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•TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
AFTER MUCH TALA,
COMMITTEE WILL
SEND FIRST REPORT
Gas Franchise Investigators
Hold Final Meet
ing.
HOKE SMITHS SPEECH
BEFORE CONVENTION
Macon, Oa.. Sept. 4.—In accepting positions who do not freely and heart-
TJie dove of peace and the eagle of
" ir vied for flrat place at the apeclal
meeting of the gas Investigating com
mittee, held In the mayor 1 * parlor*
Tneaday morning. The meeting wt* a
Ions one. It looted several hour*, at
ilie end of which the committee wa*
about at the point from whlch.lt had
•t.irted. It waa decided to return the
former report to council unchanged.
In calling tha meeting to order Al
derman Jamea L. Key, chairman, «ald
the purpone of the meeting waa a* to
whether or not ault should ba brought
against the gas company, and If ao, In
w hat form.
City Attorney James I.. Mayson, aftl
tr discussing the matter at length,
suited 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 wa* overstepping the
hounds of Its contract which gave It
the right to distribute gas within on*
mile of the center of the city.
Latter to Council.
Attorney Mayson then put In writing
the following:
“To the Honorable Mayor and Gen
eral round!: We, the undersigned
spedsl committee to whom was re-
Jcrrrd the matter of Investigating the
.fights and the franchise of the Atlanta
ifias Light Company, beg leave to re
'port;
"First. We recommend that the city]
attorney Institute dbtton of quo war-
eento In the superior court of Fulton
laounty to ouat the Atlanta Gaa Light
Company, If l| claims to us* tha
J reels of this city outside the one-mile
mlt for ths purposes of said com-
1 *eny. I
“Further, to oust said company of
Ms claim and use of streets of tha city
Icr purposes ,,f illatrllmtlug gas f, r
Irv ua* ntlmr thnn IIs/MIkm ’
the nomination for governor from the
state Democratic convention Hon. Hoke
Smith apoko as follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
1 accept through you from the Dem-
ocrats Of our state their call to serv
ice,
I thank you and them for the trust
oestowed 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
us and to our children.
They carry us back to the day* of
1888, when white civilisation wa* at
stake, and to the constitutional con
vention of 1877, when Robert Toombs
was laying the foundation to protect
our people from corporate aggreeatun.
We have determined that what was
done for us In those day* will be pre
served and perfected for the future.
I thank God also that this campatgn
•ry use other than lighting. 1 ■
Attorney Mays',n mill thi» w. nld ti
the only lines upon which the city
ecuid proceed. No action wag taken
on ths 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 ha rouncll.waa too
fslr and Just minded to take from the
gaa company the use of Its pipes out
side the city limits even If It could and
It wee not worth while to bring on liti
gation. He discussed the charier,
bringing out the point that the fran
chise wo* given for the city of Atlan
ta and that as ths city had grown so
had the Work of the gas company, that
Atlanta waa the same city, no matter
how much It spread. Hlr argument
was nosed along the ethlee Involved.
Toward the close of his- speech. Mr.
Hammond again referred to the state-
, meat of Alderman Key, made before
council, whlcn was In effect thnt he
waa phnnpted bv no other motive than
his. honest belief and the desire to win
the plaudits of the people In bringing
on the present light.
"What Did Yeu Get 7"
Alderman Key jiimped to Ids feet
and
"What do you work fori you were In
council, what did you then work for?"
Attorney Hammond said:
“I worked for what 1 thought was
right."
“What did you getr demanded Al-
dennnn Key.
Attorney Hammond replied
"I didn't get anything."
Alderman Key:
"Yea that’s it; you didn't do any
thing and you dldn t get anything."
Attorney Hammnnd then stated that
It waa hie belief that the council would
never take anything from the gas com
pany.
That Limitless Franchise.
Mr. Key then deolared that tha coun
cil should inve.-tigato the merit* of
the so-called ltmltlee* franchise which
the company clalma to hold.
President Arkwright, of the gas com
psny, addressed the meeting. He stated
that the tight waa not a personal one.
' Mr. Key declared that he had been at-
i tacked by tbe gas people every time
; there was a meeting.
"Every time we meet you come and
lumber at me,” aald the alderman.
“Now, I put you on guard, I will In
the future lumber bade. You may at
tack me from every aide. I have noth
ing In my private or publlo life I am
afraid to have brought before the pub
lic You may talk as much as you
Please, but I put you on notice, I will
give back as much as you will ever
give me, and probably more."
