The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-15
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.
Every county officer in Calhoun has for
mally announced for reelection.
There are two avowed candidates in Car
roll for the legislature, p. H. Chandler
and W. +. Cole.
Hon. T. E. Hightower. Early countys
present representative announces for re-
election.
The democratic executive committee of
Marion county met Saturday and appoint
ed June 6 a day to nominate candidates
for all Offices.
The democratic voters in Henry county
are protesting against the action of the
executive committee in calling. a general
primary for May ?. 1t is probable that
the whole matter will be reconsidered.
The democratic executive committee Of
Wilcox county met Saturday and passed
resolutions favoring primary June 6. for
national, state, and county action, with
tor.
William II. Postell announces for the
legislature in Lumpkin. Here is his plat
form as he enunciates il in his printed
announcement: Il. am for taxing pistols
anu nave them carried openly. The taxes
to 80 TO the confederate soldier fund.
am Tor 500 exemption from taxatiaon."
A farmer writes the McDonough Weekly
practical hard-sense letter. He favors
a sound money on the same principle that
ne tavors sound commodity. He says
Il happen to have % cents to buy tobacco
with, and sound tobacco is 20 cents a
plug, and rotten three plugs for 20 cents
l always take the one plug of the sound
article
Houston Home Journal: THE slate max
ing politicians of the Third district will
defeat the nomination of Mr. Lewis, if
they can. We understand their slate in
wolves the promotion of several ambitious
men, as follows: Fort for congress, Judge
G. G. Smith for railroad commissioner,
solicitor Tom Eason for judge of the
Ocmulgee circuit, G. r. Warren for solic-
ltor. A many edged weapon against Lew
is"
j. S. c. in Atlanta Journals: Fleming du-
Bignon viii get every vote from the wire
grass country for United States senator.
and he will have the consciousness of
knowing that men who are nominated in
his interests will be elected. The tide
in the silver wave is beginning TO recede
in Georgia, and those who believe that
the state convention Is certain to have a
silver majority are mistaken. The people
are waking up. There are no converts
TO silver, and every day is found new
acquisitions to the cause of sound money.
d. w. Blair, registrar in Cobb county
and law partner of Hon. Steve Clay,
chairman of the state democratic execu-
tive committee, addressed a letter to the
voters of Cobb stating that. mo registra-
ton is necessary 20 vote in any primary
election held by any political party for
the purpose of selecting candidates for
such party" Lawyers differ as to the
laws governing primary elections. Most
of the county committees that are ORDER
ing primaries are asking that they be held
under the regulation of the regular state
election.
Fairburn correspondence Morning News:
The democrats of Campbell county met
in mass meeting Friday. the object being
to elect a new executive committee. A
new committee was elected. The mass
meeting also passed the following resolu-
ton; Resolved by the democrats in mass
meeting assembled that we, consider il
wise for the county committee to call a
primary for June 6. next, to elect dele
gates to the state convention and also to
express their choice for governor and state
house officers and for a state senator from
the Thirty-siX senatorial district, this be-
ing Campbell county's time to name the
senator" 1t is thought that the county
committee will do as requested by the
mass meeting. The mass meeting was OPP
posed to voting for United States senator
on June g. or any other time. The primary
for county officers and representative will
come off later.