The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-03
THE STATES CONTEST.
BUCK HUMoROUsLY HINTS THAT
BRYAN WILL LOSE GEORGIA.


Hannn's Leg Well Pulled and Boss
Buck Wen Supplied with RepubIi-
can Cnsh-The Closest Fight In the
state Apt to BE in Fulton County
and the Fifth Congressional Disc
trict-The Democrats Close Their
Campaign with n Big Rally.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 2,-The close of the
national campaign tonight was celebrated
by a great democratic rally at the court
house under the auspices of the Young
Mems Democratic League and the Liv-
ingston Club, Gov. Atkinson, Congress-
man Livingston, Gen. Clement A. Evans.
Capt. E. p. Howell and the three repre-
sentatives in the legislature from the
county-Messrs. Slaton, Fielder and
Knowles-were the speakers.
To-morrows fight will in all probability
be the hardest the democratic nominees
for congress and the democratic electors
in the national ticket ever had with the
republicans in this city, IL not in the
Fifth district. Many bets have been made
that Mckinley would carry the city OF
Atlanta and the county, but the demo-
cratic leaders, who have been at work
systematically for the past two weeks,
do not think that the real conditions war
rant anything OF this sort. 1t is not de-
MED, however, that the democrats will
have TO make game fight for the VIC
tory. The republicans have had splen-
did organization in the city and county
for the past six weeks. They have hal
plenty of money at their command ana
have registered great many negroes
since the state election, while the demos
Gratis have not done much on this line.
Added to this. has been the influence OF
the Palmer and Buckner organization.
which has on several occasions OPEN
ly afiliated with the republicans,
and indorsed by their cheers and their
presence at the Mckinley rallies that Cam
didate Hendrix, the republican candidate
for congress, declares that he will be elect
ed, but the democrats laugh at his claims.
Hendrix relies largely upon the feeling that
once actuated many democrats! ANY
thing to beat Livingston" but this feeling
has about died out, apd as a general thing
the democratic candidate will receive the
united support Of the democrats of the
district, though 1t is known that Boss Buck
has a considerable sum of money to turn
loose among the fioaters. He dgures the
district this way. There are 1900 regis
tered voters OF these there are 1000 coll
ored republicans 1000 populists, $500 white
republicans and 1850 sound money demo-
Gratis. All these forces are opposed to
Bryan and Sewall, or to their policy. That
is 1900 votes. or course, do not expect
to get them all, but you will notice that
half the registered vote is only 1850,
while the anti-Bryan vote Is 1900"
The situation throughout the state is
full of confidence for the democratic tick
et and the leaders here declare that Bry-
an and Sewall will sweep the whole coun-
try just as they will sweep Georgia
Chairman Clay, of the state democratic
committee, estimates that Bryan will get
900 majority in the state, and that all
the democratic congressman will be elect
ed.
Chairman Buck Of the republican stats
committee refuses to give any figures
or estimates, but says he hopes that Nc
Kinley will carry the state, and that three
or four republican congressman will be
elected He has made the hardest cam
paign he and his party ever attempted in
this state since reconstruction, and in the
work have been literally supplied with
the slnews of war In the shape of money
from the national headquarters Chair
man Corrigan of the sound money demo-
cratic party declares that his party wild
poll 10000 votes, and that fully that num-
Der of sound money democrats will vote
for Mckinley in order to make a more de-
termined showing against Bryan and sill
yer, while many will not vote at all on ac-
count OF the money question With all
these complications I'm the contest of to-
morrow. it will be full of interest to
Georgians