The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-02
GE0RGIA'S CAMP PAIGN
CHAIRMAN dunIGNoN HAS ARRIVED
~ ATLANTA.
STATE COMMITTEE TO MEET.
CALLED To DISCUSS STATB AZ
FANS ON sEPT. 10.

Replies from Many Counties Iadi-
cate satisfactory Condition of
Administrations duBignon Much
Improved in HeaIth-IIe Looks for
Democratic Victory tn Novem-
berthe state Ticket VIII be n
Long One.
Atlanta. Sept. AFTER spending two
months In Connecticut and Vermont for
tho benent OF his health. Hon Fleming
duI{iguon OF savannah chairman of tho
State Democratic Executive Committee.
reached Atlanta to-day FOR the purpose
OF comforting with Vice Chairman +. T.
Brown, In regard 10 the fall campaign.
state and natiouai
MIR duBlgnon Is much improved In
health and is looking and feeling well.
Ills family T. with him and will remain
until he returns to Savannah. which viii
be IN about ten days.
Mr.. duBlgnon and Mr.. Brown held a
conference this afternoon. hut reached no
conclusion further than IA determination
20 call a meeting OF the committee on or
about Sept TO- The committee win make
all necessary arrangements FOR the cam
palgn In October and will select speakers
20 assist IN tho counties where the Demo
Gratis are having trouble with tho Popu-
lists and Republicans. Tho contribuucn OF
Georgia TO the National Democrats cam
paign fund win aiao be arranged for.
Democratic Clubs.
Among other things 10 DO taken up by
the committee when Il meets viii be the
organising OF Democratic clubs In every
county in the state.
As yet the committee has not been CONF
plcted only the members selected at the
State Convention which met here on June
II. b. ing on tho committee. Chairman
duBignon has eleven members yet 20 APP
point. He viii probably name his assist
ants next week. The eleven appoint
mcnts ore to bc made from the different
congressional districts.
Chairman duBignon and Vice Chairman
Brown have sent out number Of letters
recently to the Executive Committees of
the I3T counties, asking about tho politi-
cal situation. a number Of answers havs
been received by Mr. Brown. a majority
OF which ara entirely satisfactory. Thers
are some few counties IN the STATE where
the Democrats win have trouble but they
are very few.
Chairman duBignon Talks.
Chairman duBignon said to-day ne knew
nothing about politics. He said he has
been IN tho mountains OF Vermont. and
had not kept up with political affairs.
IIo has been In bad health for the past
year. and for that reason ne did not wish
TO mix up IN politics.
In discussing the situation this morn
Ing. he said:
II have been out of the state for quite
while. ana have not kept up with what
was goine on. Up tn Vermont there are
many Republicans and few Democrats
and heard little about Bryan. Ia pass
INK through New York. however. I heard
great deal OF talk. and / believe his
chances are brighter uow than ever be-
fore. Everything seems 60 point 10 a
Democratic victory this fsn and 1 really
believe that we will win out.
There will be no trouble 10 amount 10
anything IN Georgia We are expecting a
big Democratic majority In October. and
from wha, Mr. Brown tells me. we are
going TO get a. There will be very little
work for Us 10 do"
The Longest state Ticket.
The state ticket which IN 10 be voted thia
year viii be the longest in the history %
elections In this state 10 VIII contain
the names Of the candidates for Governor
and State House officers. eleven Superior
Court judges, twenty solicitors general,
members Of the legislature and county Of
ficers.
In some counties where county commits
sioncrs are 90 be elected there Will be
hfty-nine names on the ticket. A COM
plete list OF sll nominees FOR Judge ana
solicitor general has been prepared by
Attorney General Terrell and Secretary
OF State Cook. and will be forwarded as
supplemental election blank TO all ordna-
riea IN the state.
The ticket will be about foot and
half IN length and "a will be difficult TO
handle. The election blanks which were
first sent out by the Secretary of State
didn't contain any names. hut Attorney
General Terrell sald the people in South
Georgia did no, know the names of sole
itors and judges who were 90 be elected IN
North Georgia. ana It was absolutely nee
essary that they be voted on by tho state
al large. He thought Il would be a good
plan 20 send out list OF names OF the
candidates This Is the first time a sup
Elemental blank has ever been sent cot.
These blanks will be ready Monday ana
will be distributed over the state bg the