The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-31
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates in the Field aud News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

paper Talk on Party Policy.
Brunswick Times-Advertiser Mr.. Wat
son will wait for developments in future
before he damns anybody's company.
Pelham is responsible for the follow
ing: Bryan has sent the following tele-
gram TO sewan and Watson: "Heads
win, tails you lose
waycross Herald: The opposition to
Mr.. Brantley grows perceptibly weaker
every day 1t is safe to predict a very
large democratic majority in the Eleventh
district.
Southwest Georgia may offer a candi-
date for the speakership of the next Geor-
gia house of representatives in the per-
son of Col Jeff l.. Boynton of the county
of Calhoun.
Townsville Enterprise: The sec
ond district congressional convention will
be held at Camilla on the 9Th of August
Thomas county will send sound money
delegates to 1t.
Smithville Enterprise; All the great
men of the future must come from rural
districts. Nine-tenths of the boys now
growing up in the towns are cigarette
smokers, and will never mount to row
of pins.
Dawson News: Hon. o. B. Stevens has
been named as one of the state campaign
committee by Chairman Clay. If there is
a gentleman in this whole section who
knows how to campaign II is this Terrell
statesman.
Gov. W. Y. Atkinson will address the
people of Cobb county on the political is
sues of the day at the court house in Ma
rietta on the first Tuesday in August
next. Hon. Louis +. Garrard will also be
present and discuss Free Silver and
the Convict Lease System"
Chairman Clay has arranged to open the
state campaign at McDonough on Tues
day His speech viii be the keynote of
the campaign in Georgia and much inter-
est is being manifested in what he will
say. There are to be other rallies in Ra-
bun county and other places in the state
to which speakers will be sent. Requests
are received every day for orators
Atlanta Journal: 1t is worth noting that
the only threat to take to the woods"
uttered in Georgia before the Chicago con-
vention was by free coinage democrat
and that the only symptoms of an organ
lied bolt since the convention have been
AFFORDED by the free coinage democrats of
the Eleventh district. The sound money
element Of the party in this state has not
faltered in its allegiance to the democ-
racy.
Valdosta Times: Capt H. C. Powell
telegraphed Hon. w. J. Bryan yesterday
that the democratic fast mail train had
jumped the track at populist junction and
that the train would not be able to move
until the Watson side-track was removed.
He stated that many passengers were
waiting for orders and signed himself con-
ductor of the train. Capt. Powell has the
reputation of being one of the Original
Bryan men,"
Albany Herald: Capt s. r. Weston has
been a sound money man all along
through the wrangle over the money ques-
ton, but he's a died-in-the- wool democrat
of the southern thoroughbred variety and
now says he's for Bryan and Watson.
I've eaten my crow-and, 1 tell YOU il
come mighty nigh putting me to bed"
said the captain, yesterday, but now Pm
ready to go the whole hog and vote for
Bryan and Watson to beat the radicals"
Athens Banner: Mr.. Tolbert N. Lester
candidate for the legislature from Clarke
on the populist ticket. was in the city yes
terday In regard to his race he said he
was in the hands of his friends. He didn't
propose to make a canvass, but they could
work for him If they wished to. He said
he had lived all his life in Clarke county
the people knew him, and knew whether
they wanted him to represent them with
out his telling them more than that he
was a candidate.
Up to Saturday lOS democratic legisla-
tive nominations had been made and thjr
ty-two democratic senatorial candidates
had been selected. OF the counties where
the democrats have not yet acted Bar
tow's men will be named Aug. Is; Brooks,
Aug. 8; Bullock, Aug. 70; Coffee, Aug. l.
Decatur, Aug 10; Efhngham, Sept. q
Franklin, Aug. S; Gwnnett, Aug. l;
Johnson, Aug. 10; Jones, Aug
Is; Mcintosh, Aug. !; Montgomery. Aug.