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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TUESDAY. HK1TKMHER l.
AFTER MUCH TALK,
i COMMITTEE WILL
SEND FIRST REPORT
Gas Franchise Investigators
Hold Final Meet
ing.
HOKE SMITH’S SPEECH
BEFORE CONVENTION
Macon, Oa., Sept. (.—In accepting poeltlona who do not freely and heart-
The dove of peace and the eagle of
ar vied for first place at the apeclal
meeting of the gaa Investigating com
mlttee, held In the mayor's parlors
Tuesday morning. The meeting was
Hag one. It lasted several hours, at
.tii. end of which the committee was
at. nit at the point from which it had
siarted. It was decided to return the
former report to council unchanged.
In calling the meeting to order A1
d. rman James I,. Key, chairman, said
the purpose of the meeting was as to
w hether or not suit should be brought
agajnst the gas company, and If so. In
"list form. \
City Attorney James L. Mayson. aft
er discussing the matter at length,
stated that the city could not decide
upon the life of the gas company's
charter, but could only take the matter
to the court to decide whether or not
the company was overstepping the
hounds of Its 'contract which gave It
the right to distribute gas within one
mile of the center of the city. H
Letter to Council.
Attorney Mayson then put In writing
the following:
•To the Honorable Mayor and Gen
eral Council: We, the undersigned
special committee to whom was re
ferred the matter of Investigating the
rights and the franchise of the Atlanta
tins Light Company, beg leave to re
port:
"First. We recommend that the city
attorney Institute action of quo war
ranto In the superior court of Fulton
ounty to oust the Atlanta Oea Light
Company, If It claims to use the
etreeta of this city outside the one-mile
limit for the purposes of said com
pany.
"Further, to oust said company of
Its claim and use of streets of the city
for purposes of distributing gas for
any use other than lighting.”
Attorney Mayson said this would be
the only lines upon which the city
could proceed. No action was taken
on the paper, but It will doubtless be
brought up In council Tuesday after
noon, and there the real light will be
made.
* Tilt During Speaking,
Attorney Hammond, for the com
pany, stated that he council was too
fall- and Just minded to take from the
gns company the use of Its pipes out
side the city limits even tf It could and
It was not worth while to bring on liti
gation. He discussed the charter,
bringing out the point that the fran
chise was given for the city of Atlan
ta. and that aa the city hnd grown so
hi.-l the krork of the gas company, that
Atlanta was the same city, no matter
how much It spread. Ills argument
was based along the ethics Involved.
Toward the' close of his speech Mr.
Hammond again referred to the state
ment of Alderman Key. made before
cuncll, which wae In effect that lie
was prompted by no other motive than
hi* honest belief and the desire to win
the plaudits of the people In bringing
on the present fight.
“What Did You GatT”
Alderman Key Jumped to his feet
end asked:
"What do you work for; you were In
council, what did you then work for?"
Attorney Hammond said:
"I worked for what 1 thought was
right.”
“What did you get?' demanded Al
derman Key.
Attorney Hammond replied:
"I didn't get anything."
Alderman Key:
"Yea. that's It; you didn't do any
thing and you didn't got anything.”
Attomoy Hammond then stated that
It waa hla belief that the council would
never take anything from the gaa com
pany.
That Limitless Franchise.
Mr. Key then declared that the coun
ell should Inveattgata the merits of
the so-called limitless franchise which
the company claims to hold.
President Arkwright, of the gas com
pany, addrosssd the meeting. He stated
that the fight was not a personal one.
Mr. Key declared that he had been at'
lacked by the gas people every time
there was a meeting.
' Every time we meet you come and
lumber at me,” laid the alderman.
“Now, I put you on guard, I will in
the future lumber back. You may at
tack me from every aide. I have noth
ing In my private or public life I am
afraid to have brought before the pub
lic. You may talk aa much aa you
please, but I put you on notice. I will
give back aa much aa you will ever
give me, and probably more."
The gist of President Arkwright's
speech waa that although the gaa com
pany did not want a suit or the matter
taken Into courts. It was ready to take
up the matter whenever the city was,
end would be glad to get rid of the
question once and forever.
Curtis Favored Courts.
Councilman Curtis asked Mr. Ark
wright If It would not be better for the
• .imp,my to pay for the privilege of op
erating outside of the one-mile limit.
Mr. Arkwright replied that this had
been tried and was not a satisfactory
manner of settlement.
Councilman Curtis then stated that
h< wished to serve all his constituents.
