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PAGE SIX
Another Page From the SAVANNAH CONSPIRACY
LeHer firm Harry to to Representative Shelby Myrick of Savannah, leafier of lhe Hot to Legislate Mayor Pierpont
and the Aidermen out of office.
Fitzgerald, Ga, March, 23, 1916
Col. Shelby Myrick,
Savannah, Ga,
Dear Sir:
I have seen G. B. Davis of Dublin, Ga., Lawrence County. He told me
that he would vote for your bill, providing Savannah would close the first of
May and stay closed and obey the laws, according to the prohibition bill.
He is in sympathy with you and the understanding in this section of the
country that I am traveling through now is that you are trying to oust the
mayor, for the simple fact that he is trying to obey the prohibition laws. I
AM TELLING THEM TO THE CONTRARY.
I spoke yesterday to Calvin Parker of Ware County and he is with you
teeth and toe nail. W. R. Walker of Ben Hill will vote for your proposition
if Davis will.
lam going to Ashburn, Ga., tor ight and I think that things look favorable for you getting
your bill through and I would suggest that Savannah close up tight on May first Do Not Let
Any of the Saloons Run. That Will be a Trump Card For Us. That will not give Pierpont any
argument to use claiming that he being a prohibitionist for the reasor that you are fighting him.
I was in Atlanta Monday and met a good many of the boys, but of course they have a big
fight on and could not express themselves. Arnold of Fort Gaines has opposition and is afraid
the Savannah issue will hurt nim, but if you will close up the saloons the first of May and keep
them clo ed, We Will Have No Trouble ir Getting Him.
I believe that it would be a good idea (o come out in the paper with
a story that the Chatham Delegation is in favor of up* holding the law.
1 his will help the boys in their races. It looks to me like that everybody is trying
to go to the legislature and they are trying to make the Savannah situation an issue. Your Crowd
Knows How You Stand and it Would be a Good Idea to Close All the Saloons in Savannah
f OR A TIME and Obey the Laws.
You may write me care Macon Hotel, Macon, Ga. Yours very truly,
(signed) Harry Rose.
Dear Shelby: “Your crowd knows how you stand’’ (Fool the others) Hany.
Early in March Harry Rose met Rep
rentative Shelby Myrick and other
politicians of Savannah who are en
gaged in the plot to legislate Mayor
Pierpont and the Board of Aidermen
out of office.
There conference in Savannah re
sulted in an arrangement whereby
Rose representing the Savannah leg
islators, but paid by whom it is not
positively known, was to travel
through certain sections of Georgia,
call on the legislators, sound them out,
Influence then wherever possible, and
advise Myrick and his allies how the
land lay.
Rose called on a large number of
Representatives and Senators during
March and April. THEY WILL ALL
REMEMBER HIS VISIT AND WHAT
HE CAME FOR.
GLO® EXERCISES
OF fl. A M. BEGIN
I
The closing exercises of the Third
District A. & M. College virtually be- '
gin today when the commencement
sermon is preached by Dr. J. A. '
Thomas at the First Methodist church
at 11 o’clock. The graduation class,
eleven in number will hear Dr. Thomas
in a body and it is expected that a
large number of the other students 1
and the faculty will be present.
The citizens of Americus and the
Third congressional district are proud '
of this institution, and always hear
- i
or read with interest anything that
pert ’i.is to this school. This has been
one c.f the most successful years in 1
the histc.y of this institution, and:
the Times-Recorder congratulates the
faculty and students upon what has
been accomplished, and expresses the'
belief and a hope in a continued and
greater usefulness.
The program to be rendered during
the entire exercises is as follows:
Duet (Fiano) William Hughes;
(Violin) Robert English.
Welcome Address —Roy M oods.
( lass Oration —Hollis Kizar.
Class Poem —William Hughes
1 ast Will and Testament —Hillyer
Swinson.
Class Prophecy—Otis Hardison.
Prophecy of the Prophet—Grover
Harris.
Piano Solo—Miss Susie Collum.
Class History—Theron Johnson.
Valedictory—Robert English.
On Wednesday night. May 17th, the
opera. "Tales From Hoffman" will
be rendered, with a capable cast se
lecte ' from among the students.
Thursday, May 18th, has been desig
nated Graduation night, and on this
WHO IS HARRY ROSE?
He is well known around the legis
lative halls in Atlanta. Everybody
knows who Harry Rose is.
Is Harry Rose a lobbyist for the liq
qor interests? Ask the members of the
Legislature.
THE WHISKEY TRUST IS NOW
MANEUVERING IN POLITICS ALL
OVER GEORGIA,
HOW SIGNIFICANT ARE THE
ABOVE LETTERS BETWEEN "DEAR
HARRY’’ and “COLONEL” SHELBY.
It will be seen from the letters that
Rose advised Myrick and his allies,
after he had been out about two weeks
on his secret mission, that the people
of Georgia were all stirred up about
the plot to put out of office Mayor
Pierpont and the Aidermen who stood
for honest and fearless enforcement
occasion the following program of ex- ■
ercises will be rendered:
Song—Class.
Home Economics—Mr-s Dora Dock- j
weiler.
I . Fiano and Violin Duet —Wm. Hughes
and Robert English.
| “Pige”—Carlisle Buchanan, Cham
pion Corn Producer of Third Dis
trict.
Demonstrations from Horticultural
Department—Otis Hardison.
t
Music—Miss Susie Collum.
Literary Address—Hon. Walter E.
Steed. Butler, Ga.
