The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-23
IN LOCAL Politics.
Notice of n New BiII-Nr. duBignOu's
Letter From Mr.. Bryan.


Letter From Mr.. Bryan.
A notice is published this morning of
the intention to apply for the passage
of a bill at the coming session of the
Legislature to amend the law relating 20
the election of the county commissioners
so as to provide for the filling of any va
cancies on the board that might be caused
by death or resignation, ahrough appoint
ment by the board instead Of an election
by the people. The object of this bill Is
simply to save the county the expense
of an election in case of such a vacancy
Elections are quite costly, as was shown
by the recent experiment with the state
and county election, that having cost the
county about $3.50.
The county commissioners will meet
some time the latter part of next week
for the purpose of naming the election
managers and clerks for the national
election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. 1t might be
well for the members Of the different par
ties interested to send in a list of names
of those they desre appointed managers
and clerks to represent them. There will
hardly be as much difficulty in arriving
at a conclusion iprjthA matter of these
election.
The registrars will begin hearing the
cases of those in the Third district who
are alleged to be behind in their taxes to-
day. They expect to complete the Third
district list to-day and tomorrow, and
will take up the alleged disqualified vot-
ers of the Second district Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of next week. About
fifteen who have received subpoenas have
already applied to the registrars and have
had their records Strengthened out. The
registrars are still at work checking up
the list of disqualified voters in the Fourth
district.
Hon. f. G. duBignon, who went up to
Atlanta last night, has in his possession
a rather interesting document, a letter
from Candidate w. J. Bryan which,
though written some time ago. is perhaps
of more interest at this time, by reason
of subsequent developments.
The letter was the result, no doubt, of
conversation between Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. duBignon, at the time Mr.. Bryan Wis
tied Savannah. The two gentlemen, then
in Mr.. duBignon's office, discussed the
financial question from opposite points
of view of course, and MIR. Bryan then
told Mr.. duBignon that the silver ques-
ton was going to be the leading issue be-
fore the country.
When the race for the senatorship was
on between Mr.. duBignon and Mr.. Crisp,
just before the June primary, which was
about four years after Mr.. Organs visit
to Savannah, he saw in some news
paper a short notice of Mr. duBignon s
candidacy in Georgia on the sound money
platform. The notice contained, also, a
picture of the senatorial candidate, and
spoke of him in the most complimentary
terms. Mr. Bryan clipped this notice and
mailed it to Mr. duBignon. with the fol-
| lowing letter.
Lincoln Neb., May 25.-Hon. Fleming
| duBignon, Savannah, Ga: Dear Mr.. du-
Bignon-I am sorry to see that you are
| still Joined to your idols. 1 wish you
could see your way clear to help us
Yours truly, w. J. Bryan.
Mr.. duBignon was at that time in the
midst of a campaign on the sound money
| platform. While he still adheres to those
| principles, he is now supporting Mr.. Bry-
an as the democratic nominee, and, to
that extent, is helping "us."