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VALDOSTA. GA* SATURDAY MARCH 27, 1909.
Uke'thejob on whenever
Supervisor George Alexander as their
candidate for Mayor. Thu* the cam
paign began and dally jf'became
mjre spirited until, totally unexpecb
Bat the gubernatorial, business la
not tb* only one that I* concerning
Georgia politician* Just now. '{bat
there will be red-hot mix-ups in al
most erery congressional district
next time i* a cinch.
The Old Bloody 8«Tenth.
And right here lets say that the
famous "Old Bloody Seventh," is
likely to come ip to her own again.
0<yrdon Lee. it la said, will not ran
again. He gave that statement out
some time ago. whereupon some
hundreds of patriotic clntena rose
up and said "here's me." Candidates
od, Mayor Harper added to the poll-
tlnal turmoil by withdrawing from
tjBKace. The Are of his opponents
hsHle too hot for him. Fearful, it Is
mm that the threat to publish facts
deferdlng his private life would be
c fried out ha withdrew from the
tban face the music.
Hawlclnsvllle
r JJb-athor
I^Hed In spirit and deserted by his
h^Rmon, ho fled from tho city and
left his cnomlcs In full possession of
the Held. --
Council Solved the Problem.
The news of Harper's withdrawal
from the ticket caused a sensation.
Opinion varied as to Just what wore
the proper steps to be taken under
the circumstances. Finally the city
cotAcli solved tho problem by accept
March 26—The re-
Atlanta, Go.
cent statement# accredited to Gov-
"etther
ernor Smith that he wil
pick the nfxt governor or
himself, has started
a 1" a very
To their
nent have
>nd experl-
the governor’
the political bee to busxlng at a
lively rate.
Him has a Come Back.
• Relative to the statement accred
ited to the governor, which was sent
out by Correepondent Ulm of the
Macon Telegraph, and which the
governor designated aa a fake pure
and simple, Ulm has s come back-
He says that ho did not pernort to
quote the governor St' ell, but sim
ply quoted' * reliable man. who bed
heard the governor talk. He say*
further that Governor Smith’s detig- 1
nation of this statement as a fake :
sounds queef alnceth* story printed
in the Qnttmnn Advertiser.' In. whic^ I
the editor quoted the governor di
rect ns saying that he would be in
the race against Brown, if he ran i
again, never received any denial
from Hoke. ' ' «■»
Many Seeking the Job. 1
Tbs' gubernatorial bee-Is ibnxslng !
st a lively rate under more than <
one bonnet these days. It remains 1
to be teen what development* will '
machine politicians nppenra to b*
, complete. The recall (actlod la In
high feather and sees nothing but
victory.
Grand Jury Scored Harper.
The elctlon ends one of the most
turbulent chapters of municipal gov
ernment In the annals of this ' or
probably any other American pity.
The turmoil began some months ago
when the grand Jury rendered It* re
port on its investigation of Mayor
Harper 1 * conduct of the city's affairs.
The grand Jury found no Indlotmenhj
but jbausttoally adored Harper for
numerous trips of “Inspection'* to the
tenderloin, one of which trips 'was
termed an “orgy." The grand jury re
port reunited In tho waging of a few
vl'd campaign against tho Mayor un
Then there in Sun Maddox, former
ly solicitor general of the Daltonclr-
milt. Other* who Will run, it is
said, are Bill Bans and Rate Hatch-
ins, of Folk. McBride, of Haralson,
Fuller and Galebeek, of Jordon, ana
good nee* knew* how; mnojf mere.
There an thirteen counties In .the
Bevwnth, and aaeb oaa will supply
not less, than two candidates. And
OF MEAT POISON.
.... .-—I—wow un
der the banner of civic purity. ,,
initiative, Referendum and Recall.
The municipal league fathered the
movement to oust Mayor Harper and
leading cltlaens lent their support. Al
IS the meanwhile an Intimation
comes from Washington that Lee
from Washington that Lee
doesn’t want to turn loose after all,
•eltlek ■> a ■■ 1J e A A ■■ .. . V Aa It. a * - * - -
D doubt hut that
at vans, as »
which
add much to the gaiety
. The charter Just granted to Los An-i
. geles by the legislature gave the city
I the right of Initiative referendum
, and recall. Under Its power the op-
, ponenta of Mayor Harper bad only
, to secure the signatures of a pertain
percentage, of the legal voters to s
, petition demtndlng the recall of any
uneatletactory city official, and a new
; election for the unexplred term.
Quick advantage was taken of this
right by tbs opponents of Mayor. Haw
per.
Petition to Oust Him.
Petitions for the oueter of the May
or wer opened at various places In
the business district of the rflty. Com
mittees canvgssed the electorate,
»>*-job
under Carter
ny and Esther. The
I, ngnLjt and Stella,
i Tate, much to the surprise and an-
i noyance of Tate, Is to have Bill
Charters on hi* trail. And ns a
I smooth one at the campaigning hnsl-
i ness, few have any edge on Char-
t f rs.
Y-In the Sixth Charlie Bartlett is
to have Jim Flynt, ex-presldent o>
tho state senate, on his trail. Flynt
bat already announced that be te
going alter the Job. < It ^sn’t sure
who will oppose Hsrdwlqk, In the
Tenth, hut that someone mil is oew
tain. Hardwick, by the way, would
not mind aerlouily getting out, it
they’d hand him the governorship
on a platter.
Just what Tom Hudson Is going
to do in pnssllng tho politicians. He
has reneged on tho Washington in
terview tent out by Ralph Smith nt
the Journal, that he would try to
root Dudley Hughes off the perch
ran hard fought In Ihe court. '
—
German Chancellor to Ration.
Berlin, March 26—It ts reported
that Chancellor von Buelow will re
sign Immediately.
planting the horse In ibe White
Houso stables, It Is hardly to ho sup
posed that the famous, “riding tests”
Instituted by Mr. Roosevelt, will
continue to bo the beto noir of tho
army officer of staple proportions.
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JURY INDICTS l.KEHER.
He is Accused of Causing the Death
of Mrs. Wittle* In Atlanta.
Atlanta, On., March 26—The
grand Jury has Indicted Charles
Lcehor for murder. Lieeher Is charg
ed with'having beaten Mrs. John
I Whittle* to death/ with n scantling
aa she lay sleeping and seriously In-
••Hgusa s/i* »sw ysivu
next Ume. It Is s growing Impres
sion that Hanson will hang to th*
Job of agricultural commissioner,
whieb would be a thorn in the flesh
of several gentlemen who have their
eye on tho place. \
On with the dance. You can’t
loose old Georgia.
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