The morning news., 1894-10-03
CEORGIA'SDAY OF VICTORY.
The Democratic Hosts in Line all Over
the State.


the Days Battle-Another Charge
Affecting the Integrity of Judge
Hines Brought to the Surface.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 2.-Chairman Steve
Clay had a quiet time of it at the demo-
cratic campaign headquarters to-day
1t was the quiet that always precedes the
opening of a well planned battle. The
picket lines are all well strung out, and
toward morning bright and early the bat
tie of ballots that is destined to be the
populist Waterloo will begin.
The campaign practically ended on Sat
urday, although in the big cities it was
continued up TO tonight. Over 26O
speeches have been made under the direc-
tion of the state committee since the Au-
gust convention nominated Hon. w. Y.
Atkinson, the standard bearer of the
party. Besides these speeches, which
were made by the very ablest and most
devoted party leaders, there has been
steady work of organization going on in
every section Of the state, until tonight,
| on the eve of the battle, the campaign
managers from their headquarters here
in Atlanta can look out over the lines
y
duty as any state could boast
NOTHING LEFT UNDoNE.
Every legitimate thing that could be
| done has been done to win back the erring
brother who wandered off after false
! prophets two years ago, and forever
sweep aside those who are the sworn enc
mics of the party Their campaign has
not been an easy or agreeable one. Never
| has the Democratic party been face to
face with Just such conditions as
confronted it at the beginning
of the present fight. Not only were
there scores left by the nomi-
nation primaries, but through the head
strong persistence of some who were un-
willing to bow personal views to party
policy, confusion in the democratic house
hold was threatened for awhile. Added
to this the party was forced by a reckless
and determined combination of populists
and republicans to fight. The energy with
which this combination has worked, hes
itating at nothing calculated to injure the
democratic party, from appealing to race
prejudices, deliberately planning to cap
! ture the polls, and circulating infamous
ISLANDERS on democratic honesty and dem
ocratic candidates, is a matter of note in
every county in the state.
| ALL KNOWN TO THE MANAGERS.
But IN no place has the full significance
of the situation been felt so thoroughly as
| by the men who have managed the de
tails Of campaign. They have had their
eyes upon the whole state with their fin
gers feeling the pulse in every county,
and have felt every throb of the situation
as it developed "All this being so,"
said Chairman Clay to-day, lit is but
natural that we feel the great response
| bility that rests upon the party to-mor-
! row ! do not think there will be much
change in the white vote as it was cast
two years ago, but the colored
people appear to have been in
censed against US This makes
the situation more serious than 1T could
ever be with the Colored vote divided. We
must administer a rebuke to this move
| ment tomorrow that will forever crush
| it Every demoC rat in the state will no
| doubt come out and vote. We must have
the regular democratic majority. 1t will
| never do to let IL go out to the world
that Georgia is sinking toward the popu-
list level. There must be no suspicion of
such fall, but our triumph must be com
plete 1t will be if every loyal democrat
| will but do his duty
Chairman Clay left for home this even
ing, but will return tomorrow after the
! days work in his own county is done, TO
| receive the returns as they come in at
| Headquarters Chairman Clay will not
| give an estimate of the majority for pub
lication, but the figures that have come
! into headquarters Indicate at the lowest
$4,000.
ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST HINES.
Another case affecting the integrity of
| Judge Hines was brought to the commit
tees notice to-day. 1t is q third instance
in (which the populst nominee has APP
peared against the widow and the
orphans. ID. G. Gafney, a well-known
lawyer of La Grange, makes this latest
charge. He states in his letter that Judge
Hines was appointed to take charge Of a
case pending in the supreme court.
! The attorney who began the
suit was a well-krlown lawyer OF Louis
Vile, Ga, who died after he had gained
1t in the lower court. The fee in the case
was $500 OF this amount Judge Hines
was to get 5400 for his services. MIR.
Gaffney says Judge Hines collected the
full $500, but has never given the widow
and children Of his brother lawyer their
just share.
ATKINSON SATISFIED.
Mr.. Atkinson, who arrived in the city
this morning, is well satisfied Of the con
dition of the party and the prospect of an
old time victory He has been in every
part of the state and everywhere he found
! the democrats enthusiastic and well or
ganized for the battle at the polls to-
morrow. MIR. Atkinson received num-
Der OF calls at his rooms az the kimball
during the day. He will spend tomorrow
at his home ia Newman TO receive the
tidings of his victory by the side of his
devoted wife, who has worked so zealously
for him throughout his entire campaign.
Gov NOrthcn went down TO Hancock
county this afternoon 10 vote there to-
morrow,
THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY.
The primary for the nomination Of mu-
nicipal officers will be held tomorrow.
Hon Porter King has no opposition for
mayor, but there is big hight on, the
hottest in years, for every other Office,
from alderman 10 city sexton.
Money has been spent layishly and eX-
citement runs high II Is feared tina the
fight over municipal Offices will have a
tendency to scratch Mr.. Atkinson to-
morrow by trading with the Hines men.
The populists would neyer vote for Atkin-
son, but the hot fight for the Offices Will
give them a chance TO take advantage Of
luke-warm democrats who would sacri-
fee the state ticket, which would be