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WEATHER FORECA8T FOR GEORGIA* FAIR AND WARMER MONpAY AND TUESDAYi LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 182#.
MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1908
DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR.
fIRST CONTEST
IN MARS
Georgia’s -Situation Bears
the Semblance of Politi
cal Battle
ATLANTA. Gn.. Nov.
electoral tickets in the —
Georgians of promlnenoe national candi
date*. there will be. for the Drat time
In nearly twenty year*, the semblance of
a political oonteet In this state at the
regular federal eleotlon on Tuesday.
While there le no doubt that tho state
will "go" for the democratic ticket as
usual. It la possible that complications
may be brought about by reason of the
total vote being so small as to not give
Bryan and Kern a clear majority. As is
now well known such a situation would
make a rpecial session of the legislature
necessary, and should Georgia's, be the
pivotal vote a contingency of that kind
would probably bring about a contest
possibly resulting in the vote being lost.
Republicans Active.
Mr. Bryan's majority is dependable on
the total vote cast next Tuesday. The
opposition'vote will be about the satne,
regardless of the size of the total vote.
The republicans hrfve taken steps to mar
shal their full strength, and the populists
are seeing to It that those who favor Mr.
Watson will turn out The small.lnde-
pendenee and prohibition followings will
be there In about the same force. SSm
gardlera of whether there la a large
small outpouring.
What Records Show.
Not since 119*. when General Weaver
headed the first ticket of the Populist
party, has a national campaign In Geor
gia been more than a nominal contest
before. Weaver received at that time
more then 40.000 votes, but Harrison, the
republican candidate, proved stronger.
Rotting about 45,000. The records sjiow
that despite the supposed weakness of
the O. O. P. In this state and the sev
eral times supposed great strength -
various Independent movements,
vote of the republicans In Gebrgla has
In every election since the ClvU war
exceeded that of any other party or or
ganization opposing the democrats.
Taft to Beat Watson.
This suggests and In part Justifies the
prediction that Taft will receive more
Georgia votes on Tueeday than will ba
given Thomas H. Watson.
If a total vote of 200,u.
Bryan and Kern will have a safennajorl-
ty. If tho vote Is lese thuro will be some
danger, which will not be imminent un
less the total vote should fall below
150.000, which Is not probable. Scarcely
haa It ever fallen below that figure, not
even In the most apathetic contests.
List of the Parties.
The full list of parties seeking votes
In Georgia Is M follows:
Democratic, with William Jennings
Bryan heading the ticket.
Republican, with William H. Taft at
head of tho ticket.
Populist, with Thomai
candidate for president
Independence, with Henry L. nisgen
heading the ticket. w _
Prohibition, with Eugene W. Ohafln
heading tho ticket.
Socialist; with Eugene V. Debs running
for president _ • ^
Each of tho above parties has an elec
toral ticket In the field, and ballots have
been distributed in all parts of the state
by them alL
NOTHING GAN OEFEAT MR. BRYANl]
EXCEPT CORRUPT USE OF MONEY
IN LAST MOMENT DECLARES MACK
Belief for Democratic Suc
cess la Based on Four
Reasons
THEY ABE INCORPORATED
IN STATEMENT BY DANIELS
Democracy Presents United Front To
day, ia the First, and the Others
Are: Labor Has Put Its Eggs in
- Democratic Basket; Mr. Bryait Has
Gained Personal Strength, and Many
Republicans Have’' Tired - "of'YtVfeM
Years of G. O. P. Misrule.
KILLS HIMSELF;
OF
Pathetic Letter to Wife He
Loved Tells Very Sad
Story
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.. Nor. 1.—With
_ bullet hole In h's head, the dead body
of John 0. Jones, a locomollve fireman,
of. Atlanta, was found In a vacant lot at
“ clock this evening. Jones had taken
y B o*i
t * Si
lowl;
owing letter was found on hie person:
"Chattanooga, Tenn.
