The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-19
How CLAY VIEWS IT.
The Political Situation as Seen From
Campaign Headquarters.


Party Will Get Nothing.
Although it is about fifty days before
the state election will take place, the
work at campaign headquarters at the
old capitol building in Atlanta is well I'M
der way, and for the last two weeks
Chairman Steve Clay has had his hands
full making arrangements for the con-
duct of the campaign in different sections
of the state.
] Mr.. Clay received cordially a repre-
sentative of the MORNING News a day
or two ago, and talked interestingly
about the political situation. The MORN
ING News, he said, lis one Of the soundest
+ papers in the state, and it is going to
/ have lots of influence in the coming con-
/ test, especially in the southern part of
/ Georgia"
/ Chairman Clay bad Just finished his
! morning mail as he spoke aud it was not
more than 1--WE minutes before another
large bundle of letters was handed him.
| 81 get about $50 TO 200 of these every
day, ~ he said. "They come from all sec
tlons of the state Among them are
| queries about the situation, letters about
| rallies and meetings of all sorts, arrange
ments for speakers and the hundred other
/ details that are necessary in the arrange
/ ment OF campaign"
RALLIES ALL OVER GEORGIA.
How do you find the situation in gen
erai, from your point Of vantage}" he
| was asked.
las yet" replied Chairman Clay. at is
a hard matter to make any estimate as to
! the ma GRITTY by which the democratic
| ticket will carry everything, but it is our
| earnest hope to make the majority a larger
| one than was that Of two years ago. The
| state will be pretty well covered, so far
as speaking is concerned. Up to date we
| have had about eighteen speeches in those
| sections of the state where they were
| most needed. We have covered the sec
tions around Pike, Barlow, Gwinnett,
! jackson, Paulding, Catoosa, Epson and
| Hall counties, and the work will go right
| along in other sections.
ION the first Tuesday in September
more than fifty democratic speeches will
! be made in different sections of the state.
! Chairman Il. l.. Berner of the democratic
campaign committee and myself have
been writing everywhere to get public
men to speak on this occasion. Among
the well-knOwn speakers who have con-
sented to fill appointments al that time
are II. G.. Mitchell, w. Y. Atkinson. w.
/ H. Fleming, a. o. Bacon, John B. Cor
don, Gen. c. A. Evans, Joe James, r. r..
| r.. Cobb, Dupont Guerry, Il. L. Berner,
n. j. Hammond, A II. Cox, J. NJ Terrell.
w. A. Little, S. P. Gilbert, F. G.. du-
Bignon, S. G. McLendon, Wash Dessau,
r. NJ. Blackburn. L. +. Garrard, H. J.
Lewis, w. NJ. Hammond, Pleas. Stovall,
Tom Morgan, Harry Reid, George 7. Bell,
| George Il. Brown, John S. Gambler, W. K.
Simmons, Pat Walsh, w. r. Rankin, j.
II. Pitman and myself. Many others, l
am confident, will respond favorably to
the in a finu hafopa Snnt 4 Nd
day will hear good democratic doctrine
ringing from every hilltop and in every
valley.
WORK IN THE DOUBTFUL SECTIONS.
"Of course, in the meantime the work
will be going on in those sections where it
can do most good. There will be speak
ing in Coffee. Mr.. A. o. Bacon will speak
in Screven and Barlow, Hal Lewis will
hold down Baldwin and Hon. A. d.
Gambler will speak in Schley Other APP
pointments will also be filled between now
and Sept 4.
What sections of the state are CON
sidered doubttul}" was asked.
The only district that could be con-
| sidered at all doubtful is the Tenth, and
! little fear is expressed about the result
! there. This district, however as well as
! the Seventh and Ninth, are good mission
! airy fields DR.. FELTON, used to be strong
] III LAlS AlSbIlNb, buh many VI Ills ITltDQS
recognize the fact that he has been mis-
! guided and will not support him Twitty
| will be about as successful in his race
| against Carter Tate in the Ninth as Tom
| Winn was two years ago, and perhaps
| less so. However, the committee is going
| to put in some good work in these sections
| with a view to swelling the democratic
majority considerably over what it was
at the last electio
BIG RALLY FOR AUGUSTA.
"As soon as Congressman Black and
! Senator Walsh return from Washington
/ there will be the biggest kind of a demo-
cratic rally held in Augusta. The work
! will be carried from there all over the
| district, for it is going to take hard work
/ to get good ma GRITTY there. "
What do YOU hear from the First dis
/ triCt.' Mr.. Clay was asked.
There is no doubt whatever about the
/ First district giving the party good ma
/ iority, but there are some fears expressed
/ for several counties in that section. I
/ have had word from several sources that
the third party is gaining ground in
Emanuel. Screven, Liberty, TattnaIl and
| Burke counties. / have not thoroughly
investigated this Information as yet, but
they will all be looked after, and without
delay,
TO FIGURE on THE RESULT.
with regard to the outlook NAV saw
that within few days we will be able to
get at pretty fair estimate of what the
democratic ma oritv will be. The follow
ing circular letter has Just been mailed to
the chairman Of every county democratic
executive committee, and his hearty CO.
operation in the work is urged If we
get these lists as we should with very
little trouble, something about the status
Of the coming majority can be arrived at.
J The letter reads:
/ "OhCe OF Democratic Campaign Committee
. Atlanta Ca, Aug. IS lsJi-My Dear sir
We are now making an effort to shape the
campaign throughout the state, so as to In.
sure continuance Of the large success the
. party has always achieved
/ ~ write YOU 10 ask the co operation OF YOU
ana your committee. thorough orgauiza-
ton and active work IS all that Is needed to
accomplish the result. Much, II not all of
THIS depends upon the part your committee
takes In the ,aml align. desire to keen in
constant Communication with you, so as TO
render all the aid possible for the state or
SANITATION TO give you. and desire that YOU
Will Keep IN constant touch with every demo
. cratic voter In your county. Every demo.
crat Is expected TO do his whole duty. and 20
TO the polls ana to see that every man that he
can influence also goes to the polls and casts
. vote for the u ket
we have "a sound platform splendid
| ticket, and we also nave the voters In ia 4
state, W hat we now have TO do Is to get these
! voters to the polls Organization and en-.
] IN slaSm Will do IL. Let us co onprnte to-