The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-06
A new CRISIS IN CAROLINA.
Danger That Pope Nay Attempt 10 Set
Up a Dual Government.

1rby Makes the Assertion and Claims
That Senator Butler is a Party to the
Scheme in Order to Enlist the Sympa-
thy of United States Senators and Sc
cure Their Votes to Keep Gov. Tillman
Out of the Seat if He Is Chosen by a
Tillmanite LeEislature-Pope Sure to
Garry Charleston.
Columbia, S. c.. Nov. 5.-The politicians
have succeeded in arousing considerable
excitement over to-morrow's election and
a squally time is expected. Senator Irby
and DIR. Pope each declare that the friends
of the other have concocted a scheme to
carry the election by fraud. Senator Irby
said, IN conversation to-day, that he be-
lieved that DIR. Pope. on the pretense of
fraud, would claim the election and at
tempt to set up a dual government. He
further expressed the opinion that Senator
Butler is party to this design in the hope
of exciting sympathy for himself ameug
the United States senators, and thus pre-
vent the seating of Gov. Tillman.
Senator Irby states that Supervisor Ma
con Of this county Will be arrested to-mor-
row, charged with issuing fraudulent reg
istration certificates. 1t is said that SUI
perVisor Macon claims to be able to prove
that Senator Irby's committee gave him
explicit instructions to issue tickets to all
Tillmanites applying, regardless of the
law
Or. Pope said tonight that gigantic
frauds had been arranged by which to de-
feat him, but that they would fail. He de-
clares that persons high in authority are
parties to these frauds. and that they will
be prosecuted regardless Of their official
positions. DR.. Pope confidently predicts
his election by from 10000 to 20 900 maiorl-
ty. He says that congress viii probably
send q committee to Investigate the iniqlH-
tOus frauds by which Senator Irby un-
blushingly is endeavoring to rob the people
of an honest election.
Charleston, s, c., Nov. 5.-The indica-
tions here tonight are that DIR. Pope will
carry this county. His campaign in this
city has been very silently and judicious-
ly managed. 1t was not generally known,
but DF, Pope Is backed by one Of the most
influential and powerful organizations in
the city the Retail Grocers' Association.
so IT is rumored at all events. The Ger
man vote Of the city, which is a large
one, and which can always be depended
upon, will he polled soldly for DR. Pope.
An abundance of the sinews of war has
been put up, and with this German vote
and the solid negro vote, and with the
aid of the large number of conservatives
who will vote for him, the probabilities
are that Pope will carry this county by
several thousand majority. Some place
the figures at 5000 and others at 1000
The explanation Of the German interest
in DR.. Popes election is to be found In the
stand he has taken against the odious dis
pensary law
The vote against the constitutional con-
vention will be equally heavy, II not
heavier.
Col Elliott, the democratic candidate
for congress. will have a walk-over SC
far as the vote in this county Is con-
cerned 1t is known that all the leading
white republicans in this county and a
good many of the negroes are deadly op-
posed to Murray. Advices received here
indicate also that he is opposed by Bob
Smalls the black king of Beaufort county
The day promises to be exciting, as this
is the first general election TO be contested
since the election Of 1876, all previous
elections having been fought out at the
primaries.