"Mv Little Darling Wife: I am ashamed
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.—At both
democratic and republican headquar-
ter« In this city today it was an
nounced that the work of the respec
tive organizations In the campaign of
1908 was at an end. National Chair
man Frank H. Hitchcock, of thA re
publican committee, and National
Chairman Norman E. Mack, of tho
democratic committee, reaching home
to vote. They will return to this city
Tuesday afternoon to receive returns
£ t headquarters. Mr. Hitchcock goes
o West Newton, Mass., and Mr. Mack
to Buffalo.
How 8unday is Spent.
Sunday was quiet today In the Me
tropolitan tower and at the Hoffman
House, details of correspondence left
over from the floodtide rush of last
week being about the only business
attended to. Messrs. Mack and Hitch
cock adhered to the forecasts given
out on Friday and Saturday, the dem
ocratic chairman contending that Mr.
Bryan will receive 333 vote* and Mr.
Hitchcock announcing himself as pos
itive lln his belief thht Mr. Taft will
have 325 votes In the electoral college.
lAs only 242 votes are necessary to
elect, both chairmen are figuring
wide margin* for their respective can
didates. i
Candidates Still Work.
While the national chairmen say
that all has been done that can bi
done to elect their choices, the candi
dates themselves will continue In tho
fight until practically the last minute.
. Mr. Taft, after apendlng the day in
Buffalo, goes tomorrow morning to
Cleveland, where he will speak In the
afternoon and to Youngstown, where
he speaks at night, hurrying thence to
.Cincinnati to vdte- on Tuesday and
hear the results of the election. .
Mr. (Bryan intends to put Invito day
Jn campaigning northwestern Kansas
and will be at Lincoln for a home
coming demonstration In the evening.
What Chairmen Say.
At republican headquarters In the
Metropolitan tower today It was as
serted that Chairman Mack's estimate
of 833 votes for Mr. Bryan had been
expected In view of the same claims
made earlier In the campaign. It was
further said that Mr. Mack had In
cluded In hie list states that were
practically conceded by state ‘leaders
to be republican. It was also said
that Mr. Hitchcock was willing to
stand or fall by his prediction of 325
votes made on Friday and ws* per
fectly satisfied that It would be more
nearly correct than Mr. Mack's when
tho returns are In.
Mr. Mack declared that "the* only
thing that can defeat Mr. Bryan la
the corrupt use of money." He said
he had aent his last Instructions to
state chairmen to get out their vote
early and to see that It was fairly
counted.
• We are through," said Chairman
Hitchcock today. "Our fight la won.
It was made on the plans agreed upon
at the beginning of the campaign."
It waa announced that there had
cessed to be any doubt as to republi
can success In such states as Indiana,
Ohio and New Jersey—all claimed by
Mr. Mack—and it la waa added by a
member of his staff that the republi
can national committee la as sure of
New York as It 1* of Pennsylvania.
Republican County Chairman Par
sons, of New York county, summarized
the situation In Manhattan and the
Bronx, two of the five boroughs In
cluded In Greater New York, thus to
day:
"If Mr. Rrvsn carries New York
county at all ft will be by « plurality
of from 40.oeo to tO.OOO. District lead
ers believe thet Governor Hughe* win
run not more than 20,000 behind Mr.
Taft In tbie county."
Mack'* Reasons for Claims.
Mr. Mack Raid today that hla claim
that Prysn and Kern will receive 333
votes In the electoral college |» based
on reports received from state chair
men anil from private sources. State
am going to kill myself. __ ...
zy. I cannot come to see you.
Opd bless — — —*— to
till death.
. Mmt
bless you all. Your loving husband
* - JONES.’
JOHN W.KERN STILL
ON THE WARPATH
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Nov. 1.—John
W. ICern, democratic vice presidential
candidate left Indianapolis tonight for
Toledo, O. He will nut In the last day
before election making a series
speeches In northern Ohio. He will ....
know until he reaches his destination
what his exact itinerary Is to be, further
than that he Is scheduled to address a
grand rally at Toledo Monday night Ills
Journey to Ohio Is In part In fulfillment
of engagements which he was compelled
to cancel because of the recent Illness of
his young son. He will return to I
dlaunpolis In time to cast his ballot
Tuesday..