>:. .oiling the gas company, to the best
of :>l- ability and that he believed the
salt would be the thing.
Alderman Key spoke again of the
personal trend the Investigation had al
ways taken.
Councilman Patterson stated that he
thought the gaa company was paying
an equitable amount to the city.
The committee then voted to return
the original report to council.
the nomination for governor from the
state Democratic convention Hon. Hoke
Smith spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
I accept through you from the Dem
ocrats of our state their call to serv
ice.
I thank you and them for the trust
oestowsd upon me.
The unanimity of their support Is
an Inspiration for the future.
The Issues which have been Involv
ed are of utmost Importance to all of
ua and to our children.
They carry us back to the days of
3868, when white civilisation waa at
stake, and to the constitutional con
vention of 1877, when Robert Toombs
was laying the foundation to protect
our people from corporate aggression.
We have determined that what was
done for us In those days will be pre
served and perfected for the future.
I thank God alao that this campaign
lias ugatn reunited all the Democrats
of Georgia under the old party nnme,
fighting for Democratic principles.
”1 Accept With Obligations.”
I accept the nomination for the of.
lice of governor charged with the or.
dlnary duties of the position and
certain specific obligation# created by
the canvass.
Let me slate briefly the specific ob
ligations:
The white voters of Georgia are to
he given the fullest opportunity to rule
In the state and to express their wish
es at the ballot box.
The party machinery must not be
used to promote the Interests of par
ticular candidates or to hinder the
wishes of the people.
Contributions of money by corpora,
tlona or apeclal Interests must be pre
vented In Georgia, and the use of money
by anybody to control elections must
lie stopped.
The political agents of the great cor
Mirations must be kept out of control
n the Democratic party machinery,
and the laws defining lobbying must be
enlarged, so that legislation will de
pend solely iiism argument, based upon
merit, and not upon political pull.
The free pass system must come to
an end, and the charge for transport
Ing passengers be reduced.
The people must be given a square
deal by the railroads.
While the railroads should receive
equal Justice before the law, the peo
ple must not be taxed to pay dividends
on the watered stocks and watered
bonds of railroad companies.
As a step toward solving the race
problem In Geoigla, a constitutional
amendment must be passed by the leg
islature and submitted to the people for
ratification providing for the protec
tion of the ballot box, so far as It can
constitutionally be done, against Igno
rant and purchasable negro votes.
These propositions have been fully
iresented to the voters of Georgia, and
lave received their overwhelming In
dnrsement.
To their accomplishment I p)edg>
every effort of my mind and heart.
Struggle Not Completed.
But we must not regard our recent
Iclory aa a completion of our struggle.
Next June the legislature will meet,
and with the first session of the leg
islature bills should be passed cover
Ing the Issues for which the people
have spoken.
With the close of the ballot box on
August it we bury, as fur ss possible
all the bitterness engendered by the
recent strife. '
You have embodied the principles for
which we fought In the plutform of the
Democratic party of the state.
We cordially Invite those who Were
not with us heretofore, to yield to the
Democratic principle of majority rule
and Join ua to give the people that for
which they have so overwhelmingly
declared.
While we cannot help loving those
who were the frisnds of our cause, we
will welcome new recruits who yield to
the party's voice, and we will harbor
no grudge agalnit them because they
were once our antagonists.
We ask every loyal Democrat In
Oeorgta from this dny on to give cor
dial support to the enunciated princi
ples of the party.
1 hope every Democratic nominee for
the state senate and for the house will
freely declare hla purpose to abide by
and support the party’s action.
Platform Mutt Be Supported.
It will be necessary to organise both
house* of the legislature with officers
who will support from thla day on th*
platform of the party.
If there are candidates for these
lly Join with us to enact Into legisla
tion the things for which the people
have voted, and the party spoken,
promises to them from those who are
with us should, be unhesitatingly with
drawn. v
Unless all resistance by Democrats
named for the senate and for the house
Is brought to an end, It will be neces
sary for caucus nominations to be
made for president of the senate and
speaker of the house.
We cannot afford for the senate or
the house to be organized except un
der officers who will carry out the
principles of our party platform.
I beg you to go bock to your homes
and talk to your nolmnees for the sen-
ute and for the house on this subject.
Urge them to come with us and to
publicly declare their purpose to do so.
We cannot afford to oppose a party
nominee, but If there are those who
have conscientious scruples against
the legislation to which the party Is
pledged, they owe It to their fellow
Democrats to resign their nominations
and let men who are willing to act
take their placet.
