The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-07
GE0RGIA'S TIDAL WAVE.
TIE DEMOCRATIJ MAJORITY May
REACH 10000

Gratis xcept IA.
ATLANTA. GA, Oct. G.--Gov. Northen's
majority may reach 10000. Col. Peek, the
third party candidate for governor, is
beaten in his home county (Rookdale) by 3l5
majority. He carried only out of the 1871
counties. The democrats elected their en-
tire state house ticket aud carried every
senatorial district except two, which are
doubtful, and elected the lower house with
the exception OF four republican and ten
third party representatives. The demo-
Gratis swept every congressional district.
| The democrats Of Atlanta held a big rati-
tication meeting at the state capitol tonight.
Gov. Northen and Hon. N. J. Hammond
made the chief addresses. Congressman
Turner aud Hon. F. g. duBignon accepted
invitations to speak, but could not get here
| in time.
A telegram of congratulation from exc
| President Cleveland was read amid wild
applause.
Gov. Northen said that the great victory
| OF yesterday would be without the proper
| fruit unless Congressman Watson was de
| teafed in the Tenth, aud he urged redoubled
/ energy on the part Of the leaders 20 bring
about that result, In his speech MIR. Ham
mond said he believed that before Nov.
all of the now third party
| men would have returned to ths
old party and Georgia would send a solid
democratic delegation to congress He
thought the great majority of Yesterdays
election would completely absorb any third
party spirit by convincing those who had
entertained such views that they had been
misled.
PEEK HAS HAD ENOUGH.
Col w. l.. Peek, the third party
candidate for governor, was in the
city to-day for the first time In a
fortnight He looked In at The vacated
rooms of the third party headquarters and
talked little business with the alliance ex-
change officials, but could not be induced To-
say much on the subject OF the election. The
colonel apparently does not take his defea5
very sorely and the complete rout Of the
| new party does not seem to worry him
much. He had his usual smile to-day, and
a stranger would have taken him for one OF
us. Evidently Col Peek was prepared for
the result as it really came, and now that 10
Is all over, he feels somewhat relieved. He
will not be party to any contests or
charges OF fraud, though before the election
he express cd himself as doubtful of fair
election on a close vote. Col. Peek, how
ever, thinks the official count will reduce
Gov. Northen's majority to $4,000 or less,
| and show vote OF at least that much for
the third party.
COMING BACK TO THE PARTY.
A close friend Of Col. Peek's to-day made
the statement that Col. Peek would be
| knocking at the doors Of the Democratic
party for Ieadmission within the next
| thirty days. Col. Peek has never sym.
| pathzed with Post and that element
| or the third party, and in fact it was
| Col. Peek's influence that got that western
demagoguge out Of the way, and this au-
| thority saws the ex-gubernAtorial cendi-
data If ~ tua fnA 40
the state ticket because be really believed
the alliancemen and workingmen of the
state wanted a change of parties. Now
that the voice Of the people has been heard,
iT Is said that Col Peek and other WELL
meaning third party leaders will accept the
result as just Judgment aud be the first to
return 20 the democratic fold.
EDITOR IRWIN RABID.
M. ID. Irwin chairman OF the state CONS
mittee OF the third party also turned up at
the office OF his paper, the Alliance Far
fler, to-day after an indefinite absence. He
was more rabid In his utterauces than heres
tofore IL possible, charging fraud and cor
ruption on the part Of the democracy. In
his own county (Rockdale) Mr.. Irwin said
votes were sold at $40 each.
He feels like a statesman out OF a job and
| Will undoubtedly make desperate efforts to
hold the third party organization together,
as its complete disorganizatIon means the
| collapse Of his paper, the state organ Mr.
| Irwin asserts that Representa- Watson
| will carry the Tenth district in November
and says Col. Peek would have had clear
majority there on an honest count.
HALL COUNTY.
GAINESVILLE, GA, Dot. 6.--Hall county
is the banner county of the Ninth district
and rolls up the largest majority for democ-
racy. The total vote is: For Northen |, ,532.
for II. w. J. Ham 1909, for John L. Gaines
tor IL e. 4 fI.-l IA g.. ny
Thompson, third parry, 969; making ma
jority Of 577 for tho democratic ticket. j.
X. Thompson. dem, is elected for the Sem
ate for the Thirty-third senatorial district,
by over 800 majority over G. T. Burgess,
third party candidate.
Reports from adjacent counties are as
follows: Democratic majority in Dawson,
l57; Lumpkin, 1S0; White, So; jackson,
90; Banks, $50. Forsyth, the banner
county, heretofore for Pickett, has gone
democratic for Northen by votes. but the
third party candidate for the Legislature
was elected by 40 votes. 1t is safe to say
the third party has not carried single
county in the Ninth congressional district.
Tate's majority for congress in November
can be put down at 5000 votes.
The democ ats are preparing for q big
jubilee at the court house tonight, and the
third party obituary will be sung to the
tune OF "Hark from the Tombs a DolefuI
Sound" One OF the most ludicrous inci-
dents at Gainesville yesterday was that Il.
V. Cobb, one Of the candidates for surveyor
on the Peoples party ticket, forgot to vote
The democrats have had lots Of fun out of
Cobb.
LIBERTY COUNTY.
MCINTOSH. GA, Oct. decentralization OF
the vote Of Liberty shows: Northen 4S2,
Peek 405 Senator, Second distric5, Wilcox,
dem, 400; Walker, third party, 395; Ken
nedy, rep, 492. Representative, J. Martin.
dem 3SS; Hall, third party, 263; w. II.
Style, rep. GA. Styles is elected by 296.
While Styles does not go with our appro-
baton, yet we must say that be is as good
a selection as could have been made from
the republican ranks. He will do us no
harm. IL was reported that there was q
fusion between the republicans and third
party, which accounts for the Peoples party
vote The third party deny the story, bus
third party tickets were aaoat with Styles
name. which looks as if the report was corr
rect.
RIcEBoRo, GA, Oct. 6.-The election
passed of quietly here. The local vote was
as follows: For governor, Northern, Al;
Peek, "a; for state senator, Kennedy rep,
254; Wilcox, dem, "a; Walker, third party,
20; for representative, Styles, rep, 273;
Hall, third party, IS; Martin, DEM, IL.