The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-17
STILL IN A PRETTY BAD FIX.
MAY YET BE FUSION BETWEEN RE-
PUBLICANS AND POPs.


A Deal said 20 Have Been Engi-
neered Between buck and John
son on the one Hand and Judge
Hines on the Other-Mr. ,. F. Doyle
on For Atlanta But Mr.. T. T.
johnson Did Not Go-Mr. Doyle OPP
poscd 10 state Ticket and Also
TO Fusion-Rev. +. n. Love says
There Must BE a Convention, and
IL Must Decide Who IL the RePub-
lean Party I'm Georgia.
Mr.. Joseph F. Doyle left the city last
night for Atlanta 10 attend the meeting
Of the republican state central commit
rec, called together by Col A. L. Buck
which is TO be held there to-day.
The meeting. as is well known, IS TO con
slider the matter OF selecting time anu
place for holding a state convention. Lat
terly il has leaked out also that II Is
10 consider the matter Of a deal which
has practically been agreed upon between
leaders Of the republican party and the
prohi-populistic faction. and which, Il car
ried through. will. perhaps, do away with
the convention question.
Mr. Doyle himself is opposed 70 putting
out a state ticket. though it is understood
many OF the committee favor It strongly.
Mr.. Doyle stated also that it would be
foolish in his opinion for the republican
party 70 fuse with the popuhsts. He call
culates on getting a larger vote for Nc
Kinley in Georgia this year than the re-
publican party has had in many years be-
fa 4
be done through fusion or by the combi-
nations that would grow out OF putting
out state ticket. He calculates that the
vote for Mckinley, especially in the cities
will be unusually large, and he thinks the
party should make the best possible show
ing
Mr.. T. F. johnson, the proposed nomi-
nee of the republican party for governor,
will not attend the meeting, but will re-
main in Savannah. II Is not known YET
whether any state ticket viii be put out
but Ii is believed that such action on the
part OF the republican party would help
the democratic party as against the
prohibitionists and populists, as II would
divert a large number OF votes to the re-
publican ticket that might otherwise be
cast for the combination ticket
The report comes from Atlanta that
deal was quietly and secretly effected
between the pOpulists and republicans IN
that city on Saturday. The deal II IS
said, was promulgated by Col A. +. BUCK
and Waiter II. Johnson on the part of the
republicans. and by Judge J. X. Hines
on the part Of the populists. II IS said
that the republicans under Bucks leader
ship have been somewhat sore ever since
the former attempted fusion with the
populists failed. Col. Buck, II Is stated,
has been afraid to call a convention, be-
cause he feared that the colored element
of the party would attempt to overthrow
the dynasty Of the lily whites. Fusion,
therefore, II would seem, would be far
more preferable to Col Buck and his fac
ton.
In engineering the deal, It is stated, Mr..
johnson claimed that the populists had 20
stick up 10 their contract and take down
two Of the men who had been placed on the
state ticket by the popullsts, ana that TWO
republicans had to be substituted.
To this, " Is said, Judge Hines made
a proposition. He could not act himself,
but he would consult with the representa-
tives of his party. This proposition, 1t is
said, was that the republicans and popu-
lists should fuse on the electoral ticket.
The populists were to give the repubh-
cans two places on the electoral ticket.
This It is said, was the reply made &c
the demand of the republicans. For Iona
while the two republicans were in con-
ference with Judge Hines, and the cam
paign was talked over at length.
II is understood that In reply to the
republican leaders Judge Hines sent by
letter a counter proposition with regard
20 fusion on tho electoral ticket and that
this proposition will be laid before the
state central committee to-day.
In an interview Mr.. Johnson
admitted that that under the plan OF
fusion the populists We're to give up tive
places on the state ticket to the repuoli-
cans, but said they did not stick up &c
their agreement. He stated that he and
Col. Buck had seen Judge Hines with
the end in view of fusion on that basis
still. Fusion, he said, may come and Il
may not.
The state central committee It is said
will first consider the fusion proposition
and If the deal is carried through there
VIII be no republican state convention, blu
If II is not there will in all likelihood b'
one held.
Rev. E. K. Love when seen by a repre-
senta tive Of the Morning News, said:
If Col. Buck and his committee issul
call for a convention l viii indorse {
for the purpose of bringing the member
of my faction together at the same time
NY plan all along has been to force Col
Buck 70 call a convention, and I thing /
has succeeded.
The policy OF that faction has beef
TO persistently ignore US, and we do no
intend to submit to it, We will be Their
when the convention is called, and per
haps the most important question tn
convention wiz have to decide will be
who is the republican party in Georgia
If we are given the proper recognition
there VIII pc no turtner trouble, but
not, it will be war to the bitter end w
are tired of Col Bucks dynasty and hi
nigh handed rulings and bossism, and W
think we can show him there are more o
us than he thinks for. l am not goln
20 do anything, however, until after hi
committee acts"
1t would appear from this that unles
Rev Loves faction is duly recognized
there will be two state conventions at tn
some time, that is, OF course, II the com
1nittee to-day should decide to call con
ventiOn at all. Rev Love is not in favo
of fusion with the populists, and If Co
Bucks committee does not call a con
vention at all, he intimates very strongl
that he Will do so himself
AT REST IN LAURAL GROVE.