Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-08
GEORGIA GREETS GOLDITES
Democrats Carry State by 10000 Ma
jOrity Over All OppOsitiOn-Legis-
lature Democratic.
Mr.. BRYAA'S MAJORITY WILL Be $4,000
Populists Make All Sorts of Wild and
Coherent Claims, Which are Knocked
Out by Democratic Chairman
Howls of Fraud.

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 8.-Returns of yes
terdsy's election are coming in in de-
tached fragments and unsatisfactory
form. As there are 1877 counties, and
many are remote from railroad and tele-
graph Communication, authentic figures
will necessarily be delayed.
The Populist state chairman, Cunning
ham, received kilograms this morning
from the counties of Marion, Hart, Glas-
cock and Taylor, which we're reported to
have gone Democratic last night, claim
ing them for the Populists. Chairman
Cunningham said at IL O'Clock that
Wright, Populist candidate for governor,
was elected, with the rest of the state
ticket Democratic.
GEORGIA DECIDEDLY DEMoCRATIo.
Atlanta, Oct. 8.-Afternoon Bulletin
The following is from A. s. Clay, chair
man of the Democratic executive COM
mittee: Georgia has gone Democratic
by 10000 majority. Gov. Atkinson is re-
elected by at least 10000 majority over
the combined opposition. The rest of
the state ticket is elected by over $4,000.
"The general assembly is composed of
Its members in the house and forty-four
senators. The Populists have elected
twenty-five members of the house and
four senators. The Republicans have
elected two members of the house and
one senator. The Democrats have elect
ed thirty-nine senators and ISL repre-
sentatives. This is approximately cor
rect.
Georgia will give Bryan and Sewall
majority over the combined opposition
and elect all the Democratic nominees for
congress-"
CHAIRMAN CUNNINGHAM CRIES FRAUD.
Atlanta, Ga.-Chairm8n Cunningham,
of the Populist committee, gives the As
sociated Press the following statement:
"The Democratic estimate, given out by
the morning papers, was evidently we'll
padded for the purpose of cooking re-
turns under claim of an increased ma
jority. This is thoroughly demonstrated
by the semi-official reports received by
me up to this hour, 1890 p. m. My in
structions we're that only official, CON-
plete returns should be wired. Hence We
will not receive any returns until this
afternoon and night. Nine counties have
reported, sho wing Democratic loss of
1850 from the figures given out by the
Democratic morning papers. At this rate
ATK1NsoN's MAJORITY
could not be over 10000, but, as heavy
Populist counties have not been reported,
we confidently expect that this majority
will be wiped out unless the Democratic
returning boards illegally throw out Pop
ulist precincts, as has been done hereto
fore. The partisan registration law has
been used as tremendous instrument of
fraud. Copies of the lists we're refused
the Populists in nearly every county, and
bogus and 'doctored' lists we're sent to
Populist precincts, thereby disfranchis-
ing In some instances twenty or thirty le-
gal voters. The reports show that the
negroes voted solidly against US in nearly
every county. confidently believe that
Wright is elected on fair count of the
votes as cast in spite Of the tremendous
frauds"