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Sutton System Fertilizer,
Ellenton, Ga


X-Chairman's Corner Week of November 7

Local Ellenton businessman Frank Sutton has represented Colquitt County in the Georgia legislature for years and most recently was Chair of theCounty Commission.


IT TOOK ALMOST 73 YEARS, BUT I LIVED TO SEE THE DAY.

Georgia in now a two party state. The Colquitt county people now havetheir own Republican Senator and he will be serving in a Republicancontrolled Senate with help from a Republican controlled House and the
legislation of these two hoses will be administered by a RepublicanPresident.

How does it feel to have a Governor called "Sonny?" Like it or not thatis what you have. Sonny won with 51.8% of the vote v. Roy's 45.9% with 95% of votes counted. Roy did not run well in Colquitt County, but all is not lost, he stillhas the support of Billy, R.L. and 98% of the Shaw district.

WE DON'T HAVE ONE.

I saw a lot of Saxby yard signs in Greenville, Ga. I suggested to a station attendant that they must like Saxby. He says, I don't know, we don't have one. I have never eaten at one, but I think they have one in
Macon. ( He evidently was thinking of Zaxbys fast food restaurant.) Anyway Greenville has one now.

BAD NEWS FOR RED NECKS IN PICK UPS.

When the legislature meets again the do-goobers left in the Democrat Party will try to amend the seat belt law to require pick-up truck drivers to use safety belts. Tom Murphy, the Speaker of the House drove
a pick-up at home and demanded that pickups be exempt from the seat belt law. He lost his
election. So Get Ready, Red necks.Ragan appears to have lost his seat. With 99% of the vote in this race showed him with 49.9 % to 50.1 percent for Republican John Bullock. He seems to have been a victim of bad advice on the Georgia flag.

NON PARTISAN ELECTIONS FOR COUNTY OFFICES.

This might be an idea which may not float now. We have two Republican and two Democrat house members representing Colquitt County. The name of the game was patronage. This means that the party in the county which dominates gets the appointments. The Democrat/Republican electoral system worked for many years. Then it appeared that Colquitt County was leaning Republican. This would mean that the old Court House gang might be left out of patronage. So they suddenly decided that the system should be changed to do away with the two party system. Now that we have a Republican Governor, I seriously doubt that the Republican legislature members are going to approve local legislation
to throw away that hard earned perk,

FOILED ON THEIR OWN PETARD.

The Democrats was in charge of reapportionment so they took this opportunity to try to make it difficult to elect Republicans. It appears to have back fired. As late as last night National Democrat leaders
were crowing that Ga. would have a majority Democrat legislative group
again.Mr. Gephardt is going to have to go back to the drawing aboard. He will retain his three black members but he is not assured on any more Democrat Congressmen. (As I write this, two races haven't been called yet.)

THEY TRIED TO STEAL THE ELECTION IN ARKANSAS.

Remember last election in St. Louis a Democrat Judge ruled that predominately Democrat districts could stay open until 12:p.m. Many Democrats voters were rounded up and voted before a federal judge over
ruled that decision.

They did it this time in Arkansas. Some Democrat Judge allowed some predominately Democrat Black districts to stay open longer, an opportunity denied to heavy Republican districts. Democrats got one Senator by default. Their candidate was losing. State law prohibited substitution 50 days before an election. The Democrat withdrew 31 days before the election. The Democrat controlled Supreme
court deemed this O.K. It seems to have worked. The replacement won the Senate seat.

They tried to steal another one when Senator Paul Welstone was killed just prior to the election, they substituted Walter Mondale, and then tried to have the previously cast absentee ballots cast for Welstone
count for Mondale. This didn't work. This train of thought could go until I ran out of space. I think there
are enough illustrations to cast doubt on anything that local Democrats tell you that a Non Partisan election would be best for the county. It won't but it will certainly be best for present Democrat party hacks.

THIS COUNTY HAS FOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND TWO SENATORS AT THE STATE
LEVEL.

This came about in an effort to keep Republicans out of office. Two years from now Republicans will control both the Georgia House and Senate. They should then reapportion in such a way that County such as
Colquitt would not be split. If Democrat candidates find this makes it hard for them to be elected, too bad. It's a poor game that only one side can play.

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