The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-28
A WELL-TINED WARNING.
ChaiTmen Of County Committees No.
titled OF Iltelted TTiCkeTY.

Ior the REMAINDER OF the W eek
in GeorEia-Eleven Fights in One
Distriot-The Campaign Through
out the State.
Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 27-The following
is a copy Of the letter sent out by the
state committee to-day, addressed to the
chairmen of county committees:
Dear Sir-Gour earnest attention is di.
rected to movement inaugurated in the last
few days by the leaders Of the populist party.
It is vitality important that it should be met
at once and its evident purpose frustrated.
Briefly stated, it is this: Reliable in
formation has been received at democratic
headquarters that an organized scheme has
been arranged throughout the state. by
which the populists at all Of the precincts,
more particularly those in the country, pro
pose 10 capture the management OF the election
by the selection Of three freeholders who are
in sympathy with thier movement. This can
not be done under the law, unless the regular
officers provided by the law and to whom the
election blanks are sent by the ordinary in
each county should be late in reaching the
precinct at which the elections are to be held.
We urge upon you. therefore to give the
matter your immediate attention and see
that all managers who have been furnished
with these blanks are upon the scene Of the
election before the polls are opened. The
law of the state requires that the or
binary in each county in the state
should be furnished by the secretary OF! state
with those printed blanks thirty days before
the election. This law has been complied
with, and each ordinary in the state was, on
the first day of September, furnished with
these blanks.
Notwithstanding this, however. the lead.
ers Of the populist party at their own ex-
pense, have printed these blanks and propose
10 use them. We see in this movement a
double purpose. First, TO practice fraud upon
the vote of the people, and secondly to give
color to the contests over the result of the
election, which must be deplored by every
good citizen, as involving confusion and hurt
70 the best interest Of the state.
This departure on the part OF the populists
from practice so well established and regu-
lated by law, demonstrates to what extremes
that party is driven and should Of itself con
vince every rejecting citizen of the necessity
of an overwhelming democratic victory.
Your attention is directed in this connection
10 section ,2S6 Of code Of 1882 which provides
as follows The time OF day for keeping
open-elections is from O'Clock a. m to
o'clock p. m. at the court house and from
o'clocka- n. to O'Clock p. N. in the pre-
Ginct'
AS further precautionary measure, we
advise that upon receipt Of this letter you
Immediately see the ordinary Of your county
and ascertain whether the printed blanks for
both the court house and country precincts
have been received, and if they have not that
you Immediately advise the secretary of state
by wire. Very respectfully,
A. S. CLAY, Chairman.
TRICKY POPULIsTs.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 27.-The state cam
paign committee has issued letter to the
public, exposing the contemplated at
tempt of the populists to perpetrate fraud
at the polls next Wednesday, The dis
covery that the populist committee has
sent out duplicate election blanks
into every county, has brought
10 light the scheme they in
tend 20 work, and may yet attem pt,
unless the democrats in every voting pre-
cinct in the state are put on their guard
To be forewarned is to be forearmed.
The populists expect TO use their bogus
election blanks IN two ways, and but
for the accidental discovery of their
work by Secretary Of State Gambler,
there is no telling what disaster and con-
fusion might have resulted. Under the
law the polls in county precincts are to
be opened at s o'clock and closed at 3. If
the justice Of the peace or notary APP
pointed by the ordinary to conduct this
ClC(LAUu uOtS uOb open JlG Dolls DIV lU
o'clock, any free holder in the county is
authorized TO act as manager.
One Of the plans of the populists was to
be ready to take advantage of the slight
est delay that would give them
control Of the polls under the
law. But now that the public is
notified of their intentions, the regular
managers will be on hand promptly
Another part of the programme that
may yet be expected is that the populists
who have the bogus blanks will attempt
to get possession by disputes over the
time and other reasons. In some cases
they may get possession of the polling
place and by sending in two sets of re-
turns create confusion in the legislature.
This would give them the best oppor-
tunity 10 set up the cry of fraud. Wat
sons paper to-day virtually admits that
the duplicate blanks were sent out to en-
able populists to get possession of the
polls.
The campaign in Atlanta will be wound
up Tuesday night by a grand rally, at
which MIR. Atkinson will be the principal
speaker.
The rally will be held at the opera house.
Watson has engaged the opera house for
Monday night. Because Judge Hines
lives In Atlanta the popullsts have been
deluded into believing that he will carry
Fulton county, and Watson will spend
good money IN renting the opera house to
nurse their chimera. But Fulton will
give the democratic ticket at least 8, 800
majority.
Saturday will be big day for demo-
cratic eloquence and argument. The
programme is as follows: Hon. L. f.
Livingston and Hon. II. w. J. Ham at
Newman; Hon. A. O. Bacon at Buchanan
n. f. Harris, Hon. T. B. Cabaniss and
MIR J. w. Redding at Molena; Hon. w
Y. Atkinson at Lincolnton Senator
Patrick Walsh at Balm BRIDE Secretary
Smith at Athens Speaker Crisp at Rome
Hon. Fleming duBignon at Milledgeville
Mr.. Harry Reid at Temple; Gen. Gordon
and Hon. Carter Tate, at Cumming; Gen
Evans and Hon. L. f. Livington, al
Conyers; Hon w. NJ. Hammond and Hon
George c. Thomas, at LAGRANGE
Charles Braid at Toomsborough Hon. II
d. d. Twiggs at Madison.
Hon +. G. duBignon was in charge OF
campaign headquarters to-day, Chairman
Clay being absent at Zebulon speaking
Mr.. duBiguon will speak at Elberton TO
morrow, and will be back in Savannah
Saturday morning.
RUSSELL SPEAKS AT QUITMAN.
Quitman, Ga, Sept. 27.-Between 200
and 1900 people were in town to-day il
attendance on Brooks county's rally auC
barbecue. Hon Zen +. Russell spoke fo
two hours and half. He presented thu