The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-20
WlLLINK IS THE NOMINEE.
THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE so DECLARES HIM.


/ The Talk Now Is About the MnjOri-
/ ties-The WiIIinIS Men Claim 300.
The Hartridge Men Figuring on a
Big Plurality, and Neither side
Taking Mr.. Travis Into COnsidera-
tion-The Latter's Friends Say
Their Vote VIII he Surprise
Party.
Mr.. Willink has been officially declared
the nominee Of the Democratic party for
the legislative vacancy. The official GER
tihcate to that effect was prepared by Mr..
f. G. duBignon, chairman Of the execu-
tive committee, Wednesday night before
his departure for Atlanta and was pro-
mulgated yesterday. The declaration
"A primary election having been or
dered by the democratic executive COM
mittee Of Chatham county, 70 be held in
the several militia districts Of said cOun-
~ on Sept. il. 1885. for the purpose Of
nominating candidate of the Democratic
party, TO NIL the vacancy in the lower
house Of the general assembly OF GeOr-
gia, occasiOned by the death OF the late
Hon. }. j. DOoian, and il appearing from
me certinGates OF the managers OF said
primary election that majority of all
the votes cast were in favor of Harry
Willink. ESD, / hereby declare the said
harry Wliiink, Esq, to be the regularly
nominated candidate of the Democratic
party to fll said vacancy.
r. G. duBignon.
Chairman Democratic Executive Commit
tee Chatham County.
The political talk now is upon MAORI
ties The Wlllink men place their figure
usually al 800 majority for their candid
ate, though occasionally they go above
that. A majority Of 200 to $50 is estimated
for the FIRST district with about the same
Ior the Second district. A small majority
Us allowed Hartridge in the Third and
tourth districts, though claims are made
that Wtlink viii pull out nearly even
WITH cartridge in these districts. Between
~ ana 100 majority is claimed for the
country districts. They figure that Hart
rilge majority in the Third and Fourth
259.
The Hartridge people allow that winink
VIII carry the First and Second dis
Ilcts by very nearly what his friends
claim for him. They base their confidence
on the belief that the Third and Fourth
districts, which together have more votes
than all the rest of the county put to-
gether, are both favorable to Hartridge by
large matorities: At least 200 majority is
claimed in the Third district and in the
Fourth district they figure on nothing less
than 400 and all the way up to zoo ma
Jority. IN the four country districts it is
claimed that Hartridge will get more votes
than Willink, though IL is allowed that
the votes in the country will be about
evenly divided between the three candid
Both Hartridge and Wflnk men seem
to leave Mr.. Travis altogether out Of con-
slderation in making their claims and
speak only OF maJorities when as a matter
Of fact the successful candidate is more
likely TO be elected by a plurality, though
Mr.. Wiilinks friends claim that he will
have majority over both candidates
The county commissioners meet to-day
at noon TO appoint the managers for We'd
nesday's election. Each side will hand in
lists of those whom they would like to
have appointed. As the law passed by the
last legislature requires the appointment
of the magistrates In the four city dis
tricts, this leaves only one freebooter to
be appointed by the commissioners for
these districts. As these are by far the
most important districts the friends of
each candidate are exceedingly anxious
TO get advantage of having a man faVOra-
BILE TO their candidate appointed. The
eight city magistrates are said
to- be equally divided be-
tween Hartridge and Willink
divided This being the case the commits
sloners are expected TO appoint Travis
man In each of the city districts.
What the Willink men are afraid OF is
that the man credited to- Travis will real
~ be in favor of Hartridge and against
their man. In this connection a Hartridge
News reporter yesterday to the fact that
Justice Naughtin was a manager for Mr.
Willink at the Third district in Tuesdays
primary.
"Mr. Collins objected to the appoint
ments suggested by the commissioners in
the Third district" he said, ION the
ground that he did not know that Justice
Naughtin was in favor of Willink If
Justice Naughtin is not in favor of Mr.
Willink why did Mr. Willink select him
as one of his managers in the primary? I
would Ike for Mr.. Collins to answer that
Mr.. Collins does not want the earth, of
courseS
The willink people are not letting the
Hartridge men do all the work in the dis
tricts. They are doing some work in the
districts themselves. The first district
has already held two Willink meetings.