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VOL. IX.
THOUSINDS CHEER
SPEECH OF SMITH
TO FULTON VOTERS
Greatest Political Demonstra
tion in History of the South
Was Held in Auditorium-Ar
mory Friday Night
GIVEN GREAT OVATION
AS HE MOUNTED STAGE
Hoke Smith, candidate for governor,
made hie first address in this campaign
to the people of Fulton county Friday
night at the auditorium-armory. It was
the biggest political rally beneath one
roof that the south has ever seen, and
the audience was the largest any one
man has ever addressed in the h.story
of Georgia.
Nine thousand people, according to the
custodian's official estimate, filled the au
ditorium. occupied every seat on the
ground floor, the boxes, the topmost bal
eenies. the stage, and overflowed into
the aisles, where they stood. Hundreds
were turned away, the custodian said.
Grand opera attendances, notably the
night that Caruso, the tenor, drew his
great audience, were outdone. The at
tendance could have filled every theater
tn Atlanta, and then overflowed.
The spirit of the meeting was fine. The
order was perfect There were no cat
calls, no interruptions, and no disorder.
There were perhaps s>» to I.<W> women
in the audience. On account of the heat,
many men took off their coats.
Mr. Smith, htmself was at his best. His
speech was a review of the®ccotnplish
ments of his administration, and the
lack of accomplishments of the present
regime. He spoke so clearly that people
tn the highest seats and nearest the en
* trances had no trouble hearing every
word. • ,
CROWD ARRIVES EARLY.
It had been announced that the band
would begin playing in the auditorium
at 7:30 o’clock, but as early as 7 o’clock
the crowd began to arrive. It began to
pour In a steady stream down Edgewood
avenue from Peachtree street in the di
rection of the auditorium. Rapidlv the
cars became closer packed.
In a few minutes it was realised that
* the auditorium would have its record at
tendance. A solid mass of people slowly
edged its way through the main entrance.
Before 7JO o'clock the seats on the
ground floor were taken. Then the pro
cession started upstairs.
Then Wed erne yer's band started up, and
to its stirring music the crowds contin
ued to pour In. Everybody In Atlanta
that you knew, and several thousand that
you didn't, was there. Incidentally the
other candidates, state, county and city,
were in evidence. If they weren t their
lieutenants were, with literature. It Is
not often that a candidate has this op
portunity to fire broadcast into so many
voters in one building.
At B’ls o’clock, you could count the
the gallery. Everything else
was taken. People began to pour onto
the stage. Legs dangled over «eats
were at a premium. At 8:20 o'clock, the
custodian declared that no more chairs
were to be had. This brought howls of
protest, but there was no remedy.
Meanwhile the crowd kept coming. Now
it was turned away from the lower
floor and diverted upstairs under the
X I? I M o'clock. Mr Smith -cort
«d by Reuben R. Arnold, and
hr the executive committee of Fulton
county Smith club, came in.
The band played "Dixie.'' and the audi
ence applauded. Mr. Smith went upon the
COBB COUNTY CLUB.
There were calls for Mr. Smith and
the applause broke out anew. At B.w
o clock the Cobb county Smith club.
iiO strong, entered the auditorium, and
as it came-too late to find seats, marched
around the arena and stood In the aisles.
It was given a great reception.
At 8:M o’clock there was another ova
tion for Mr. Smith and calls for him.
At 8:21 o'clock Mr. Arnold advanced to
the front of the stage and began :
••ft i® all over but the ehouting!’
Deafening applause greeted him. In a
brief speech he contrasted the policies
of Mr Smith and his followers with
those of the present administration.
Then he Introduced Mr. Smith.
The greatest applause of the evening
then came. Mr. Smith advanced to the
front of the stage and raised his hand
for quiet. Hand-clapping and shouting
continued for a full minute. Then he
began to speak.
By this time every seat had been tak
en and the aisles and stage were filled,
people crowded to the front of the stage
and leaned on It. Outside thousands were
being turned back. The doors were twice
closed. Trolley cars lined the approach
to the building. Automobiles were bank
ed against the curbs on all the nearby
streets.
Mr. Smith never received a heartier
ovation. He got it at the end of every
sentence. His speech was free from any
personality. He referred to the present
governor only Indirectly through his ad
ministration.
Mr. Smith's speech was a calm argu
ment. It was concise. He devoted it to
a review of what the progressive Demo
crats of the state had done, and what
the reactionaries, as he called them, had
not uone. He drew a comparison here
between the state fight and the national
fight between the reactionaries and the
progressives—the insurgents.
OVATION FOR SENATOR CLAY.
