The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-03
SHOULD GIVE A GOOD VOTE.
aE.soNs WHY DEMOCRATS SHOULD
TURN OUT TODAY.

small Vote would tie an Argument
.anInst the National Ticket-Be-
.tae.. ~ Chatham county Fails 90
Give a Good Vote She VIII Lose
,..te MT Party Headquarters and
Get the Cold shoulder when VA
mr.. Are DIstrtbuted-NcEro Re-
nphIicnns In Coast Counties Or
sanised and Preparing tO Cast
Large Vote.
whether the Democrats Of Georgia viii
call uD their usual majority to-day fol
me state ticket. Is a question OF interest
40. only TO the Democratic leaders OF
,-e stale. but TO Ire national leaders OF the
o,rty rs well. The returns from every
ate are being closely scrutinized As the
cate elections are held. and any falllng
,r In the vote OF either party Is used
tv the leaders OF the opposition. as an
,rsument Of weakness and an evidence Of
- Of Interest in the success OF the par
a.. national as well a. local.
ordinarily Democratic majority IN
Georgia runs anywhere from 35 600 to -
fol according to the amount OF interest In
,ns campaign. II requires opposition to
erog out the fun Democratic vote. Two
,sars 0go Gov. Gambler was opposed By
ropulis'. Mr.. Hogan. who put up a suiii-
eieni olun TO make the campaign interest
ing though both he and his party knew
he had no chance OF election. The re-
suit was that Gov. Gambler received over
1900 votes, Of which e6g57 was majority.
ln 1875. the presidential year Gov. Atkin-
sons reelection was generally conceded
md there was but little interest. The
plurality for Bryan In the election tina:
year was 5ii4l.
20 Is one OF the mschances OF state poll
ilcs that the second term. which has
been conceded 10 every Democrats Gov
ernor since the war, falls in the same
year with the presidential election. The
reelection OF che Governor being c0nced-
ID and there never being any doubt as
Co the way IN which the state will go Ia
ere presidential election. everything tends
20 a lack OF interest. and che records show
t7at tho presidential years have usually
been OF ones as 10 the majority for bota
t1e state and national tickets.
However, the Democratic leaders are IN
hopes that because OF the effect Il may
have on the national campaign the
Democrats OF the STAKE viii bestir them
selves this year and roll up a majority
Ter the state ticket which may be taken
as an indication OF their intentions with
fsgard 10 the national election. IL Is on
this line that the State Executive Com
"''''e mas oeeh oes1li llhs Hreii' thoush
~ the same time giving due attention 10
mo coIhues IN Which there D. opposition
10 the nominees OF the party.
1T is very important" said Chairman r.
o. duB!gnon OF the State Executive Com
mtfee yesterday. that the Democrats OF
'a' si''e shouid turn our anu make a sood
sh""lnk - the tiee"oh to-Holt"W .'o-
dath VINE me erection OF the state uqket
j. assured ana bemoctatie supremacy Is
u no wise threatened u - very desirable
ust "tse mAJoilty Shoulu ne given me
u.Ne, hot ohlS LOT 'he uissoui :, menu OF
o-f eheini.~ az nome nut TOT til' ehSouI-
cement 81 'h' Nat'", al NoH'ii'il 'le'; u'oI -
- has al"'ys "'eh hno"h as the banner
p'moeratle st.'e OF th' s,c'ioh an" WIN
ne usu"i mo- .l'S iVI ,n' s'H'' t,lNe1
o1f opponents -"i"au VIII ho' ue AUG 20
mat We nav" grown i"Nc""lh anu
0snN'oteu ~ parry Hl"t,'.s.
'nu4' Oh 'h' -. ,'i",s On we t,s"i
" thls @ate' rAid MT. "uhAsnoh' u y
u1r inat cohslleI1ple "p''n9 tN9's n'S
aPainy ls more pronounce mere ~ SaF'"-
'i0 man almost any here eise " ,ne
s.''e' aus party I" io''t Vduaes' no uuu i,
mere " much less apauls W IN. eo"it,.
% me interior. espse.aNN ~ INC hl,uule
'Nl upper aecuohs- Soiiie hle naa uVel'
HNen INC eathp1lsh III NOS s,e'l ~, nl
feel opposition ana the people th're nave
naa the beneht OF most Of me Samp1lsn
or"iory. AHose,ner th're arc tn',,y wv
counties N which there is opposition 20
'he party nomlhses py iopul's,-'
cans or lnaepenaehtH' ~ ~, u''J'il's ~
'ese contests the party noi''", ~
slitl OF victory. IN M ,uis' 49,
laldcularly Llneiiy an" W 49,. " i' =
HfFfo vote Is tNpee',u' LUIS
IFe''nehuai ycaI' anu
hfF are "fsuh'~'nH man
tno"lnk N IN. p ''s',,'il - -
non rms IS one thihs tlat shou'n ne,poNo
US 70 make soon showing ~ i,''n''l'
% as nor 60 encourage 'hese peopie ~
'n1l vote.
III would he q great MISTAKE ior w
b'mocrats OF TINS county hot 20 NNt "
safe ticket their run support sain ~,
aNhisnon. Ihese thlhsS ere 'aheh n''
a'c'unt AZ state HEADQUARTERS Wh'le ''es
a'e matters OF record ana th.y are
.f"nsni into question ~ di.cusslon4 &C.
l.f' 'he legislature as Wen ~ III w,
1850 'tNthtl'h9- NE i"'t W " s'''''''
PrN vote Is always an ergumfn NJ Against
,2n",s WIZ ., - .'.,e :, 80 ,'i,5
Trs would he PARTICULARLY the case with
c-a'ham county when ,he party mana