Evening star., 1896-09-09
SOUND MONEY M EN-
Whist They Arc Planning to Do in the State
Of Georgia.
The Democrats There Are Said to De
short Of FunRS-Ex-Secretary
Smith and the Railroads.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ATLANTA, September S. 1896
The sound money men who are back
! from Indianapolis are planning to put
cut a congressional ticket in some Of
the dis stricts. Here in the fifth they
ere talking about ex-Mayor John b.
Goodwin. one of the strongest men in
the district. Mr.. Goodwin is now in the
west on some mission for the Interior De-
partment, to which he was appointed by
former Secretary Hoke Smith. Last spring
an effort was made to get Mr.. Goodwin to
oppose Col. l.. F. Livingston, the present
repre- sentative from the fifth, but the ex-
mayor declined. If a sound money man
Is put up, he may get enough votes in this
county to defeat Livingston, but in that
event the populist, Peek, would probably
win.
Down in tie second district, w. NJ. HAM
mcnd, a lawyer of ThomasvilIe is the prob
able nominee Of the sound money men. He
Is popular and would poll a large vote in
his end of the district. Ex-Judge James
NJ. Grisgs is the regular democratic NOM
inee and John Sibley i5 the populist can
didate: The democratic majority in the
second was 6,OOO two years ago.
In the fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and eleventh democratic ma ajorities are all
under 3,JW. Any sound money man who
could draw l, go votes from the democrats
would be able to elect populi5t.
DemOcrats Out Of Funds.
The state election is only one month off
now. The populists admit that they will
be defeated unless they can hold the ne
gro vote. A few negro leaders are on the
stumI for Governor Atkinson and the
democratic ticket. but they cost ten dol
lars day and the democrats never were
SO short of money before. Chairman Steve
Clay renTO1Ched Of his callers
terday because he had not enough money
TO pay postage without going down into
MS cWn pockets. He Is SICK of the job
CT running the campaign. Some of the
party leaders have suggested that the rail-
roads and the liquor dealers be asked to
contribute. but Clay says he will close up
Ine headquarters before he will take their
money. There Is no danger that they will
contribute unsolicited. although they have
great interests at stake
One of the small weeklies here which
asked the republicans to put up $500 for
its support and was turned down. has come
cut for the democrats, bat there could
nave been no money consideration for the
support, because the democrats have none
of Injuries
John Temple Graves is stumpfng the
state for Wright, the populist nominee for
gevernor. governor Six weeks ago Colonel Graves
They accepted his offer and asked him to
speak at an important appointment He
missed his train and did not 40. Now
ne Is out for the populst ticket Tom Wat
son and all. At the same time he de-
clares that ne is for the single gold stand
ard
Prospects for Fusion Brixhteninx.
The prospects for fusion between the
populfsts and the democrats on the electoral
ticket after the state election. brighten
But there will be strong influences in op-
pc sition among the democrats
Yesterdays Atlanta Journal contained a
significant article on the railroads in poIi-
ties. The article is said to have come
direct from the pen of the Journals owner
ex-Secretary Hoke Smith. and the corpora
tton representatives here are alarmed.
They take it to mean that the Secretary
will renew his old fight on the roads, He
made 1t lively for them from 1885 to 1902
In the legislature, and the Olive and Ber-
ner bills are still Nightmares to the cor
porations. The Journal article while stat
ing on Its face that there will probably be
no hostile legislation, gives a list Of the
attorneys for railroads who have been
nominated for the house and senate. It is
intimated, too, that the railroads are back
ing certain candidates for speaker AMI
president, and they are indirectly charged
with having a candidate for governor to
bring out next time. The roads would
like to abolish the state railroad commits
sion or greatly restrict it's powers. They
will not make any fight against the COM
mission this year, however.