The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-05-03
RACE Is NOW ON
THEY ALL CLAIM
Candidates for Governor, II Is Said, Are
BObbins Up.
WILL BE A BARBECUE AT ROME
Comes After Memorial Day and DIT
Bignon Will Speak-Terrel
Takes in Macon.

The first signs Of the approaching fight
have. come.
The race for the office of chief execu-
tive of the state of Georgia IS on.
Prospective Candidates are already in
the field. ana are sizing up the situation
for their squirt
Fleming duBisnon viii deliver the me-
mortal address in Rome on May 9TH.
A big barbecue will be rendered him the
day afterwards.
This. it is understood. will be a practical
announcement. just as the Putnam county
feast was the sign that Speaker Hut
Jenkins would be in the field.
Present prospects point to long and
vigorous contest.
Memorial Day the Romans viii make
the greatest in the history of the city.
but the day following will be most sig
nldcant. and all the prominent politicians
of that section will gather to meet Mr.
GuBignon and talk Of the future race.
For some time II has been said that Mr.
duBlgnon has been I'm the. race. the papers
Of the WireBrass region nave had MIN IN
the front for some months. Recently The
Brunswick Times. anent mention Of
the race to come. stated that the next
governor would come from south Georgia.
ard that the paper could name the man.
This was called by the several other
papers and Fleming duBisnon was an
nOuuCcd.
MIR. duBgnon has never denied these
reports which have of late been 50 ire
qucntly made.
Jenkins There, Too.
All Of the prospective candidates are
getting i'm shape for the heat. Hut Jen-
kins. Bob Berner Pope Brown and Joe
Terrell have All been mentioned for the
place. and there is a probability that al
of them will run.
There are others also who viii come IN
1t IS said. L. W. Meldrlm. OF savannah
has been mentioned.
Terrell Is Back.
Joe Terrell returned yesterday from Ma
con. Said prominent politician who came
up with him:
while his visit WAS ostcnsibly to attend
tho meeting OF the grand chapter of Royal
Arch AIaaons ne did not fail to feel the
pulse of prominent persons relative 20 ms
chances 10 be the next governor OF Gcor-
EiJ.
He quietly inquired OF leading spirits
The feeling Of their section for him. There
ID no question that he IS paving the way
10 be in the next race lie IS discreet
enough. however. to say that if after a
fun Investigation il becomes apparent that
his chances OF election are not CERTAIN
ne VIII not enter the race
"ue stated today that from present indl-
cations he considered his prospects better
than those OF any OF the present pTosptc e.
tive candidates. to-Wit: duBignon. Berner
and Jenkins.
Tie is certain at this time of carrying
several counties IN the eleventh and first
districts which are generally regarded as
, duB.gnon stronghold. He thiuts ne can
give Berner a lively contest IN Berner 5
, congressional district. the sixth
''TerreWs inquiries in Macon today con-
corning the govcrnorship make it positive
that no VIII be a candidate il he sees a
chance Of winning. Ii the gubernatoriai
! outllooN is not favorable as the time for
active campaigning draws near. ne VIII
be Il candidate for reelection as attorney
I general"