The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-27
AND HARMONY PREVAILED.
THE REPUBLICANs' FULL WHITE
ELECTORAL TICKET.

n Was Nominated and Put IN the
Field by the COIored Members of
the state Central COmmittee-Re-
pubIIcaas Want a State Ticket,
Hut VIII Likely Wait for the Pop
uIIsts TO Act-Mr. T. r. Johnson
Don't Expect TO Garry Georgia,
But l. Certain Mckinley VIII Win.
Loves Committee Not Recognized.
No Republican Candidate for
Congress in This District.
Mr.. T. F. Johnson. one Of the members
from the state at large OF the state cen
trail COMMITTEES OF the republican party.
returned 70 the city yesterday morning
from Macon. where he has been 20 attend
a meeting Of the committee held there
Saturday.
Il am stin suffering from the effects OF
the caloric OF the Macon atmosphere.
Mr. Johnson said, when seen BY a repre-.
sentative Of the Morning News. Il tell
you its the only atmosphere I have ever
seen where mosquitoes actually per
spire."
What are the republicans going to do
about a convention and a state tlcket?'.
Mr.. Johnson was asked.
while the calling Of a state convention
is left 20 the judgment Of the chairman,
Col. A. +. Buck" Mr. Johnson replied.
'nine-tenths Of the executive COMMITTEES
are favorable to his calling that conven-
ton for the purpose Of putting out can
didate for governor and state house Off
GERS. All seem to want the convention
called and a state ticket put out.
Il suppose however. we will wait a
while and see what she populist conven-
tion is going to do. may say frankly 1
don't think there will be any fusion. The
populists may nominate a strong man for
governor. and Of course they would pre-
fer 10 vote for their own candidate. This
would take from US a good many votes
that We might otherwise get. Then too,
the fact that the pOpulsts have fused
with the democrats on the national ticket.
weakens the chances for any fusion with
the republicans in Georgia in state cleo
tons"
How was II that an entirely white
electoral ticket was named33 was asked.
The cOlOred members OF the committee
were in the majority" Mr.. Johnson said,
but they all seemed TO see the import
ance Of putting out white ticket as
much as the white men did. There are
great many sound money democrats who
would not vote for Bryan, but would vote
for white electors for Mckinley.
THE personnel Of the ticket put out and
as you published yesterday Is strong. and
as Will be seen we've got good men from
every district. Both Gen. Longstreet and
Maj. Hanson electors from the state at
large were put In nomination by colOred
men. There was not a single speech made
In the meeting by a white man with regard
10 the ticket. Everyone OF them was made
by the negro members. The hrst speaker
to advise the placing Of a full white ticket
was w. A. Pledger. He made an excellent
speech in which he stated that many prom
inent sound money democrats had express
cd their desire 10 vote for Gov. Mckinley
and would do so If a white ticket was plac-
ed in the field. 1t was his belief he said
that many Of the disaffected democrats
would vote for Mckinley, and he remarked
for him.
Speeches were made on the same line
by other prominent colored leaders such
az Judson Lyons, Noel Johnson, Styles of
| Liberty and others. There was not the
| slightest dissent nor was there a single
| objection raised. It was done with the fun
and complete sanction OF the colored MEM
bers who were In the majority and could
| have carried things their own way. Mr..
| Leaken was put in nomination as the cleo
| tor from the First congressional district
| by Capt. L. NJ, Pleasant. and Col. Deveaux
| made a very nice little speech of indorse-
/ ment. HIS election, as were the others, was
/ without a dissenting vote"
| what Is there In the talk about having
/ two chairmen and two state central COM
| mittees?' Mr. johnson was asked.
! There Is only one chairman and one
| state central committee that has been rec
! ognized by the national committee and
/ that is the committee OF which Col Buck
| Is chairman" was the reply.
How about Rev. f. X Loves claim,
| and that Of his committed"
| We'll" Mr.. Johnson said, 'men have
died and worms have eaten them. but
/ not for Love"
"What do you think of the probabil-
| ties of the party's success?" he was asked
Il don't think there is the slightest shad-
ow OF a doubt about McKinley's election,
| and as an Atlanta paper puts It When the
| wolf is at the door men have no inclina-
| ton to split hairs over political creeds,
and thousands Of democrats who even IA
| his gold platform because they have lost
| faith in their own party. No amount of
| pOpulistic assistance can elect Bryan and
! by the ides of November the fates viii re-
| turn him to the obsCurlty from which he
Saiy. sHa''hed by the tongue in the ide' Of
but you don't expect to carry Georgia,
| do you?"
How can that be possible" he said.
when children yet unborn 60 to the polls
! to vote the democratic ticket, and where
| the average manager of elections takes
as much pride in stuffing the ballot box as
| the bottom of a deck"
viii the republicans put out a candi-
date for congress in this district" was
| asked.
a nomination for congress in this dis
! trict" he said. but If some sound money
democrat should see fit 20 run as an indie
pendent, it would make the boys very live
| ly at the court house"
DO you think such candidate would
| stand any ohance?" was asked
To win, would be uphin work" was
| the reply. ITS a colossal task to over
| come Col. Testers proverbial luck and
| great personal popularity"
! Mr.. w. r. Leaken also returned yester-
| day from Macon, where he went 10 see
Judge Emory Speer on legal business
! While there, though not member OF the
state central committee, he. with Others.
| urged the importance of white electoral
| ticket, and it appears from the telegraDhic
! reports of the meeting that the efforts
| in that direction We're entirely successful.
! Though the eolored contingent had a
| majority of six In the state central COM
mittee," Mr. Leaken said, Il am informed
there was no opposition on their part to
| the naming of an entirely white elee-
| toral ticket. / am not a member Of the
| committee, and of course, did not atten0
| its sessions, but I understand the col
ored members saw the reason for The
course pursued, and raised no objection
! to 1t.
THE reason for it is very evidsnt
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