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J’HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
RA I l III»AY. Aft
LA S T CA LL BEING SOL NO ED
TO GO VERNOR SHIP BIDDERS^
One Week From Next Wednesd iy Aspirants
For Gubernatorial Honors Will Probably
Know Their Fate.
MA CHINE R Y OF PRIM A R Y
SET FORTH IN DETAIL
Oae week from next Wednesday ready held county primaries, and there
gfrirgla will bespeak her choice as to Is not the usual Incentive for the local
gorernor Joseph M. Terrell’s successor.
Five men will go before the voters on
August 22, asking for their suffrage.
T hcy are: Hoke Smith, Clark Howell,
judge R. B. Russell, Colonel J. H. Es-
til! and James H. Smith.
Every man who votes In this Dem
ocratic primary must accept this pledge
printed at the head of the ticket:
"By voting this ticket I hereby de
clare that I am an organised Demo
crat, and I hereby pledge myself to
aupport organised Democracy, both
itate and national.”
Xo ticket will be counted In the final
mult that does not contain this pledge.
If it Is torn from the ticket or erased,
that ballot will be thrown out. Chair
man Yeomans has sonken In no uninls-'
ukalile language regarding this mat
ter. He says that the state Democratic
executive committee adopted this as
part of the machinery of the primary,
ind It Is his duty clearly to tee that It
ti enforced to the letter.
Pledge Cannot Be 8eratched,
In other word*, It Is to be a atrlctly
white Democratic primary. Populists,
Republicans, Prohlbltonlsts. Socialists
or what not will be accepted, but they
must take the pledge.
The question arises, how many Pop
ulists In Georgia will accept this
pledge? Tom Watson has advised them
10 vote In the primary, and accept the
pledge In so far aa It relates to the
stale election. But If the port relating
U> national elections Is erased, the bal
lot will be thrown out, according to a
strict ruling of Chairman Yeomans.
on August S3, the day following the
primary, nt noon the Democratic ex
ecutive committee of each county will
meet nt the county court house, con
solidate the vote and declare the re
sult.
Thin consolidation is at once trans
mitted to the secretary of state, where
It is placed on file. Notice la also sent
to the candidate receiving the plural!
tv vote, and such candidate then desig
nates to the chairman of the county
executive committee the men he de
sires as delegates to the state conven
tion from that county.
In the elites and towns the polls open
nt 7 o’clock In the morning anil close
nt« o'clock In the evening; In the rural
districts the polls open nt 8 o’clock In
i he morning and clpse at 3 o’clock In
the afternoon.
Only Plurality Necetaary,
The candidate receiving a plurality
In any county Is entitled to name the
delegates to the state convention. Each
county shall be entitled to two dele
gates for each member that It Is en
titled to In the bouse of representa
tives, and no county can send more
delegates than It Is entitled to Individ
ual voles In the state convention.
The following named countlee will be
enlltled to six delegatee: Bibb. Chat
ham, Floyd, Fulton, Richmond. The
following four each: Bartow, Bullock,
Burke, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Decatur,
He Kalb, Dooly, Elbert, Emanuel, Gwin
nett, Hall, Houston, Jackson, Laurens,
Lowndes, Meriwether, Muscogee. Sum
ter. Tattnall, Thomns, Troup, Walton,
Washington and Wilkes.
The other 114 counties will bo enti
tled to two delegatee earh. This In
cudes the eight new counties, Crisp,
Jeff Davis, Turner, Grady, Stephens,
Toombs, Jenkins, Tift. While they
have no representation In the present
legislature, their delegations In the
convention will be based on the mem
bers they will be entitled to In the
nest house, which la one member each.
It has been suggested that It would
be possible for any candidate going
Into the convention to name any mul
tiple number of men to represent the
votes he Is entitled to from counties
he carries. That Is, If Fulton should
be vanled by Howell, Instead of nam
ing the six delegates, twelve, eighteen
or twenty-four, etc., could bo named,
though tile county would be entitled to
only six votes. This would make It
possible lo pack the convention and
render n so unwieldy that the work
would he handicapped.
