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‘ ■ ■ ■■■ ' ' ' z VOL. XL CARDINALS CREATED: CATHOLICS Os 0. J HAVE 3 NEW VOTES Archbishop Farley and O’Con nell and Apostolic Delegate Falconio Are Raised to Car dinalate in Secret Consistory (9r A*»eei*t«d Pram) ROME. Nov. Tt.— Nineteen new mem ber* were added to the college of cardi nal a, the governing body of the Roman Catholic church, today. * surprise cam* in the ceremonies when it wa* made known that the pope had created a cardinal “in pectore’— | that is ’Zin hto breast”—the identity of the one so honored not being revealed. Os these 1> three are Americans-John M. Farley, archula hop of New York; William u Connell, archbishop of Bos ton. Diomede Falconio. apostolic del egate to V. aahlngton. America now has four member* of the college, that, practically unchanged in personnel, will doubtless name the suc cessor to the present pontiff. That this dutv could bo not long de layed waa the unwelcome thought im pressed on those today who witnessed and participated m the eonaiatory four years ago. Besides the new cardinals who received the red hat today, the pop* created another, whom he reserved “in pectore” (kept secret) and whose name will be published in a later con sistory when the pope wishes that to be done. In some case* the name of >-‘e prelate thus chosen only becomes known after the death of the pope. As he entered the hall of the consis tory, where today his ceremony took place, the pope’s step was lea* sure and hia careworn face bore signa of his re cent illness that had come to stay. Nevertheless, ho withstood the fatigue of the long ordeal bravely, with a smile for each and a word for several in the long procession that passed before the papal throne. PUBLIC CONSISTORY. In accordance with the ecclesiastical lew a public consistory must take place three days after the private gathering, when the new cardinals, with the excep tion of those from Spain and Austria, The Spanish end Austrian prelates, as is provided in the concordat with those countries, must receive the biretta first from the hands of the temporal sovelgn. The public consistory will take place Thursday in the ball of th* Beatification, instead of In the Sala Regia, as first planned. ' LIKE ANCIENT TIMES. Save for those participating, today s meeting might have been from the 13th or 14th cmitury. In old time* th* secret eoilage met in secret cojuistory and there discussed and finally decided upon the pope s nominations. Frequently objections were raised to caadidatea and their names were never proclaimed. Hence the privacy of th* meeting. At present, the con sent of the members to the papal pro gram Is assured in advance and the elec tion is purely format The eonsistqyy was set for 9 o'clock and early in the day great crowds gath ered in t>** piaxza of St. Peters and around the Basilica to witness the arrival of the cardinals and other dignitaries. IN THREE GROUPS. Gathered in the ball of the consistory those whose duty or privilege brought there chatted for a few momenta, noting sadly th* passing of several of whom bad been present on th* last similar occasion. As the moment arranged for the ap pearance of the pontiff approached the assemblage separated in three groups be fore the throne. In one group were the cardinal bishops, in another the cardinal priests to whom the new American cardinals will be added, while the third section comprised the cardinal deacons. Behind the card.n --,1. were the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, heads of o ders, other high per sonages and various persons familiar to the papal court. HIS HOLINESS. Pie*«m«iy the door as the rear of the han was opened and the nobl* guard* in their brilliant uniforms appeared, mak ing way for the white clad figure of His Holiness Followed by Swiss guards and his suite, Jhe pontiff paused for a mo ment at the threshold, while those pres ent bent the knee. With a smile he greet ed them and then walked to the throne Th* procession before the throne follow ed immediately. Each dignitary accord ing to precedence approached in turn, and kneeling, kissed the papal ring. It waa a long and tiresome ceremony which Plus X bore with great patience. As the last of th* number paying hom age returned to hia place th* master of loudly proclaimed “extra om mes," and gradually the greater num b*r withdrew until th* pontiff and the cardinals war* left alone for the duties which had brought them together. Plus X broke the silence that follow ed, Voicing a simple pre-er, and then, stRI lifting, delivered a brief allocution. YEAR OF MOURNING. In this t pop* begins by saying that th* present year is a year of mourning for th* church. All feel that this phrase alluded to the clamorous commemoration of the Italian Jubilee which, it is felt, offended the rights o< the holy see. Through the manifestations