The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-27
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates i'm the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

Candidates I'm the Field and News
paper Talk ON Party. Policy.
Thomas NJ. Swift announces for the leg
islature in Ebert
r. G. Rudicil has entered the legisla-
tive race in Chattooga.
1t is said that c. C. Balkcom will run
for the legislature from Bib.
Judge ]. NJ Stone. ordinary in Cobb
county, announces for reelection.
Hon. J. L. Nunnany of Nunnally. Wal
ton county announces for the legislature.
The Ellijay Courier expresses the hope
that Mr.. duBignon's throat will not get
sore.
Judge ]. NJ. Griggs spoke at Adel Thurs
day in the interest of his congressional as
pirations.
N. B. Clark of Gainesville announces
for ordinary. For six years he filed the
place of tax collector.
Hon. E. b. Lewis, candidate for con-
gress. is receiving a great ovation in
Dooly, the county of his nativity.
Darien Gazette: Fleming G. duBignon
is Smelling the woods" in Georgia. He is
talking straight democracy to the masses.
Col. f. j. Giles of TattnaIl was unani-
mously Endorsed by the late grand Jury
in that county for the office of solicitor
general.
Hon. John j. Black has announced his
candidacy for the office of tax receiver
of Floyd county and is in the race so
far without opposition.
The democratic executive committee of
| the Seventh congressional district met at
Rome Saturday and called the convention
| to meet in Ringgold on July 4.
Hon. Joseph J. Durham of Marion coun-
| ty is being urged by friends in nearly
| every county in the district to make the
race for congress In the Fourth.
Georgia Cracker: Gov. Atkinson and
| Chairman Clay acted wisely and we'll in
| condemning the effort that was being
made for snap judgment in June 1t was
| the best days work for Georgia democ-
racy that has been done in some time.
Columbus Enquirer-sun: The one, two,
| three order of Gov. Atkinson's letter,
| Chairman Clay's letter and Mr. duBignon's
I announcement has badly ratified the June
| snappers, 1t was a paralyzer. sure, to
| have such well laid plans come to so I'M
| timely an end.
Townsville Times Enterprise: Mr.. du-
Bignon has three dates in the Second dis
! trict. They are Dawson, April Is, Isabella
| April 20, and Moultrie April 80 The elo-
| quent young leader for sound money will
| make the wire grass ring with facts and
! arguments. And the people Will be con-
| WINGED.
Hon. Frank Simpson, who was nomi-
mated to the legislature by the Milton
county democratic mass meeting, writes
| a graceful acceptance of the honor con-
| ferred. He says: 81 shall at all times
| yield a cheerful obedience to the declar-
alton of principles enunciated in the
| nl9tfOrn NJ TT In
| tional convention assembled"
Thomasville Times-Enterprise Crisp
still insists, though some of the strongest
silver men in the state are crying a halt,
| that the people should settle the senate
| rial question in June. Mr.. Crisp is evil
| IDENTIFY afraid of the reaction after the
national convention declares for sound
/ money. The gentleman is looking after
| his own interests, not that of the party
| which has so conspicuously honored him
! in the past.
Dalton Angus: Hon. Fleming G. duBig-
| non says that If the national democratic
| convention endorses unlimited free coin
age at 16 TO he will no longer urge his can
/ dtdacy for the Senate. Now, let Mr.. Crisp,
| II he is a true blue democrat, make a sim
I liar statement-that If the national plat
form declares for sound money, he will
| and sticks to Ii, we will believe that he is
| an honest statesman instead of cheap
ueHldSoSue.
valdosta Times: The free and unlimi-
ted coinage of fifty cents worth of silver
on equal terms with one hundred cents
worth of gold would bring greater dis
| tress than a foreign war. 1t would para
| lie business, and produce a commercial
| and industrial stagnation not known in
| this country since the civil war, a period
| fresh yet in the minds OF the older citi-
zens of this country. The demand that
| this country take that step should be re-
sisted by every fair and honorable means
at the command of every patriotic citizen.
Clubs and committees ought to be organ
lied in every militia district in the coun-
try for the purpose OF educating the peo-
pie, and resisting the assault upon the in
tegrity of the dollars in our pockets.
Atlanta Journal: The Atlanta Consti-
tuition, in its recent report of the Milton
county mass meeting. said Millions rep
resentative and senator were instructed
10 vote for Mr.. Crisp" The Alpharetta
Free Press, one OF the cleanest weekly pa
pers in Georgia, denies Il. The Free Press
should know. Its editor was on the scene
Il publishes a complete story Of the meet
ing a gives every detail; and here rs what
Il says as 10 the Constitutions statement;
endorsing Crisp as a patriotic statesman.
A few, and only few voted for the resO-
luton. Col. Lewis himself says that ~
was not intended IN any sense 70 bind our
representative and senator 20 vote Tor
Crisp. The tickets that were voted az The
ballot box downstairs had a blank for Nnis
Ted states senator and M. Crisp received