The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-19

perience in public life. His personal pop
ularity is very great and in this cam
sound democracy which must finally pre-
vail. He Will prove formidable candi-
date for the Senate, and if elected would
serve the state nobly.
The Madison Advertiser, a sound money
paper, has been sold by it's proprietor, E.
A. Rice, to Rev. Simeon Shaw, Madison
reared boy recently returned from mis-
sionary labors in Japan. Mr.. Shaw will
run the paper in the interest of free coin
age of silver.
Gibson Record: Mr.. Crisp says he ia
vors trying free silver coinage. and if the
experiment bankrupts the country the law
should be repealed This is like advising
q fellow to hang himself until dead, and if
1t fails to agree with him, not to do it
any more.
There are five avowed candidates for the
Legislature in DeKalb county. They are
w. J. Houston, w. NJ. Morrison, Charles
w. Smith, w. b. Henderson and John w.
McCurdy. Mr.. Houston is the present rep
resentative and is also United States In
dian commissioner. He will not make a
canvass of the county as the other gentle
men propose doing.
Athens, Lexington and Madison are all
bidding for the Eighth district convention.
1t is generally conceded that Chairman
O'Farreu will favor Madison The con-
vention was held in Athens in 1890 and
for three days was deadlocked between
Lawson, Colley and Olive In 1892 il was
held in Elberton and in 1894 in Green's
boro.
Quuitman Free Press: South Georgia
will do all she can to put duBignon in the
United States Senate. This is as it should
be. He is one of the strongest and ablest
men in the south to-day. He is for sound
money, but is very friendly to silver. He
is in favor of any legislation that will
mako financial matters and that
give relief to the country If there is a
sound money plank in the national plat
form, duBignon, in our opinion, will be
the man.
A republican club has been formed in
Washington county with Alex Bronner,
composed of negroes. Mckinley seems 10
be the candidate for president most favor
ed James H. Gilbert, a leading populist
of this section, states most positively that
the populists of this and adjoining coun-
ties would not join in the proposed fuse
with the republicans. He says that he has
ascertained the standing of most of the
prominent men of his party and they are
as a unit against 1t. There are nineteen
candidates already announced for county
officers in Wilkes.
Quitman Free Press: Next October at
the state election is time enough to vote
in primary for United States senator if
at all. Then the whole people will be out
and will have had time to see and know
what is best. The question ought not to be
agitated now. If ii is the desire of the
people to vote for United States senator
1t will be plenty of time in October AS for
our part, as long as the constitution saws
the senators shall be elected by the legisla-
lures, we are in favor of leaving the whole
matter to the legislature. If you can't
trust your representative to do his duty
IN this matter under the constitution. then
he won't do to trust in any other matter
But if this matter is to be settled by pri-
mary, then let ii be in October