The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
NORWOOD SENDS IN HIS NAME.
THE JUDGE FORMALLY ENTERS
THE SENATORIAL RACE.

ME Entry Expected to Prevent
NominatiOn Monday and Further
Prolong the DendIOcI~-Mr. Du-
nianOn Announces That He VIII
Not BE a Candidate So Long as Mr.
CIav Is in the Race-NO Material
Change in the Situation.
Atlanta. Ca Nov. 14-iNo developments
have been recorded in the senatorial race
today. with the exception of the formal
announcement Of the candidacy of Hon.
,r NJ Norwood, which was received here
This evening. Mr.. Norwood had practi-
oo1lv stated that he would be in the race
before he left for Savannah last nlghE,
os stated in these dispatches. In facT,
# was said that he and Senator Geiger
had had a conference on Friday in re-
card to the latter placing his name in
nomination before the caucus. With Mr..
Norwood before the caucus Monday
there will hardly be a nomination.
Both Messrs, Howell and Clay are
straining every nerve to hold their fol-
lowers in line and to gain recruits, if
nossible. and with the fight between these
two becoming more intense every hour,
there is little probability of either getting
out of the way, no matter how many
other candidates enter the field, until
there is a nomination.
Mr.. Clay is still the favorite. He and
his friends are confident that he will be
nominated on the first ballot Monday.
They are, however, working with redou-
bled energy, being willing to take no
chances.
There were some significant evidences
of a weakening Of the Howell forces to-
day. Some Of the friends of that gentle
man took the field for the purpose of driv-
ing off some of Mr.. Clay's strength to
Howell people will get lot of stalking
horses in the game Monday for the pur-
pose of proIonging the deadlock, and
thus bringing about the defeat of Mr.
Clay, while they go a-fishing for some
new man. While there are strong evil
dences Of this policy on the part of the
Howell people to-day, there is nothing to
indicate who they are grooming as a dark
Api9Cs = pun llllS punt every one Is dL sea-
This sort of conduct on the part of the
Howell people has caused Mr. Clays
friends to charge bad faith. When the
race began, it was the understanding that
Messrs Howell and Clay were making a
friendly contest, and that when it became
apparent that either could not win, he
would not stand in the way of the other
Mr. Clay's friends now say that it is evil
dent beyond reasonable doubt that Capt
nm or \
they think that instead of allowing his
friends to work for a prolongation he
should either get out of the way or use
his efforts to have the fight narrowed
down to plain issue at the earliest pos
sible time. AT all events they do not
think that he should go in to beat Mr.
Clay just because he himself cannot win
There is considerable soreness over this
phase of the situation.
+. G. duBignon of Savannah does not
take kindly to the reports that have been
In circulation here for the past several
Gays, to the effect that he is nursing SEN
atorial aspirations himself. He considered
these reports so unjust to him and so
unfair to his friend Mr.. Clay, that yes
terday, before the meeting of the eau
Gus, he wrote a letter to Senator Stevens
ana sent it into the eau
Gus by him, stating that under no
t'''HS "OuIu ne dllOW the use OF MS
name as candidate as long as the name
OF Mr. Clay was under consideration. In
thls letter Mr.. dUBignon requested his
Iflends not to cast their ballots for him,
ana II his name was mentioned Senator
stevens was to present the letter refer
red TO In order to prevent any votes being
cast for him. There is no doubt that Mr..
uuBlgnon has very strong following,
ana If it should happen that Mr.. Clays
name should be withdrawn, he would
likely receive the bulk of the votes that
are now going to him. In the event of the
possible, but altogether improbable with
uraWal OF Mr. Clay's name, Mr.. duBignon
said tonight that it would then become
question with his friends in the caucus
"hether his name should be presented.