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ESTABLISHED 1887.
IT IS CLOSE
The Vote of the County
of Floyd Yesterday.
IT MAY BE WRIGHT
Bat it Win Take the Official Con nt
To Tell
ATKINSON MEN STILL HOPEFUL
But it Looked Uncomfortably
Close at Two O'clock
HEVIN MAY GOTO THE LEGISLATURE
But-Nobody CouldlSay For Certain What
the Result Would Be-The Count Will
Be Finished This Mornirffc—The Vote is
So Close That Predicting is Almost Guess
Work—Some Democrats Claim a Victory.
It will take the full count to tell
how Floyd county went.
At 2 o’clock this morning it looked
like Wright, but some were found
■who still thought Atkinson had car
ried the county.
Many thought Nevin had defeated
one of the democratic nominees—
probably Corput —for the legislature,
but others thought differently.
At 2 o’clock this morning Mr. Nat.
Harris, secretary of the democratic
executive committee, said:
“I believe Atkinson has carried the
county, and that Nevin is defeated by
200 votes.”
>’ One place in the legislature and the
governor’s race are all that are in
doubt. The rest of the nominees are
safe.
The count will be finished today some
time, and it will take jthat to tell. At
an early hour this morning something
over half the votes at this precinct had
been counted. The democratic nominees
for the legislature and Nevin were run
ning close together, and Wright was
omewhat ahead.
The official count only will tell to a
certainty how Floyd has gone.
Considering the great interest and
the large vote cast it was an unusual
ly quiet election. A large crowd was
at the courthouse all day and far into
the night, but there was little bolster
•oneness and all seemed in good humor.
All realized before the voting began
that neither side would have a walk
•over, and interest was intense The
voting began immediately after the
opening of the polls and continued
brisk until the closing.
Two hundred an hour was about the
rate. Before 1 o’clock 1,200 had been poll
ed and at 4 o’clock nearly 1,800 ballots had
been cast at the Rome box. Workers of
■both sides were at the courthouse all day
and carriages patrolled the streets for sup
porters of the different tickets.
It was early noticed that many mixed
tickets were being voted. All sorts of
■combinations were found, and printed
tickets were numerous which had all
sorts of combinations on them.
Besides the interest in the governor
ship contest, the others attracted more
or less attention. Nevin for the legisla
ture, had a strong following, and they
claimed he would win.
Predictions of the result were made all
, during the day, but they were mostly
partisan. Each side claimed the county.
Sometimes it was claimed through hon
est conviction and sometimes, no doubt
-for effect upon those who had not voted.
Along "n the afternoon reports from
■the country precincts began to be
received. These were not absolute at
first, but tidings like this would
come:
“North Carolina district will give a
hundred majority to the straight dem
ocratic ticket. ’*
Then like this:
“We conceded Watters’ district to
Wright by twenty-five, but it gives us
b majority.”
And thus the afternoon wore on.
“How is it going?” was a question
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
asked hundreds of times, and it was
answered in all sorts of ways.
Scenes Around the Polls.
Along about 4 o’clock the scenes
around the polls became exciting.
There were yells for Atkinson and
hurrahs for Wright, and cries of en.
couragement for various other candi
dates.
The boys were in their glory and
shrieked themselves hoarse for the
men whom their fathers supported.
The workers around the polls got
down to business and every man who
looked like a voter that had not voted
was taken in tow and hustled up to
the polls by one side or the other and
his vote was soon added to the rapidly
swelling list.
The 2,000 mark was passed by 5
o’clock and then the list crept steadily
upward until the closing of the polls-
Somebody, reported that Cave
Spring had gone for the straight ticket
by 100 majority and a whoop went up
from the Atkinson men. It was af
terwards given out that it had gone
for Wright.
“Lickskillet has gone for Felton!”
shouted another and a laugh went up
from the good humane band.
And thus the politicians kept the
thing going until the end was reached
and there was no more guessing to be
indulged in and everybody settled
down to await the result of events.
It was a most exciting day all over
the city, and each side worked with a
determination to win-
Effects of Organization.
The effects of organization were
evinced in the smooth and orderly
manner in which the county man
agers of the straight ticket conducted
the work in the city.
There was no parade, no hurrah,
but steady, systematic work that told.
On .the outside tjiere was a great
deal of yelling and bullying and a
great many bets were made as to re
sults, but silently and steadily as the
great forces of nature, the democratic
leaders worked to roll up the majority
for the straight ticket.
It was a magnifleant illustration of
the effectiveness of determined and
systematized efforts.
When it was told that Ridge
Valley, Wright’s home precinct, had
given from forty to fifty in favor of
Atkinson, there was a great deal of
yelling from the democratic side of
the crowd.
