The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-04
SILVERITES NOT ON A SNEAK.
BROBsTON DENIES a RUNIOR IN
THE ELEVENTH..

Re says the 16 TO L Wen Are With
out a Candidate in the Approach
ing Congregational Primary-The
siIverites Have simply Been Urged
Not to VOTE at All on tbe Congress
sionaI Question.
Brunswick. Ga, June 3.-The Glynn
county free silver men were considerably
exercised this evening over a report that
the sound money men were about 90 issue
a circular attacking their method OF
campaigning. and warning friends of Con
gresham Turner TO be on their guard.
ON this line Secretary BrObst0n of the sill
yer club.at whose head the shots have been
Sent addressed a statement 10 the Morn
ing News spondent. with request
for publication, in the interest OF fairness
for his side. II also contains some inter
esting news and reads as follows. Il un-
derstand that Judge Sweat and Joseph
Bennett have addressed a circular urE-
ing Congressman Turner's friends and
gold standard advocates TO be on their
guard Saturday. They fear a still hunt.
Now, as a matter of fact, there has been
no stil hunt. and the silverites are with
out candidate in the approaching pri-
maries Instead Of d still hunt as charged
by friends Of Congressman Turner, the
friends of silver, after films a protest
with the district committee, which met
at Jesup, and which was treated with
contempt. have been quietly at work urg-
ing their friends not to vote for Mr.. Tur-
ner. and not to vote at all on the con-
gressional question, but to wait, as they
expect to put out a candidate against Mr.
Turner should the national party declare
for silver at 16 to /, and this has been
the purpose of organizing the democratic
silver forces through the Eleventh dis
trict, which work has gone for
ward rapidly. and there is now a
democratic silver club in most Of the
counties and IL is the purpose of those
who are active in the movement to par
ticpate in all primaries. except on the
question of a congressman and to refrain
from voting on that question alone In
justice TO myself, l would thank YOU 10
state tnat the references to me by Editor
FeEham OF Waycross nave been untrue,
undemocratc, ana unktnd and when he
charged me with sneak methods of
campaigning, he did so in the face of a
frank statement made by myself some
days previous 10 the publication with
reference to the campaign being Waged
in the Eleventh district against Mr.. Tur-
ner"
On receipt Of this communication the
Morning News correspondent sought
Judge Sweat for an interview on the
sound money mems side OF the case, and
he made the following statement: The
report that an effort was being made on
the part of free silver democrats 10 eaten
sound money democrats and friends of
Mr.. Turner mapping, and select delegates
to the congressional convention opposed
to his nomination. or TO keep free silver
democrats from taking any part in the
selection Of delegates, with a view TO
Independent action, was discussed a the
court house to-day, and the advisability
of sending out a circular letter to lead
ing sound money democrats was suggest
ed, but on its being ascertained that
action had already been taken to arouse
and put them on their guard, no steps
were taken here
Quitman, Ca, June 3.-The free silver
ties are doing their best to rally all their
followers at the mass meeting next Sat
urday, but the sound money men outnum-
Der the silVerites about Is TO ! here. and
there Is no danger but what the sound
money men will come out and take the
proper interest. Everybody regrets Capt.
Turner's sickness. He is expected home in
a few days.