The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-26
TOTAL VOTE OF The STATE.
The Legislature COnSOlidateS the Ballot
for State Officers.

lOI Nldle UlllCeTS.
A Total Of 222, 1873 Votes Cast, Against
2oe,4s2 Two Years Ago-Atkinson's
Majority over Hines "a, 1e1-Atkin-
son Runs 4,246 Votes Behind Con-
troller General Wright, Who Received
the Highest Vote on the Democratic
Ticket - Hines Runs s,s4e Votes
Ahead Of His Ticket.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 25.-The legislature
spent to-day in consolidating the vote cast
for governor and state house officers,
and in hearing Gov. Northen's message
read
The consolidation shows that the total
vote cast for the two state tickets was
2,1S8 against 2O9.4S2 two years ago. It
is one of the heaviest votes ever polled
in the state. Atkinson received 121, 019
votes, against &c, SIS for Hines, a majority
of 24161. Atkinson ran 4,246 behind Comp
troIler General Wright, who received the
highest vote on the democratic ticket,
while Hines led on his ticket by 3,s46
votes. The majority for the democratic
ticket over Hines is q. 4O7 and the demo-
cratic majority over the populist ticket,
not counting Hines, is 80, $50. Following is
the total vote cast for all the candidates
in the state:
For decentralization 121, O49 Hines,
Of, SIS.
For Secretary of state-Candler, 124S62,
Nance 927
For Comptroller General-Wright,
125, 295, Kemp, 92,641.
For decentralization, 125, 161, Jones,
s3.012.
For Attorney General-Terreu, 125,125
Mehaffey, $3.50.
For Commissioner Of Agriculture-Nes
bit, 1AsS69, Barrett. 92945
comparison shows that about 1900
voters scratched Atkinson and put Hines
at the head of the democratic ticket.
The consolidation of the returns con-
sumed almost the entire day.
President Venable of the senate ap-
pointed two committees on privileges and
elections but the house committee will not
be announced before Friday and it is
doubtful whether the contested seats will
be disposed of until after the senatorial
election. The senate committee is COM
posed of W. r. Little, Bryan Cumming
w. c. Beeks, Mr.. Harris OF the third, ].
]. Upchurch, G. w NJ Katum, w. J.
Morton, ]. G. Mercer and B. H. Brown,
(populist)
A resolution was passed asking all the
senatorial candidates for the Senate to ad
dress the members of the legislature. Mai
Bacon speaks Monday night Mr.. Gar
rard on Tuesday night and Judge Turner
on Wednesday night of next week. Judge
Turner has the advantage of being the
last of the quartette to address the legis-
lative jury, while Senator Walsh who
spoke tonight, opens the race The ballot
ing begins next Thursday.
Tomorrow afternoon the caucus will
undertake to settle the fate of the various
candidates for judges and solicitors.
To-day most of the work has been done
by these gentlemen. They invaded the
floors of both houses in prosecuting their
oanvasses, and tonight they are working
like beavers.
The race for the supreme court judge
ships has about narrowed down to Judge
Spencer r. Atkinson, of Brunswick and
Judge Marshall ]. Clarke of Atlanta. The
friends of both are very confident but
Judge Atkinson is probably the favorite
with outsiders Judge Simmons has no OPP
position for chief justice.
The other contests that have grown ex-
citing are in the Augusta, Flint, Rome
and Western circuits.
Hon. Enoch Galloway is believed to
have Judge Roney defeated in the Au-
gusta circuit, while Hon. Marcus Berk is
picked for the winner in the Flint circuit
over Judge Hunt and J. Y Allen
Mr.. Turnbull has also probably defeated
Judge Henry in the Rome circuit, while
in the other circuits toss up would
doubtless name the victor
great deal of dissatisfaction has
been expressed to-day at the policy Of
closing the galleries, as well as the doors,
when the caucus meets. The candidates
think they should be permitted TO wit
ness the election from the gallery, Just
as they can be present at an election be-
fore the legislature. If they are shut
out of the caucus they will not know any
thing about how the election was con-
Quoted. In the caucus no record is kept
of the vote, hence no candidate will know
who stood by him and who did not. The
further point is made that the democrats
can have nothing to conceal from the
populists in the manner of conducting
these elections, and. therefore, there is
no good reason for holding a star-cham-
Der election.
Some of the active workers for the SEN
atorial candidates feel the same way
about the secret caucus. One gentle
man went so far as to say to-day that
if the elections are held behind closed
doors it win certainly result in trouble
10 the party. This caucus is not like
the majority of legislative caucuses.
None but democrats are running and the
candidates and their friends think they
are entitled to witness the balloting from
the galleries if they want to. It is I'M
derstood that an effort will be made to-
morrow to throw open the galleries when
the elections are held. and to admit the
newspaper men to the floor