of sectari ans' (evidently hinting at the Free Ma sons) hatred to the Catholic faith, the allocution continues, was promoted, thus offending the faitu of the whole world, while the supreme greatness of Italy Is this faith which has inspired every civil progress and which alone is the source of peace and lasting prosperity. Pope Pius then dealt with th* perse cution of the church in Portugal and expressed the hop* that th* Portuguese nation, boasting of centuries of attach ment to the church, would react against her enemy. The evils of modernism and natural ism were counter-balanced, the pop* continued, everywhere by the love ot the holy eucharist as was proved by th* congresses held in Cologne, Londou Montreal and Madrid. Spain, especial ly, had, he said, demonstrated her true religious sentiment. He ended with the hope that God would preserve her from the evil threatening her peace and happiness. Th* creation of th* cardinals and th* confirmation by His Holiness of the archbishop* and bishops already ap pointed by bri*f followed. In all in stances the procedure was the same. Th* name of each chosen for honor was read. the pop* inquiring of the cardin als in turn whether they approved th* nomination. Assent was given by raising their red skullcap*. IS a. .... . >■£- ■■ Atlant? Boy Wins Tiedeman Trophy FRANK WITT, M. M. F. Driver who won in Baran nah races. definite cm NOW REING MADE IN GOW'S RACE Political Situation Is Beginning to “Shape Up" and Leaders Are More Explicit in State ments The Joe Brown forecast, made by the Joe Brown sympathizers. and giving the former governor as many counties a* both his opponents put together, was naturally the chief topic of conversation at the thro gubernatorial headquarters and in political circles Monday. Non-partlsans are of the opinion that the effect of the forecast was weakened because the Brownit** claimed too much, and at the beadquarters of the other two candidate* it is declared that the <3 coun ties claimed up to date by Jo* Brown in clude several, notably Richmond, in which he Is the weakest of th* three, and Fulton where his strength Is uncer tain. \ Manager Volney Williams has Issued a statement, given In ftjll further on. claim ing 82 counties for his candidate, predict ing that Russell will get 34 and Jo* Brown M. Mr. Williams thinks Pop* Brown will get 86 per cent of the “pro gressives" er Hoke Smith element, and 10 per cent of the element that supported Joe Brown in the last race. Indications seem to show that the cam paign is beginning to “shape up.” Peo ple are taking sides more definitely, and non-partlsans are becoming more definite in their views of how the race stands. Two we*ks ago it was difficult to find anybody outside the ranks of the strive workers, who thought he knew enough of the situation to make a definite pre diction That situation is changing and people are beginning to “pick the win ner.” That doesn’t mean that all -are picking the same candid- te, but that the varied views ar* becoming more pro nounced. Betting on a small seals has also be gun. Friends of Judge Russell, it is un derstood, are willing to bet 'what they regard as .“even money” on their candi date. They will bet even money, on Judge Russell, it is said, against ether of the candidates, or will bet one to two on Russell against the field, which is also mathematically an even bet Some of this money in small sums has been already covered both by Joe Brown partisans and Pope Brown partisans. So far as can be learned there has not yet been any heavy betting, nor has any money in the thousands been offered from any camp. NEVIN DISCUSSES FORECAST. James B. Nevin, campaign manager for Judge Russell, hgs the following to say regarding the Joe Brown fore cast: “The Constitution’s double column sum. ming up of the political situation in Georgia was just another one of those silly and clumsy performances that the Constitution indulges itself In every now and then. Political history for many years In Georgia, shows that the Con stiution never guesses right until the day after election. On that day, it In variably has a final think coming to it —never pleasant to the Constitution, of course, but of some importance, never theless. If the Atlanta Constitution is determined to maintain Its well earned reputation for conspicuous ability to mals» more different kinds of an ass of itself than anybody else In Georgia, far be it from me to seek w head it off in its strenuous endeavor. As a matter of fact, what th* Constitution says one way or another in this campaign, is of infinitely small moment." POPE BROWN’S RECORD. Upholding Pope Browns record as a prohibitionist, Volney Williams, his cam* palgn manager, has copies of two letters, written to Judge W. R. Hammond by S. t. Williford, of Madison. Ga., and J. J. Whitfield, of Hawklngvilie, Ga.: Mr. WlUiford says: "Madison, Ga., Nev. 27, 191 L "Judge W. R. Hammond, "Atlanta. Ga. r “My Dear Sir: “As a brother prohibitionist, who wishes to preserve the record of one who came mightily to the help of the prohibition cause in the most ’crucial contest’ that was ever waged in Georgia, I want to bring to your notice the splendid work that the Pope Brown did in the summer of 1907 when the great question was up in the senate of the state of Georgia, and when every friend was call ed in to render what help he could. This surely was a time when the friends of prohibition were needed, and it also was a time when the politicians and cowards on this question ‘took to the tall tim bers.’ "As a close friend of Dr. L.G.Hardman, and as a member of th* state senate at that time, I aided in orgranixing and helping this bill to prohibit liquors from our state, in every manner possible that was honorable. To my certain knowledge there was great need for more help than the prohibitionists had. The field was canvassed, and it was decided that Hon. Pope Brown could do a great work in certain situations and with certain mem bers. It was decided to notify him of the need of his help. He was notified. He promptly responded, laid aside his work, came to Atlanta and spent several days, I think two weeks or more. I saw him daily, he worked with discretion and power, and his influence accomplished much. VANDERBILT GUP WON BY MULFORD WITHLOZIER CAR DePalma, in a Mercedes, Fin ishes Second After a Gruel- Fight for First Place —With the Winner SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 27.—Ralph K. Mulford, driving a Lozier car, today won th* seventh Vanderbilt cup race. Ralph DePalma, driving a Mercedes, was a close second. The winner's time waa announced as 236:00.87. Harry Grant's record for this rac* last year was 278:08 miles in length In 265:68. The distance of today’s rac* was 291.38 miles. De- Palma’s time was 238:LL96. Spancer Wishart. driving a Merced**, finished third. Mulford began to attract public at tention in the 1007-08 season when th* Lozi«r car* he mad* and broke world’* 34-hour records, hi* victor!** Including Brighton B*aoh and Morri* Park event* The rac* which gained him greatest fam* wa* th* Elgin National stock chas sis competition in 1810 which b* won In a great drive. Lut season and this he scored **oond place in the Fairmount Park road race* sweepstake*, winning hi* class each time. Sine* he first became prominent ho ha* always proved a factor in rac ing. Perhaps hl* most remarkable per formance was in the 500-mlle race at Indianapoll* when be took second plac* —a record for a one-man drive, Mulford covering th* entir* distance without re lief. , GRANT WAS FOURTH. Harry Grant, winner of the Vander bilt cup in 1808 and 1818, finished to day a bad fourth. A vast crowd was assembled In the grand stands and around th* course when Starter Fred Wagner sent off Har ry Grant, in a Losler 46. The other cars followed at 30-second Intervals. DEPALMA IN LEAD. DePalma led the field in the third lap in the record Um* of 13:16, making a to tal elapsed time of 48:08. The fourth lap ended with DePalma In th* lead with a time of 53:42, Wishart, also in a Mercedes, was second, with a time of 54:66. rtalph Mulford, in a Lo zier, was a close third, with 54:56. Mulford jumped into the lead in the fifth lap with 16:42, DePa'n-. taking sec one, with 68:26. Bob Burman, driving a Marmon, shoved into third plac* with 69:60. * Ralph DePalma, in a Mercedes, mad* the fastest time of 18:38 in the first lap of the Vanderbilt cup race. The fourth lap again ended with D* Palma In th* toad, with a time of 58:42. Wtohafd, also in a Mercedes, was second, with a time of 64:65. Ralph Mulfiprd, In a Lozier, was a close third, with 54:56. MULFORD TAKES LEAD. Mulford jumped Into th* lead in th* fifth lap, with <8:42, De Palma taking second with 69:26. Bob Burman, driving a Marmon, shoved Into third place, with 69:60. V The Jackson entry, driven by Harry Cob*, retired from th* race on account of. engine trouble. Mulford rete'ned the lead on the sixth lap, his time being 82 minutes, 31 second for the 103 miles. Burman was second at 83:38 and De Palma third at 84:37. The average of the leading car was 76 1-2 miles an hour. Hughto Hughes, driving a Merc-, dropped out on completing the fourth lap on account of engine trouble. BRUCE-BROWN. Dav* Bru«e-Brown, winner of last year’s grand prize, retired his Fiat in the seventh lap. He loot a rear wheel at Montgomery croes-roads and waa forced to retire. Neither he nor his mechanician was hurt Mulford kept the lead in the sev enth at 96:56, but was pushed hard by Burman at 97:28, De Palma was third with 98:10. Mulford still led at the eighth lap, with 109:58. Wishart took second, with 113:31. and De Palma was third, with 115:17. Burman, who was second at the finish of the last lap, had not reported