The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-17
IS OUT OF POLITICS
DuBIGNoN WILL NOT BE A CANDI-
DATE FOR GOVERNOR.
HIS PHYSICIAN FORBADE IT.
LEFT TO CHOOSE BETWEEN POLL
TICS AND INVALIDISM.

His Enforced Retirement a Keen
disappointment Both to MIR. du-
Bignon and His FRIENDSHIP.
Dana'x Opinion Determined His
Course-WiH Resign the Chair
manship of the state Democratic
Committee-His Successor as Chair
man. Hon. f. T. BrOwn-Talk of n
Candidate From south Georgia i'm
duBiEnOn's Place.
Hon. Fleming duBignon will not be
a candidate for the next Democratic
nomination for the governorship of
Georgia.
This announcement is definite and
conclusive Mr.. duBignon's determine
ton being based upon the decision of
his physician, DR.. Charles l.. Dana,
who is one of the most prominent spec
ialists in New York, and under whose
treatment Mr.. duBignon has been for
the past year. Mr.. duBignon left Sa-
vannah a week ago for the purpose of
consulting DIR. Dana, and determined
TO be governed freely by his physicians
advice as to whether or not he should
enter the gubernatorial race. He has
seen DIR. Dana, and the latter writes as
follows:
Hon. F. G. duBignon has been under
my observation and care for over a
year. While his trouble is arrested and
he is improved, he would seriously risk
a relapse and permanent and serious
loss of health If he entered into
strenuous life like that of politics"
This decision at once determined Mr..
duBignon's course and he has written
10 his law partner here, saying, among
other things:
"Of course, DIR. Dana's opininn set
ties the matter, and l must put my gu
bernatorial aspirations behind me,
however keen the disappointment. /
explained to DR.. Dana that my friends
had been kind enough to say that they
would relieve me of most of the physi-
cal labor of the campaign, but his opin-
ion is that the mental anxiety and
strain even without the physical work,
would be very injurious, and that l
must decide between invalidism and
politics This opinion leaves me no
other alternative than to have the an
nouncement definitely made that | viii
not be a candidate for Governor. 1t
Is liG QeCASlbll III NY Dlly DANleiAt iabNNA
than my own conclusion. / would not
make any announcement in reference
to the matter this early, were 1t not
for the fact that delay would be I'M
Just to the overwhelming sentiment in
South Georgia which has crystalized
upon the idea that this section of the
state should name the next Governor
of Georgia.
For more than a year l have been
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support, not only from North Georgia,
but from almost every county in South
Georgia, and had l announced as a
candidate, / believe l would have car
r!ed Practically the whole of South
Georgia. Sentiment in our section of
the state has never been centered as
strongly as it is now upon the idea that
South Georgia should unite upon a
candidate who is really a South Geor-
gian. should have preferred to wait
before making this announcement of
my conclusion, but felt that it was due
my friends and the section of the state
in which / live that they be made ac-
quainted with the situation so that
they might act accordingly.
my name has. been mentioned so Of
ten in connection with this office that
/ wish IT already understood that this
Is personally great disappointment 70
work and vote in the ranks of the par
Jy l Will. of course, resign my posi-
ton as chairman of the State Demo
cratic Committee in due time"
The resignation of Chairman duBig-
non will make Hon. f. T. Brown his
successor on the state committee. Mr..
Brown is now vice chairman, and upon
the resignation of MIR. duBignon will
assume at once the duties of the chair
manship until the state committee
elects a successor and the probability
is that Mr.. Brown will be elected by the
committee to the craftsmanship.
The announcement that Mr. du-
Bignon will not be a candidate gives
rise to some speculation as to who will
make the fight from South Georgia.
Hon. Pope Barrow was not altogether
surprised at the announcement that
Mr.. duBignon will not make the fight
for the nomination. He did not care
to discuss the names of any prospective
candidates from this section of the
state, but makes the prediction that
the next Governor will be from South
Georgia.
The supporters of Hon. ]. NJ. Ter
rell say that 1t would have been much
better for him had Mr.. duBignon re-
manned a prospective candidate longer
Under the present circumstances the
supporters of Mr.. duBignon, who are
opposed to MIR. Terrell will have plenty
of time TO center upon another candi-
date.
Several Savannahians prominent ir
state affairs were seen in reference tC
a South Georgia candidate to succeed
duBignon, but none was ready to name