He had not proceeded far. when Sena
tor A. 8. Clay arrived, and was escorted
to the stage. He received an ovation,
and Mr. Smith, turning, advanced to him
and shook hts hand. Then he resumed.
Mr. Smith hade his biggest hit. perhaps,
tn his discussion of the so-called business
administration of Governor Brown and
the so-called prosperity claimed by it. In
its campaign literature, he said, the
Brown administration was taking the
credit for 181-1 cent cotton, a price, he
added, that had never been reached here
in Georgia.
He wondered how it happened that
Texas also got a high price for cotton.
The administration, he added, claimed the
credit for high corn and meal and meat.
THE LEASE SYSTEM.
Mr. Smith also referred to the abolish
ment of the lease system, and how he
had called an extra session of the legis
lature to accomplish it. Then he came
to the Durham mines Incident and the
sweet voice” that spoke from Chatta
nooga.
OF THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION
The matter of the Western and Atlan
tic terminals, the treasury, the port rate,
the railroad commission and Its work,
were touched upon. Mr Smith explained
at the outset that it had never been the
intention of his administration to work
a hardship on corporations, but that it '
had been Intended to place them under I
(Contlausd on page Eight. )
12.000.000 BALES
MW BE YIELD OF
1910 WON CROP
Dry Weather in Southwest,
However, May Reduce Prob
able Output—Condition Is
the Lowest in Years.
WEATHER AND CROPS
AND REPORTED BETTER
The July 25 cotton report of the depart
ment of agriculture showed a condition
of 75.5. as against 80.7 on June 25 and
71J on July 25 last year. This is. with
two exceptions, the lowest condition at
this date in ten years. The larger area
planted, however, renders It possible that
12.00.000 bales may be gathered, through
dry weather In the southwest Is thought
to have reduced the two highest condi
tioned states (Texas and Oklahoma)
since the report was compiled two weeks
ago.
CROPS IMPROVED.
Weather and crop reports show some
Improvement. Badly needed rains have
fallen in the southwest and along the
north Atlantic coast, while as urgently
required dry weather in the eastern half
of the cotton belt has allowed of work
being done in grassy fields. Corn and
cotton have both been benefited, but corn
In Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas
has evidently been hurt seriously. Dry
weather is still complained of in Texas.
Damage ranging from 20 to 50 per cent
is noted to corn in the southwest,
while in lowa, Missouri and the states
east of the Mississippi the crop has
gained. Weather conditions In the north
west have been favorable to harvest
ing and threshing, and spring wheat is
turning out better than expected. The
oats yield is a record one as to quantity,
and of good quality. ' Winter wheat is
of good quality and yields and slightly
larger than expected. Trade estimates
of the government report to be issued
Monday are for a com crop of 8.000,000,-
000 bushels, with 640,000,000 bushels of
wheat and 1,000,000.000 bushels of oats.
COTTON FAVORED.
Dry weather east of the Mississippi
has favored cotton greatly and helped to
offset deterioration in Texas. The South
Atlantic and gulf states, hitherto sending
poor reports, are now more optimistic.
Late reports are of rains in parts
of Texas, which, if correct, may save
the crop in that state.
Minor western crops have been helped
by rains. Potatoes now promise a fair
yield in Wisconsin and Michigan, and
pastures have been improved east and
west. Higher prices for milk and butter
are a reflection of earlier unfavorable
pasture conditions. Rain is still needed
in the Pacific northwest. California has
the largest barley crop on record.
\ IRGINIA.—AII growing crops are
showing up favorably. The weather is
warm and dry and farm work is being
pushed. •
SOUTH CAROLINA.—Cotton in general
snows considerable improvement, and the
outlook is promising.
TEXAS.—gome uneasiness prevails at
this time over the rice crops, rain being
badly needed. Cotton will also suffer un
less the drouth is very soon broken. A
large yield is still anticipated for this
community. Cora is in good shape, but,
like other chops, needs rain. Conditions
in general, however, are favorable, and
the outlook is encouraging.
GEORGIA.—The weather the past week
has been favorable for growing crops,
and the outlook for cotton has somewhat
Improved. Farms in many sections are
about free from grass.
ALABAMA—Agricultural interests have
had favorable weather for the past two
weeks. Cotton is short. Cora is tn good
condition, and a larger yield Is anticipat
ed than for several seasons.
MISSISSIPPI.—Weather conditions are
favorable. Cotton and corn are improv
ing some.
TENNESSEE.—Crop conditions are bet
ter and cropa are cleaner than for some
time past. Cotton has improved and
corn is in good condition.
LOUISIANA —ldeal weather conditions
prevail throughout this section, and crops
are making good progress.
NORTH CAROLINA.—The condition of
crops Is reported much better In general
and farmers are mors optimistic.
