The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-31
BAD BACKSET FOR BACON.
The Majors StTaddle Apt TO Prove a
Boomerang.

His Lieutenants Now Hustling to Sc
cure Promises of Votes on the Second
Ballot-Heretofore They Have Boast
ed He Would Have walkover on the
First Ballot.
Atlanta, Ga, oct SO.-The speech de-
llvered to the legislature by Mai. Bacon
last night has been a decidedly interest
ing feature in the senatorial situation to-
day There is no room to doubt that he is
considerably weaker tonight on account
of his speech than he was before he de-
livered it. In fact, the effect has been so
marked to-day that there has been a de-
cided slump in Bacon stock while the
friends of Congressman Turner and the
other candidates are in correspondngly
good spirits.
MAJ. Bacon's election was generally con-
coded by outsiders up to last night, and
there were few takers for bets offered
on him, but to-day the disappointment
and dissatisfaction among his own fol-
lowers, openly expressed, has been so
great that the fight appears to be any
body's. Added to the demoralizing effect
of his speech, Maj. Bacon's workers to-
day began a vigorous campaign for votes
on the second ballot where heretofore
all their claims have been that he would
receive from SO to 103 on the first ballot
This effort to pledge members to a sec
ond ballot is regarded as an admission
of weakness, although Maj Bacon's work
ers when confronted with this point
simply explain their work by saying they
want to make assurance doubly sure.
One of the illustrations of Maj. Bacon's
speech that has been used a good deal
during the day has been comparison
of 1t to the charge of a judge to the jury,
when by law the court is prohibited from
espousing either side.
As a straddle of the financial question
Maj. Bacon's speech was a conspicuous
success. 1t leaks out to-day that one of
the three men who are running his cam
paign is so disappointed that he was on
the point of throwing up the sponge. A
well known editor who has steadily
espoused Mai BaCons cause in Discus
sing his speech summed it up by declar-
ing that candidate for the high Office OF
United States senator could afford to be
defeated, but could not afford to make
such straddle as Maj Bacon had made.
1t was not even ingenious. Another gen
tlclIdH sly leu III an dmpnlDlOuS OratlOn.
The 10 to free silVerites, who have been
regarded as Maj. Bacon's old guard so to
speak, are mad because he went half way
over to the sound money men, and the lat
ter, who have been Bacon men to dis
charge personal obligations, are mad be
cause he did not have the nerve to stand
or fan on the policy he has advocated ever
since he sprung his famous silver resolu-
tions in the legislature two years ago and
proclaimed them his platform for the
senate.
Both Senator Walsh and Col Garrard
claim to have made considerable gains
to-day Senator Walsh claims three new
supporters, while Col Garrard claims
more, but will not give any figures His
friends are willing to stake their money,
however, that there will be no election on
the first ballot
Judge Turner, who delivers the last
speech before the caucus election in the
legislature tomorrow night, has pur-
sued the usual quiet. but confident course
to-day that has characterized his campaign
throughout He Is making no extrava-
CANT claims, but his friends do not hest
tate to say that they believe he will be
elected
Hon. L. f. Garrard, the Columbus
candidate for the Senate had his innings
tonight. His address to the legislature
was heard by an enthusiastic gallery He
paid more attention to the amusement of
his audience than either Senator Walsh
or Maj Bacon, and as a result received a
good deal of applause Mr.. Garrard started
out by attacking Maj. Bacons speech of
last night He referred to the fact that
the major had read what he had to say
on the financial question, and said he was
not afraid to trust to his memory for his
position on that issue. He accused Mai.
Bacon of getting on both the gold bug
and free slverlte platforms, and created
an uproar by saying that Blind Tom
could play Dixie and yankee Doodle"
on the piano at the same time. He said
he did not know whether he would be
the next senator or not, but hoped he was
addressing men who were not controlled
by any ring or combination, and who, if
there was a ring, would smash 1t.
The conspicuous part OF Mr.. Garrard's
speech was his account Of his services to
the party He said it was he who wrote
the state platform Of 1892, the financial
and state bank planks OF the Chicago plat
form, and in several other ways he had
served bis country we'll The financial
plank of the Chicago platform. he de-
clared, meant the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the rate OF lG to T. He
knew 1t meant this because he wrote it,
and he declared he stood squarely u2on
that Interpretation OF II. His plan to
maintain parity was TO use silver ex-
clusively for all denominations of cur
rency up to ten dollars, retiring the gold
coin and certificates OF lesser denomir a
ton than $40 This plan, he contended
would create a demand for silver and
maintain its parity with gold at 16 to /
UPRoAR IN TIE CHAMBER.