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\ 6 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. ■tAlilim, JLLV A A.. SCENE OF DISORDER MARKS NIGHT SESSION Continued from Pago One. labored through a Ion*, weary day. far Into In lniufferably hot night, to enact Into law a measure dear to the hearts of the people of Georgia. The minority, composed of young men. hard of mus cle, live with vitality and keen for the frav, had fenced successfully, repulsed every effort of the majority to carry out the will of ths people. And the people sat above It all, tense end quiet, praying, hoping, longing for some pow er to force the Issue. Majority 1a Blooksd. Mr. Wright, leader of the prohlbl tlonlsta, had maneuvered for an op portunity to put the measure on Its passage, bringing Into play every ef fort that suggested Itself under parlia mentary law. He had the support of Sir. Covington, of Mr. Alexander, of Mr. Wise, of a hundred and thirty members of the house. Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, countered. He had the sup port of Mr. Blackburn, of Fulton; of Sir. Adams, of Chatham: of forty-four members of the house, barely more than the one-flfth necessary to call the aye and nay vote. Floods of Oratory, Flowers, music, mountains, vallays, birds, tadpoles, gophers, sunrises, wom en, men, humble cottages, babes In cradles. Illustrious ancestors, Inter spersed with Irrelevant quotations, were some of the subjects dealt In by the minority In explaining their votes on Irrelevant questions—Irrelevont ex cept that the explanations end ques tions killed time, and the hands of the clock ticked off the seconds, minutes and hours which led to the fateful midnight, when the house would stand adjourned and leave the question of ohlbltlon no nearer to a settlement prohibition no nearer to a seuiomeni than In the morning when the members of the assembly were fresh for work, and the audience was exuberant In Its singing of hymns and near approach to victory Just without their grasp. It was at 10:30 o'clock at night that the storm which" had been brewing all day broke. It came at the end of an eloquent and Impaasloned appeal by Hon. Seaborn Wright to his prohibition fpltowera. . It could not have been helped. Speaker Slaton could not have prevented It—the entire military forces of the state could not have stopped long-patient men and women from giving vent to their pent-up feelings. The roll was being called for the ninth time, and the anti element of the bouse was continuing Its filibustering tactics to kill time under the pre text of explaining votea It had been going on all day and It was getting tiresome. Seaborn Wright's Address. The climax came when the name of Wright, of F/oyd, was called. He was entitled to three minutes to explain his vote. He took the three minutes and Ip that short space of tlmo he In jected more eloquence nnd feeling than had been done ut any time during tho day. He spoke to his followers—not to the galleries. It wns an Impassioned ap peal to the prohibition members to stand fast nnd not participate or coun tenance the tlme-kllllng methods em ployed by the antl-prohlbltlonlsts. But the galleries heard, even though the remarks were addressed to the house. "As a representative of the sovereign state of Georgia, I can but express my deep sense of humiliation at the scenes witnessed on the floor of this house to. day," said Mr. Wright. "We are the representatives of a great people—peo ple who believe In law and the orderly enforcement of It. This great law-mak ing body has witnessed an utter disre gard of all decorum and ardor un equaled In any.I««l»lhtlve body. Appeals to Followers. "1 desire to appeal to the great ma Jorlty of this house—that majority who are with me for state prohibition—to continue to do as they have done throughout this trying ordeal. 8tand unchanged and Immovable not only for the bill, but for Its orderly enact ment Into law. /•Whatever shame may come to the ■tats, let us go back to our people with conscience clean of offepse, and let us C t the responsibility on those who ve Incurred It.” There was an Instant’s hush as ths eloquent Roman finished. Then there was a hiss or two from some antis In the gallery. Those hisses acted as a match to a magaslne of powder. A few pair of hands clapped. Then came the wave of applause. The np- plause was followed by cheers, utid these were accompanied by the crush of the speaker’s gavel and the rushing of members of the house to the speak er's desk. "Clear the Galleries.” "The sergeant-at-arms will clear the galleries,” roared Speaker