The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-07
IT IS CAUSING SOME. ANXIETY.
OSCILLATION AS TO ROOFS ATTI-
tube ON CARTER CASE.

mat Famous Case Is Now the sub
i.ct of JOkes-Attorn ~ General
,ri.gs sim Reading he Evidence.
coming Conference OF Democrats.
Stone suggested as an Opponent
10 Bryan-GeOrEia Congressmcn
scarce in washing ton.
Washington, Aug. o ISpeciaD. There is
considerable anxiety felt by The friends
I'D. capt. O. NJ. Car Ter as to Secretary
Roots attitude in I he famous courtmar-
uai case.
Gen. Alger believ' ID Capt Carter guilty
and he promptly approved the findings
Of the courtmarti Al and turned the case
over 60 the Presi dent.
cen. Alger, WHO followed the proceed
tngs of the trial closely said afterward
that while he had hoped that the brilliant
vounc officer would be aDe to establish
his innocence, it was impossible for any
fa.r-minded man to so behind the returns
of The TWO mil itary tribunals charged with
the investiga ion of the case. One of Gen
Aeel $ closest friends remarked the day
the general formally relinquished the war
portfolios to Mr.. Root:
n,
The Carter case"
While on the Golf Links
AT the department of justice jokes are
daily cracked about the Carter case, and
tie sugge stion is made tnat Attorney Cen
eral Griggs is still engaged in reading
the voluminous evidence taken, together
with the various arguments presented
Between keeping up his golf practice ana
studying the Carter case the Attorney
General is said to be combining business
with pleasure during the vacation. 1t is
possible that the Attorney General is so
anxious to finally dispose of the trouble
some case that he employees an extra
cajdy to follow him around the golf links
and read the testimony to him while the
play goes on.
The friends of Capt. Carter apparently
have some inside information on the sub
ject which is favorable to him one Of
his attorneys, few days ago, offered TO
make "a substantial wager that Capt Car
ter Will not be required to serve out his
sentence imposed upon him by the court
martial. 1t is also known that several
of The leading newspapers, which origin
ally took the lead in the Carter dsclOs-
ures, have been called off" by orders from
the home office, and no mention of the
case detrimental to the accused is per
mitted.
Caucus of Democrats.
The Northern papers are JUST catching
on 70 the fact there will be a meeting of
the conservative and gold standard Dem
ocrats in New York or vicinity. when
Boss Croker comes home from Europe.
The place originally suggested for this i'm
portant conference, was "Wolferts Roost"
he home Of former Senator Hill, on the
probable that the Democratic chieftains
will so down to the seashore, and Former
Senator Murphy of New York may enter
tain The party at Long Branch.
Some of the participants VIII be Mr..
Croker ex-senator German, ex-senator
Davis Of West Virginia, ex-senator Hill,
ex-senator Smith of New Jersey, Mayor
Van Wyck of New York John r. Mclean
of Ohio, Garter Harrison of Chicago, Sen
ator Martin of Virginia and several god
Democrats from the South. Ii is also ex-
pected that ex-Gov. Stone of Missouri will
be the guest of honor, and it is proposed
10 place him in the race against Bryan. |
The practical business men in the Demo
cratic party, ii is said are afraid of Bryans |
theories and they propose TO lay sentiment
aside in the next campaign and make the
night on business principles with a practi-
cal business man at the head of the ticket. |
Every man of ordinary intelligence knows |
that even the election of a free silver Pres |
ident VIII not result in the free coinage of |
silver unless he is backed by a majority in
both houses of Congress. There is no !
chance of a free silver bill passing the
Senate during the next six years.
stone Advised Not TO Go.
Some of Mr.. Bryan's friends are advis- !
Ing eX-GoV. stone TO stay away from the |
proposed conference, alleging that ii is the |
intention to bring on a row between Bry- |
an and Stone, and al the last moment |
spring new man on the track-and thus |
stderack both Bryan and Stone. In view |
OF the half-hearted support which Bryan |
IS receiving from political men in the Dem |
o1ratic party, there appears to be trouble |
ahead for the Boy Orator from Ne |
braska."
OF course the sentimental politicians, |
VINO are thinking only of their future |
prospects, are flirting with Bryan and free
SILVER, because they imagine that combi- |
nation is the real thing Many of them
nave stated privately that they do not be- !
HeVe the Democrats can elect Bryan on a |
Iree silver platform, but as they see moth |
ing more tangible in sight, they are simply |
Trying to keep up with the procession.
Few GeOrGians There.
Georgia congressman are giving Wash
hston the go-by, now that all OF the army |
appointments have been disposed OF, and |
the administration is out of town. Most |
oil the local department business is now |
'd'fIed on through correspondence. TIC
Is always some postoffice work for the av
efase congressman TO do, and the Georgia
me mbers keep their dockets up to date in
that direction.
New postoftices have just been estab-
AsAed in Georgia at Alps, in Meriwether
county. with John W. Higgins as post
master, and at Bushvile, in Banks county, |
special from Homer, with Calvin H. owen
as postmaster
ne site Of the postofIice at Thelrna in
NHhch county, of which James d. Hicks
Is postmaster has been moved one-half
""e south on the same star route.