The gist of President Arkwright's
speech was that although the gas com
pany did not want a ault or the matter
taken Into courts. It was ready to take
up the matter whenever the rlty waa,
end would be glad to get rid of the
question once and forever.
Curtis Faversd Courts.
Councilman Curtis asked Mr. Ark
wright If It would not b* better for the
company to pay tor tha privilege of op
erating outatde of the one-mile limit.
Mr. Arkwright replied that this had
been tried and was not a satisfactory
manner of settlement.
Councilman Curtis then elated that
he wished to serve all hla constituents.
Including the gas company, to the best
of his ability and that he believed the
suit would be the thing.
Alderman Key spoke again of the
personal trend the Investigation had al
ways taken.
Councilman Patterson stated that he
th-.ught the gas company was paying
an equitable amount to the city.
The committee then voted to return
the original report to council.
BRIGHT’S DISEASE
KILLED OELRICHS
Special Wireless, via Sagaponck, K.
T, Steamship Kaiser Wilhelm Der
Gross*. Sept. 4.—Herman Oelrlrha died
very unexpectedly on the morning of
Saturday, September 1. Bright’s dis
ease waa the cause which brought
death. '
Mr. 0*1 rich* was 111 when he came
aboard. He was - under the doctor's
care, but was In good spirit* and per
sisted In keep about until Thursday.
Extreme weakness compelled him to re.
main in bed tbe last two days of his
life. He suddenly collapeed and be-
I eame unconscious. He did not regain
** senses. Th* body will be taken to
r
ho* again reunited all the Democrat)!
of Georgia under the old party name,
nghtlng for Democratic principle*.
Accept With Obligations."
I accept the nomination for the of
fice of governor charged with the or
dinary duties of the position and with
certain specific obligations created by
the cAnvuss.
bet me state briefly the'specific ob
ligations:
The white voters of Georgia are to
be given tbe fullest opportunity to rule
in the state and to express their wish
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 ths people.
Contributions of money by corpora
tions or special Interests must be pre
vented in Georgia, ami the use.of mono*
by anybody to control elections must
be stopped,
The political agents of the great cor
porations must he kept out of control
In the Democratic party machinery,
and the laws defining lobbying must be
enlarged, so that legislation will de
pend solely upon argument, bused 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 com panics.
As a step toward solving the race
problem In, Georgia, a constitutional
amendment must be passed by the leg
islature and submitted to the |>eop|e 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 proposition* have been fully
presented to tbe voter* of Georgia, and
have received their overwhelming in
dorsetnent.
their accomplishment I pledge
every effort of my mind and heart.
Struggle Not Completed,
llut we must not regard our recent
victory as 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
Imve spoken.
With the close of the ballot box on
August 23 we bury, as far as possible
all the bitterness engendered by 'the
recent strife.
You have embodied the principles for
which we fought In the platform 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 us to give the people that for
which they have so overwhelmingly
declared.
While we cannot help loving those
who were the friends of our cause, we
will welcome new' recruits who yield to
the party's voice, and we will harbor
no grudge against them because they
were once our antagonists.
We ask every loyal Democrat In
Georgia from this day on to give cor
dial support to the enunciated princi
ples of the party.
I hope every Democratic nominee for
the state senate and for the house will
freely declare his purpose to abide by
and support the party's action.
Platform Must Be Supported.
It will be neceeeary to organise both
houses of the legislature with officers
who will support from this day on the
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.
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 back to your homes
and talk to your nolmnees for the sen
ate and for the house on this subject.
Urge them to come with us and to
puDllcty 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 ihelr nominations
and let men who are willing to act
take their places.
See How Nominsts Stand.
I ask the delegates to this conven
tion to taka this question up at once
and learn how the nominees for the
legislature In their counties will stand.
There Is another message which I
would have you carry back to the peo
ple at home.
We huve declared against the use
of money to buy Votes or hire work
ers 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
ernment will never be ours, where
money Is spent to hire men to do po
litical work, or to debauch the Indi
vidual voter.
We cannot excuse ourselves for
such a course by claiming that our op
ponents resort to those means, and
that we mustFdo the same thing to de
feat them.
