The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-20
RUMORS ABOUT The CAUCUS.
A Story. That a Majority Of The LPgiS-
latOTS are 10 Meet Monday Night.

If Decided On at This Meeting the eau
Gus is to Be Called for Wednesday
Night-The Story Lacks Confirm alton,
However-Senator Walsh in Favor OF
a Caucus-oapt. Howell Willing to
Enter Caucus TO Settle on All the
Candidates Except Those for Judicial
ofioes.
Atlanta, Ga. oct. LIT was reported
here to-day that a majority of the dem
ocratic members of the legislature had
agreed to come to Atlanta on Monday and
be present at a meeting Monday night to
determine whether caucus shall be held
or not.
According to such information as could
be had on the subject, if a caucus is de-
cded on it is to be called at Monday
nights meeting, for Wednesday night
next. that being the day the legislature
meets. Just who arc behind the plan for
the proposed MONDAY night meeting can
not be learned. Nearly all the well-known
politicians were cogniZAnt of the report
to-day, but all declared that they knew
nothing that would throw any light upon
the author of the movement.
Chairman Berner of the campaign COM
mittee said he supposed most of the MEM
bers would be here by Tuesday. and IL
was likely they would get together, but
as for an organized plan to get majority
here on Monday to join in a call for
caucus, or as a body pledge themselves
against 1t, he said he did not put any con-
fidence in such a report
Senator Walsh was in Atlanta for a
short while to-day. In discussing tho
caucus, which has come to the point %
interest where It overshadowJ the cleo
lions, themselves, he said he did not see
how any democratic candidate could dis
prove of a caucus, If the necessity of the
party required Il.
The candidates for the judiciary and
other offices talk the same way, although
they do not want to be quoted in the
newspapers, claiming that it would be
improper for them to say anything in ad-
vance of the action of the Legislators
themselves.
Most of the anti-caucus talk that has
been INDUCED in has been based on the
statement of Capt. f. p Howell, mem
Der of the Fulton delegation i'm the House.
and who is looked upon as one of the lead
ers who will have a good deal his own
way, had announced that he would oppose
a caucus.
To-day Col Howell was interviewed on
. the SUBJECT anu llt ItSulA VI WHAT ne
says puts at a heavy discount all the re-
ports of any considerable opposition to
the caucus.
Capt Howell says he IS only opposed to
a caucus on the judicial offices. These he
believes should be filled without regard
to the political services rendered by any
candidate, solely upon the question of
qualification and fitness In regard to
the caucus on the other offices, he is in
favor of IT, II the interest of the party
demands It,
II am opposed to any caucus for sena-
tor, however" he said THAT is to be used
to elect a man whose views on the great
questions of the day are unknown, or
whose views are not the views of the
party, and l am against any rule but a
majority rule In the caucus If 1t Is held"
As the caucus question is agitated, The
talk of dark horse grows.
Very few of the politicians except the
supporters of the four candidates are will
ing to back any one of the men now in
the field.
1t is this sort of talk. very probably,
that caused Capt. Howell to take his po-
sition on the caucus, the talk of q dark
horse to be trotted out in the caucus II,
as is predicted, the favortes go over the
fence.
The four candidates will open up head
quarters at the Kimball Monday. Unless
the caucus shortens the fight they will
have about three weeks of suspense, and
such work as neither one of them has ever
before