when the other leading cars passed the grand stand. Mulford had a lead ’o» almost four min utes on the ninth lap. His time was 123:39, against 127.17 for Wishart, his nearest competitor. De Palma remain ed third at 129:07. BURMAN GOES OUT. Bob Burman was compelled to quit A flying stone broke the connection to his gasoline tank, disabling his Marmon at a time when he had a grand chance to smash Herick’s record for 202 miles and also to win the race. MULFORD BREAKS RECORD. Mulford's average for 306 miles was 75 miles an hour, thereby breaking Her rick’s record of 74.63 for 202 miles. He finished the 12th lap In 164:06. DePalma’* was 170:43 and Grant's 175.52. The official timing of Mulford's record for 202 miles give* his average for that distance as 74:09. The three leading teams maintained their relative positions in the tenth lap, Mulford with a record of 137:24, Wishart with 141:03, and DePalma with 142:49. Mulford made a further gain in the 11th top. Wishart dropped back, • De- Palma taking second place. Harry Grant, winner of the last two Vander bilts, who had been plugging along at a steady pace, took third place, ten minutes behind the leader. Mulford’s time was 151:02, DePalma's, 156:25, and Grant’s, 161:44. Mulford made his first ehanging a tire and taking gasoline in less than 40 seconds. He was so excited that he spilled half a ca* of gasoline in his ef fort to All the tank in a hurry. The crowd cheered when he dashed off again. RACES WITH AVIATOR. Havens, the aviator, aroused great en thusiasm among the spectators when he appeared above the grandstand in a bi plane. He flew over the course and raced one of the cars for a short dis tance before turning off. DePalma gained about a minute and a half on Mulford on the 13th lap. The lat ter’s time was 79:43 and Depalma’s 183:30. Grant was third with 190:20. With less than 70 miles yet to go, the race appears to have narrowed down to Mulford and DePalma, although a slight accident might put either out. Rifle Team Selected NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 27.—The rifle teaA> which will represent Louisiana in the annual shoot of the Southern Inter i state Rifle association has been select ed by Maj. Bryson Valias, of the na tional guard of Louisiana, and is ex pected to make a good showing Thanks i giving day in the three-cornered con test on the local rifle range. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1911. Whether you decide to eonflne your self to raising poultry for the market, or strictly to an egg business, or to oombin* the two, the foundation for success is in your stock. Don’t wast* time with mongrels. Get a pure strain of good utility stock from some relia ble poultry farm. Don’t get a fancy strain; don’t pay fancy prices. If pos sible buy from a farm farther north; the bird* will stand th* winter better. These birds must have weather proof, draught proof aid rat proof house* with large windows opening toward the south. If possible have your houses and “runs" on a slight slope for good drainage. In the “runs” there must be trees, preferably fruit trees, so the birds get insects ~and shade in summer. An old orchard is Ideal. The greatest thing to fight is disease. This practically can be eliminated by cleanliness. Frequent cleaning of the dropping boards under the roosts and sprinkling with coal ashes, frequent painting th* entire house, floor, walls and colling with whitewash and car bolic ar* absolute necessities. Fresh air is another necessity. Th* fronts of the house*, toward th* south, should be practically open, with cotton WILD TURKEY HUNT TOOK PLACE ON THE STATE CAPITOL LAWN Game Was Bagged Beneath the Very Shadow of the Dome. Worst of All State House Officials Aided in the Hunt Where Was Game Warden Jesse Mercer? The wildest of all the wild turkey hunt* Georgia ha* ever known took plac* Monday morning on the lawn at th* state capitol, in open and cheerful defiance of state game laws and mu nicipal ordinances, beneath th* very shadow of the wall* in which the law protecting gobbler* had been framed. Dignified state house officials and small boys without a shred of dignity elbow ed each other in the crowd, and pass ing pedestrians kept stopping until a miniature mob had gathered. Meanwhile Mr. Turkey Gobbler . was roosting high on one of the big treei on the lawn, with his head tucked under his wing. Whether thi* particular turkey was born wild, or escaped from some body's buck yard and achieved wildness, or had wildness thrust upon him by the failure of some butcher’s boy to close his ooop, is a matter for conjecture, but that he was wild at the time the crowd spied him 1* certain, for no tame turkey would have roosted so high. \ The crowd had first gathered merely to enjoy the unusual sight, but soon their inward eyes were smitten by an other vision, that of the Thanksgiving table, and their thoughts turned to the high price of tame turkey. “If i could just get this one!’