The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-03
FAVORED JUDGE TURNER.
MT. duBignOR Urges the Governor to
Appoint Him Senator.

The Dispatch Favoring Judge Turner
Under the Existing Circumstances
Sent More Than Two Hours in Adj
vance Of any Rumor of Walsh's
appointment Hers-Mr. duBignon
Thinks the Appointment VIII Be
an Unpopular one-His Candidacy
Will Depend on the Action Of Judge
Turner and Bis Friends.
Hon. Fleming G. duBignon was seen
yesterday morning in reference to the
senatorshlp appointment which was then
expected but had not been made. He
said that after being advised that several
friends were urging his name before the
governor for the appointment he consulted
with Hon. Pope Barrow and others, and
wired the governor as follows:
Savannah, Ca, April 1. l694-To Gov. W. J.
Northen, Atlanta: 1 understand that my
name is being urged before you. I, therefore,
take the liberty of stating that, in my opinion,
the immediate consideration by the Senate of
the Wilson bill makes it necessary to the best
interests Of the party and country that the
Hon. H G. Turner be appointed.
f. G. DUBIGNoN.
The telegram was sent more than two
hours before anything was heard
or known here about the action
of Gov. Northen, and indeed no
confirmation of the report came
until some time after the rumor of Mr..
Walsh's appointment was circulated.
A PRONOUNCED TARIFF REFoRMER.
Mr. duBignon, since 1883, has been pro-
nounced and radical in his views on the
subject of tariff reform, and he regards
the passage of the pending Wilson tariff
bill as OF vital importance both to the
democratic party and to the country.
In view of the fact that this bill will
this week be considered by the Senate,
and in view of the pronounced part Mr..
Turner has taken in the formulation and
advocacy of this bill in the House, Mr..
duBignon regarded him as singularly well
equipped for its discussion in the Senate.
SAID HE WOULD NOT OPPOSE HIM.
Mr. duBignon said that without dis
paraging the claims of the other distin
guished men whose names have been men,
toned to succeed Senator Colquitt, he
did not believe there was another man in
the state as capable of rendering valua-
BILE service to the party in the Senate as
Mr.. Turner. Mr. duBignon had stated to
his friends with whom he consulted in
sending this dispatch that he would
not oppose Mr.. Turner for the long term
and would so announce.
THINKS THE APPOINTMENT UNPOPULAR.
When the news of Mr. Walsh's APP
pointment was received Mr.. du BignOn
was asked his views in reference to it.
My personal relations with Mr.
Walsh" Mr. duBignon said, ARE, and
have always been, very pleasant" al
though 1 have never agreed with him in
his views on the tariff. In 1888 I was
elected delegate from the state at large
to the St. Louis national convention over
Mr.. Walsh on the issue of tariff reform,
and Mr.. Walsh. who was at that time a
member of the national democratic exec
utlve committee, was succeeded by Col. j.
II. Estill on the same issue, the election
being by the Georgia delegation to that
convention.
while the appointment will he graft
flying one to Mr.. Walsh's many personal
friends throughout the state, | do not
think it will be popular one in Georgia,
for 1 think now, as have always thought,
that the tariff issue is a vital one which
the people cannot afford to abandon"
MAY DEPEND on MR.. TURNER'S ACTION.
''Will you be a candidate before the leg
islature?" he was asked.
That is NATTER Mr.. duBignon re-
piled, which will depend largely on sub
sequent developments. l will be gov
erned by the views of my friends in this
section and other parts of the state
| Should Mr. Turner enter actively into the
canvass. in all likelihood l would not
| allow my name to go before the legisla-
turen
Mr.. duBignon added that he had said
as much as this to friends of MIR. Turner
several weeks ago, and his views had not
undergone any change.