The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-06
GIVING Mr.. GRAVES GINGER.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE HOT OVER
HIS ERRATIC POLITICS.

He Swallowed the Chicago Platform
and Nominees and offered Him
self to the Committee as N Cam
paign Speakcr-Later, He swaI-
lowed Tom Watson and Is
Now Taking in the whole POpu-
list Party-Mr. Cunningham VIII
Work MIR. Buffers Rncket-other
Matters of Interest mt the Capital.
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 5.-The democratic
campaign managers are raking Col. John
Temple Graves over the Goals.
Col. Graves entered the lists in behalf
OF the populst state ticket. and in his
speech severely arraigned the admlnistra-
tion of Gov Atkinson. Before the Chi
cage convention Mr.. Graves was a sound
money democrat. and took quite an active
part in the effort to combat the free silver
sentiment When the nomination Of Bry-
an and Sewall was accomplished upon
the silver platform, Col. Graves was one
of the first to accept the result in good
faith and announced that he would sup
port the ticket. In line with this an
nouncement, Immediately upon the OPEN
ing up of the state campaign, he wrote
to Chairman Clay Of the campaign COM
mittee, rendering his services in behalf
of Gov Atkinson and the state ticket
He said that he indorsed the governors
administration strongly, and was anxious
to take an active part in his campaign.
Chairman Clay, as a mark of especial
compliment to Col. Graves on account Of
mis- acquiescence in the victory of silver s
cause, gave him the opening speech of
the state campaign at Gainesville. On
the same day Gov. Atkinson opened at
Marietta, and Chairman Clay started
the state campaign at McDonough. In
view of these facts when Col. Graves
took up the populist ticket the democratic
managers were considerably surprised,
and they decided TO pass the facts in the
case on down the line so that the people
might know just how much weight should
be attached TO Col. Graves in his espousal
of the populist cause.
Since Chairman Clay put a quietus on
the letter writing propensity of Chairman
Cunningham of the populist committee in
reference to the division of managers at
the election precincts, that gentleman has
adopted another tack. Despite the fact
that Chairman Clay has not only recon-
mended the division asked for by the pop
ulists chairman, but has also recommend
ed division with the republicans in the
November election and is writing to all the
county committeeman on the subject, the
populist chairman persists in trying to
make the people believe that it is the de-
1iberate purpose of the democrats to count
them out in the state election by refusing
them representation at the ballot boxes.
In order to stir up as much feeling of this
sort, as possible the populists have fol-
lowed the plan that was used by the popu-
lists of North Carolina, which was to
have delegations of populists wait upon
the authorities of each county and de-
mand a division of managers and clerks.
This little farce comedy is to be enacted
in all the counties on the same day, Sept.
o.
Chairman Cunningham to-day began
sending out to the populist leaders in every
county circular letter giving directions
for the carrying out of these demonstra-
lions. 1t is believed that this feature of
the fair ballot agitation was determined
between Marion Butler and the Georgia
leaders here this week. Senator Butler de-
elares that its adoption in North Carolina
made ten thousand votes for his party,
and turned the tide of the campaign in IA
vor of the populists
Chairman Clay to-day completed the
form of the official democratic ballot of
which is to be sent to every democratic
candidate in the state, so as to make sure
that there will be no mistake about the
voting The ballot is as follows:
"Notice.-The democratic nominees are
especially requested to follow this form in
printing tickets
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For Governor-W. Y. Atkinson.
For Secretary of State-Allen D. Gambler.
FOR Controller General-Wm. A Wright.
For Treasurer-William ]. Speer.
For Attorney General-Joseph NJ. Terrell.
For Commissioner of Agriculture-Robert
T. Nesbitt.
For State Senator........,..........
For Representative ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
For Ordinary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
For Clerk Superior Court. ,..................
FOR SnefiH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
For Receiver of Tax Returns.
For County Treasurer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
H'or Tax Collector ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
For County surveyor. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
fOr coroner Recommendations.
For County Commissioners ................
For supreme court amendment. (This is
an amendment to article g. section 2, of
the constitution to be known as para
graph g. and proposes to increase the
number of judges of the supreme court
of this state from to 6, and to be elected
by the people)
For ratification of the amendment of
paragraph ], of section 2. of article of
the constitution. Crhis amendment pro-
poses that the state school commissioner
shall be elected by the people instead of
by appointment by the governor)