The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-08-09

cal campaign next year which will be Iur.d
In it, conduct aud development.
It viii have as one OF is issues. besides
the election of governor. the choice of a
candidate FOR United States senator 60
succeed Roger .. Mills The last week
has thrown into tie campaign for that
Office the Hon. John H. Reagan. the ven
ion ncirla ss,,., :. ~, - e IN
~ inc he'd he answered very 2rornptlv:
""'!a Ike To again BE- elected as sen
i'oi 'or -eAaS My twenty years of expe-
! i'''''e iu congress, together witch my ex
/ I'r.eace i'm the confeGers-.. ...,,-,r,T,,,,,
/ "''iu enable ne TO BE OF serv.ca 10 the (
] people OF Tie nation. I was i.npeil,i bv = [
= ~. Oh DUTY TO The people OF Texas when /
ie9it7it'l my scat N the senate 10 accept 4
mo position OF chairman Of the railway
commission. For FIVE Years I hava fiI1ad
thtt once and have successfully met every
Oost&cio which was interposed 10 the stic
80 81 the law ard 1 now feel satisfied
mat others can take up that work There
~, / y" II submit my name for the sena-
tofaA!p aud will deliver speeches before
me people upon current issues I viii do
it..d the rights of tho peopIo and oapose
interest"
The entry Of 1Ir. Reagan into the cam
Dug" makes il almost certain that Mr.
~ II WEI not succeed himself The fact
!" l"at "a" conduct OF AIiis in standing so
iohS 10y CicF"iardism until Il ran over him I
ana left him is one OF th,, e-atIsas witch :
u'cNc 80 many out o. the party and male 1
'he bopGlisI campaign OF last year almost !
q success Tie democracy OF Texas Is d
J MY up TO She Bryan standard ami does :
not propose 20 Doe sidetracke.! by- the "ifs'' :
and butts" OF haIt.ns men.
The Gubernatoriai Campaign. p
Turning from the senatorial c.,n1paien =
y VIII he found that the filling OF the ST
z ubernatorial office VIII L.. itself a subject y
y g1eat interest. Auaong those who are in 81
iffa
r. representative i'm congress from the ninth -
"sit!ct hon. II. NJ. Crane. attor- n.
ley general; lion. J. T. Jester lieutenant la
'oNeiA"f' congressman 5. ". r. Ianhan III
ma hon. j. ". Blake. chairman of rl,. g
cate democratic oXccu- M. committee 'ha,- -
~ stand sQuarcy on the der4locr,ts,. MN =.
ofE with an that this Implies ana ,acn 7 .
ne Is looked upon a tower Of strength on
- great number of candidates however ~
'lH $" split up the state convention THAI -
VIII take many ballots out of which In ~,
No!Ne tho successful one There arc of
''iSN 'hc usual charges haiEe preferred l,-
Pc lfiel'ds OF the one candidate against th..
'H'tS 50 as &" letter his chances, but il 7
70 lie hoped that patriotism or tht can ell
Gates themselves VIII put an end 10 this Al
ao Of campaign III, recent ,l.,.is.or1 Of Oil
a. hIt'H states court, by which the ".
lG-fust law Was declared uuc0nstitutfon- ~,
enters largely into the caupalaeu nrd q
nee The acceptance of the Chicago plat 7
rn by all the gcntlement Interested -. Tor
Owes II from controversy, tie. car.lpa5su o-'-
IA have 10 be CARED on upon state is
-. and among these the antitrust laws h.
X mold first place The large number OF una
oelhatoTial cand dates likewise increases jon
e huinoer OF aspirants 10 tho various
ite offices, which IS quite an importan; s
liter, as the patronage OF the Texas t
pitoi is extensive. covering probably fo,,r lett
ies as much ground as does thar of Geor- LOT
l. TO run over the list OF names for - 4
Sc various Offices would read ike = mo
Sas directory. Cak
The SenatOrship Again. VS.
eturning to the senatorial caupairn - 80
been known for some time that GOV colFn
or Cuiherson aimed at the succession 10 god
ator Mills. and within the last wear ILL., IT,.
candidacy of Hon. J. ". Bailey. the nIeni
locratic leader in congress, has assumed that
Gree and shape which make him one viii
the most formidable figures in TEXAS worn
ties. Baiiey is young il is true but 80
held his place in the extra session OF r,,cei-
sress 50 admirably that many peopIe ventr
that the mantle of Pitt has fallen tnou the L
shoulders, and that he is old enough 10
Texas whittier he VIII OF course Char
STATE is TOO large not to have an Ben
4 supply OF candidates, and among ing
g may be mentioned ex-Ninister Ter ! Gray
who has just returned from Tl,rt.y / Carl
Ex-Governor HoEg. who has nor omit, on a
vered from Japan. but the rnention fore
leir names Is not OF serious import t,9'h
'titutlonal Amendments Defeated. AZ p
ring the past week the state has held count,
ection upon the adoption of three con- AiCrlds
l'onal amendments which met the fare the Il
non to such mode of action So lit.t young
est was taken IN tba oIac,ta,, ~ "ttle bTOugl
'''a' 'ue him fl