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'At kwla i-Wccklj) 3otimal. VOL. IX. RAILROADS WOULD INCREASE RATES BYJSOD.DOO.OOO Lines Propose to Advance Charges That Will Reach That Amount Per Year in One Territory HEARING ADJOURNED TO SEPTEMBER 7TH NEW YORK. Aug. 15.—"1f the car riers can prove that they are entitled to an advance they ought to have it." de clared Judge G. M. Brown, chief ex aminer of the interstate commerce com mission. “If it can be proved that they are not entitled thereto, they should be denied." With this flat statement Judge Brown opened the hearing here today into the question of increases in freight rates in the territory north of the Ohio and Potomac and east of the Mississippi river. The railroads have asked for in creases averaging 16 per cent which it has been figured, would cause an ad vance of half a billion dollars in freight rates for the affected territory. Judge Brown made it clear that no undue haste or delay would be permitted; that the commission desired facts and both oral testimony and statistical exhibits would be allowed, and then told the counsel for the carriers that the burden of proof tn the matter remained with the rail roads. Counsel for the railroads and ship pers finally obtained an' adjournment un til September 7. when testimony will be taken. Judge Brown stated that the western bearing in the trans-Missouri cases would be held on August 3 in Chicago. 16 PER CENT ADVANCE. According to unofficial figures made by the commission, the advances shown by the tariffs filed by the lines in classifica tion territory averaged about 16 per cent over existing rates. The increases apply to both class and commodity rates. Tak ing the present volume of traffic as a 'basis, an increase of 16 per cent would amount to an advance for all the railroads in the entire country of approximately KOS.OOUdUO a year. This advance is distributed among 413 different transportation lines, being an average of something more than 11.000,000 a year each. Os course, the total amount of increase will be distributed proportion ately to the tonnage of freight handled by the various roads, the increases in the rates being substantially the same in all cases. Reports received by the commission in dicate, by an analysis, that the Increases in operating expenses of the roads dur ing the last ten years have been very heavy. The greatest single item of in crease is in the cost of labor, which Is estimated to be about 40 per cent of the expense of operation. In daaaificatk>n territory the increase tn cost of labor, according to the reports, has aggregated during the last decade about 88u.600.000 a year, approximately 340.- 000.000 a year having been added during the last few months. Every other item of expense of operation has In creased during the last decade, so that in the matter of operation alone the rail roads of classification territory are pay- (Contlnued on page Seven.) THIS BROWN COMMISSION DATED AUG. 464 NAME OF COUNTY AND DISTRICT OMITTED |j STATE OF.GEORGIA | § -j: ... ■ ■■ ' 1 ■ 5 By His Excellency Joseph. M. Brown p Covwaor tai r ' ~ •* «*• Aney and Navy o< thia Stat, aed of tha Militia tiuraot Enq., Greeting: OWER AND AUTHORITYJN ME VESTED by the Constitution. Ido hereby com- g ■ NOTARY PUBLIC AND EX-OFFICIO S in thel District, G. M, - County. B I therefore, hereby authorized end required to do and perform all and singular the > cumbent on yo»*s Notary Public and Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace aforesaid, Cl tto law and the trust reposed in you. Th» commission to continue in fore* WH luring the term of four years from the— xrikvday of— l-Md or _ I are removed in the manner prescribed by law. ‘ X ten under my hand and seal of the Executive Department, at th* Capitol, in th* Atlanta,'th* - —°* - 4 in the or Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and SB BY THE GOVERNOR: . SS Cukw—-. S Stcrtiary ExtttUitt Drfartauat. < -a DHDUGJCtiKSMMCUBURMISMSKMMMKMKAMMEwMfISKMCSWaImOiZHdS This illustration tells of the difficulties of Mr. BL. X>. Vaughn, of Newton county, had getting his notary's conunis sloa from the Joseph M Brown “business administration." Why the commission vu dated so far after the primary, and »he names of the county and district omitted is not known, both nullifying the commission, is a myetwry. The latest instance of executive care lessness on the part of the Brown "busi nape administration" was mentioned Monday