The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-19
HOW HE SPENT THE DAY.
Gov. Atkinson Has Reception and
a Drive 40 the Yacht Club.

a Drive 40 the Yacht Club.
Gov. Atkinson reached the city yester-
day morning. coming here direct from At
lanta. via the Central railroad. He was
met at the depot By President A. y. Ma
nucy and Maj. L. NJ. Warheld' one Of the
vice presidents OF the Bryan-sewan Club,
the committee appointed 10 escort him
from the train to the hotel.
After breakfasting between the hours
OF 10 and u o'clock. Gov Atkinson held an
Informal reception in his apartments al
the De Soto, and many prominent demo-
Gratis called to see him There Gov. Atkin-
son discussed freely the situation before
the party, and expressed the strongest
confidence in the result.
The governor was then taken down TO
the city exchange where he called on
Mayor Myers and chatted for a Whle
with the mayor, several Of the aldermen
and others who called 90.
II believe we will have a far bigger ma
jority this year than IN 1884, he said in
speaking Of the outlook Il know We VIII
If we only do the same work we did then.
1t takes work. man may have a good
hand. but II he doesn' t play IT, and play II
right, he won't win anything.
THE injection Of the prohibition issue
into the campaign has done the populists
harm and it has likewise hurt the cause
OF the prohibitionists True democrats are
not going to forsake the party on that Is
sue. especially in counties where they have
prohibition, and there is no reason Tor
them to do so even for the sake OF their
principles. There are hundreds Of demo-
Gratis who may favor prohibition, but VINO
will not vote the popuist ticket. Ihen
again the wet men in the populist party
are not going to vote for the ticket so
they lose votes both ways.
Gov. Atkinson expressed the strongest
confidence in the result and viewing II
from every standpoint could see nothing
in the way OF an overwhelming demo-
cratic victory. He had nothing to say
with reference to joint debates, except he
did not know as yet whether there would
be any.
The governor appears IN excellent
health, and in this respect well equipped
for the trying work Of the campaign that
is before him. He will speak in every
part of the state before the campaign Is
over, and must necessarily be careful OF
his health in order to be In a condition TO
make these speeches.
In the afternoon, at 4 O'Clock, large
party drove up to the De Soto in a big
wagonette. and Gov. Atkinson was taken
out for a drive to Thunderbolt. There
were in the party, Mayor Myers, Col. X
f Lester. Hon. w w. Osborne, Judge
w W. Geiger, Hon. Joe Mansfield OF
Darien, Messrs. H. NJ Conner, Jr., +.
A. StOvau L. NJ. Wariield. A. n. Manu-
cy, II Willnk, A. A. Lawrence, George
A. Hudson, Frank McDermott, ]. F. b.
Beckwith, c. +. NJ. Bernhardt and II. NJ.
Stanley. The governor was taken to the
Savannah Yacht club, where some time
was pleasantly spent The governors
health was proposed by Mr. Beckwith in
a few well chosen words, and all respond
ed heartily to the toast.
While the party was there the rain
came up. The dark clouds gathered
ominously and soon the heavy thunder
shower was at hand. 1t looked for
while as If the party would not be able
to get back to the city before night fall,
but soon there was a lul in the rain, and
they returned to the hotel just in time to
avoid the second hard shower. 1t was
intended to take Gov. Atkinson to the
Avondale rifle range, but this was made
impracticable on account Of the weather.
Arrangements were made during the
day TO hold the Central railroad train for
Atlanta ten minutes, so that Gov Atkin-
son would have no trouble in catching 1t
at the conclusion of his address. He left
Odd Fellows hall promptly at 10 o'clock,
and went at once to the depot in car
riage that was in waiting for him.