* was the longing reflection that stirred In every breast. And the next moment Mr. Turkey Gobbler was dodging a hall of sticks and stones. An old darky, who had been rest lessly moving from foot to foot and lick ing his chops like a hungry hound, look ed cautiously up and down* the street, to see if any policeman was in sight, and then announced: “Ise gwine home ter git my gun.” This spurred, the rgtnainlng crowd to Increased activity, for they knew if the turkey wasn’t bagged before the negre got back, it would be his meat At that juncture an old man with a cartload of apples hove into sight and stopped near the tree. A fireman from No. 2 engine house grabbed a handful of the hard, round fruit and began fir ing apple after apple at the high-roost ing turkey, with a swiftness and sure ness of aim that betokened the experi enced baseball player. Four apples whizzed past the turkey’s head, and he was spreading his wings to fly, when th* fifth struck him ker plunk on the point of the wish bone and toppled him backward. The agile fireman pounced on the fall ing bird almost before it hit the ground, and in less time than it takes to tell it had wrung the turkey’s neck and dis appeared with hi* prize through the en- PM Chicken Business for Women—A Good Livlihood KBih gsW MflOKSlMafa Wk On* woman who makes money with h«r ehtoksn*. windows that can be tot down on very cold nights, and glass window* which should only be shut when a driving storm comes. In near zero weather, a cotton curtain can be tot down around the perches after the birds have gone to roost. This keeps In the animal heat and will njake the difference of from 10 to 15 degrees of warmth. Don’t waste time and money feeding drones. Weed them out. Select only perfect birds from your stock for your breeding pen. After you have once started In the business do not buy stock. Ralse.your own and alm to make that stock better than any you could buy. Unless you are absolutely sure of keeping your various pens separate it is i wise precaution to buy, each year, the cocks for your breeding pen from some reputable breeder, 1 preventing too muco In-breeding. Get a market as near home as possi ble and deliver direct to your patron* Don’t share profits with th* “middle man.” If you can get high class pri vate customsr* in a near city you can command the hlgheste prices; on the other hand this means packing, shipping, suitable cases and constant disagree ments with express companies, all of B(Goop ) gine house door, cheered by his com rades. Ten minutes later an old negro man with a rusty shotgun strolled carelessly past the capitol lawn. TMINIWCOTTON SHIPPED BI IMERICUS ■ • I Fifteen Hundred Bales Are Sent to Chinese Mills at Shanghai (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) AMERICUS, Ga., Nov. 27.—Direct from the Americus compress to the ootton mill* in Shanghai there went a few days ago a shipment es 1,500 bale* of Yhimter county cotton, probably the largest consignment of the fleecy staple ever made %y any interior Georgia city to the Orient where so much of the south's chief product is now consumed. It 1* a feat which is calculated to keep Americus in the limelight as a live wire in the cotton trade of Georgia. While a great deal of cotton is ship ped to China and Japan, this Americus shipment recently leaving the city is by far the largest single consignment and one worth a fortune. The Americus agency of Wlel Brothers, of which Mr. A. M. Grayson is manager, made this large shipment. The 1,500 bales graded fully middling and is consigned to one Kaisha, a Shanghai manufacturer. Great care was exercised by Mr. Grayson in classifying and compressing the cotton. Yhe 1,500 bales constituted a pretty good trainloaa, and went direct to Sa vannah. There it was loaded upon some big tramp steamer for other side lof the world. The cotton is rated via the Suez canal, and many weeks will be required for its long travel of 12.000 miles. The 1,500 bales are worth prob ably $75,000 or SBO,OOO. The freight charges alone, Americus to Shanghai are $8,500, quite a snug little sum to be paid out as shipping charges alone. This quantity of cotton should insure a shirt for every “pigtail" Chinaman whose neck escaped th* revolutionists now so busy there. FULTON BLUES MUSTERED INTO THE STH REGIMENT An order has been prepared by Adju tant General Obear mustering the Fulton Blues, a new local company, into the ranks of the Fifth 'regiment. Harrison Jone* 1* captain of th* which *at considerably Into th* high prices. My suggestion would be for a wom an to go into th* •** raising side of the business in preference to raising of poultry for th* market which entails the killing and preparing. You can make more money, in pro portion, with a small flock of