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4 •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.