Accidentally Shot.
COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. B.—July Gilbert,
a prominent truck farmer, accidentally
shot himself in the arm, almost tearing it
from the shoulder. The wound is serious,
but not fatal.
JACKSON APPOINTED
TO SUCCEED RUCKER
An Associated Press dispatch was re
ceived Hn Atlanta Monday morning from
Washington which states that Henry S.
Jackson has been appointed by President
Taft as colector of Internal revenues for
Georgia to succeed Henry A. Rucker, the
negro incumbent.
The appointment is a recess appointment
and must be approved by the senate
when congress again convenes.
Mr. Jackson has not been officially no
tified that the president has named him
as Internal revenue collector for Georgia.
The dispatch, however, is authentic.
Henry A. Rucker,, while a negro, has
held the office of internal revenue col
lector for Georgia since 1897. He was
appointed by President McKinley and held
office under the Roosevelt administration.
He was ranked by government Inspectors
as an efficient officer.
About June'L Collector Rucker sent to
Washington his resignation as internal
revenue collector for Georgia. It was
suggested then that he might be given
another appointment.
This dispatch from Washington does
not B ay when Mr. Jackson s appointment
will become effective.
The office of internal revenue collector
for Georgia is politically and for a busi
ness reason one of the most important
government appointments in the state.
It carries with it a salary dependent on
the collections made. At present, the col
lector's salary amounts to about >3,500 a
year.
Several change, will probably be made
in the office force when Mr. Jackson as
sumes the collectorship.
Henry S. Jackson is the son of the
iate Justice Howell E. Jackson, of the
V. S. supreme court and a brother-in
law of Mayor Robert F. Maddox, and
stands at the very top in social and fi
nancial circles. His appointment will
be received with general satisfaction in
AtliaU and throughout ths stAta.
DDLLAR A HEAD WAS
PRICE PAID TO GET
INOIiN CONTRACTS
In This Way J. F. McMurray
Procured Ten Thousand
Contracts With Total Fee of
$3,000,000
INDIANS BELIEVED THAT
McMURRAY “KNEW HOW”
M'ALISTER. Okla., Aug. B.—How the
contracts were procured, by which, ac
cording to Senator Thomas P. Gore. >3,-
000,000 in attorney’s fee wag to be made
out of the sale of land given to the In
dians by the government. Was related be
fore the special congressional Investigat
ing committee today.
W. T. Hollman, a Choctaw Indian, tes
tified he had been employed by J. F. Mc-
Murray, holder of the contracts, to go out
among the Oklahoma Indians and In
duce them to sign the documents. At the
i same time, Hollman related, he was paid
“a dollar a head,” for securing contracts
appointing McMurray to act in each case.
In this way McMurray procured 10,000
contracts to sell land.
The terms were 10 per cent attorneys’
fee, or 82,000,000 profit for McMurray and
his assistants. To promote this deal in
congress, Senator Gore contends he was
offered a 225,000 or 250,000 bribe.
INDIANS DISCOURAGED.
Hollman testified that he himself had
signed the 10 per cent contract because,
in common with other Indians, he had
become discouraged on the government’s
promise to sell the land,
"I would have given 25 per cent to
McMurray,” said Hollman, “If he could
have got us the money quickly." He
said he believed some of the Indians
would be willing to give McMurray 5
per cent. In a statement to the commit
tee and without going on the stand,
McMurray today declared that the con
tracts came to him orglnally against his
desires. He said the Indians at a “war
council” had demonstrated their impa
tience at the government’s alleged slow
ness in the selling of the land, and had
called upon him to take the job at 10
per cent, which he did with reluctance.
McMurray will go on the stand later.
Questioned further, Hollman testified
it was the belief of the Indians that
their property was worth from 230,000,000
to 240,000,00 and the understanding was
McMurray was to get 10 per cent of
! this.
THOUGHT M’MT’RRAY KNEW HOW.
“Is it the belief of the Indians that
McMurray had some power at Washing
ton by which he will be able to get the
money more quickly than if you left it
to the government?” asked Congressman
E. W. Saunders of Virginia.
_‘*W® .dldn’t_knaw how he was going to
do it, but we thought he knew,” was
the answer.
“Did you think McMurray was a ma
gician r
"We thought he could get it.”
"Is it the belief among the Indians
that they have to pay somebody else to
get what the government has said right
fully belongs to them?”
"That has become the belief, that they
have to give up a good portion of what
they get in attorney fees.”
RENEWS BRIBE CHARGE.
D .C. McCurtain, a Choctaw Indian, and
an attorney, for his tribe, went on the
stand and reiterated his charges that Mc-
Murray in 1906, in the lobby of the Raleigh
hotel at Washington, had offered him a
225,000 bribe to withdraw tribal opposition
to old contracts which were disapproved
by President Roosevelt.
