The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-21
The Senatorial Campaign.

The Senatorial Campaign.
Just at present Mr.. Bacon and Mr.. Gar.
rard are having everything pretty much
their own way in the senatorial campaign
Each Of them has already made many
speeches, and at the present rate at which
they are visiting the different counties
they will be able to get over the entire
state before the election. Each of them
appears to be making a very good impress
sion. Whether either is improving his
/ chances for senator very mnch is a ques-
! tion that cannot be answered with any
! degree Of certainty.
Mr.. Turner and Mr.. Walsh will be free
TO leave Washington within a very few
| days, and it is probable that they will at
once take the stump. Mir. Turner will
not have TO spend much time in his
own congressional district. He is
certain to be reelected to congress and to
get the votes of all the democrats elected
to the legislature from that district for
senator. In fact, he can count upon al
most the solid support Of South Georgia.
His long career in the House Of Represen-
tatIves, which has been both useful and
honorable, will be of vast benefit to him
in his candidacy for the Senate. All who
know him are satisfied that he would
quickly take as high a position in the
Senate as he holds in the House. He
would be a very useful senator not only to
his state but TO the whole country The
Senate knows his worth and would at
once accord to him the position in that
bod rTrrb 1gh h Z
high character eutitle him.
1t is well understood, of course, that
Mr.. Turner's support is not confined to
South Georgia He has friends and ad-
mirers in all parts of the state. They are
quietly pointing out his merits. and sug-
costing the adyisability of having such a
man as he is in the Senate. When the
members of the legislature are chosen, it
will probably surprise his opponents to
learn how large a portion of them are
favorable to him for senator.
Much, however, depends upon the cam
paign work done by the respective candi-
dates. In many of the counties the can
didates for the legislature have been
nominated, and doubtless Mr.. Garrard
and MIR. Bacon are meeting as many of
them as they can, with the view of max
ing good impression upon them. Can
vassing of that kind by shrewd man is
not without its effect.
1t is announced that Secretary Hoke
Smith will make few speeches during
the campaign. He is not looked upon as
a senatorial candidate, but would he not
like to have the place. There are some
grounds for thinking he would This
senatorial term will be for six years from
next March, aud his term as Secretary of
the Interior will end in two years from
next March. He has got all the glory he
is likely to get out of his cabinet posi-
ton, and it is reasonable to suppose that
he would gladly leave it for the Senate
II is not improbable, therefore, that he
will be presented for the senatorship in
the event of a deadlock.
Speaker Crisp has announced that he
is not candidate. But is there not
possibility that he may be? His friends
expect that he will be reelected speaker.
and he will be if the next House is demo-
cratic. There is every reason to believe
that the next House will be democratic,
though Of course, there is a chance that
it will not. II will be known whether it
will be or not in all probability, before
the senatorship question is settled. If it
should not be democratic would not Mr..
Crisp be a candidate for the Senate? The
chances are that he would, and, if he
should, the probabilities are that he
would be the successful candidate.