The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-01
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WEEKLY 81 IS A YEAR.
ONE-GALLUS BOYS ON TOP
TILLMAN SWEEPS CAROLINA By
FROM 10000 TO 10000.

Conflicting Reports as TO the Number
OF Congressional Districts Carried By
the Rival Facsions-Six Counties Re-
main TO be Heard From-rhs Vote
of Those So Far Reported.
COLUMBIA. g. c., Aug 31.-rillmAn and
the alliance have swept the state. The
conservatives are beaten by upward OF
Is 900 votes, and several Of the old-lins
congressman are supplanted. The result is
a great surprise to the conservatives, who
believed that they stood fair chance Of
winning. Under the leadership Of ex-Con.
gresham Samuel Dibble they made q res
markable campaign, but it began too late
TO be effective. The candidates for cons
gresS who sided with them share the same
fate, and the alliance elects four representa-
tives. OF the thirty-hve counties in the
state sx-Gov. Sheppard, the candidate Of the
conservatives, has carried only FIVE, With a
total thus far OF $4,000. Tillmau carries the
other counties with trial vote OF 37,000.
In an interview tonight Chair nan Diobls
said: "I believe that we ars defeated by
1900 votes. We are democrats, and OF
course expect 10 abide the result OF the
democratic primary"
THE RIGGEST SURPRISE.
The biggest surprise of the primary is the
Waterloo for the anti-all1ancs candidates
for congress. IL was not believed that mare
than two OF them stood any chance Of be-
ing elected. Four of them are wikhout
doubt defeated and another VIII be IN the
second race made necessary by there hav-
ing been four candidates.
In the First district Congressman w II.
BTawley OF Charleston beat the alliance
candidate, Dr. J. W. Stokes. ex-Presideat
thereof, by about 800 votes
IN the Second district there will
be second primary bet Seea
"Uncle George TillnNan laDti-
Allianoe) and superintendent OF the peni-
tentiary, W. ]. falbert alliance and sas-
pected third partyitel. Congressman Till
man is way ahead on the first race aud win
probably be successful IN the second.
The defeat OF Congressman George john
stone by allianoeman and third partyire. A.
c. Latimer. was entirely unexpected. Ills
majority Is 800 votes.
IL was thought that the fate Of Congress-
man Shell, one OF Gov. TiIlman's leuten-
ants, was defeat, but he runs way ahead
of Joseph johnson.
HEMPHILL's DEFEAT.
One OF the big surprises Is the deteae of
the brilliant John J. Hsnphill OF Chester,
now representing the Fifth district in con.
gress. IL was thought that he was impreg-
nAble in hia district, but all the indications
are that the alliance has knocked him out.
Col. Hemphill is regarded as one OF the
most influential and promising young men
in congress and his defeat viii be regretted
all over the state.
Whils writing this dispatch, your oorre.
spondent was approached by Charles A.
Douglass. a prominent lawyer, who is
famous a. an orator. and asked what was
the result ia the Fifth district. Upon be-
Ing told that there appeared TO be no
chance for Hemphill. be remarked, "We!l,
| am delegate from this county to the
state convention and I'm going to deliver
an oration in that convention on South
Csrolina's departed greatness" DIR. T. J.
Strait, who defeats Hemphill, ran entirely
on his alliance Endorsement. He Is no
match for Hemphill and cuts no figure OF
any consequence In the state. The only
thing that has ever given him any noto-
riety was rampant speech IN the state
Senate against the use of the capitol build
Ing for the state ball. which he declared
was nothing but "a bacchanalian reval."
In the Sixth dlstrios Attorney General
John L. McLaurin, the alliance candidate.
iB nominated.
Gen. r. w. Noise (eonservasive) wins in
the Seventh, or black, district, against w.
H. Hayward fTillmanite).