See How Nominees Stand.
I ask the delegates to this conven
tion to take thla question up at once
and team how the nominees for the,
legislature In their counties will stand.
There Is another message which
would have you carry back to the peo
ple at home.
We hfive declared against the use
of money to buy votes or hire work-
era In an election. I cannot too strong
ly commend this plank In our platform
to your loyal support. The blessings
which are to come from popular gov-,
eminent will never be ours, where
money Is spent to hire men to do po
litical work, or to debauch the Indi
vidual voter.
cannot excuse ourselves for
such a course by claiming that our op
ponents resort to those means, and
that we must do the same thing to de
feat them.
We cannot excuse ourselves for such
course by claiming that our oppo
nents resort to those means, and that
we must da the same thing to defeat
them.
We must not fight the devil with
fire. Fire la the devil's own weapon;
he will whip us with It. We must
fight the devil with truth.
We must oppose men who would use
Impure methods In an election by ap
pealing to the patriotism of the In
dividual voter, and by punishing the
guilty after the election.
All the class legislation which ex
ists throughout th* country cornea
from the use of money In politics. The
masses of the people cannot compete
with the great corporations In a po
litical struggle where money measures
the power for success. The might of
the masses would fall helpless before
the millions of the entrenched classes.
But there Is another reason for nb-
GRAY IS NAMED FOR
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
By JOHN C. REESE.
Bacon, Ga„ Sept. 4.—Hon. James R.
Gray, of Atlanta, editor of the Atlan
ta Journal, will be made national Dem
ocratic committeeman from Georgia If
a resolution. Introduced this afternoon,
by Hon. F. M. Longloy, of Troup, has
any weight
It was generally conceded that he
would get the position now held by
Hon. Clark Hotvell.
REPRESENTATION
FROM SIXTH DISTRICT
ON STATE COMMITTEE
hollowing Is the representation from
the Sixth district on the new state ex-
ecutlve committee, which waa omitted
Personnel of the committee
®‘" wh * r ® *n this edition:
n T5 ,h u D .V rlc L -J ' T - ' Val1 ' of Henry;
gv'Y; Holllngshead, of Baldwin; T. L.
Patteraon. of Spalding, and Sam Ruth-
erford, or Monroe.
SOME OF THE PLANKS
OF THE NEW PLATFORM
Macon, Ga., Sept. 4.—The Democratic
platform which waa adopted at the
session at the state convention thla af
ternoon recommends some radical
changes which Georgia Democrats will
have to stand for the future. It puts
the party aquarely on record In Geor
gia for certain reforms and the de
mands for these reforms are made In
no uncertain- manner. The following
are a few of the features among the
many planks:
Hon. William Jennings Bryan la In
dorsed for the Democratic presidential
candidate for 1908.
The abolition of conventions for the
nomination of governor and the sub
stitution of the majority rule.
Recommendation that candidates file
under oath Itemized statements of cam
paign expenses.
Law preventing lobbying.
Negro disfranchisement.
Doinestfcatioiv of foreign railroads In
Georgia.
Free passes denounced and law
recommended preventing giving them
away.
Change in election of state senators
to give each county with population of
20,000 a senator and to realstrlct the
state, making the senate to consist of
65 or 70 members Instead of 44 as at
present.
Present small number of senators Is
declared not to fully represent the peo
ple and to be easier to control than a
Inraor body.
Regulation of rates and railroads and
more powers for railroad commission.
Two-rent passenger fare and lower
freight rate, lower rates from Georgia
ports to interior points.
degrades the Individual voter
and takes from the state and the na
tion that Independent patriotism so
necessary from the Individual citizen.
The power and grandeur of a state
Is not to be measured by accumulated
ealth or by fertile fields. It Is to be
determined by the Intelligence and
harneter of her citizens.
While we appeal for the highest
sense of duty on the part of the indi
vidual voter, those of us who accept
office must never forget that we have
no higher official obligation than that
which we owe to the citizen who stays
at homo, desiring no office. Is pursuing
Ills dally calling, asking from us only
that his rights he guarded.
And as to 1908.
We have begun a contest for popu-
r rights and higher Ideals of civic
rlghteousncaa In Georgia, und our suc
cess will Inspire hops and action tie*
yond the borders of our state. It will
help to swell the tide which Is dally
rising throughout our eoutltry und
hlch promises In 1808 to sweep from
national power those who have permit
ted millions of people to be burdened
to crowd the coffers of a few million
aires.