We cannot excuse ourselves f«»r such
course by claiming that our oppo
nents resort to those means, and that
we tqtist do the same thing to defeat
them.
must ifot fight the devil with
fire. Kir® Is th® devil's own weapon;
he will whip us with It. We must
fight the devil with truth.
We must on pose men who would us?
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 the country comes
from the use of money In polities. The
masses ‘of the people cannot compete
with the great corporations In a po
litical itruxfcle where money measures
the power for success. The might of
the masses would fall helpless before
the millions of the entrenched classes.
Hut there Is another reason for ob
jecting to the use of money In politics.
Its use degrades the Individual voter
and takes from the state and the na
tion that Independent patriotism sr.
necessary from the Individual citizen.
The power and grandeur of n state
Is not to be measured by accumulated
wealth or by fertile fields. It Is to be
determined by the Intelligence and
character 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 thnt we have
no higher official obligation than that
which we owe to the citizen who stays
at home, desiring no office. Is pursuing
his dally calling, asking from us only
thut his rights be guarded.
And as to 1908.
We have begun a contest for popu
lar rights and higher Ideals of civic
righteousness In Georgia, and our suc
cess will Inspire hope and action be*
yutMl the borders of our state. It will
help to swell the tide which Is dally
rising throughout our country and
which promises In 1008 to sweep from
national power those who have permit
ted millions of people to be burdened
to crow'd the coffers of a few million
aires.
We will do our part In the national
struggle, but we must never forget
thnt here In Georgia are certain op
portunities.
The dazling hope of national success
must never divert us from accom-
dlshments already assured here at
tome If we continue our efforts.
As I have gone among the people of
our state for the past fourteen months,
my love for them has grown, until 1
ould lay down my life to serve them.
I ask your help. That I may be able
to serve them faithfully and well # wlll
be my constant prayer.
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 committeemen from Georgia If
a resolution, Introduced this afternoon,
by Hon. F. M. Longley, of Troup, ha*
any weight.
It wa* generally conceded that he
would get the position now held by
Hon. Clark Howell.
REPRESENTATION
FROM SIXTII DISTRICT
ON STATE COMMITTEE
Following le the representation from
the Sixth district on the new state ex
ecutive committee, which waa omitted
from the personnel of the committee
printed elsewhere In this edition:
T - Wall, of Henry;
D. \\. Holllngqhead, of Baldwin: T. 1.
Patterson, of Spalding, and Sam Ruth,
erford, of 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 this aL
ternoon recommends some radical
changes which Georgia Democrats will
have to stand for the. future. It put*
the party squarely 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 feature* among the
many planks:
Hon. William Jennings Bryan Is In
dorsed for the Democratic presidential
candidate for 1908.
The abolition of convention* for the
nomination of governor and the sub
stitution of the majority rule.
Recommendation that candidates file
under oath Itemised statements of cam
paign expellees.
Law preventing lobbying.
Negro disfranchisement.
Domestication of foreign railroads In
Georgia.
Frye passes denounced and law
recommended preventing giving them
away.
Change tn election of state senators
to give each county with population of
20,000 a senator and to redlstrlct the
state, .making the senate to consist of.
85 or 70 members Instead of 44 as at
present.
Present small number of senators Is
declared not to fully represent the peo
pie and to be easier to control than a
larger body/
Regulation of rates and railroads and
more powers for railroad commission.
Two-cent passenger fare and lower
freight rate, lower rates from Georgia
ports to Interior points.
SPEECH OF NOMINATION
BY JAMES L. ANDERSON
Macon, Ga., Sept. 4 —In placing the
mime of Hon. Hoke Smith In nomina
tion for governor, Hon. Jamea L. An
derson, of Atlanta, spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention:
The very great honor Is mine to pre
sent to the consideration of the con
ful Innd these forty years, anil caused
the heart of man to wither, must pose
away, nml God's blessed sunshine will
fall upon us und make all tmlure green
and beautiful. It means that the white
imin will again govern hla own coun
try, ami govern It forever, without
suggestion from the negro or his (le
signing allies. It means that the ne<
gro will no longer think of equality
vent Ion, for nomination as the candt- I with the white man—political or social
date of the Democrats for the olltre of
governor of Georgia, the greatest living
Southerner, the lion. Hoke Smith, of
Fulton county.
