The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-22
FELTON, GOES OVER TO HANNA.
THE DOCTOR QUITS THE POPULIsT
ELECTORAL TICKET.

The Refusal of the Democrats TO
Fuse with the POpuIists and the
Alleged Bad Treatment of watson
the Reasons Given For the Bolt.
The Republicans In the Eleventh
Conversational District to support
the Gold standard Democratic
EIectOr.
Atlanta. Ca, Oct 21.-The bolt Of the
disappointed populists to the Mckinley
campaign has begun. DR.. w. H. FELTON,
elector-at-large on the populist ticket led
the van in that direction to-day.
DR.. FELTON, has written a letter for publ
cation in which he outlines the causes
which have Influenced him to throw his
support to the republican nominee. The
letter is written in the Doctors character
istic style and literally bristles with tell
ing passages. He deals in the most lurid
manner with the circumstances surround
ing the late election and the developments
which have followed. DR.. FELTON, bases his
action on the treatment which Mr.. wat
son has received at the hands of the dem
ocrats of Georgia and the national demo-
cratic committee He does not think that
the democrats have treated Mr.. Watson
with that consideration and fairness
which common justice and state allegiance
demanded, and he will not give his sup
port to the party and its candidates
whose methods are so reprehensible.
Before making his announcement, DR..
FELTON, Withdrew his name from the state
electoral ticket of the peoples party. HIS
decision in this direction was reached
ONE time ago, but he was prevailed upon
b,v the leaders of the peoples party to al
low his name to remain on the ticket untll
lat er developments. These developments
rea ched a climax yesterday in the refusal
of the democrats to fuse with the popu-
lists. ana Dr. FELTON, decided to act at
once.
Col. E. A. Buck, the republican state
chairman. mas shown his hand again.
Circular No is out, in which it is an
uounce.l that the republican elector in the
Elevent h congressional district is replaced
nv a 20 Id democrat. The circular reads:
"Atlan ia, oct. 20.-Dear Sir: Please in
sert in your paper this week the fact that
Hon. C. Downing, our candidate Tor elec-
tor in the Eleventh district being ineligi-
ble bv restson of his becoming president
of a material bank, declines to remain as
such candi date, and that there being no
time for tn 2 district organization to act,
as the tickets must be printed immedl-
ately. the campaign committee of the
state committee has substituted Louis
Strickland Of Valdosta as candidate for
elector for thar district and his name will
go upon our republican ticket. Very truly.
A. e. Buck Chairman Republican State
Central Comm ttee.'
Mr.. Strickland is a wholesale merchant
of Valdosta, and Col. Buck says he has
been prominent as a gold democrat.
The state exc cutive committee OF the
national democrats met here to-day at
noon and remained in session an hour.
I'VE had no prop osition for fusion before
us" said Mr.. Corligan, but we forestall-
ed any offer Of that kind by resolving that
we would not fuse with anybody"
The populists have made no further
move They are waiting, like Micawber,
for something to t1rn up in the demo-
cratic camp.