Slaton. Seaborn Wright arose amid tho din and waving his arms high above his head, admonished the people In the galleries to go out. •The time has come to clear the gal leries," he declared. His voice was lost In the roar of an other mighty cheer, still accompanied by the crash of the speaker's gavel. A dosen members added to the din by frantically shouting; "Mr. Speaker." But the crash, crash of the gavel continued. Hines of Baldwin rushed to the house. The sergeant-at-arms was em barrassed and told the ladles In ths galleries so. He asked, them to with draw. They did slowly, but he could not keep them from waving handker chiefs nnd Joining In ths cheers. Finally the crowd was ejected, but the cheers continued In the corridors so that It was hardly possible to speak Inside the house. Tho hasty response of the police reserves to the capitol brought another huge crowd and the oheering and calls for "8eub Wright' continued. When order was finally restored dosen members hsked to be recognized. But It was Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb, who got the floor. "Mr. Speaker,” he said, os he ad conved to the central aisle, 'we are In the midst of anarchy. It sur- « rises me that these people who have lied this gallery all day long, and who came her* representing religion, tem- perance and the home, should enact a scene such as was never enacted In tbls house before., Listen to them,” roared the sound of catcalls, hlssds question us pause and consider thoroughly?" "Every prohibition man In this houje resents the remarks of the gentleman from Bibb,” declared Beab Wright, his voice shaking with emotion. "And we resent the remarks of the gentleman from Floyd,” shouted Hines, of Baldwin, across the gap to Beab Wright's desk. "The gentler not condone such.conduct os we have , ust witnessed," roared bock Joe HIU Hall.. ' "I do, so help me God, I do," dra matically exclaimed Mr. Wright. Insult to Wright. Theft the gentleman from Floyd Is no longer worthy of holding a seat on the floor of this house," retorted Joe Hill Hall. The gentleman from Bibb Is a liar,” was the passionate response of 8eab Wright. The big form of Joe Hill Hall rushed toward the prohibition leader. There was a rush of members, but not soon enough. Joe Hill Hall reached a point where 8cab Wright had advanced to meat him. And as he reached there, Beab Wright's arm shot out and Joe Hill Hall caught the blow on the face. Mundy, of Polk, former Mercer foot ball and baseball player, grnbbed Hall, of Bibb, while Dean, of Floyd, put his arms around his colleague. Dozens of others rushed .In between. Judge Rob ert Hodges, of the city court of Ma con, and I. B. English, Jr., deputy eftrk of that court, who were witnesses on the side lines, led Joe HIU Hall off with others. "Come on, Joe,” they cried. "But ho hit mo, he hit ine," kept repeating tho big member from Bibb. Move to Adjourn. Soon there was the silence of t! tomb In ths house. Not a sound could be heard. Mr. Candler, from DeKatb, secured tho floor and In a quiet and serious tone addressed the house. Mr. Speaker," he said, "I am sure the members of this house regret what has occurred here tonight. 1 know do. Speaking aa a man who haa for twenty years consistently voted In fa vor of the measure now pending, I can speak for calmness and temperance. We are In no condition tonight to leg islate. I think the best Interests of the state will be subserved by adjourn- Ing until tomorrow morning at o'clock. I ask unanimous consent to the motion that we adjourn." There wns an abjection, but the rep resentative making It was prevailed upon by those near him to withdraw It. The next tlmo the matter was stated by Speaker Slaton there wns not sound, and the house was adjourned. Then the members broke Into applause. Crowd Around Leaders. Friends of each of the participants In ths light crowded around them. Not only dhl antl-prohlbltlonlsts crowd around Joe Hill Hall. There are many prohibitionists who are hla friend* and who regretted the occurrence. But theirs was more of a mission of peace —an effort to amooth over difficulties. Others there were who crowded around him, whose speech was Intem perate. Mr. Hall, accompanied by some friends, went out of a sldo door while the crowds In the corridors kept calling for Scab Wright and Hall. Mr. Wright remained In the hall, al though he Inflated that he would go quietly out as If nothing had happened, llo said ho feared nothing or anybody. While he waa standing In the center of a group, Mrs. Delbert Bradley, of the W. C. T. U.. entered the hall with n glass of lemonade