The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-27
ScBAMBLING FOR THE SPOILS.
,TLANTA NOW sWARMING WITH
POLITICIANS.

mace For the Speakership of the
uouse-Berner Making Lively
pun For the Presidency of the
souate, But DunwOOdy to Fight
u;m to the Last Ditch-Berner Af-
.or the GOvernOrship If Atkinson
coos to the Senate-Its the Field
,oainst Atkinson For the Senator
ship.
Atlanta. Ga, Oct 26.-The city is invest
o,bva great swarm of politicians tonight.
rhoy have been coming in on every train
f.or, every part of the state, and repre-
ut everv shade of the genus from the
e.osb rember-elect and the fledgling can
,,sotas for solicitor to the big guns, train
- ,non the vacant senatorship and the
gubernatorial chair
In the Kimball house lobbies they have
surarmed all day like bees, and at midnight
+o-riobt they are still at work there with
IN energy that would make them all he
roes in different cause
This has been the first day Of real ex-
o;tement over the approaching session of
,ho LEGISLATURE. Last week there were a
fey struggling members-elect, but not
a,o,gh to make it interesting for the
or,,, of candidates that has been gath
ering for fortnight.
The complications brought about by the
sudden death of Judge Crisp was like
clarion call to the political hosts of the
state. simultaneously with the spread of
tbe sad news they began to turn
their faces toward the capital, all bent
4 upon having hand in the manipulation
h that is the necessary result of such COM
& nications. 1t is not amiss to say that the
snect of this unlocked for change has
q been felt upon every place, however large
F or small in the gift of the Legislature.
Combinations for judgships and solicitor
& ships and for the presidency OF the Sen
ate and the speakership OF the house.
when had been well laid a week ago, are
to-night in a state of such decentralization
q that the candidates hardly know where
thew are at" Some of the combinations
have been completely knocked out. They
will not even bear rehabilitation. One of
these which is directly attributable to
n the complications over the
senatorship, is that on the speaker
ship of the House. To-day Hon.
John T. BoifeuiLet, who has been on the
4 AA-~
+ withdrawal from the speakership contest.
He gives as his reason the fact that his
plans had been upset by the death of Con-
4 gressman Crisp.
In the race for the presidency of the
Senate, the effect has also been deep.
There however, it has had no such eli
max as on the other side of the house, for
while the retirement of Mr.. Boifeuillet
4 leaves Hon. H. A. Jenkins, of Putnam,
clear field without opposition, the fight for
the chief seat in the Senate grows more
determined as the time for its settlement
draws near Tonight Mr.. Berner's man
ayers claim that he has twenty-four out
Of the thirty-sx democratic votes pledged
to him. If this is SO, he has the fight
whipped, but Mr.. Dunwoodys friends do
not yield. They propose to stay in the
light to the end, and wage the battle up to
the very last ditch. Senator Hopkins, of
Thomas county, is also still in the strug-
gle.
If Mr.. Berner is made president of the
Senate, this fact will increase the proba-
blity of the election of Gov. Atkinson to
the United States Senate, as Mr. Berner
is making his fight with the purpose in
view Of making the race for governor to
Succeed Gov. Atkinson, ana all his strength
in the Senate, so far as he will be able to
deliver it, will be thrown to Gov. Atkin-
son in his contest for the national upper
house. This is we'll understood, and those
who are working for Mr.. Berner know the
Programme. There are only thirty-six
democratic votes in the Senate.
Tomorrow night the democratic MEM
bers of the House and Senate will hold a
caucus for the purpose of set
Ting the organization of the legislature.
There are thirty-five opposing demo-
cratic votes in the legislature, and all the
candidates prefer a caucus to allowing
n rtip fo
ihirty-fiye will all go one way in every
election and no one will be able to tell
Which way they will go. Therefore the
caucus has been determined upon. The
caucus for judges and solicitor will be
ned Wednesday night. That for United
States senator has not yet been settled
Upon, but it will not be, 1t is safe to say,
until after the national election on Nov.
Aside from the contest over the presi-
deney of the Senate the only other con-
fst that is attracting any attention to
speak of in the organization of the legis-
ature, is that for clerk of the House, in
Enich Mark Hardin, who has held the
oihce for twenty years, is opposed by Col.
george H. Jones, ex-principal keeper of
NE penitentiary.
Hon. William Clifton for secretary of
me Senate appears to have everything
lts own way so far though Capt. Charles
ldnsel was an announced candidate for
ne place He has not yet shown up, how
ever
To-day has been especially busy with
le senatorial booms. No formal an
nouncements have yet been made by any
thc candidates, or rather those who are
ssarded as ready to become candidates.
wv Atkinson has received a large num-
uer OF letters to-day from all over the
ale bearing upon his probable candi-
uacy' He viii get into the push to-mor-
g"' lie has kept his office to-day, but In
we morning will go down into the thick
the fight at tho Kimball house, and
len lt is very probable that he will utter
le words that will make him formally
announced candidate.
Nopt. e. p. Howell has been very ac-
I'VE to-day. His friends say that he has
leNed all sorts of urgent messages
.om every corner of the state, and his
Heouncement is looked for tomorrow j.
Heeiy predicted that the fight will mar
y" down to he and Gov Atkinson, AZ
uVus Steve Clay has had a lively boom,
Is tonight regarded as certainty
'Ae senatorial race. His townspeo-
held a meeting this afternoon and