The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-09
POLITICS IN GEORGIA.
Comments of Editors and the Candi-
dates in the Field.


dates in the Field.
Maj. w. w. Thomas, who represented
Coweta county in the legislature of 1S9s-94,
is a present candidate for the House. Tim
othy Mitchell wants to be clerk of the
Coweta court, and Sheriff Brown is being
opposed for reelection by ]. B. Walker of
Turin
Judge Joseph S. Turner says that Off
cial business in connection with his duties
as chairman of the prison commission will
prevent his canvassing the state as a can
ddate for reelection. He is resting his
campaign upon the letters he has sent TO
his friends.
J. H. Cotter has announced for the leg
islature In Troup county. Mr.. Cotter is a
prominent member of the LAGRANGE bar.
Chairman j. S. Powell of the Coweta
county executive committee has decided
that. unless there is demand on the part
of the people, he, will not call his commit
tee together until June Z, the day after
the state primary. At that times the
date for a primary for county offices, ir-
Guiding the legislature, will be fixed. Chair
man Powell takes the position that all
counties should conform to the recommen-
dalton of the state committee in fixing
June 6 for a general primary, and that
action on the part of the county commit
tee is unnecessary.
In his announcement for Congress from
the Second district Hon. A. l.. Halves
says: 1.-THE continued low price of agrf-
cultural products resulting in part from
the gambling in futures by Wall street
SPECTATORS claims the earnest attention
of our National House of representatives,
rl,.,1- sr.1r
ton, prohibiting the selling of our crops
and fixing the price therefor. by reckless
spectators, even before they had been
planted"
The Gambler Club of Columbus is plan
ming to give a banquet.
Col r. g. Russell is making a hard
fight for the judgeship of the Western
circuit against Judge Nathan L. Hutch
ms.
Col. H. Clay Curtis of Blue Ridge is
candidate for clerk of the Court of Fam
min county.
Mr.. ]. L. Hand may be a candidate for
the legislature in Mitchell county.
Capt ]. Lindsay johnson is making
vigorous contest for the legislature in
Floyd county.
Mayor ]. F. DeLacy of Eastman is be-
ing urged by his friends as a candidate
for Congress.
The Populists of Franklin county met in
county convention Wednesday and nomi-
mated for county officers T. A. Mcfarland
for representative, H. c. Carson for sher
if, f. NJ. Hubbard for tax collector, Z. c.
Stancil for tax receiver, w. p. King for
clerk Superior Court, w. H. Smith for
treasurer, j. F. Hicks for coroner.
The Habersham county Democratic
executive committee has called primary
for June for all Offices, including county,
state and judges. They will have bat one
primary.
At a meeting of the Democratic voters
of Butts county held at jackson Wednes-
day for the purpose of electing new DEM
ocratic executive committee, a resolution
was introduced by the friends of Mr.. Ber-
ner indorsing him as the choice of the DEM
ocratc voters of that county for Govern
or. The friends of Col Gambler moved to
table the resolution. The chairman put
the motion, and il was laid on the table
by the vote of an overwhelming majority
of the meeting of not less than two to one.
The county adjoins Mr. Berners home
county. and his friends were confident that
Il would send Berner delegates 10 the con-
ventjon. particularly as it is in Mr.. Ber-
ner's congressional district and in his iu-
dicial circuit. The friends of Col. Cand
Ter say that the vote at the mass meeting
is simply an 1ndlcatOh OF Wndt the coun-
Nv will do, and that in the primary of June
the county will cast more Gambler votes
than the combined strength of the other
two candidates.
The Lee county democratic executive
committee met day or two since and APP
pointed April 29 as the day to hold the
primary for county offices alone, and put
the nomination Of the representative for
the legislature on June 6, when the state
primary will be held. The committee did
not appoint any time for the congression-
al primary, leaving that to the congress-
ional committee. The fight for county Of
fees in Lee is hot, and candidates are pop
ming up all over the county. The race
for tax collector will be three-cornered
affair. j. NJ Hines, the present collector,
will be opposed by j. II. Randall of Smith
vile. and w. d. Green of Chookee. +. B.
Martin. sheriff, will have TO fight I. A
Holiday for reelection. d. w. -ison Of
Teesburg. and G. b. Avera of Smithville.
are fighting each other for the Office Of
fax collector. d. d. Hall. treasurer, has
The race for that Office all TO himself.
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