The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20
TALK OF THE CANDIDATES.
SAM JONES EXPECTED To WARM
THINGS UP SOMEWHAT.

VIII Break Into the Calculations OF
the Party Leaders and Make
Trouble for Them Whether He
Runs Inside the Party or Out OF
It-Mr. Berner's Announcement Not
Regarded With Much FayOr-Sa-
vannah Politicians Dividing BE-
tween Atkinson and Gambler.
The enterprising citizen who likes to land
on the right side in politics will do well
not to declare himself too soon. Nearly
every day adds a new candidate to the Gu
bernatorial race. The public had hardly
recovered from the surprise of Hon. Bob
Berner's hot and sizzling announcement,
when Rev. Sam Jones SHE'D his castor
Into the ring. Perhaps he should be called
the Hon" Sam Jones now.
Mr.. Jones announcement was hardly
thought to be serious at first, but evident
ly it is no joke. He has not yet made any
formal announcement of his platform or
his reasons for becoming candidate, but
if his platform be characteristic of the
man, and doubtless it will be, it viii be
interesting reading.
"Mr. Jones' candidacy is likely to COM
plicate the situation said an .old politi-
clan to a Morning News reporter .yester-
day. "A great deal depends on whether he
enters the Democratic primary In that
case he will give the other candidate no
little worry. Those who are acquainted
with Mr.. Jones, know that his peculiar
style is just the kind that would take well
In political campaign. His denuncia-
tons of the politicians and the tricksters
would be enjoyed by the crowds whether
they sympathized with him or not. I fear
though that he will make the race outside
the party. In that case he will give the
party managers considerable trouble. He
will doubtless receive the Endorsement OF
the Populists as we'll as of all the dissat-
isied Democratic elements. The prohibl-
ton sentiment is very strong in Georgia,
and Mr.. Jones' main plank will undoubted-
ly be prohibition, whether he runs inside
the party or out of it,"
Sam Jones is not so well known In Sa-
vannah as in other cities of the state.
Still he has a good many admirers here
and would doubtless poll a respectable
vote.
1t so happens that none of the Guberna-
torial candidates so far announced are
very well known here Hon. Robert L.
Berner, whose announcement preceded
state politics for a number of years. but
is little known in Savannah, except by
reputation. His announcement did not
make a particularly favorable impression
| here His attacks upon rail-
roads and corporations generally
were commented upon in bust
ness circles as demagogic and as bid
ding for the support of the Populistic ele-
ment. The old cry of anti-railroad has
| been used in Georgia so often that it is
worn threadbare. Still Mr.. Berner NAV
consider it a good enough Morgan" on
which to reach the Governorship.
The Savannahians who interest them
| selves in politics appear to be siding pref
| ty generally with either Atkinson or Can
dler, and 1t is likely that one of these gen.
tlemen will get Chathams votes in the
| convention.
Hon. Louis F. Garrard of Columbus is
expected monentarily to announced his
candidacy, which will still further compli.
cate matters. The dark horses will then
| begin to groom themselves