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VOL. IV.
OHIO REPUBLICANS
NAIL DOWN PLANKS
State Convention Adopts
Platform In Which
the Trusts Are
Roa§jjgd.
CLEVELAND. O/.Afoy S—The Repub
lican state convention reazaembled this
morning
The report making Genaral Charles H
Orowenar permanent chairman and con
tinuing the rest of the temporary organ
isation was then adopted. When Governor
Nash presented General Grosvenor the
lattar received an ovation
General Dick, chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, thetv read his report
He was cheered as he proceeded, especially
on the references to Roosevelt. Hanna.
Forstfr and Governor Nash On his mo
tion the resolutions were adopted. ’
Toe platform in its opening paragraphs
refers feelingly to the death of President
McKinleT tn this connection it states
, "He was justly recognised as the chief
architect of our latter industrial growth,
and aa the pathfinder of our opening ca
reer of commercial expansion. He meas
ure reat<.red prosperity, diffused confi
dence and security, promoted fraternal
concord. pointed the way to reciprocal
advantages in commercial exchanges, *>n
the renubllc advanced its p<estige,
P among the carried
liberty to oppressed peoples, and placed
nu. country In the van of the forces .or
civilization and humanity.”
The platform then cordially endorsee
President Roosevelt's pledge to carry for
ward McKinley's plana and President
Roosevelt - s administration Is thoroughly
approved. * high compliment is paid him
personally. He is spoken of as present
ing "A civic patriotism of the highest
type," and the destines of the country
are regarded as safe in his hands. The
platform then deals with state Issues and
Governor Nash s administration Is en
dorsed
The resolutions warmly commend Sen
ators Foraker and Hanna and endorse
tbs record of RepubMean congresses,
“especially those since the inauguration of
William McKinley.'*
"We deem it especially proper," the
platform continues, “that the Republi
cans of Ohio, the state of Wiliam Mc-
Kinley. should at thia time call
to the general prosperity which fmgwed
his drat election to the presl*ncy A pro
tective tariff law was quickly
the gold Standard firmly established.
From a condition of great byneW-de
pression and unexampled ejffgrfngMtfong
those dependent upon our 'the
result of Democratic free t' i«e. the. QQun
try quickly passed to a state -of great
bnstneM activity and urdvt-r-A.jproepertty.
the most remarkable in the hi story-of the
"All labor is now employed an at wages
higher than ever before known. Fn
products hare doubled in value ■■•an:-
~ Ings and savings have largely
The pgqdTts ot tha farm, th* foaesta. the
mines, the shops and factories, nbt only
supply the marvelously increased home de
mand, bet have permanently placed the
United States at the head of the world's
exporting nations. Exportations of the
manufactures now constantly exceed their
importations, a condition never known in
the history of the country prior to 1897 and
our favorable balance of trade has be
come the greatest, not only in the history
of the United States, but in the history of
nations.
"So great is the country's prosperity and
so ample the revenues under the Dingiey
tariff law. that the present Republican
congress has been able to redeem party
pledges by repealing war revenue aggre
gating $110.000,Oft) annually, thus reducing
taxation to a peace basis, while the army
is still on a war footing.
"Democratic success would threaten the
destruction of the protective system under,
which our splendid prosperity has come;
and the mere shadow of impending free
trade would destroy condencefl, unsettle
the business, alarm industrial interests
and immediately diminish the demand for
labor.
"We congratulate the country on a rec
ord of diplomatic achievements without
parallel in our annals and which will for
ever redound to the credit of an admin
istration which, avoiding alliances and
entanglements in its foreign policy, has
kept steadily in view the glory of the
American flag by growth and spread of
American commerce, the steadfast sup
port and maintenance of American doc
trines and traditions and has wrought for
the present and the future in the Interest
of world-wide peace and progress.
"No question now pressing for attention
can be of greater importance than that
which concerns the relations of capital
and labor and we pledge ourselves to the
protection of these two servants of civ
ilisation. We welcome the investor of
capltifl in our state to the end that labor
«nay be steadily and profitably employed
in adding to the wealth and prosperity of
our people. We believe with Lincoln that
capital is only the fruit of labor, and
could never have existed if labor had not
first existed. Labor is the superior of
capital and deserves much the higher
consideration.'
“To secure for labor the consideration
it deserves; to uphold the dignity of toil;
to create a healthy public opinion on the
subject of labor and- the justice of its re
ceiving a full share of the values it
creates, to bring labor and capital to
gether on common ground in the adjust
ment of such questions as may concern
these two great factors in production, it
is necessary that labor should be intelli
gently organised; we believe in few
hours and Igrger rewards for labor, and
favor such laws as will harmonise the in
terests of la nor and capital and tend to
lighten the burden of toil.