Chairman Conners has predicted that
Bryan will receive more than 40,000
plurality In the stat 0 and that Mr.
Chanlcr will get more than 100,000.
The democratic national committee
bases Its belief that Mr. Bryan will
be elected on the following four rea
sons, which havo been Incorporated
Into a statement by National Commit
teeman Josephus Daniels, chairman of
the literary bureau:
Why Bryan le To Win.
"Bryan will be elected because the
democracy today presents a united
front. Further, the Democratic party
will be augmented by thousands of re
publicana dissatisfied with the mis
takes of twelve years of republican ad
ministration.
"This army of voters will he fur
ther strengthened by a new force In
American politic*—the labor vote. As
suming there were to be a strict party
line-up at election, the labor vote It
self would turn the scales to demo
cratic success. The labor party has
E ut all Its eggs In the democratic bas-
et and It must win to save them.
Mr. Bryan himself has gained won
derful personal strength In the last
few years In all parts of the coun.
try, and thousands of voters who
neither understood him nor his Alms,
now place their absolute trust In him,
and his policies.
The democratic national commit
tee has brought all the elements of
the party together: It haa the labor
vote and its remarkable accessions of
strength from the republican ranks,
together with Mr. Bryan's strength
with the masses, are the reasons why
this nation will turn to democracy."
Mack Makes Another Attack.
Mr. Mack In a statement .tonight
again attacked tho Repub!Iran party
for not Jmmediatoly making their
campaign contributions public. The
chairman Raid:
'"The denial by Mr. Roosevelt and
the denial by Mr. Cortelyou of get
ting money from* the Wg interests de
alring government favors w«re more
vigorous In 1304 than they are today.
But, after the election, It leaked out
that the trusts and milled Interests
gave big sums—Mr. Harriman himself
raising $210,000, which he say*
changed 50,000 votes in New York city
alone. Men like John D. Rockefeller
and Andrew Carnegie were not then
publicly advocating the ticket snd
putting their fortune* at the disposal
of the republican committee. T’i®
money paid in then by the Standard
Oil trust, the steel trust. Harriman
and others is but - a bagatelle com
pared with the millions which Rocke
feller and Carnegie and Morgan are
pouring Into this campaign In the last
days. In the desperate attempt to *tem
the resistelese tide that will carry Mr.
Bryan Into the white bouse,"
N THE 8118
Forecasts of State Flections
and Resume of Political
Doings
MILWAUKEE. Win.. Nov. 1.— Axldo
from a dozen meetings of social demo
crats in Milwaukee county, the politi
cal situation was quiet and unchanged
in Wisconsin today.
IN RHODE ISLAND THE
CAMPAIGN IS ENDED
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. Nov. 1.—Al
though a few small rallies will be held
before Tuesday, the campaign In this
state was practically brought to a
close last night. Anan J. Pothier, re
publican. Is pitted against Olnoy Ar
nold. democrat, and It Is conceded that
the result will depend largely upon
the Independent voters. While the
general situation Is somewhat peculiar
owing to local conditions. It Is genor-
ally believed the republicans will re
ceive the electoral vote.
VERMONT’S RESULT WILL
BE THE USUAL MAJORITY
state In the election of next Tuesday,
which will be for presidential electors
only. The Indications are that the
four republican electors will be chosen
by about the usual majority of from
27,000 to 30,000.
DEMOCRATS MAY ELECT
BOSTON, Mass., Nov. 1.—With the
election only a matter of hours and
the republican* conceded to bo In com-
pleto command of the situation in Mas
sachusetts, Interest In Tuesday's bat-
tlo In this state Centered In the size
of tho voto and Mr. Taft’s plurality.