He has not claimed to be "divinely
called." This charge against the mod
esty of a great man was bitter slander,
born of desperation; and yet tbe hand
of Providence Is In It. Is not that man
"divinely called” who Is the efficient
Instrument to work the wilt of God and
redeem hts follow man from political
slavery? Notwithstanding sneers and
vlllffratlon. I tell you, my friends, that,
through the force of this man and the
great end he Is to accomplish, he will
wesr In the thoughts of our children,
and of our children's children, a nimbus
about his head like those which the
dent masters painted about the heads
of saints.
1 do not hesitate to say that he has
a divine mission—a mission which, well
performed, ss 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 and raised a mighty
shout of Joy to high heaven. The way
Is now clear, and we are given a lead
er of |>ower, courage and endurance,
and the South's redemption Is assured.
The election of Mr. Smith means a
great 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 th* South will again as
sume Its high rank and place In na
tional affairs. It means that the black
and sickening cloud of negro Inso
lence, which has darkened our beautl-
thni our homes and our wives,
our daughters, will no longer be threat
ened with his Insolence; his heart will
no longer be tilled with malice toward
th* white man—with murder, rape and
arson—but he will again become the
humble "marwter" loving negro of ante
helium 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 potltlral equality, and
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 his
leadership, will appeal to and convert
our brothers of the North and West.
The fifteenth amendment will ultimate
ly be repealed, and we shall realize the
glorious noonday of a united white peo
ple, In absolute control of the white
man's country. Ye*. ,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 close of the civil war.
The white man, even If unlettered. Is
descended of a long line of noble an
cestor*—to whom I* due this present
high order of civilisation: the white
maty through centuries of Coll and suf
fering. and through blood, snatched this
beautiful land from tbe savage, and
P**® tt *'Hd«rn®sa to blossom; It Is
Jn government and
25£ o1 . do€B h . e necd th * a,<1 ot a wml.
barbarian, only recently emerged from
?* *2* Africa? 8o have our
friends of the North endeavored to
teach U» through the fifteenth amend
ment. Thlrt doctrine. If carried to Its
proper conclusion, means that the ne-
f ro *«s? white man, and
justifies Hooker Washington at Roose
velts lunch table or lending Wana-
moker s daughter to dinner.
Mr. Chairman, the people of Georgia
have, In no uncertain terms, and with
practical unanimity, selected Mr. Smith
as their rtiamplon and lender in the
great Impending struggle against cor-
p ? rat 2.. E ' r '' d and corporate domination
of public affairs. The people of Georgia
have done well. They have selected
« man powerful of nilnd and body, and
absolutely sincere of purpose, a inun
who will win the fight, relieve tia from
ccrpor'te oppression at)*! put aside the
lime poll!(clans who have been accus
tomed, at the instance of Eastern Re
publican capitalists, and In the sacred
name of Democracy, to manipulate
Georgina offulrs, to the untold Injury
of the people. They have selected u
man who will help us win all thnt In
meant by a united white people in the
ru!l and complete enjoyment of a glori
ous heritage. Mr. .Smith’s victory docs
Indeed mean.a united and not a divided
white people; a brotherhood North and
“ottth. East and West—‘and In Georgia,
o glorious Democracy which has «»n-
bn*ced # nnd assimilated our friends and
brothers, the Poptilhtn. and become
richer-blooded In' virtue of the fact.
We Welcome Straying Brothers.
Mr. (ii.tlrmnn, we have not. like oth
ers whom you may recall, Invited otic
straying brothers back to the hall of
Democracy, nnd met them at the door
with bludgeons to bent out their
brains. We have met them at the
threshold with open arms, nnd wel
comed them us brothers Indeed; we
have not counted their sins against
litem, but hnve accorded them equal
rights with ourselves In the Democratic
household.
Yes, Indeed, they tire brothers. In
Ihelr veins down the same noble blood
os In ours, and they have a common
right with ps to 'the heritage which
Southern white men are struggling to'
preserve unto t Odin selves. And. yet
wo hnve been told that the cause Is
tainted, which is- supported by these
(Mir brut hern, nnd that the leader Is
despicable who accepts their support.
Shame upon such lack of good faith
nnd manly candor; shntne ufmn such
Democracy. 1 glory In the fact thnt
Mr. Smith has received and accepted
the support and allegiance of these, our
friends nnd brothers. ( glory In the
fart thnt these, our brother*. \
hnve come to us agolh.-hnve come s_.
