The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-08
spELLBINDERs ARE SCARCE.
,ors OF PROMISES, BUT TOO FEW
PERFORMANCES.


chotrman Clay May Make a Black
Yast of Those who Offer Their Ser
..,ces and Then Fail to Keep APP
,o,ntments - Said Congressman
livingston Would Lead the List.
cunningham still HarDing ON
Managers.
Atlanta. Ca, Sept. 1.-THE most serious
osnect of the state campaign just now is
.ba lack Of speakers to cover the state
,ronerlv. Chairman Clay of the state
democratic committee, upon whom the
,,,,rden of supplying speakers falls, is put
olr,ost to his wits ends every day by the
5i@culty which he experiences in supply
tor sneak ers to fill all the demands that
are made upon him. The party leaders ap-
,oar TO think there is no use to make a
hord fight. because the early indications
,.ora that the democratic state ticket, as
well as the national ticket, would sweep.
the field by one of the old-time MAORI
ties.
While there has not been in the mind of
chairman Clay and the others who are
taking an active part in the management
Of the campaign, anything lately to dis
trrb this confidence, yet the fact that
sneakers are slow to take the stump IS
becoming a serious matter.
The populists are holding meetings
every day in every part of the state,
which is in strange contrast with the
democratic campaign. Chairman Clay
u,ants to stir up the demo-
cratic speakers, so that they
will realize the necessity of getting
down to business and keeping the popu-
lists on the run. At the outset II seemed
that there would be no trouble about get
fling all the speakers that could be accom-
modated. In fact, it looked as if there
was going to be a regular cyclone of DEM
ocratic eloquence turned loose upon the
state from the number of prominent men
who sent in letters to the chairman ten
dering their services on the stump. But,
strange as it may seem, only few or
these have come up to the rack when en-
gagements were given to them by the
chairman, and not few of them have
failed to keep appointments which had
been made for them.
The feature of the campaign has become
so annoying that the chairman is eonsld-
ering the advisability of establishing d
black list for those who break their en-
gagements If he should do this Con-
the list.
1t was stated at populist headquarters
to-day that Rev. Sam Jones would take
the stump for the populist state ticket
Saturday. When Seaborn Wright spoke
at Gainesville he was coached by the
Rev. Mr.. Jones, who sat upon the plat
form and rendered a fervent amen every
time he made a lunge at Gov. Atkinson's
administration.
Chairman Cunningham of the populist
committee has issued a manifesto direct
ing the populists to circulate petitions.
copies of which he also enclosed, demand
ing a division of managers and clerks
next month He wants the populists to
get the democrats to sign these docu-
ments also, If possible, and have them
presented to the ordinaries or the county
commissioners on Sept. %. 1t is then pro-
posed to publish the names of the county
authorities who agree to grant the divl-
sion Here is the wording of the petition:
The undersigned voters Of this county,
irrespective of party Affiliations do ear
nesty petition your honor to give each
party having a ticket before the people
representation in the election manage
ment at the approaching election said
representation to consist of one manager
and one clerk to the populist party where
the democrats are in control, and one
manager and one clerk to the democrats
party where the populists are in control:
TO be settled by the county committees of
thelr respective parties. We make this
petition because we know that on the pur-
lty Of the ballot depends the perpetuation
OF our republican form of government.
we respectfully ask that you take imine-
dlate action on this petition"