The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-08
WILL BE A POLITICAL YEAR.
PROSPECT FOR WARM TIMES
AHEAD IN CHATHAM.

senator and Three Representa-
tives, n Judge and n solicitor TO Be
Voted on in the Primnry-A Warm
Fight Expected Upon All Except
the JudRc-This Years Reglstra-
tion to BE Used-If MIR. du3ISDOn
Decides to Oppose Senator Bacon
Interest VIII he Added to the LO-
cal Fight-state House Officers and
Congressmcn Also 10 BE Elected.
BE sure and advise all the boys 10 come
up and register. This is going to be
political year" said a well-known politi
clan to a Morning News reporter yester-
day.
Being asked for the meaning of this sage
advice, the politician replied: Because
this years registration will be used in
the primary and only those who register
after Jan. l will be able 10 take a hand.
The campaign is going TO be the warmest
politically that Chatham county has ever
known, and 1t behooves all good citizens.
and especially those who want TO see the
right people in power, to get in line to
vote"
NJ TIC PiiiAdi winch VIII biODdpiS nc
held in May" said the politician, there
will be chosen a senator and three rep
resentatives. 1t is Chatham county's time
to name the senator and, as the people
who have both senator and representatives
are likely TO have the say in the Leg
islature, it means a good deal to the party
which elects its ticket. The most interest
ing feature of the fight, however, is going
10 be the solicitor generalship. Osborne's
friends feel confident that their man will
have a walkover, but the other people are
very much embittered at the way in which
Osborne beat them out in the Legislature,
and they are going to put up a nasty fight.
Osborne is recognized, of course, as the
head of the Citizens party, and the other
people had rather beat him than to elect
their entire ticket with the exception of
the solicitor. Things win certainly be
warm in the old town when this cam
paign gets on in good shape and it will
not be long, either, before things begin
to warm up. The judges of the Superior
Court are also to be elected, but no OPP
position to Judge Falligant is expected.
His reelection is regarded as a matter OF
course"
AOnSueEdDle interest Is likely 10 De in-
Jected into the campaign for senator and
representatives because of the fact that a
United States senator Is to be elected a
the next session of the Legislature, and
there is possibility that Chatham county
may furnish the man. Hon. Fleming G..
duBignon is being spoken of as the man
who may step into the shoes of the senior
senator from Georgia, Hon. A. O. Bacon.
His friends are anxious for him to make
the race and there is no doubt that If the
election rested with the present Legisla-
ture that he would win hands down. He
has had a good deal to do with the pres
ent assembly and is very popular with the
members of that body. II goes without
saying that Mr. duBignon will have the
unqualified support of Senator Clay and
the powerful political combination of
which that gentleman is the head. Just
at present, duBignon, with his own
strength and the backing of the Ciay
forces, could get anything he wanted In
Georgia but unfortunately for him, aha
senatorial plum is not ripe yet. Every
thing of course depends upon the compo-
stion of the next Legislature. The fight
is likely TO be made the issue of the state
campaign. DuBignon and Clay will have
the political leaders with them, and be-
sides they are both personally popular
with the people of the state. Bacon is
well known not 10 be in touch with the po-
ne has neglected the interests of his con-
stituents personally. His strength will con-
sst in the fact that he has obtained con-
siderable prominence in the Senate and in
the Democratic party of late and that he
has always stood flat-footed on the silver
question 1t will make a pretty fight
My sympathes. of course, are with the
man from Chatham.
incidentally" remarked the politician
there Is a good deal of maneuverinst8o-
ing on in local politics and there are go
ing to be some startling changes when
the campaign opens up. People who have
been always considered among the rock
ribbed of the Liberal party will be found
carrying the Citizens banner, and vice
versa. There is a good deal at stake in
the coming campaign and the prepare tons
for 1t are going steadily ahead"
The politician quoted is in with the ad-
mnistration of course, and as he has a
good job, he is expecting to stay In If good
work will help him to do so. He has
been found a pretty reliable prophet in
the past. however. and it is safe to say
that he is well-posted. Besides, the cleo
lions referred to, there is the one for coun-
ty officers, which will take place in the
foil. and also the election of the Gov
ernor and state house officers and Of
congressman from this district The local
elections are likely to be the most inter-
esting but there is evidently enough in
sight to keep the politicians busy for all
most a year to come.