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THE FLO.” x FPTfr* g^ja^^gssEaBSgggsa^s i<w ?*> *« 'n!U!»%■» .**>»■ W«w»» '** y "So % I i,;'^ ?.* 1 ? esses; osaessassssessee. essssews VOLUME XLII—NUi. THIRTY-ONE. Atlanta, Ga., Week Ending October l, 1904. aatxsassssaaB cssest- 5tfc P£7? YEAR—SINGLE COPY 5c, )•»•#•«• 9 ••• 9 >••9 •»• 9 •••#••■ #... # . • ••• 9 •*• 9 ••• 9 ••• • ••• •*•* O ••• • -•• 9 •*• 9'»- 9-” 9 ••• 9 •*• 9 ••• * •< #..■©.*-o.•■•••• 9-• ©••• © •••9«-9*’ ©•♦• 9- Venerable Alabama Capitol, F rom Wbieb Confederacy Wa? Launched, Undergoes Thorough Re=Modelliog •*•♦9 •• ©•••9.••«-* «• • e • • •-o —« | •». 9 •*. 0 9 .«. | • 9 .«> 4 -« 9 -•- 9 « ••• 9 9 -*• • ••• 9 *•• 9 ••• 9 • -©.o-©.«-9-. »-«-9 9 0.4 . 9 •••©■♦• 9 •••©••• 9 ••• 9- -; r ■:,,* J V* I 11111 §P^ Pi First Capital of the Confederacy-—The Old Building Shows Few Changes After All These Years. Mr. Davis Stood Between the Two Center Col umns to Be Inaugurated to the Provisional Presidency. By HERVEY W. LAIRD. 'V-. TSy .» SuxMiy Soul K jfaSBWMWB*^ HB rehabilitation o? the historic Alabama state capitol at Montgomery, now In its initial stages, will stir the southern heart profoundly, since it revitalises those mourn ful incidents which hung thick upon the birth of the short-lived southern republic. It was in this building that Jefferson Davis took the oath which made him presi dent of the Confederate States of Amer ica, and within its rooms and corridors, were enacted many of the dramatic and forceful scenes accompanying the first activity of a government which had lit tle save courage and patriotism .as its assets in preparing for one of the most frightfully devastating wars in history. While in a fairly good state of pre servation. the structure is woefully in adequate to the needs of the state. Not a branch of the administration has suf ficient space to comfortably and com pletely discharge ils functions. Since the close of the civil war, the state’s commerce and Industries have expanded with marvellous rapidity, and for some years the state officials have occupied quarters so cramped as to actually lm- f-de business. The last session of the legislature, realizing the situation ap propriat'd SI 10.000 to tc spent in en larging and modernizing the historic o'd building. While the inner and outer architec ture of the capital will be altered to conform to modern needs, it is the in tention of every one interested to leave undisturbed the conditions which tell so eloquently of the past, as far as pos sible. There have been few changes since the inauguration of Jefferson Davis on that fateful day in 1861, and If the dead chieftain could step Into the old lobby today he would find things pret ty much as he left them, except the rows of c;yos filled with Confederate relics and the pictures of some of his officers on the walls. The improvements are expected to consist largely of additions with re arrangements where little modification will I>e necessary. When this building was erected the state had 771.623 in habitants; now It hap 2.000.000—in elo quent argument for the provisions of more room. At the time of the construction o? the present state house Alabama had been a member of the union 31 years, and Its capitol had been at Montgomery since 1846. The state was organized as a ter ritory in 1817. with St. Stephens as the capital. The year in which It was ad mitted Into the national family the seat of government was temporarily removed to Huntsville, where the first legislature met October 25, 1819. and where William Four Posted Bed—Scene in “The Jefferson at the Montgomery Capitci. Room' PH . , - - ' : .. /; licy .;. :-cc.. . v." V ■/,y‘/Mvy.',YsI> r .'.. ■■■ -. CVv-. • : ■ • ., 5 c - - ’i y >••>> A-/-- ,' T ■ . ' ' ■■ ■ - V. ■ ;.■■■. . • - fcV -- .-a - - $ xm Property of Jefferson Davis—Scene in “The Jefferson Davis Room" Capitol Building at Montgomery. Bibb, who had been the chief executive of the territory, became the governor of the state on November 19, following. BUILDING OF CAHABA. The first capita! of the state of Ala bama was at Cahaba, situated at the confluence of the Cahaba and the Ala bama rivers, 10 miles below what is now Selma. In the act of admission the gov ernment set apart 1.620 acres at this point, and- Governor Ribh had it laid off into a town and sold off lots to the value of SI 23.856, one-fourth of this being paid In cash. With this money buildings suit able for the needs of the new common- wraith were erected, being completed in time for the officers to move in early in 1820. The second legislative session was hold during the first year of the new Cahaba grew and heenme in a few months a beautiful place. Magnificent homes and commodious business houses were erected, among these being a hand some brick residence owned by Gen. K. W. Pettus, now one of the Cnitod States senators from Alabama. [lot the glory of Cahaba was fleeting. It- location was unfortunate, the place being unhealthy and subject to overflow, and in 1826. in response to a general demand, tiie legis lature removed the seat of government to Tuskaloosa, now the classic city of learning, where is located the state uni versity and other fine schools. franc fate rpeft !