No Packing of Convention.
The last sentence In ecctlon 3 of the
rules, however, mnkce It Impossible
•o do any such thing. It reads: “No
county shall tend more delegates than
it it entitled to individual votoe in said
convention,™" This means, of course,
that Fulton can send six delegates and
00 more. On the basis of two delegates
to each member of the house there will
be about 368 forming the convention
in Macon on September 4. It will
take us t„ name the candidate for
governor or a majority in the repre
sentation.
Already the question of who will
bear the expense of the primary has
worried many. Chairman Yeomans es
timates the entire cost of holding It at
about 224,000. From the 260 nsseas-
ment levied on the candidates by the
Mate Democratic executive committee,
«nd the only assessment they are re-
nulred to pay, the sum of 31,050 was
realised.
This sum will be absorbed In the
printing of tickets, voters’ llats. blanks
for returns and such matters. Fully
three.fourths of the counties have al-
. .ncentlve for the local
Democrats to pay the managers and
clerks. The question now simply re
solves Itself Into a question ot Demo
crats in the various counties going
■down In their pockets and paying the
expense.
Trouble Over Expenses.
Glascock county served notice on
those that go on the state ticket thkt
they must pay a certain amount or
their names would be left off of the
ballot. Chairman Yeomans states em
phatically that the counties have no
right to levy these additional assess-
menta, and that where any candidate's
name la left off of the ballot that ail ao
caat will be thrown out.
One county ban served notice on
state house officials that they have
been asaeased $15 each. If the burden
conies equally from all counties It
would mean more than $2,000, which is
manifestly unjust. To enforce such
assessments would mean that many
men could not altcrd toemnke the race,
and It would become only a question
of the man with the most money.
Pledge May Causa Row.
All these various problems rise up
to confront a situation already heated ,
to caloric conditions. Will the votes
thrown out for lack of the pledge rtot
cause a tremendous row from the
friends of the candidate ao affected?
Won’t the men ao treated bolt the
nomination If It should happen not to
be their man that gets the prize? Won’t
the candidate so affected himself And
self-sufficient reasons In this not to
abide the result If he should be defeat
ed, and won’t the cry of fraud add to
the turgtdlty of affairs In Georgia?
All these surmises and conjectures
are being asked In sober earnestness
by many good men over the state. How
much or how little there may be In It
remains only to he seen by the events
now so near at hand.
For bitterness, llerce denunciation,
stinging personalities, character assas
sination and all the rabid things possi
ble to Inject Into a campaign, this one
will go down In history as the most
lamentable. The Inexpressible bitter
ness of the fight Hoke Smith and Clark
Howell huve made on each other Is
almost without a parallel. It has at
tracted national attention anil In every
part of the union the outcome of the
primary of August 22 Is being awaited
with keen interest.
Polities! Indjgtstlon.
If a people cvey had political Indi
gestion - from over-gorging on the
game It Is In this memorable campaign,
which began nearly a year and a half
ago. The speeches, the straw polls,
the charges and counter charges, the
Interviews, the criminations and re-
‘IF BRYAN CAN'T BEAT TED
HE CAN'T BEAT ANYONE"
SO DECLARES TILLMAN.
By Private Leased Wire.
St. Louts, Mo., Aug. It.—United
States Senator Tillman, of South Car
olina, while here today speaking of the
approaching election, said:
"Theodore Roosevelt Is a candidate
for the nomination and he will be aore-
Iy disappointed If the Republicans do
not force It upon him. He la Juat Itch
ing for the place again, and la using
every possible means to turn the senti
ment toWard him and make the Re-
ngaln.
"I think llryan will unquestionably be
Democratic
He has excelled
Uq,
anybody. He Is today far stronger
than he has over been with the Ameri
can people and there Is, scarcely any
discord In the Democratic party. This
leaves the party, with a splendid chance
of electing Its candidate at the next
election."
