Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-11-08
oEoRGlA's NEW SENATOR.
A Silver Man Nominated Over the Admin
istration Candidate.

A Silver Man Nominated Over the Admin
istration Candidate.
Atlanta, Ca. Nov. 5.-The recent SEN
atorial struggle in Georgia ended in the
nomination of the Hon. Augustus o.
Bacon for the long term by vote of
93 against 30 for the Hon. Henry G.
Turner, and the nomination of the Hon.
Patrick Walsh for the short term by
unanimous vote. 1t is square
knockdown for the federal admins
tration as represented by Secretary
Hoke Smith, and under the circum-
stances has a sharpness not usually
found in party contests. While 1t has
been known all along that the financial
question would play part in the Sc
lection of senator, 1t was held by all
that 1t would be but secondary. The
Hon. Henry G. Turner. who has been
In congress for fourteen years, was
avowedly the friend of the admins
tration. On the death of Senator Col
quit, Governor Northen appointed Pat
rick Walsh to the senate as free-sil-
yer man. There was no idea then that
the issue would be so sharply brought
into this campaign.
Augustus o. Bacon, for six terms
speaker of the Georgia house Of repre-
sentatives, became a candidate, as did
the Hon. Louis F. Garrard, the Georgia
member of the resolutions committee
of the last Democratic national con-
vention. 1t was then that the an
nouncement came from Washington
that Turner was to be the administra-
tion candidate, and that he should be
explicitly the representative of Mr..
Cleveland. In the late state CAM
paign Chairman Clay urged that the
financial issue should not be injected
by the speakers. Nevertheless Sec
retary Hoke Smith and Congressman
Turner came down the week following
and stumped the state on that single
issue. The result was that Governor
AtkinsOn's majority was only $4,000.
as against II 600 for Northen two years
before. This so aroused the members
elect to the legislature that they have
been slaughtering administration men
ever since they met two weeks ago.
They defeated for the judgeship AS
sistant Attorney General Halls law
partner. In another district they elect
ed to the judgeship E. H. Galloway.
who had been refused an office by
President Cleveland. The state sena te
defeated Henry NJ. Cabaniss. Hoke
Smiths business partner, for the sec
retaryship of the senate. These are
but samples of what has been going
on.
lUe lOur cdnuluateS 1Or the United
States senatorship early established
headquarters. Walsh. Garrard and
Bacon delivered free-silver speeches to
the legislature. Turner spoke in direct
opposition. The fight of the admins
tration was made against Bacon
Agents of the interior department have
been busy all along.
When the caucus met the greatest ex-
citement prevailed. There were 1876
nernbers in the caucus. As the roll
call proceeded Mr.. Turner received
only 81 votes. these all being from his
own congressional district, while Mr..
Bacon received 03. the others being di-
vided between Walsh and Garrard.
This was for the long term. Senator
Walsh was then elected for the short
term by acclamation. That the ad-
ministratfon could only muster 81
votes surprised everybody.
This is the first time the Democrats
have had to hold n caucus for the Sc
lection of senator, but the Populists
are so strong this year that 1t was rem
dered necessary. The new party has
81 representatives in the legislature.