Eliminating the abnormal voto of 1896,
when McKinley carried tho state by
163,000, the average republican plural
ity In Massachusetts since 1872 In a
presidential canvasa has been about
45,000. Four years ago President
Roosevelt won the state by 92,000. Al
though Mr. Taft will carry tho stato
according to all political observers,
Lieutenant Governor Draper's contest
for tho governorship with Senator
James H. Vahey Is somewhat more
in doubt. Tho republican leaders look
for the election of their candidate lor
governor by a substantial plurality,
while the democratic leaders state that
Senator Valley's election Is not Im
probable. It Is thought the ratio be
tween th* two partlos, with tho repub
licans well In tho majority, will re
main about tho same.
THIS IS .THE GROUND WHERE
BOTH PARTIES FIGHT
TRENTON. N. J., Nov. 1.—There
were no developments today In the po.
litlcal situation. Neither the repub
lican nor democratic state Chairmen
has altered his figures on the result,
the former claiming Taft's election by
40,000 and the latter a Bryan victory
of not less than 17,000.
BOTH SIDES MAKE CLAIM
TO STATE OF DELAWARE
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 1.—Both
the republicans and democrats are
claiming thla state for tholr respective
presidential candidates. Tho former
state tthat Taft will carry the stato
by 8,000, while the democrat* say
Bryan will have a majority of at
least 5,000. Both sides claim the gov-
MAINE TO KEEP RECORD
PORTLAND. Me., Nov. 1.—With
state Issues settled at .the September
elections, Maine shows today only a
general Interest in the national situa
tion. With good weather a normal
republican plurality for Taft is ex
pected In the state.
AFT WILL POLL AVERAGE
REPUBLICAN PLURALITY
.CONCORD, N. H., Nov. 1.—There
were no new developments today In
the political situation In this state.
The chief interest has centered in the
llcenso question. Both democrats and
republicans claim the election of their
candidate for governor. An average
plurality for Taft Is generally con
ceded.
GLOSES N, C. CAMPAIGN
—" ■'/ ■■
RALEIGH, N. C., Nor. I.—Marking
the close of the campaign In the state
tomorrow, thsre will b* a democratic
rally and parade In this city at which
the "democratic candidate. Governor
William Kitchen, will speak. Repub
lican and democratic state leaders had
conferences over the situation today.
BRYAN IS FAVORITE UP
IN OLD KENTUCKY
LOUI8VILLB. Ky.. Nov. 1.—The
Sunday before election wee an un
usually quiet one throughout Kentucky.
Party loaders reiterated their asser
tions of yesterday, Bryan supporters
declaring their candidate would poK
NEWS FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEK
Predominant In the new* fore
cast for the week. Is the o!e< tlon
on Tuesday after a campaign
which lias attracted widespread
attention. Monday will bo given
over to final appeals to voters by
the various candidates from presi
dential aspirants down to would-
be officeholders In otatea and ter
ritories nrd tl.e.r v.iru'ia; :,,b-rii-
vlilons.
Wm. H. Taft, the republican
R residential candidate, winds up
Is campaign In Youngstown, O.,
on Monday night following a day
apont at Cleveland.
W. J. Bryan, the democratic
nominee, on his way to Ills homo
In Lincoln, Nebraska, from hla
eastern tour. Is scheduled to
speak In northwestern Kansas on
the tame day.
James 8. Sherman, the republi
can vice presidential candidate,
will spend Monday at hie homo In
Utica, having finished his speak-
Inq campaign.
John W. Kern, Biyan’e running
mate, plans to devote Monday to
a tour of Ohio with a night meet
ing at Toledo.
Concluding arguments In the
trial of Chao. W. Morse and Al
fred H. Curtis, charged with vlo-
Monday. Wednesday hearings In
the government's aU lt to dissolve
the Standard Oil Company will be
resumed In New York.
Tho commission appointed by
President Roosevelt tor the pur
pose of Inquiring what may be
done to better the condition of the
agricultural workers of the coun
try will hold. Its first, -meeting at
tho Agricultural College of. Mary
land, near Hyattsvllle. on Friday.