<•> fall tn If>t of the first capitals, St Stephens of the territory, and Cahaba of thn state. The former has practically passed out of existence. Aaron Burr, charged by his country with high treason, wns arrested there in 1807, and the natives used to say. pronounced a curse upon it. which seems never to have been removed. Cahaba dropped off the map almost nt once For years it has not even been a post- office. The imposing brick structures were torn down and thp material haul ed away. Today only one ramshackle old brick building remains of the many l hat were erected there, i'ows graze on what was the capital lawn and negro tenants till in cotton the rich lands of the yards and gardens of the cite-. A doz en artesian wells spout their crystal pur ity to the catt’ d chickens on the commons, and su, the thrifty African housewives with water for laundry pur poses that would he worth millions near any modern city. Not only has its pop ulation flown but Us houses and barns have disappeared as well. REMOVAL TO MONTGOMERY. Having remained at Tuskaloosa since 1826. the capital was again so) i i mo tion in 1846 and landed at Montgomery, after a hard fight. Several places con test'd for it but finally the enterprise of this city prevailed. The offer included the removal of the effects of the state without one cent of cost to the latter, and the presenting to the commonwealth of a modern capitol building. A i prom- soon comfortabi tors that had v of $75,000 to pi burned in IS49 ’allowing y< T'nlted Stat not in favi ■ONTINTEP ON BAST PAGE. yesj II i i 1 . i If, li ©•••♦■••9"«-9-«-9'«*9-«-9'**9*» O*' 9 ••• 9 9 9 ••• O 9 9 •< • © ••• 9 9 9 *•* < • O ••• 9 O ••• 9 9 ••• «9 O 9 « ■ 9 •• 0-«-9-« ©•••9 li A Temperance Campaign By G. 1ML Turner. Seventh in the Political Series x i ••»••••• •-«. < ... o i FST before the municipal campaign the local papers all printed this pathetical ly Innocent little item on one and the same morn ing: “The Ward 7 Republican Club held a large and en thusiastic meeting last night, and organized for the campaign as follows; ' President, G. B. Shaw; secretary and treasurer, J. Moody Morgan, It was unanimously voted to support sill regular republican nominees." This was brought up into the offices by ■ : less authority than the president him self, accompanied by the secretary treas urer. Here's something for you to put In in the morning," said the president to i he political reporter, ' Sav, you ought to been up there, Jt was a great show. Were goin' to have n looser tlii-s fall. 1 s goin' to be a great year with us, sure " The, president of the Ward 7 Reptihii- can Flub was a short, vivacious, alert young man, with a florid taste in neck ties and trousers, a red-brown derby with a s'iglit but unmistakable tendency to take over his left ear, arid a personal preferenee for bright yellow shoes. The seer tary treasurer was a tall, dark, deep-eyed man, with glasses—a far, mys terious intelligence, expressed to the world through a. few melancholy mono syllables and a sad, innocent smile. Once outside, the president and the secretary walked seriously together un der the electric lights. “Well, do they use it?” said the lat ter. “Sure, sure,” said the president, "they'll use it.” Ward 7 was the center of all municipal ornapaigns. The people of the city fond ly Imagined that they settled their own questions by popular vote, but in the last analysis everything depended on ward 7, It decided nominations and elections; Issues and principles .and men came be fore It to be passed upon. A casual observer might have expressed surprise on seeing, on the following even ing, the Ward 7 Republican Club in full and harmonious session gathered at its headquarters. On first sight the head quarters would have seemed to be a bed room; in fact. It was a bedroom—the room of Birdie Rhaw over the Half-Dime Bunch. The two chairs of the bedroom s< i were occupied by the full member ship of the Ward 7 Republican Club. Unknown to the world this unique organ ization was limited to a club who had authorized themselves to stimulate, to gather, to have and to hold, and finally to divide all contributions, revenues, and accrunnnts of any kind whatsoever which could in any way be made tjj«- property of this remarkable institution. The president leaned his chin on the back of tile chair he was straddling. The supreme question was about to be pro pounded. ••Weil, then,” said lie. "what is there in i; this trip? Got it figured out?” “Yep.” ••Wh.it is it?” “'I'- mpei a nee.” "Well, how'll we work it? Same old thing? Saloon-keeps Association?” Yes, and something else, " “What is it? Have it out.” "Perkins.” • “What, old Perk, the meat man?” “3 ep. P-rkins and the Temperance Home Defenders’ outfit. Now I’ll tell you how.” said “The Ghost.” lie proceeded to elaborate hts scheme. 