The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-08
FIGHTING BRANTLEY HARD.
REPUBLICANS POURING MONEY
INTO THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT.


INTO THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
Determined to BreniS the solid DEM
ocratic Delegation In Congress
and the POpuIist-ReDubIican Conn
bfuntfon Furnished with Jnlimtt-
ed Funds-strongest Fight In the
Stntc to Be Made There-A Feeling
of Tnensiness at the Democratic
Hendauarters - All Campaigning
Energies to Be Put Against the
Foes of Congressman Brantley.
Otherwise victory Sure.
Atlanta, Ca, Sept. Some of the lead
inc Democrats of the state have grave
fears of the result of the congressional
election in the Eleventh district. The
coalition between Republicans and Popu-
lists. backed as it is by what is reported
to be an almost unlimited supply OF money
they say, makes the reelection of Con
gresham Brantley anything but an easy
conclusion.
This feeling of Uneasiness was mani
Tested to-day at the meeting of the state
executive and campaign committees called
by Chairman duBignon TO shape up the
state campaign. The committees held two
sessions at Democratic headquarters in
the KimbaI House, and aside from at
tending TO some commonplace details of
the campaign, the situation in the Elev-
enth district was the most important mat
ter canvassed. About fifty of the leading
Democrats of the state were present, and
the reports upon those in the Eleventh
made such an impression upon all that
the general judgment was that work
should be concentrated in the Eleventh
district as to make the Democratic victory
in October so decisive as TO dishearten the
opposition, which is making such a siren
Gus effort to break the Georgia delegation
in Congress by sending a Republican in
stead of a Democrat from that district.
The information ia the hands of the COM
mittee is that money is being poured INTO
the district from some source, presumably
the national Republican congressional
campaign committee, under the direction
of Maj. J. F. Hanson of Macon. With this
money delinquent tax payers who have
defaulted for as far back as ten years are
being qualified for voting, and it is being
used in other ways also TO weaken the
Democratic forces in the district. The sit
uation is regarded as so dangerous for
Democracy that immediate steps are 60 he
taken by the party leaders TO come to Con-
gresham Brantley's assistance.
Up to the meeting of the campaign COM
mittee to-day the contest in the Eleventh
district was regarded in this part of the
state as a contest in name only, or about
such a fight as the Populists would put
up in any other district outside of the
Tenth, with Watson at their head and 70
concern was felt as to the result. But the
leaders were made to feel to-day that the
fight would be as hard, If not harder, than
any that has ever taken place in the Tenth
district as the edict had gone out from
the national Republican managers that the
solid Democratic delegation from Georgia
must be broken this year, and the
Eleventh district had been selected as the
most vulnerable point to open fire with
money bags.
At the meeting to-day Chairman duBig-
non presented a communication from
Chairman Carter of the Populists' state
committee asking for a division of mana
gers in the coming state elections Chair
man Carter asked that in counties where
the Populists were in control that party
should have two managers, and the Dem
ocrats one, and vice versa. There were
a good deal of discussion over the COM
munication, some of the members being
inclined to ignore it, as its evident pur-
pose was to serve as a basis for political
capital to the Populist committee, which
is very hard up for plumber just now. The
same old communication has been sent to
the Democratic committees in the past,
ever since the Populists came from the
shell, despite the fact that the state com
mittee has nothing to do with the appoint
ment of managers In order to appease
the Populist managers and take the wind
out of their sails, however, the commit
tee decided to-day to recommend to the
county executive committees division of
managers without making any suggestions
as to the pro rata of division. A resolu-
ton embodying this, and reciting the fact
that the Democratic party was now and
always has been the party of fair cleo
tions, was passed.
Unless there is a change in the policy
of the state committee, the negro ora
tors will not have much to do in this
campaign. Heretofore, the committee has
sent out some colored Democratic speak
ers as a part of the general plan of cam
paign speaking, but when this matter was
brought up to-day, it was decided to let
the colored stump speakers alone for the
present at least.
Everything points to an old-time Dem
ocratic majority-a victory that will wipe
Populism entirely off the map in Georgia
state politics. The leaders feel so conf
dent Of this, that but for the uneasiness
over the situation an the Eleventh district
there would be nothing TO arouse any
spirit in the campaign at all
ETITON cor WHY'S TAN RATE.