’■ ‘ Chinese exclusion.—ln our declaration
of principles we favor a renewal of the
wise provisions by which the unrestricted
immigration of Chinese has been prevent
ed. and we now commend congress for
re-enacting the Chinese exclusion law.
thus ensuring continued protection to
American labor from Chinese immigra
tion.
The resolutions favor a continuation of
the liberal pension policy inaugurated by
the Republican party; advocates the ex
tension of tne postal rural free delivery
service "wherever Its extension may be
justified." recommends substantial and
uninterrupted increase tn the strength of
the navy and urges legislation that will
expedite the construct’. »n of the Isthmian
■ canai.
-Trusts.—We recognise the necessity of
co-operation in order to meet new condi
tions in the industrial world and to com
pete successfully for the world's mark
ets. but all combinations that stifle com
petition. control prices, limit production
>r upduly increase proflts or values, and
especially when they raise the prices of
the necessities of life, are opposed to pub
lic policy and should be repressed with a
strong hand.
"The Republican party is the only one
ÜBOROEIS GOING
BACK 10 HIS
ISLAND
CUBAN OFFICER THIRSTS FOR
MORE HONOR AND INCIDENT- 4
ALLY $9,000 DUE HIM FOR
PAST SERVICES.
Alfredo Labords, colonel in the army of
the republic of Cuba, who is now tn busi
ness at U Broad street, is now preparing
to return to his island home to be attached
to the'government and, incidentally, to
collect $9,10$ which the government owes
him for miMtary .services.
Colonel Laborde is arranging now to
sell his Atlanta business on account of an
urgent letter from Congressman Jose MaJ
berty, asking him to return and accept a
position with the government, probably
as captain of the port of Santiago de
Cuba. He is dally expecting letters from
General Maximo Gomes in connection with*
his pending removal from Atlanta.
The colonel c®me to Atlanta some five"'
months ago, and settled with his family
at * West Baker street. He. is famlliary
known about town as one of the veterans
of the Cuban war. He tells thrilling tales
of his war service prior to the date of his
capture by the Spanish and Ms confine
ment for 1* months in the Cabanas
prison.
that has dealt courageously and honestly
Xkh the trust question. It unacted, as
early aa 1890. a law framed » that dis
tinguished stateaq»a|. <ohn Sherman, to
prohibit and punish combinations In re
rtraMgfaof trade, the control of wages or
the advancement *ot prices. This act,
framed by a Statesman. pass
ed by a Republican congress and signed
by a Republican president, has proved
helpful in presenting abuses by such com
bination* where such abuses were found
to exist, and Is now being vigorously ap
plied by a Republican administration tn
the prosecution of unlawful combinations.
Subsequent to tfig enactment of this law
the Democratic party obtained control of
both branches of congress arid the presi
dency. It conrta- > asserted hostility to
trusts, but failed towlace upon the statute
books a single! line of legislation which
would aid I" tfeir wffitrol.
• ‘Cuba.—uiye the new re
public qdjflnba upon the final fruition of
the hopes|*hd struggles of her people for
fr*edd*Mnd Independence. We welcome
her to "tW family of nations. We wish
haNlKcess and prosperity, peace and hap
jJlK We believe It Is due alike to Cuba
tfi aceoHkhefr wWh '
the Republican principle of reciprocity
proper and reasonable trade concessions
shall be made by our government in Cu
ba. in return for her concessions upon
American products.
“Annexation.—Additions to our territory
since 1897 have been fully justified, both
by improved commercial relations between
them and the United States. These is
lands will not be exploited for the gain
of adventurers, but will be developed for
the mutual benefit of their own people
and honest investors and will in time
make the United States a complete com
mercial entity, capable of producing
within its own area practically all the
articles required for the dally life and
comfort of «nan.
, Regarding the Philippines, the platform
congratulates the president and the army
on the satisfactory progress made there
in suppressing the Insurrection and es
tablishing order, and unqualifiedly en
dorsed the policy of the government there.
The war with Spain, it declares, was
forced on us against our will and the
Philippines came to us as a result of that
conflict. We are responsible for peace and
order in the islands an 4 our sovereignty
must be as absolute as our responsibili
ty. We will give their people better gov
ernment. better schools, more civil and
political rights and a higher civilization
and broader freedom than is possible for
them in any other way. Our flag is in
the Philippines and there it will stay.
Regarding the army the platform says
that while any instances of cruelty which
may have occurred in the Philippines are
to be severely condemned and deplored,
the American army is fighting a barbar
ous. cruel and treacherous foe and "we
resent with indignation recent Democratic
efforts to drag its honor in the dust and
to cast reproach on iu fair name."