by Mr. Edward Heard, of New ton county, a caller at Smith headquar ters. The Instance affects the routine grant of a notary's commission, about which innumerable complaints have been made from all over the state. IT WAS DATBD THE 464TH OF AUGUST. AND OMITTED THE NAME OF THE COUNTY AND THE DISTRICT OF THE APPLICANT. Mr. Heard produces the document, which Is reproduced with this article. Mr. H. L. Vaughn, of Brewers' district, tn Newton county, who was the victim of the Brown business adminlstrat'on, was recommended for appointment as a no tary public by the grand jury last March, end the appointment was made by Judge Roan, of the Stone Mountain circuit. The papers were forwarded to the gov ernor. and then, according to Mr. Heard, the applicant went through the waiting process. When the commission did not arrive in due Ume-or rather in past due COBN«COTTON SHOW GOOD GAINS: WE W BETTER Reports of Crops Are More Uniformly Favorable Than at Any Other Date This Season, Though Crops Late RECORD CORN CROP FORECAST FOR SOUTH Almost universally favorable weather reports, a consequently more generally optimistic report as to late planted crops than in any recently preceding Week, and a moderate expansion in the volume of fall trade, are the leading features. Corn' and cotton have ap parently gained ground, and the ad vance of the fall season has benefited wholesale and jobbing trade, but as to the latter, conservatism still rules, and there is a preceptible feeling of dis appointment visible in some lines where apparently previous anticipations had been keyed too highly. UNIFORMITY FAVORABLE. Crop reports to Bradstreet’s are more uniformly favorable than at any previous date this year. Weather conditions have been propitious in practically every section, and some of the bad effects of earlier unfavorable weather have been repaird, though most of the later sown crops are behind a year ago. Corn has been benefited in the south west by timely rains, and some lost ground has been regained. The crop is still a very spotted one, however, and the general feeling is that the in creased acreage will about offset the lower than a year ago condition. The south will apparently have a record crop of corn, but a late arrival of killing frost is necessary for a crop in excess of last year to be gathered in the northern half of the belt. A late, warm autumn similar to last year's is necessary for the realisation of full growth. Nebraska and Okla homa yields are short of expectation. Winter wheat threshings maintain earlier reports of good yields. Spring wheat threshing is on tn the northwest, with much more optimistic reports coming from Minnesota and the Dakotas, though the yields in the latter states are concededly short. Wisconsin yields are better titan anticipated, but the potato and hay crops are short. Pastures, except in lowa, are better as the result of rains. Date crops in the eastern half of the country have been helped by rains, but harvested crops in the fields have been hurt by the wet weather. Fruit crop conditions in the Pacific northwest were never better. Scattered rains have fallen in Texas, and on black lands the cotton crop is in good condition. A very large crop bf cotton seems assured in Oklahoma by the recent rains. Reports from the Mis sissippi valley and eastward are of im provement In cotton condition, and feel ing is much more optimistic than a short time ago. The Louisiana sugar crop is expected to be shorter than tn either 1909 or 1909. REPORTS BY STATES. The following is a report of crop con ditions by states: NORTH CAROLINA—Reports of corn. time—Maj. John B. Davis, clerk of the superior court of Newton county, jogged up the governor with a letter. One letter apparently could not set the machinery of the governor's business of fice in motion. SO THE MAJOR WROTE ANOTHER LETTER. This likewise fail ed. SO HE WROTE A THIRD. THIS FAILING. THE MAJOR GAVE UP. Thinking his power of persuasion might be lacking, he asked Ordinary A. D. Meadows to try his hand THE ORDI NARY ALSO WROTE. He suggested to the governor that the commission was over due. had not arrived and was need ed. THE ORDINARY MET WITH THE SAME DISMAL FAILURE AS THE CLERK HAD. Still, they are not men to give up in Newton county, so the whole correspond ence FOUND ITS WAY TO THE JOURNAL and was printed in full. THEN THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRA TION'S MACHINERY BEGAN TO MOVE. The commission was sent. It arrlvsd the early part of last week. The ordinary, however, found that it lacked two essential qualifications—lT MENTIONED NEITHER THE NAME PET DOG UNEARTHS MURDERED WOMAN IN SHALLOW GRAVE California Police Are Search ing for Otto Schultze, Want ed for the Death of Mrs. Castine, Ranch Owner HAS FLED FOR MEXICO WITH $6,000 BOOTY? LOB ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 15.