We will do our part In the national
struggle, hut we must never forget
that here In Georgia nre certain op
portunities.
The dazltng hope of nntlonnl success
must never divert ua from accom-
llahmenta already assured here a(
tome If we continue our efforts.
Aa I have gone among the people of
our state for the past fourteen months,
my Inye for them has grown, until I
ould lay down my life to serve them.
I ask your help. That 1 may be able
to serve them faithfully and well will
be my constant prayer.
SPEECH OF NOMINATION
BY JAMES L. ANDERSON
BRIGHT’S DISEASE
KILLED OELRICHS
Special Wireless, via Bagaponrk, N.
T. steamship Kaiser Wilhelm Der
Ilrosso, Sept. 4.—Herman Oelrlchs died
very unexpectedly on the morning of
Saturday, September 1. Bright’s dis
ease was the cause which brought
death.
Mr. Oelrlchs was III when he came
aboard. He was under the doctor's
care, but waa In good spirits and per
sisted In keep about until Thursday.
Extreme weakness compelled him to re.
main In bed the last two days of his
life. He suddenly collapsed and be-
rama unconscious. He did not regain
his senses. The body will be taken to
s:
Macon, Oa., Sept. 4.—In placing the
name of Han. Hoke Smith In nomlna
tlon for governor, Hon. James L. An
derson, of Atlanta, spoke as follows
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention:
The very great honor la mine to pre
sent to the consideration of the con
vention, for nomination aa the candl
date of the Democrat! for the office of
governor of Georgia, the greatest living
Southerner, the Hon. Hoke Smith, of
Fulton county.
He has not claimed to he "divinely
called.” Thla hharge against the mod
esty of a great man waa bitter slander,
bom of desperation; and yet the hand
of Providence la In It. Is not that man
‘divinely called" who Is the efficient
Instrument to work the will of God and
redeem hla fellow man from political
slavery? Notwithstanding sneers and
vilification, I tell you, my friends, that,
through the force of this man and the
great end he Is to accomplish, he
wear In the thoughts of our children,
and of our children's children, a nimbus
about his head like those which the an
cient masters painted about the heads
of satnts.
1 do not hesitate to say that he has
a divine mission—a mission which, well
performed, ns he will perform It—
means the salvation of the South.
Mr. Chairman, a noble people, over
whom dark shadows had fallen, have
seen the light nnd rained a mighty
shout of Joy to high heaven. The way
Is now dear, and we are given a lead
er of power, courage and endurance,
and the South's redemption Is assured.
The election of Mr. Smith means a
grent deal more than the triumph of
one man In a contest between men.
This Is not the ascendency of a man,
but of vital principles; It means more
than the advancement of Georgia—It
means that the South will again as
sume Its high rank and place In na
tional affairs. It means that thh black
nnd sickening cloud of negro Inso-
'ence, which has darkened cur beauti
ful land these forty years, and caused
the heart of man to wither, must i>ass
away, and Ood'a blessed sunshine will
fall upon ua and make all nature green
abil beautiful. It means that the white
tnun will again govern hla own coun
try. nnd guvrrn It forever, without
suggestion from the negro nr his de
signing allies. It means that the ne
gro will no longer think of equality
with the white man—political or social;
that out homes and our wives, and
our daughters, will no longer be threat-
ened with his Inaolenee; Tils heart will
no longer be filled with malice toward
the white man—with murder, rape and
arson—but he will again become the
humble "tnarater” loving negro of ante
bellum days. It means the solution of
the "negro problem."
Crime of Fifteenth Amendment.
Mr. Chairman, with sincere convic
tion I Insist that the crime committed
against us by the passage of the fif
teenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States Is responsible for
the stench of negro Insolence, which
has blighted this glorious Southland,
and soiled Southern womanhood these
forty years; that political equulity, nnd
the thwarted hope of social equality,
hAve made of the old-time humble ne
gro a demon, with a heart full of ha
tred toward the white man. Mr.
Smith's victory means an end of this—
It means that the South, under hla
leadership, will appeal to and Convert
our brothers of the North and West.
The fifteenth amendment will ultimate
ly he repealed, and we shall realise the
glorious noonday of a united white peo
ple, In absolute control of the white
man’s country. Yes, Mr. chairman,
our Northern brothers must, and will,
undo and nullify the horrible crime
which they perpetrated against us, In
the heat of passion and the lust of
blood, at the cloae of the civil war.
