Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-12
AFTERMATH IN GEORGIA
Plain Frauds We're Committed by Both
Sides.
The Senatorship and Supreme Court
Places Now the Most Tempt
ing PluMs.


Confidentially speaking, the democrats OF
Georgia were surprised at the size of their
majority in Wednesdays election. They
had been claiming 10000. but really did not
look for more than 5000 The other TO-
600 claimed was a bluff, and when the re-
turns showed that the majority Tor Gov
ernor Atkinson was 49, 900 Chairman Steve
Clay did sun dance.
A cry of fraud is raised by the populists.
They had been preparing for this for
weeks as told hitherto in The Star. No
doubt there was some cheating in several
counties, but the populists did enough to
practically offset the bogus count of the
democrats. Chatham county is always
good for a gratuitous thousand votes for
the state ticket, but this year Savannah
seems on the face of the returns to have
thrown in a couple thousand for good
measure.
Negro Voters for Atkinson.
The real increase in the democratic vote
this year came from the blacks. who went
solidly for Atkinson. Chairman John Cum
ningham of the populist party admitted
to The Stars correspondent today that 1t
was the negro vote which swelled Atkin-
sons majority. This is apparent from
the democratic vote in such counties as
Meriwether, Carroll and Berrien, where
populist majorities were wiped out and
large majorities were given to Atkinson.
In those counties and many others the pop
ulists had a majority of the white vote.
All through south Georgia the sound money
governor runs 10000 behind the rest of the
state house ticket. Here in Fulton county
he was nearly 1000 behind the other state
house officers.
Mr.. Crisp Will Surely he Senator.
Ex-Speaker Charles F. Crisps election to
the United States Senate is assured. The
general assembly is democratic by more
than $50 majority on joint ballot, and two
thirds Of the democrats are instructed for
Crisp. The general assembly meets Octo-
Der %, and the balloting for Senator begins
November 3, the day Of the national cleo
ton. This is fixed by law, and, If too many
members do not go home to vote Judge
Crisp will be elected to the Senate on that
day to succeed General John b. Gordon
Judge Crisp is still sick man. He re-
mains at a private sanitarium in Atlanta
and his improvement is much slower than
his friends wish.
To Increase the Supreme Court.
Captain w. A Little, who resigned as
assistant attorney general, is in the race
for place on the supreme court bench of
the state. By an amendment to the con-
stitution. adopted in Wednesdays election
two members are to be added to the SUI
preme court, increasing the number to
five. This increase was rendered necessary
by the heavy dockets of the supreme court
Three justices were unable to keep up with
the appealed cases, and this relief is great
ly needed. Heretofore, the supreme court
judges have been elected by the general
assembly on joint ballot like the United
States Senators. Under the amendment to
the constitution they are to be elected by
popular vote. there will have to be a
Special election. Chairman Steve Clay will
issue a call soon for a democratic state
convention to nominate Justice Lumpkin,
whose term expires this year. is a candi-
date for reelection, and he will have to
go before the convention for a nomination
tco. Hence there will be three Judges tc
be elected.
Sharp Contest.
A lively contest is approaching for the
honors In addition to Justice Lumpkin
and Capt. Little. Judge George F. Gober
Of the Blue Ridge circuit, former Judge
Marshall ]. Clarke of Atlanta circuit, for
mer United States Senator Pope Barrow of
Savannah. w. c. Glenn of Atlanta and per-
haps Joseph Lamar Of Augusta will be in
the race. Little has the best prospect of
getting one of the nominations. Gober will
have the support of Gov. Atkinson and the
state house ring, for he has been the
shrewdest member of it. w. c. Glenn will
antagonze the Gober faction, for they have
an old political feud. Judge Gober was re-
Gently assaulted by Steve Ryan here. and
badly cut about the face and head with a
riding whip. The assault made sympathy
| for the judge. He is as able as any Of the
candidates, but he is one of the most bit
| terly hated men in the state. He has
stanch friends, too. and the chances are
good for his nomination.
A Complication.
| His nomination would mean the retire
ment Of Chairman Steve Clay, who Is an
| aspirant for governor, because they are
| both from Cobb county, which has now the
! state commissioner of agriculture and the
| chairman Of the state railroad commission
besides other good berths around the CAPT
| toll The rest of the state is getting tired o1
| the Cobb county politicians. They never
| get enough, and try to monopolize every
| office in sight. So If Gober gets on the su.
| preme court bench. Clay must take a back
| seat. Clay has suffered in popularity by
the management of the present campaign
| Although the party won by an increased
| majority, there were bad blunders from
| which it will not recover in years. Either
| Clay or Gober. must go into eclipse, and tn,
| been close political friends until recently
when their ambitions began to run to-
| close together Either would be willing t,
see the other retired now.
Tom Watson's Sore Throat.
Tonsilitis has attacked Tom Watson, an
his letter in reply to the notification of hi
nomination is thereby delayed. He was no
going to speak his intention. but he can
not dictate it until his throat gets better
Mr.. Watson intends to accept. No furthe
uneasiness need be felt on that score H
says that he has been sacrificed by Butler
Allen and the others, but he is not going t
drop out of the fight On the contrary, h
IS planning to lay them out.
The Palmer and Buckner leaders are YER
quiet They have sprung one banner acros
the streets in Atlanta but they have no
arranged for any meetings. The fact /
nearly all the sound money democrats Il
Georgia will vote for Mckinley. Down Il
Savannah the sound money men were dis
appointed by the defeat of Tiedeman 70
|, the legislature. He had declared that h
would not come down of the ticket whe
the Bryan men objected to him, becaus
he said that he would not vote for tn
. NebrasKan. The gold men in Savanna
, thought that Tiedeman would lead tn
ticket, but it turned out that he was badl
beaten, which indicates that the Bryan pee
pie are stronger there than was thought.
, A private letter from Savannah says tha
Congressman Rufus E. Lester of the frs
district Is improving. There is no bloc
, clot on the brain as was feared at frs
, | His mind Is clear, but he has trouble /
! art1culating, the vocal cords being partl
: paralyZed.