The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-22
mi A SERIOUS MATTER.
,,cvoN AND THE REPORTED
" EFFORT TO DOWN HIM.

n,uks candIer win BE Elected
..,or-The People Seem to BE
Y.-.,n Him, He Says-Candler's
s..oue Following i'm savannah.
ten cut no Figure-AtI1insOn
rcvorite With the Younger Ele-
sentiment in Favor of n
III, Georgia Man win Count for
something.
nan Fleming c. duBignon was seen
-..-5sv in reference to the dispatch
Washington, that Commissioner
-s of brunswick, had stated that there
animation between the friends of
Wv. sr.rce1 r. Atkinson, to down him
e,r.b Georgia, because of his support
r,l rapdler. The dispatch, however,
.,,,radicted by Mr.. Beach and Judge
'',..sop,s friends in Brunswick. Mr.. du-
n,.ron said that on account of the con-
-..,i,torv nature of the dispatches he
r,~ro+ consider it necessary for him to
say anything.
rbsrs WAS a reference, however, IN one
:, tba dispatches to ex-Secretary Hoke
C..;,, ss being in sympathy with this
.-.t.5nRi,non plan OF. campaign, which
med to amuse MIR. duBignon. 1t seems
,,.t AIR. duBlgnon has once or twice
made comments upon the peculiar and
..r.tt, course of the ex-secretary in poll
., which have aroused the ire of that
,.,,laman. and caused him to feel antag-
.,istic towards Mr.. duBignon. That the
,y-secratary should have part in any
.rob cabal is not remarkable, he said. Mr..
,,p;oron however, would not discuss the
natter.
al am not taking any active part In
,oit,cs lust now" he replied in answer to
ouest;on. 81 feel very friendly towards
al Gambler and expect to see him nomi-
r,tAd for Governor. Wherever 1 go, on
,be train. at the court houses, in any
Gathering of friends, find the majority
ostsnoken for Gambler. II is not the poll
,isians but the people generally. They
Sem 70 be in touch with him. Conse-
ouentlv l am inclined to believe that Col.
GAMBLER will be the next Governor or
Georgia. He is a man of the people, plain,
aeilve and energetic. He entered the ser
vice of the Confederacy as a private and
came ont a colonel That is not bad
recommendation for a candidate for Gov
ernor Of Georgia He was the only man who
could beat Emory Speer for Congress in
his district. He has also seen considera-
be service in the legislature. About the
only people whom he knows in Savannah
rro5aby. are those whom he has met in
the Democratic conventions and in the
legislature. He has little knowledge of
cur local politics."
Whether or not he would take an active
part in the campaign later on Mr.. duBig-
non was not prepared to say.
1t is impossible to say whether Savan-
nah is inclined at this time towards At
binson or Gambler one is likely to drop
into a knot of Atkinson men and again
lie is likely to meet a row of Gambler men
in succession. The latter seems to have
attracted TO him a number of prominent
then in politics without regard to faction.
Among them are Warning Russell and
Capt John r. Dillon, Maj. G. NJ. Ryals
and Col NJ w. Dixon, T. ]. Sheftall and
W. P. Bailey, and a number of others
who have heretofore opposed each other
in local affairs.
The younger element seems to be in
cned towards Judge Atkinson and the
sentiment in favor of South Georgia
man has considerable weight. 1t will take
some time yet to decide who is the favo-
rite.