The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-06

clude to prefer to make the race for the
House rather than for the Senate.
Four candidates have been announced
for the legislature in DeKalb county.
Hon. j. w. McCurdy of Stone Mountain;
Col w. j. Houston, and Capt. William
NJ. Morrison of Decatur, and w. b. Hen
derson, who was defeated last year.
In Murray county w. J. Peoples, A. ].
Ramsey Pleasant McGhee, ]. ]. Bates
and w. G. Harris are all considered as
willing to make the race for the legisla-
ture. The three first mentioned have each
served one term in the House from Muir
ray county.
1t is learned at Macon that there is
movement on foot among the members
of the democratic executive committee
to hold the second state convention in
Macon some time during August, pro-
vided the one-convention idea is aban-
doned, which is reported probable.
Hon. j. A. Longley, the present repre-
sentative, is a candidate for reelection
from Whitfield county, and is the only
actual candidate. Dr. julius p. Clements,
of Tunnel Hill, is being urged by his
friends to enter the race, and Col w. c.
Martin of Dalton is also mentioned.
Thomasville Times Enterprise: The con-
spiracy Matched in Atlanta to deprive
the democracy of Georgia of the privi-
lege of indorsing the national platform of
cage, certainly Will not commend the
scheme to the members of the state ex-
ecutive committee.
Hon. Thomas E. Jones of Dalton and
Hon A. w. FTte of Gainesville are the
only candidates for the judgeship from
| Starr of Dalton is the only candidate
| for the sohcitorship, and the outlook is
that he will have no opposition. He was
! a member of the last Senate.
Gordon county is entitled to the senator
| in the next Legislature from the forty
| third district Hon. o. N. Starr of Cor
| don county is mentioned for the Senate,
| and his county is practically a unit for
| him. j. b. Gordon is also spoken of, but
! IL is not believed that he will become
| a candidate should Mr.. Starr consent to
| enter the race.
| Col Tom ChappeH of Muscogee may
make a canvass for the senatorial nomi-
| nation in his district in Solicitor Price
| Gilbert's interest. Col. Walter Woodan
making the race for the legislature, coup
same interest, as against Messrs. Little
/ and Miller who favor Col. Charlton Bat
( tie for the solcitorship.
Politics are somewhat mixed in the
Fourth district. Judge Butt has already
retired from the race. but Hon. Gus Per
| sons of Talbot and Col Kimbrough of
| Harris county, are still in the field for
| the nomination. Other possible candi-
dates are Judge Charles Adamson of Car
roll, Judge Longley of Troup and Dr.
! Ridley of the same county.
Abbevile Exponent: The democratic
| state committee is composed of men of
too much Intelligence and patriotism to
! cause dissension and strife in the dem
| ocratic party in Georgia by declaring for
| one convention in presidential years The
/ members of the committee know that
! such action on their part will hopelessly
| divide the party in the state, and they
are too pure and patriotic to deal the
| party such a blow.
The fight for the legislature IN Spalding
| has shown some curious turns. When
Col t. r. Mills formally entered the race.
ii was practically understood that Cant
| David Bailey and Judge Walter Beeks had
determined to offer. These gentlemen. and
| several others who were lin the hands of
! their friends have concluded not to try
| it, So Col. Mills has the field to him
self. The impression seems to have aris-
en-, however, that Col Mills is the candi-
date of the free coinage men, and unless
he can clear his skirts of the suspicion
he viii have opposition.
The republicans of Dahlonega county
have adopted q resolution indorsing A.