The white man. even If unlettered, la
descended of a long line of noble an
cestors—to whom Is due this present
high order of civilisation; the white
mnn through centuries of toll and suf
fering. and through blood, snatched this
beautiful land from the savage, and
M! d< L?,.' Vll ‘ )er . ne *!' to blossom; It Is
*)!* ( 2 ler ' ,a,t *: In IU government und
hSJi. . doe * *!* need ,he al<l ot a seml-
.h. m.JY: on, J' r * c *ntly emerged from
M Africa? So have our
;r nd * °f 'he North endeavored to
u ~H lr, ' UIh ‘he fifteenth amend
ment. Thla doctrine. If carried to Its
1 Pereonriuslon, means that the ne-
° » 'he equal of the white man, and
Justtflea Booker Washington at Boose-
veil a lunch table or leading Wana-
maker'e daughter to dinner.
Mr. Chairman, the people of Georgia
have In no uncertain terms, and with
practice! unanimity, selected Mr. Smith
aa their champion nnd leader In the
great Impending struggle against cor
porate greed nnd corporate domination
of public affairs. The people ot Georgia
have done well. They have selected
a man powerful of mind and body, and
absolutely sincere of purpose, n man
w-hp will win the fight, relieve us from
corporate oppression and put aside the
little politicians who have been accus
tomed, at the Instance of Eastern Re
publican capital lata, and In the sacred
name of Democracy, to manipulate
Georgias affairs, to the untold Injury
of the people. They have selected n
man who will help us win all that to
meant by a united white people In the
full and complete enjoyment of a glorl-
oua heritage. Mr. Smith's victory doea
Indeed mean a united and not a divided
white people; a brotherhood North nnd
South. East and West—and In Georgia,
a glorious Democracy which has un
braced and assimilated our friends nnd
brothers, the Populists, and become
richer-blooded by virtue of the fact.
We Welcome Straying Brothers.
Mr. Chulrman, we have not. like oth
ers whom you may recall, Invited our
straying brothers back to the hall of
Democracy, and met them at the door
with bludgeons to beat out their
brains. We have met them at the
threshold with open arms, and wel
comed them as brothers Indeed; we
have not counted their sins against
them, but have accorded them equal
rights with ourselves In the Democratic
household.
Yea, Indeed, they are brothers. In
their veins flows the same noble blood
as In ours, and they have a common
right with us to the heritage which
Southern white men ore struggling' to
preserve unto themselves. And, yet,
we hrtve been told that the cause Is
tainted, which -Is supported by these
our brothers, and that the leader is
despicable who accepts their support.
Shame upon such lack of good faith
and manly candor; shame upon such
Democracy. 1 glory In the fart that
Mr. Smith has received and accepted
the supimrt and allegiance of these, otir
friends and brothers. I glory In the
fact that these, our brothers, who
have coine to us again, have come see
ing the right, and supporting the great
principles, upon which Mr. Smith's can-
dldacy Is based. 1 glory in the fact
thnt the former Populists—now Demo
crats—have supported Hoke Smith.
This la true Democracy—qld Iq princi
ple, hut discredited by the erstwhile
Georgia ring, who do not recognize
anything as Democracy which means
their overthrow.
White 8upremaoy the Cry.
My friends, let us all press forward—
as brothers, running together—under
the leadership of this strong man,
whom God has sent to ua In a time of
great need, and let ue establish In
Georgia, In the South—yea. In America,
the doctrine of everlasting white su
premacy. Let color be the line of de
marcation. Put It aquarely here. The
most Illiterate white man has, through
Inheritance,' noble conceptions, and
hears heavenly music, which neither
education or association can make per
ceptible to the negro. In whose soul the
darkness of savagery Is Just beginning
to fade Into twilight. No, the negro for
ages—perhaps always—must be the
servant of the white man: he has no
other place In a white man's country.
He shall not aspire to equality with the
white man. We must nullify—yes, re
peal—thla odious fifteenth amendment,
else, my friends—miserable thought—
the educated negro Is Justified In his
claim of social equality with the white
man, and In hla attentions to the white
man's daughter.
Mr. Chairman, It la not needful for
me to dwell upon the other great prin
ciples advocated by Mr. Smith.
Henceforth, the people of Georgia will
rule, and not powerful corporations
dominated by rich Eustrern Republi
cans; corruption and venality must dis
appear from politics and legislation;
the great railroads shall no longer grip
our throats and take our aubatanee
from.us. The victory means Just and
rightenua government for the people,
and by the people, provided the negro
Is thrust back to his proper poaltlon.
