The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-25

Sensation at Reedy Springs
Dublin, Ga. Feb. 2l.-The political caui-
dron in this county has hardly begun to
simmer. William J. Stewart agent of the
Wrightsville and TennilIe Railroad at
Lovett, has announced his candidacy for
the Legislature, and is the only announced
candidate for any office in the county
Mr.. Stewart is quite a young man, and is
not known except in his immediate neigh
borhood. IL is probable that Capt L. Q.
Stubs will be candidate for reelection
to the House. II. P. Howard Esq, F. G.
COrker, Esq, ]. V. Sanders, Esq. and
Judge Ira S. Chappell are also mentioned
in this connection. In one of the daily
papers recently id was stated that Messrs.
H. NJ. Stanley, F. g. Corker, p L. Wade
and Ira S. Chappell were being groomed
by their friends for the Senate, ii being
Laurens' time TO furnish this officer from
the Sixteenth district. Each of the gen
tlemen deny the soft impeachment"
Should they decide TO contest with each
other for this pre- there would be inter
esting times in the district, as all of them
are strong men and popular with the peo-
pie.
No candidate has as yet announced for
a county office. II is almost certain that
no opposition within the Democratic par
ty will develop against Clerk of Court Will
liam j. Hightower, Sheriff +. E. Hicks
and Tax Collector ]. N. Adams, but the
other officers wiz probably have to fight
tor their jobs. Ordinary Fordham and
County Commissioners Yopp, Thomas and
Smith are Populists, and the course they
will ic iS
practically no Populist party in the coun-
ty, and unless a white primary is agreed
to by the Democrats, which is doubtful,
they will hardly be candidates for re-
election. For some time the leaders of
the Populist party have been quietly talk
ing white primary, but the Democrats, al
though they would gladly welcome back
to the fold all Populists. think they should
come back in the old-fashioned way and
will oppose any such scheme. At least
il looks that way now.
Sensation Mt Reedy Springs.
Quite a big sensation now exists in
Reedy Springs district, this county. Feb.
s. last Mr. ]. L. Sanders, a well-to-do
farmer, was adjudged insane by jury
empanelled before Judge Joe NJ. Fordham,
and sent to the state sanitarium. That
institution was already overcrowded and
refused to take him. Mr.. S. A. Sanders,
brother of the unfortunate man, came to
Dublin on the day following
the investigation ana expressed
much Indignation when he learn
ed that his brother had already been
sent away, stating that the wnole aralr
was a scheme inaugurated by his sister
in-law to rid herself of her husband.
When the demented man was brought
back to Dublin Judge Fordham consent
ed to allow Mr.. Sanders to take charge of
him, he promising to be Vigilant in his
watch over his brother. This arrangement
has not proven satisfactory at all to the
people living in the neighborhood, they
claiming that Sanders relatives have put
no restraint upon his movements, 1t being
their belief that he is a prosecuted man
and not insane. They say also that his
wife is in mortal terror OF bodily harm
and would leave him If she could, but Is
prevented by Sanders and his relatives.
The authorities promised to take Sanders
from his brothers keeping If the malady
with which he is suffering causes him to
act at all violently.
Sanders is an ardent disciple
Of the faith cure doctrine, as
are all Of his relatives. and refuses to
take any medicine at all. 1t is believed
that this false teaching is the cause OF his
mind becoming unhinged'
other Matters.
The remains of Mr.. r. NJ. Thigpen were
Inferred Yesterday in the Thigpen family
burving ground in the lower edge of the
county. He was one of the most success
full of the young business men of this
county and besides a considerable property
invested in timber, left neat sum or
money deposited in the Dublin Banking
Company He carried $500 insurance in
the Mutual Life Insurance Company, pay
able to his father, Mr.. Richard Thigpen.
Mr.. Thigpen was a member Of Laurens
Lodge No. AZ. f. and A. M, and was
buried with Masonic honors.
Tom Wilson. charged with assault with
intent to murder, and who yesterday sur
rendered to Sheriff Hidks,was released I'M
der bond Of 500. Wilson on Jan. last at
tempted to murder Mr.. j. A. Spain, agent
OF the Oconee Investment Company OF Sa-
vannah.
Several mad dogs were killed here yes
terday by Policemen Kemp and Flanders.