The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-21
POLITICS IN THE STATE
Candidates In the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy.

Hon. j. A. Morrow, mayor of Jonesboro,
announces his candidacy for state sena-
tor
]. A. Ansley refuses to be a candidate
to represent Sumter in the democratic
state convention.
Sound money clubs are being organized
In every section Of Georgia. And the or
ganization promises well.
Hon. 3. b. Bower. the sound money
candidate for congress from cambridge,
spoke at Abel Monday. His speech was
fair and convincing
Two months ago Henry county would
have gone for free silver coinage by a two
thirds vote. on June g. at the primaries,
sound money men viii win an easy Victo-
~, II is now conceded.
Editor ]. r. Miller Of the Statesboro
Star, the free silverite who recently ac-
knowledged that he was also a pOpulist,
tenders his resignation as a member of
the Bulloch county executive democratic
committee.
The date for holding the primary in Bib
county win not be changed from June 6
to June g. The county executive commit
tee have decided that they have no right
to change the date, as asked for by the
whisky dealers and others.
1t is now conceded that Emanuel coun-
ty will send sound money delegates TO
the state convention mass meeting is
to be held June 6, and at that time II
will be determined when a primary vote
shall be held for United States senator.
The Whitfield populist executive COM
mittee met last Saturday, and called
convention for the second Saturday in
June to select delegates to their state
and national convention. They didn't In
vite democrats to participate in that con-
ventioh.
The sound money forces in Polk county
are organizing. A ticket will be put in
th- field for delegates to the state conven-
ton. A correspondent writes that IL is
probable that Mr. duBignon will carry the
county in the primaries for United States
senator
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Judge Crisp has
a very tickle throat. 1t works all right
in Washington, but in Georgia, 1t goes
back on him, so that he cannot reply to
the sound money argument at all. Con-
sequently, he prefers to stay In Washing
ton. Astute Mr. Crisp.
Milledgeville Union Recorder: The free
silverites claim that they represent the
side of true bimetalllsm. Is this true?
Can they be, when the history of this
and other countries show different2 There
is no free silver country in the world that
uses gold, while, on the other hand, gold
countries coin as much silver as they can
keep on a parity.
The democratic executive committee Of
Quitman county met in the court house
at Georgetown Monday. They ordered a
primary to be held on July 10 to elect del
egates to the congressional convention.
Voters Will vote for the candidate of their
choice, and the successful candidate will
be allowed to name the delegates to rep
resent the county in the Congressional
convention to be held at Camilla.
Two more legislative candidates are in
the field in DeKalb. They are DR.. Born
of Lithonia, and ]. L. c. Kerr of Decatur.
Mr.. Kerr Will make the race on the sill
yer issue. Dr. Born will be found on the
side of honest currency. Two other can
didates, McCurdy and Houston, are wag-
ing the strongest kind of races. Col Nor
rison is making an active campaign of the
county, and thinks that he win be elected.
The populists had a meeting at Clinton.
Jones county. Saturday. Hon. c. E. Nc
Gregor was the orator of the day. There
was about thirty populists in attendance.
They elected new executive COMMITTEES.
but failed to find populists enough in four
of the districts to get a committeeman.
They nominated L. s. McWilliams for SEN
ator for the Twenty-first senatorial dis
trict, and NJ. v. Tyner for the legislature.
An Atlanta correspondent writes the
Covington Star: Il believe Hon. w G
Glenn is the strongest candidate in the
state for a seat on the supreme bench
This is true, because Col Glenn's cansc-
ity is unsurpassed by any other caudi6at to
Then he has claims upon the people aside
from his legal merits. as result Of his
railroad tax bill He is the greatest hen
efactor OF the taxpayers of the state of
any one spoken Of for supreme court
judge"
Dalton Argus: The sound money mon
Of the Second congressional district SURELY,