My friends, this latter consideration
(the negro's status) absorbs all others.
Another word, Mr. Chairman, the re
cent overwhelming Indorsement by the
people of Mr. Smith's candidacy for the
office of governor, la an Indorsement of
pure methods In politico, nnd an
Indorsement, of the man; It Is a
crushing rebuke to those who, forget
ful of the public welfare, and without
principles to support them, seek to at
tain personal ends through vile slan
der and perjured testimony. The peo
ple ot Georgia have pointed the lesson
that the character assassin Is despi
cable and shall not prevail.
I present Mr. Smith aa the champion
of the white people uf Georgia, and of
the South. Hie election will mean the
dawn of a new and glorious day.
‘STENSLAND IS THIEF,
SA YS HENR Y HERING
BOYKIN WRIGHT
IS
Big Surprise Sprung in
Tenth District Com
mittee.
By Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, Sept. 4.—"Stensland la a
thief; he always waa a thief; he waa
a thief before I knew him,” declared
Henry W. Herlng, former cathler of the
Milwaukee Avenue State bank. In the
county Jail today In answer to the
charges of Paul O. Stensland, the cap
tured bank looter, that the cashier In
stigated the plan to loot the bank.
Herlng was in a rage when he made
the declaration and Insisted that he had
no part In the plundering of the Instltu
tlon.
“It waa bom In him to fleece the bank
and rob the creditors," shouted Herlng
from hla prison cell. “He duped every
one that came In contact with him, and
I am one of hla victims.”
Stensland. now on the verge of pros
tratlon, la declared In cable dispatches
of today to have dragged Herlng Into
a bold conspiracy to fleece the Milwau
kee Avenue State bank out of Its rev
enues.
WIFE WILL GET ALIMONY
FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS
By 1'rlvste Leased Wire.
New York, Sept. 4.—Here la sad nswa
of more than ordinary Intereat to di
vorced men who keep without the New
York state lines to avoid payment of
alimony.
Under. the terms of a decision Just
handed down by Justice Glegertch. In
special term, part 1, of the supreme
court, Annie M. Shepard, who' some
two years ago got on absolute divorce
from her husband, Walter B. Shepard,
Is now about to get the greater. If not
all, of a legacy of (3,000 left to Shepard
by hla grandmother, who was the wid
ow of the late "Billy” Florence, the fa
mous comedian.
For nearly tan years Mrs. Shepard
has been waiting to collect arrears of
alimony from her former husband, who
has evaded punishment for contempt
of court In falling to pay the alimony
awarded to her by remaining out of
the Jurisdiction of the supreme court
and living In New Jersey. The decree
which Mrs. Shepard obtained from her
husband directs him to pay to her ali
mony at the rate of 15 a week and ft a
week for the support of her child.
There Is nearly ten years of arrears of
alimony due with Intereat and cost.
FULCH POISON MYSTERY
MAY SOON BE SOLVED
Rpcclnl to The Georgian.
Thomasvllle, Ga., Sept. 4.—After
many weeks of careful Investigation In
which one of the best detectives In the
South was employed, It Is believed that
tha Fulch poison mystery has been
solved. Ollte Cunningham and hla
wife, two negroes on the Fulch play,
are now In Jail .charged with at least
being Implicated In the poisoning.
W. G. Phillips, of tha Piedmont De
tective agency, of Atlanta, Is the man
who has ferreted out the case partial
ly. and he Is still at work, other de
velopments will likely follow. Mr.
Phillips has been on the scene for some
time nnd has worked In such a clever
way as to allay all suspicion as to the
object of his visit. On Friday he got
a search warrant and want to the
home of Ollte Cunningham. He search
ed the place and found over the door
a bottle containing arsenic and also
some rat poison. Arsenic was the
poison used In the desperate attempt
of the criminals to get rid of the mem
bers of the Fulch family for some time.
The officer believes he has proof to
convict her and her husband. When
asked ss to the motive Mr. Phillips
said that he had not yet completed hla
Investigations and did not care to
make any further statement other than
giving the facts above stated.
Other developments will likely fol
low.
EXPRESS FRANKS CALLED
IN BY ALL COMPANIES
tly Private Leaned Wire.
Washington. Sept. '4.—The express companies have called In their
"franks." They have notified the holders that their Interpretation of the
new railway rate regulation law makes them unlawful. Cabinet members,
senators, congressmen and heads of the government departments were
among the holdera.
Continued from Pag* On*.