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPS
‘BUCKET SHOPS” WILL LEAVE
AND NOT CONTEST BOYKIN BILL
gperlal to The Georgian.
Augusta, Go.. Aug. 11.—The Bovkln
bill which passed the senate Thursday
will not affect some of the local bucket
shops, aa It It believed that one or more
of them will move to North Augusta.
S. C„ which Is out of the state of
Georgia, but which la near enough to
were not going to light the bill. He
says that tney have never fought them,
and that It has been their policy to
move to other stateB where It Is al
lowed, when them Is a law passed
the managers of all tho
shops.
«ll«
Asress.'zj&r''*8* 1 -rh.peor«u«.
Five Years For 8extsn.
the local dealers. Some of the man
agers when seen yesterday, however,
stated that they were going to close up
at the end of the year, and would leave
Georgia, and would drop the light.
Mnnnger Shivers, of Miller & Com
pany, stated that ho had already re
ceived orders from his people that they
Maeene Change Plane.
kpeclal to The Georgian.
Savannah, da.,. Aug. 11.—Flans are
being prepared for the proposed Ma-
««nlo Temple to be six stories high in
stead of five, an ot first projected. The
extra story will bo for the exclusive
use of the Scottish Kite Masonry.
Brooke Show* Big Inercaee.
Special to The Ufonituii,
Qultimin, Go.. Aug. It.—Tax Receiv
er Harden has just finished consolidat
ing the tax returns of Brooks county,
and they show an Increase over last
year of $1,004,001), which up to date la
ahead of any other county that has re-
portfd. The Quitman district alone
ahowa an Increase of over $600,000.
Fire In Negro Quartors.
Npeelal to The Georgian.
t'tttgemld. Go., Aug. 11.—The first
fire for some weeks here oecunred on
Thursday night In the negro tenement
Ileuses belonging to B. (’. Mosher &
Company. Two houses burned com
pletely and two more were seriously
damaged.
K. P.'s Give Barbecue.
Special to The Ueorglsu.
Ainerlcue, Oa., Aug. 11.—The Knights
of Pythias complimented their friends
with a barbecue at Hotly Springs on
Wednesday of this week. There wae n
large crowd present and every ona
thoroughly enjoyed It.
Meets Next In Augusta.
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, Gn., Aug. tt.—The next
meeting of the State Horticultural 8o-
fclety will be held tn Augusta, as an In
vitation was presented at the meeting
In Macon which has dosed, and It was
accepted. The Invitations were from
the mayor, tha chamber ift commerce
HON. CRA WFORD WHEA 7 LE Y
ON LIEUTENANT GO VER NOR
Speech Delivered in
Senate Advocating
His Bill.
Savannah, On., Aug. 11.—J. H. Kim- <- - .. .
Ball, the colored keeper of the colored «nd other" unking for the meeting to
section of Laurel Grove cemetery was he held here.
He
mem, and there were seven against
criminations and all the dreary drivel
printed In this campaign, If bound into
volumes, would crowd the congression-
*1 library—and uplift no render.
Three months ngn Hoke Smith
would have swept the state like a
E ralrie lire. Will he do It August 22?
:is organ will tell you that It will bo
so unanimous for him, that the show
ing made by the others will be pitiful.
His adherents can see nothing to tt
but Hoke Smith.
But there Is another side which will
tell you that Hoke Smith cannot go
Into the convention with enough dele
gates to win on tho first ballot, which
is equivalent to saying that he will bo
defeated. • There be no small minority
that assert that Judge Russell will be
a clear second when the vote Is rount-
ed, and a mighty close second to Hoke
Smith, who, It Is generally conceded
will lead the ticket.
The Way Wlseaores Figure.
Few place Howell better than a third,
and many say he will be fourth, Eatlll
running ahead of him. By common
consent Colonel Jim Smith la put at
the bottom of the Hat, berauso his ef
forts have been confined almost entire
ly to northeast Georgia. But with a
locked convention hla delegation may
play a potent part In ultimately nam
ing the nominee.
