The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-23
Majority of

voting for candidates other than the
regular nominee of the Democratic
party. Every Democrat who partici-
pated in that primary, which resulted
in the nomination of Democratic con-
gressmen and the selection of dele
gates who nominated Parker and Davis,
is in honor bound to support the DEM
ocratic nominees, and every voter who
thus participated and who now votes
against the nominees of his own Sc
lection, or who fails or refuses to vote
without good and sufficient cause, cam
not expect to be allowed to participate
in future Democratic primaries.
Must Receive a Majority.
Another matter that is deserving spe-
cial attention is that under the laws
OF Georgia as found in Paragraph 80
of the first volume of the Code of
Georgia of 1895, presidential electors
must receive a vote amounting to a
majority of the whole number of votes
cast, and in the event that the cleo
tors do not receive such majority. the
Governor shall communicate the fact
to the Legislature, if in session, and
If not in session. he shall call an ex-
traordinarye session for the purpose of
choosing electors. 1t is, therefore,
highly important that there should be
full turnout of the Democrats, that
the regular Democratic electors may
receive a majority of all the votes cast.
He should not forget that there are
four other ELECTORAL tickets to be voted
for on Nov. s. each of which may re-
oeive considerable vote.
The October Vote.
In the last state election only 70. 900
Democratic votes were cast. In the
presidential election of 1900 Mckinley
received $4,000 votes and Mr.. BRYAN
$1,000. The vote that Mr.. Watson will
receive on the Sth of November is en-
tirely an unknown quantity but may
be considerable. From information
coming from various sections of Geor-
gia, ii appears that the Republicans
have registered in large numbers. and
that quite a number of them have paid
back taxes for considerable amounts
This rlust mean that every one of them
intends TO vote. The Prohibition cleo
toral ticket and the Socialist electoral
ticket will also receive a few votes. It
can be readily seen from. these facts
that II Mr.. Watson receives anything
like the vote cast for the Populist cam
didate several years ago, and should
the Republican electors receive as
many votes as they did in 1900. the
Democratic electors will not receive
the necessary majority vote unless the
Democrats who participated in the pri-
mary Of April 20 fulfill their obliga-
ton to The party by voting the straight
Democratic ticket on Nov. s. Should
the Democratic electors fail to receive
the requisite majority. the state would
have 10 bear the expense Of an extra
session Of the Legislature. The DEM
ocrats of Georgia cannot afford 10 take
any chances along this line, and earn
estly urge every one TO lay aside his
work on Nov. S long enough to 20 TO
the polls and vote for Parker and ma
Wis. the Democratic electors. and our
Democratic congressman. II is a duty
that we owe the state. and the party TO
take no chances whatever and the only
way to prevent the possibility OF trou-
blo is by every Democrat doing his
whole duty.
Opposition for Congress.
Several Of our Democratic congress-
men have opposition II il conceded
that the Republican ma jority In the
next House viii be very small. N not
entirely wiped out. and should any Of
our congressman be elected by small
majority. HE seat win certainly be con
tested. and II the interest % the Re-
publican party demands n, he will be
ousted and his Republican opponent
seated in his place
Another reason why sYsry psmoorst