The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-26
THE GEORGIA sENAToRsH1P.
Peculiar Statement of the Case by an
Atlanta WisRncra

Peculiar Statement of the Case by an
Atlanta Wiseacre.
Atlanta Special to Philadelphia Press tRep).
In Georgia there will be no aggressive
campaign made against the democrats.
The fight will be entirely on party lines.
The governorship race has practically
been settled, but the state is stirred
up over the senatorial fight. There are
four candidates in the field, and Speaker
Crisp S a dark horse. Those who have
announced themselves and have come
into the open are Mai. A O. Bacon of
Athens, who once ran for governor
against Gen. Gordon and was defeated;
Col. Garrard of Columbus a delegate 10
the late national democratic convention
ana who wrote the plank in the platform
declaring for the repeal Of the 10 per cent.
tax on state BANK notes and Representa-
tive Turner Of the Second district, mem
Der Of the WAYS and means committee of
the House and also a conspicuous figure
in the tariff conference. The fourth
ayowed candidate is the present incum-
bent, Senator Walsh, appointed by Gov.
Northen upon the refusal of Speaker
Crisp to accept it.
Crisp is the central figure in this fight
and if he will but nod his head MS cleo
tiOn is sure Senator Walsh has practi-
q
souled congenial freshman and while he
has many warm personal friends through
out the state he finds few hackers in his
senatorial race. Moreover he is a Roman
Catholic and Georgia is one sea of sec
tarianism. The American Protective AS
sOciation movement has not yet found
fOOthold in the ate, but it would blossom
if Walsn's campaign were taken seriously
for moment.
Judge Turner is being aided in his cam
paign by Secretary Hoke Smith and it is
exceedingly doubtful if Secretary smiths
efforts can be said TO materially help him.
Judge Turner has declared against the
free coinage OF silver, and is fortified in
his position as Secretary Of the interior.
1t is an unpopular departure in Georgia,
for the sta e has been long welded to the
10 to l standard. Judge Turner is in
dorsed by the SAVANNAH MORNING News,
the great conservative administration or
gan of the state. Col. Garrards campaign
will amount to little beyond helping TO
bring about deadlock in the legislature.
The strongest avOwed candidate by all
ODDS is Maj. Bacon. He is not as intel
IecJual as Judge Turner, but he is more
a able, more genial and has far greater
personal charm.
It is impossible TO be in Georgia a week
without reali ing that Speaker Crisp is
by far the most popular man there in
public life, and one whom Georgia de-
lights to honor. II will be remembered
tnat when he declined the appointment
to the Senate he coupled with his decli-
nation wish to represent the state in
the Senate a. some future time, saying
that it was the dearest wish of his heart
He has not entered into the race for the
reason that he does not believe that a
man should make canvass for two diff
fercnt posts. He has accepted the nomi-
nation from his district and seems per
fectly satisfied to keep the laurels which
have always been 50 readily given him.
Moreover, the speaker feels certain that
the next House of Representatives will
/ be democratic, and in has opinion to be
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
is greater than TO be a senator from
| Georgia. He said to a friend just before
| the ad ournment last sess on that he
would rather fight from the floor for the
minority than be in the Senate He has
the assurance that he can go to the Sen
ate ii he desires
1t Is being freely predicted throughout
the state that the senatorial contest is
very likely to result in a deadlock of the
four candidates above named. and that
the nomination of Speaker Crisp will
prove his unanimous election. Turner,
Garrard and Bacon, with Walsh dragging
in with little Richmond county in the tail
end and instructed for him, have not a
plurality as far as can be con eCtured at
present. IL Will not be very well for any
( one to place heavy odds on any of the tour
candidates named, leaving out of consid-
GRAFTON the speaker of the House OF Rep
! rGsentatiyes.