The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-23
POLITICS N THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.
Hon. Daniel Tucker is a candidate for
ordinary Of Irwin county.
j. NJ. sapp is a candidate for reelection
10 the office Of treasurer OF Dodge county.
Hon. Jesse Mercer will make the race
in calhoun county for delegate TO the
state convention.
a duBignon club has been organized at
Albany. Dougherty county is sure TO de-
clare in favor of the sound money candi-
date.
Dr. s J. Mcknight OF Dalton will be
the nominee of the populists for congress
from the Seventh. The leaders have ten
dered it TO him.
II being Monroe's time 70 name the SEN
ator. il is understood that there will be
two candidates in the Hon. r. L. Berner
and Col. w. ID. Stone.
There will be no expression by ballot
upon the United States senatorial ques-
ton I'm the primary election to be held in
jefferson county on June next.
Col. J. L. Casueberry, an attorney Of
Forsyth, has announced himself as can
didate before the lower house of the gen
eral assembly for the position Of door
keeper.
The democrats of Gilmer county will
meet in mass meeting June to select
delegates to the state and congressional
conventions. They Will not act on the
United States senatorship.
Hon. +. c. duBignon spoke at Eastman.
Dodge county, yesterday. Monday he
speaks at Talbotton, Tuesday at Zebulon,
Thursday at Fort Gaines, Friday at Cuth-
bert and SATURDAY. EllaNIlle.
Augusta Herald: 1t is said that Judge
Crisp is back in Georgia. giving his friends
the happy hand, but no hope of a joint
debate. He isn't afraid of the people when
he can approach them in a quiet, per-
sonal way.
The following names are suggested to
voters of wilkes to be voted for on June
6, to represent the county in the state
convention: Delegates, =. A. Barnett,
Simpson Booker, J. L. Burdett and +. o.
Barksdale. Alternates, J.. NJ. Mitchell, i.
w. Latimer c. J. Fortson and George w.
Muse. They are all sound money men,
and will be elected.
Up to date the democratic executive
committees in 10 counties have acted for
or against voting on the United States
senatorship on June 9. OF this number %
have ordered the senatorship voted on and
56 of the committees have decided not to
cOuntenance the proposed snap action.
Mass meetings will be held in Liberty
Fayette, Pickens and HARRISON counties
Milton county did not call a primary, nor
did the mass meeting instruct for Crisp.
The following significant call in pub
lished in the Jesup Sentinel: THE popu-
lists, silver democrats silver republicans
and all persons opposed to the present
financial system and are opposed to the
present bond issues and unjust taxation,
and who are in favor Of silver as well as
gold for money, and for more of 1t, are
invited to meet in mass meeting at the
court house at Jesup. Wayne county, TO
organize for the coming campaign, on
Tuesday, End day Of June"
Atlanta Journal: Jefferson county re-
sends it's former action and postpones
the senatorial primary until later date in
the campaign. The people are beginning
to see the Injustice of Mr.. Crisp's effort to
forestal the national democracy. Two
thirds of the counties will not vote for
senator on June 6, and many of those
counties that in the early days of the
campaign fell victims 10 the scheme will
reconsider and rescind between this time
and the primary date in June.
Houston Home Journal: There is a grow
ing desire in the county for a postpone
ment of the vote for United States sena-
tor until the great currency question can
be thoroughly discussed in the county. Just
now Judge Crisp is unable to make pub
lie speeches, and Mr.. duBignon has not
yet had an opportunity to visit Houston.
We are told that vote in June will pre-
vent the delivery of their speeches here,
while a postponement to August Septem-
Der or October, would insure at least one
speech in Houston from each of these two
distinguished candidates for the United