Ing the right, nnd supporting the great
principles upon which Mr. Smith's can
didacy Is bused. 1 glory In the fact
that the former Populists—now Demo
crats—have supported Hoke Smith
This Is true Democracy—old lij prlnti-
pie, but discredited by the erstwhile
Georgia ring, who do not recognise
anything ns Democracy which menus
their overthrow.
White Supremacy 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 us In a time of
great need, and let us establish In
Georgia, In the South—yes, In America,
the doctrine of everlasting white su
premacy. Let color be the line of de
marcation. Put It squarely here. The
most Illiterate white man has, through
Inheritance, noble conceptions, and
hear* 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
nges—perhapa always—must be the
servnnt of the white man; he has no
other place In a white man's country,
lie shall not aspire to equality with the
white man. We must nullify—yes, re
peal—this odious fifteenth amendment
else, my friends—miserable thought—
the eduented negro Is justified In his
claim of social equality with the white
man, and In his attentions to the white
man's daughter.
Mr. I'hnlrninn, It Is 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 Kustern Republi
cans; corruption and venality must dis
appear from politics and legislation:
the great railroads shall no longer grip
our throats and take our substance
from us. The victory means just and
righteous government for the people,
and by the people, provided the negro
Is thrust back to his proper •position.
My friends, this latter consideration
(the negro's status) absorbs all others.
Another word, 51 r. Chairman, the re
cent overwhelming Indorsement by the
people of 5lr. Smith's candidacy for the
office of governor, Is an Indorsement of
pure methods In politics, and
Indorsement of the man; It Is
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 of Georgia have pointed the lesson
that the character assassin Is despi
cable and shall not prevail.
I present Mr. Smith as the champion
of the white people of Georgia, and of
the'South. His election will mean the
dawn of a new and glorious day.
‘STENSLANDIS THIEF,’
SA YS HENR Y HERING
By Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, Sept. 4.—“Stensland Is a
thief; he always was a thief; he waa
a thief before I knew him,” declared
Henry W. Herlng. former cashier 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 Institu
tion.
"It was born In him to fleece the bank
and rob the creditors," shouted Herlng
from his prison cell. “He duped every
one that came In contact with him, and
I am one of hls victims.”
Stensland. now on the verge of pros
tration, Is declared In cable dispatches
of today to have dragged Herlng Into
a bold conspiracy to fleece the Milwau
kee Avenue State bank out of lta rev'
enue*.
WIFE WILL GET ALIMONY
FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS
By Private Leased'Wire.
New York, Sept. 4.—Here Is sad news
of more than ordinary Interest 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 Giegerlch, In
special term, part I, of the supreme
court, Annie M. Shepard, who some
two year* ago got an absolute divorce
from her husband, Walter B. Shepard.
Is new about to gr*t the greater. If not
all. of a legacy of $3,000 left to Shepard
by hls grandmother, who was the wid
ow of the late “Billy'' Florence, the fa
mous comedian.
For nearly ten years Mr*. 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 nt the rate of $5 a week and $3 a
week for tho support of her child.
There Is nearly ten years of arrears of
alimony due with Interest and cost.
BOYKIN WRIGHT
IS
Big Surprise Sprung
Tenth District Com
mittee.
By JOHN C. REESE.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 4—When the
Tenth district delegates met this morn-
Ing to select executive committeemen
a big aurprise waa sprung when they
declined to recommend Boykin Wright
for the member at large from the stats
and named Clem Dunbar Instead it
Is understood that Hoke Smith told Mr
Wright that Irrespective of what thev
commended, he would Insist 0 s
Wright's being named as a member *t
large.
The Incident has created a great flesl
of comment about the lobby of tha
Lanier.
E. H. McMIchael, of Marlon, another
of the local school tax bill Is a candl-
date for speaker pro tem. of the next
house and >o far the only candidate.
TO CLAUDE ROWE
Private Detective Is Now
in Pulton County
. Jail. ,
FULCH POISON MYSTERY
MAY SOON BE SOLVED
S[n.'lnl to Tlr 1 (leoreltw.
Thoraaavllle, Ga„ Sept. 4.—After
many weeks of careful Investigation In
which one of the best detectives In the
South was employed. It I* belleved-that
the Fulch poison mystery has been
solved, Ollle Cunningham and hls
wife, two negroes cn the Fulch place,
are now In Jail charged with at least
being Implicated In the poisoning.