—While detectives are searching the city, depti-* ties from the sheriff’s office are scour ing the country today for Otto Schultze, the young German wanted in connection with the murder of Mrs. Freida Cas tine, whose body was unearthed from a shallow grave by a pet dog yesterday at her ranch near Lancaster. Some of the police and deputies are inclined to believe that Schultze, with >6,000 thought to have been stolen from Mrs. Castine, has sought to enter Mex ico byway of the Arizona border or through El Paso. A full description of the fugitive has been telegraphed abroad. According to the description Schultxe is between 20 and 25 years of age, five feet, eight Inches in height, of medium build, wears a light mustache and has a florid complexion. A curious feature, following the mur der of Mrs. Castine, Is the disappear ance of Mrs. Martha Chatt, wife of a Los Angeles realty dealer, and her es cort, John Inderbetten, while the two were on their way to a ranch near the home of Mrs. Castine. They have been missing for a week and B. C. Chatt, husband, has asked the aid of the sheriff to find his wife. cotton and other crops are optimistic. SOUTH CAROLINA—The botton crop has improved the past week. GEORGIA—Cotton looks healthy and is fruiting well. Weather conditions are nearly ideal. ALABAMA—Crop conditions are more favorable. The corn crop will be good. Cotton is in good shape so far, though It will be a short crop. The cotton crop Im proves with continued favorable weather. MISSISSIPPI—Weather conditions are favorable. Corn crop is good, and cotton is improving. TENNESSEE—The weather for the past week has been more favorable for grow ing crops. LOUISIANA—Crop conditions are good throughout this section, and everything is making gratifying progress. 801 l weevil is damaging cotton to some ex tent. TEXAS—Scattering rains have fallen. Cotton on sandy lands is needing rain, but on black lands the plant is in good condition. Cotton seems to be in good shape, as well as corn, and a large yield is expected. Rice is not in good shape, and without an early rain that crop will be a failure. OF THE COUNTY NOR THE MILITIA DISTRICT. IT WAS DATED THE 464TH DAY OF AUGUST. Otherwise it was all right. It had the signatures of the governor and of his "secretary executive department." A. H. Ulm. Still, legal authorities say that these signatures are not sufficient and THAT THE DOCUMENT, AS A LEGAL IN STRUMENT, ISN'T WORTH THE PAPER IT IS WRITTEN ON. They are now asking in Newton county WHAT DAY THE 23D OF AUGUST WILL BE, IF THE STH IS THE 464TH. Mr, Heard says this is only one in stance. He says he has learned of EIGHT FAILURES TO RECEIVE COM MISSIONS IN WALTON COUNTY AND SIX IN JASPER. HAS THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT BEEN ABOLISHED? The following copy of a letter addressed to the governor was received at head quarters: "Dalton, Georgia, May 24, 1910. "Hon. Joseph M. Brown, Governor, "Dear Sir: Yours of the 23d in relation (Continued on page Seven.) ATLANTA. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1910. WONDERFUL GATHERING GREETS HOKE SMITH IN HALL FLETCHER JOHNSON TELLS WHY HE HAS QUIT BROWN He Is Solicitor of Gainesville City Court and Schoolmate • of Present Governor (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) GAINESVILLE, Ga„ Aug. 15.—C01. Fletcher M. Johnson, solicitor of the city court of Gainesville, has changed his political affiliations from Governor Brown to Hoke Smith. Two years ago. Governor Brown had no more zealous supporter than Colonel Johjraon, but in the present campaign the colonel is lined up squarely for Mr. Smith, and pre dicts that he will sweep Hall county by a substantial majority. Than Colonel Johnson there are few better known or more successful lawyers in northeast Georgia. His prominence and influence, added to the fact that ho has never before supported Hoke Smith makes his attitude in this campaign all the more significant. HAD EYES OPENED. “Yes, I m for Hoke Smith in this cam paign, and I expect to exert, all of my best efforts to help