' The commission will then go south
(o devote the next ten days to
hearings In the states south of
Washington and east of tho Mis
sissippi river.
The national flower show begins
at the coliseum In Chicago
Thursday. The exhibition w7ll
be given by tho Horticultural So
ciety of Chicago In co-oporatlon
with the Society of American
Florists.
Golf enthusiasts are looking for
ward to the annual fall qoif tourn
ament of the Country Club of At
lantic City, which begins Thurs
day and continues throughout the
week. The tournament Is open to
members of club9 belonging to the
United States Golf Association.
In thla country le acheduled
to take place at Morris Park race
track near New York c
day. The ‘—IT
election
HPJHHL.. will ba held under
the auspices of the aeronautic
society and
ny class of flying
:ll0ible. Thursday
night the Paris Aero c-uh will
give a banquet In honor of Wilbur
Wright, the American aeropla - ***
at which the club's 1908 medal
be presented to Mr. Wright.
A hearing will be given In Paris
Wednesday
Count Qonl
... tile petition of .
_..... DeCasteflane for
IV modification of the decree
of divorce obtained by hla wife,
who was Miss Anna Gould, of New
York, on account of her subse
quent marriage to Prince Helle
DeSaqan, In order to give
count 7 * r— 1 —
children.
count's mothsr the custody of hla
Tho second squadron of th*
American battleshln fleet Is sched
ule to sail from Amoy, China,
... ----- • - — where
tho first
JUUUJ
At Confercuce Next Week
Effort Will Be Mexle to
. Hold Cotton
ATLANTA. Go., Nov. 1.—Tho retire-
B ent from the market of 1,600.000 buloa
cotton ia one of the plana to be con
sidered at the conference of farmers and
huslnera men which la to take place at
—jots men which la to take pla*
New Orleans one week from Tuesday,
according to President C. 8. Barrett, of
the national Farmers' Union, who called
meeting. Mr. Barrett returned from
Crescent city today. II "
plete arrangement* for thi
tho Crescent City today. He made
plete arrangement* for the gathering,
which ho any* will be the largest of
‘ia* ever takerf place la
that kind that haa <
— takerr pi
tlda country.
Tho conference will be between repre-
sen tat 1 vo farmers and business "mr
from all sections of the cotton belt,
will be for “ * *
will be held under the auspices of the
Farmers' Union.
What Barrett 8ays.
'It will be a great meeting," mid Mr.
Barrett today, "and, depend upon it,
the price of cotton la going up. W* ex
pect from two to three thousand persons
to attend the gathering and partake In
tho deliberations, The business men of
New Orleans and the .
ally are co-operating
making It a auopei
has been made for
The railroads have agreed to grant
one-fare rate, and the biggest hotel In
New Orleans ha* given us, a special
blanket rate of one dollar a day.
"Farmer* will be there from every mo
tion of tho cotton country, and banker*
and other business men. too. Several
hundred, all told, will go from Georgia.
"The first day. November 11. will bo
devoted to an executive meeting of the
union representatives. The meetings on
tho seoond day will bo open to tho pub
lic, and will be participated In by buel-
— towards
ilng It a success. Ample provision
entertainment
union.
LUMBERMEN AND
OCEAN 00. AGREE
state with 10,000, their lowest figures.
With fair weather, a largo vote la as
sured, and Impartial observer* are not
Inclined to make prediction* other
than that tho winner’s plurality will
be comparatively small with the
chances favo/lng Bryan.
BRYAN IN INDIANA IS
SAFE DECLARE LEBDERS
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Nov. 1—Out
side of • conferences among political
leaders of both parties, tlicro was lit
tle doing In a political way in Indiana
today. At both headquarters, final
Instructions wore sent out to precinct
workers throughout the state. There
will be little speech-making In the
state tpmorror;. Thomai R, Marshall,
democratic candidate for governor, I*
acheduled to make a speech at Co
lumbia c;ty. hi* home town, tomor-
Continued on Page Seven
• On the last night an address will ba
delivered by Thomas E. Watson, of
Georgia.