W. G. Phillips, of the Piedmont De
tective agency, of Atlanta. Is the man
who has ferreted out the case partial
ly. nnd he Is still nt work. Other de
velopments will likely follow. Mr.
Phillips has been on the scene for some
time end has worked In such a clever
1 way o* to allay all suspicion a* to the
object of hls visit. On Friday he got
a search warrant and went to the
home of Ollle 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 atteVpt
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 ns to the motive 5fr. Phillips
said that he had not yet completed hls
Investigation* and did not care to
make any further statement other than
giving the facts above stated.
Other developments will likely fol
low.
Claude E. Rowe, a private detective,
wa* arrested Tuesday morning by ths
city police on a warrant charging big-
qmy. sworn out before Justice of ths
Peace E. H. Orr, the same official who
married him to a Miss Thomason about
two weeks ago. •
The warraht was sworn out by
Charles Hairston, a brother-in-law ot
the girl.
It Is claimed that the flrst wife ot
Rowe, formerly Mary Jenkins, whom
he married In Alabama, Is now In At
lanta.
EXPRESS FRANKS CALLED
IN BY ALL COMPANIES
By t*rlvnt»» LenstNl Wire.
Washington. 8*pt. 4.—The express companies have called In their
"frank*/’ Tney hnve notified the holders that their Interpretation of th*
new railway rate regulation law makes them unlawful. Cabinet memoei
senators, congressmen nnd heads of tho government department* were
among the holders.
Continued from Page On*.
SMITH NOMINATED;
PLATFORM A DOPTED
Negro Shot; Msy Die.
Ed King, a negro, waa shot below
the heart Monday night In ths alley
known as Pigeon roost, between Catn
and Harris streets. He was sent to
the hospital and Is In a serious con
dition. Call Officers Dunton and Gal-
laher were sent to the scene of the
shooting. They were told that a negro
row had taken place and that King
had been shot by a negro named Tim
Adams, who had made hls escape. No
arrests were mad*.
dripped perspiration In streams, but
did not seem to mind. A liny rivulet
trickled off the chin of Congressman
Hardwick nnd sploshed onto hls shirt
front. It didn’t please him. for he
only spoke with renewed vigor as he
progressed to the close.
The cut nnd dried program for the
convention, ns outlined In The Geor
gian of Monday, has been carried out
to the letter and In the wind up late
In the afternoon there I* lokely to be
no change.
Special to The Georgian.
Montlrello, Ga., Sept. 4 Contractor
Beeland has begun work on Jasper
county's new 850,000 court house, with
a large force of workmen. Mr. Bee-
land says'he will finish the house In
nine months.
BOTH DUELIST8 FALL
AT FIRST DISCHARGE.
Special to The Georgian.
Tampa, 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 Tam
pa for several years, and an unknown
Itallnn Just arrived, met on Ninth
u ,, , . . ... , iittimu jin*l urriYeu, iiiev on AIDin
S. G. McLendon, of Thomas, will b# avenue and Seventeenth street and ex-
named for railroad commissioner and
nothing will be done In reference to
the appellate court.
This convention Is remarkable for
the absence of the old regime usually
seen. It Is a new crowd altogether.
Fulton Row Ooee to Convention.
A resolution by Hooper Alexander re
ferred th* Fulton county two-headed
committee tangle to the resolutions
committee. A resolution by Longley,
of Troup, Indorsed James R. Gray for
hls work In the campaign.
A resolution by J. U. Strickland, of
Bpaldlng, recommended fixing primary
dates for the first Monday In June.
Reuben Arnold, of Fulton, offered a
resolution that nothing be done at this
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-
changed shots which resulted In both
men falling dead In their tracks within
five feet of each other.
form.
It was announced that the Fifth dis
trict at a caucus recommended that the
executive committee at large consist
of 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, 1108.
A contest Is on In the Atlantic circuit
for the sctlcltorshlp. Livingston Kee
nan. the Incumbent, was defeated tn the
face of the returns by seven plurality
by J. N. Norman. R. W. Sheppard was
the third candidate. Keenan Is con
testing, demanding a recount of the
votes.
THREE COUPLE8 WED
AT HAMILTON, ALA,
Special to The Georgian.
Hamilton, Ala., Sept. 4.—J. C. North-
Ington and Miss Chloe Cash Ion,. J. B.
