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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1890
Page
2
Delegates from Sumter Schley and Macon counties meet in Oglethorpe Macon County on Tuesday September 9 at 10 am to nominate a candidate for Senator for the district to the State Legislature. Chairman J C Ellington of the 15th district calls the gathering by order.
Atlanta correspondent notes Felix Corput looms today as the undoubted strongest opponent in the race for Speaker, challenging Clark Howell. Corput's emergence signals a tight contest with key figures and stakes in the political scene.
All counties that have wavered in the use of cotton bagging were severely censured by the State Alliance convention before it adjourned.
A columnist rails against political independents who cling to grievances and form lone-platforms. He argues unity is essential amid threats like force bills, cotton oil battles, and party discipline. He notes South industrial progress and shifts in Northern view, urging comrades to stand together. He questions Plumb and Blair on liquor rules in the Senate.
Washington dispatch reports a Georgian claiming a three-way pact among leading state politicians and Alliance leaders to defeat Governor Gordon in the Senate race. The informant says a preferred candidate stands with farmers and will be named later, while others debate Alliance reform, rail safety bills, and education pay parity.
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