The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-25
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.
When Lon Livingston get through with
Thomas Rip Roarer Cobb's political car
cass there won't be enough left for first
class funeral.
Thursday the republicans Of Bib held
a county convention and nominated two
negroes. L. II. Burdell and J. NJ. John
son, for the legislature, and left the third
place blank TO be filled by populist.
Albany Herald: The case Of the Florida
girl who ran into the shrubbery to escape
a kiss and was torn by a panther is a sol
emn warning TO the shy goldbugs who are
threatening TO take TO the tall timber.
The Recorder says that of the
two factions Of the republicans in Sumter
county, the majority one will strongly sup
port Gov. Atkinson for reelection, as the
negroes recognize in him true and tried
friend of their race.
Rome Tribune: TIA Ra Ra Cobb reminds
us OF our own dear Walter Brown. Not
long since he was a candidate for solc-
ttor general OF the Fulton circuit. Now
he Is out for congress. There is nothing
like aiming high, especially when your
gun is empty.
Mr.. Watson will deliver only three more
speeches in Georgia before leaving for
Dallas, Tex, where he will address a
large labor organization on Labor day.
The next speeches in Georgia will be at
Gainesville on Aug q, Royston, the 18th,
and at Gainesville Sept. 4.
Columbus EnQuirer-Sun: There is some
considerable speculation as to who will be
selected by the populst convention. to be
held at Warm Springs next Tuesday. 1t is
generally believed that Col. Cary ].
Thornton of this city, will be named TO
make the race against Judge Adamson.
Thomas r. r. Cobb spoke at Covington
on Saturday, He said that he was can
ddate for congress from the Fifth dis
trict, but in case straightout populist
was put out he would withdraw and chal-
lenge Mr.. Livingston to hold joint debates
with him in every county in this district.
Albany Herald The spectacle of Tom
Cobb and Ben Blackburn pulling for the
populist Endorsement in the Fifth congress
| sional district gives one the right to sus-
pect that their high sounding phrases
| about devotion to principle were made sim
| ply for effect and TO catch populist
| suckers
Three thousand one hundred and nine
! teen persons have registered IN Bibb for
| the state election, and only 25S are negroes.
| The total number of white polls in the
\ county is 5,S6S, and a strong effort will be
| made to have at least 5000 of these regis
tered so Bib county can give the demo-
cratic state ticket the $500 majority which
she has promised.
On Tuesday. tomorrow. the Fulton
county republicans will hold primary
| for the purpose of selecting delegates to
| the congressional convention, which meets
in Atlanta next Saturday. Col. J. c.
! Hendrix, who has already announced his
| candidacy, will be endorsed by the con-
| vention II is understood the republicans
WIN put out candidates for all of the
county Offices
The populists of Colquitt county met
the other day and nominated county Of
fcers. But the convention struck a snag
| when a motion was made to endorse Seab
| Wright and the state platform. The OBJ
| server says: "A resolution endorsing the
| action of the state convention was read
| by the secretary. The platform met with
| a bitter attack and not one man raised
his voice TO defend it. The plank to which
| the objection was raised is the prohibit
| tion plank, with which some of the lead
| ers have prophesied that they would
sweep the state next fall. The resolution
was tabled ana the meeting adjourned"