The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-01
BUCK TO AID THE POPULISTS.
THE NEGRO VOTERS CALLED ON TO
FIGHT THE DEMOCRATS.

The Mckinley Managers in the
North Anxious to Have the Demo-
cratic Majority In the State Elec-
tiOn in Georgia Held Down as
Much ns Possible In Order to Get
the BENEFIT of the Moral Eject In
the North.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 3O.--It was reported
at democratic headquarters late this af-
ternoon upon reliable authority that
Chairman A. E. Buck of the republican
of the G. o. p. In this state, had to-day is
sued circular letter to the negroes Of
the state, calling upon them to fall into
line and support Seab Wright and the pop
ulist ticket for state officers.
Information of the circular first came
to the notice of the democratic leaders
through one of the colored porters at the
state capitol, who had secured a copy of
it, This copy could not be had, however,
tonight for publication, but the contents
of the letter are vouched for by the state
official to whom it was shown. The sub
stance of it is that the republicans of
Georgia must support the populist state
ticket in order to defeat the democrats, or
at least cut down their majority In the
interest of Mckinley in the south. The
republican Napoleon will be injured in the
west unless democratic losses are shown
in the south in the state elections, and
for that reason the word has been passed
down the line for the republicans to stand
up solidly against the democratic nomi-
nees everywhere.
In connection with the issuance Of this
circular it is also stated on good author
ity that Boss Buck has been authorized
to draw upon the Hanna campaign fund
for $4,000 with which to meet the expen-
ses attendent upon the work of lining up
the negro vote for the Wright ticket
Money is also to be spent in registering
the negroes for the November election,
Bucks report to national headquarters
being that he could add 100000 votes to the
$1,000 already on the lists II given the
means to do 1t with.
The issuance of the Buck manifesto
bears out the position taken in these dis
patches last week. 1t was then stated, in
commenting upon the overheard converse
tion between Chairman Cunningham or
the populist state committee and Col
Thornton, the pOpultSt candldale LOT con-
gress in the Fourth district relative to
the sending of money into that district,
in which Cunningham told Thornton that
he had sent east for and expected to get
in a few days.
The republican bosses were playing a
deeper game than the democrats suspect
ed 1t now appears that the republicans,
while apparently hands off, were only
standing by while the democrats carried
on the work of registering the negroes,
the intention of Boss Buck being all the
time to step in and call his negro fol-
lowers into line against the democracy
after the democrats had registered all
the negroes they could. under the belief
that they would get their support.
Boss Buck and Chairman Cunningham
held a long secret conference yesterday.
1t is now apparent that the conference
was I'm regard to the issuance of the Buck
manifesto sent out to-day, which mani
festo seals the compact between the re-
publican bosses and the populists. 1t also
explains the recent meeting between Boss
Buck Mai. Hanson, Chairman Cunning
ham and Tom Watson when the latter
arrived in Atlanta on his return from his
western trip. 1t Is conceded that the
negro vote will be the balance of power
in the coming state election. Whether
Boss Buck will be able to whip his SUBJ
jects into line against Gov. Atkinson,
toward whom they are naturally inclin-
ed, remains to be seen.