The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-03
HOWELL IS WORKING HARD.
THE BUGABOO OF ANOTHER ELEC-
TIoN HIS MAIN RELIANCE.

He sends out "A Circular Letter Cal
cuIated to Impress on Its Recip-
tents the Fact That Opposition to
His Candidacy Is Not Calculated
10 Make His Paper FaVOrably Dis r.
uoSed-tsov. AtLinsOn's supporters
stiu Confident.
Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 1.-The town is com
pletely deserted by politicians ano candi-
dates tonight. The exodus began Sat
urday, after the inaugural ceremonies
and to-day the last ones left the ned. IL
is. however only the calm before tie
storm in the senatorial campaign. TINS
contest has been mild heretofore as com
pared with what is expected as soon as
the legislators return to their places af-
ter tomorrow. While they are at home
the candidates will go on preparing their
mines. The week win see the conclusion
OF the fight SO far as the caucus action
is concerned and the explosions win come
thick and fast once they begin.
The headquarters of the several aspir-
ants were deserted to-day Mns4 of the
time they were shut up. Gov. Atkinson
spent few minutes only in his rooms.
The balance of the time his son. y. a.
kept the flies off the furniture.
Capt Howell also found other quarters
in which to spend his time, and Col. Hal
Lewis was here only a short time, ledv-
ing during the afternoon for his home TO
take a hand in the election there to-mor-
row. Col. Lewis owes his candidacy TO
the fact that he placed Bryan in nominal
ton at Chicago more than to any oSher
thing, and he is accordingly more than
commonly anxious to push his man along.
Col Robertson came down from MARI
eta and stopped over at the Kimbali
for a few hours before leaving for his
home, in Habersham county, and Hon.
Steve Clay did not show up at all at
his headquarters. He was up in his dis
trict working for Congressman Maddox.
who has a hard fight on hand.
Capt Howell to-day followed in the
footsteps of Gov. Atkinson by issuing
circular letter to his friends throughout
the state calling upon them to come TO
his aid in his campaign for the Senate.
The letter bears the heading of Capt.
HowelPs paper, evidently for the purpose
Of conveying the general insinuation to
those who receive it that this Is a case
where the newspaper is the candidate as
well as the man. and that they must take
this into consideration in the fight. Fol-
lowing is a letter which is quite an inter-
esting item in the literature of the cam
paign.
The Constitution, Atlanta, Ga, E. P.
Howell, Editor-in-Chief, Atlanta, Ga, Oct.
81, 1896.
Ny Dear Sir: The election of Gov.
Atkinson to the United States Senate
would create a vacancy in the governor
ship to which he has just been elected,
and would require another party primary
and another general election for governor.
Sincerely believing that the unnecessary
expense to the state and danger to the
party that would result from this course
should be avoided, 1 have consented to the
use of my name as a candidate. en-
close you herewith a complete list of the
democratic members of the general assem-
bly, who will vote on the senatorship. Am
l relying too strongly on your friendship
to ask that you will write to such of these
members as you think might be influenced
by your wishes in the matter? l will
greatly appreciate your interest in my
behalf and gladly reciprocate whenever
possible. CSigned) Evan P. Howell.
Gov. Atkinson's advisers are pointing to
the fact that the legislature on Saturday
voted to adjourn until Wednesday instead
of Thursday, with a good deal Of satisfac
ton They claim that the amendment Of
the original resolution in the Senate and
its acceptance by the House is significant
of the strength of the governors adhe-
rents. They say that the governor wapts
to have the caucus held on Thursday
night, and for that reason had the word
passed around Saturday 10 have the date
for the recovering of the legislature add
vanced to Wednesday instead of Thursday
In order to give him and his friends the
necessary time for lining up on having the
caucus held on the day mentioned. This
would not have been practicable If the
legislature had carried out the original
programme and extended the recess to
Thursday. There appears to be some
thing in this claim.
On Friday night the governors friends
held a big caucus and it is claimed that
the call for the roll of pledges showed
ninety-three votes for him. 1t was on
Friday night that the decision to have
the adjournment resolution amended was
announced to the members.
The opposition to the governor does not
concede him the ninety-three votes claim
ed by any means. They declare that he
has not got more than fifty any way,
while Capt. Howell is but few behind
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