Some fifteen months ago Hoke Smith
promulgated his platform at Madison,
and from that good day until non’ no
grata has grown undsr the broad feet
of the former secretary ot the Inte
rior. Four joint debates have marked
the campaign, debate* between-Smith
and Howell, who, for some common
Impulse, have been considered Hie
leading figures and open and avowed
political enemies.
In only one of thaae did Howell show
to advantage. Had he done ao well In
Columbus, Atlanta or Albany ns In
Rome, there might have been somo dif
ferent history written on August ft.
The Home debate was clearly a How
ell victory, for where the Smith peu-
K le had apparently run the Howell od
orants to cover, the story of the af
fair In tho Rome opera house rend an
other way.
Ruseoll's Remarkable Race.
In many respects Judge Russell's
race has been one of the most remark
able In tho history of the mate. When
he decided tn enter the lists he gave
up without a hesitancy a Jtulgshtp, and
Jumped Into the arena filled to the
brim with fight.
And It boa been a gallant fight, too.
Without the pfestlge of Influential
newspapers he has gone over the state
steadily winning friends and adher
ents to hla banner. Some nt the other
candidates sneered nt him for a while,
but they got beat'JIfully over that feel
ing. When the vote Is counted out on
the evening of Augilst 22 the Russell
vote Is going to be an eye-opener to
some people. ,.. .
And throughout tot Mate you. hear
thousands of .people hoping that It will
be a locked convention, and that no
man now In tho race will be finally
nominated.
And to mention "dark horse” Is to
see loom one name nhovo nil others—
John C. Hart, attorney geheral of
Georgia.
Water Consumption Increases.
Hpcelal to The Georgian.
Augusta, Oa.. Aug. 11.—During the
past year there has been an Increase
of practically 6(K> per cent In Hie amount
of water consumed by the ell liens of
Auguata, as the records for July, 1906,
Bliow that there was a dally average
of 6,640,643 gallons consumed, and tne
month of July, 1906, or tha month juat
passed, shows that them has been a
dally average of 9,196,067 gallons used
tier day.
Free 8eheola For Royston.
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
lloyston, Ga., Aug. 11.—In 1800 tho
census of Royston showed a population
uf 578. It now has 1,000 to-1,210. On
last Wednesday there was an election
held to determine whether wo would
have free schools, the result being 111
roles tor, uni one role against them.
The enrollment for the past year has
been about 200.
New Bank Opens,
Hperlnl to The Georglnn.
Rochelle, (iir, Aug. 11.—The Cltlsena'
Bunk aliened Thursday with a capital
of $26,000, and Is chartered under the
laws of the state. Its deposits fur the
first day was more than $20,000. Tho
officers of the new bank arc J. II. D.
Wnodburn, president; Dr. W. O. Ford,
vice president, and J. W, McNamara,
cashier.
Charier Applied For.
Bpcrlnl to The Georgian,
Covington, Ga., Aug. 11-—Meaara.
James H. Stephenson, R. E. Stephen
son and D. A. Thompson, Jr., have ap
plied for charter under tlw caption
of the Stephen son Hardware Company.
The capital stock will be $10,000. The
corporation will be composed of aome
of the beet known business men of our
town.
SPLENDID GATHERING OF YOUNG BANKERS
AT CONVENTION OF WITHAM’ASSOCIATION
RECENTLY HELD AT WARM SPRINGS, GA.
Round Trip — Chattanooga
and Lookout Mountain
$4.10,
via Western & Atlantic R.R.
Battlefield Route.
Jherteet Line and Quickest Time.
Tickets on tale every Saturday: good
«"l Tueeday following.
