The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-16
WILL A MEETING BE CALLED7
CHAIRMAN DUBIGNON WAITING TO
HEAR FROM THE SUB-CoM-
MITTEE.

The Resolution Required the Sub
Committee TO Make n Report to the
Executive COmmittce-The Sub
COMMITTEES. However, Seems to
Have Let the Matter of Mr.. 1iede-
mans stand Drop-The situation
in the State-The Registration
VIII Close To-day at o'clock.
The Number VIII Go to 6,G00-Ar-
rangements Made For business
Men Who Want 10 Register Quick.
Hon f. C. duBignon, chairman Of the
democratic executive committee of the
county. returned to the city yesterday after
more than a months absence. Mr.. duBig-
non was quite busy in his office when seen
by a representative Of the Morning News,
and asked when he would call meeting
of the executive committee.
considerable business has accumulat-
ed during my absence" Mr. duBignon said,
land I shall devote my time for the next
day or two to clearing up matters on my
desk I shall see then if the subcommittee
appointed to secure letters from each Of
the legislative candidates as to their stand
with regard to the democratic ticket and
platform is ready to make report If so
] will call meeting Of the executive
committee for the purpose Of hearing the
report. If am not mistaken, the resolu-
ton passed with regard to the matter re-
quired the Subcommittee to report to
subsequent meeting of the committee TO
be called on notice to the chairman, that
the subcommittee was ready to make its
report"
So far as can be learned, the sub-com-
mittee has never made up any report to
the executive committee. The letter OF
each candidate in reply to the letter ad-
dressed by the subcommittee, has been
in the hands of that committee for more
than a month but nothing has been done
with regard 10 them. Mr.. duBignon viii
leave the city again on Sept. 20, and it re-
mains to be seen now whether meeting
will be called to take any action with re
gard to the position of Mr.. Tiedeman.
Mr.. duBignon has travelled considerably
since he has been away from Savannah,
and he has been a close observer Of the
situation generally throughout the coun-
try He visited the campaign headquar-
tiers in Atlanta when he was there, and
has kent a close eye on the state campaign
all the time. He says he has no doubt
whatever that Gov. Atkinson will carry
the state by even a larger majority than
he received two years ago. If the prohi-
bition issue, which has been espoused by
the populists. is creating any great furore,
he says, it is being kept carefully con-
cealed and he does not think ii will change
many votes.
THE prohibition issue has been ably
managed by the democratic party Mr..
duBignon said. I'm about ninety-six out
of 1877 counties they have total prohibition
now, under the local option law, and in
other counties liquor is sold only in cities
and incorporated towns l am inclined
to think that the large body of democrats
who believe in prohibition are satisfied
with what the party has done on this line,
and / believe they are going to vote the
democratic ticket"
Mr., duBgnon is scheduled to make
few speeches in the state during the cam
paign, his first appointment being at Tren-
ton. in Dade county, where he has an en-
gagement to appear with Gov. Atkinson
tomorrow. He does not know yet, how
ever, whether he will be able to fill this
appointment. on account of the large
amount of business he has on hand.
It is reported that more disaffection, If
1t may be called that, exists in the south
ern part of the state than in the middle
and northern, and that this section is con-
sidered the best missionary ground. Just
what the cause is, cannot be told, but 1t is
said that Middle and North Georgia will
give the ticket a bigger majority than
those sections did two years ago