlled 10y Tom Caba-
Miss and Sob Berner. both Of whom are
drawing rood stipends from tine federal
treasury These gentlemen like TO have il
understood that they have Monroe up their
sleeves. but this Is a time when the people
ara going to fool them. The people Of Mon
roe are strongly FOR silver. and they are GO
ing TO show il by voting for Charles J..
Crisp for the senate and If I ann not badly
mistaken, 10y sending silver men to the leg
isiature. \ thorough canvass is being made
hy the silver candidates with every pros
rect of success. The county will be repre-
scented hy silver men iu the state conVen-
tion. Judge " ID. Stone viii probably bee
the nominee for the senate Messrs. sam
Rutherford and Arch Worsham are ac-
lively in the race FOR the house. The con-
test IS going 10 be "a lively one
Dispatches from She second con rressfonal
district Indicate ihat -rcat many OF
TIE men who formerly were strong sup
porters or Cont.r essmau Turner when their
counties were in his district, s,ronEl.
resent the insinuati1l that the present
congressman from sine eleventh district
can deliver the so,cn nd into the camps OF
fhe gold candidates. n is said than CON
Gresham Turner mas b. sn sent some
very pointed letters TO this effect from
men who were his political friends in the
past 10 seems shat the second district
does not Ike .he insinuauon that tho
second has been hut tail 20 the clevcnth's
kite ln the last two congresses.
The Columbus Ledger seems TO mink
there IS very little chance for the fellows
who like 20 sit ON the top rail of the
fence The Ledger says.
Politics n Georgia has happily reach
"a that stage whore the ton rail- OF the
fence no longer affor4s a comfortable rest
iug place for "A 8nui.late
The people want TO know Wher. a man
stands they are tired Of tine tricks OF
the politician they want candidates for
office 20 declare their positions clearly
upon the great political question OF thc
aav-
.-The win Of constituents no LONGER
affords an opportunity for lodging issues.
she people want 10 know what "A candidate.
himself thinks or the great question Of
the uaE. and they like To- ~re "a man with
political courage sufficient 10 declare for
that principle which Dee advocates and
show himself ready TO stand or IAN with
his coiors
The people arc sighting along that tor
raii"
The Carroll Free Fress. commenting on
AR. duiSignon's remedy. ass announced
in his bonneville speech First. stop your
foolish talk ah1It Slvc~ dollars. second
repeal the 10 per cent ,ax on state banks
and his statement that the silver arsu-
ment is The argument Of the. dc-na@o-
says
This man. who iusnuates that = larry.
majority ot the people of this country ar.
stfin..-l-,ut~. wants 10 represent lht -~raud
oil state If Georgia in the federal senate.
aHt tie only remedy be- can Civ, OLA the,
aii-imp ortant question OF Tho finances is
10 stop YOUR foolish talk about silver
dollars Shades ~ stephens Toomlts and
state with SO many silver cranks.'''
Tho Press says that the issue viii be-
made straight and clear in Carroll and
that 90. people lrt- almost unanimous ID-