him win in this sec tion of the state,’’ said Colonel Johnson today. “I was for Governor Brown two years ago and gave him the best I had in my shop. lam no sudden convert to Hoke Smith. On the contrary, my views have undergone a slow transfor mation. I have deserted Governor Governor Brown, as his friends say, not for any special reason, but simply be cause I have had my eyes opened. “I believe Governor Brown is dominat ed by special Interests and I am against any such performance. I have been convinced by scores of things that Gov ernor Brown, although a fine fellow per sonally, is not qualified to fill the office he occupies. He has no fixed policies about important matters and I know that the details of the governor’s office have not been properly looked after. It has been almost impossible for the notaries and justices to get their commissions, and, indeed, criminals have escaped be cause the governor has failed to issue requisitions when requested by sher iffs. “On the other hand, a mine owner, a former lessee of convicts, who never worked organized labor at all, is enabled to get protection frcm the military of the great state of Georgia simply by telephoning to the governor. The finan cial interest and industries of the state should be protected, but I do not think the military should be used by the gov ernor to settle labor disputes. "I have known Governor Brown most of my life. I went to school with him in Atlanta. We attended Professor Bray’s school together, and I knew him well. When 1 supported him two years ago, I believed he would fill the office accept ably, but I have learned a lesson, where fore I am not supporting him today. NO DOUBT IN HALL. “I do not believe there is any doubt at all about the result of the primary in Hall county. I am confident Hoke Smith will carry it, and, moreover, I be lieve he will make big gains all over this section. “I notice, however, that the Brown men are becoming very active, much as if they had been suddenly stimulated, but I can’t say as to this." Colonel Johnson’s office is elective and not appointive. He is, therefore, obligated politically to neither of the candidates and is at liberty to speak his mind. GOMMOOITY PRICES SHOW DECLINE DURING JULY Wheat Is Trifle Higher, While Corn Is a Cent in Advance Commodity nrices as a whole declined in July, resuming the reaetl"-* move ment noted frofn the high levels of the year, says Bradstreet’s, For the week changes are not very important. The !rad‘"g cereals show less th ar. ordinary fuctuations. Wheat is a trifle higher, while corn is cent up. Hay is high on short crop talk, and butter advanced on decreased receipts, due to insufficient pasturage. This latter situation has. however, been measurably reliever by recent rains. Cot ton is slightly higher on the week, al though crop reports have been fairly favorable. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, WAR HEROINE, IS DEAD Famous Nurse of Crimean Conflict Passes Away After Long Illness LONDON. August 15.—Florence Night ingale, the famous .nurse of the Crimean war, and the only woman who ever re ceived the Order of Merit, died Saturday afternoon at her London home. Although she had been an Invalid for a long time, rarely leaving her room, where she pass ed the time in a half-recumbent position, and was under constant care of a physi cian, her death was somewhat unex pected. A week ago she was quite sick, but then improved, and on Friday was cheerful. During that night alarming symptoms developed, and she gradually sank until 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, when an attack of heart failure brought the end. Nl netF-five seizures MADE BY-REVENUE MEN Nlnety-flve illicit distilleries were seiz ed in Georgia during the month of July by the revenue officers of the govern ment. "Well, well,” says one of the veterans of the government's raiders, "that’s go ing pretty well, but what’ll we do when the corn crop's in!” SEVERAL KILLED BY COLLAPSE OF DAM WATERTOWN, N. Y., August 15 —Sev eral Italian laborers were killed and a large number injured by the collapse today of a portion of a dam of T. A. Gillespie company, of Massena, on the big power canal. The Injured were taken to a hospital at Cornwall, Ont. HALL COUNTY VOTERS, FIRED WITH ENTHUSIASM MAKE SMITH SPEAK TO CROWD AT DEPOT While Governor Brown Carried County Last Election by 200 Majority, Hoke Smith Forces Claim They Have 1,500* • Voters Out of 3,800 Registered, Actively at Work in the Interests of he Former Governor and That They Will Sweep the County GAINESVILLE, Ga., Aug. 15.