The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
ALE. HEnnrNcToN's VIEWS,
He Is Not Opposed to Col. Lester for
COngress.

He Is Not Opposed to Col Lester for
Congress.
Hon. Alfred Harrington of Swainsboro
arrived in the city last night and regis
tered at the Pulaski Mr.. Harrington is
well known as the political genius of
Emanuel county and has played rather
prominent part in the politics of the First
district for number of years. Naturally
the first ques ton asked him was as to
his intentions in regard to the congress
sional race.
Are you going to oppose Col Lester
this timer" he was asked.
Ne" he replied. II have about made
.up my mind to have nothing more to do
with politics, lbut should L decide to be-
come candidate for Congress I do not
consider that L would be in the attitude
of opposing Mr.. Lester or any one else.
I consider the field open and free to any
one who wishes to enter. As for Mr.. Les
ter his friends assured my friends when
he was last nominated that he would
not be in the race any more. and that
this time there would be no opposition to
me on the part of Mr. Lester and his
friends OF course this settles it so far
as Mr.. Lester Is concerned
with you and Mr. Lester both out of
the race who would you support for Con
gress?" Mr.. Harrington was asked
Il have plenty of good friends
both in and out of Savannah"
he replied: that I would oheerfully sup
port should any of them decide to enter
the race, but l think the race belongs to
the country this time. Mind you. do not
want TO be considered as arraying coun-
try against city but / do think that once
in every decade that Savannah should let
tho country counties have a whack at it.
Let them send one Of their neighbors to
Congress now and then, just to see how it
feels, you know. And In this connection /
desire to state that the woods are fun Of
good material. For instance, there is Col
BIZ Clifton, Capt. w a. Wilcox and H.
A. Atwood Of Mcintosh, Hon w. w.
| Sheppanl and Col II. J.. Miller of Liberty.
Col, MCGEE Giles and Capt NJ. d. Near
thur of Tattnall, Hon. j. A. Brannen Sen
ator Green Johnson, Hon Sam Moore and
Col. Dan Grower of Bulloch, Col H. a.
Wright, Morgan Rawls and Capt. Ed Fox
Of Effingham, Co.'s, Tom Oliver and !. w.
OVerstreet of -SQrexen, Coils. Ed Brlnson.
Phil johnson, William Davis. Mai. vii
kins and Mr.. Simeon Gray of Burke Then
IN my own county are such men as Aft
Smart, George NJ. Dekle. ,aud if Col. Bob
Williams was not a candidate for Judge he
would make about the best
race of all. Col. Williams race
! for judge is one of the reasons
why do not want to enter the race for
Congress. Some how 1 have always
found more pleasure in assisting my
friends than helping myself. The forego.
ing are only few in the country who
could fill the bill
Then you would not accept The nomina-
| ton if rendered you?"
II do not suppose there is a young man
| living who would refuse such an honor.
But do not wish to enter into a scramble
for office, which seems to be the only way
it is done these days. My ambition for
| official positions has about oozed out of
me. l haven't got the money to spend on
an aggressive campaign. Besides l have
| some creditors who are entitled to the pro-
| ducts of my labor These are the fruits of
my services in 1892. from the shock Of
which have hardly recovered. However.
/ have few clients left between the prac-
tice of law and an occasional lecture tour,
/ manage to make living and have a
right smart OF fun, which is more than [
have heretofore gotten out of politics. The
negro and the South and the moneyiess
| man are my themes. l got my Inspiration
TO write the moneyless man from the polit-
! ical situation"
'"Then you wouldn't support a Savan-
nah MANI" he was asked
That is not what l said have friends
| in Savannah, who, If they were to run for
| Congress or any other Office, 7 would take
the stump for them if necessary.
Mr. Harrington will leave This morning
for Bryan county, where he VIII deliver
a Washington's birthday address at the
Bryan Academy a few miles from Ella
| bel.