SMITH NOMINATED;
PLATFORM ADOPTED
dripped perspiration In streams, but
did not seem to mind. A tiny rivulet
trickled off the chin of Congressmen
Hardwick and splashed onto his shirt
front. It didn't please him, for he
only spoke with renewed vigor as he
progressed to the close.
The cut and dried program for the
convention, as outlined In The Geor
gian of Monday, has bsen carrlsd out
to the letter and In the wind up late
In the afternoon there la lokely to be
no change.
Hpeclnl to The tjeorgtsn.
Mnntlcello, Ga., Sept. 4.—Contractor
Beeland haa begun work on Jaaper
county's new 150,000 court house, with
a large force of, workmen. Mr. Bee-
land says he will finish the house In
nine months.
BOTH DUELI3T8 FALL
AT FIRST DISCHARGE
By JOHN C. REESE.
Macon, Ga.. Sept. 4.—When tht
Tenth district delegates met this morn
ing to select executive committeemen
a big surprise was sprung when they
declined to recommend Boykin Wright
for the member at large from the state
and named Clem Dunbar Instead it
is understood that Hoke Smith told Mr
\\ right that Irrespective of what thev
commended, ■ he would Insist on
Wright's being named as a member at
large.
The Incident haa created a great deal
of comment about the lobby of the
Lanier.
E. H. McMIchael, of Marion, another
of the local school tax bill Is a candi
date for speaker pro tem. of the next
house and so far the only candidate.
TO WE ROWE
Private Detective Is Now
in Fulton County
’ Jail. * i
Claude E. Rowe, a private detective,
waa arrested Tuesday morning by the
city police on a warrant charging big
amy, sworn out before Justice of the
Peace E. H. Orf, the same official who
married him to a Miss Thomason about
two weeks ago.
The warrant was sworn out by
Charles Hairston, a brother-in-law of
the girl.
It Is claimed that the first wife of
Rowe, formerly Mary Jenkins, whom
he married In Alabama, Is now in At
lanta.
REVOLT IS ON FOOT
By Private Leased Wire,
Tucson, Arizona, Sept. 4.—Collls
Hubert, a Frenchman, and Leonardo
Villareal and Bruno Trvelno, Mexi
cans, were arrested earl today at Mow.
ry and Patagonia mining camps, where
many miners ore employed. The ar
rests were mode by Immigration In
spector Murphy and Rangers Olds and
Clark. It la charged that the men are
agitators who were attempting to or
ganise a force of Mexican miners to
attack Nogalea, Sonora, and capture
the customs house and the arsenal of
the rural*.
Letters found on the prisoners show
that their plans were directed by Mex
ican revolutionist leaden In St Louis.
The lettera also Indicated that the rev
olutionists have organizations in forty
cities and that they will become active
aa soon aa they can secure arms. Tbs
alleged agitators are In Jail at Norales,
Arizona.
Special to The Georgian.
Tamps, Fla., Sept. 4.—A vendetta
transported from Italy to Tampa re
sulted In a street duel Sunday night
and Instant death of both duelists.
Salvatore Cosencla, a resident of Tom-
pa for several years, and an unknown
... . Italian Just arrived, met on Ninth
S. G. McLendon, of Thomas, will be avenue and Seventeenth street and ex
Negro Shot: May Die.
Ed King, a negro, waa shot below
the heart Monday night In the alley
known as Pigeon rooet, between Cain
and Harris atresia. He wee sent to
the hospital and la In a serious con
dition. Call Officer* Dunton and Gal-
laher were sent to the scene of the
Shooting. They were told thst a negro
row hod taken place and that King
had been shot by a negro named Tim
Adams, who had made hla escape. No
arrests were made.
named for railroad commissioner and
nothing will be done In reference to
the appellate court.
This convention Is remarkable for
the abaencs of tho old regime usually
seen. It la a new crowd altogether.
Fulton Row Goes to Convention.
A resolution by Hooper Alexander re.
ferred the Pulton county two-headed
committee tangle to the resolutions
committee. A resolution by Longley,
of Troup, Indorsed James R. Gray for
his work In the campaign.
A resolution by J. M. Strickland, of
Spalding, recommended fixing primary
dates for the first Monday In June.
Reuben Arnold, of Fulton, offered a
resolution that nothing be done at thla
convention as to the appellate Judge
ships and that a duly regulated pri
mary be held later to select the can
didates.
Primary Plan Recommended.
Another resolution recommended the
South Carolina primary schedule. This
feature Is to be embraced In the plat
form.