• Holding Is Planned.
"One of the plans to he considered Is
the absolute retirement of more than a
million bales of the staple, to be held
' agreed upon 1* offer-
> there will bo any
.ho ncoeaunry financial
arrangements for holding the amount of
cotton wo wish to hold, and when tho
buying world Is convinced that It can
not be had except at our pile*. It will
prolmhly bo paid."
Mr. Barrett would not discuss the up
shot prlco likely to bo fixed, nor any
'* ~ plans to bo considered, though he
c *- ‘once.
until a price to be agr
ed. I don’t belluvo - th
trouble in making tho i
aid there
other* of important
« »■ •aumatea that
aTATSM
churches of the five countries which
Constitute the diocese, with over 160
priests, participated, marching to th*
music of 100 bands. Thousands of speo-
«U. 0 irni"or rt ^[?SS. po,nt of v,nu »-
Passing before the arch episcopal real-
ldenrn of Bay State road, the parade waa
reviewed by Cardinal Gibbons and Arch
bishop Wm. H. O Connell, together with
a number of visiting prelates, from a re
viewing stand.
Th* -foy was begun with a solemn pon
tifical mass at the cathedral of the Roly
Cross, with Archbishop O’Connell as cele
brant. and Cardinal Olhbona occupying
J* 1 ® P°»?» throne within the sanctuary;
Tonight In the same edifice the Te Deum
service waa held.
PROHIBITIONISTS ABE
CHICAGO. Nor. 1.—With the asser
tion that the vote fw tho Prohibition
party next Tuesday will be twice as large
ae tho largest ever before cast for the
party. Chairman Charles It. Jones an
nounced today that the prohibition na
tional committee lias been assured an In
come of 626,000 a year for the next four
years with which to carry on Its work.
Mr. Jones said that tho financial back
ing for the party had been pledged by
16,000 prominent persons.
- "With the widespread Interest shown
In the work of suppressing the liquor
traffic and the votes taken from the old
-Z —V— parties by our presidential nominee,
peqt from two to three thousand persons Kuger*
to attend the gathering and partake In hlbltl<
. Chafln,
■MOTmHMPHBwlIl force the pro*
Mbltlon Issue as the dominant queatlon
In national politics," sold Mr. Jenna.
"Every prospect Is for a wide' desertion
from the republican and the democratic
to the prohibition ranks.”
KILLED; BODY
PUT |TI
Pleasant Hall is Stabbed and,
His Body Thrown Under
Train
PITTS, Ga., Nov. 1.—Much mystery
surrounds the tleath her* early today
of Pleasant Hall, whose body waa
day, with the lieud completely severed
and with an ugly knife wound in hi*
side.
v The general theory is that young Hall
who had beon drinking earlier in the
evening, was stabbed and his body
placed on the track with a view to
making his death appear accidental.
Coroner Conner arrived at noon and
began an inquest. After considerable
testimony had been tnksn the Jury ren
dered the following verdict:
"The decoaaed camo to his death by
an unknown party, or parties, and his
body plaoed under a Seaboard niovlhg
freight train."
Young Ilall was a son of Mrs. N.
R. Hall, of this placo. und had been
connected with the Gulf Line Railroad
here.
The funeral will be held'tomorrow.
RUNNING RACES ARE FEATURE
OF FAIR PROGRAM FOR TODAY;
MANY
TODAY'S PROGRAM.
8 o’clock—Opening of gates.
9:30 o'clock— Oantf concert begin.
10:30 o’clock—Full opening of
Happy atrest. '
2:3j o'clock—Races start.
4 o'clock—Balloon ssoenslon,
5:30 o'clock—Closing of exhibit
buildings.
12 o'clock—Closing of grounds.
Rate on-Lumber to Go Back
to Old Rate of $6 Per
Thousand
SAVANNAH. Os.. Nov. I.-Water rate*
from Savannah to Now York and Hus
ton will bo placed on a cempctltlvo basil
with other port* In the near future.