—Upon his arrival at Gainesville Monday morn ing to address the voters of Hall county on the court house grounds, Hoke Smith candidate for governor, was given one of the most enthusiastic demonstrations of his campaign. An official reception committee of more than 20 members of the Hoke Smith club of the county was at the train to meet him, and in addi tion, a crowd of perhaps 250 voters had assembled to join !t» the welcome. The train arrived at 9:50 o’clock. The crowd had been growing for half an hour. As the train rolled up to the depot they gathered close to the track. Presently Mr. Smith appeared on the steps and in stantly three rousing cheers were given for “Hoke Smith, Georgias next gover nor.” BUSY SHAKING HANDS. The crowd had gathered so thick and everybody whs so anxious to shake hands with Mr. Smith that it took him 10 min utes to make his way to the automobile that was waiting for him: It was the touring car of Mrs. Floyd Scales, and had been brilliantly decorated with Amer ican flags. And even after he got to the car, and got in and took his seat, the crowd continued to press upon him; so that finally in compliance with their wishes, he stood up where all could see him, doffed his hat, and expressed brief ly his appreciation of the welcome they had given him. As he concluded the machine started to nose its way ahead slowly through the crowd, which literally surrounded it, but somebody loudly called out: “Wait for 29,” and the suggestion prevailed. By ”29” was meant the southbound train, which met the northbound at Gainesville. Soon 't arrived, and on i£, as expected, came quite a number of Hoke Smith’s supporters bound for the "speaking.** SPOKE OUTDOORS. As early as Saturday it became ap parent that there would not be room GOV. BHOWN TALKS WITH HEADQUARTERS CHIEF Pays Visit to Campaign Cen ter —Mr. Smith’s Lawrence ville Speech Discussed For the second time since the guber natorial campaign of 1910 opened, Gov. Joseph M. Brown visited the headquar ters of his campaign at the New Kim- 2 all, Monday morning. At 11 o’clock lovernor Brown had been In close con ference with J. R. Smith, assistant cam paign manager, for some time, and was still closeted with him. Walter E. Dukes, a lieutenant on the campaign staff, is authority for the statement that it was the second visit of the campaign, the first having been shortly after headquar ters opened. Mr. Dukes did not attempt to say what had made it necessary for the governor to come to headquar ters. ‘ Mr. Dukes says, with a smile, anent the announcement that Hoke Smith will speak at Lawrenceville, Gwinnett county, Saturday, that "Mr. Smith couldn’t car ry Gwinnett If he spoke In every mi litia district of the county." Campagn Manager G. Ed Maddox, com menting on the same subject, predicts that Mr. Smith's Lawrenceville speech “will have about as little effect as any of his other speeches, and that will be perefectly satisfactory to us.” Maj. W. E. Simmons, political leader of Gwinnett, upon whom the governor’s forces are relying to keep Gwinnett in the Brown column, of Lawrenceville, was in conference with Manager Maddox when The Journal representative call ed. After Major Simmons had left the reporter was received, and it was then that the question was asked about the probable effect of the speech, which had been the subject of the conference. Mr. Maddox said that everything is lovely in the state, and couldn't be bet ter. He explained that he had just ar rived from Rome, late, and had not had time to look over the mail. Asked what counties are claimed for Mr. Brown, Mr. Maddox stated that he would prefer not to give them out yet— (Continued on page Seven.) WANTED AT ONCE Every subscriber of the Semi-Weekly to look at the Label on his paper and see when his subcription ex pires. The Semi-Weekly prints all the farm news written by leaders on Agricultural lines. During the ensuing year brand new features will be added that you can’t afford to miss. All the important news of the world will be given you. The Agricultural situaton will be presented you from every Southern State. The interesting features of the Farmer’s Union will be printed from every section. All of the best news in the best way will be given for only 75 Cents A Year If your subscription is not paid in advance your paper will be stopped, so- LOOK