The resolutions then continue:
"We proudly reaffirm our faith in all
the great cardinal principles of the Re
publican party and our allegiance to the
declaration adopted by the last Republi
can national convention and to the can
didates nominated by this convention we
pledge our loyal support.”
In conclusion, anarchy Is denounced and
congress is urged to enact stringent laws
against attempts on the lives of the chief
magistrate or any person in line of suc
cession. while lynching and all forms of
mob violence are unqualifiedly arraigned.
For secretary of state, L. C. Layltn waa
nominated without opposition and made
a speech of acceptance.
Judge William J. Crow, of McConnells
ville, was nominated for supreme judge
on the fifth ballot.
Ohio State Ticket.
CLEVELAND. 0.. May 28.—The Repub
lican state convention, which has been
a continued ovation here all week to Sen
ator Hanna, closed this evening with a
great demonstration in his honor, to
which he responded in a characteristic
speech. The senator at former state con
ventions has sounded keynotes that were
taken up by Republican glee clubs. He
told them today to sing "Keep on let
ting well enough alone" in the campaign
rallies this year.
The state ticket nominated was as fol
lows:
Secretary of State—Lewis C. Laylin,
of Norwalk.
Judge of Supreme Court—William B.
Crew, of McConnellsville.
Food and Dairy Commissioner—Horace
Ankeney, of Xenia.
Member of the Board of Public Works-
William Kirtley, Jr.. Defiance.
The Ticket In Kansas.
WICHITA. Kas., May 28.—The feature
of the Republican convention was the
strong Roosevelt sentiment.
Governor—Former Congressman W. J.
Bailey, of Baileyville. .
Lieutenant Governor—D. J. Hanna, HiU
City.
Secretary of State—Joseph R. Burrows,
Smith Center.
Auditor—Seth G. Wells, Erie.
WARM LITIGATION
OVER CAMPAIGN
FUNO
UNIQUE CASE GROWS OUT OF AL
LEGED RECALL OF CONTRIBU
TIOMTO FUND MADE BY A
POSTMASTER IN N. C.
'CHARLOTTE, N. C., May 28,-Sherlff
Davis, of Henry county*- Va., has gone
to Raleigh to ask Governor Aycock to
honor requisition papers for Postmaster
N. B. Lewis, of Madison, N. C.
Some months ago, it is alleged, Lewis
gave.D, K. Pepe, of Charlotte notes as
contributions to the Republican campaign
fund, and afterwards becoming diesatls
ed with the contribution he followed Pope
into Virginia, where, at the point of a
pistol the collector was made to return
to Lewis the note*. «
The matter wks brought to the atten
tion of the Virginia ' authorities and
criminal proceedings begun. is
charged with highway robbery, which is
punishable by death in Virginia.
After getting his notes from Pope the
postmaster had the collector arrested and
jailed in Roanoke, and that act has in
volved him tn a damage auit.
Postmaster Lewis said a few days ago
that the greatest 1 noonvenionce he had yet
been subjected to in connection with the
case, which has tn fact, gotten Into con
gressional channels to soffie extent, was
that he could not go into Virginia to visit
his sweetheart.
jWERO HOBSON WILL
NOW BE RETIRED
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 28,—Captain
Richmond Pearson Hobson will be retired
from the navy.
Although the house committee on naval,
affairs has been opposed to his retirement,
the senate committee has decided to give'
him the desired relief. Therefore, the
senate committee will put a provision for
his retirement in the naval bill, which will,
S passed by the senate and will thou go
the house, where It will be adopted.
This process takes the matter entirely
out of the hands of the house committßS.
president Roosevelt, It is said, urged
senators to retire Hobeon, according tn
the captain's request. s;. • *
It is believed the hero will enter Ala
bama politics when he is retired. Tie*
will draw a captajn's three-quarter pay
from the navy for the Ijalahce of His HJb.
NEW YORK DETECTIVE i
.LEAVES BIG FOURTUNE
NEW YORK, May S.-James RG Bums,
for II years a ward detective on the New
York police force, is dead at his home
in New Rochelle, Leaving an estate said
to be worth > it/ f
Burns was detailed at the E dri lg
street station but, after the Uetriw in
vestigation, was placed on trial and dis
missed from the force. He was also in
dicted. but when the trial was edited, his
bond of 25.908 was forfeited. He remained
fpr some time in Eurbpe and then fotuaa
eff to this CTty, where Jie demanded a trial. -
The witnesses had disappeared and ths
case finally was dismissed.
DOVEOFPEAGE
HOVERS O’ER
ARMIES
ENGLAND EXPECTS PROCLAMA
TION THAT WAR IS OVER TO
BE ISSUED NOW AT ANY MO
MENT BY THE BOERS.
LONDON. May 27.—Those persons ex
pecting a definite announcement regard
ing peace in South Africa, on the re-as
sembllng of parliament, . yesterday
were disappointed, as the 'government
leader in the house of commons, A. J.
