The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-08
STATE ELECTION
IN GEORGIA
The Democrats Victorious by . Majority
Of More Than 10000.
THE POPULISTS ARE KNOCKED OUT
The Unterrified Are Winners Even
at the Home Of Tom Watson.
Chairman Cunningham, Of the
POpulist Committee Prefers to
Await the Official Returns.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. THE polls
and from bulletins received, Indications
are that the majority for Atkinson
Dem) for governor will be not less
than 10000. Hon. A. s. Clay, chair
;nan of the Democratic state commit
tee, says: 1T is impossible at this
hour to predict with any degree Of cer-
tainty the size of the Democratic ma
Jorily. The count will be slow and 1t
will probably be midnight before we
can get any more satisfactory infor-
nation than Is contained in the tele-
grams received by me from Democratic
leaders I'm almost every county in the
state. Almost without exception they
report that the report Is satisfactory
and that seven out of every ten report
an increase over the vote of two years
ago. At this hour II looks as II the
majority will be not less than 10000"
Hon. John d. Cunningham, chairman
Of the Populist state committee. does
not concede the state as yet, but says
that he prefers to await the official re-
turns THE ticket Is long one" said
he, land the count will be slow and 1t
Is MY opinion that when the result is
announced 1t will be found that there
have been q great many surprises. Ours
Is the quiet vote and there has been
very little demonstration about our
strength. Even II 1t should develop
that our ticket Is not elected It will be
found that the other has won by a
mere scratch. though do not by any
means concede the result"
The vote in Atlanta IL very much
lighter than expected. The registration
in this county is 12,000 but the vote
will probably not exceed 1000. Atkin.
sons majority in this county will prob
ably be about 1000. Reports from Ma
con indicate majority Of about 1000
in that county, while reports from Sa-
vannah and Augusta. indicate q ma
jority Of about 5000 In each Of those
counties. The state can be reported as
absolutely certain Democratic by more
than 10000, with the probability Of the
majority exceeding 10000. Atkinson 8
majority two years ago was $4,000.
IN WATSON'S TERRITORY.
Augusta, Ga, Oct THE Demo-
cratic majority in Richmond county
will be over 3.OO0.. Reports indicate
tenth district, which Is the stronghold
Of Populism in Georgia. Thomas E.
Watson, Populist candidate for vice.
president, lives at Thomson, In this
district.
Macon, Ga. Oct. I'm the state elec-
tion today. this. Bibb county. gave At
kinson Dem) about 600 majority over
the Populists. The county usually
gives 5000 majority for the Democrats.
The Populists made gains on account
of the prohibition question, which was
the main plank of their platform. In
dications point to a Democrats victory
in the state. but at q greatly reduced
majority. Two-thirds Of the negro vote
was for the Democrats y
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 7.-Reports to the
Constitution from all parts Qf the state
indicate that Atknson's majority for
governor will exceed $4,000. with the
probability that his majority will GO
over 10000. The majority for the re-
mainder Of the state ticket will largely
exceed that of Atkinson, the probabil-
ity being that 1t will go beyond $4,000.
while Atkinson's majority will be from
1000 to $4,000 larger than received by
him two years ago, when it was $4,000.