The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-11
DEMOCRATS IN A DEADLOCK.
SENATORIAL CAUCUS ADJOURNs
UNTIL TOMORROW.

Eleven More Ballots Taken without
nenching IA NOminatiOn-NO Mate
rial Change in the Relative
strength of the Leading Candi-
dotes-A RumOr That Gov. Atkin-
.on Will Withdraw Denied-A
mark Horse May Win.
Atlanta. Ca, Nov. 10.-The democratic
.oncus for United States senator, after
.,aven ballots at the session held this after
roon and tonight, adjourned at 10 O'Clock
,,rt1 Thursday afternoon at O'Clock. The
odiournment over tomorrow was taken
with the expectation of developments to-
morrow that will bring the end of the pres
ant deadlock in sight, though the whole
trend of things during the day does not
sbow the actual end In sight before next
week.
When the caucus broke up tonight there
was practically no change in the situation.
CIV Atkinson Chairman Clay and Mr..
Howell are the leading candidates. They
eoch have a few more votes than they
started out with, while the last ballot to-
night leaves Mr.. Lewis with but Is of the
90 with which he entered the contest. The
hest Judgment is that no one of those in
+be field can be said to have an advantage.
There is no telling which will win, if
.,tber 1t may be a dark horse, though
as vet there is little or no talk on this line.
The members declare tonight that they
will stand by their candidates as long as
they want them to.
Gov. Atkinsons friends still present
confdent front and claim that things will
surely come their way in the end. The
recess till Thursday they claim, is in
their favor though they do not present
snv explanation of the claim. 1t is be-
Ileyed that there will be no nomination
Nv the caucus before next Monday. Both
tbe governors friends and the opposition
appear to be willing to this. On Satur-
day the general primary for the selection
of delegates to the state convention for
the nomination of the supreme court
Judges will be held If the nomination
can be STAYED off till after these delega-
ates have been chosen, then the opposi-
ton to the governor believes that the last
nail will have been driven in his senate
rial coffin, for the reason that 1t will then
be impossible to have an extra guberna-
torial election on the same day as the su-
preme court judges are chosen. Thus one
of the matters of defense to the extra
election put forward by the governor will
have been knocked out.
On the other hand, the governors
friends tonight say that they would be
more than willing to have no more eau
Gus meetings until after Saturdays pri-
nIaries. First they say that people can
give expression to their sentiments on the
situation on Saturday when they come to-
fO laa gg1v, - .apY al
gates and they believe the voice of the
people would be favorable to the govern
or. Next, they say that the governors
chances would be increased if the propo-
sition is a straight out one to have an
other election next May, instead of pro-
posing to hold 1t on such short notice as
would be necessary under the plan to
consolidate it with the supreme court
election.
Whether the governors friends really
believe they will have a better chance by
waiting until next week or not, they are
putting good face on the situation and
are meeting the talk of this sort with
smiles of approval. The talk came orig
inally from the opposition, and it is quite
certain that as matters now stand, that
side viii, II the Atkinson strength can
be broken up to pieces before that time,
Keep up the deadlock till then.
Tonight there was some talk of the
retirement of the governor, but his friends
deny that they have even thought of such
course. They will stand by him solidly
uht the last ditch. If the governor
should come out, there are many who be-
lleFe that he would throw his votes to
Lewis, and some who say that he would
give them to Hoke Smith if there should
De cnanoe to elect him. Mr.. Smith left
ior Washington tonight, whether that
nag any significance attached to it or
Inc dark horses are all playing sly
Salnes One Of the reasons why Mr..
Lewis friends say that Gov. Atkinson
would help him if he must meet defeat
-'-'IoeI rt Is that he was one of the three
,iuloeis r1ittnis Oh the governors campaign COM
net ,'eo III MS flrst race for the executive
Oilce GS and rendered him great service.
III NJ, l. +. Garrard was voted for on two
tytoHots Tonight receiving 5 once and IL,
~ eeAl In ume. r. /, Berner, president of
~ senate also received two votes on one
paHot tonight O''o
m In the eighteenth ballot to-day r. p
norro oI led' Before the vote was an
1eu' rope Brown of Pulaski county
~, ~ ~ the most influential members of
sir.s ilouse' arose and stated that he de,
Ho,D.t ~ cnange his vote from Atkinson TO
Hon. rms was applauded by the
a eta.n' inen' and there was a prospect Of
vaailpede, but Chairman Battle. who
the ptesldlng over the caucus, ruled that
unlolrID member could not change his vote
lbs b'rvSs ne had cast it under a misappre-
he Soa Mr. Brown did not admit that
Atkinson. MS No'e stoou lor
Ihe following table gives tho res,,It %
,ne ballottlng to-day: e'''9 '''e result oi
Name t,o1,,,,-,,..,-,............-
Atkinson 10 10 ~ ~ iol 10 ~ is Z223
Clay ''''''''' lS 46 i6I "a 40 45 40lios9s 50
Iowe 40 Ss 20 1s 5s ioI 40 10
lewis 30 n % 20 20 17'g