Balfour, declined to make any forecast aa
to when the government would be able to
make a statement.
Better Informed people did not anticipate
that the government would be In a posi
tion today to give out anything of Im
portance in this connection but possibly
after tomorrow’s cabinet meeting Mr.
Balfour may be able to communicate
the eagerly awaited news.
Although Mr. Balfour decline! to com
mit himself publicly, there is no doubt
whatver in government circles that a
definite proclamation of peace is only a
question of hours.
INTERLOPERS STAMPEDE
TO GET MINERAL STAKE
LONGS STORE. Cedar Canyon, Wo.,
May 28.—A stampede to a ledge on the
Spokane reservation from Deer Trail
camp has caused considerable excite
ment. Fifteen or 20 men, most of them
employes of the Deer Trail mines, believ
ing the reservation would be thrown open
to settlement by -presidential proclama
tion before June 1, engaged every avail
able horse and raced for a point near
Sand Creek, about six miles east from
Deer Trail, where there Is said to be a
great mineral showing. It Is not known
if the Indian police have removed the
interlopers from the re»?rvatlon.
PRISONER MADE ESCAPE
BY DARING BREAKAWAY
CHICAGO. May 28.—Handcuffed to two other
prisoners and to a deputy United States mar
shal, Fred Littleton, an alleged counterfeiter,
being taken to the federal prison at Milwaukee,
Monday evening succeeded in removing his
handcuffs in the union passenger station and es
caping.
Several shots were fired at him, but he waa
not hit.
CAPT. C. E. RUSSELL DEAD;
CHOLERA IS NOW EPIDEMIC
MANILA. May 27.—Captain Charles E. Rus
sell, of the Eighth Infantry, is dead. He was
the first officer to die of cholera.
Up to the present in Manila there have been
25 cases of cholera an™twenty deaths among
the Americans and X 3 cases and ten deaths
among the European population. _
The cholera totals to date are aa fcffiows:
Manila, I.IK cases and 985 deatlls; provinces.
5,001 cases and 2,878 deaths.
ATLANTA, . UECRGIA, THURSDAY’, MAY 29, 1902.
EVERY MINER
MAY STRIKE
AT ONCE
SARGENT BELIEVES ENTIRE
WORLD OF MINERS WILL
STRIKE OUT OF SYMPATHY
FOR HAI|O COAL WORKERS.
ST. May 28 —Frank P. Sargent,
head of the. Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, member of the national labor
arbitration cofcßilttee, of which Senator
Hanna Is chairman, and who has been
appointed cbMbCMloner of immigration,
statefl today tM|t |he Post Dispatch says
thdt a gv*wn*afc«#kipathetic strike of all
the soft cokf Jbnars in the United States
would probably l«a ordered.
He declared the operators of the
Pennsylvania "081 region had refused ab
solutely to tr4|t with the regularly con
stituted, aifltHMlon board and a sympa
thetlx 'gtrIMFoMM soft coal men was the
only recourse. • •
"The anttaqes4 miners," continued Mr.
Sargent, "a*tea $Wy, little and were will
ing to malce but the attitude
of the opehefebfo from the start was such
that I did *ot hesitate to suggest the
strike to John Mitchell, president of the
United Workers of America. I do
not see at tWs Wme any hope of a corn
protHted.r
"Thers arnMp.MO men Idle as a result of
the strike. ?
/"There are hgtween 426.000 and 450.000
soft coal miners throughout the country
and not one xinlgn in my judgment would
hesitate a nsomSnt to respond favorably
to a call gtnentl strike. My opinion
Is based sdMty dn the conference I have
held with Jofct Mitchell." t
BISHOP WARMLY DEFENDS
GOOD (NAME OF CHICAGO
■ W*""'
CHICAGO. •WaFM— Bishop Samuel Fal
lows, of St. Maul'a Reformed Episcopal
ehureh.-has take* Issue with Bishop Tho
burn aho the JCev* Francis Tuck, of New
berry. Pa., who think Chicago more
wicked than Bon don and Hong Kong.
"If there are any forms of vice in Chi
cago that cannot be found Ln London I
would be glad W the Rev. MY. Tuck would
inform me what 1 they are," mdd the
bishop. * ' I
• "I would be gla<*lf he would inform me
where they cohid le found. I spent some
time in the world’i metropolis and I saw
more forms of yrtekedneas under the
shadow of St FauFs Cathedral and West
minster in two successive nights
than I had seen toy years ih my own city.