He declared he ones had been em
ployed by McMurray while he was a
delegate to Washington for his tribe
but he asserted the work for McMur
ray was in behalf of and with the con
sent of the Indians. When the bribe
was offered he was not associated with
McMurray and he did not share in the
2750,000 attorneys’ fees granted Mc-
Murray in the citizenship cases several
years ago.
HAMON IN LIMELIGHT AGAIN.
Jake L. Hamon again figured mo
mentarily in the testimony. He had
been charged by Senator Gore with
having offered a 225,000 bribe in Mc-
Murray's behalf,, but In his testimony
Hamon said he went to Washington
concerning Governor Haskell's indict
ment with the Muskogee town lot
cases and had nothing to do with Mc-
Murray.
C. B. Stewart today testified he was
attorney for Governor Haskell and
that he had not heard of Hamon being
so employed.
FEW CHANGES REPOHTED
IN PRICES OF PHOVISIONS
Commodity pries changes this week
are not very important says Brad
streets'. Winter wheat crop movement
has been heavy, sufficiently so to be
a weight on prices and bring about
some easing in the middle at the week,
despite bullish crop reports from
abroad and a disposition to continue to
scale down estimates of the world's
crop this year. Prices, however, clos
ed higher on reduced Canadian crop
estimates.
There are signs of the winter wheat
movement slowing down as a result or
lower prices offered. Western stocks
tend to increase more than in normal
years, reflecting Jess than usual of
early milling demand.
Flour is Inactive. Corn eased on re
ports of rains in the southwest, but
l firmed up later, as did oats. Cotton
i moved irregularly, being quiet until
1 after appearance of the government
report, then advancing on reports ot
dry weather damage in the southwest,
fell on Thursday on reports of rains in
I Texas, but rallied again on Friday.
Spot cotton is 25 points higher on
I the week. New Yokr docks and ware
houses are filled with cotton attracted
to New York by the high prices induc
. ed by the July deal.
SHOOTS NEGRoYo -
SAVE HIS OWN LIFE
COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. B.—" Justifiable
homicide.” was the verdict of the cor
oner's jury in the case of James H.
Knowles, a white express employe, who
shot to death Ben Tillman, a negro, as
the latter was advancing on him with
a hatchet at the Union station, following
a heated controversy. Two hundred ne
groes gathered at the scene, but no trou
-1 hie resulted
ATLANTA. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1910.
STATE'S TAXABLE
PDOPEDTY TO SHOW
MOMOOO GUN
Comptroller General Wright
Bases Estimate on Returns
of 111 Counties Showing
$24,000,000 Increase
CLARKE CLOSE SECOND
BROOKS LEADS WITH
Comptroller General Wright on Mon
day gave it as his estimate that the
tax returns from Georgia counties, when
complete, would show a total gain of at
least 240,000,000 for the year.
Up to date 111 counties have been
heard from, leaving 36 yet to be report
ed. The 111 counties show a gain in
values of >24,6500,000.
In the counties were not included
the returns of Fulton, Chatham and
Richmond which, with the others, Gen
eral Wright considered, would easily
swell the total Increase to 240,000,000.
Only two counties showed a decerase.
One was Clay county, In southwest
Georgia, and Lumpkin county, in north
east Georgia. None of the returns in
clude the property of public utility
coropratlons.
For some reason, General Wright
said, the big counties were not showing
as large an Increase, In proportion to
population, as the smaller ones.
Brooks county, for instance, he said,
a small county, showed the largest pro
portion of gain. This county is one of
the most progressive in the state.
Among its industries is. the export of
meat to other states.
Clark county came next with the
largest increase. These two counties
showed almost 21,000,000 apiece in in
creased taxable property valuations.
As property is returned for state
taxation at approximately half its val
uation, the gain expected of >40,000,-
000 in the value of taxable property
would represent a gain in the full val
ue of property of something like >BO,-
000,000 In the short space of one year.
COII. BROWN'S CARD IS
EAGERLY AWAITED
Friends Believe He Will Fur
nish Campaign Material.
Speaking Dates
The following “speakings" in the inter
est of Governor Brown’s candidacy for
re-election have been arranged.
Senator Griffith, of Haralson, in Cobb
county, all this week. He will speak in
every militia district.
Enoch Callaway, of Augusta, at Daw
son, Terrell county, on August 15, and at
Ocilla, Irwin county, on August 17.
Local Manager Olin Stamps, of the
Brown campaign committee, announced
Monday morning that no rally or torch
light procession in the interest of the
governor's candidacy in Fulton county
had been arranged for this week.
