The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-08
MADE DU BIGNoN SOLID.
LITTLE DOUBT HE WILL RUN
AGAINST BACON NEXT TIME.

dler's Little bunch of Letters-One
Important Effect of Mondays Pri-
mary on State Politics In the Flu
ture-View Taken by duBignOn's
Friends.
Gamblers overwhelming victory IN Mon
days primary election is regarded In Sa-
vannah as having much more significance
than merely surface signs would Indicate.
Its effect on the future of state politics is
expected to be widespread and potent. Ee-
pecially marked it is believed by his friends
Will be its influence on the political flu
ture Of Hon. Fleming G. duBIgnon.
A few weeks ago, Tom Wat
son, after declining to be the
Populist candidate for Governor.
is credited with having said to an
acquaintance:
The coming primary election Of the
Democratic party is to determine more
than who shall be the next Governor of
Georgia. 1t is to decide. in a very large
measure, who shall be the next Democrat
| elected to the United States Senate"
Mr.. du,Bignon's friends in Savannah, and
doubtless throughout the state, look upon
the result of Mondays contest as navlng
materially strengthened him as a candi-
date for the senatorship two years hence.
against Hon. A. o. Bacon,
who it is expected will come
before the legislature of 1850 for
reelection. Mr.. duBignons support of
Mr.. Gambler naturally drew him close to
the supporters of that candidate, who were
especially numerous and influential in
Middle and North Georgia. Mr.. 1uBlg
mons services are not apt to be overlooked
or forgotten, and his position as a candi-
date for senator will be greatly improved
| by Mr.. Gamblers brilliant success.
"Allen D. Gambler" said a Savannahian
next Governor of Georgia, sis not a man
who lacks appreciation or speedily forgets
| services rendered. He unquestionably
realizes that Mr.. duBignou's support and
| the aid of his friends throughout the state
and especially in South and Southwest
| Georgia, were powerful factors in making
\ his victory so complete. 1t is no secret to
/ Mr. Gambler and his friends, nor to the peo-
pie at large that Mr. dUBignon's ambition
is to secure seat In the United States
! Senate Two years from now,
/
ence of Gov. Gambler, Senator Clay and
other prominent Democrats of North Geor-
! gia exercised in his behalf, Mr.. duBignon,
| l believe, viii be sure winner. In my
opinion he will from now on be regarded
as an opponent of Senator Bacon. He is
| stronger to-day than ever before in Geor-
| gia politics and has every reason to antici-
pate that he can join his warm friend, Mr.
/ Cay, in the Senate chamber when Mr,
! BacOn's term expires"
viii it be North and South Georgia COM
! bined against Middle Georgia.
ITO some extent, yes; but not entirely
so. Mr.. duBignon has friends and sup
porters in Middle Georgia and will make
inroads there on Senator Bacon's
strength. You will find when the time
comes that the Savannah candidate will
| be more nearly the candidate of all parts
of the state than any one else in the field
can possibly be. North Georgia has a
senator, Middle Georgia has one, and when
| the next opportunity comes it will be South
| Georgia's time and her claims will be rec
ognized and supported by North Georgia
! and acknowledged by many counties Of
| Middle Georgia. Mr.. duBignon Is the only
man that South Georgia can present who
| has a statewide influence, who can rally
to his support enough elements 10 win. Mr.
| Gamblers election, 1 feel no hesitancy in
asserting, puts him in an almost impregna-
BILE position"
"Will not Judge Atkinsons friends an
| tagonize him in South Georgian"
A few may, but they will not be suffi-
Gent in numbers or in influence to have
any perceptible effect When it was prob
| able that Mr.. duBignOn might be a can
didate for Governor, Spencer r. Atkinson
declined to support him, although it was
felt all over South Georgia that Mr.. du-
Bignon was the only man in this section
of the state who would have any chance
| at all to secure the nomination. Commits
sioner Atkinson had no shadow of a claim
upon Mr.. duBignOn when he himself en-
| tered the race against Gambler. The plea
that he was South Georgian could not
| avail in the face of his own refusal to
| support South Georgian. Atknsons Ct
fort to arouse sectional feeling on his
own behalf failed miserably as much on
that account as any other. From the Iaea-
gre strength he developed in the primary
l do not think Mr.. duBignon need espe-
! cially fear the effect of opposition from
him two years hence
1t is not a fact that is generally known,
but Il is nevertheless an assured fact of
especial interest just now that Mr. Gu-
| Bignon's withdrawal from the gu5ernato-
rial race removed all fear that Mr.. Cand-
! Ter and his friends had as TO the outcome
| of the contest. Mr. Gambler and his man
| ayers did not say 50 Immediately but
some time after Mr. duBignons consulta-
! UOn WIN pClttlcdi IIteHOS N w dSnAtlS ton
| and Atlanta, and his announcement that
ne would not be a candidate for Governor,
they admitted to his closest political as
sociates that with him in the field the Ie-
| suit would have been dubious
The Gambler men had sought advice and
Information from all parts of Georgia as
to the feeling i'm reference to the guberna-
torial candidates then being talked Of
| Every county was covered and bushels of
letters from men in good position to judge
of the current Of sentiment were received.
When this Information had been analysed
tine Gambler people found that they had
bat one possible candidate TO fear. He
was duBIgnon. The summary of their
reports showed that the chances were at
least even that dulBignon would carry as
many counties as Gambler would, and in
the event of a three-cornered fight would
lead in the race. 1t Is needless to say
that pains were taken not to let this out
until after Mr.. duBignon had decided not
to be a candidate. AS the story goes, and
there is ample ground to accept it as cor
rect when Mr.. duBignon some days later
called to assure Mr.. Gambler of his sup
port, the 'one-eyed plow-boy took him
into his political sanctum and showed him
an array of communications filed away by