~ authorized by one
THEY HURRY
AWAYJO VOTE
Estimated 5,200 Voters Leav
ing Capital to Exercise
Right Franchise
WASHINGTON. Nov. I.—Such an
exodus from the national capital of voU
era entitled to the right of franchise In
varloun state* ha* not been known In any
political campaign nlnrc that of 1116 '
has been taking place In the lost four
five day*. A careful canvasa of the m
era! executive department*. allowed. ,
to noon yesterday that approximately
3.700 voter* already ha* gone tp their
homes and many hundreds more left
Washington lost night and today. It Is
' -Imatrd 1.600 tnore will leave for near-
. *tatcn tonight and tomorrow, a* hun
dred* of bureau ond division chief* and
clerk* resldo In Virginia, Maryland. Del
aware, New Jerrey. Pennsylvania and
New York. . , „
President Roorevelt. 'Secretary ,J/>eb
and several white house attack*-* who
hold voting fec.'.dcncre in Oyster Bay or
other places In New York will leave
Washington tomorrow night All mtm-
other plac
Waahlngto.. . , . .. ...—
ber* of tire cabinet now are In their re
spective state* except Secretaries
Wright and Metcalf.' The former fotlod
to register in Tennessee add the latter I*
confined to his residence by a serious
are Interested keenly—many of them per-
nonally- in the result of congressional
campaigns throughout th* country.
Particular Interest Ur rnknlfc-tcd In
Washington In the campaign of Hpesker
Cannon. Tdlegrams from tbe, speaker to
friends hare express confidence In th*
result of Tnrsday's balloting, not only so
for os hlmreif Is concerned, hut also ee
to the republican national ticket Mr.
Cannon expresses the b«i!rf that the re
publicans will hava In the house of tho
sixty-first congress a comfortsol* work-
of tho lumber committee* of the board
trad* yesterday and confirms In every
particular Hlatmnents main ln*t week
regarding the controversy being waged
between th* lumber Interest* of tho- port
and tho orrirlnt* of the Ocean Ktnamnhlp
Company which on October 1 Increased
rates from |fl per thousand to.67 per
thousand over tho proteat* of tho turn-
bcrfntn of th* port.
To Afford Competition.
lumbermen hern would
compete with those of other ports to the
southward auceensfully wt* taken up by
Mr. Thomas Purse; secretary of tho
hoard of trad*, with the proper officials.
Matter* had progresned *o far In the
past week that a meeting of the lumber
commltteo wn* held Into In the week to
hear report* and after the meeting the
statement that rates would be placed on
a competitive basis with those else® here
In the nenr future was given out by one
high In the council* of tho lumber fra
ternity here. J
Just when tho rAte* will lie reduced la
not, at this tlmn. known. It I* orobahl*
however that the lumbermen will ln*lst
that the rate* he reduced Immediately
and as the official* of th* Ocean Hteam-
■hip Company are apparently very favor*
nble Inclined to do the right thing by th*
lumbermen It Is probable that the com
ing week will wltnen* the reduction at
least to the old figures—66 per thousand.
Agreement Is Satisfactory.
In fact, It I* known that one of tho of
ficials of the steamship company In tho
course of Investigation Inquired of va
rious lumbermen If a flat rate of 64 p*r
thousand to the points Indicated would
be satisfactory to the trade, lie waa as
sured that It would be thoroughly so,
and for th I* reason It can he almost j
positively forecaated that the old ratei
will be restored. The trade Is. of course, I
considerably gratified.
The general outlook In the lumber
market*, as expected, ha* undergone a
change. It was predicted *om« time
«lnce«that things would quiet down con
siderably before the election and this
quiet Is now very much In evidence Or-j
ders are acarcer and tho town la visited
dally by various .of the Interior mlllmen
who are seeking orders,
I The general trade h*r#,™fiWW*f*!7 ••
optlmlatlc on the outlook for hii*lness|
GREAT PUZZLE
Both Parties Claim State;
Neither Is Certain of the
Outcomo
NEW YORK, Nov. l.~Th« Now York
state campaign, which ha* been In full
swing for morn than a month, la practi
cally at an end and although Guv. IIughn*
will make ten speeches In Grentel* Ne*
York In a final effort to around up votei
In this section. Mout. Gov.- Htuyvesdm
town of Red Hook In 'Dutches scounty,
Doth Claim Victory.
