The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-31
SOUTHERN SENATOR'S TO BE
ELECTED.

Several United States Senator's are to
be elected in the South for the next Con-
grcss and much interest is felt through
out the country on the subject, although
| it is conceded that in most of the States
they will he advocates of silver coinage
In Georgia the situation has been COM
| plicated by the death of Judge Crisp
Had he lived he would have been elected
Senator practically without opposition,
not solely on account of his free silver
views but because of the strong hold his
attractive personality had gained upon
the affections of the people. As free sill
yer will, however, dictate the election of
Senator in that State, the honor will in
all probability 20 To Governor Atkinson.
who stood next to Mr.. Crisp in popular
ity, and indeed a man well worthy of the
t-ust and confidence rcposed,,. in him by
the people of his State. Governor Atkin-
son is comparatively IL young man and is
besides a man of acknowledged liability
and liberal views He has Just been re-
elected governor of Georgia largely. it is
said, by the negro vote The people of
that race regard him as one of their great
est bcnefactors, and as there was no Re
publican candidate in the field for Gov
crnor al the late State cleo ton they voted
for him in preference To the Populist
nominee
In Missouri the legislature to- Toe elected
next Tuesday Will choose IL successor to
Gruntor Vast who ,Jac; ro. - lovr,...lo,.,J
II the state should declare for iree''scoin-
age, of which there now seems to be no
| doubt, Senator Vest will very probably
be reelected. lie is Il silver man from
away back and some time ago staked his
i political life ON that issue. He has held
| the position of United States Senator''for
twenty or more years, and IS called the
silver tongued orator Of Missouri AS Il
| speaker he can Justly lay some claim to
the cloqucnce: but as worker and Il prac
teal statesman he is not the equal to his
colleague, Senator Cockrel. Both-of Mis-
souri's Senator's are cX-Confederate sol
diers, and each is likely to hold his posi-.
ton until too old for service, or at least
as long as the Democrats are in control
! of the politics Of the State
! In Alabama senator Pugh desires TO
! succeed himself and if the legislature de-
cides to make silver the test of fitness. he
will in all probability be reelected, al
: though he has several strong competitors
for the position Governor Oats is men
+ toned also as candidate ana though
/ classcd as a COLA standard man, it is said
/ he has Il good silver record. II is hardly
/ probable, however, that a contingency
will arise which Will render his election
possible
In kentucky the situation is much
mixed. rs matters now stand Che Re-
publicans and sound money Democrats
control the legislature; but there are eight
vacancies in the body TO be flied at the
election next Tuesday. If the silver men
triumph then, as now seems almost GER
tain, Senator Blackburn will he reelected
Shou,d the result be divided between the
Republicans ana the silver Democrats.
the present situation may continue, with
the body III the control of the Rcpubl-
cans and sound money Democrats. There
is II prospect of an extra session of the