New-York tribune., 1899-11-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

,r, e.ro.orio1 canpaisn in Alabama was begun
49, co+rrdav bv a 1oint debate at Athens between
Senator Morgan and Governor Johnson Inc sPo"'
ers agreed in the course of the evening 10 HoN '''
lar meetings all over the State so the eainpaiei - -
VII be exciting The spectacle OF cahuiu"te ~
the Senate taking the stump Is uhusuai ' ~
Nor,h where aspirants usually conhne their op-
cation. 10 legislators. But as legislators III A'a
hama ara nominated directly by the people al pm
maries. It behooves the Senatorial canolda'es 10 u
court popular support. Senator Morgan enSoS' N.Y.
s,est nonularity and is hard man TO peat 10y tb
sees fbnson;s strength lies in his control OF tne
sIcyotIn machine and his favor with the Popu-
Ists. ne % lss veto Of the suffrage amendment and
his sending Of a negro Voluhteel lesi ~ This
mart Of Aiabama's quota in the recent war dyan S
PwaSar is likely to prove questonaDe ao.di- VA,
tage one attack which is mace uPoi - shows the
tr itseif and I'm the way he meets H. slo"s .iIo
saai5 wbich BRYAN has the State. Senator MOI MOI,
gans interviews declaring that some C'her nmnee
So he next years Democratic mummy
sIs m held up by his enemies as high treason Ne Ne
replies IN debate that ans a5S bis campagn as an
ey1sns,onist Governor Johnson taiKs asaanHT Hes IN
pansion. and this gives him what aoVah'"se 'e' -
party orthodoxy
Voting machines have been adopted IN boohe
County. Ind 1t is expected that by the next . eeo-
ton they will be in use in lndianspoms t, -. tbe
were made to obtain for them trial tneTe o;d a not not
recent election but the party bosses woqt1 % no ~
agree the details Of the 'esr od At he last cleo
ton not for want Of majority OF iaGoTity of ali
electors voting.
Denials make up most OF the political news III
Illinois Interest centres on the GoveTnorsnlp. 10
Governor Tanner going TO renominate hinseh Vi
no.7 Whichever way this question is answered one
dav Il IS safe TO look for denial or repudIatO ~
,hs answer on the next. Mayor carter IldIi 4SOii
Iii nrobabv be the Democratic candidate, anu
.sTba Chicago Tribune" threatens that II ahheI
,,1ns again Prospecting Republicans WILL Note
for the Democratic nominee 'Ihe ChCabo nIs.
Herald" bolted Tanner before. and "ould oouo''ess
DO 50 again
1,os.-oss+er William H. Smyth OF Atlanta Is
,,oted as saving that he does not think the Legis-
Iaturs O. Georgia will pass any law 10 take the
franchise fron the negro. He says:
As 1t IS now, taking the whole State over / 90 90
beiieve that over n per cent OF the negroes cast
bsnots They are not s1ecificay disfranchised, but
nraccal llv are barred from voting by statute that
reoures the citizen 10 have paid his taxes without
;rfernisson for a period approXimatmB twenty
wears Unless he can make afhcaVit that al back
taxes have been settled for that length or time ms
vote IS refused. Now II is the fact tnat scarcely
half the negroes are able 10 make the required
showing and so they absent themselves from the
tion further legislation along this line would be
superhuOus.
James s. Dodge Past Commander Of the Indiana
Grand Army Of the Republic; Senator n. T. Gilbert.
0. Angola and John L. Griffths, OF Indianapolis,
announced candidates for the Republican NOM
nation for Governor OF Indiana