The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-04
POLITICS IN THE STATE
Candidates I'm the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

paper Talk on Phrty iOHcy.
Perry Home Journal: The populists of
Georgia cannot teach the democrats hon
est politics.
Rome Tribune: Never, in all her his
tory. has Georgia been better represented
in congress than she will pc next session.
Griffin Call: When a fellow is forced
to eat crow it is adding insult to in-
jury to try and make him wear a feather
in his hat.
Columbus Enqulrer-Sun: 1t doesn't be-
hoove the democrats Of Georgia to lie still
for the populists and republicans are at
work tooth and nail.
Dawson News: Judge Griggs opened a
winning campaign at Bainbridge yester-
day and from now until October will
speak once, and sometimes twice, day.
From present Indications the Second will
be the banner district OF the state in the
election.
Brunswick Times-Advertiser Selling
liquor 20 the consumer at cost seems to be
very poor way of checking the drink
habit. Under the anti-barroom bill, the
drinker will get more whisky and better
whisky for his money than he does now.
Gwinnett Herald: Col. Robertson OF
Habersham, one of the electors for the
state at large has commenced his can
vass in North Georgia. He is a very able
man, and has the confidence of the peo-
pie because they know he is not an office
seeker He has already made a number
of speeches and will continue during the
campaign. He is probably the best posted
political speaker in the state on the money
question He is walking encyclopedia
of figures.
Perry Home Journal: Tax Collector Mil
Ter has agreed to appoint registrar for
each district in the county whore the
registration is materially short. Chair
man Davis of the executive committee
| has secured the necessary books, and
| they will he forwarded to the appointers
| in few days. The members OF the ex-
| ecutive committee I'm the several districts
| are expected to interest themselves In Sc
| curing full registration. The list of white
voters lacks more than 800 of being full.
| Americus Herald: The people OF Geor-
| gia are hearing lots of good democracy
from the orators on the stump this year.
| Chairman Clay is managing the cam
| paign In a manner that pleases every good
| democrat This Is our year. any way,
| and we propose to make the most OF it.
! Waycross Journal: In the appointment
| OF Mr. Toomer to fill Mr. Brantleys un-
expired term, we are pleased TO congrat-
ulate the legatee on the richness of his
dowery and the people on the ability and
honesty OF a servant.
In the democratic primary of Bryan
county, which took place on Tuesday, the
| following candidates were nominated in
the respective offices: Representative, r.
! c. Morgan, by a majority of q votes, OPP
| posed by r. Harvey, present incumbent,
and A. w. Warnell; tax collector, w L.
| Speer by 100 votes, opposed by ]. J. Hay
man, present incumbent; clerk superior
court, q. z. Williams, by % votes, and a
| majority In every precinct. opposed by w.
b. Smith, who has held the ONCE for
many years; receiver of tax returns, c.
| h. Jones, by votes opposed by c. b.
English, II. Clanton and II. " Harm;
4 sheriff, w. l.. Brown, by 81 votes, opposed
by w. r. Canady and George Hayman;
surveyor. II. Cason, opposed by Jack Shu-
man; coroner, w. W. Moncrief, no oppo-
nent.
Atlanta Journal: The backbone of the
democratic managers has stiffened within
the past week. Hon. Steve Clay was
found lying on "a lounge in his office this
| morning He worked till midnight on cor
open another mail. He had read near 100
letters and classified them preparatory to
taking them up for reply. Then he lay
down for a rest About o'clock another
batch of letters came In. There's another
| lO0," said he with a sigh, and have
got 90 go through them right away"
The fact is that MIR. Clay has been work
ing like a steam engine Two weeks ago
| the democrats were somewhat shaken In
| their confidence The large claims of the
| populists, the positiveness with which they
asserted them, and the dashing style with
which Seab Wright opened his campaign
caused him to pause and look carefully
over the ground. During the past ten
days Mr. Clay has put himself in commu-
! nication with practical men in every
county for the purpose OF getting informa-
ton that could be relied upon This
| shower of letters is the result, and the
information they bring has stiffened the
| backbones Of the people at headquarters.
| They now wear smiling faces and talk In
| the most confident strain.
1t isn't so much a mans constitution
| "a AZ los hot