The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09

many EuoQ names mentioned among INEtn
VINO would wOrthily represent the district
IN congress. and whose political strength
Is recognized throughout the district.
Among them. none is ottener or more
prominently mentioned than Col D. Il.
Hamilton Of Rome.
At the municipal election held at Jones'
boro Thursday. the following ticket was
elected without opposition: Mayor. W. L.
Watterson; COuncllmen. J. o. HightOWer,
W. r. Ward, W. 5. Archer, J. @ Adam
son, \. A Camp and T. A. Evans
Charlton's seat in the legislature seems
TO go a-begging. Not a candidate has
shown himself B. q. Mcdonald, J. J. Up
spoken OF by friends for the place, but
neither Of these gentlemen seem 10 have
time 10 serve the people.
The grand jury of Emanuel county, re-
Gently adjourned, unanimously endorsed
Frank r. burden of the Swainsboro bar
for the office of solicitor general or the
middle judicial circuit Hon. Beverly
Evans, the present incumbent, VIII not be
in the race for reelection.
Monroe Advertiser: Mr.. duBignon is
conducting a clean. honest. able campaign
and it is unmistakably true that he is fast
gaining in strength. Wherever he is heard
there Is a perceptible change Of sentiment
regarding the financial Quest ton and June
primary for the selection of senator
y A4iNlA Ooot NbA AN1L fplANNAAA NA-NN' NAAe't
the chairman of the Schley county dem
ocratic executive committee has been APP
pealed to by a large number Of influential
democratic voters 10 call a meeting OF the
committee for the purpose OF reselndlng
the action of the executive committee IN
calling a June primary for senator, but
he persistenly refuses to do so. As con-
sequence, the correspondent suggests,
many Will refuse to vote. II may be re-
membered thar Schley county is in. Mr..
Crisps district, and is the home OF his
childhood.
Macon Telegraph: A sufficient number
of the counties in Georgia have acted to
show without doubt that the attempt TO
commit the democratic party on the ques-
lion of the United States SenatOrship in
June will not be successful. Even the
moral effect which would have been gain
ed by a general expression of opinion on
June CATER all, that is practically all
that could have been done at that time
will amount to practically, nothing with
pretty nearly half of the counties Wnlch
are certainly democratic refusing TO force
the issue now.
Atlanta Journal: In the past forty-eight
hours sixteen counties in Georgia have
acted on the question of holding senatorial
the national convention. OF this number
four have decided to act on the above
mentioned date and twelve have have de-
cided to wait until the action of the ma
tional convention before holding prima-
ries. The probabilities are that very few
If any more counties will lend themselves
to this scheme fer promoting discord in
the party and forestalling the action of
the party in national convention.
A Rome correspondent, who is closely
in touch with the political sentiment in
Floyd as any man in the county, writes:
The sound money democrats Of Floyd
county are very much encouraged by the
late visit of Mr.. duBignon. His reception
] at Rome and his strong presentation OF
! his financial views have caused quite a
! rallyng of the opponents OF free silver;
| They are not willing for this county and
| congressional district to go unchallenged
! into the free silver column, and they Will
many candidates may appear in the legis-
| lative race. Mr.. duBignon is destined to
| develop into an issue at the primary.
Tattnan Journal: An ugly sensation is
| about to be sprung in Telfair The socalled
| democratic executive committee met last
! week and called a June primary Tor
United States senator. 1t now develops
| that this committee was self-constituted
ana was composed of three men, who en-
! gineered the movement, IS they thought
| in the interest of Judge Crisp and his de-
/ mand for preclpltate action. Inc loiloW-
! ing from the Telfair Enterprise explains
/ the situation: This trio, IL is said, met
/ in secret caucus behind locked doors and
| proceeded to elect new members in place
| Of those who had been so unfairly lett out
! This was done presumably, because the
/ regular members, those CiiOseI Dy lllt par
! ty in mass meeting, could not be managed
! in the interest of the June primary tor
| United States senator. Following TINS
! Mr. w. c. Collins, who is member of the
! democratic executive committee of Tel
! fair county writes his views upon the
! work of the said committee in McRae. Al
! ter more mature thought Mr. collins mas
come TO the conclusion that the transac-
| ton was not authorized by precedent OF
1.-The democracy of Telfair, and advises a
reconsideration of the whole matter.
Atlanta Journal: Upon his return from
Europe there were interviews printed with
| ex-Speaker Crisp simultaneously in near.
/ " every New York newspaper TO the ef-
| feet that the Georgian has become con
/ WINGED while on his European tour that
| unlimited silver coinage by the United
States alone would not DO While the
! ex-speaKer remained north he gave ouI
/ no denials of these interviews, but upon
/ his return to Georgia he made the state
| ment that he had been misquoted and CO.
! incident with the talk of him for the Sen
! ate by his home organs he declared him
| self "in favor Of the free and unlimited
! coinage of silver at l6 to l." AS soon as
| he had made his formal announcement
| for the Senate, the ex-speaker commenced
| a vigorous campaign to forestall the ac
| ton of the national democracy and t
! try and secure this high office wltAo II
| regard to the interests of the party, anC
! before sufficient time had elapsed to give
/ the people an opportunity to inform them
/ selves on the question. Despite all thesj
! evidences of lnsincerity and desire fol
/ personal gain at the expense of a party
! which has so honOred him, the ex-speak el
! dressed Georgia audiences, instead Of sp
/ peaing to the intelligence of his hearers
! truckled to their passions in the manner
! of a demagogue. He came to Georgia
! left with that reputation DESTROYED by
! his own conduct.