The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-25
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Talk About the Joint Debate Matter
and Candidates.

una Candidates.
Augusta Chronicle: This SNAP primary
racket that is now being worked by Mr.
Berner is an old story. Why is it any
more of a snap primary for him than for
Col. Gambler? They both have the same
time in which to get over the state, and
visit the counties and if Mr.. Berner has
not sufficient time in which to visit them
all, neither has Col. Gambler. But they say
Col. Gambler was in the field first and got
a start of the others. Well, if this Is true
there is no way in which this can be uu-
done If he was in the field a month
longer than the others he will continue TO
hold this distinction in July, just the same
as IN June. They knew the race was go
ing to come off just as well as Col Cand-
Ter knew 1t, and they had the same right
to come in that he had.
The primary for the nomination of coun-
~ officers and state senator for the Twen-
ty-first district will be held in Wilkinson
April 30. There has developed but little
opposition to the ticket of the old officers
The five senatorial candidates are: G. A.
Doughty of Attention. DR.. G.. G. Castle
ton of Cold Spring, Joe E. Bailey of Box
wood, DR.. ]. S. Wood of Irwinton, and
w. A. Jones of Gordon.
There will probably be no ticket run in
opposition TO Col Gambler in Clayton.
The Republican candidate for Congress
in the Eighth district will be Col. w NJ.
Hairston of Athens.
James A. Dukes one of the many good
Democrats in Rockdale, is an announced
candidate for county treasurer.
| Judge Atkinson will address the veterans
of Chattooga at their reunion Saturday,
and has been invited by cambridge to
speak there on Memorial day.
The Griffin Call remarks that as the
| campaign progresses Atkinsons wisdom
in holding on to the office he has becomes
more marked. He burned the bridges in
a campaign in former years and was left
without any Office after the election, and
he does not propose TO be caught out in
similar manner again. He loves office
| too well, if he is hard to satisfy.
| ]. c. Hendley will probably be Col. Jor-
| dams associate in the House of Represen-
tatives from Pulaski next year.
| Marietta Journal: 1t is proposed that the
| Democratic candidates for Governor to
| have joint debates over the state There
is nothing more productive of bad feeling
| than joint debates. 1t would b. better
! for each candidate to make his owr APP
| pointments and fill them.
Cordele Sentinel: There is no use for any
one of the gubernatorial candidates TO
kick against joint debates. While there
| are no special issues at stake ard all the
| candidates are Democrats, Yet the people
| demand a hearing from the oTce seekers
| and there is no reason why the candidates
should not get together on the stump.
Americas Recorder: Judge Atkinson caD
go on his way rejoicing, throwing bon
quets. his ''handsome and loveable'
friend ,siM1. Berner. Col. Gambler decided
| it would nbt BE just the thing to disturb
this mutual admiration society and the
c6Ionel rs right. for in a joint debate he
might beat a discount with two such
| hands0fne ard Iovable men.
". NJ. Lane IS candidate for the Legis-
| iatuga from Sumter.
Whkcross Herald: Gamblers refusal to
mech Atkinson in joint debate is very sig
| niReaRt. 1t simply means that Gambler
scanst Hold his own with the judge on the
! stump
Perry Home Journal: In a well-writtcn
| letter. published in the Constitution last
Sunday, Col Gambler declines to meet
! Candidates Atkinson and Berner in joint
debate at Columbus, or elsewhere. He
contends that such debates would not
in any degree serve the interests of De-
mocracy, but might prove hutrful by in
ducing personal bitterness. Col. Gambler
is right in this, and it would be well to
dispense with all proposed joint debates.
Albany Herald: The Herald is not an adj
vocate of primary joint debates between
Democrats, being satisfied from past ex-
perience. that they generate scisms and
inevitably lead to bitterness and faction
alism in the party; but the joint debate
seems to be popular, not only with some
Of the candidates for Governor in the pres
ent campaign, but with the masses as
well. and if we are going to have them
we want to call attention to the fact that
AIhanv now possesses exceptional adj
vantaees over any other town in Southern
or Southwest Georgia as a meeting place