The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-13
"A HOT CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA.
PROHIBITION TO CUT A FIGURE IN
THE FIGHT.

the Baptists and MethOdists for
Their Anti-saIOOn Candidntes-Thc
PrOhIbitiOnist Chairman Issues an
Address Calling on the PrOhibi-
tiOnists to Ignore Party Lines.
Call of the Gold standard Demc-
Gratis
Atlanta. Ga, Sept 1.-THE call for the
state convention of the national demo-
cracy as outlined in these dispatches yes
terday was promulgated here to-day. 1t is
as follows:
To the Democrats of Georgia: The recent
national democratic convention at In
dianapolis was held for the purpose of re-
asserting and upholding the principles of
democratic faith upon which depends the
honor and welfare of the American people,
in order that true and loyal democrats
throughout the union might unite their
patriotic efforts to avert disaster from
our country and ruin from our party.
By virtue of the powers in us vested by
the delegation from Georgia at that con-
vention, we hereby issue this call to the
democrats of Georgia for state conven-
ton to be held in the city of Atlanta at y
o'clock noon, on Wednesday, Sept. %. 1896.
All democrats throughout the state who
believe that the action taken and platform
adopted at Indianapolis more truly repre-
sent the long established and recognized
principles of the party, are earnestly urg-
ed to proceed at once to organ
lie in their several counties and to
send representatives to the convention at
Atlanta provided for in this call.
w NJ Hammond, chairman, of Thomas
County
B. 2. Jones of Lowndes County.
H. H. Perry Of Hall County.
Eben Hillyer of Floyd County.
J. Randolph Anderson of Chatham
County.
Thomas F. Corrigan Of Fulton. Member
of the Late Executive Committee of
Georgia.
The convention will be watched with
good deal of interest, but the democratic
managers say that they have no fears
that the boiling element will have any
material effect on the result in this state.
in fact, they say that the votes that will
be cast for the Indianapolis ticket would
otherwise be cast for Mckinley, and the
result will be to add to Bryans majority
Information at democratic headquarters
Is that throughout the state, even in the
districts that were strong for sound
money before the Chicago convention,
the party will stand solidly for the Chi
cago ticket. Chairman Clay has sent
letter to every democratic candidate in
the state asking for his estimate of the
majority of the democratic state ticket,
or the vote of the county next month.
Answers to all the letters-some 800 in
all-will be in by the 25th. when Chair
man Clay will give out his Official esti-
mates of the result. He now believes
no m will he ar
least 10000, while Gov, Atkinson himself
says that If the vote Is as large as that
cast two years ago, he will beat Mr..
Wright $1,000.
The registration for the state election
under the new registration law will close
on the 18th. Reports at headquarters ara
that the registration generally throughout
the state is light as compared with the
total vote heretofore cast.
The populists are to-day very much
elated over the issuance of an address to
the public by President Pringle, of the
Georgia Prohibition Association, calling
upon all prohibitionists to take an active
part in the state election, making he anti
barroom proposition the test of their po-
litical preference. This address the pop
ulists think gives them cinch upon the
prohibition vote and the church influence
as well. The document declares that the
Baptist church by resolutions of the state
convention, and the Methodist church by
resolutions of the North Georgia and
South Georgia conferences, are committed
to the populist policy. This is the first
time that the solid support of two great
denominations have been openly claimed
for any political movement or measure.
1t is perhaps the most important state
ment that has been made in this cam
paign, and will without doubt provoke dis
cussion. The concluding portion of the
address is as follows: Under these cir
-eaw.
propriate to the prohibtionists of the
state. We have held no convention this
year, and the executive committee, after
careful elaboration have concluded 1t
wise to issue this address.
live appeal to all the prohibitionists
of the state, irrespective of party, to make
the anti-barroom bill the issue upon which
they shall vote this year. We ask that
this be done in the election for all officers
whose influence and power can in any
way affect the destiny of this measure.
We rejoice that all parties have in the
field some candidates committed to the
BILL and we trust that prohibitionists will
vote for such candidates only in any and
all the parties, and will scratch the name
of all candidates who are known to OPP
pose ii, or are willing to declare their en-
dorsement Of it. We trust that no prohi-
bitionist will be so unwise as to desert the
anti-barroom bill because it has been en-
member.
''2-This assertion, irrespective OF politi-
cal parties, will go right on with its APP
pointed work of making sentiment against
the saloons until the state is redeemed
from its great curse.
''3-Realizng that the saloon is the
deadliest enemy of the colored race, and
that those who seek to destroy it are
their friends. despite all the professions
of any political party. we appeal to them
10 join us IN banishing this curse Of boIh
races from the state.
BY order of the officers and members
of the executive committee of the Geols
gia Prohibitionists' Association.
"A. A. Deloach, +. r. Prlngle,
Secretary. President
The popullsts are going to make bluff
about carrying Fulton county for Mr..
Wright. They say Atlanta is naturally OPP
posed to Gov. Atkinson, and will turn him
down on small pretext, and they propose
TO take advantage of this condition OF
sentiment which is. however about as
far wide of the real facts as anything else
the populist managers have ever claimed
Last night, acting upon this belief thar