The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-18
GORDON A SURE WINNER.
ALL THAT he HAS TO DO is TO GET
OUT HIS VOTE.

Railroad Men Rallying.
ATLANTA. Ga. Nov. T.-Unless the Cor
don mon take warning. it is not out of the
question that through over-contdence they
may be treated to a surprise that will last
them the balance of their lives While it
is practically admitted by Mr. Calhoun's
supporters that his cause is on its last legs.
the over-con6dence of the Gordon men is
being calculated upon by their shrewd op-
rosers as furnishing the one chance of Mr..
Calhoun's election. Unless the Gordon
votes can be relied upon to be cast for Gov.
Gordon on the first ballot. and to the end,
on every succeeding ballot. there is danger.
soLIDITY AND sTEADINEss.
Solidity and steadiness in the ranks is alb
solutely needful TO carry the day, and too
much Importance cannot be attached to
this requisite of success.
The talk of conceding Calhouns defeat,
and of his only wanting a complimentary
vote, is but a crafty ruee. TO add 70 his
strength from such unwary Gordon men as
suffer themselves to strain their good ma
ture so far, believing their chief to be safe.
Powerful agencies are being brought TO
bear to secure Mr.. Calhoun's election.
RAILROAD MEN RALLYING.
Railroad men are gathering here in
strength. Col. Stahlman Of the Louisville
and Nashville at this writing is on his way
to Atlanta, and it has been arranged. it is
said, that he shall go very privately to the
Louisville and Nashville office and there To-
cate himself and his headquarters instead of
| taking rooms In the hotels. Just why he
wants to keep out of sight Is the mystery.
The official car Of the Savannah, Florida
| and Western has reached here, bringing
| a large number of the officials of that line.
Col. e c. Machen and Hon. Nat Harris of
Macon are also on hand. The town, in
deed, is full of railway magnaues and their
| confidential friends, who have raAied here
just in the nick Of Time
GORDoN's SAFETY.
The impression here that Gov. Gordon is
| safe beyond all peradventure, unless his
over-confdent friends suffer themselves to
be deceived into trifling with the ballot, is
stronger tonight than it has ever been, and
so are the ugly runlors that have been SO
| long anoat. Some legislators are getting
sick and finding it necessary to go home for
| a doctor If many of them get
sick and feel Obliged to dodge the
vote the election may by seriously affected
but it seems uncertain in which way. The
Calhoun men hope to weather the first day
if they can get enough complimentary
votes" from the confident Gordon men, and
thus secure twenty-four extra hours to
work in.
| .. THE CALHOUN CAUCUS.
The Calhoun caucus this morning took
action relieving such members as might find
themselves embarrassed in voting for Mr..
Calhoun. 1t is also reported to have passed
a resolu ton substantially as follows
Resotred, That We ratify the nomination of
| Patrick Calhoun for United States senator. and
that any member Of the caucus has the right to
| nominate and ballot for any candidate before
| Gen. Gordon, and we urge every member to
| vote
A DENIAL BY SENATOR BROWN.
| Senator Joseph E. Brown has furnished
the press with this contradiction of a cur
rent report:
| ATLANTA, GA, Nov. II. 1890.
Hon, John B. Gordon:
DEAR SIR-In response to your letter Just re-
| ceived, / have no hesitation in stating that the
| report to which you call my attention, that
| approached you as governor and offered TO re-
| sign my position as senator 1t you would ap-
| point Henry w. Grady as my successor, is with
| out the sha low OF truth to sustain 1t. No such
| conversation ever occurred between MS and
nothing like it. Yours truly
| JOSEPH e. BRowH.
MANAGER HEMPHILL BACK.
| Business Manager Hemphill, one of the
| largest stockholders in the Constitution. il
back from New York just in time to expose
the insincerity Of the editorial end of his
| paper in its attempt to apologize for the
| knitting war it has made upon Gen. Cor
don. Mr.. Hemphill was such a warm per-
| sonal friend of Mr.. Gradys that he is now
one of the executors of Mr.. Gradv's estate,
and Mr. Henphill is an enthusiastic sup
porter of Gen. John B. Gordon for the
| United States Senate.
| To-day he said: II am on the Consfitrt-
| tion and was on the Constitution when the
disagreement between Mr.. Grady and Gen
Gordon took place. 1t amounted to but
| little, and |, as friend of MIR. Grady's, do
| rant me in opposing Gen. Gordon Mr..
Grady has no better friend than myself, and
am enthusiastically for John B. Gordon +"
INMAN FOR GORDON.
Samuel NJ Inman, who is also a large
stockholder in the Constitution, and who
was one of Mr. Grady's best and closest
friends, said this morning: "I am an enthu-
siastic supporter of Gen. John B. Gordon y
A. prominent citizen said this morning.
''The morning after Mr. Pat Calhoun's nom
ination by the anti i-Gordon caucus the Con-
stftution quoted Mr.. Clark Howell as say
ing that he would have no apology to make
for supporting Mr.. Calhoun. Now, what
in the world is he apologizing so soon for,
and giving such lame excuse that his own
associates decline to indorse itg'
A delegation Of twenty-five citizens of
Butts county reached the city this after
noon, bearing petition for Gov. Gordon.
signed by 400 names. The delegation is
headed by J. A. McMichael, president of
the alliance.
A delegation from Sumter is also here
for the same purpose.
AN ALLIANCE LECTURER DIsGUsTED.
State Alliance Lecturer Beck is reported
as stating that he will Immediately tender
his resignation if the alliance elects Mr.,
Calhoun.
Maj. Campbell Wallace, ex-president Of
the Georgia railroad commission, is quoted
as writing to friend that there is no uss
talking about keeping up the railroad COM
mission and restricting railroads if the can
didate of the Terminal monopoly is elected.
A correspondent. writing from Randolph
county, says that the announcement of Mr..
Pat Calhoun as the anti-Gordon candidate
has paralyzed that section.
Hon. James Y. Carmichael, another very
patient candidate for the Senate, has only
Just retired from the race because, saws he:
''I see that every principle Of the alliance
and democracy and even Christian civiii-
zation has been ignored and overrun by the
most despotic monopoly"
The ladies of Atlanta sent this morning
to Gen. Gordon a coat-of-arms Of Georgia.
Upon il were the cards:
Gordon, the Defender of the Constitu-
tion.n
''Gordon, the Women's Choice"
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