The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-09
TERRELL DOING NO TALKING.
c.NDLER'S NEWSPAPER FRIENDS
BOOMING HIM TOO SOON.

Friends Fear the Efforts in His Be-
half Are Being observation-disclosures
Incoming of Gen. Evans and His
Defeat Recalled.
Atlanta. Ca, Jan. S.-Attorney General
Terrell returned from Brunswick this att
ornoon and tonight he was the central
6s,re in much of the political gossip go
ing on about the hotel Hobbies.
cal Terrell, however, had not much to
cay about his gubernatorial candidacy. He
&c Going about with his canvass in quiet
way.
col. Gambler, who. 1t now appears, will
no rbe most formidable rival of the Ter
reu BOOM is also hard at work. but for
tnne has smiled upon him more abundant
n, than Col. Terrell in the way of news
raper support, and just now he can hardly
1raw a long breath without having dou-
ble-leaded story published about it. All
.ba local papers are out and out for the
eeoretary of state, and at this early stage
of the fascinating game one of the most
interesting, if not amusing. features Is to
observe the eagerness of the local rivals
of Journalism in nursing the Gambler
boom Both the leading dailies feel That
thew have picked the winner this time for
sure and. with the nomination at least
civ months off, they are engaged in furi-
ons contest to see which can make the
r,ost noise in behalf of their faVorlte
should Col. Gambler be elected governor
he will probably have to institute COM
mission to settle the dispute between the
Atlanta papers as to which is the original
and only genuine Gambler" organ.
Fonr wears ago the Atlanta papers were
united for Gen Evans They were just
as certain of his election then as they now
are of Col. Gamblers. They ran the gal
,ant old soldier hero just as they are run
njng the Pillow Boy of Pigeon Roost."
Now and then there are some
laval Evans men left, who
ara unkind enough to-day to in
innate that he was beaten by his news
raper campaigners. II he mad not peeH
called TO the post so early in the fiaI
heats, they say, and more Work zone anu
loss newspaper rot had been written about
him. he might have been governor now
Curiously enough there are also some
GOOD Gambler men here who fear the same
fare awaits him at the hands OF ms 1901
newspaper friends" as followed ms Illus
trious comrade in arms. They say it is
he race. although he is one who has won
his snurs many times over for gameness
and lasting qualities.
well known politician made this point
very forcibly tonight in discussing the
si+1ation with a group of politicians at the
K-mball when he pointed out the fact that
Col Gambler is himself opposed to such
Man. His good judgment is against the
bmster and blow hard plan of campaign
inaugurated at this stage of the situation
in proof of which he has persistently re-
fused to Weld to the entreaties of his news
n paper advocates to be allowed to publish
a formal announcement of his candidacy.
Col. Gambler is a much smarter politician
than Gen Evans was ana ne knows that
il is not a good plan TO loose the dogs OF
war before the enemy comes in range.
While it is stated Col. Gambler is averse
IA all This newspaper gush that is going on
about his candidacy just now and has very
n little to say himself yet when he does say
a thing he never "Renigs. The Morning
4 News correspondent obtained one OF very
few significant talks he has INDUCED III
since the situation began to shape up, sew
a eral DAYS ago. This interview gave the
"A local papers a fit. Notwithstanding their
ecstatc advocacy of him, none OF them
had succeeded in getting anything half so
picturesQuely interes ting out of him and
they made great efforts to get a repudla-
ton or denial from him. His OBJ
plot were full Of political
significance, and those who got left on it
wanted him to discredit it, but with MS
Characteristic frankness Col. Gambler re
fused to be made to say HE didn't say
IT," and lay it on the imaginative re
porlers.
Hon. Bob Berner was another addition
Ia the coteries of politicians and possible
subernatorial candidates here Tonight lie
insisted that he came purely upon per,
s0nal business, and there was nothing OF
political Importance in his little talk WITH
Col Terrell. Mr.. Berner's speech al
Newman has about come to be accepted
as final declaration that he will not be
candidate for Governor. and those Whf
think they know look for his entrance lntc
the race for Congress in the Sixth distric
at the proper time.
Another of the possible candidates fol-
Governor who seems TO be becoming more
remote each day is Mar. duBisnon. one
of his lifelong political friends from Soup
Georgia, who was here to-day, declares
that Mr.. duBignon, If he ever had any
notion of running, has abandoned II
Gamblers candidacy" said he, destroys
Mr.. duBignon's chance. But for him thu
savannah man would undoubtedly be th'
next Governor. He would have Soutl
Georgia sOdly at his back. and VIII
senator Clay North Georgia would rail-!
~ nm. But Col Gambler cuts INTO IN
North Georgia territory that would haV
oeen Mr.. duBignon's and makes the out
look so uncertain that the Savannah MAJ
VIII not run it. He is too far-sighted AM
aoie, and has had too much political eN
perence to go into a flight VIII
such odds against him. l STAN
the statement, though, that wit
o. Gambler out of the way MIR. duBis
non would have a walkover.
inns gentleman was asked what woul'
necome of the duBignon strength, with tn
savannah man eliminated from the list o
candidates.
Now you are too hard for me-" he an
"Gsd. 'Of course, it would not be nat
stal Tor man to feel like helping anothe
V'o" whose candidacy kept him out OF tn
A'g 'Jve mansion, especially when tina
'n was already filling an honorable office
"' hands of the people. Button the othe
'' as You may have heard, it Is sal
'g'G is scheme afoot TO put Gov. Atkin
~ Jhh Senate. and that there is tod
HlAnson-Terrell combination in tn
""s race. Now it would be just abou
""ra Tor the brilliant Savannahian
''1 abet this reputed combine as
t inc man whom he thinks stands