It waa announced that the Fifth dis
trict at a caucus recommended that the
executive committee at large constat
ot eleven -members Instead of four.
A resolution was offered that a white
Democratic primary for state house
offices be held the third Wednesday In
July, 1808.
A contest Is on In the Atlantic circuit
for the acelcltorihlp. Livingston Kee
nan, the Incumbent, wsa defeated In the
face of the returns by seven plurality
by J. X. Norman. R. W. Sheppard waa
the third candidate. Keenan Is con
testing. demanding a recount of the
votes.
changed shots which resulted In both
men falling dead In their tracks within
five feet or each other.
City Father a Suicide.
Sedalla, Mo., Sept. 4.—W. F. Hans-
berger, a member of the city council,
and a prominent Democratic politician,
committed suicide yesterday at hla
home here.
THREE C0UPLE8 WED
AT HAMILTON, ALA,
Special, to The Georgian.
Hamilton, Ala, Sept. 4.—J. C. North-
Ington and Mlsa Chios Cashlon, J. B.
Brown and Mlsa Letha Thorn and R. B.
Harris and Mlsa Maud Ford have been
married here recently. The many
friends of the young couples wlah them
much success and happiness during life.
Accepts Walsh's Resignation.
French Lick, Ind., Sept. 4.—Thomas
Taggart, chairman of the Democratic
national committee, announced that he
has accepted "with pleasure and with
out comment" the resignation of
Charles A. Walsh, committeeman from
Iowa.
Salaetlng Contestants.
fipcclnl to The Georgian.
Covington, Oa., Sept. 4.—Professor
G. C. Adams, the county school com
missioner of Newton county, la mak
ing preparations for the selection of
contestants to represent Newton at the
atate oratorical contest to be held at
the elate fair In October.
John 8. Cargill.
John S. Cargill, 65 years old. a vet
eran of the civil war, died at his real-
dence, 188 Capitol avenue, Sunday last.
The body waa carried to Coldmbua, Oa.,
his former home, at 5:10 o'clock Tues
day morning for funeral services and
I nterment. He la survived by hie wife
ind three children, E. K. Cargill, of
Columbus: James A. Cargill, of At
lanta, and F. L. Cargill, of Dallas,
Texas. Mr. Cargill had been in III
health several months prior to bis
death.
By Private Leased Wire.
Lahore, India, Sept. 4—Disastrous
floods have occurred In the Bohar dis
trict In the basin of the Ganges, and
result an enormous amount of
damage has been caused. The Inhab
itants of the region, who hare lost ev
erything, are on the verge of rioting.
ALLEGED LYNCHER
PLACED ON TRIAL
By Private Leased Wire.
Raleigh, N. C„ Sept. 4.—The case of
George Gentle, one of the mob of
lynchers who hanged three negro mur
derers at Salisbury recently, waa plac
ed on trial there today.
Hla trial will end the prosecution of
lynchers, only one man having been
convicted previously, although thous
ands were alleged to have been In the
mob.
CHARLE8 RODGERS
L08E8 AT CINCINNATIN
Special to The Georgian.
Cincinnati O, Sept. 4.—Cheered on
by a contingent of society glrla, Nelson
Peebles, a Cincinnati boy, defeated the
Tennessee champion, Charles Rodger*,
In the gentlemen’s singles In the trl-
itate tennis tournament Tuesday
morning. The score waa 1-4, 4-1,
R. D. Little, the Eastern champion,
defeated J. Cowing by a score of 6-1.
1-1.
Frank Garrison) defeated Paul Gard
ner, of Chicago, 6-1, (-4.
In men’s singles. Dr. Karl Little,
Southern champion, defeated John
Wentxel, 6-1. 6-0.
In men's singles Monday, Dr. Karl
Little defeated R. L. Loeach, 6-1. 4-6.
6-2.
Paul Gardner defeated Percy Cox,
6-1. 6-1; L. Cowing defeated B. C. De
camp, (-4. i-t.
SENATOR TELLER
IN A RUNAWAY
By Private Leased Wire.
Lewiston, Idaho, Sept. 4.—While
driving Into Lewiston, United States
Senator Teller, Mrs. Teller, Judge Nor
man Buck and Mlsa Hattie Moore, the
two latter relatives of 8enator Teller,
narrowly escaped Injury when the team
which the senator waa driving r»s
away. The horses ran half a mile be
fore he could control them. Mrs. Teller
waa suffering from nervousness after
the runaway.