“We are too busy attending to our local
clubs and the details of the campaign to
give thought to such matters now,” said
Mr. Stamps. “We are well pleased with
the conditions of the governor's campaign
locally, and are as confident as ever of
sucess in Fulton.”
MADDOX RETURNS.
State Manager Ed Maddox spent Sun
day in Rome, and returned to Atlanta
Monday, ready to resume work on the
governor's cause in the state at large.
Besides announcing Judge Callaway’s
speaking appointments and expressing
satisfaction with conditions he found in
Floyd county, “despite Hoke Smith’s
speech there on Saturday,” Mr. Maddox
had no comment to make on the situa
tion.
Governor Brown’s friends contemplate
with enthusiasm the card to the people of
Georgia he is preparing and expects to
Issue within the next day or two. They
are confident that it will furnish fin’d
campaign material—better , they think,
than anything that has yet been devel
oped.
The governor’s friends look for him to
satisfy the people about the dog tax, so
objectionable to many farmers.
These same supporters are confident
that he will exploit his proposed bond
issue as a means for paying the school
teachers, and riddle the arguments that
have been advanced against borrowing
money to meet current expenses.
Governor Brown's forces are sure tnat
he will defend the wisdom of his recom
mendation that the state take off the
bridle of railroad regulation insofar as
the present law relates to the issuance
of bonds.
THE 16 1-2 CENT COTTON.
The Brown people are assured that the
governor will convince the farmers that
his administration is responsible for the
161-2 cents cotton In Georgia, as well as
In Texas and other cotton-producing
states.
Friends of the governor are contemplat
ing with pleasure the picture he will pre
sent of "prosperity prospering.” and they
expect much campaign material along
this line.
Concerning the Western and Atlantic
railroad terminals, which he never
bought, the governor’s leaders are re
joiced in the belief that he will satisfy
the people on this score In his card.
The Durham mine incident, the Brown
folks believe, will also form a subject of
comment by the governor. It is believed
he will elaborate his message to the leg
islature, and explain more in detail about
the hoarse deputy sheriff and the pleas
ant voice at Chattanooga.
The Brown following professes to be
not at all disturbed over the fact that
the governor will issue a card, explaining
his stewardship in detail, although he
announced at the beginning of the cam
paign that he would be governed by the
exigencies of the case. At that time the
governor, like some of his friends, did
not believe that the exigencies warranted
an explanation, and the fact that more
recent developments have caused a
change of mind is really welcomed by
governor’s friends, they J
TON CONFERRED
ON PUTTING TICKET
IN FIELD FOR MONEY
—TROS. W. KAJUDWICK.
Congressman Produces Letter
That Conference Was Held
With Republican Leaders
Regarding South Dakota
LETTER SAYS WATSON
AIDED G. 0. P. CAMPAIGN
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
THOMSON. Ga., Aug. 6.—At the close of
an address that practically reviewed all
of the points at issue between himself
and Thomas E- Watson, Congressman
Thomas W. Hardwick, of the Tenth dis
trict, threw a bombshell In his audience
of 2,300 or more people, in Mr. Watson’s
home town today, in the shape of a let
ter, which he claimed was from Congress
man Charles H. Burke, of South Dakota,
the chairman of the George-McMurray in
vestigating committee, in which he
charges that Mr. Watson, In the summer
of 1900, conferred with him and other
prominent Republicans of South Dakota
at the Palmer bouse, Chicago, with refer
ence to aiding the Republican party for a
financial consideration.
The letter addressed to Congressman
Howard, of the Eighth district, follows:
"WASHINGTON. D. C., July 1, 1910.
"Congressman William M. Howard, Lex
ington, Ga.
“My Dear Mr. Howard: I did not get
home until a few days ago. I found a
letter from a friend who was with me
in Chicago on a certain occasion in the
summer of 1900. As I remember, myself
and one or two other representative citi
zens of South Dakota, all Republicans,
at the instance of Senator Hanna, met she
gentleman from your state, together with
two other distinguished Populists.
“Their purpose was to see if for a finan
cial consideration an arrangement could
not be made by which they would put a
middle-of-the-road ticket in our state.
“I cannot recall how much it was to
cost, but I do know that it made an im
pression upon me and my associates that
caused us to feel that it was a contempti
ble proposition and we refused to enter
tain It.
“You are safe in saying that there
were overtures made and that Mr. Wat
son was in Chicago at the time and was
there for the purpose of negotiations;
that he undoubtedly did have an arrange
ment with Senator Hanna by which he
contributed to the success of the Repub
lican cause in that campaign for a finan
cial consideration.
