The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-04
POLITICIANS TALK OF ESTILL.
THEY ADMIT THINGS ARE COMING
HIS WAY.~

The EstiII Growth Has Been Sure
and Steady and still Continues
Politicians Now Figure That No
Candidate VIII Have "a Majority in
the Convention, and That Both the
Terrell and the Query Forces
VIII Naturally Turn to EstiII.
Atlanta, May S.-Evidences are &C
cumulating daily of the growing
strength of Col ]. II. Estill in his
campaign for Governor in all parts of
the state. Politicians and others who
have the habit of coming to the Capt.
tol. and who two months ago appeared
inclined to make light of Col. Estills
campaign, now tell of prominent men
in their community who are found
among Col EstilIs supporters, every
time they come here. Not only that
but of late, in many instances they
have begun to express the opinion,
sometimes the fear. where they are on
the other side of the fence, that their
counties would be found in the Estill
column after the primary.
This growth has been steady and
solid. And it has been remarkable-a
sure and steady gain in strength, OF
which even the oldest and shrewdest
politicians might well be proud. The
fact has been commented upon that
few who have not made politics NE
study or business have met with the
extensive but merited success that has
come to Col. Estill.
One of the Oldest and most prominent
politicians in Georgia was talking on
This line at the Capitol the other day.
He is a man who has generally been
found aligned with the ring, but on
occasions when he scented danger he
has kept on the right side OF thlngs'
and he has, by pursuing a quiet I'M
ostentatious policy retained numerous
friends and generally met with success
in his political efforts.
'aThe indications as l see them, ne
said. all point to the fact that neither
candidate is going to have majority
in the convention. TWO months ago
the race looked like it was pretty Wen
settled. but now things are different.
There is a different feeling among the
people; they do not believe now that
fhe result is by any means certain.
s'Reports are constantly coming mere
of counties in different parts of the
state. which are finding their way into
the Estill column: other reports lndl-
cate that Query is going to carry Ger
tain counties which. it was stated
sometime ago, he could not possibly
get. 1 don't get this from mere talk
but from conversation with men VINO
know pretty well how things stand in
their own counties.
The situation Sized Up.
From observation and from what
have learned in this way, l have
come to the conclusion that the con-
vention will have to settle the nomi-
nation, unless things undergo consid-
cradle change between now and the
primary. In that event you may put 1t
down as certain that whatever hap
pens the Query vote is not going to
Terrell, and the Terrell vote is not go
ing to Query. Guerry and Terrell
not only occupy positions wholly an
tithetical, but there has been a certain
amount of bitterness injected into the
campaign between them, a feeling and
the cause for which Col. Estill has
held himself entirely aloof from.
"Now you can just draw your own
conclusions from these few observa-
tions. To my mind Col. Estill stands
a better chance of final success to-day
than he has ever had. He has far
more chance of securing either the Ter
rell or the Guerry vote, than either of
those candidates have of drawing from
him or from each other. In truth the
situation seems to me a very interest
ing one for the people as well as the
politicians among them to ruminate
upon"
A number of politicians have been
heard to advance theories and opin-
ions upon this line, and their conclu-
sion is always summed up like this:
well, Col. Estill would make a good
Governor. He has the business quail
fications, and. the success that sue
ceeds like nothing else. His quiet
dignified campaign, and his simple but
sufficient platform, have impressed the
people wherever he has gone, and the
result is they have been fiocking to his
standard. There is no doubt that Col
Estill would be an honor to the exec
utive chair"