The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-29
A QUIET POLITICAL YEAR.
LITTLE EXCITEMENT PROMISED IN
STATE OR LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Looks as If There Would BE No OPP
position to the Representative
Already Nominated--A Goodness Be
tween Mr.. VViIIink and Mt. os-
borne as the Result of Politics.
County Officers to BE Elected in
Observation-Disclosures Are That
There viii BE No Fight of Any
kind in Chatham.
Few people realize that it is little more
than a month now before elections for
state and county officers wiH take place.
Although it is a political year, the war and
other things appear to have killed much
of the interest in the political situation,
and the ordinary everyday voter is not
much disturbed about the prospect.
There are no street corner political dis
cussions. This IN itself is a most signih-
cant fact, indicative of dislnterestedness.
The people just take it for granted that
everything is going ahead all right, and
there is perhaps more thought about bus
mess and less about politics than there
has been in most of the political years
gone by.
The situation In Chatham Is developing
nothing in the line Of excitement. Strange
indeed for Chatham. This county has been
looked to by the rest of the state 10 fur
nish every year something interesting In
the Tine of political squabbles, but there is
not even a suspicion of a dispute in sight
up to date.
On the first Wednesday in October, but
little more than five weeks from the pres
ent time, there must be elected not only
Governor and state house officers, but rep
resentauves, senators and county officers
All the state and county officers are now
combined in one election, which would, it
seems, ordinarily increase the interest and
excitement. but this year it has not done
Sc.
So far three candidates for representa-
tlves from Chatham county have been
nominated. They are Messrs. j. J. McDon-
ough, Walter z. LaRoche, and I. II. Me-
MILAN, put forward by the faction former
Nv known as the Liberal club. Indeed they
were nominated by the Liberal Club, for
1t was at a meeting of that club, so-cailed
at the time, that their names were put for
ward.
There was some show at opposition 10
them at the primary at first, but IL soon
subsidized. 1t was then stated that caudi-
in October by the other faction. This
statement came especially from the friends
of Commissioner of Public Works Harry
Wnlink, whose position has been threat
ened by the Liberal Club faction ever
since it came into power Mr.. Willinl
naturally wants to retain his position, and
his friends want to see him retain it:
hence the talk of opposition to the legis
lative candidates who have been put for
ward. 1t is generally believed that the
election of the candidates now before the
people with the election of MIR. A. N Gro
venstein of bingham county as senator
from this district, viii mean the abolition
of Mr.. Willink's office, and 1t is quite nat
ural that an effort should be made by his
friends to keep him in 1t.
1t as predicted now, however, that no
candidates will be put forward against
sthose nominated at the primary. and that
they will be elected without struggle.
The statement was made al the time that
Mr. w. w. Osborne, formerly leader of
the Citizens Club, would vote for the NOM
inees of the primary. AT least, ii was un-
derstood by several parties that this would
be the case. 1t is said that ever since
then there has been a GOODNESS between
Mr.. Osborne and Mr. Willink, which has
grown apparently into frigidity. AS the
story goes they met at barbecue not
many Sundays ago and passed each other.
Mr.. Osborne looked at Mr.. Willink aud
Mr.. Willink looked at Mr.. Osborne. As
each was waiting for the other to speak
first, neither spoke, and they have not
sought each others company since. Their
mutual friends greatly deplore this UNI
fortunate falling out, but they have not
been able to bring them together, nor does
1t seem that they will for the present.
Altogether, therefore, 1t looks as If there
will not be any opposition candidates put
forward. This will mean the election of
the Liberal Club candidates, which with
the election of Mr. Grovenstein as sena-
tor, may result in several changes in the
Chatham county situation, all of which
are looked forward to with considerable
interest
The election for county officers has not
even been talked about II Is taken for
granted that the present incumbents will
all be candidates to succeed themselves,
and il is not believed there win be any OPP
position TO them. The present incumbents
of these offices are Sheriff John Il. Roman,
Clerk of the Superior Court J. K. p. Carr,
County Treasurer Waring Russell Tax
Collector j. J. MCGOWAN, Tax Receiver
John r. Dillon. and County Surveyor +.
j. Thomas The ordinary and county COM
missioners are elected every four years.
The people will vote for Governor and
all state house officers, and three jus
tees of the Supreme Court at the same
election There is no doubt of the cleo
ton of Col. Allen D. Gambler and the
full Democratic ticket for state officers,
the only question being as to the size of
the majority. This is one year in which
the Popul!sts do not seem to have stirred
up any interest in their campaign, and
very little has been heard from them.
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