The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-29
ALL EYES NOW ON ATLANTA.
TELEGRAMs RESULT IN MANY BETS
ON THE SOLICITORSHIP.

Causes Confidence on Both Sides
Here-Savannah Politicians Think
Gov. Atkinson VIII Be the Senn-
tOr-The Fact That II would Mean
Another state Election Doesn't
Worry Them Much-Gen. Evans
Seems TO he the FavOrite Candi-
date For GovernOr-The Palmer
BucLner Ticket-WIth the Regis
trars.
All eyes are now on Atlanta. This after
noon is expected TO finally determine a
contest in which there has been about as
much interest as there was in the county
election. Anything new from Atlanta?
is getting to be as common a question as
has been in circulation in some months,
and no one supposed to be in a position
TO know something about the situation
can walk down the street without having
1t fred at him on every corner.
The politicians. however, the leaders Of
the factions which are supporting the two
candidates, Mr.. Fraser and Mr. Osborne,
seem TO get more news about the situation
than anyone else, but strange to say it's
all their way. Each one Of them con-
tinues to get his own private telegram,
or has seen some one else's which tells
him to his own satisfaction that his can
didate is a winner.
Some Of them are made so confident
of success by these kilograms that they
straightway go and wager money on the
result. There are a good many hundred
dollars, perhaps several thousand, wager
ed on the result of the solicitor general
ship fight. Several bets of 800 each, even
money, have been made, there Is large
number of small ones and any number of
hats boxes of cigars, and the like will
change hands on the outcome of this lit
tie political tilt.
To-days caucus is expected to settle
the matter definitely; perhaps it can be
pretty well told how 1t is going to be be-
fore the caucus begins, and the Savannah
people will want the news, and will no
doubt get it just as soon as it is to be
had. The friends of the two candidates
in Atlanta are just as confident as those
here, each putting his man down as hav
ing won the fight already. The confidence
here is no doubt secondary, springing
from that which is so prevalent in At
lanta.
While there is not so much interest
manifested as in the solicitor generalship
race, Savannah is also closely watching
the fight for the senatorship Savannah
fans do not appear to take much stock
in the opposition that is crystallizing
against Gov. Atl1inson's candidacy. When
asked what he thought about the idea of
having another election for governor a
prominent democrat said:
ut might not be a pleasant thing 10
contemplate. / look upon it as a neces-
sity, for l believe, beyond a doubt, that
Gov. Atkinson is going to be our next
senator. While l do not think there would
be any more difficulty about party sue
cess than in the last election, at the same
time there is always a certain amount
of unpleasantness and anxiety as well
as a good deal of work connected with
an election.
81 am one of those, however, who regard
GOV. Atkinson as the logical candidate
might say 1 think him entitled to it all
the circumstances considered, and l see
no particular reason why we should not
go through with another election, If
necessary to do So"
OF course, there are some in Savannah
who do not particularly favor Gov. At
knson's candidacy but there are a great
many democrats here whose views are
expressed in the foregoing interview.
The majority of them believe that Gov.
Atkinson is the winning candidate, and
they are quietly accepting the situation
that way
In case it turns out this way, 1t ap-
pears Gen. Evans will be the favorte
candidate of Savannahians for the govern
crship. He has been more talked of, and
In favorable manner, than any of the
other probable candidates mentioned.
Even those who opposed him in his cam
paign against Gov. Atkinson, appear now
to be in his favor, and several of them
have said they are ready to support him,
and trust he will be the nominee.
Considerable interest is being manifest
a of - an
non with reference to the several political
situations in Atlanta. The announce
ment that he had staked his reputation
as political prognosticator on the cleo
ton of Mr.. Osborne was talked of with
no little interest during the day, and the
politicians have taken two views of II,
just as they have of everything else, ac-
cording to the side they stand on.
In another column will be found an ad-
vertisement announcing the ticket of the
national democracy and giving the list of
Georgia electors on that ticket 1t is
headed ''Vote this Ballot" and should the
voter be so inclined he can cut the ticket
right out Of the Morning News and cast
Il as ballot on election day
The Palmer and Buckner contingent in
Savannah have determined, 1t appears, ato
familiariZe the people with their ticket
and its principles, and that is the OBJ
JSOt "a TIC AiSNAAhS at the ALtdleE lO-llEnL
The Georgia electors on the Palmer-Buck-
ner ticket are as follows: State at large
William NJ. Hammond, Milton A. Chand-
leri First district, Alexander r. Lawton;
Second district, r. II. Powell; Third dis
trict, Henry A. Mathews; Fourth district
]. X. Orr; Fifth district, Marshall j.
Clarke; Sixth district, William Henry
Ross; Seventh district, David b. Hamil-
ton; Eighth district, +. b. Tate; Ninth dis
trict, Henry II. Perry; Tenth district, II.
II. Hickman; Eleventh district. w. P.
Humphrey.
The registrars about wound up their
work on the Second district yesterday and
now have only the lists Of the Fourth and
country districts TO purge. These will be
finished UP by Saturday night and after
that time no more OF the cases will be at
tended to. All those voters to whom sub
poenas have been issued must appear by
that time and explain his case or he viii
De considered disqualified and his name
scratched off the list. SO far only two
names have been scratched from the list
entirely, and II is not likely that tho total