On Friday night, May 19th, the an-
I nual alumni banquet will be held at
the college.
i
I
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
! CHINESE AND RUSSIANS
I
PEKING, May 13.—A agreement has 1
been reached between the Chinese and
I the Russian governments for the con
struction of a railway in North Man-1
| churia connecting the Trans-Siberian
Railway at Harbin with the Amur Riv
er at Aigun, and having a spur from
the important town of Mergen south
to Tsitsihar.
This new railway will be about 660
miles in length. Funds for the con
struction of the line will be raised by
Russia through a flotation of a bond
issue. The railway will give Russia an
added hold in North Manchuria, and is
of special strategic and political im
portance. The Amur River, which
willl be brought into touch with Har
-1 bin, is a very important commercial
highway in the open season. The river
flows into the ocean far north of Vlad
ivostok, and on its lower reaches there
are important fishing industries,
1 .especially salmon canneries.
in Savannah of the new anti-liquor
laws. * ' .
Rose reported to Myrick and his
allies that many legislators were un
willing to support the Myrick-Law
rence bill against Mayor Pierpont
BECAUSE OF THE STRONG FEEL
ING AGAINST IT AMONG THEIR
HOME PEOPLE.
Therefore Rose advised Myrick and
his allies that it would be well for
the Savannah legislators to have their
friends, the liquor sellers, the blind
tiger proprietors of Savannah and
Chatham county CLOSE DOWN UN
TIL AFTER THE LEGISLATURE
HAD PASSED THE BILL OUSTING
MAYOR PIERPONT FROM OFFICE;
that Myrick, and the others SHOULD
SET UP THE CLAIM THAT THEY
DUMB ANIMALS NEED
HELP IS HOT WEATHER
As the hot weather is becoming in
tense we take this occasion to speak
a word in behalf of the poor dumb
animals. See that your horse, mule
or cow has plenty of clean, fresh
' water, and when not at work provide
them shade and all the comforts pos
sible. And not only these, but all
other animals in your care should have
yc-ur kind and careful attention. Many
a dog has gone mad for the want of
water; hence when we furnish it, we
not only do a kindness that the hu
man heart should prompt, but we safe
guard our loved ones, our friends and
ourselves from possible harm.
Thus we would impress upon our
readers the importance of providing
pure, fresh water for their dumb ani
mals. They cannot speak and say
“Thank You,” but without doubt, they
I would if they could.
GEEM RAINEY SERIOUSLY
ILL H HOME IN DAWSON
Members of the fourth estate will
sympathize with Editor E. L. Rainey
of Dawson in the serious illness of his
son, Clem. Editor Rainey, who is also
prison commissioner, was compelled
to relinquish his duties last Thursday
and return to his home at Dawson.
The young mas in ill from typhoid
fever, and is reported to be in a crit
ical condition. During his father's
absence young Rainey is the mainstay
iin the management of the Dawson
' News.
The friends of both throughout the
! state will hope that this young man’s
. illness is not as serious as it is now
I thought to be.
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LeITER FROM REPRESENTATIVE SHELBY MYRICK TO HARRY ROSE |
shblby Myrick
ATTORNEY at LAW
Orncat lOr H * txooa
BANK BUILDING
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BULL AND BBOUGHTON STS.
savannah, Ga., } larch 2sth,lsl6
Mr. Harry Rose,
Cha’c ...aeon Hotel, ’.'aeon, Ga.
Dear Harryj
t*xank you for your letter of the 23rd from Fitzgerald,
which I reed with interest.
will try to adopt your suggestions. Let me hear
ircm you whenever you see any of the representatives.
With regards,
Dear Harry: “ e will try to adopt your suggestions.” Shelby.
WERE FOR LAW-ENFORCEMENT,
that this step would prevent Mayor
Pierpont from claiming or securing
any credit for putting a stop to loquor
selling in Savannah, and that by doing
this Myrick and allies WOULD BE
ABLE TO GET THE SSUPPORT OF
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND
SENATE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE
BE FORCED BY PUBLIC OPINION
AT HOME TO VOTE AGAINST THEIR
BILL TO PUNISH MAYOR PIER
PONT.
Represeneteive Shelby Myrick
quickly saw the point. As his immed
iate reply shows, HE AGREED TO
HAVE HARRY ROSE’S ADVICE
FOLLOWED.
In a few lines Myrick stated in ef
fect that he and his allies would have
the liquor sellers of Savannah keep
under cover as much as possible until
after the legislature passed the bill to
put Pierpont out of the Mayorality and
that they would come out for law-en
forcment.
That is what those few words Myrick
wrote to “Dear Harry” meant “WE
WILL TRY TO ADOPT YOUR SUG
GESTIONS,” wrote Myrick.
These two letters tell the story of
this phase of the plot to turn Mayor
Pierpont out of office.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT?
IS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE OR
YOUR SENATOR TIED UP WITH
THIS HARRY ROSE-SHELBY MYR
ICK COMBINATION?
ASK THEM AT ONCE.
’SUNDAY, MAY 11, l»ttf
Use your influence for good govern
ment in Savannah. Stand by those
who are enforcing the laws and who
will continue to enforce them without
fear and without favor as long as they
have control of the city government of
Savannah.
YOU MUST CHOOSE, THE LEGIS
LATURE MUST CHOOSE, BETWEEN
MAYOR PIERPONT AND HONEST
ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS ON
THE ONE SIDE, AND HARRY ROSE,
SHELBY MYRICK AND THEIR AL
LIES ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THESE LETTERS MAKE THE IS
SUE SO PLAIN THAT NO ONE CAN
DODGE IT.
WHERE DO YOU STAND?
WHERE DO YOUR LEGISLATORS
STAND?