Strenuous efforts "were made to con
trol the colored vote on both sides,
but it was very much divided and
many doubts were expressed as to the
effect it would have on the contest.
Official votes were not received from
the country precincts, but it looked as
if Wright would come to town with a
majority.
All sorts of reports were received,
some about correct and some wrong.
Today at noon the vote will be con
solidated.
TME NEWS FROM CHATTOOGA.
Democratic By a Comfortable Majority.
Summkrvillk, Oct. 7.—Chattooga
county gives the following majoritiest
Atkinson, 250; Shropshire, 400; Rudi
cil, legislature, 300; Maddocks and
Johnson, close tor ordinary; Knox,
collector; Alexander, receiver; Dorsett,
treasurer, elected.
A BIG BLAZE IN ECUADOR.
The Most Important Uulldlngi of the City
of Guayaquil Destroyed.
Lima, Peru, Oct. 7. The fire at
Guayaquil, Ecuador, which is said to
have destroyed 15 squares of that town,
including the most important buildings
in it, is still raging.
Among the buildings known to have
been destroyed are four banks, all the
foreign consulates, all the hotel’s except
one, two churches, all the principal
bn-dness houses, the military barracks
and the arsenal.
It is further stated that Guayaquil
has been burned from the pastoffice to
the customhouse, the flames extending
to the bank of the river.
Harvard Students In Politics.
Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 7.—The stu
dents at Harvard college have gone into
politics and have elected new officers
for the Harvard Republican club and
organized a new club called the “Har
vard Sound Money Campaign club.”
Interest centered abofit the latter or
ganization and a large crowd assembled
in Upper Massachusetts hall, where the
initial meeting was held. The new
club is nonpartisan and the national
committees of both the Republican and
gold standard Democrats have pledged
‘heir support in sending the best speak
ers to address the club and to co-oper
ate with it in a torchlight procession.
To Stop the Cutting of Rates.
Chicago, Oct. 7.—A meeting of the
Western Freight association is being
held here to arrange a plan whereby a
stop may be put to the wholesale rate
cutting which has been going on for
months. This has resulted in great loss
to nearly all the western roads and per
emptory orders have been given by the
presidents of the road- to restore rates.
No agreement has yet been reached, but
there is no question that all classes of
freight rates will be restored to the nor
mal tariff.
THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., THURSDAY OCTOBE« 8, 1896.
NOW IT IS ALL OVER
And Old Georgia Remains True
to Democracy.
I [ IS BV THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND
A
Estimated Majority That Mr. Atkinson Is Re-
Elected Governor of Georgia.
Thirty two thousand ! That is the message that
Georgia sends to Maine.
A democratic governor and a democratic legislature
with the sure prospect of a democratic delegation in con
gress.
Governor Atkinson won over his populo-prohibition
opponent by 32,000 estimated majority in the state. So
far as couid be learned last night the* legislature is
overwhelmingly democratic.
In every section of the state the democrats were suc
cessful except in the Tenth district where some of the
counties gave Wright small majorities and possibly in the
Seventh, where the same thing occurred.
In Polk county, where populism was rampant, the
populist candidate was defeated.
Vox Populi, Vox Dei ! The voice of the people is the
voice of God. The people have declared for wisdom, jus
tice and moderation, in spite of the clamor of the disor
ganizers and dissensionists and Georgia holds her own as
the Empire state of the South!
It is to be hoped that; this decision will prove final
and that those who have so bitterly attacked our institu
tions will reconsider their past course and about face and
fall into line in the grand march of progress and develop
ment as one people, earnest and emulous in any good work
that shall resound to the honor and glory of the common
wealth.
We are brethren and our interests are one and indi
visible, and the malcontents were taught a lesson yesterday
that they should be slow to forget; that every true Geor
gian is ready to resent every assault made upon our time
honored institutions. The people of this state have
profited by the example of Tillman’s constabulary and the
disasters attending the populistic regime in the old North
State, and the banner of democracy waves triumphant in
the breezes of October.
In this county the vote is close between Atkinson and
Wright, but this fact is no evidence that Floyd leans to
populism. This is Mr. Wright’s home, and for personal
reasons he received many votes from men who are any
thing but populists. Mr, Wright’s persbnal following is
the cause of his large vote here—not populism.
THE DEMOCRATS WON.
—
Carried Florida By a Plurality of Twenty-
Five Thousand.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 7.—Returns
from the state election are still very in
complete, but indications are that Blox
ham will have a plurality of 25,000
votes.
The Republicans have never made
any claim that they will carry the elec
tion, it simply being a question as to
how large the Democratic plurality
would be.
