The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-02
TALK OF THE SENAToRSHIP.
WHAT DIR. DUNCAN SAYS OF THE
DIFFERENT CANDIDATES.

Thinks Mr.. duBignOn May Run IL
Mckinley and Republican Con-
gress should BE EIected-TalI< of
To-mOrrOyy's Election - Nearly
Every One Who Takes an Interest
Has Some Wager on the Result.
Ten Thousand Circulars in the
Postomce for Distribution To-
dny-Thcre Are over 5000 Quail
fed Voters in the County and the
vote Is Expected to BE a Large
One.
Hon. J. j. McDonough and DIR. william
| Duncan returned from Atlanta yesterday
morning on the train with the mill .ary.
! Maj. Meldrim remained in ATLANTA Satur-
day night in order to attend the governors
reception with Mrs. Medrim. They will
probably arrive in Savannah this mornins.
As the legislature has adjourned until
! Wednesday, Chatham's three representa-
tives will remain in the city until Tues
day night.
Hon. F. G. duBgnon, Hon. Pope Bar
row and Mr.. Harry Willink returned Oh
the regular train, in company with the
solicitor general-elect, Hon. w. W. o.
borne.
! DR.. Duncan was seen at his resi-
| dence by a Morning News reporter.
! He was looking WELL and did not show
any evidences of having been through a
/ weeks political struggle The next scna-
| tor is the question in state affairs Whicn
| the people Of Savannah are chiefly inter
| ested in now, and DR.. Duncan was inter
! rogated on this subject.
Atkinson is unquestionaby the strong
! est man in the field" said DR.. Duncan.
! He has several opponents, but none o.
! them has been able TO rally the oppoai.
| ton to the governor on himself Capt L.
! +. Howell of the Atlanta Constitution is
! probably his strongest opponent. 1t Is
| a noticeable fact that the governors op.
| ponents all seem to be in perfect ha--
| mony with each other. 1t is a case of At
| kinsOn against the field"
How will the Chatham delegation
voter DR.. Duncan was asked.
| That has not been decided yet" he re.
| piled. I'VE have agreed to vote as
| unit"
rs there any probability of Mr.. dn,
| Bignon entering the racer" he was asked.
Mr.. duBignon has made no announce
| ment to that effect" was the reply. "In
| case Mr.. Bryan should be defeated ana
| the next congress should have a republi-
| can majority, there is a feeling that it
| would be to our ADVANTAGE to have a
would be able to accomplish more for his
| state by being in sympathy with the DOM
! inant sentiment In this case, Mr.. du.
Bignon, 1 think, might enter the race.
| That will depend on the sentiment which
| develops after the election. At presen.
all indications point to Gov. Atkinson"
There is much interest manifested in Sa-
vannah in the national election as we'll a
the congressional election in this district,
and on the eve of the battle it is doubt
| full if there will be much of anything else
! talked of.
Nearly every Savannahian, who takes an
interest in national politics, has something
| wagered on the election. 1t may be no
more than cigar or it may be several
! hundred dollars, but in most cases the
| bets are on the side of his feelings and
beliefs though there are some who made
wagers because they thought they had an
| easy thing of it.
| There have been election bets of all sorts
| made, but in most cases odds of two, three
| and even four to one have been given on
Mckinley. There have been no very large
! bets made, but they run all the way from
| 50 up as high as $500 in some instances. The
| fact that the odds have been on McKin-
ley has not destroyed the ardor of the
| Bryan supporters to any extent They
have full confidence in their candidates
strength, and in many instances have been
/ WdRGIS
odds at all.
Under the circumstances there will be
| large crowds around the bulletin boards
| tomorrow night when the returns begin
to come in. The Morning News will fur
nish the public the most complete bulletin
service sent out. Besides the Western I'm
ion bulletin service which will cover the
ground early in the evening, it will re-
| ceive and present on the canvass the I'M
| eXcelled services of the United Press and
the Southern Associated Press.
Saturday was flag day." as it was call
ed, by reason of the fact that Mr. Mark
Hanna advised all true republicans to fly
a flag at their residences and places of
| business on that day. Mr.. Bryan in one
of his speeches endorsed the flag SUCCESS
ton as a good American idea and told all
democrats and all true Americans to do
the same thing. The suggestions may have
been adopted in some places, but they
were not acted on in Savannah There
were no flags flying here in other places
than where they are usually seen.
The county registrars will complete their
work to-day. In all there are still more
than 5000 registered on the lists quail
fled voters, and there is little doubt but
that more of them will turn out than the
number that cast their ballots in the state
election. While enthusiasm may not run
quite so high as it did between the local
factions. there are nevertheless more in
terests represented in the coming election,
and 1t is likely that will have a tendency
to draw out a larger vote though, of
course, the vast majority of it will be one
way-democratic.
The postoffice has about 10000 circulars
for distribution to the voters of Chatham
county to-day. About half this number
are sent out by the Lester committee and
the other half is about equally divided
between the populist and the republican
candidate. The circulars contain an APP
peal for the support of the candidate, in
whose interests they are sent out. and
tickets are inclosed for the use of the
voter and his friends.
This means a big days work for the
letter carriers. and If they get them all
out to-day, they will be doing well. The
Mondays mail is always the heaviest or
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