04 Mar 1890
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1890
Page
1
In Washington today the Georgia congressmen discussed the gubernatorial question with strong interest. Leaders debated candidates Brown and Blount, with interviews planned and a cautious stance urged by Mount. Treasury probes and a fatal railroad wreck also dominated state news.
Vice President Morton and party visited Fort Sumter then Savannah aboard a revenue steamer. They toured Wumona garden and Florida, arriving in Savannah by special tram. Crowds welcomed them at DeSoto hotel and noted citizens’ calls. In Washington, Warmoth nomination for port collector faced Senate executive session.
Heavy snow sweeps New England with dozen to eighteen inch totals, bringing slick roads and halted trains. Cold air follows, while fruits and crops suffer damage across regions. frost and freezing temperatures hit farms, rivers flood, and many workers lose jobs as shutdowns occur.
Fragmented notice reports a 135000 amount and four and halves at prefile. Mentions Haney of States book and participation by unverified entities. unclear names and dates.
Reported correspondence alleges a Farmers Alliance scheme to back Colonel Livingston for governor and field alliance candidates in ten Georgia districts. Some Georgia representatives deny the letters, while a Georgia member reports two letters detailing the plan. The Post and Associated Press note denial and discuss broader politics and education bills in Washington.
The article cites Mr Hawley and Mr Spooner arguing about school enrollment and education quality in the nation, noting only fifty seven percent of school age children were enrolled. It contrasts private and public schooling and questions federal aid for education versus conditions in southern states and calls out political maneuvers in the ballot box issue.
The article notes arrivals of delegates from Pennsylvania, Indiana, Lowmana, South Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky for the Republican League Clubs convention in Nashville. Flood-delayed delegations from New York, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, Mississippi, Delaware, and the New Era states are expected to arrive. Edwin Stewart of Philadelphia is named as a candidate for president with Pennsylvania backing. The convention is set to convene tomorrow with about 500 delegates expected and sessions planned for at least two days.
In Nashville on March 3, the Tennessee House outlined two notable features in its session. A hostile report from the Ways and Means Committee and a proposal by Mr Lanage alleging that manufacturing company lawyers sent a protest to the governor over double taxation. The day included little other business beyond allowing Johnson City and Greenville to proceed and rejecting a bill to prevent cotton theft. The Republican executive committee named Colonal H S Chamberlain of Chattanooga to fill the late Joseph Eds chair, with subcommittees to call for a governor candidate nomination on June 18.
A historical Mississippi article outlines the 1868 constitutional convention debate. It covers white and black county dynamics, gubernatorial positions, and key figures like George, Walthall, and Barksdale, plus the push to call a new convention and restore authority to the people.
March 3 dispatch reports second ballots in Reichstag contests yield center party 106 seats liberals democrats 74 conservatives 62 and others with 277 seats total across blocs. Dortmund scenes show socialists mobbing police, stones, and arrests as unrest spreads to Durenburg and other districts amid post election tension.
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