The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-06
FIRST DISTRICT sOLaD.
Everything Points to All Ten Conn
ties Having Gone Democratic.

Everything Points TO All Ten Conn
ties Having Gone Democratic.
After yesterday the First congressional
district ceases to be one of the great
strongholds of Popullsm in Georgia.
screven county, the fortress of the third
partyites for the past six years, Is re-
ported TO have forsaken Popullsm and re-
turned to the Democratic faith by ma
jority of 150.
This is decidedly one of the surprises OF
the election. There was little or no hope
expressed by Democrats of breaking into
the PoDulist strength there.
The outlook is that instead of losing
some counties in the district, the Demo
Gratis nave made clean sweep. In all
OF the ten counties comprising the First
the indications are that Gambler and the
balance of the Democratic state ticket
have triumphed. But for the lack of in
terest in Chatham. the district might have
given larger Democratic majority than
two years ago AS it is. outside of Chat
nam the Democratic majorties are appar-
entity decidedly satisfactory. Burke, which
gave 100 majority then, is credited with
about LOCO majority yesterday. Effns-
hams lib majority two years ago was
increased to 1877 Screvens Populst ma.
jority of over 100 seems TO have been
changed into a Democratic majority of
$50. Liberty gave a Populist majority OF
"A In 1895. The whites this year fused on
a candidate for the Legislature in opposi-
ton to the Republicans and out of this
union or interests success has been ex
pected for Col. Gambler and his assocl-
ates.
Bulloch county, where the Populists
made a last desperate rally, comes up with
the Democratic majority of two years ago.
200, assured, and with a prospect OF it's
being increased The vote in that county
was over 1000 heavier than in Chatham.
Mcintosh gave 46S Democratic majority in
1896, and everything pointed to its being
sustained, II not added to, this year, TAFT
nall was one of the counties in doubt.
At the last state election it gave but 81
Democratic majority, and the Populists
have been vigorously at work, and claim
ing II for their ticket. Returns have not
been received, but the result in Screven
and Bulloch hardly leaves a doubt as to
Iattnalls coming up with a gratifying
addition to its majority of two years ago.
Bryan county is always Overwhelmingly
Democratic and the Populists have hardly
put up fight there. Emanuel gave 105
Democratic majority in 1896. The Popu-
lists have made no claims of carrying 1t
and 1t can be relied on to have stood
steady In the ranks.
The loss of Screven will do more to dis
courage and demoralze the Popullsts In
the First district than anything else that
could have happened.
Elsewhere In this section Of the state
the same turn in the political tide is SEEN
Laurens county, which gave 90 Populists
majority in 1896, rolled up $50 majority for
Gambler yesterday; Worth county hops
from 100 Popullst majority to COL Demo-
cratic. Jesup wires that Wayne has
wiped out the 60 Populist majority Of two
years ago and Is safely IN the Democratic
column. This Is the home county of Edi-
tor Ben Miliken, Populist candidate for
controller general.
Returns from counties on the line of
the Savannah, Florida and Western have
been interfered with by the effects of the
storm.