"Yours very truly,
“CHARLES H. BURKE”
Congressman Hardwick undoubtedly
had a good day in point of crowd and In
the enthusiasm.
Watson Denies Charge
in Letter from Burke
THOMSON, Ga., Aug. 6.—Replying to
the charges contained in Congressman
Burke’s letter, Mr. Watson made the fol
lowing statement:
“I emphatically deny the whole story,
which is false in every particular. I
was not in Chicago during 1900. but spent
the year here at home doing literary
werk. I was In Chicago for a short time
in 1904, after the death of Mark Hanna,
stopping while en route to Lincoln, Neb.,
to make a speech In behalf of William
Jennings Bryan, and on the return trip
east to New York, where I spoke at
Cooper Union. I invite an inspection of
the Palmer house register during 1900,
which will prove the truth of my state
ment.”
SENATOR CLAY AHO
HOKE SMITH CONFER
Smith Forces Are Supremely
Confident of Victory—Mc-
Cord’s Statement
Hoke Smith has accepted an invitation
to speak at Gainesville next Monday at 11
o’clock. He will speak in the open air,
from the courthouse common, and it is
believed that a great crowd of voters
from Hall, Jackson and adjoining coun
ties will hear him.
The former governor will speak next
Friday night at the city auditorium, in
Macon. On next Saturday he will dis
cuss the issues of the campaign at Tif
ton, in the presence of voters from Tift,
Turner, Worth, Berrien, Irwin and Col
quitt counties. l
Sam Olive, of Elberton, speaks Monday
at Columbus, and reports at the Smith
headquarters Monday morning promised
a mammoth gathering to hear him. Mr.
Olive will make several other speeches
this week, and his appointments will be
announced later.
John B. Copeland, of Valdosta, will
speak next Saturday at Bainbridge, at
2:30 o'clock.
The Hoke Smith forces are supremely
confident of the result of the primary,
but their candidate is not going to suffer
from their over-confidence, as was evi
denced by the intelligent and systematic
work at the headquarters Monday.
Messrs. H. Y. McCord and R. J. Griffin, in
charge of the headquarters, to say noth
ing of the scores of callers, are confident
that the “bottom has dropped out ot
Governor Brown’s campaign,” and they
are enthusiastic over the outlook. The
reports could not be better, say the man
agers, and were the callers more numer
ous and the mail muqh heavier it would
be a physical Impossibility to handle the
situation at all.
SENATOR CLAY CALLS.
United States Senator A. S. Clay came
down from Marietta Monday and spent a
couple of hours in conference with Mr.
Smith and his advisers. Both he and the
former governor seemed pleased at the
result of the conference, though neither
of them had any comment for the press,
other than the senator’s praise of Mr.
Smith’s Atlanta speech, which he heard.
The Smith men remark with mingled
pleasure and feigned surprise upon the
fact that Governor Brown’s campaign
manager, Mr. Ed Maddox, went to Ce
dartown, on Saturday, to speak for the
governor. Few counties in the stats
gave Governor Brown a larger propor
tionate majority than did Polk, and the
Smith men rejoice that the situation
in Polk county today is such as to de
mand personal attention from the gvv-
campaign manager. Whjr waste
WATSON RENEWS
DO-NOTHING CHARGE
MMDWICK
Also Proclaims That He Will
Withdraw Eve Or Evans
from Congressional Race on
Or About August 15
CROWD NOT AS LARGE
. AS ON FORMER DATE
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
AUGUSTA, Ga., Aug. 6.—From the same
platform from which Mr. A. W. Evans
and Mr. O. R. Eve declared vehemently
and emphatically, each for himself, that
they were In the race for congress to ths
finish, Mr. Watson proclaimed today
that on or about August 15, he would
withdraw one of them from the racs.
He did not make this statement in so
many words, but that was the import
of his words so plainly intimated that
no one who heard it failed to understand
it.
Another feature of his speech was the
proposition dramatically made to pay
in to the Confederate veterans of the
district the sum of 210.000 in annual pay
ments of >I,OOO each, if the committee
he had suggested should go to Macon
and after a full investigation fail to
substantiate the charges which he had
made in regard to Hardwick’s conduct
in that city.
CROWD GATHERED SLOWLY.
If Mr. Watson was disappointed in the
size of the crowd which his appeal to
come and stand by him "to the death"
had drawn, he gave no intimation of it
The crowd was slow in assembling. At
9 o’clock the hour set by Mr. Watson
for assembling, only a few persons
were in the court house yard.
When Mr. Watson appeared, a few
minutes before 11 o'clock, an assemblage
about one-half the size of that which
had responded to his first call, greeted
his appearance with cheers.
A considerable part of his address was
devoted to denunciation of Hardwick.