AT YOUR LABEL enough in the rourt room, where it was first planned for Mr. Smith to speak; so the big front yard was filled with seats, set in close rows, and a rostrum was erected o nthe side next t othe street. And from this vantage point, where many more voters could hear him, Mr. Smith delivered his address. By 7 o’clock teams were arriving in Gainesville, and from then on—for two hours and a half—the voters came in a regular stream. It was variously esti mated that the crowd would be from 3,000 to 5,000. Some of Mr. Smith's more en thusiastic supporters believed it would go higher. In Hall county 3,800 voters are regis tered. No less than 1,500 of that num ber have already been enrolled by the Hoke Smith club, and all of the militia districts have not been heard froxp yet. It is stated that the Brown club does not even claim but 1,100 enrollment. The official reception committee that' met Mr. Smith at the train consisted of the following: H. T. Martin, president of the Hoke Smith club; J. G. Collins, reasurer; Carlton Hosch, C. L. Newton, W. I. Hobbs and W. M. Johnson, secre taries; Senator Howard Thompson, John A. Redwine, M. B. Carter, Dr. J. H. Dan iel, J. N. Twitty, John E. Edmondson, J. Z. Hudgens, J. L Vickers, H. S. Buf fington, R. A. Strickland, B. H. Merck, W. N. Oliver, J. A. Pierce and others. “Hall county is going for Hoke Smith by a big majority," said W. M. Johnson, treasurer of the Smith club. “Last time it went for Brown, by the narrow mar gin of 200 or more votes. But this year a number of the most active former Brown supporters have changed their views and are working for Hoke Smith. When I predict Mr. Smith will carry Hall I base what I say on careful esti mates of the situation in every militia district. I also believe he will carry Jeff Davis and Habersham, two coun ties which went for Brown before." SMITH MAKES HIS FIRST PROPHECY ON CAMPAIGN “I Will Carry All South Geor gia Counties I had, and Half '• the Others,” He Says That he will carry all the south Geor gia counties which he carried in 1908, and that he will carry more than half of the south Georgia counties which he lost in that year, is the prediction of Hon. Hoke Smith, uttered Monday morning and given out to the press in quotation marks from his headquarters. “My visit to Macon and south Georgia was most enjoyable,” Mr. Smith is quoted as saying. "I met representative men from Macon to the Florida line, and was delighted with the reports which I re ceived. “I WILL CARRY ALL THE COUN TIES SOUTH OF 8188 W’HICH I CAR RIED IN 1908. AND MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTIES WHICH I LOST.” This was the statement which Mr. Smith gave out Monday morning before his departure for Gainesville, regarding the visit which he made to south Geor gia last week. Mr. Smith will leave Atlanta Tues day morning at 7:30 o’clock for Augusta, where he will speak Tuesday night. CROWDS AT HEADQUARTERS. Campaign headquarters of Hoke Smith, on the fifth floor of the Peters building, were crowded with visitors during all of Monday morning. Mr. Smith had gone to Gainesville to speak, but deepite his known absence from the city headquarters presented an active scene. The public room was filjed, and the other rooms enclosed busy clerks and stenographers. H. Y. McCord, campaign manager, stated that he is dally growing more confident that the claims made for Mr. Smith will be justified when the returns are counted on Autist. 23. He pointed out that the date of the primary is on© week after Tuesday. Despite the close ness of it, he said, the enthusiasm for (Continued on page Seven.) CROWD S ESTIMATE HE FROM 4.000 TO 10,000 PEOPLE Hundreds of Confederate Vet erans Cheer Speaker as He Exposes the “Garrell Cam* paign Canard” j GREAT RECEPTION GIVEN 1 MR. SMITH ON ARRIVAL] GAINESVILLE, Ga., Aug. 15.