The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-10
THE GEORGIA ELECTION.
The Poulist Make Large GsinB All Over
the State.

The Poulist Make Large Gains All over
the State.
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 4.-The Const1-
tuition publishes this morning returns
from all of the 1877 counties In Georgia,
made from unofficial estimates, compil-
ed by its correspondents In every c0un.
ty, and most of them received after
midnight last night. The unofficial re-
turns indicated that the State had
gone Democratic b7 thirty thousand
majority, but the official county, con-
solicitations which took place at IL
o'clock to-day show that this figure has
been reduced. The official Democratic
majority will not vary much from
twenty thousand and this is the figure
which Is now accepted by conser vative
estimates on the Democratic side. The
Populists on the other hand claim that
the counties, the consultations from,
which will be the last to be heard from
will reduce this majority to at least
ten thousand. OF the one hundred and
seventy-five members OF the House
elected, about sixty are P0pulists and
of the forty -four members Of Senate,
there are seven Populists and one Re-
publican. Several of the strongest De-
moeratic counties In the State have
been carried by the Populists and with
but few exceptions every county In the
State shows Populist s..ins. Speaker
Grips district gives the largest Demo
cratic majority of any district in the
State. He figured conspicuously in
the campaign, strongly advocating
tariff reform and the free coinage OF
silver. An organized movement against
q return to silver coinage without for
eign consent was started early In the
campaign, Secretary Smith, Congress.
man Turner and others vigorously de-
Tending the policy Of the administra-
ton on the stump. The debate on the
silver question grew 80 warm as to
frequently put Democratic speakers In
the attitude Of makinga a joint discus
sion against each other on this issue.
Speaker Crisp and Secretary Smith
spoke In Atlanta together few weeks
ago, one defending free silver the other
antagonizing it. The Populists took
full advantage of the division and the
result has been a great slum In Demo
cratic majorities throughout the State.
ATKINSON BADLY sCRATCED.
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 4.-Returns
come In slowly but enough official
and unofficial reports have been re.
ceived by the Journal up to IL o'clock
to indicate an average Democratic ma
jority Of twenty to twenty-five thous-
and. Atkinson, the Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor, has been scratched
in all the parts of the State and 1t is
not believed bis majority will exceed fie-
teen thoushand. The Democrats will
have thirty majority in the State SEN
ate and $50 majority In the House.
Every Congressional district except
Blacks went for the Democrats. The
ninth, represented by Tate, 1s carried
for the Democrats by seven majority,
and the fourth, represented by Moses,
by 900. This is the first election since
the war when Republicans and Popu-
lists have made complete fusion.
The negroes voted solidly with the Po-
pulists. Great surprise has been oc-
casioned by the defeat of Warner Hill
8 prominent candidate for Speaker of
the next House. This county went
with the Populists; this insures the
election of w. II. Flemming Of Rich
mond to be Speaker. South Georgia
counties which are solid for Represen-
tAtive Turner for the Senate have given
the largest msjorities in the State to
the Democrats.
ATLANTA, Oct. 3.-The State election
occurred in Georgia today, the State
voting for Governor and State officers
and q full Legislature, which is to
elect q Senator in November. Two
years ago the State went Democratic
for Governor by 1000 majority for w.
]. Northern over w. L. Peck, the Po-
pulist nominee. w. Y. Atkinson Is
the Democratic candidate for Governor
this year and J. K. Hines the Populist
nominee. There are 137 counties in
Georgia and returns are coming In
slowly, but there seems to be no doubt
that Atkinson's majority for Governor
will be between 10000 and $4,000. Later
reports from all over Georgia show
that the Populists have made gains In
almost every county In the State and
that the Democratic majority will pro-
badly not be more than 10000. Indica.
tions are that the Populists will have
thirty or forty members in the next
Legislature. The Populists claim that
the official reports will reduce the Dem
ocratIc majority to 10000, while Chair
man Clay, of the State Democratic ex-
ecutive committee, claims that the De-
mocratic majority will reach $4,000.
A BIG FALLING OFF.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Oct. 4.-Returns In
this Congressional District indicate four
thousand Democratic majority, a fall.
ing off of twelve hundred in two years.
Indications are that the Democratic
majority in Congressman Turner'S dis
trict will hold up we'll. Counties In
the Tenth, Tom Watson's District
show five hundred Populist majority
If they repeat this next month he will
be elected. It was notable fact that
the heaviest Democratic majorities are
returned from counties endorsing the
administrations financial views. In.
dications are that the constitutional