In this, however, less vindictive ex
pressions were used than In the former
occasions, and in addition to a rehash
of the old charges against Mr. Hard
wick's personal character, his record in
congress was attacked in the effort to
show him up as a “do-nothing” con
gressman. '
Mr. Watson said that the ideal con
gressman would have objected when
President Roos’evelt gave >300,000 to the
Italian earthquake sufferers; that he
would have objected to a big black negro
being retained for 13 years in a high
office in Atlanta, that he would have
protested against the president and the
secretary of the navy using three of our
naval vessels for pleasure yachts, that
he would have tried to pass a bill for
the establishment of a parcels post, pro
tested against the passage of the Dick
bill, and would have been fighting to
restore our currency system.
These constitute official charges against
Mr. Hardwick upon which Mr. Watson
based his charge of “do-nothinglsm."
DENOUNCES COMMITTEE
Then he denounced the action of the
executive committee for reaffirming rule
nine by a larger vote than it was passed
originally by. Right here a voice called
out, “What are you going to do about
it now?” “Just wait,” was the reply,
"I’ll show you later.”
ACTOrWH??LIYED WITH
EDWIN BOOTH IS DEAD
NEW YORK, Aug. B.—John B. Studley,
82 years old, an old tragedian,who played
with Edwin Booth, Edwin Forrest and
Laura Keene, is dead here of infirmi
ties incident to old age. He was born
in Boston, became an actor, and de
voted himself to tragedy and old school
melodrama. He was a favorite In "Pi
zare,” "Jack Cade,” “The Duke's Mot
to,” and in the Shakespearean trage
dies.
He was six feet tall and of powerful
build, with a resonant voice that could
reach every part of the big playhouse
of olden times. He was a man of great
reserve and personal pride. His late
years were passed in poverty. Although
he had many friends, he would never ac
cept a loan and never confided his trou
bles to anybody.
ammunition on Polk county—and such
a big gun, at that—unless there’s dan
ger ahead?
HEADQUARTERS’ COMMENT.
The following was given out at the
Smith headquarters:
One hundred and five enthusiastic work
ers from Fulton county and from many
other counties of Georgia shook hands
with Hoke Smith from 11 to 11:30 o’clock
this morning at headquarters.
One of the leading farmers of Spalding
county says that in his district alone he
has changed 31 voterb from Brown to
Smith. His argument is a convincing one;
that Hoke Smith has greatly contributed
to the present prosperity in Georgia by
the abolition of the convict lease system,
which he secured in the extra session of
the legislature, which he called for this
purpose; that he took 5,000 convicts out
of industrial employment, w'hose places
had to be taken by 5,000 free laborers,
thus giving employment to them, and sup
port for 20,000 people dependent upon the
5,000, making 25,000 in all; that in addition
to the building of good roads throughout
Georgia, the supplies for these 5,000 con
victs have been purchased from the farm
ers in the counties where the camps are
located, whereas the former convict les
sees sent out of the state for these sup
plies. buying them in carload lots. He
argues, furthermore, that Governor
Brown has shown his disregard of equal
justice to the poor man by advocating the
law which taxes the dog in the farmer’s
back yard and refusing to advocate the
income tax amendment, which would
make the rich man pay his proportion
ate part of the taxes. And he says that
the farmers are universally opposed to
saddling a bonded debt on the state to
meet the current expenses of the govern
ment.
M’CORD’S STATEMENT.
Chairman H. Y. McCord issues the fol
lowing statement:
“The claim of Mr. J. R. Smith that they
have enrolled 6,901 registered voters of
Fulton county in the Fulton County
Brown club is as preposterous aa the
claim that Governor Brown will carry 126
counties in Georgia, and I could not put
the matter any stronger. We have evi
dence that voters from Clayton county
and Henry county, in addition to many
voters from Fulton county, who are
strongly for Hoke Smith, have been en
rolled In the Fulton County Joe Brown
club. Fulton county is going for Hoke
Smith and so is Georgia, by a big ma
jority. I know what I am talking about,
and I ask our friends throughout the
state to pay no attention to these ab
surd claims ” „
ANTI-LOBBY BILL
PASSED BF HOUSE
BFIJOGE VOTE
Representative Hall, of Bibb,
Said Members of Both
Branches Had Been In-
fluenced by Lobbyists In
fluenced in the Past
NOT SO SINCE 1906, HE
DECLARED IN SPEECH
The house of representatives passed the
Wright anti-lobbyist bill Monday morn
ing by a vote of 118 to 3, after opposition
by two members of the Chatham county
delegation—Messrs. Anderson and Law
rence.
During the course of the debate Mr,
Hall of Bibb, an advocate of the guber
natorial candidacy of Gov. Joseph M.