nnd asked If she might tnke It to him. She walked down tho aisle nnd there was applause from those present ns she handed the glass to tho leader from Floyd. Finally, Mr. Wright went through a side door Into the corridor to escape the crowd, but he was spotted. In- stnntly there were loud shouts and cheers and calls for "Heab Wright." There was a rush to follow him, but the police reserves held the crowd back. He went out of the south door of the capltot and crossed Capitol square to his boarding house, with Henator Knight and other*, and retired. Mr. Hall went to the Kimball House, where he was compelled to recite over and over again the cause of the dls turbance. Marching crowds tilled the streets nnd the pollro were kept busy moving them on. Afterward Mr. Wright talked calmly of the occurrence and explained hi* position. "The gentleman from Bibb said I was not worthy of occupying a seat In this house. I called him a liar and would call any other man a Her who made the same remark," he said. In hitting Mr. Hall, Mr. Wright hurt his right thumb, and as a result he'had difficulty In shaking hands with his friends and admirers on Thursday the capitol. Speaker Slston's Remarks. The action of the crowds In the gal tertes greatly Incensed Speaker Slaton. After the galleries were cleared, he ad dressed the house with Intent* feeling and declared the proceeding to have been outrageous. “This conduct has been outrageous,' he said, "and no gentleman with any manhood would condone It. As long os I am speaker of this house, order shell be preserved, and I will not per mit this body to be overawed by any demonstration In the gallery. I think It calls for the closing of ths gallery the public tomorrow, and unless-I hear something on the subject, this course will be pursued.” Speaker Slaton came In for many roasts frem the gallery. Cat-calls and hlsaes greeted hla attempts to restore order after the first demonstration. ‘Come up herel” shouted some one In the crowd, “and we'll throw you 6ver the rail.' Opportunities For Investment. tlsman from Floyd, "You're responsible for this, Beab . Wright. It's an outrage." "I told them to go out and obey the speaker," retorted Mr. Wright. Cheers for Wright. When quiet would partially come a voice would call for Beab Wright and | nothing could stop the cheers that fol lowed. "Attaches of the house and members rushed frantically about. Hasty con sulfations ware held. Antl-prohlbltton lets denounced the people In the gallery. “May I assist you to clear the gal leries?" asked Beab Wright of Blatnn. ‘The chair needs no assistance,' curtly replied the speaker. An old man—a representative from a country county—waved hi* fan high ' above hi* head towards the galleries and, encouraged, th* crowd, cheered Several representatives caught the spirit that moved that mighty throng In the galleries and cheered, too. From 10:10 o'clock until 10:45 the cheering continued with short Inter missions and then Speaker Slaton an nounced that he had aent for the po lice reserves to clear the galleries. Crowd Is Ejsctsd. The sergeant-at-anns had, been ord ered to arrest all who refused to leave _ , _ ... , _ the galleries and bring them before the Branch Cor. Mitchell and Forsyth. Oue of the chief advantages of saving is the opportunity it af fords of making profitable in vestments. A savings account, carefully built up, produces capital. And capital, carefully invested, pro duces wealth. You should open an account in our Savings Department, and start now to capitalize your futuv success. 4% Interest compounded twice a year Central Bank & Trust Corporation Candler Building. Boms of those had managed to hear Beab Wright's plea to obey the speaker. "Let’* go out," shouted another. "We'll do anything Mr. Wright says. And this was followed by cheers and hisses. The scene was regretted, but the en tire conatabulary of Georgia could not have stopped that outburst of feeling, pent up for nearly fourteen hours. Why Dlsordsr Occurred. That Mr. Wright was not talking to the gallery when he made his Imps* stoned appeal Wednesday night to hla fellow prohibitionists, and that the ter. rifle outburst which followed his speech was the action of a new audience, Is the opinion of those who were In the gallery at the time. One of those who had been there all day long was A. J. McKetway, of <04 Century building. He was there during the day when tho seats were held largely by women and men who were prohibitionist*. He was also there at night, when the demonstration took place. 