—A crowd variously estimated at from 4,000 to 7,000 people today gave Hoke Smith one of the most enthusiastic and memorable receptions of his career, iff this beautiful Queen City of the moun« tains. Mr. Smith has made several political speeches in Gainesville in th* past, but never before has he been ae» corded an ovation half so impresiivq as that of today. Many of the es timates of the crowd, taken at ran dom, placed the number of people as as many as 10,000, and the most con servative reckoned the number at nol less than 4,000. OTHER COUNTIES REPRESENTED. The crowd was composed for the most part of voters, representing citi zens from all sections of this mountain country. While Hall county farmers predominated in the audience, there were hundreds of loyal Smith men from Jackson, from Banks, from Haber sham, from Stephens, from Forsyth, from Dawson and from other sections of the Ninth congressional district. John L. Gaines, known all over this country by his war name of "Tige,’* won on the battlefield as a soldier int the Seventh Georgia, president over the meeting. His words were few, yet pointed, and they provoked unbounded applause. He said: “Ladies, Comrades and Fellow Citi zens: We have with us today a dis tinguished visitor, the next governor of Georgia. He needs no introduction to the people and I simply present him, confident that he will Introduce himself." Mr. Smith spoke along lines hereto fore enunciated. His speech was a calm, dispassionate discussion of th* Issues of the campaign, punctuated with an occasional reference to the campaign methods of the opposition. His criticism of these methods was calm and dignified, but non* the les* pointed. “GARRELL CAMPAIGN CANARD." In this connection he touched upon the “Garrell campaign canard” that first saw the light in the Macon Tele graph. This story was written and published with a view to appealing to the predjudloes of the people, because of some disparaging remarks alleged to have been made by a Smith supported concerning the Confederate veterans. / The Brown club of Hall county, de spite the well established fallacy ofi the story, has it published on hand bills and circulated generally over th* county as proof of “Governor Brown’S great business administration.” Mr. Smith called attention to whal has already been established relative td Mr. Garrell, namely, that no such maN is in the Smith club of Fulton coun ty, no such man exists In the Atlants directory and obviously the story is al fake. a— The explosion of this canard was particularly pleasing to hundreds og Confederate veterans in the audience. Indeed, one-half of the rostrum frond which Mr. Smith spoke was occupied by veterans, and they cheered them selves hoarse at the exposure of the ap parent attempt to influence them byj the circulation of falsehoods. Among the veterans seated on the ros trum with Mr. Smith, wearing Hok* Smith buttons, were N. C. White, W. P. Warren, Harrison Martin, president or the Hoke Smith Club of Hall County; T« 3. Daniel, J. R. Howell, R- J. Rollin, John A. Whltmeyer, John C. Wilson, J. W. Merk, J. S. Patterson, J. W. Reid, A. J. Dickinson, F. M. Loden, Marcus Roper, William A. Cox, R. C. Young. S L Smith, M. V. Trulove, T. H. Jones, Thomas Montgomery, J L Vickers, Wil liam Latimore, J C Allen, W. S. Bridges, J.A.J.Hudglns, W. J. Allen,A. G. Dorsey, C. D. Chambers. Carl Young, David Wai- • lace, William Hosch, T. D. Harris, David Kitchen. J. M. Little, T. A. Wars, H. F Patterson, T. J. Shacleford, Stiles Turk, H. J. Lancaster, B. F. Brasel ton, J. R. Reid, J. O. Simmons, Luther Keith, M. P. Warren, Thomas Byrd, T. Y. Martin, Luther Keith, S. M. Smith, Jerimiah Hawkins, Mat Ellis, W. P. Boggs. H. T. Martin, J. K. Moore, Law son Hope, M. S. Crow, J. W. Hargrove, W. H. Adams, T. G. Holland and ir any others. REBEL YELL IS HEARD. These old heroes of the sixties follow ed Mr. Smith’s speech closely and non* among the vast audience were more .en thusiastic in their demonstrations of ap preciation. Indeed, the rebel yell could at times be heard above the cheers and shouts of others and It never failed to Impress. The meeting was held on the court house commons. The streets in front of the place had been roped off and traf fic suspended, but the ropes were really unnecessary because the crowd would have effectively stopped traffic on the paved thoroughfare. Tne courthouse commons is shaded with many gigantic oak trees, and under their shade the crowd, or at least a part of it was protected from the rays of the sun. Between two and three thousand seats of rough lumber had been im provised, but these would not begin to accommodate the crowd that stretched away w all directions beyond the con fines of tne se.V- These people stood, but they were nonetheless interested and very few left the meeting before It waa over. The rostrum was gorgeously, yet tasti ly decorated flags, bunting, ferns and palms, and considerably over a, hundred chairs were on the rostrum. On one side of the speaker many Isdies sat, and on the other were the grizzled (Continued on pag* Seven.) No. 94.
