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that he wants the position for a little
longer term than he is appointed for.

that he wants the position for a little
longer term than he is appointed for.
I see where the Hon. Joe Hill Holl, of
Bibb, has begun his campaign for Dupont
Query for governor He opened up in
Milledgeville the other day to a fair-sized
audience. He got some applause, so a
Milledgeville man tells me, and besides
he made the court attendants laugh.
From all 1 can learn the subject of the
speech of the Hon. Joe was: 1.-The present
political situation, a review Of the work
of the last legislature, the control Of the
state by corporations, the failure of the
railroads to pay their share of the taxes,
why Dupont Query should be elected gov
ernor, and how 1 failed to kill the Atlanta
depot bill and the Howell resolution which
appropriated some of the public property
funds to pay the interest on the public
debt" The subject is certainly a broad
one, and the Hon. Joe no doubt covered
lot of ground. Last year Mr.. Hall spoke
at several places on the following sub
ject: 1.-The present political situation,
review Of the work of the last legisla-
ture, the control of the state by corpor-
atoms and how I killed the depot BILL -
So you see he has changed his subject
just a little. 1t is understood that the
Hon. Joe has almost fully recovered from
the shock of the passage of the depot
bill, the passage of the Howell resolution
and the decision Of. the supreme court.
He is well enough to make speeches, any
how. But Mr.. Hall is great speaker
and will no doubt do all sorts of good for
the Query cause during the next six
months. From what 1 can gather from
the Macon people who dabble in politics
the Hon. Joe will be a candidate for the
legislature again, and l gather turther
that the people of the Godfrey district
say they will see to it that they will elect
him. even If they have to send to the
courthouse early in the morning after the
election 70 find out how many more votes
are needed for Hall.
The race of Hon. T. w. Hardwick. Of
Washington county, for congress Will be
watched with great interest by his friends
in Atlanta and throughout the state. Mr.
Hardwick has hundreds of friends here
and everywhere he is known. Mr.. Hard
wick is a fighter, very aggressive fight
er. and he will no doubt, cause things in
the Tenth to hum. Although small phys
ically he is very broad mentally, and 1t
would be very interesting IL he should
meet Congressman Fleming in some joint
debates. Mr.. Hardwick has very strong
following in the Tenth district and his
friends say that his chances for election
are excellent. -
Judson NJ. Strickland and James j.
Flynt, two well known politicians and cit
liens of Griffin, Spalding county, Ga, were
in Atlanta yesterday. Mr.. Flynt announc-
ed that would be candidate
for legislative honors again, and Mr..
Strickland stated that he was inclined to
the opinion that Mr.. Flynt would not have
any opposition. The inclination on part
Of Mr.. Strickland of course caused Mr..
Flynt to smile. Mr.. Flynt was one of the
youngest members of the last house and
his speech on the Atlanta depot bill is
we'll remembered. He was the author Of
the resolution providing that Mrs. Kell
be paid the salary of her distinguished
husband for the remainder of the year
1900, and which resolution after passing
the house and the senate was vetoed by
Governor Gambler. Mr.. Flynt says that
he will have something to say about that
resolution when he comes back next year.
and he is rather sure that the resolution
which he proposes to introduce will be
interesting. Mr. Strickland. who was GEN.
sus supervisor for the Sixth congressional
district and who had been prominently
mentioned as a probable candidate for
congress of late. denies taht he will be in
the race this year. Maybe he proposes to
run at the next session.
1t will soon be time for the papers to
begin on the subject of leasing the con-
victs of the state. The coming session OF
the legislature will have to deal with that
question, and 1T is expected that before
long the prospective legislators will begin
to get advice from the press as to the
best method of farming out the states
prisoners. G. V. Gress, of Wilcox, says
he has a plan that will remedy the, pres
ent situation, and he is hopeful of passing
if The convict question is a big one, and
it is expected that the legislature will de-
pend a great deal on the recommendation
of the prison commission in framing
new convict law.
T. ]. SIMMONS, Jr.