An opportunity to visit Chlekamau-
$« Park during the encampment of the
Georgia 3tate Guard.
for tickets, schedules end further
information, call on
1 A. THOMAS, City Pass. * TkL Agt
’Phonea 169 M. Bell; 153 AtlanU.
c £• Walker, Depot Ticket AgL
'Phone 2'..A Main.
C. E. Harmsn, G. P. A.
WITHAM BANKERS AT WARM 8PRINGS.
The following epeeeh was delivered
In the senate this week by Hon. Craw-
ford Wheatley In advocacy of hla bill
to errnte the office of lieutenant gov-
emor:
This la one of the five kindred btlla.
Introduced by me, the object of which
la the creation of the office of lieuten
ant governor; to define hie powtr, du
ties, quo It drill lulls and compensation.
Section I ot this bill creates the of
fice of lieutenant governor of this stale
and provides for Ilia election by the
people. It aleo provides a salary of
(too per annum for this office, which
really only Involves on expenditure of
I23U over and above the amount which
la now paid under the existing law.
The lieutenant governor Is ex.officio
president of the senate atyl l« tint re
quired to live at the seat of govern
ment, except during the session of the
legislature, or while he Is performing
ilia duties of governor, and has no vote
In tile senate except In case of * tie.
The bill also provides that In case of
death, resignation nr disability of the
governor the lieutenant governor shall
exercise the executive powers of gov
ernment and 'succeed to the office ot
governor.
The real necessity for the pasaago of
this bill arises from II. t fart that owing
lo lha change from the winter lo Hie
summer session, an Interregnum exists,
which, should the governor be removed
from offivo by death, resignation nr
disability, there would be abaolutely
no one to succeed to the governor’s
chair or order a new election for that
purpose.
tt Is a well-known fuet tnai tho pre
siding offlrere of both the senate and
house die with theeo bodies, and, aa
the law now provides, should the gov
ernor be removed from office, these
two nffleera alone are empowered tn
call a new election to fill tho unexplred
torn), thero would be absolutely no one
to take charge of the attain* of state,
and provide for the election of a new
governor.
Tho reasons why this office should
exist are many, and why It has not long
since been created le beyond my pow
er# of comprehension. . Thirty-six of
the states In the Union already have
HeutonnM governors, all ot whom are
elected by direct Vote of the people, and
this almost universal provision agulnat
a vacancy In the executive chair by
providing on officer who ha* been duly
elected by n vote of the people to auc-
reod the governor without a new elec
tion for that purpose, shmve, not only
tho need but the wledom of such an
amendment In our state constitution.
In addition lo this, the United Htntes
has such nn officer In tho |ierson of tho
vice president, who le elected nt the
enme time nml by the same prealden-
tint electors, who olect the president.
That le to eny, the people, and not the
United Htntes senate,- elect the otllfer
who la to preside over the senate, anti
who la to surrred to the presidency In
cage of the death of tho president.
Again, by providing for the election
of a lieutenant governor by the people
we obviate the neCeaelty and trouble
of electing a president of (he senate by
thnt body, as under the provisions ot
this bill, the lieutenant governor la ex-
ofilclrt president of Hto senate. He rep-
resonta no district, but Is elected from
the state at large, and thus bv virtue
of the fact that he Is a slate officer, all
locnl preferences are eliminated.
It Is a practical Impossibility for a
presiding officer who le elected under
the present system to make his ap
pointments without favoring those bv
whose votes he was Blared In office. It’s
human nature—It Is not only human
nature, hut It I* right to take care of
your friends; and all other things be
ing equnl, the man who voted against
you Is sidetracked nnd tha man who
voted for you gets the plum, and It will
always remain this way until this bill
or a similar one I* enacted Into Inw.
Not only this, but should you elect a
lieutenant governor by the people, ho
will be elected futlv six months lie tors
he Is cnlled upon to art ns president ot
the eensle, during which lime he can
select hta commutes* and announce
them on the first dnv of tha session,
thereby savin* nhotit a week of vol»n-
bln time to the alnte. which •«. under
the present system, prncffrnllv test.
