The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-08
ATKINSON N AGAIN.
His Majority Apt to Be as
High as 40, 600.
POpULISM PARALYzED.
HARDLY a Dozen Counties
Carried for WRIGHT,

Fulton Rolls Up 1,1OO Majority for
the Democratic State Ticket.
wright Had a Hard Fight Even in
His own County, and the Demo-
Gratis Very Likely to Have Car
ried 1t From Under Him-OnIy
TwO-Thirds of the Registered
Vote Cast in FuItOn-The Governor
NAV Have Run Behind His Ticket,
Owing to the Prohibition Issue.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 7.-Georgia answer
for the demoratic state ticket that will
reach 10000, if not $4,000.
The expectations of the most enthusiast
tic part!sans have been more than sur
prised, the combination of populism and
prohibition and republicans in having
been swept clean from the field.
The indications are that Wright and his
ticket have not carried a dozen counties
in the whole state, while in many of those
counties where the populists were sue
eessful two years ago, this year the dem
ocrats have won by handsome majority
Gov Atkinson's home county gives him
a largely increased majority, while Mr..
Wright, his opponent, had a hard fight
of it among his neighbors
Atlanta and Macon have been the only
disappointing centers. In both Fulton and
Bibb counties the democratic majorities
have been reduced on account of the
apathy of the local organizations.
In Fulton, out of registration Of over
1900 the total vote cast was not 5000
Gov. Atkinson getting out Of this a ma
jority of 1,OS9. Mr.. Wright did not carry
city ward, but in the country precincts
he had majority of SO votes, though sew
eral of the county precincts went against
him. The democratic candidates for the
legislature, Messrs. Knowles, Fielder and
slaton are elected, and all the democrat
county officers. Blalock, dem, is also
elected to the senate from the Thirty
fifth district over McNeal, pop.
So far as can be given from the returns
received up to midnight, the populists will
have about 20 members of the legislature
This is the estimate of Chairman Steve
Clay of the state democratic committee. In
the last legislature the populist strength
was twice this. There was great rejoicing
at democratic headquarters over the vic
tory
Chairman Clay who spent the day in
Marietta working at the polls of his home
town for the ticket, came down to Atlanta
Tonight and remained on deck until far
past midnight receiving and answering
kilograms from all parts of the state, and
many from other states.
There was particular rejoicing over the
defeat of the populists in Barlow county
the home of Sam Jones and DR.. Felton,
Two years ago that county sent two pop
ulst members to the legislature and little
hope was had of carrying it this year.
Douglas county, the birthplace of popu-
ism in this state, also went democratic
along with Chattahoochee and others that
nave always been heretofore impregnable
IN the faith, while in Watson's own coun-
'y the populist ticket won by largely
reduced majority.
AT midnight tonight Chairman Clay OF
me state democratic committee gave the
4ohowlng to the Morning News: lowing
" lhe length of the ticket returns are
olo" III coming in. 1t will take until to-
morrow TO count the vote. So far as heard
rom, we have gained largely oyer the last
e;eclion and the indications point to the
e.ec.lon or Gov. Atkinson and the demo-
stIduc state house officers by 10000 ma
DlNy attribute our success to good
% %.oSdl organization and to the splendid au-
hutnlsuation OF our government and state
SsSe oihcers. A majority of the white
80 S CoIofed people have voted with us
ba lhe democratic party is now invinci-
~. p.e III the south. This election will great
~ ~. 9ltehgthen the national ticket through
n.y. ", me country The result guarantees
CnaH e.. an the democratic congressman In
- sIa VIII be elected without trouble
anu a! That Bryan and Sewau viii carry me
f Con- oy a good majority over ali the
'Oholned opposition. A. S. C,Iav.
M, Chairman State Committee
O.. He majority for the remaindar of the
&C ucket will largely exceed that or
q ,.u Alhlnson, the probability being that
som, p" peyond 10000, while Gov. Atlxin-
iar..S5m majority will be from 1900 to 1900
yoar, man that received by him two
tI ago when It was 2tOCO.
Of ~ loss as compared with the remainder
Eo t state ticket this year is attributa-
pl,,V several complications. In the first
male' MS opponent, Seaborn Wright.
49, vigorous personal campaign
nrot,.sStt MIN, appealing to prohibition
"a =, luce Gov. Atkinson having made his
NJ p4sn 4. in favor of local option. and
tbe wright having been nominated by
s,o,dp popuiists on a platform OF enforced
lsv, prohibition. Under the local option
ha,,o iO OF the lS7 counties in the state
cratic oopled prohibition, and the demo-
dorsor. npalgn was based on the en-
extre xtr,Inent OF local option. Many Of the
Wrietto prohibitionists voted for Mr..
sen 99nt on his appeal to the prohibition
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