The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-30
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Politics.

paper Talk on Party Politics.
The LaGrange Reporter suggests Col
b q. swanson of Troup for congress.
John NJ Station of Atlanta is a candidate
for the lower house of the legislature.
T. NJ. Swift and McAlpin Mcdonald are
legislative candidates in Ebert county.
Editor j. N. Holder Of the Jackson
Herald is up to his neck in the legs-
lative race.
Hon. David w. Meadow of Madison
county is a candidate for solicitor of the
northern circuit
Fannin county is out with republi-
can candidate for the House, j. NJ. C.
Porter Of Morganton.
James Armstrong, who represented
Wilkes county in the last legislature last
term, is again in the race.
1t is now quite certain that Hon. A. P.
Persons of Talbot will enter the con-
gressional race in the Fourth.
Gainesville Cracker: We are waiting to
hear from Elem. duBignon. 1t is long
time before the legislature convenes.
Editor Bankston of Ringgold will prob
ably have opposition in his race for the
legislature in the person of M. NJ Church
Atlanta Journal: The ancient demo-
cratic policy" Mr.. Tate never favored
the manufacture of so cents worth of
bullion into a thing called a dollar.
1t looks like Col. Nathan Mattox, down
in the Thirtieth senatorial district 1t
is Oglethorpe's time to name the can
didate, and now Ebert comes forward
and indorses him.
The Young Mems Democratic Club of
Bibb County held a largely attended and
enthusiastic meeting at the court house
on the night of March q for reorganiza-
ton and the election of officers. w. G..
f. Price was elected president.
Dalton Argus: The United States sena,
tor is elected by the legislature. So are
the judges and solicitors. If the sena>
torial question ought to be settled by pri-
mary, why not the solicitorship and judge
ship questions? The same rule ought to
obtain
Augusta Herald: Apropos of the state
ment that Mr.. duBignon is comforting with
Mr.. Smith relative to joint debates in
Georgia, the Chronicle remarks that Mr..
/ duBignon doesn't want Mr.. Smith to have
| all the fun. Then Editor Hook admits
| that ii is fun for the secretary to handle
the silver champion?
! Hon. w. P Cole of Carrollton has an
nounced his name as a candidate for the
! lower house of the general assembly, sub
| ject to the action of the democratic party.
/ Darien Gazette. hon. tlemlng u. du-
| Bignon is not saying much just now, but
! he will be heard from before long. Mr..
/ duBignon will wake up things when he
/ gets on the stump.
Dalton Argus: The news comes from
Washington that the silver" bosses IN
! Georgia have made out the Georgia slate
| for all the offices this year The "sii-
ver'' voters will be puppets to ratify the
1 Slate" so far as they are docie and
| able Those former projections cronies
1 Pat Walsh and Evan Howell-will bob up
as delegates to Chicago.
Hon. H. H. Carlton, candidate for con
gress in the Eighth district, has not been
| able to canvass much since his announce
! ment on account of sickness. For the past
| ten days he has been confined to his home
| by a threatened attack CT pneumonia. He
! is about recovered now and will enter into
| an active canvass of the district Just as
soon as his health will permit.
Gainesville Cracker: OF four counties
which have acted as we write this article,
two. Fulton and Floyd, have fixed pri-
mary elections for June 6, and two Car
/ roll and Milton, have refused to do So
The two first have each a city full of
! managing politicians The two latter are
/ Country counties" where the folks have
| things more their own way. In all prob
ability the percentage will keep up through
| the state
Dalton Argus: The antics Of the politi-
clans just now are highly amusing TO
an outsider and on-looker Every one
/ who thinks he wants any kind Of office
/ this fall is climbing up on the free silver
/ band wagon, and II Is getting so fun or
demagogues. and politicians that many,