The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-21
THE COMING CAMPA1aE.
Visit of Secretary Smith-Preparing
for the Populist Rout.

for the Populist Rout.
Atlanta. Ga. Aug. 20-Secretary Hoke
Smith to-day telegraphed Chairman Clay
that he would be in Georgia the first
week in September and rendering his
services to the campaign committee. Sec
rotary Smith will make one speech in
Atlanta He will also speak in one or
two other of the larger cities.
Speaker Crisp and Senators Walsh and
Gordon have also rendered their ser
vices Chairman Clay has also received
q letter from Judge Turner notifying him
that he viii be able to report to the cam
paign committee for duty the latter part
Of this week. He will probably go upon
the stump for the state ticket on Satur-
day. Chairman Clay has wired him Cor
an engagement on that date Capt. H II.
Carlton Of Athens, the latest entry into
the senatorial race. has offered his ser
vices. Mai. Bacon and Col. Garrard are
already doing active service and will con-
tinue in harness until the day Of victory
arrives.
Congressman Livingston was in the
city to-day, on his way home. While here
he made a call at democratic head
quarters, and personally put his name
upon the list. He has opposition in his
district in the person Of ex-senator Rob
ert Todd the populist nominee, but will
dispose of him in few rounds.
Col Tom Cabaniss. although he will
not 20 back to congress this time, has
written the state committee that he is
ready to answer the call of the party at
any time or place.
Mr.. Atkinson, who was in the city to-
day, will take the stump next Thursday
at GreenVille, Meriwether county, and
from that time on continue in the thick
est of the fight. Next Saturday Gen.
Evans will prove his loyalty to demo
crazy at Jonesboro, where he will be the
centralu figure in one oof the biggest
events of the campaign. Gen. Evans will
have with him on that day Senator Cor
don and Hon James Blount.
While these are Smelling the woods Of
Clayton county, Mr.. Atkinson, Col. Bob
Berner and Controller General Wright
will hold forth at Canton, Cherokee
county.
Tomorrow Hon. Dupon Query and Col.
Bob Berner speak at Louisville, jefferson
county, while Hon. Joseph James speaks
at Alpharetta.
For Wednesday, Chairman Clay has
sent Hon. w X. Rankin to Dallas, while
Mai Bacon is booked for Spring Place,
Aug. %; Lafayette, Aug. Is; Jones
county, sept ! Warrenton, Sept. 4, and
Triton, Sept D.
Col Garrard speaks at Dallas to-mor-
row, Cedartown, Aug. %; Monroe, Aug.
90 Covington, Aug. "A; Conyers, Aug. Is;
Cumming. Aug. q; Clayton Rabun
county, Aug. %; Hiawaisse, Aug 30;
Dahlonega, Aug. 30; Blairsvllle Aug 81
Jacksonville. Sept. /; Lawrenceville,
Sept 3; Jacksonville, Sept. 4, and
Gainesville, Sept 5.
Gov. Nortben will take the field early
in September.
Plans are being discussed for big
rally in Atlanta during Secretary Hoke
Smiths visit. If 1t can be done, Speaker
Crisp, Senators Gordon and Walsh and
several other of the big guns will be on
the programme with special low excur-
sion rates from all points to bring big
crowd to hear them.
Information received at campaign uead-
quarters shows that Watson and his CO.
adjutors are making a desperate bid for
the negro vote. Their plan is to work
upon the negro preachers and through
them pledge the cOlored brother to vote
the populist ticket. This sort of work is
being pushed in Taylor county, where a
preacher named Lawrence, from the
Tenth district, openly announced that
he had been sent by Watson to preach the
doctrine of populism as be would the re.
ligiou of God.
AS the populist campaign progresses, il
becomes more and more patent that Wat
son is manipulating things solely for the
advantage of his congressional aspira-
tions in the Tenth district He has
brought down good deal of censure on
himself already from his brethren, who
begin to see through him on account of
this, and an open rupture between him
and Judge Hines is looked for as
certainty before the cam
paign grows much older Judge
Hines, it is understood, does not think as
much of the populist apostle from the
Tenth as he did few months ago. Heis
beginning to recognize the fact that he is
being used as manikin, like the balance
of his party by the shrewd Watson, and
If inside reports are correct is about
ready to rebel openly by denouncing Wat
son as dictator and populist for reve-
nue. only.