"he constitutional amendment, abol-
ishing October elections, was rannea
almost beyond exception.
From the slight returns so far re
ceived it is difficult to base an estimate
as to how the next legislature will stand
for senator, except that Senator Call’s
followers will be in the minority. The
majority will be divided between sev
eral candidates.
In Duval county, in which Jackson
ville is situated, returns show the pos
sible election of J. N. C. Stockton and
F. W. Pope, bolting Democrats, who
are favorable to Call.
The counting of the vote is progress
ing very slowly on account of being the
first vote under the new Australian bal
lot box law.
Governor Bloxham, in reply to a dis
patch announcing his election, sends
the following:
My efforts will be given to a continua
tion of economical administration, a still
further advance in our educational sys
tem, strong encouragement to immigra
tion, to the pushing of lines of transpor
tation to those sections of the state still
requiring it and a development as rapidly
as possible of the varied resources of
Florida.
Sheats, the Democratic candidate for
state superintendent of public instruc
tion, fan behind his ticket, but not suffi
ciently to defeat him. Governor Mitch
ell was elected clerk of the circuit court
of Hillsboro county.
This is the successful ticket:
For governor, W. D. Bloxham of Leon;
for supreme court judge, Milton H.
Mabry of Pasco; for attorney general,
W. B. Lamar of Jeffersou; for secretary
of state, John L Crawford of Leon; for
comptroller, W. H. Reynolds of Polk;
for treasurer, C. B. Collins of Marion;
for superintendent of public instruction,
W. N. Sheats of Alachua; for commis
sioner of agriculture, L. B. Wombwell
of Jackson.
SEWALL HAS HIS SAY.
Maine Man Accepts Nomination For Vlee
PreAident.
Bath. Me., Oct. 7.—The following is
the letter of acceptance of Hon. Arthur
Sewall, Democratic nominee for vice
president:
Bath, Me., Oct. 6.
Hon. Stephen M. White, Chairman, and
Members of the Notification Commit
tee, Gentlemen:
I have the honor to accept in writing, as
I have already verbally done, the nomina
tion tendered by you on behalf of the
Democratic party as its candidate for vice
Bresident8 resident of the United States. And in
oing so I am glad first to express my sat
isfaction that the platform of our party
which has commanded my lifelong alle
giance, is honestly and fully declaratory
of all its privileges and especially of the
absorbing financial issue upon which, as
you say, I took my stand when the hours
of triumph seemed remote, and when ar
rogant money changers throughout the
world boasted that the conquest of the
American masses was complete.
These principles have been of late in
abeyance only because those whom we
trusted to maintain them have failed to
do so—those principles never can die. We
have rescued our party from those who
under the influence of the money power
have controlled and debased it. Our mis
sion is to now rescue from this same power
and its foreign alliance, our own beloved
country.
We do not raise a sectional issue. The
nomination you tender repels the charge.
None know better than I that this nomi
nation is meant as no personal tribute,
but as an assurance that our party is a
nonsfectional party. Not by our policy,
but only by the continuance of the gold
standard can sectionalism be revived.
Neither shall our opponents be permitted
to terrify the people by predictions that
temporary disturbance or panic will come
from the policy we propose. The Ameri
can people will be loyal to the nation's
money, will stand behind it and maintain
it at whatever value they themselves may
put upon it.
Let us be diverted by none of these soph
istical contrivances wherewith we are
so industriously plied and belabored, con
trivances such as groping for some mid
dle ground between the right and wrong,
reversing the divine rule and calling not
the sinners but the righteous to repent
ance, such as invocations to Washington,
imploring men to say what Washington
said and to do what Washington did.
Neither let us be slandered from our duty
by false accusations against us. Let us
have faith that right makes might and in
that faith to the end dare to do our duty
as we understand it.
Behind the strong jntrenchment of the
gold standard are gathered all those fa
vored classes it has fostered, the only dan
gerous classes of the land. With us, in
our assault upon these intrenchments, are
all those unselfish men who, not now suf
fering themselves, cannot" rest content
with conditions so full of suffering for
others, aud that vaster number of our peo
ple who have been sacrificed to the small
and selfish class who now resist their at
tempts to regain their ancient rights and
liberties.
These are the patriots of 1896; the foes
of a dishonest dollar, which enriches 10
per cent of our people to rob the rest; the
defenders of the homes of the land, of
public moralsand public faith, both of
which alike forbid the payment of govern
ment obligations in a coin costlier to those
who have to pay them than that the con
tract calls for; the defenders of honor of
the nation, whose most sacred charge is to
care for the welfare of all its citizens.
