The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-13
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

Candidates in the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.
Macon News: The fight on Berner has
not only hurt the democratic party but
it has hurt Macon.
Augusta Chronicles We may live to hear
Speaker Fleming" in the national House.
Georgia has a reputation for furnishing
good speakers.
Mnledgeville Recorder: The populists
charge the democratic party with steal
ing their platform and straightway pro-
coed to steal the platform Of the prohibl-
ton party.
Mnledgeville Recorder; The populists in
sst that the government should go out of
the banking business, hut that It ought to
own ard control the railroads. How do they
explain that?
The populists Of Lumpkin county failed
10 hold primaries last Saturday. as decid-
ed by a recent convention. That conven-
ton failed TO say who should take charge
OF the tally sheets and consolidate the re-
turns as provided by law, is the cause.
Walton News: Cut Off with about 275
voters, has registered 224 and Buncomb
with about S75 voters has registered only
22 The former district is largely popu-
list, the latter democratic; which shows
that the populists are alert about regis
tering, but that democrats are Indifferent
Albany Herald The goldbug democrats
are now talking Of nominating Hon. Hen
ry C. Turner as their candidate for Vice
President. Mr.. Turner is a man of charac-
ter and ability He possesses the respect
OF Georgians, but IL he accepts that nomi-
nation he viii never again get many Of
their votes.
The populists of the Twenty-second
senatorial district will hold their conven-
ton at Forsyth on the 10th instant. 1t is
not known who they viii nominate for
senator, II any one. The populists claim
to have a majority vote In Monroe and
Pike counties, and they think they can
poll a good vote in Bibb.
Macon News: The congressional con-
vention of the peoples party for the Sixth
district will meet at Forsyth on the 10Th
| OF August. The impression grows that
| Col. A. A. Murphey Will be the nominee
and that he Will accept. Col. Murphey is
| in the city, but viii not say whether he
| will accept the nomination for congress.
Carroll County Times: The popunst
| platform adopted in Georgia Friday de-
| clares for the abolition of the saloons and
| the sale of whisky regulated by state con-
/ troll In other words, 1t declares for state
/ and local dispensaries practically after the
! system emplOyeQ IN south NafOuna,
| known as the Tillman system and provi-
| ded for in a South Carolina dispensary
| law.
| Gwinnett Herald: Seab Wright has prob
ably found at last where he is at. For
several years he has been roaming around
| politically. He was somewhat like the
| dog in the express office that had eat his
| tag, nobody knew whose dog he was OF
| where he was going. But the tag has
| been found and on it, in big letters, is
| the words, "Populist, Executive Man.
sion, Atlanta, Ga. Handle with care"
Amerious Times Recorder: Hon. Bot
Berner refuses to go to the Senate cramm-
ed with pledges and staggering under the
| lash of the Macon whisky ring. The Times
| Recorder congratplates him on his per
sonal strength and political integrity. The
| cowardly attempt the Bib county poll.
! ticians are now making to sidetrack sc
| illustrious and patriotic a democrat viii
| rebound to their personal and political hu,
initiation in the near future
Carroll County Times: The nomination
of seab Wright will give the democrats
something to do this fall. There is nc
chlld's play before the party managers
! and there is yet opposition to Atkinson
within the democratic ranks or
ago. In Carroll we have fears
and there is no use to deny it, While
| the county went democratic in the con.
| gressional and county elections two years
| ago there was not as large a vote pollec
as in the October election. A full vote
/ gave the county to the populists, and il
! there is not some work done and hard
/ work and II Seab Wright and Tom Wat
| son come into the county it will go thai
way again.