Brown, stated to the house that the leg
islature was overrun with lobbyists until
1906, When a complete change was evi
dent. He congratulated the present house
on its freedom from Improper Influences.
Mr. Anderson of Chatham spoke {.gainst
the bill and offered an amendment, strik
ing that part of it directed against paid
agents. The amendment was lost.
LAWRENCE RECORDS PROTEST.
Mr. Lawrence of Chatham recorded on
the house journal his protest against the
bill. Later he opposed the unanimeua
consent asked to transmit the bill imme
diately to the senate. A motion to that
effect was then carried overwhelmingly.
Mr. Fullbright. the representative from
Burke, spoke against the measure on the
ground that it could not constitutionally
be made into law in the three days re
maining of the session.' Mr. Wright of
Floyd and Mr. Hall of Bibb attacked this
position, stating that the constitution was
changed in convention to permit just the
very thing that Mr. Fullbright said could
not be done, and that the precedent of
the house supported the precedent.
Three separate motions to table the bill
—two by Mr. Boyd of Spalding and one by
Mr. Wahlwender of Muscogee—were lost.
There were more than three opponents of
the bill. Only three, however, voted
“no,” the others apparently contenting
themselves with refusing to vote "aye.”
The bill had 25 votes more than it needed.
Representative Barry Wright of Floyd,
author of the bill, made an argument
for it, explaining its purposes. Mr.
Wright’s argument was full of logic, but
the speeches of Messrs. Hall of Bibb and
Alexander of DeKalb (veteran members
of the house), who followed him in sup
port of the bill, were little short of sen
sational as well.
Mr. Hall said the members of the pres
ent house would hardly appreciate the
great need for a law of this kind because
their session had been so free from lob
bying.
HAD SEEN INFLUENCE.
"I have seen representatives of spe
cial interests, hired agents, sit or. the
floor of this house while votes were be
ing taken on measures they were inter
ested in,” he said. Mr. Hall denied that
the bill recognized and legalized lobby
ing. He stated, in answer to a question,
that he had known members to be in
fluenced by lobbyists.
"They have been Influenced and con
trolled by paid men sent here to work
on them,’ he said. 'There is no use de
nying that. I've seen it done. I nave
seen both branches of this legislature
controlled absolutely by these people.
"IN THE DAYS GONE BY, BEFORE
19u>, THEIR INFLUENCE WAS POW
ERFUL HERE.”
This reference by Mr. Hall, an advocate
of Governor Brown, to the effect which
Hoke Smith’s denunciations. In 1906 dur
ing hi B campaign for governor, had on
the lobbyists, their objects, was com
mented upon later by the friends of Mr.
Smith In the house of representatives a*
one of the most significant things of the
session. They recalled that Mr. Smith in
his campaign speeches attacked the lob
byists by name, and construed Mr. Hall’s
statement as a direct admission that the
position of the former governor wa«, so
pronounced that even without the enact
ment of a law the partial suppress of
lobbying resulted.
Mr. Anderson of Chatham spoke
against the bill, arguing his amend
ment which struck the paragraph
against paid agents.
"The men who are paid to come here
before committees are high class men,”
he said, "no better men in Georgia.”
Mr. Alexander of DeKalb said that
the grandfather of the author of the bill
(Mr. Wright) tried to get a paragraph
in the constitution worded as follows:
"Loobying is declared to be a crime
and -ne general assembly shall enforce
this provision.”
Mr. Alexander said that for yeare
the father of the author of the bill had
tried to get the law enacted.
"Five years ago,” said Mr. Alexan
der, "this lobbying evil had grown to
such magnitude here that it was a pub
lic disgrace. Members were ABSOLUTE
LY BULLDOZED IN THE HOUSE AND
THREATENED IN THE LOBBIES.”
118 to 3 THE VOTE.
The vote on the bill was 118 for to 3
against. Mr. Fullbright of Burke with
drew his opposition upon the statement of
Mr. Wright of Floyd that the bill had
■been read the third time on Saturday.
The bill went immediately to the sen
ate.
The bill requires that any person repre
senting a person, firm or corporation for
or against any legislation shall, before
he can argue his point, register his name,
that of his employer, and the designation
of the bill he is interested in. Violation
of this is made a felony.
It further requires the employer of such
paid agents to file, at the end of the
session, a statement of their expenses
and of the legislation in which they have
been interested.
The law; relates only to paid agents.
Site for Exhibit/
TURIN, Aug. B.—Francis B. Loomis,
American commisioner to the Interna
tional and Industrial exposition, to be
held in Turin next year, selected the
site of the American industries a* Us
exposition. . J
No. 92.