The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-12
PASCO WORKS FOR CALL.
THE SENATOR DOING HIS BEST 70
DEFsAT MAYS.

He Opposes Elm in Spite Of the ALI
ance Iniuence-A Claim that Nays is
Not Receiving an Honest Support-A
Dialogue Between Backers of the
Two Rivals
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, May 1L-There
are various rumors in circulation affect
ing the prospective interests of the
leading senatorial candidates. The report
is being industriouslY circulated that the
adherents of Mays are not giving him an
honest support. but simply using him as a
cats paw to pull the chestnuts out Of the
ashes for them to turn to another when
the opportunity presents itself. To remove
all doubt on this matter the friends of Mays
ask the opposition to give him on one single
ballot the votes which, with their own,
would give him the necessary two-thirds in
order to make fair test of their sincerity.
A DIALOGUE.
On the other hand, street rumors say
that dialogue OF about the following pur-
port took place between Call man and
Mays man:
Call Man-When are you going to put up
your real candidate?
Mays Man-Mays is our candidate to the
end. | hear your eide thinks Hammond
would make an able senator.
Cali Man-Yes, but Hammond is not on
the card; Raney and Bloxham are both good
men.
Mays Man-AIl three are good men, but
Mays is our only candidate. Mays is the
alliance candidate. A majority of the order
is voting for him, and he'll surprise you in
the caucus before the week ends.
STILL STANDING BY CALL.
Calls leaders are still standing squarely
up to him and working hard with appar-
emily little hope of doing anything beyond
defeating an election, and many doubt that
they can do this The managers of the
Mays campaign talk very hopefully and
are exceedingly active His supporters in
the legislature and many outsiders now
assert that they prefer Mays to any other
man in Florida. His election, it is claimed,
would rebound to the good of the state
and the party.
PAsco FOR GALL.
Saturday Senator Pasco stated to promi-
nent democrats that he would henceforth use
oil his influence for Call, and that tho sup
porters Of Mays might expect political war
from him. Mays has not received the vote
of his two colleagues on account of Sena-
tor Pasco's influence and active interference.
A resolution asking the members from
jefferson to vote for an allianceman has
been passed by unanimous vote of the
farmers alliance Of Jefferson county, Of
which Senator Pasco is a member. He is
also a member of Lamar sub~alliance, to
which Mays belongs.
PETITION SENT ON.
In addition to this resolution a pc
tition signed by 26O democrats
of Jefferson has been presented to the men,
bers, and large delegation of prominent
democrats from that county is here urging
them to support Mays. Senator Pasco has
written a letter to Senator Thomas of JEFF
ferson urging him to disregard these influ-
ences and to vote for Senator Call and against
Mays. The combination between Repre-
sentative Call, Senator Pasco and others
is thus uncovered. Great indignation is
expressed here by many against Senator
Pasco, and vows of opposition are being
registered even by those who have hereto
fore been friendly to Senator Pasco.
THE BALLOT IN CAUCUS.
In the joint democratic caucus tonight
the sixty-ninth ballot resulted as follows:
Call 81, Mays Al, Bloxhsm 2, Long /.
Calls gain of two is because of the return to
him of Messrs. Peacock and Overstreet.