The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-05
SPLITS In THE PARTY.
FULTON DEMOCRATS ANXIOUS TO
FIGHT LIVINGSTON.

Felton's Nomination in the Seventh
Puts New Life Into the Opposition
Col Power to Run for the Legisla-
ture in Cobb County as an hide
pendent.
ATLANTA. GA, Sept. 4.-The nomination
OF Dr. FELTON, in the Seventh district yes
terday, the ringing democratic platform
adopted by the convention and the old
doctors speech, in which be attacked the
alliance, has been the talk Of the town to-
day among the politicians An old-time
democrat said to-day, in speaking of the
proceedings: "They had the old-time ring
of true democracy unhavored with secret
alliance demagogy, sound that was once
quite familiar to ali Simon-pure democrats,
and one for which they have long been
listening. If Albert Cox, or some other
able man is this district, were 90 start out
on the same platform, he would carry the
county against Col. Livingston like wild
fire."
AN ANTI-LIvINGSToN FUND
The wholesale merchants of Alabama
street have offered TO donate money toward
a campaign fund if a suitable candidate can
be found. 1t is talked on the streets here,
which is an anti-Livingston town, that DR..
FELTON, las sounded the death knell of the
farmers alliance even as Henry A wise
sounded the death knell of the Know Moth
ing party in Virginia Many Of the people
of the Fifth district outside the alliance aud
some inside it are ripe for revolt against
Col Livingston, and would gladly support
a candidate standing on platform like the
one supporting DR.. FELTON,.
A SPLIT IN COBB COUNTY.
There is an independent candidate for the
legislature in Cobb county, Col w. K.
Power. a prominent attorney of Marietta.
The causes leading to his candidacy are
very similar to those existing in Floyd
county, causing the organization of the
Jeffersonian democracy aud the putting
out of Dr. FELTON, for congress in the
Seventh district Col. Power was candi-
date for the legislature, as were, also, Rev.
A. G.. Dempsy and Hon. Byrd Rainey, OF the
same county. the two latter being alliance
ment of that organization. Mr.:
Rainey's election was conceded
from the first, the fight being
between Col. Power and Rev. Dempsey.
An unusually large vote was polled, eSpeci-
ally in Marietta and the first returns Sat
urday night gave Col. Power small
majority over Rev. Dempsey. but when the
executive committee met to consolidate the
vote they claimed that the total official re-
turns gave Rev. Dempsey one majority
over Col Power, but before consolidating
the vote they threw out the returns from
Marietta and Cox's district for sundry al
legged frauds and for not keeping tally
sheets.
NEW ELECTION ASKED FOR
The members Of the executive committee
who were not alliancemen wanted new
election held in Marietta and Coxs district,
if not in the whole county. The alliance
members refused to grant this, and, being
in the majority, they threw out the returns,
which left Col. Power in the cold and nomi-
mated Rev. Dempsey and Mr.. Rainey.
Col Power has avowed his determination
TO continue in the race, and still more lively
times are ahead for the Cobb county voters.
The two members of the executive commit
tee from the Marietta district, Messrs.
Owen and Handy, then retired from the
body, Mr.. Owen stating that the action Of
throwing out Marietta's returns unseated
them Intense excitement prevails, and
there is no telling what may follow the ar
bitrary action of the alliancemen in riding
rough shod over the democrats who were
not alliancemen.