••Bishop Thdburn said a man s life In
Hong Kong wak safer than jt'was in
Chicago. That may be so and yet it
would not be any reason for maligning
Chicago." T*./■;'•-<?/-
BANK AS ORGANIZED :
T FO#LOCUSrCffOVE
LOCUST GROVE, Ga.. May 38.—The
stockholders of Locust Grove’s new bank
met yesterday and made definite arrange
ments. A bank for Locust Grove Is now
assured. The capital will be $25,000. The
stockholders are F. 8. Etheridge, A. H.
Price, T. W. Price, A. G. Combs. R. F.
Smith, C. V. Williams, W. J. Combs, Bil
lie Smith, Sr., J. L. Gardner, A. L. Col
vin.
The erection of the bank building will
begin at once, and It is expected that a
very nice brick building will be con
structed.
The town is also to have a new brick
warehouse for cotton.
These two new enterprises mark the be
ginning of a new growth for the town.
BRITISHCABINET AWAITS
RESULT OF CONFERENCE
LONDON, May 28.—The British cabinet was
In session for two hours yesterday, discussing
the communications received from Pretoria sines
the meeting of the ministers on Friday last.
It is understood that the inner committee of
the cabinet will telgraph the result of the I
deliberations to Pretoria yesterday afternoon. I
The Boer delegates at the Transvaal capital will
then probably return to Vereeninglng and re
port to the burghers, who are still assembled I
there.
DR. PALMER DEAD;
VICTIM OF TROLLEY
Famous Pulpit Orator
Died Yesterday of In
juries Received By
Electric Car.
NEW ORLEANS, May 28,-Dr. B. M.
Palmer died this 'afternoon at 12:50
o'clock, never having recovered from the
complete state of coma in which he en
tered yesterday morning about 8 o'clock.
The venerable divine was run down
early on the afternoon of Monday, May
sth, by a Carrollton avenue street car at
the corner of Webster and St. Charles av-
and dragged for fully a block.
His right great toe was cut off and in
juries were inflicted on the forehead, and
his right leg was broken in two places
just above the ankle. He lingered from
the time of his Injuries 23 days.
Sketch of His Life.
Rev. Dr. B. M. Palmer was born in
Charleston, S. C., January 25, 1818, son of
Dr. Edward Palmer, who after sixty
years of service in the church, died in
1882 at the age of 92. Dr. Palmer passed
his boyhood at McPhersonville and was
sent to Amherst college when only 13
years of age. There he met Henry Ward
Beecher, then a student in a higher class,
and the two became fast friends. At the
age of 15 he returned to South Carolina
and taught for two years, thence matric
ulating at the University of Georgia,
whence he graduated in 1838 and entered
the Theological Seminary at Columbia-
In 1841 he was licensed and entered upon
a career destined to make him famous
as a preacher.
Shortly after his ordination he was
called to the First Presbyterian church of
Savannah, taking with him his bride.
Mary Augusta McConnell. In 1843 he went
to the First Presbyterian church in Co-
MTSTCniOOS SHOT
CAUSED DEATH
' OFJ’ARKS
TRAVELING SALESMAN IS FOUND
DEAD WITH A GUN LYING NEAR
HIM—GREAT HOLE MADE
NEAR HIS HEART.
James A. Parks, of 419 Piedmont avenue,
met with a violent death Tuesday morn
ing on the banks of Goodwin creek, about
6 miles from Newnan. A gun shot wound
just below the heart caused his death.
The body waa found by a nephew of the
dead man. The coroner’s jury returned
a verdict that he had met his death from
a shot fired by his own hand, but did
not decide whether the shot wax acci
dental or fired with suicidal intent
The dead man was a salesman for H.
Wllensky, vehicle and harness dealer at
2L Alabama street. He had been in New
nan for several days. Monday he was
seen there and appeared to be in the best
of spirits.
Beside the body was found a forked
stick, which may have been used to fire
the gun. The ittek was bloody and it
was on this evidence that the coroner’s
jury decided the shot had been fired by
Parks himself. He and his nephew, G.
E. Parks, went hunting in the morning,
the former having proposed it. The two
hunted for only a short time and re
turned to the home of the nephew. Parks
then started for Newnan, he said. An
hour later two shots were heard, but no
attention was paid to them. Later in
the day the body of Parks was found
in the direction from which the shots had
been heard.
baptisTslxpel
ARKANSAS GOVERNOR
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 28.—After
a lengthy discussion in the Second Bap
tist church tonight, the congregation
voted to withdraw fellowship from Gov
ernor . Jefferson Davis upon charges of
unbecoming conduct filed some time ago.
Governor Davis was not present tonight,
and is out of the city. His reply to the
charges was read to the congregation.
One of the church membership pre
sented a written statement reiterating the
charges heretofore filed and concluding
as follows:
“I move. Brother Moderator, that the
church obey Paul's injunction to the
Thessalonians, chapter 3, verse 6. and
withdraw fellowship from Brother Davis
without further notice."
