Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
NO MONEY. FEW SPEAKERS,
Georgia Democrats and P"puIists Dis.
cusSinE Possible Fusion.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
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Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ATLANTA. Ga, September /. 1896.
Inc democratic state campaign mana ge-
ment in Georgia is short of money. The
hat has been passed around but in did no,
bring in much. 1t was though, that the
liquor dealers. the brewers and 5istiI,.rs
would put up handsomely to defea; the
prohibitionists. but they have not con-
tributed. The managers will not go to the
disriliers and brewers and ask FOR contri-
buttons because it might get out on them
and hurt. But they would hardly decline a
tender Of cash if quietly made but there
seems TO be no prosper of that being done
In the meantime the populiSts and prohi-
biuoniSts are keeping their campaign not
They have enlisted a great number of
preachers on their side and the fusion
ticket S preached from the pulpits every
Sunday.
Reluctant to Speak
Chairman Steve Clay of the democratic
party is having a hard time getting speak
ers out on the stump. Very few of the
good speakers, except those who are rum
ming for office, are on the stump. The fact
is they are not disposed TO go out and
speak these hot days, and lose the time
from their professions and pay their own
expenses. Ali of them plead that they are
busy in the courts or have business m
gaSements. There has been iiattcring
demand from all over Georgia for Hal T.
Lewis. the man who put William J. BRYAN
in nomination AT Chicago. Lewis WIS up
here this week and said that he would 90
out ana make a few speeches, but he
thought the candidates ought to do the
bulk of the work. He declined a number
Of invitations. The sou,.d money men are
not taking any part i'm the state camnaign
Chairman Clay has long list of hem IN
his Office, bat not a single one CT them is
down for speech anywhere. In some
places gold speakers are wanted to cor
ciiate the gold men who aye incliied to
bolt. In other parts of the state a gold
speaker for democracy would lose the
county to the populists. Then again. up in
the mountains. the gold men are request
ing thu silver speakers be sent to them
to lure back the silver democrats who are
inclined to go to the populists.
Possible Fusion.
There is movement on foot looking to
a fusion between the democrats and the
popuists on the electoral ticket after the
state election is held in October The sub
ject has been discussed with Tom Watson
by leading democrats. and Watson is not
averse to the idea. He wants Sewall to
come down, but failing in that, he would
be exceedingly glad to have the electoral
ticket here in Georgia divided. Mr. Wat
son, Icy the way. is not saying much about
the populst state ticket. In his speeches
he is devoting himself mainly to national
issues and is not talking much for Sea born
Wright. his partys nominee for governor
The nominee for Vice President does not
want to antaeoniZe the democrats and stir
thea up 20 the point where fusion of the
electoral ticket would be out of The uues-
ton. Fusion will be bitterly fought by the
democrats. even after the state election
II would be bitter dose to the democrats