Brown and Miss Letha Thorn and R. B.
Harris and Miss Maud Ford have been
married here recently. The many
friendg of the young couples wish them
much success and happiness during life.
Accepts Walsh's Resignation.
French Lick, lnd., Sept. 4.—Thomas
Taggart, chairman of the Democratic
national committee, announced that he
bus accepted “with pleaaure and with
out comment" the resignation- of
Charles A.' Walsh, committeeman from
Iowa.
City Father a Suicide.
Sedalla, Mo., Sept. 4—W. F. Hana-
berger, a member of the city council,
and a prominent Detry«■ ratio politician,
committed suicide yesterday at hla
home here.
Selecting Contestants.
Kpecldt to The Georglsn.
Covington, Ga., Sept. 4.—Professor
G. C. Adams, the county school com
missioner Of Newton county. Is mak
ing preparations for the selection 6t
John 8. Cargill.
John S. Cargill, 85 years old, a vet
eran ot the civil war, died at hls resi
dence, 188 Capitol avenue, 8unday last.
The body was carried to Columbus, Ga.,
hls former home, at 5:10 o’clock Tues
day morning for funeral services and
Interment. He Is survived by hls wife
and three children, E. K. Cargill, of
Columbus; James A. Cargill, of At
lanta, and F. I.. Cargill, of Dallas,
Texas. Mr. Cargill had been In III
health several months prior to hls
death.
REVOLT 15 UN FOOT
By Private Leased Wire.
Tucson, Arlsona, Sept. 4.—Coins
Hubert, a Frenchman, and Leonard)
Villareal and Bruno Trvelno, Mexi
cans, were arrestod earl today at blow- .
ry and Patagonia mining camps, where
many miners are employed. The ar
rests were made by Immigration In
spector Murphy and Rangers Olds and
Clark. It Is charged that the men are
agitators who were attempting to or
ganise a force of Mexican miners to
attack Nogales, Sonora, and capture
the customs house and the areenal of
the rural*.
Letters found on the prisoners show
that their plana were directed by Mex
ican revolutlonlxt leaders In St. Louis.
The letter* also Indicated that the rev
olutionists have organisations In forty
cities and that they will become active
as soon as they can secure arms. Ths
alleged agitators are In Jail at Nogalea
Arlsona.
Ily Private Loaned Wire.
Lahore, India, Bept. 4—Disastrous
floods have occurred In the Bohar dis
trict In the basin of the Ganges, and
as a result an enormous amount of
damage has been caused. The Inhab
itants of th* region, who have lost ev
erything, are on the verge of rioting.
ALLEGED LYNCHER
PLACED ON TRIAL
By Private Leoieti Wire.
Raleigh, N. C., Bept 4.—The case of
George Gentle, one of the mob of
lynchers who hanged three negro mur
derers at Salisbury recently, was plac-
ed on trial there today.
Ills trial wilt end the prosecution of
lynchers, only one man having been
convicted previously, although thous
ands were alleged to have been In th*
mob.
CHARLES RODGERS
LOSES AT CINCINNATIN
Special to The Georgian.
Cincinnati 0., Sept. 4.—Cheered on
by a contingent of society glrli. Nelson
Peebles, a Cincinnati boy, defeated tbe
Tennessee champion, Charles Rodgers,
tn the gentlemen’s singles tn the in
nate tennis tournament Tuesday
morning. The score was 8-8, 8-3. 8-4'
R. D. Little, the Eastern champion,
defeated J. Cowing by a score of 8-1,
8-8.
Frank Garrison) defeated Paul Gard
ner, of Chicago, 8-1, 8-4.
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. Loesch, 8-1. 4-6.
e-j.
Paul Gardner defeated Percy Cox,
-3. 6-3; L. Cowing defeated B. C. De
camp, 6-0, 6-8.
SENATOR TELLER
IN A RUNAWAY
By Private Leased Wire.
Lewiston, Idaho, Sept. 4.—While
driving Into Lewiston, United State*
Senator Teller, 31 fs. Teller, Judge Nor
man Burk and Miss Hattie Moore, 'h*
two latter relatives of Senator Teller
narrowly escaped Injury When the ton™
which the senator was driving [as
away. The homes ran half a mile
fore he could control them. Sirs. Tejlej
waa suffering from nervousness a>t«*
the runaway.