The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-06
MAY GO TO CONVENTION.
PRIMARY MAY NOT SETTLE RACE
FOR GoVERNORSHIP.

No Candidate WIN Have "wsIk
Over"-Up-State Politicians Sur
prised at the Strength Developed
with the People by Col. EstiII.
What n Carroll County Man Says
of the Race.
Atlanta, April 5.-Politicians who
have been in the habit of expressing
the belief, whether they entertained it
or not, that things wre all one way in
the race for Governor, and that their
candidate had a walkover, are begin
ming to change their tune. While they
stin maintain a bold front, they are
admitting among their friends that
things are not so bright as they
thought. 4
Terrell hasn't walkover by any
means" remarked a well-known Geor-
gfa politician at the Capitol yesterday,
and one who is a stanch friend of the
Meriwether politician. eff his friends
are going to accomplish what they ex-
pect to, they have some hard work
ahead of them.
Il have been over the state consid-
erably of late. and l am surprised at
the growing Estill sentiment I find ev-
erywhere. This is particularly true in
the southern part of the state and the
indications are that the Colonel is go
ing to carry a great many more coun-
ties than anybody up here has ever
given him credit for.
"I am coming to the opinion that the
convention is going to have to settle
the question as to whos ahall be the
party nominee. 1t does not look to me
now as if any of the three candidates
will go into the convention with ma
jority of the counties, and the strug-
gle is likely to be had there
There has been considerable talk on
this line here of late, and investigation
of it leads to the discovery that bet
ter knowledge and appreciation of the
strength of Col. Estill is responsible
for it. Estill men are coming more
frequently to the city now than ever
before There are twice as many among
the visitors to the city now as there
were a month or two ago.
ut is remarkable how the people of
the state are going to Col. Estill, re-
marked one of these who registers from
Carroll county. II find that his strength
is increasing in my section OF the state
every day And yet it is not surprls-
ing when YOU consider his attitude on
public questions and his way of meet
ing the people. was never more I'M
pressed than with the manner in which
he makes friends wherever he goes lie
discusses the important questions right
with the people, not from the stump,
but face to face. where they ask him
questions and he is always ready with
responses that mean something There
is no lodging or quibbling about what
he says. 1t is easy to understand just
what he believes, and there is no doubt
ing the fact that he is going to do just
what he says he will do.
''Col Estill has expressed the most
sound views / have yet heard given
utterance to during the campaign
and I have heard both the other speak
ers from the stump. THERE'S less OF
the If and more of the i VIII ABOUT
his utterances than about those OF any
public man / have heard express NM
self either on or off the stump in
long time. / believe he would make
Georgia the best Governor she has had
in wears, particularly from business
standpoint, and the people are begin
ming to understand and appreciate TINS
fact.
"Our people are especially taken with
his views ON the question OF local VP-
ton. They like his conservative attl-
tude which is at the same time posi-
tive one. Unquestionably the majority
of the people of every county in the
state believe they can best regulate
the LIQUOR question to suit themselves
and they want it left to them. The
conservative people, and l am satisfied
they are in the majority, don't believe
in the country counties legislating for
the cities, nor do they want the cities
to legislate for the country. The prin-
ciple of local option as Col. Estill has
expressed himself on it. is one that Is
firmly fixed and l believe the day Is
not far distant when it will be extend
ed to other things than the liquor ques-
ton. 1t has worked well on that sub
ject and it will work well in other in
stances. 1t is time for Georgia to have
a good business Governor and l hope
the people of the state will be awake
on June and see to 1T that Col. Estill
is made the nominee of the party"