The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-18
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The legislature today will vote 70:
United States senator to succeed Senator
Brown. The result OF the vote is waited
for witt deep interest in all parts Of the
state. Toe indications are tia it will be in
Gen. Gordoa'e favor. His friends are col
fident of his success. Fo- several days
they have BEEN claiming that he has a ma
jority of each house.
Mr.. Calhoun, who is the candidate of the
opponents of Gen. Gordon, does not seem
to be able to command the full strength of
the opposition. Mr.. Norwood, whose name
was before the auti-Gordon caucus with
his consent, has refused to abide by tho
action of the caucus. aud rem aims candi-
date. He will not get a very
large vote. This votes he will
get, however, will not come from
those who are counted as Con. Gordon's
supporters, but from among those who have
been opposing him. The fact that he is a
caudidate therefore, is a matter of little
consequence to Gen. Gordon, that is, if Gen.
Gordon is as strong as he is reported ID b.
The selection of Mr.. Calhoun by the anti
Gordon caucus has not been received with
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hoped that the county alliances would meet
and pass resolutions instructing ths repre-
| Sentatives of their respective
counties to support him there is
feeling of disappointment among
Mr.. Calhoun's adherents Alliancsmen in all
parts Of the state, who have been outspoken
in their opposition to Gen. Gordon. have
become either Indifferent as to whether he
is defeated or not or anxious for his success.
They do not see that the alliance will be
benefited by the election of Mr.. Calhoun.
Indeed, they are inclined to think that the
alliance would weaken itself by supporting
Mr.. Calhoun.
Mr.. Calhoua's record is not one that Is
calculated o arouse the enthusiasm of the
farmers, or any other class of people. Ad-
mi ting that he is a brilliant young lawyer
OF high character, has he ever done anything
that indicates that he has any particular
sympathy for the farmers, or any special
interest in the stats of Georgiag He has
rendered the people no service whatever.
His whole time, since he has reached mans
estate, has been devoted to the advancement
OF hi own interests. What reason, there
fore, is there for passing by men ADLER and
more experienced in public affairs to honor
him with the highest office in the gift OF the
legislaturef This is the question alliance
men are asking, aud they don't find any
satisfactory answer to 1t.
And there Is another thing which seams
strange to them, now that they think OF it.
1t is that the alliance organ and the alliance
laaiAFg genr1aH ef- a..
houn, even before it was publicly known
that he would be candidate for the Senate.
The first letter he wrote over the sig
nature OF Georgian" was published
as an extra by the alliance
organ, and was spoken of by that paper in
terms of fulsome praise. The letter did not
make much Of al impression, but the eff
forts of the alliance organ and alliance
leaders to make it appear that it did seems
toindicate that some sort of an understand
ing had boon reached between the alliance
leaders and Mr.. Calhoun relative to the
senatorshil
OF course the alliance members of the
legislature understand these things, and the
majority of them are not disposed to per-
nit three or four of the alliance leaders to
pick out the senatorial candidate for them
to support, not consulting them about the
matter, but expecting to lead them as if
they were foe of sheep.
There are rumors that quite number of
the members will not vote to-day, not hav-
ing made up their minds whom they will
support II these rumors are we'll founded
there may be no choice to-day, but whether
the choice is made to-day or some other day,
it is pretty safe to say that Gen. Gordon is
the man who will be chosen,