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4 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.