The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-09
oEoRolA.s NEW SENATOR.


| n bitNcF man SOmlnuteu OVER the Admin.
istratiDn Candidate.
Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 5.-The recent SEN
atorinl struggle in Georgia ended In the
| nomination OF the Hon. Augustus o.
Bacon for the long term by II vote OF
03 against 81 for the Hon. Henry G..
Turner. and the nomination of the Hon.
Patrick Walsh for the short term by
a unanimous vote. II is square
knockdown for the federal admins
,ration as represented by Secretary
Hoke Smith, and under the circum-
stances has II 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, II was held by all
that II would be but secondary. The
lion. Henry G.. Turner, who has been
In congress for fourteen years, was
nvowcdly the friend OF the admins
trntion. On the death OF Senator Col.
quit, Governor Northcn appointed Pat
rick Walsh to the senate Us n free sill.
yer man. There was no idea then that
the Issue would be SO sharply brought
Into this campaign.
Augustus .. Bacon, for six terms
speaker of the Georgia house OF repre-
sentatives, became n candidate, as did
the Hon. Louis l.. Garrard, the Georgia
member Of the resolutions committee
or the last Democratic national con.
vention. II was then that the an
nouncemcnt came from Washington
that Turner was to be the administrn.
ton 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
rotary 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 $1,000.
rs against Il 900 for Northen two years
before. This so aroused the members.
elect to the legislature that they have
been Strengthening administration men
rver since they met two weeks ago.
They defeated for the judgeshIp As.
slstnnt Attorney General Halls law
partner. In another district they elect.
cd TO the judgcship Il. ii. Galloway.
who had been refused nm office by
President Cleveland. The state senate
defeated Henry NJ. Cabaniss. Hokc
Sinith's business partner. FOR the see.
It'ais sup VI w" senate. These nrp
but samples OF what has been going
on.
The four candidates for the United
States senatorship early established
headquarters. Walsh. Garrard and
Bacon delivered free silver speeches 10
the legislature. Turner spoke In dIrec,
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 OK.
element prevailed. There were 1Gf,
pieiabcrs In the caucus. As the roll.
call proceeded Mr.. Turner received
only 10 votes, these all being from his
own congressional district. while MIR,
Bacon received on, tn. others being dI.
yldcd between Walsh and Garrur,l.
This was for the long term. Senator
walsh was then elected for the short
term by exclamation. Tint the al.
minIstrntion could only muster 3o
votes surprised everybody.
This is the first time the Democrats
have Ind 10 hold caucus for tho sc.
lection OF senator, hut the PopuIlsts
nrc No strong this ycnr that II was rem.
dcrcd necessary. The new party has
% representative In the legislature.