The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-15
OATES WELL In THE LEAD.
Returns Indicate that He Has Enough
Votes to Win.

The Montgomery Advertiser Gives
Him 266 as Against 166 for John
ston and 80 Still in Doubt-John-
ston's Friends, However, Claim HIS
Nomination-rhe Oates Men Allege
That the claim is Part of a Scheme
to Nominate Johnston by Triokery
and Corruption.
Montgomery, Ala, May 14.-No reliable
returns have been received from any
county In Alabama to warrant material
change in the estimates sent out from
here Saturday night, showing Represent
ative Oates nomination for governor.
The Advertiser this morning made a
tabutation, showing 264 delegates for Col.
Oates and 1866 for Capt. Johnston, with
so yet to be placed Additional kilograms
to-day and tonight add to the Oates
column.
JoHNsToN's CLAIMS.
Capt. Johnson's friends are making
claim to various counties without any
basis of fact. For instance, they claim
Lee county, where there was a vote di-
rect for state delegates, without beat
meetings or county conventions. Every
beat is heard from, and Col Oates has
the county by twenty-five majority They
also claim Lowndes county, and yet re-
turns from every beat show that Col.
Oates has fifty-four delegates in tho
county convention to Capt. Johuston's
forty-six
They claim Wilcox, while full returns
give Col. Oates a large majority.
They claim Maronqo, while the returns
show forty-seven Oates delegates In
convention of eighty-three
They claim Hale when the chairman
OF the county democratic COMMITTEES
wires that Col. Oates undoubtedly has q
majority.
And so the list of unfounded claims by
the Johnston men might be prolonged.
JOHNSTON CoNTRADICTs HIMSELF.
Capt. Johnston himself makes CONTRA
dictory claims Last night he wired
friends here that he had $50 delegates in
the state convention. Today he wired
Judge Cambee, of Tallapoosa, that he had
only III, and to leave nothing undone to
carry that county, which has gone for
Col. Oates.
The Oates leaders say that the wild
claims In Capt Johuston's interest are
made in pursuance OF a bold scheme to
hold his forces in line until Wodnesday's
county conventions, in which il is hoped
to change the verdict of the primaries by
trades on county and minor state offices.
CHARGE or CORRUPTION.
From Mobile comes the statement
offered on reliable authority that an at
tempt has been made there in Capt.
Johnstou's interest TO bride the Oates
delegation from the Bairds' Mil beat
There Is no allegation that Capt. john
ston is responsible for this, but the fact
n n ahA hah hapFa eaau,
parently characteristic of some OF his
leaders. These bold facts are sent out as
the other side of the situation contrasted
with the kilograms from Capt Johnston's
standpoint from Birmingham and At
lanta
Col Oates, himself, says no feels abso-
lutely safe of the nomination and does nob
believe the result in his favor can be un-
done by any sort of manipulation of the
county conventions.
JOHNSTON INTERVIEWED.
Birmingham, Ala, May 14.-When
asked for an interview, Capt. Johnston
said 81 hardly see the necessity of my
talking with newspaper representative,
because l believe the situation 50 fayra-
BILE that II Is evident TO all of my friends" "
''Then you feel thoroughly confident of
your Nomination.
81 do"
blow many delegates do you expect to
carry into the conVention2"
II feel confident Of 300, and hopeful Of
more than that"
do you feel safe as to the authenticity
OF all the kilograms so far on fle.n
II shave received information from
men whom / know to be reliable and
base my conclusions only on reliable tele-
grams"
Captain, have any of the counties
claimed by you in the campaign gone
against you in these beat meetingsl"
"Only one county in the state I ex-
pected TO carry Mobile, but the returns
show differently"
CORRESPONDENCE WITH MORGAN.
''Is it true that you telegraphed Senator
Morgan to-day, telling him that you felt
confident of the nomination."
AT this question he produced copies Of
the following messages
Washington. May "A, 1S94-Capt. Joseph f..
Johnston, Birmingham, Ala; How Is the
election? JOHN T. MORGAN.
To which he sent the following reply:
Birmingham, Ala, May IA, 1894.-Hon. John
I. Morgan Washington, d. c.. l am nornb
mated. JOSEPH +. JOHNSTON.
| In reply to this message Senator Nor
| gan clothed a beautiful compliment in four
| little words. A compliment that any city
of any government may well feel proud of:
| washington, ~ T., may -, ls54.-CapL j.
| +. Johnston, Birmingham. Ala; The Senate
| Is delighted JOHN Il. MORGAN
Capt. Johnston has at no time during
the campaign seemed more hopeful or
better satisfied over the situation than
| tonight. He talked freely and conf
IDENTIFY upon the outlook, and his friends
share in his belief that he is in the lead
with goodly majority.
BASIS OF HIS CLAIMS.
Following is the table upon which Capt.
Iohnstnn' g fI.innds claim his VictnrV.