The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-12
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

Candidates I'm the Field and News
piper. Talk on Party Foley.
Mr.. Crisp VIII be in attendance on the
state convention at Macon.
Col. Algerine Trapnen. sr.. announces
for the legislature in Bulloch.
There IS talk OF the populists and re-
publicans in Bib combining and sup
porting independent candidates for some
OF the county offices.
Gov. Atkinson, State Treasurer Harde-
man. the Fulton county delegation, and
other prominent persons. have already
engaged apartments at the Hotel Lanier,
at Macon, during the convention.
Townsville Times Enterprise: All hon
or 10 Elem duBlgnon for mis- heroic fight
for sound and staple currency and
against a cheap and debased dollar His
reward may be delayed, but it will come.
Hon. B. T. Rawlings Of Sandersville
IS a candidate for s-'icitor general of the
cumbent. Hon. Il. >. Evans. Jr., will
not be a candidate tor reelection.
The consolidation Of the votes in Floyd
county shows Felix Corrupt to be the
nominee for the legislature over Fouche
by "a majority. The delegation in the
next Legislature will be Reece, Ennis
Bob Hodges and Hope Polhnl are act
lively at work for the solicitor generalship
Of the Macon circuit Hon. Bob Hotz-
claw Of Perry is also after the Office.
There IS some talk of a dark horse en-
tering from Bib county.
A large number of the candidates nomi-
mated for the legislature Saturday are
sound money men. In many of the coun-
ties that Endorsed Crisp and elected sill
yer delegates county officers were nomi-
mated who are outspOken in their adVO-
cacy of honest money.
This will be Mr.. Craig's second term in
the legislature. He represented Bib
county in the house back in the 7Os He
ran then as the labor candidate, and
was tr.umphantly elected. He has run
twice for the legislature and once for
tax collector, and won the three races.
The Macon friends of Judge c. c. Smith
of the Oconee circuit and Hon. J. f.
DeLacy of Eastman are making strong
favorite to the 1udgeship of the circuit.
Judge Smith Is the present incumbent,
and is a candidate for reelection. Col.
DeLacy opposes him.
The democrats of Barlow, in mass meet
ing Saturday, passed unanimously a res
olution indorslng the candidacy of Hon.
A. W. Fife for the judgeship of the Cher
olJee judicial circuit, and petitioned the
Forty-second sena tOrlal convention, which
meets in Rome on the 10Th inst, to in
struct it's nominee to vote for him.
Friends in Macon of George H. jones'
ex-prncipal keeper Of the penitentiary
say he will be a candidate for clerk
of the next House of Representa- ives
against the present incumbent, Mark Har-
din. The Office pays $40 per day during
the session Of fifty days. Out of this
sum the clerk is required to pay all cler-
iCal exDenSes II is thought the office
pays $500 per annum.
Among the names mentioned as posi-
BILE applicants for the position of clerk
Of the board of commissioners of Bihb
county, to succeed Walter G.. Smith, who
does not intend to stand for reelection,
are Warren d. Nottingham, Charles H.
Hall, Jr., Capt. George a Dure and 9TH
ers. The present salary is $1,000, but 1t
is thought Il will be reduced to 81, 800 per
annum. The term of office is four years.