hen*, say from 25 to 50. than large flocks, because th* birds can b* give* practi cally individual car*. But one woman with the help of a boy can manag* l,goo bird*. - This mean* strict economy of time, a great deal of brain work to save the bird*, and very hard work for both the first year or so. A flock this size should not form <1,500 to 82.000 a year. This requires an equipment which could b* installed for between 81,000 and 81.500; but it also requires a comptot* knowledge of your subject. No such profits must b* expected for the first two or three years; but with intelligent management, there should b* a slight profit from the first. But If you have an idea that the poultry business 1* a "g*t-rlch-qulck“ schema keep out of it and preserv* your Illusions. • MRS PATTERSON IS ILL; BUT ATTENDS COORT Cross-Examination of Prose cuting Attorney Proves Too Gruelling for Woman Or Aseeeiated Ftm*.) DENVER. Colo., Nov. 27.—When th* trial of Gertrud* Gibson Patterson for the alleged murder of her husband wa* resumed today, the defendant, composed, but showing traces of the nervous col laps which succeeded her release from cross-examination Saturday, wa* ih court « Rose Gard and Ida Kelly, women pris oners, were called by the defense, and Stated that Mr*. Patterson was brought to the jail they saw a bruise on her cheek, wher* she says her husband- struck her on the day of the shooting. On cross-examination Miss Kelly stated she had talked with Miss Gard*about their impending testimony, but Miss'Gard denied this. Willi* V. Elliott, the district attorney, who acted for Mrs. Patterson in her di vorce proceeding*, said that when he drew up Mrs. Patterson’s complaint against her husband, the woman bore evidence of assault in bruises on her face and neck. Mrs. Patterson collapsed In jail Sunday morning following th* severe cross-examination Saturday by Special Prosecutor Horace Benson, was thought to be fore the moment, but those who had watched her closely during the trial thus far, noted that she completely lost her composure, almost immediately fol lowing the meeting of her dead hus band’s mother, Mra Mary K. Patterson. In the court room. Since that moment Mrs. Gertrude Gib son Patterson has become very nerv ous and her condition continued worse until she wa* hysterical after midnight Sunday and all day. Two physician* w- a with her at the jail practically all -day yesterday and at night and twice gave her sleeping potion*. Learning of their daughter's illness early Sunday, her parent* visited her twice and their efforts to console her were partially successful. Several witnesses testified in support of the contention of the defense that Patterson abused hia wife. Mrs. G. A. Jone* testified that nine days before the homicide she overheard a quarrel between Patterson and his wife, and that Patterson’s final words were “I will kill you.” LITTLETON WOULD HAVE HARPOON IN ACCUSERS WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.—Representa tive Littleton, of New York, conferred with Chairman Stanley z of the house so-called steel trust investigating commit tee today and Is said to have vigorously insisted upon subpenas for those wen whom he believed responsible for a story published in New York intimating that he had been "bought off" by the United States Steel corporation, and had exerted his influence to have the house commit tee cease investigating the corporation. He said he could stand political attacks, but upon a question of personal integrity “it is time to call a halt." ♦ XS CMOXID TO DRATH ♦ ♦ BY CHEW OF TOBACCO ♦ CLECELAND, Ohio, Nov 27. ♦ *■ —Clyde Bowyer, 29 years old. ♦ -o- a night watchman, went to sleep -*■ with a chew of tobacco in his ♦ ♦ mouth, and in the morning he •*■ e- was found dead. Examination *• ♦ by a physician showed that Bow- ♦ -* yer had choked to death on hi* ♦ ♦ chew. ♦ NINTH DISTRICT OFFERSHHANCE ’ ; TO MASPIRANTS Eighteen Counties Do Not Seem to Care Who Is Elect ed Governor of Georgia at the Primary Dec. 7 ♦ eeeeeee****** *■** ****** »»* *• ♦ ♦ Prior to hl* Injury in th* -a -* Southern Railway wreck at ♦ -* Sootland, Friday morning, Ralph ♦ Smith, Th* Journal’s political ♦ ♦ expert, had visited th* counties ♦ ■*■ of the ninth congressional dis- *> ♦ trict and studied ths gnbernato- ■*• ♦ rial situation there. The arti- ■*> ♦ cle reproduced below reflects th* Yj *• observation* mad* by Mr. Smith. ♦ -*■ H* 'had also entered the tenth > *■ district before Friday, and th* ♦' *• views he formed of th* situation ♦ -* th*re will appear in other issues *■ ♦ of Th* Journal. ■*■ The eighteen oountlM of th* Ninth congressional district, with an aggregate of 42 unit votes, present a baffling study in stat* poli tic* a* far as the gubernatorial cam paign is concerned. Some of th* coun ties may be properly classified'with ref, erenc* to the relative strength of the three