Evening star., 1896-08-14
GE0RGIA'S OUTLOOK
Prohibition Cuts an Increasingly
Larger Figure.
DEMOCRATS WHO WILL Be IN CONGRESS
The Situation in Tom Watson's
District.
G f o RGIA FOR RYAN

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
SAVANNAH, Ga, August 13 tsae.
There are, apparently, many insurmopni-
able obstacles in the path of victory of
the democrats of Georgia. Primarily Tom
Watson has declared that he will support
Wright. the prohibition candidate, whose
friends stampeded the popullst convention.
securing him the nomination, when IL would
have ordinarily gone to almost any popu-
list OF pronounced views. IL there had been
a good leader in the convention. The ma
1ority of the democrats of Georgia. and
particularly of southern Georgia. will alb
solutely refuse 10 vote for Sewall. The
poorer class are suspicious OF rich men, II
Is claimed by many that Sewalrs lemoc-
racy is not of the kind calculated 20 IN
spire confidence. They believe it 10 be not
true, but weak and, indeed. feign.d. Wat
son Will carry Georgia for Bryan. and.
from present indications. the democrats
will lose the state. Machine politics IS one
or the issues. The people have tired of il.
Continually. IT is politics, politics, politics
I'm Georgia
There is no doubt I'm the minds of we'll
informed people but that The prohibit Dn
| plank will make thousands of votes for
MI wright, who is now sium,biug the
state, winning votes with his eloquence and
endeavoring. IT is stated. to form a fusion
with the republicans. In Savannah there
| Is strong and growing sentiment in IA
vor of prohibition. Positively the manner
( In which the Sabbath is leserrated is
| shocking. Saloons are practically wide
| OPEN The mayor of the city is one of the
| largest liquor dealers in the south Ii has
| been openly charged that he cares not for
these fragrant violations OF the law. His
political henchmen are known 20 have
operated every Sunday since his Induction
1 ha lf.. a1l xxaA
| conduct their nefarious business unmolest-
ed while ministers have been fined for
praying too loud. and others severely crit
lcised for calling attention 20 existing evils
Col. Lester Will Return.
| Col Rufus E. Lester who has gone TO
Congress twice from the first district. will
surely be returned. Not that ne will not
Lave determined opposition. but because
he will receive the votes of many popu-
| lists. He has always been an advocate of
| the silver movement now sweeping every
| thing before ii. He is also an antitrust
man. He promptly indcrsed the bill now
pending for the government ownership Of
the telegraph system. His great work for
Savannah, the passage of the river and
harbor bill and the additional appropria-
| ton for the post office despite the opposi-
ton of Cleveland, entitled him to another
term.
W. ]. Bryan will speak in Savannah IN
| response to an invita- ticn of the Bryan
| Sewall Club. There are many of the old
| est democrats in this county who have alb
solutely refused to vote the national ticket,
preferring Mckinley. Steve Clay. who ad-
| dressed The unterrifed OF Henry county. is
| now beating around these parts. He Will
deliver an address here; so will Watson.
| Mr.. Wright will visit Savannah and do
| liver several speeches. under the auspices
I of the w. c. T. L. While i'm Atlanta your
correspondent learned of an effort TO have
Atkinson and Wright stump the state to-
| gether on the platforms adopted at the
| state conventions of the opposing parties.
| Watson and Steve Clay will travel in the
| northern portion CT the state and discuss
| national affairs. 1t is but just to say i'm all
| frankness that The demo Gratis have nothing
| to gain by IEis. as there is no compai iison
| between Wright and Watson and Atkinson
! and Clay Hoke Smith has written that he
| will take care of Watson. Despite his goll
views, Mr.. Smith has more influence and
carries more weight with his convictions
| than some of those who posed, and are
| still posing leaders in the state.
In watson's District.
| W. H. Fleming of Augusta. nominated to
succeed j. c. c. Black Tom watson's old
| opponent, is one of the hcst-known young
democrats in the state He Will not. how
ever poll the votes that Black did. the
| charge of A. P.A.-ism having been laid at
| his door, despite his vigorous denial. in
| which his feelings got the better OF him,
| and he yisitly affected Tom Watson,
| IL not on the preSldrDtldl ticket. cOull
| feat him. The truth of the matter is. Mai.
| Black never did occupy his seat in Con-
| gress legitimately. Watson got the votes
| ard Black the count. w q. Brantey. vino
| is running to succeed Hy q. Turner. is
| doing good campaign work. His election Is
| now assured Fleming G. du Bignon is
| anxious to get a go at Wright He met
| Watson once, and is not hankering after
| him just now. Du Bignon is brick.
| however. and will put in good work against
| the populsts. all of whom most bitterly de-
suise him. He beat them twice.
| The white republicans are not in II.
| Buck. the leader. who lives i'm Atlanta, and
| who has invariably distributed the pa
| tronage, always landing in a snug berth
| himself, got his friends together recently.
| A white electoral ticket was put out. with
| the statement that the party would benefit
| by it. The negroes declared war imme-
| diately. f. X. Love. a preacher of Sa-
| vannah. and probably the brightest negro
| in the south. arrogated to himself the au-
| thority of leader. He repudiated Buck and
| that element of the party. A state conven-
| tion has been called in Macon. Col. Tom
Johnson of Savannah will lead the state
| ticket. Love is TO be elector-at-large. He
! has secured a promise of the postmaster
| ship a Savannah in event of the election of
| Mckinley and Hobart TT NJ