The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-24

Leaders, practically all Of them excent
Joe Blackburn. These men do not like
Goeoei ana mis- methods. They do not like
me class OF men with which he has sur-
rounded himself. They loathe his election
Jaw. Ihey regard him as a menace TO
pOnucal freedom in Kentucky.
IN TINS opposition are many of the Ken
ouSAy goa Democrats, but they are
sIhah element. The leaders and the mass
u voters they expect to influence are ST
llon-pure Democrats, the most of them far
more sincerely for the Chicago platform
nan Is Goebel who is al heart not a sill
yer man. =
Campaign of Mud-sIing-inE.
Inc opposition is responsible for the
Jury with which the campaign is conduct
ca Coeoel had no desire to "cal names"
put they feel that they must "cal names"
because ineir fruit is GoebeIs public and
private character.
now both Goebel and the anu-Goebel
SPEAKERS carry their mud buckets and
empty them whenever they pause.
ne most frequently iterated charge is
mat Goebei is a murderer. He shot and
AllIed man named Sandf. I'd in The streets
VI CoNlhston. Sanford aud he We're friends
uh'li Goaoei voted proxy which Sand
ford had given him in a way which sand
luIu dHeeed was directly eCnirary 10 in
SUuot onsi. Out of that incident grew a
hatred which ended in sandfords death.
oauuIofds son, a young man of high
spirit has ben gotth away to Manila
Hecause I was feared he would try 10 kill
elle Slayer OF his father. Al the time OF
oaIld ord's Tea IN il was generally expect
ca mat his most intimate friend. Joe"
b achcurn, would kin Goahel but Black
purh and GOebel are now stumping the
state together.
1oepefs enc mics pray that if Goebel is
noI ceaten he Will reward Blackburn by
Keeping him out of the senatorship which
bla'ckburn so eagerly desires.
Anti-Goebelites Depressed.
The anti-Goebel men are calculating
| upon ON Understandable uuantity-the Sc
0ret ana silent popular opposition to Goe-
neI'sm in Kentucky politics. They talk
enthusiastically of the prospects of heat
lEg him-that is, as enthusiastically as a
6-entucky Democrat can talk of anything
which involves the election of a Republi-
'Han-but. privately, they are much de-
pressed by the bull luck" of this sleep
less and strenuous schemer, so audacious,
so relentless, SO confident.
Ihey are trying to convince Mr.. Bryan
chat it would be fatal for him to come
INTO the state and take sides in a factioual
quarrel But thus far Mr.. Bryan has adj
hered to his original position-that Goebel
is regular" that Democratic success in
Kentucky this fall is absolutely necessary
to successful campaigning next year; that
1t is his duty to come TO Sf<entucky and
urge the voters to fall into line for vic
4 tory.
At the last election, in 1897 the regular
! Democratic plurality over the Republicans
was 1884, with 1852 Democratic votes cast
for gold Democrat and 1874 for a Popu-
| list.
Goebel is just now giving a rare exhibit
| ton Of personal courage. His friends
heard and assured him that a plot had
| been formed to kill him while he was
! stamping In the remote mountain dis
| tricts. He went straight on with his plans
! and is now driving about over these wild
mountain roads accompanied by a few
\ friends and the newspaper men who have
n been sent with him in the expectation that
4 there will be a tragedy of some sort.
His speeches reek and gall. Wherever
he stops his hoarse voice is lifted up to
huIl taunts and epithets at his enemies.