Further than this. I desire to state.
failed to elect, and In that event alone
la the power of election vested in the
general assembly.
It Is • further fact that In voting Co-
stale senators 17.C ,-tuple no
thought or Intention tbot three -.-ns-
tora ehall elect any one to the cx.ilird
position of governor, however brief
may be his tenure of office.
On the other hand, should the govern
or be removed from office Hi rough
dentil, resignation nt disability, prior to
alx months of the expiration of his
term, the president of the senate is
required by Inw to call a special elec
tion for the purpose ot electing a no#
governor, and the state Is put to me
expense nnd Inconvenience of Hus
election, together with the accompany
ing trinla and tribulations Incident to
n gubernatorial campaign. As « uni
ter of fnct, under our present re.iuie
IV* would really hold two elections be
fore this vacancy could be filled.
For th# regular election would he
preceded by the Inevitable white pri
mary. held under the. same forms of
law, nnd which Itself would be. In all
probability, preceded by a struggle be
tween the contesting candidates, to
gether with a heated rnnvnaa through
out the entire state, !
The expense ot these elections would
- great, and tn this expense bust also be
added the expense and Inconvenlm- o
of nn extra session of the leglalaturo.
cnlltd to count the votee, declnre the
result and Inaugurate the new gov
ernor.
I am th|d, on good guthnrlty, tb it
tlila expense to the state would not fall
short of $100:000, tn say nothing ot the
cost to tha Individual candidates of a
Democratic primary. All this trouble
and expense will be obviated, should
the provisions of this bill be enacted In'o
a Inw. Why can not Oeurgla h. ►
E ond a Inw In this particular a* Alb
ania. Arkansan. California, Colorado.
Connetlrut, Delaware, Idaho, Illi
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky.
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Miring-a.
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Fon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Caro
lina, Houth Carolina, North Dakota,
South Dakota, New York, New Jn-, v,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Ver-
yeare ago had Kentucky
the present tieur-
Whfit.
pened n few yei
been burdened with
E lu law, when Bill Ooebel lay dylnt.
y the bullet of an assassin' What
would have happened had nut Beckham
Immediately aucceeded to the gov. u
oris chair? I believe It Would hare re
quired a detachment of Federal tro q-«
to have held an election for governor m
Kentucky at that time.
What would have happened In Ohio a
few days since, when Pattlson died. If
■hut state had had the Geot-gln law?
Ohio would now be In the throes of a
fill the unexplretl
Every senator on this iloor will re
call the turmoil and strife Into whh'.)
this state was plunged by the untimely
death of Alexander H. Stephens, dol
ing his occupancy of the governor's
rhalr.
The then president of the senate be
came temporary governor, nnd Tailed
it sperlal election for governor t - fill
the unexplretl term, In which contra
he hlmaelf was a candidal#. You will
recall how the legislature was rail'd
together In extraordinary session, nnd
the difficulties under which It luborrrt
before it compromise ws* reached, t-.
suiting 111 the election nf Governor 161 -
Daniel. I trust this sluts wltl never
again he cnlled upon to undergo a
similar experience, and yet only the
life of one men stands between our
ample nnd it recurrence of thoee un-
«ppy days.
Mr. President nnd Senators: This
bill ahould pass. Georgia needs n lieu
tenant governor. Every other state "f
first magnitude has such an officer, ami
Georgia should not allow any state In
title mighty Union tn surpass her.
ahould be IN FACT, ns wall at
NAME, the Empire Htate of
South.
Htm
Fire*. Balo of Cotton.
Hprrlal to The Georglnn.
Mlllrn, On., Aug, 11.—The first hnle
nf 1966 cotton sold In Jenkins county
nnd was raised on ihe plantation -
IL Daniel.
■I J.
The 150 banker* attending the an
nual convention of the Wltham Bank
ers’ Association at Worm Springs re
cently brought together a group of
young men conceded to be one of the
strongest gatherings of Georgia man
hood ever assembled In this state.
