The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-13
COMBINE ON CoNGRESSMEN.
PoPULIsTS AND REPUBLICANS or
GEORGIA IN A DEAL.

Each Party to withdraw Part of ITS
Candidates and Then Give Those
Left In the Field Their United
SuppOrt-Capt. j. c. Hendrix, to BE
the Combine Candidate in the At
lantn District aud Congressman
Livingston Already Greatly WOr-
ried.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 12.-Although the
naked details Of the combination cannot
yet be reached, there appears to be
abundant clrcumstantial evidence to show
that the populist and republican leaders
have come to an understanding by which
there is to be fusion in the congression-
al districts in Georgia.
In some districts the popul!sts will
withdraw their candidates, and in others,
the republican candidates will be brought
down, and wherever this is done, the pop
ulists and the republicans will unite in
opposition to the democratic nominees.
This has been in the atmosphere since
the state election, and every day tangible
arguments have been looked for by the
democratic leaders who have been watch
ing the situation closely. In the Fifth
district. which is the first one In which
the fusion seems to have been determined
on, the populists are to withdraw their
candidate, Col. w. L. Peek of Rockdale,
and the united support of both populists
and republicans, together with that OF
the gold standard democrats, who are
organizing for the fray also is to be Civ
en- to Capt ]. c. Hendrix, the republican
candidate of this city, Capt. Hendrix Is
a democrat in local affairs, and is regard
ed as able to carry a considerable num-
Der of gold democrats, who are irrecon-
c!lable to the democratic policy of free
silver. He has served In the city coun-
ell, and in other city offices.
Col. Livingston, the democratic cand-
date, came up from Newton county post
haste to-day, on account of the reported
fusion. He is satisfied that the plans
have been completed, and the making
of the official announcement from Boss
Buck and the populists camp is all that
remains to be done to line the republi-
cans and populsts up behind Capt. Hen
Dirk. With such a combination Col Liv-
ingston regards the prospect as anything
but a pleasant one. There Is also every
reason to believe that the Hanna cor
ruption fund will be turned loose to de-
feat him, II possible. The Mckinleyites
have perfected regular organization
among the white citizens, and claim to
have 1900 voting members already, which,
added to the negro vote and the popu-
lists, with the disaffected gold standard
democrats will give the county to Hen
dirk by good majority.
But, while making claims of this sort
the McKinleyites are still pushing a Wig
orous campaign of registration among
the negroes, which bears out the theory
that the Hanna corruption fund is being
4n, 70. de- arxbf he. f.,..
of the registration books for the Novem-
Der election, the office has been overrun
with negroes making inquiries about their
back taxes, and others paying them and
qualifying themselves to vote
Capt. Hendrix, when questioned to-day
about the reported fusion did not attempt
to deny 1t, though he said that nothing
definite had as yet been accomplished
The proposition, he said, was still pend
ing. He also admitted that Boss Buck Is
acting for him, and that Col. Peek Is in
the hands Of the popuist state commit
tee, who appear to be negotiating for a
general delivery OF the populist vote in
the congressional elections to the republl-
can candidates
The managers of the populist state cam
paign are very sore on their over
whelmng defeat, and would do anything
to get even. If Tom Watson could be In
duced to withdraw from the national
ticket, they would be only 100 glad to
side with the republicans In the hope Of
defeating the democratic electoral ticket
They have the idea that Gov. Atkinson
was elected by the negro vote, and If they
could add the populist white vote to this
solid negro vote, they would be able to
accomplish the defeat OF the democrats
in any contest.
The populists have called a conference
to be held here on Thursday, when It IS be-
lieved that the final finishing touches will
be put to the fusion contract in this and
other districts where they think they can
aid, with the aid OF plenty OF money, to
register the full negro population of vota-
BILE age and qualifications. All the big
guns Of the populist party will be present
at this conference including Mr.. Wat
Son, If he is able to leave home.