This motion prevailed on a majority
vote, only five members voting in the
negative.
RAIN BADLY NEEDED J .
IN VICINITY OF APPLING
APPLING, Ga.. May 28.—The weather In this
Immediate section te very dry. No rain has
fallen in nekrly six weeks Oats are a total
failure, but wheat ie doing exceptionally well.
Much cotton ie not up and It appears as al
most an impossibility for the farmers to make
anything like a good crop with the late start
they have and such poor conditions confront
ing them. «...
Corn is poor, to say the least, and it is al
ready an assured fact that a short crop will be
made. »
Watermelons are doing fairly, but no sweet
potatoes have been set out on account of the
dry weather.
Gardens are failures tn nearly, every, Instance.
Wheat cutting will commence next week and
the farmers will have a busy time for awhile.
All fruit Is doing poorly because of the drouth,
bur some hope is entertained for a fair crop,
provided It rains in a few days.
Pasturage Is failing in a measure, and a
good rain is essential to success in the farm
ers’ works.
ROSS SHOOK hands;
GUERRY TO SPEAK HERE
Judge John P. Ross, of Macon, was unable to
speak at Lithonia Tuesday night on account of
commencement'exercises of the Lithonia school.
Judge Boss, however, mingled a great deal
with the people and made many friends. Judge
Ross left this morning ter North Georgia where
he will make several’speeches for Dupont
Guerry.
S. C. Tapp announces today that Guerry will
speak here one day next week, probably at the
Tabernacle Baptist church on Luckie and Har
ris streets. The meeting will be one or two
nif hts before the primary.
lumbia. S. C., remaining there until 1857.
when he came to New Orleans. In 1847
he established the Southern Presbyterian
Review which he edited for a number of
years, winning wide fame and in 1800 was
elected to the chair of pastoral theology’
in the seminary at Princeton University,
though he declined the election. Many
other flattering Offers were made to him
throughout his career, including the pul
pit of Dr. Alexander’s church in New
York, but all these offers "he refused, pre
ferring to remain with his old congrega
tion in New Orleans.
Dr. Palmer was one of the strongest
leaders of the south in the pulpit imme
diately preceding and during the civil war
and on Thanksgiving day, 1860, preached
his famous secession sermon in this city.
In 1861, when the southern churches with
drew from the Presbyterian assembly at
Philadelphia and met at Augusta, Dr.
Palmer was chosen as moderator, taking
his place as head of the southern Pres
byterian church. His service in the army
was irregular, but his intimacy with Gen
eral Polk and General Beauregard helped
to turn his attention to the spiritual ne
cessities of the troops and at one time
he had full charge of detailing the south
ern ministers in the army of Tennessee.
Dr. Palmer was a profoundly impressive
orator and his reputation as a preacher
was national.
His church here, the First Presbyterian,
has probably been visited by more stran
gers. drawn by his reputation as a pulpit
orator, than any. church in the south.
Two years ago Dr. Palmer delivered a
notable oration at the Louisville reunion
of the United Confederate veterans. Dr.
Palmer's wife died in 1888. He had six
children, only one of whom is living.
Well Known in Atlanta.
Dr. Palmer preached the centennial an
niversary sermon at the University of
Georgia at the centennial celebration at
Athens last year. He also preached the
dedication sermon at the North Avenue
Presbyterian church, in Atlanta.
ODD FELLOWS HAVE
810 STREET PARADE
SOLDIERS’ GRAVES
WILL ALL BE
DECORAJEO
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY TO
BE FITTINGLY OBSERVED AT
MARIETTA ON FRIDAY-IN
TERESTING PROGRAM.
Friday being national Memorial Day,
appropriate services will be h»ld at the
Marietta national cemetery by Post No. 1,
of the Georgia department of the Gjand
Army of the Republic, assisted by Posts
Nos. 4 and 6, of Tallapoosa and Jasper.
The observance of the day has already
been begun by memorial services held
Sunday evening at the Church of Our
Father. In addition, however, regular ane
morial services will be held at the national
cemetery on Friday, and the graves of the
dead heroes who wore either the blue or
the g»®y will be strewn With blossoms.
A special train will leave the union de
pot Friday morning at 9 o'clock, returning
from Marietta the same day. so that it is
expected a large delegation will accom
pany the local post. Immediately „on ar
riving at Marietta a procession will be
formed in the following order: O. M.
Mitchell Post No. 1, Atlanta; Ladies' Aux
iliary to Post No. 1; Woman's Relief
Corps; J. B. Steadman Post No. 4, Talla
poosa; Blue Ridge Post No. 6, Jasper;
Sons of veterans and citisens.