These young men. cashiers of the *5
Wltham banks, represented every sec
tion of the state. They met for th#
purpose of dlecusstn* way* and means
of the banking business, and also to
exchange Idea* and experience# fur
meeting many problems arising dally
In their financial Institution*.
Among the distinguished speakers nt
this convention were: Hon. John Tem
ple Graves, editor of The Georgian;
Hon G. Gunhy Jordin. Volembus. Oa.;
Mr. O. E Dooly, cashier of the Home
Savings Bank, Macon. Oa.; Mr. A. P.
foies cashier ot the central Bank
and Trust Corporation, Atlanta, Ga.;
Hon. George S. Jones, ot th# firm of
Hardeman & Jones. Macon. Oa.; Mr.
Charles T. Smith, Concord, Ga.; Hon.
W- L. Phillips. Loutsvllle, Ga., and
many others.
Growth of Witham Banka.
To show the growth of this associa
tion end what It Is accomplishing the
following is taken from the addreee of
W, D. Manley, of Atlanta, secretary of
the association:
"Eighteen yeans ago this country
banking association was begun.
"Eighteen years ago wo had $26,000
capital stock.
"Eighteen year# ago wo had no sur
plus or undivided profits.
"Today we have oyer a million and
one-half dollars' capital.
"Today we have nearly three-quar
ters of a million dollars of surplus and
undivided profits. ,
’Today we bay# about two million
and one-half dollars of OUR OWN
MONEY.
‘The aggregate annual business of
the Wltham banks exceeds fifty mil
lions of dollars.’'
The Atlanta office of the Wltham
banks, which Is headquarters, handles
over $6,004,606 annually, and Is con
ducted by W. S. Witham, president and
financial agent, and a large corps ot
able and experienced assistants.
A unique ami Interesting feature of
the Wlthatn hanks Is the depositors'
guarantee fund, which Insures the de-
islts against lo#* There ere no other
nks In the world that offer this pro
tection. There I* a bill pending In
the present congress for the adoption
ot thia plan to secure national banka.
This le not only a great compliment
to Mr. Wltham’s genius as a financier,
but Ihe highest possible indorsement
of hla methods of money handling. In
addition to this the Wltham banka
have created the cash emergency fund
nf $264,004, and this, together with
their financial backing, gives each bank
the banks, In many Instances, does not
exceed $23,000.
Benefit Rural Distriot*.
The WRIwm banka have been of In
calculable benefit tn the rural districts
moat prominent and Influential cltlsen*
In their respective counties, and In
dorsed by more than 26,000 friendly
depositors; and
Whereas, "Money getting” Is not the
more In tho way of substantial nnd
permanent Improvements than any
other agency with ten times the
amount of capital they employ.
This association works for the up
building of the financial strength of
the state, and Its aim and object are
not solely money making. Mr. Witham
believes In the development of the
young men of the state, nnd takes pride
In giving every worthy young man the
opportunity to become prominent In
the development of Georgia through his
Institutions. •
The highest distinction was paid The
Atlanta Georgian In this convention In
a resolution, which was unanimously
adopted by a riling vote. Indorsing this
paper for its clean Journalism. This
resolution Is probably the strongest In
dorsement ever given a newspaper In
this country by an organisation of
such power and influence. If reads as
follows:
Indorsing The Georgian.
Whereas. The Wltham banking sys
tem. having banks located In a large
number of the counties In Georgia, the
a direct foreign booking of over 1760.- * am « being mar.’grd by hoards of dl-
600, although th* Individual capital of rectors, composed of about $00 of the
Report on Johnson Cato.
fipcrlef to The Georgian.