'Tho character of the crowd,” said Mr. McKclway, "wa* greatly changed nt night. Many of those who had been there during the day.had been tired out and others who had come from work took their places. Many of these were young men. At tho time Mr. Wright made his speech I think the crowd was about equally divided between prop! bltlonlets and antl-prohlbltlonlsts. ‘Those who had beep there all day hod heard the caution of Speaker Sla ton about applause, and they had re membered hi* caution. There were many others, hpwsver, who had not ar rived until night and who knew nothing of this. Audlancs Wa* Innocent The speech of Mr. Wright wa* the first eloquent and impassioned appeal they bad heard. At Its conclusion some of the new-comers, not knowing of the speaker's orders, started applauding. It 'was only a email demonstration and those making It were probably not aware It wae against the rules. But aa soon as It was started, It spread with a rapidity that would keep the entire police force of Atlanta from stopping It. It was a mighty cheer from persons under a strain. "Thrn. when Speaker Slaton ordered the gallcriea cleared, many of the young men In the crowd went the limit. They knew then that, the galleries would be cleared and they took ad vantage of the time remaining for as big a demonstration ns possible. There were nntl-prnhlbltlonlst* there who aided In the demonstration. If the ap plause had not been started by-those n Ignorance of the speaker’s ruling, there would have been no demonstra tion, In my opinion. But after that nothing could have stopped It.” There are other who believe the demonstration wns started by anti prohibitionists for the purpose of get ting the galleries cleared. One of those who was In the throng that made the demonstration was Wllllnm D. Upshaw and he observed closely the occurrences that followed. W. D. Upshaw's Statement. ‘I was In the gallery when the cheer. Ing broke out last night," said Mr. Upshaw Thursday morning, "and the feeling of the moment can not be de scribed. At first 1 was stunned by th* outbreak, and I tried at first to stop It, but I might as well have tried to hurl Nlngnra bark In Its course. "I was sitting near Mrs. Jennie Hart Blbley, so long president of the Wom an's Christian Temperance Union of Georgln, and Mrs. Armor, the present president, both of whom have done such vnllnnt work for years against sa. loons In Georgia. Of course, neither of us took part In the demonstration, and the ladles ought not to be held respon sible for any disorder. "These good women talked to me about It after wo left the cnpttol, ex- f iresalng the deepest feeling, but dr 4 -far. ng that, after all, It was the right of revolution. All day long and far Into the night hundred* In the galleries had kept weary and sleepless vigil. Irrele vant speeches had been killing time all day and holding back the will of the overwhelming majority of the wl|>#j people of Georgia. Seaborn Wright hnd made a partite, manly speech to his colleagues, urging on their part hat followed li the very opposite of w the galleries. Patience had been out done. The people of Georgia, whom the watching galleries represented, had a rlrht to be Interested In nnd out raged by the abuses of the useless fili buster. and while the conservative pro. hlbltlon forces deprecate the abuses of enthusiasm, the filibustering law-mak ers might as well understand that that blending of enthusiasm and Indigna tion la only the beginning of what will be heard from the mountains to the sen It this prohibition bill l* much longer delayed. As Pitt said about American Independence, 'You might as well try to dam up the Nile with bul rushes' as to atop this rising tti?> of feeling against the domination o? sa loons. I have been over Georgia. I know something of the temper of the people, and there will be a mild storm ing of the Bastlle If the will of the people be longer thwarted.' Friday and Saturday, July 26-27, will be your last op portunity to get a 40c box of Wiley’s Chocolates and Bon Bons free with your lit tle 30c want ads. This offer will not be repeated after these dates. Bring or phone you ad to The Georgian of fice. Phones: Bell 4929, At lanta 4401. A Word About Knit Undergarments And TkesS Hot Days Every wsman knows tke advantage of Knitted Underwear; it is coslsr; nothing bulky about it. It adjusts itself to the figurs without a wrinkle to hurt or destroy ths fit of outsr garments. Nothing can take its place fer the tourist for comfort and coolness. And fer Friday and Saturday we accent our underwear advice with some gar ments under regular prices. 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