The free and unlimited coinage of silver
is the sole remedy with which to check the
wrongs of today, to undo the ruin of the
past, and for our inspiration we have the
justice of our cause and those cherished
principles of Jefferson and Jackson, which
shall be our guide on our return to power:
“Equal and exact justice to all men; ab
solute acquiescence in decisions of the ma
jority, the vital principles of the republic,
the honest payment of our debts and the
sacred preservation of the public faith.”
Profoundly sensible of the high honor
of the nomination you tender, I am. truly
yours, Authtur Sewall.
Big Lumber Firm In a Receiver's Hands.
Tyler, Tex.; Oct. 7.—The Tyler Car
and Lumber company, one of the larg
est lumber concerns in Texas, has been
placed in the hands of a receiver. The
liabilities are in the neighborhood of
$250,000, $70,000 of which is already
due. The assets are estimated at from
$150,000 to $200,000. J. J. Carter, the
president aud superintendent of the
company's plant at Mitchell, was ap
pointed receiver.''
Two Congressional Nominations.
Providence, Oct. 7.—-Hou. Melville
Bull of Midaleton has been renominated
by theißepvbiicans for congress in the
First district and Hon. Adin H. Capron
of Smithfield has been nominated by
the Republicans in the Second district.
Foptilis ■$ “» iif .fat VLtlidraw.
Indianapolis, Oct. 7—A conferene
was held here by the Populist state can
didates and it was decided that the state
ticket will uut be withdrawn from the
field.
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Georgia Gives an In
creased Majority.
FOR THE - NOMINEES
Atkinson's Majority Estimated at
32,000
FULTON GIVES HIM ONE THOUSAND
Even Polk Goes For Him By
One Hundred
DEMOCRATS ARE JUBILANT ENOUGH
Many Conservative Men Predicted That
Atkinson’s Majority Would not Be Over
2O,OCO—If the Offlcial Counts Prove the
Estimate Correct Democrats Have) No
Reason To Complain.
Atlanta, Oct. 7 —Georgia has gone
for Atkinson by an increased ma
jority.
Os that there can be no doubt.
Figuring as closely as possible, it
looks from the returns and estimates
received as if his majority may
amount to 35.000.
Coming down to close figures 32,000
is what it now counts up.
The final and official vote is not apt
to vary much from those figures.
Conservative men had predicted only
20,000 and some lower, so democrats
here are jubilant enough over the
figures ouoted above.
Here are some estimated Atkinson
majorities:
Catoosa, Atkinson’s majority small
if anyi
Walker; Atkinson 500.
J. F. McFarland defeats Camercn
for state senator 650 in Walker.
Polk; 100.
Carroll; 500.
Paulding; 50.
Gordon; 4 precincts give Wright
53 majority. Local democrat ticket
will be elected. Atkinson running be
hind ticket.
Cobb; 750.
Richmond; 350.
Chatham; 3,200.
Pickens; 250.
Newton; 450.
Bibb; 700
Chattahoochee; 100.
Morgan; 900,
Washington; 200.
Coweta; 1,000.
Chattooga; 250.
Bartou now claimed by 100. 1
Fulton; 1,000.
Whitfield; 100.
PLEADS FOR. ARMENIANS.
Harcourt Says It Is Time For Great Brit
ain to Try a N©w Policy.
London, Oct. 7. —Sir» William Har
sourt, the Liberal leader in the com
mons, speaking at Ebow Vave, ex
pressed himself upon the Turkish ques
tion for the first time since the present
conditions have developed. He called
upon the government to grant security
«nd protection to the Armenians.
“The Turkish government,” he said,
"can never be reformed until it ceases
to exist. But England cannot act alone,
because only military occupation of
Turkey would avail to protect the Ar
menians. England must co-operate
with Russia, the first step being to ob
literate the Cyprus convention by which
the island of Cyprus was ceded to Great
Britain.”
Sir William argued that the former
British policy of trying to destroy Rus
sia’s influence in Turkey is a mistaken
one and a failure.
“It is time,” he urged, “to try a new
policy. The Cyprus convention is a
standing menace to Russia, and its re
pudiation is necessary to gain Russia’s
good will as a first step towards co-op
eration.”
The Row Between Brazil and Italy.
New York, Oct. 7.—Signor De Mar
tino, The Herald’s correspondent in Ria
Janeiro telegraphs, has expressed confi
dence that a ready solution "of the dis
pute between Italy and Brazil will be
found. The Italian commissioner says
that his government will confine itself
to a demand for a denial of hostile in
tent on the part of Brazil in acts in
tended to wrong or harm Italians,
thereby showing the good will of Italy
toward tlie South American republic.