The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-13
MANY CANDIDATES.
Those Who Are Looking Out for the
Biz Offices.


Campaigning Going on in Congress
sional Districts-A Few of the Men
Who Are Making Votes.
Atlanta. Aug. IA group Of newspa-
per men were standing at the Pryor street
entrance Of the Kimban house several
DAYS ago. when the Hon. A. S. Clay, Of
Cobb county-Steve Clay, as we all call
him here-came swinging around the
corner with his familiar, sef-satistied
stride.
'.What is he doing down here this
time2" one of the party remarked. "Going
to the farmers convention down at Stone
Mountain
maybe: but YOU can gamble on II, he's
making votes " was the reply of one who
has great faith in the chances Of Mr..
Clay to succeed Gov. VIM. j. Northen IN
the executive chair.
Just keep your eye on him" If Mr..
CLAY was not out vOte-making IL was not
his fault AS he rounded the East Ten
nessee ticket Office corner his careful eye
spied a little crowd of railroad men
standing around their engines across the
street. He recognized one in the crowd
and hailed him in that bluff, hearty
popular in his district. Then
1t was only matter of a few moments
before he had taken the grimy hand OF
every man in the crowd. When he went
on up toward the capitol Ito help out
his friend in the matter of the PatOula
1udgeship) he left the little crowd of rail
road men on as familiar terms as If he
had been one of them.
That one instance shows how Steve
Sc inc iG O1lh
paign. He is out for votes at any and all
times, but for the very good reason that
he prefers to get a good start before the
campaign becomes mixed, as it promises
to be, he is exceedingly modest about it.
TWO CANDIDATES IN TOWN.
Clay and Atkinson were both here this
week and in referring TO the gubernatO-
rial contest, as it will likely narrow
down, Gen. Clement A. Evans must also
be included. Gen Evans is regarded
here as practically in the contest, though
all he has himself said Is that
he is in the hands Of his friends He is
not politician, but his campaign will be
managed by set of well-known combi-
nation makers, and with Atkinson and
CLAW dividing the same element, will
prove strong man. Mr.. Atkinson's can
didacy is yet in the bud, but from his tone
of conversation while here this week, 1t
is easy to see that he has serious designs
on the executive chair.
"a REPORT NOT SERIOUSLY TAKEN.
The report sent out by Associated Press
that Blount will be the administration"
candidate IS not seriously taken here. In
fact there are few who really believe that
MIR Blount would accept the executive
chair if he could get it without a scram-
BILE inside his own party
say nothing of the complications that
may may arise through Watson and his
followers. Mr. Blount is believed to be
looking in another direction for future
honors probably the Senate or some
good mission.
LIVELY YEAR IN POLITICS.
All the indications are that next year
will be the liveliest in a political sense
that has been since reconstruction. Not
only are candidates for governor and the
senate Undertaking. prematurely, and
may be put, and in an abundance that
breaks the record, but in some of the
distrust at least the congressional
combat is already on. In the
Fifth district, Col. Livingston is
assailed by one announced opponent
who is conducting house to house can
vass for his scalp-COl. Milton A. Gambler,
of DeKalb cOunty-and two or three
others are wavering on the verge of can
didacy.
Livingston is very probably serving his
last term. He would have been defeated
last term by a properly managed
and united campaign. Both of
his opponents then were at
lanta lawyer, and there is a great preju-
dice against the Atlanta lawyer when he
wants TO go to congress by the outlying
counties in the district News comes
from Rockdale county that Livingston
d Aacf cd n inn q ig old
stronghold-by the laundering manage
ment of the Conyers pOstoffice affair.
GAMBLERS CANVASS.
Added to these and the manner in
which Col. Gambler is making his can
vass, the fact that Col. Livingston does
not seem to cut much of figure in Wash
ington, anyway, will be a strong factor
against him.
WATSON A CANDIDATE.
In the Tenth district, it is taken for
granted that Watson will be the candidate
of the populists again, and if
those who swap political gossip from the
Fourth are well posted, it seems that Col.
Moses is in grave danger of retiring af-
ter his present term. The complaint is
that he has worked harder for his rela-
tives and for other people outside
of his districts ONE At
lanta applicants who knew
when TO apply the leVer-than for his reg
ular constituents. MIR. Moses, who
fioated to congress on the alliance wave
along with Livingston, is not disposed to
take opposition quietly, but will make a
hard fight for his place again
had talk with a politician who takes
decidedly interesting, though somewhat
chilling view of the senatorial outlook
Somehow or other the impression seems
10 have gone abroad quite generally that
Senator ColquiUt will not be a factor in
the contest, If his health will permit, and
there is little or no doubt, however, that
the senator will try his strength in the
lists again. Those who are intimate with
him say he has never had an intention of
retiring as long as there is the ghost of a
nance Of his reelection
CoLQUITT's INTENTIONS.
The gentleman just referred to takes it
that in the general melee other candi-
dates viii throw their strength to Col
quit in order to prevent the election of
any one of those who oppose him For
instance Gov NOrthen would rather see
.Golquitt reelected than to have Judge
Crisp, duBignon, Blount, Garrard, Bacon
or any OF the others get the plum, for the
reason that if one of these
should be successful he would
very likely retain his seat
two terms or longer, which would shift
The scene Of action unComfortably far in
the future. On the other hand. if Col
quit is reelected, he may not serve out
his term and if he does ne will be ready
TO retire al the end and leave the field