The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-15
Viz. Crisp.s surge.tlon.


It is apparent from our Atlanta dis
patches that a very determined effort is
to be made 10 induce county executive
committees Of the democratic par
~ 10 adopt the suggestion which Mr.
| Crisp made in letter 10 the state execu-
/ tive committee relative TO having the vot-
/ ers express their preference for senator
in the June primaries. Judge Crisp's let
/ ter was regarded by many as a shrewd
move on his part 10 assist his own can
didaey for United States senator, and fl
is said that his friends and agents are
trying to create the impression that the
letter was approved by the state commit
tee, and by that organization referred TO
the county committees.
There ought not 10 be any apprehension
that county committees viii be misled by
anything that may be said in respect TO
the matter by Mr.. Crisp's friends and
organs. 1t is wei known. or at least ought
to be- that the state committee did not
adopt Mr.. Crisps suggestion and did not
refer his letter TO the county committees
with instructions to do as they saw tit
in regard to ordering a vote to be taken
on the senatorship question. Il simply
notified Mr.. Crisp that it had received his
letter
It is asserted that the reason the Full
ton county committee has been called
together so soon is that it is hoped to
get the committee Of that county to act
favorably on Mr.. Crlsp's suggestion, be
lieving that If Fulton county should favor
it. other counties would also.
What action the Fulton county commit
tee will take is, of course, unknown. 1t
is assumed that majority Of the commit
tee have agreed to do what Mr. Crisp
wants done, and from the fact that the
committee has been called to meet at such
an early day, the conclusion is drawn that
Mr.. Crlsp's managers have planned to
have Fulton county inaugurate the move
ment of voting for a United States sena-
tor at the June primary, with the expec-
tation that other counties viii follow its
lead.
While we see nothing except shrewd pol
itics in Mr.. Crisp's suggestion, we feel
certain that it was made for Mr.. Crisp's
benefit and not because it would be a good
thing for the people or the democratic
party In fact, we are inclined to think
it would be hurtful rather than beneficial
to the party because if it should be
adopted throughout the state extraordi-
nary efforts would be made to get the
populists to vote in the primaries for Mr..
Crisp. This they would likely do, since
they are in harmony with him on the
silver question. 1t will be impossible to
tell whether all who offer to vote at the
primaries are democrats or not, and in
some counties no special effort may be
made to find out.
We should regret greatly seeing any
thing but the fairest kind of a contest
for the senatorship. and we are not pre-
pared to say there is likely to be anything
but contest of that kind. Still, if Mr..
Crisp's agents and organs continue to in
slst that the state committee Endorsed
the suggestion contained in his letter, the
impression is pretty certain to get abroad
that he is adopting means not altogether
fair to secure the senatorship. The con-
test for that office should be upon so high
a plane that there could be no ground for
charges that unfair means were being
used to get it,