The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-08
MADE IMMENSE GAINS
The Democratic Ticket Has Swept Georgia
by Grta'Iy Increased Majority.
ATKINSON ELECTED BY PERHAPS 10000
This is IA Clear Gnin orI6.OoO over Inc
Vote by which Eso WINS .:Icc,c,,
"" Years Ago-MnJorisy for tho
hesf of the stntc Ticke, VIII
probably Reac., at l.cns. 5000.

r.. atlanta. Ga, Oct. 7.-Reporta to th,,
E,onstitut!on from all parts of tho stu r.
I'uIcaie that Atklns0n's ma toritv 20
uoNefhor VIII exceed 81. .OOD maiori;v ,,-IIb
.me proba biilty thnt his maior!ty viii
tLa oni,v'VVo av'VVo on tne announcement Cd
NJ NJ oi!ic'al consolidation which takes
pihce to-morrcw. The ma ,ortl,, for. ths
ieiiillnuer or the State ticket win l7rcniy
vNrS2u that OF Atkinson. with the nI,ob.r
%oi.tty that It Will go beyond 90. 900. while.
"a * ooo nidJo'NS WEI he from 2,Oo0
@ ~ @io'ouo iiie I Than that he received two
Years ago. when 1t WAS 2i 900 IJis ,cas
Ss as compared with the remainder or he
".ttc ticket this year, Is nttrth,r, pd i n
n, 'iat @ Coh ohpiicntons. In the first placs.
his opponent, Wright, made n vip6ro,,e
icrSoial campaign against him. ann nj
,hs 10 proh!h!tiom p.cjudice. Atkinson
having made his campaign in favor OF
i"uui i" upu@n, ANA Wright having been
U',,,''''teu rormn ~ by The Popuhs:s on Il plat
~ ~ Vi ehiorc"d state prohibition I'm
ueT' iocal option law lo6 OF 1877 counties
~ ths state nave adopted prohibition
nn 80 niocIA'lc cimpa .gn was baise ell
Oh me endorsement of local option.
,o,,.I ,n."E -, oI , me extreme Prohibitionists
Not"d Tor Wright on the appeal 10 bro
n.oltioil sentiment, ana THIS accounts I'm
pall Tor Atkinson's not receiving cr
HeaVy vote as cha remainder OF thu.
S.ate ucket Wright Is prominent
prohibaionist. and made IA, active cnm.
paign on that line.
Many prominent ministers OF the
S.dle however, openly sspourfl the
cause OF local option as b. Ing the bes+
.,.S,.uu .,,,,.; Oh dealLig with the prohibition
question, they regarding Il as unfcrtiI-
nate that 1t had been made a moi;t;cel
issue. u Fo'-'.'li
Reports from every section OF the
sthte show largely increased Demo
ntic ,. ina1orl'ies over the vote of two
years ago Fulton county, in which Az
lahta !S located. will give Atkinson ! ioO
| majority. and hi: majoMty In this con
sressional District will be nearly i. 900.
te.nrhs are coming in slowly from
t,ic r various counties. showing steady
1eilocritic Increase which. if continued
| II, the same proportion In the repol.,s nT'
ine counties vet 10 he heard from. will
give ATKINSON majority in the neigh
| borho0d Of 10000
,no!,alS,,. ,Hl!e9'a; ga; Oct. 7.-Thc polls
ana from rstuns rccs.ved indicatInn,;
are mat the majority of Atkinson lthf.
democratic candidate for Gyvornnr) will
! oe not loss than 10000. Hon. A, s. Clay.
tna!rhah o. the Democratic State Com
ih!ttee. says mat II hs impossible at this;
hour TO predict with any degree of CIV
iainty the size OF the Democratic ma
1ol.iy. Ihe count will be slow. and If
VIII probably be late before any more
SATISFACTORY Information than is contain
cd III the telegramS received by him Prnr,
Democratic leaders in alrnost everv
county in the State can be obtained
= most without exception they rcnort
that the vote Is heavy, and seven ont or
every ten report an increase over, the vo-a
OF Two years ago. All this nour II looks
as II the majority of Atkinson will NOT
be less than 3c,000.
Hon. John d. CUNNINGHAM. chs;rn,on
or the Pcpulist State Committee dnea
not conccdc the State as vet. but sova
mat he prefers to wait the official In
arms. The ticket Is a long one" sais
ne. and the count viii be slow. and n
IS my opinion that when the ssult js
announced 1t will be found that there,
nave been a great many surprises Ours
is the quiet vote. and there has been
very little demonstration abont onr
strength. Even If il should develon thai
our ticket IS not elected IL will he fonnI
mat the other has won by q mere scratch
though I do not by any means concede
the result"
The vote in Atlanta is very much light
| er than expected. The registration In
this county is $4,000. but the vnte win IN
! prcbab!y not exceed 1000. Atk!nson's
majority in this county VIII probably be
about 1000. Reports from Macon indi-
cate majority of about 1000 In that
county. while reports from Savannah
and Augusta indicate a majority c,r
about 1000 in each OF thtsc counties
The State can bu reported as absolutely
certain Democratic by over 10000.
No Gimme.
Cleveland. O.. Oct. THE ball game
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