3 hat s the stuff.” said j^** 1 president ecstatically. "Perkins is our man. We won’t forget the saloon-keep either; we’ll work both ends. But It'll he mostly Perkins and the cold-water cranks. We'll get them firsf. and we’l] start right off “Morning.” grunted the great Perkins. Howdy do. said Birdie Sha w cheer fully. “This is Mr. Perkins, ain't it? Well. I’m glad to see ver. Mv name’s Shaw—George B. Shaw. Yon don’t know fne. but I know you; I don't have to tell > er that." Well.” raid the affable Perkins, “what can I do for you?" Nov, la re. ' said Birdie Shaw, laying his finger confidently on his coat collar. “I'm president of the Ward 7 Ttepubli- can Club, and we’ve got the finest little club in this city ,tf I do say so. it ain't so little, neither, unless you call a hun dred and seventy-five husky young fel lows little. Say. and they’re all work ers, too.” Now you know and I know what Ward 7 is. I tell you this town’ll come pretty near goin’ ttie way Ward 7 goes —and don't you think it won’t. it al ways lias, and you and 1 won't live to sec ti e time when it won't. O *> • O • • O C ' ' Wclj. then,” continued Birdie Shaw, in the deepest of confidential tones, “on the quiet, our fellers don't like the way this liquor business's been goin'. There’s lots of good young fellers that ain’t no better for it You know that.” Elijah S. Perkins nodded solemnly. ' And I tel! you they’re getting, kind of tired of it—of sfein’ these liquor deal ers lollin’ round with th* ir horses and the rent. Oh. I tell you. Mr Perkins, things are advanced from what tiny used to be. Those fellers can see through a pane of glass just as well as you and me.” "True, true,” said Elijah S. Perkins. “So they got talkin' it down in the club, and T says to ’em. 'If you mean business the man yon want to see about this is Elijah S Perkins. He 1-- the temperance movement in this town. So they sent me up to see you.” Again the great Perkins nodded. "And now I'm goin’ nark and I'm go in' to tell the fellers that your people'll stand by ’em. and ’li be glad to have ’em come In with you. Is that right'."’ "That’s right, my boy,” said Perkins heartily. "The temperance cause Is the place for young men. You tell 'em I'm glad to see our young nun genin’ their eyes open.” “Wilt they be glad to hear It?” said Mr. Shaw. “Well, l guess not.” Jumping from his chair, be shook the great temperance leader by the hand and escaped. The two new friends parted in the deepest Ritual confidence. Emerging from the offt'c of the great Perkins, the leader of Ward 7 young men started down into the city with a look of deep determination on his f.ice. There wns still work to be done. He was. in fact, headed for the secretary of the Meadville Biquor Dealers’ Pro tective association. P. Hickey, the secretary of tin’s high moral organization, was a rotund, mid dle aged msti. with a smooth-shaven face, embossed with a large and meaty nose. He was ornamented with a very heavy gold watch chain, and a shirt front disiplaying a small how tie and a great electric diamond. His sleek hair and tits expanse of white linen gave him an uncanny appearance of cieanli- Rlrdte Ph.aw discovered him In the glass-lined private offi-e of his saloon. “Hello. Hick.” he salt, seating liim- sel f . “Hello. Bird.” growled he fat liquor dealer, "what ails yer now?” "Say. Hick, what are you goin’ to do for us this fall’.”' returned the visitor “Do for what?” “The club down in the ward r> r course. ’ "You're president of it, ain't jer?” "1 thought I saw something about !t In the paper. Well, we']] treat you all right." ‘•You’d better. Tim fellers are all friendly to you now. and you want to keep ’em that way, ’cause you're goin’ to have the fight of your life on your hands this fall. "Say.” said the president, lowering Ills voice to a hoarse whisper, "there’s tem perance money cornin’ into the ward in hunches, and I know the fellers that's it. Oh. I'm onto ’em: I know all thetr little tricks. This feller thinks lie’ll all right, too. He comes to me and says, ’'We've got 'em this time, sure thing.’ So | says to meself, I'll just go up and see mv o. friend Hi k and put him onto this right off now.” P. Hickey nodded with serious appre ciation. "Well, that's all." said Mr. Shew, ris’ng “But say now you want ~ o the right iliing by our Pliers this fall I won't do you no harm; I'll tell you that.” “D n’t you wor.y: we’ll take, care of ’em.’ said til" liquor man. "Better have something c fore you go. Here.” he called to tiie bartender, as Birdie Shaw emerged, "you give this man what he wants.” For a temperance worker Mr. Shaw wanted pretty strong stuff. Having launched the temperance cam paign. its originators were concerned that H should he run on proper lines. There was at once great enthusiasm with Elijah S. Perkins and bis friends, and great anxiety among the followers of p. Hickey. The city had always gone ‘'license” by a very small margin. The solicitude of the officers of the Ward 7 club was naturally greatest for making a proper impression on Mr. Perkins. With this in view, it was de- c ded to inaugurate a n w movement This was nothing loss than to run Mr Perkins for mayor. ImmodiaAclj' upon this decision tho CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.