TENNESSEEDEMOCRATS
WILL CONVENE TODAY
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 28—The state
Democratic convention to nominate a can
didate for governor and railroad com
missioner meets at noon tomorrow. The
state committee meets tonight to select
temporary officers.
James B. Fraxler, of Chattanooga, will
be nominated for governor and J. N. Mc-
Kensle for railroad commissioner, neither
having opposition. The convention to
nominate judges of the supreme court and
court of chancery appeals meets Friday
morning at 1G o'clock.
PUMICEUKE MATERIAL
PICKED UP BY FISHERMEN
CHARLESTON, 8. fe. May 28.—A consider
able quantity of pumlce-Ufce material, be
lieved to be from volcaaoee tn the
ie drifting on the shore* of the island* about
here. Fishermen have also brought In pieces
of it from the sea. It la, dark Ip color anA
Wtttte, Wilk varied Sthrtfits. vbry TuWL and
floats an eurface waler. It la supposed the gulf
stream brought It to this region.
TERH’ELnnLOYD;
MAKES MANY
FRIENDS
TERRELL CLUB IS ORGANIZED
AND HIS SUPPORTERS CLAIM
HE WILL CARRY FLOYD
EASILY.
ROME. Ga., May 28.—Hon. J. M. Terrell,
candidate for governor, and, Hon Tom
Eason, candidate for prison commission
er, spoke at Mobley park today at 11
o'clock to a tremendous crowd. Hon.
Mose Wvight introduced Mr. Terrell and
Judge Treadaway presented Mr. Eason
to the citizens of Floyd county. The
speaking took place in the pavilion in
Mobley park.
Judge E. P. Treadaway Is president of
the Terrell club, and presided at the meet
ing.
Mr. Terrell spoke upon usual lines and
made an excellent impression. His speech
was frequently cheered. Mr. Eason made
a fine sgpech. A splendid barbecue was
served at 2 o’clock and hundreds enjoyed
the good things prepared for them.
HARLEMISINTERESTED ,
IN POLITICAL RACES
HARLEM, Ga., May 28—The candidates are
now getting In the home stretch and some
hard work is being done.
The race for congress In the Tenth district
is exciting much Interest In this county, but
the result is easy to aetermlne.
The race for governor is likewise.interesting,
but also easy to pick the choice.
H. T. Clary, C. H. Morris and J. S. Hardy
are contestants for the shlevalty.
D. C. Moore. J. L. Cliatt, J. A. Banks and
D. F. Fullbrlght are the would-be legislators
from this county. . „
W. K. Jones is being opposed by L. F. Ken
drick for clerk of court.
Judge Claiborne Snead, of Parnell, and L. C.
Smith, of Winfield, are the contestants for th*
senatorial toga from the twenty-ninth dis
trict.
All the races are being discussed more or
less. The result of the primary will be keenly
interesting to a large number of Journal read
ers.
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
GREW WEARY OF LIFE
MOBILE. Ala., May 28—E. D. Bayley,
telegraph operator at Theodore station, ten
miles from the city on the Mobile and Bay
Shore road, was found dead in bed this morn
ing, with a bullet hole In the roof of his
mouth. . . .....
He was lying undressed in bed with his
pistol on his breast. It Is thought he commit
ted the act in a fit of temporary insanity. The
house he occupied waa wide open, but there
were no traces of a murder.
Bavley came here from Mississippi. This is
the third suicide committed in this city within
a week.
LIAR AND CUR
BRANDED BY PREMIER
VICTORIA, B. C., May 28—The legis
lature was still in session early this
morning. There was some lively cross
firing last night. .
Tattlow. of Vancouver, accused Premier
Dunsmuir with trying <o steal $2,014,000 In
connection with the Canada Northern
railway scheme.
The premier in return called Tattlow a
liar and cur. ‘
There was an uproar. •
Grand Lodge is in Session.
Officers Elected and Im*
portant Business
in Hand.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows con
vened here yesterday in annual session,
the largest number of Odd Fellows ever
attending a state convention being pres-
I ent ' J
From early Tuesday afternoon trains
entering Atlanta all brought their delega
tions to attend the convention, or to
participate in the great street parade
which took place yesterday morning.
Immediately after the street parade the
Odd Fellows assembled in the Grand
opera house, where they were welcomed
to the city by Governor Candler. Mayor
Mims and Hon. John Goodwin. The
grand lodge then began Its sessions at
1171-2 Whitehall street, where they w|jl
be in session for two or probably three
days.
Grand Master J. L. Bass, of Rome, pre
sided over the opening meetings of
grand lodge, all of whose meetings will
be held in # secret.
The Rebekah Assembly. the ladies'
branch of Odd Fellowship, also met here
yesterday.