Augusta, Go., Aug. If.—Horre
Goodrich, of Hie board of health, n
a full report on the matter of the
■ ■. JH ■ gro itndrrtnkrr, Johnson, korpin
with nil due deference to tha fromere j body out of ihe ground too lens
of our present coneMlutlon the Istv of after the pegru acknowledged Ids
succession to the gubernatorial ehslr Is I mg In the fault and stating Hint
exreedlnelv crude nnd cumbersome.' I bought Hint tho body had keen
Under the present law, should the I,aimed before It reached here. It
governor he removed from offi-e j decided to let the cast drop,
through deeth. resignation or dlsnhllltv.
within six months of Ihe expiration nf
his term, the president of the senate
becomes governor, and serves out th* )
remainder of the t»rm: dqrin* nil of
wh'eh 11111- (he linin'? governor cun
perform all the functions of a regular.
of Georgia, and have accomplished , o | 0 purpose of our existence, and this
i widespread inlltience has always tiesn,
and will be used for nnd In behalf of j
clean government, Christian education, I
I temperance, highest standard uncom
mercial Integrity nnd for pure litera
ture: therefore.
Be It Resolved by the Wltham Bank-
era’ Association In convention assem- j
bled at Warm Spring* That we wcl- I
come Into the arena of Journalism The [
Atlanta 'Georgian, because It comes as j
a co-worker with us In the upbuilding ‘
of our commonwealth.
Because It comes as an enemy of j
hurtful and sensational publications, i
refusing to print for pay Iniquitous J
advertisements and lifting Its standard
above what Is generally known as ,
"yellow Journalism.”
Resolved further. That we use our
Influence to Introduce The Atlanta
Iv elected governor. In roll* of Hie
fart that he h"S been elected by Ihe
votes of orlv fqrtv-foor neranns. for
the house of representative* the poo.
ular hodv. has no voice whatever In
tho election of Hit* temporary govern
or. Worse stilt, twenty-three men out
of forty-four mav posalblv have made
this governor, who may now be called
upon to rrerelee some of the most Im
portant fitprllons nf this great office.
He mav he called upon to fill vacancies
In high office* of the state, both exse.
ntlve and Judicial Tha pardoning pow
er Is also hi* and It mav b# necessa
ry for him to suppress riots nnd put
down Insurrection, nnd desl with many
delicate and v)l»> matters touching our
relations w|Hi rhe Federal government
nr with other state*.
In vlttv of these fact* I feel sure
that our people wnnl no man In Ihe
governor’s offire unless he has been
sleeted to thnt high position by direct
vote* As a mniter ot fact, our ronstl-
tutlon never delegates this power, ex
cept where the people themselves have
MUST QUIT CHOIR
‘TER
AF
THIS MONTH
Mpnelfll lo Th*» Oroftfto#;
<*hAttftj)O0*o, T#nn„ Aur. XL- K*rc*n»
the recent edict of Iht i»op# of th«
(’•tholir tbuich women will not !>*• al
lowed to Hnu In the choirs nf the
Catholic church here after September
l f exc*i>tlnf In « few cmm when- la ic
Pinners have contruefa extending to f ,1# ‘
Unit of the year. The Wehop of thl«
dloceee hm» decided to bedn it turn Ho
rary arrangement to teat the matter,
n* It I* an Id that the edict U optional
with churchea.
ARION PIANO
f 137.50 Cash.
Where time U desired tho price i
i nllahtly adraneed. Guaranteed
ten years.
Write for any further Information
H. H. HALE,
170 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Gs.
moral Influence Into our bank* and
Into the home* of th* officers and pat
rons of the Wltham banks. I
Resolved further. That we today Join
hands with the management of this
clean newspaper in Its efforts to elevate i
the tone and character of the press of
the state of Georgia, and wish them-;
Godspeed. 1
At the Roll Call
VULCANITE
Will have the call. It’$ got it already.
Good on ail building!, flat or steep roofs.
‘YOU CAN PUT IT ON*
look for t™ 3 tr ade mark
C QiUMFltlD, Ptti dtal
ATLANTA SUPPLY CO., Sole State Agents,
29 and 31 South Forgyth Street. ATLANTA, GA.
c. 4. fftx. sumf«f.