The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-13
THE TALK IN POLITICS.
The Local Situation and Its Eject
on Other Matters.

The Local Situation and Its Effect
on Other Matters.
There has been no conference as yet be-
tween any Of the members Of the county
executive committee with reference to call
ing meeting 10 consider the primary prior
10 the state and national conventions
1t is considered rather early yet to give
the matter any particular attention, espe-
cially as the position Of the committee
upon the senatorial question is wei known,
and the passage of resolutions would only
be to affirm an already known and exist
ing fact. 1t is safe TO say. beyond a doubt,
that there win be no expression from
Chatham county in the matter of the SEN
atorship, until after the adoption Of the
platform Of the national depccrauc con-
vention. AS that platform will necessarily
have much bearing upon the race In Geor-
ga, there has been little thought IN this
section OF giving amy expression upon the
senatorial race until after II is prOmul-
gated. II is probable that many OF the
country counties in this section, If not
all OF them, Will adopt the same policy
as Chatham with regard 10 this matter.
There viii probably be meeting OF
Mr.. duBignons friends held mere early
this week to consider the matter of Sc
lectng three friends who viii meet three
supporters of Judge Crisp for the purpose
of arranging the dates places and details
of the JOINT debates that are to take place
between them during the month OF May.
This meeting must be held shortly, and II
may be these dates will be announced some
time within the next ten days or two
weeks.
The election of representatives, in Chat
ham will no doubt have some bearing
on the race for the scholarship in this
circuit, that is, so far as the three votes
of this county are concerned. 1t IS con-
sidered by many that the race is practical
~ between Mr.. w. W. Osborne and So
licitor General Fraser, though Mr.. w. w.
Sheppard of Liberty county is still max
ing strong fight. II is easy to see how
Chatham would vote in the event of the
election of either delegation, as each set
of candidates will be diametrically OPP
posed 10 the other. There IS field in the
country counties of the circuit. however,
in which the friends of the present in
cumbent say he is In the lead. Though
the circuit often causes great weight in
the turning of point, the fight is by no
means confined to any one, two or three
circuits, but must necessarily take in the
whole state, so 1t is hard matter 10
tell with any degree Of certainty. just
what a candidates chances are, and often
it is in doubt up to the day the legisla-
ture assemblies.
The local situation presents very few,
if any, new features, as the result of the
last weeks work, except, perhaps, the
turn taken in prosecuting alleged lie
gally registered persons, which Will be
taken up by the grand jury this after
There is nothing new. except we will
beat them by thousand to 1,5O0 ma1ori-
ty," said a foremost and prominent Citi-
zens club member.
There is nothing new, except we have
got them beat and they know 1t, said
prominent Liberal Club leader. why, If
we should no more than split even with
them down to Aherc0rn street, the Fourth
district will give US 400 to 800 majority, and
everything considered we calculate on
good deal more than that"
And so it goes. A mans knowledge of
an insight into the local political situa-
ton depends on what side he Is with, and
it varies with his enthusiasm.
There are no general meetings on for this
week. There will, no doubt, be several
caucuses, and the Liberal Club in the
hold meetings, probably all on Thursday
night. These district meetings are among
the brightest features of the campaign.
II is there a political discourse becomes
family talk, and il makes 20 difference
whether the curfew bell is called the
'Few-faw bell" or Patrick Henry is turn
ed into Patrick Kennedy, everything goes,
and is taken in the best OF proper spirits,
and the crowd enjoys the fun.
So far the speakers on both sides have
confined themselves within proper bounds
There have been some few personal allu-
sions, but none that would give offense,
so far as any of the speakers are con
and very little cOmmingling of extraneous
elements. and the efforts of both factions
1t appears now, are being directed to keep
ing the campaign on that basis, in as far
as is possible.
Mr.. duBisnon received a telegram yes
that at the election of candidates held for
the Alabama convention, Clark, the sound
money candidate, had a majority of 16
over Johnson, the free silver candidate.