Fully 3.000 Odd Fellows participated in
the great parade yesterday. Old men
and young, the maimed and the halt, and
the strong and the hearty all marched to
gether. The parade of the Odd Fellows
was the largest parade of secret organiza
tions ever held in Atlanta.
A funny incident of the parade was the
fact that the front of the parade was
compelled to wait at the Whitehall street
viaduct while the rear end of the parade
passed by. In making up the line of march
for the parade the marshals had not
counted on so large a number of Odd Fel
lows in the procession. While the rear end
of the procession was passing Whitehall
street on Decatur street the front end had
marched down to Pryor, up to Hunter and
down Whitehall to the end of the viaduct,
where they had to stop for some five min
utes for the rear of the procession to dear'
Ce street before they could march on up
the Grand.
The parade then continued UP Peach
tree to Baker, and then countermarched
back to the Grand. Here the parade was
dismissed, and the Odd Fellows filed into
the theatre, where the addresses of wel
come were delivered.
“I hasdly know," said Governor Can
dler. "how to extend the welcome of this
state who have contributed so much to
the welfare of the state. Georgia is proud
of every organization that Is formed to
make mankind wiser and happier and
better. i
"Odd Fellowship has done mor* to alle
viate human suffering, to preserve law
and order and to caro for the widows eiul
children of their members than any other
organization in this state. (Great ap
ple use.)
“Gentlemen. Georgia is proud of you.
I have 'ywKrtf**tw*B**gpff T With
pride your good workffand I am glad to
meet you here.
"I have been complimented many times
since I have been governor of this state,
but. I foe! that the greatest compliment
ever paid me was the compliment paid me
when my brother said I Was the best Odd
Fellow who never rode the goat. I
have ridden A goat, (laughter) but I
have never ridden THE goat. I am not
barred by the statutes of limitation, and I
hope to have the opportunity and pleasure
' ere long. (Great applause.)
"But, if I never have that great oppor
tunity and pleasure, as chief magistrate
of the greatest state in the greatest re
public of any time, I welcome you to
Atlanta and extend you with aH my
heart."
Governor Candler was greeted with long
and continued applause. His speech,
though short, caught the Odd Fellows
from the start, and he was closely follow
ed f’om start to finish.
"Governor Candler has allowed mo to
extend the welcome from Atlanta, and I
thank him.
"Governor Candler speaks for Georgia
and forgets that Georgia 1s Atlanta.
(Laughter.) There are, it is true, a few
scattering towns and hamlets In this state,
but there is only one Atlanta.
"On an occasion like this I wish I were
the governor (laughter)—and there would
be worse governor.
•.'I have never had to welcome an as
sembly of such magnitude, or an assembly
whose objects so well deserve the love
and respect of a good people, not only of
Atlanta, but of the-Whole world. You are
an army that marches with a banner em
blazoned with "friendship, love and
truth.” and you should be welcomed the
world over. No finer motto was ever
blazoned on the shield of crusader or ths
banner of a warrior. Words are not suf
ficient to tell my great love for the men
who have such great Ideals as the Odd
Fellows.
“This city is yours. I believe that I can
extend the freedom of the city to yojL
and I do so. You are welcome. If, durlw
your whole stay in Atlanta, you see anjfi
thing you wish, please take it and enjo#
it. If you want something which you do
not see. in the name of all that is good
and holy, let us know, and we will sea
that it is at once procured. If some over
zealous policeman, who does not know
that you own Atlanta, should take yoq
in tow, and order you before the recorder,
please let me know, that I may hasten
to your pardon. I am positive that you
will find Atlanta a moral and a sober
city, and I know it will please.you. I do
not know whether you are for Terrell or
for Guerry, and I am not going to ask,
but I do know that you are temperate.”
The mayor told his oft-repeated joke
about the pardon of McCarty* and it elic
ited bursts of laughter and applause
from the gatheiyd Odd Fellows and their
friends.
Mr. Hynds next introduced Hon. John B.
Goodwin, the present deputy grand sire
of the world, who will, at the meeting in
Des Moines, in September, be made grand
sire of the world.
Mr. Goodwin welcomed the Odd Fellows
to Atlanta in the name of the Atlanta
members of the organization. He said it
was hard to find two such distinguished
men as Governor Candler and Major
Mims who were not members of the order,
Mr. Goodwin was followed by Grand
Master Joseph L. Bass, of Rome, who has
dohe a great work for Odd Fellowship in
this state. His speech was a reply to ths
address of welcome.
At 2 o’clock yesterday the Gate
City Rebekah Lodge met in the Odd
Fellows hall, at the corner of Broad and
Alabama streets, and conferred the or
ders of those applicants who do not live
in a city or town in which there is such a j
lodge, and who was entitled to become a
member.
Officers Are Elected.
At yesterday’s afternoon session, Hen- J
ry McAlphin, of Savannah, was elected!
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