The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-28
A TOUR OF THE DISTRICT.
MIR. DOYLE SAYS HE IS GETTING
FUN OUT OF THE CAMPAIGN.


Running to Hold the Pops TOgeth-
err in This District, He Snys-Dem-
ocrats of Mcintosh County EN-
press Their Pleasure at Hearing
of Col. Testers ImprOvement-Tel-
egrams About the Solicitor Gener-
aIship Race Suu COming-WOrk OF
the Registrars.
Candidate Joseph F. Doyle left last
night for Burke county in the interest of
his candidacy for congress from this dis
trict.
In talk with Morning
News reporter yesterday, Mr.. Doyle
said that he intended to visit
every county in the district before the end
of the campaign. He has already visited
several of them. Mr.. Doyle seems TO be
enjoying his campaign.
''There's lot of fun in this business, l
ran tell you" said he. We had big
meeting at Riceboro Saturday about 1U
people being present, l suppose. We had
a brass band and speeches by several OF
the leading colored politicians OF that sec
ton. Yesterday / spoke at Statesboro TO
a combination of republicans, democrats
and populists There was number OF
white people present and they listened
very attenuvely to what was said.
What policy are you advocaungY Mr.
Doyle was asked.
Il am preaching sound money and pro-
lection" he replied, land the two doctrines
in my opinion, seem to take very well'
Mr.. Doyle said that if he could succeed
in getting out the full negro vote he
would make a good race.
How about Savannah" he was asked
Savannah is all right" he said. Il
will get a good vote here"
Everybody knows that Joe Doyle is a
good fellow and they have no objections
to his getting all the fun he can out of
the campaign
Mr.. Doyle was surprised to find that
he was regarded with some suspicion by
the colored voters of Bulloch. some Of
whom seemed to doubt that he was the
genuine Mckinley man."
you amt de Mckinley man." said one
of them to him. "Dey tell me not to vote
none O. these Mckinley and Hobart tick
cts what amt got Testers name at de
bottom of EN-"
This may be one of Mr.. Doyle's jokes or
maybe some of the colored leaders in Bull
loch are pulling for Col. Lester.
Candidate George H. Miller of the popu-
list party is not making very lively
campaign. Since his return from Atlanta
he has given his attention to his private
affairs Mr.. Miller is so disguised with
the way the populsts have been euchered
by the democrats in both state and ma
tional affairs that he seems to have lost
interest in the campaign. He does not
predict his election, but says he will re-
main in the field until the close.
On the subject of the populist electoral
ticket he said that II could not be said to
be positively withdrawn as most
of the populist candidates for
congress would probably print the names
of the electoral candidates on their
tickets. 1t was possible that the Nc
Kinley and Hobart electoral ticket might
be used to some extent but this would
not be generally done, he said as Mr..
Watson had announced himself as pos
itively opposed to such fusion.
The most interesting feature about the
solicitor generalship race is the persist
ence with which the friends of the two
candidates keep the wires hot with tele-
grams, and the mails loaded down with
letters declaring to other friends here
that their candidate is the winner. One
can hear these kilograms and letters dis
cussed on every street corner. Mr. Os-
borne's friends were claiming yesterday
that he had 140 votes, a clear majority,
and there was no doubt as to his cleo
ton. Another telegram came last night,
Messrs. M A. OByrne and Walter c.
Hartridge wired they had reason to be-
lieve Mr.. Fraser's election is assured, and
that there Is no truth whatever in the
statement that his defeat was conceded.
The county registrars are making rapid
progress on the voters lists and will have
them pretty near in shape by Saturday
night. Those who were summoned, re-
tod
five cases or more being disposed of during
the day.
The cases in the Second district will all
be disposed of to-day as the subpoenas
for those in the Fourth district alleged to
be disqualified have been placed in the
hands of the sheriff and they are sum-
moned to appear before the registrars,
Thursday and Friday The country dis
trcts will be attended to Saturday. The
understanding that those who did not re-
spond to the subpoenas would be scratched
off the list has had the effect OF bringing
out a great many of them, and there Is
little doubt that nearly all Of the cases
will be attended to.
At a democratic mass meeting and meet
ing of the executive committee of McIn-
tosh county Saturday. the following res
olution, introduced by Hon. William Cliff
ton, was unanimously adopted:
BE it resolved by the democratic exec
utive committee of Mcintosh county in
meeting assembled, That we have this day
learned with sincere pleasure of the i'm
proved condition Of the health of our
worthy congressman, Hon. Rufus
L. Lester; that we extend to
him through his private sec
rotary Hon. w. W. Sheppard, our sin
cere and hearty congratulations, and
pledge him our earnest and hearty sup
port in his race for reelection to congress
from this district.
The resolution is signed by James Lach-
llson, chairman, and r. II. Knox secretary.