aspirants, but in a vast majority of them there has been so little crys tallization of sentiment as to make it Impossible to indicate with any degr** of certainty which of the rivals ha* th* better chance. x The district covers a large ar**, and most of th* counties ar* inacceaaibl* b*caus* of their remote location. It stretches from a point within 20 mils* of Atlanta to th* North Carolina and Tennessee boundaries of the state, tak» :ng in all of th* mountainous section of northeast Georgia, from the route of the old Atlanta and Knoxville rail road east to th* South Carolina border. Understanding the geographical forma tion of th* district and considering it* vast area, it to easier to recognise th* difficulties in th* wag of getting an ac curate line on the politic* of th* several count!**. THE CHIEF DRAWBACK. But the remote location of the con nt to* and th* inadequate mean* of communi cation with theq) directly ar* not the .east obstacles that interfere with a’ fair and impartial summary of the senti ment throughout the district. The pro nounced apathy of the people—the men who do th* voting—is th* chief draw back. This apathy, which seems mor* pronouncAd than eisewher* in Geor gia, may b« attributed to th* re mote location of th* counties. Neither candidate* nor campaign managers have penetrated this section as yet, and mani festation* of even mild interest ar* sporadic. The best that can be said of th* dis trict, in fairness to all of the candi dates, is that, considered as a whole, it is much like Hall county—fighting ground—with the chances about «ven a* between the contestant* And' In classifying Hall county a* fighting ground, it to well enough to observe that this doesn't mean it 1* • fertile field for th* campaign ’ orator. Th* same seems to be true of the entire district, with one or two possible ex ceptions. It has been demonstrated in Gainesville that the people will not interest themselves in public political meetings. They will not turn out, and all of the orators in Georgia couldn’t enthuse the men who do the voting. But the candidate who get* into the Ninth district and make* the best sys tematic canvass is the candidate who will have the better chance of winning in this tier of counties. This doesn’t mean that the candidate himself must make a house to house canvass, talking directly with\ the voters, but it doe* mean that the candidate twill hav* th* better chance whose friends conoers themselves enough to make such a can vass for him. TIME ENOUGH REMAINS. Although less than two weeks remain before the primary, tber* to still tims enough for the friend* of th* candidate* to canvass the Ninth district, and the man who gets in with th* most *f fectiv* work of this sort will com* out of the Ninth district Owith a majority of its unit vote* on the night of DecembM 7th. There ar* thr** count!** tn th* Ninth district that have four unit vote* each. They are Hall, Gwinnett and Jackson. The other 16 emh have two unit votes. They are, according to alphabetical ar rangement, Banka, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth. Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Milton, Pickens, Rabun, Ste phens, Towns, Union and Whit* Judge Russell and ax-Govemor Brown each hav* natural claims that should give them an advantage in parts of th* Ninth district, and in some cases this advantage is apparent, if reports ar* to be believed. Judge Russell has lived in Jackson county for many years, and his judi cial circuit embraced counties in that ter ritory. This should give him an advant age in these counties. Ex-Governor Brown’s country home 1* in Cherokee county, and he has a long line of family connections who are still prominent ther*. Moreover, he has a wide personal acquaintance in Pickens, Gilmer, Fannin and other counties of that immediate vicinity; also, he is be lieved to be strong throughout the moun tain section because he himself is a son of the mountains, and this is supposed to help him in a number of counties upon which he has no direct claim. COL. POPE BROWN. Col. Pope Brown's advantage, or rather, his strength, comes from the fact that, he Is the only farmer In the race, and that he is recognized as the prohibi tion candidate. The district is largely, if not entirely agricultural, and most of f the counties have been legally “dry” for many years. As has been pointed out, any summary of the relative strength of the candi dates in the several districts would be more or less arbitrary, owing to the sev eral conditions that have been mention ed. It is possible, however, to consider the counties on their past political his tory and the different personal cam palgns. Han-Yang Falls PEKING, Nov. 27.—A dispatch received at the legations here says that the impe rial troops hav* captured Hang-Yang and that th* rebels are fleeing mostly to Wu- Chaqg. | ‘ ’ ■ ■ NO. 20.
