The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-26
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
Paper Talk on Party Policy.


Paper Talk on Party Policy.
Judge w. r. Hammond of Atlanta has
created something Of a ripple in the polit-
ical pool by a letter, in which he declares
himself for Mckinley.
Mr.. R. T. Moore, prohibitonist Of
winterville, Oglethorpe county, says that
he regards democracy as the best friend
OF prohibition, and he will vote that tick
ct, and that the other prohibitonists in
his neighborhood were of the same opin-
ion.
The Blackshear Times says that Ito ask
a democrat to swallow popu-
llsm in order to get a lit
tie prohibition is worse than COM
Polling an old topper to swallow a little
quinine in order to get a little Of the %
be joyful"
Americas Herald: In this district the
name Seaborn will soon be recognized as
a synonym of Jonah and Dennis. Neither
Seab Wright or Seab Montgomery are go
ing to get within miles OF the office they
seek. AS to the latter he will hardly real
ize that he was ever mentioned for the
office Of congressman.
The Fort Valley Leader prints a stere-
otyped letter received by a minister in that
city from Dr. j. b. Gambren 1t urges
ministerial influence in favor of the re-
Gently nominated state populist ticket.
The Leader says that similar letters are
being sent to all the ministers in Georgia,
but are having little. if any, effect.
Hon. Arthur sewau OF Maine, the dem
| ocrattc nominee for the vice presidency,
will speak in Macon at a date between
Sept IA and Oct /. The date has not
yet been fixed, but will be within the next
few days. Mr.. Roland Ellis, chairman
| of the executive committee of the Young
! Mems Democratic Club of that city, has
received a letter from Mr.. Sewall saying
that he will be glad to speak in Macon
at any time after the state elections in
| Maine, which win be held Sept. IA.
Hon John T. West, Tom watson's law
| partner, declares that the populists will
! put out a candidate and fight Mr.. Fleming
| in the Tenth He believes the democratic
| candidate can be defeated on a fair deal
| He wants to know how the populsts can
| consent to indorse Mr.. Fleming when the
| democrats will not consent to indorse Mr.
| Watson. Mr.. West says the Tenth is
| soldly populist with the exception of two
| counties and that these counties would be
! populst were it not for the machinery
| used.
Columbus Sunday Herald: When the
news of Judge Adamsons nomination was
received at Carrollton the whole town
went wild with delight. Business was
suspended entirely and the whole town
! turned over to the celebrators. When the
| Judge reached home the following day
| he was rendered an ovation that a prince
| of the royal blood might have envied
| There are few nobler or more generous
| men in Georgia than "Bill Adamson, as
| his homo people call him. His standing
J at home is as strong a recommendation
| to the rest of the district as could be Civ
en-. Judge AdamsOn will be elected and
will represent the district as ably and
| faithfully as any congressman the dis
| trict has ever elected.
The independents, democrats and pom
ulists Of DeKalb county held a mass meet
ing at Decatur Friday and nominated a
full county ticket, including two candi-
| dates for the legislature. The offices were
| about evenly divided. +. NJ. Wilborn and
| Col. Jim Arnold were nominated for the
| legislature, Rev. Z. Il. McCurdy for ordi-
| nary. John H Ozmer for clerk, George w
| Ragsdale for sheriff, j. L. johnson for.
| treasurer, Warren j. Clark for tax col
| lector, DIR. D. r. Chupp for tax receiver
| Preston Chewing for coroner and Rev
| +. II. Clark for surveyor. DeKalb county
has upward Of 1900 registered voters. but
only about 400 votes We're poed at the
recent primary and the leaders in Fridays
| meeting are confident that at least 400 viii
bolt the primary and vote the fusion ticker
Hon. A 5. Clay spoke at Mt. Vernon
| on Saturday. In the course of his speech
he declared strongly that local option is
| the solution of the whisky question He
took the position that the populists bad
| declared In favor of the legislative system
! known as the initiative and the referen-