Both democratic and republican slat*
leader* olulmtd today to ho confident of
as. Clone political observers who
canvassed the state from end to
however, frankly admit that thny
.... .i doubt, and that there I* no posi
tive way In which tho result can be fore
casted. From everywhere comei reports
publican defection from Oov. Hughes,
... the republican leaders do not placo
very inuoh stock In thess and say that
gains from among democrats and Infle-
indent voter*.... 4t _
The democratic leader* my they have
been confident of victory from the very
start of th* campaign.
—‘ silted v
They admit that
Gov. Hughes gulned much ground during
th* past two weeks, but say now that the
tide I* chnnglng again toward Mr. Chan-
Non-Partisan* at 8s*.
Newspapers that have made non-par
tisan canvasses of th* state announced
today that the result of Tuesday’s ba>-
lottng on tho stats ticket cannot be for*-
The Independence League party, man
- * by ~ ‘
do
mmm q concentrating pi
of their fire on Mr. Cnanu .V— —
Mr. Hears}’* running mat* two year*
who WM
ARE EXPECTED
Balloon Ascension and Para-
clinto Jump Will Be Made
at Eonr O’clock
GREAT STATE FAIR /
HARJ0HALF BEGUN
Everything Is Now In Full Dlast—Beau
tiful Flower Exhibit Wednesdayw-poul-
try and Doga Attract Much Attention.
Thousands Coming for Brown-8relth-
Jones Day—Sunday Was Qylstly Ob- •
served.
The rn-vlnl program of th* vtate fair
program today will ho the rnoes, ar-
ropK«fi>'*nt* j having been mad* for an nt-
trnctivo list' of (rack* event*, flaturdaer'*
card proved the moat popular yet neen on
tlkf locil turf, and with many now horses
here from the other tracks there le more
than the usual amount of Interest In the
races. For that rcuuon, a special pror
gram has beon prepared for today. Every
neat In tho grand: land Is expected to
b* filled at the start)ng hour.
Sunday
. wag quietly obst. .
fair grounds. Only exhibitors, shewmen
and officials were allowed.,
through the gates.
pass
ugh th* gates, but even thra* com
prised a crowd of several-htiriiir-'V n<»in*
of the nhowinen engaged themselves In
repairing stand* or making tholr placss
more attractive, while scores of exhibi
tor* added a few fanoy touche* to their
1 tooths or filled up depleted display*.
The dog*, chickens, libra#<i and siork.and
the wild nnlmnla aid not let the fuct he
forgotten that thoy were alive and onto
their respective Job*, but otherwls* there
was not much noise. The bally-holng,
merry peals of laughter, tooting of horns,
muslo—all were conspicuous by their ab
sence. A visitor |
day and tomorrow, nn enormous crowdl la
expected Wednesday on llrowiv-Bmlth-
Jones day, when Hen. Joseph M Brown
and Governor Hoke Bmltn will im» here.
All person* named Brown. Smith or
Jones are expected to attend, as prizes
will be given for the tallest, handsomest,
.ugliest, shortest and fattest min of the
respective cognomens. On thto day
President Ben U Jones will make a bal
loon ascension and parachute Jump.
Th# Indications
after the election will have been settled.
40,000 III IN LINE
RELIGIOUS PARADE
CELEBRATION OF HOLY NAME 80<
CieTIES MARKS EPOCH IN
HISTORY.
BOSTON, Nov. J.—What Was .
ter In the history of New Kngland trough!
tsr in the history of Ne wEngland broughf
* ■ tier
to a close today the centenary celehrat
of the founding of the Roman Catholic
diocese of Boston, which was begun on
VICTIM OF RUNAWAY
ATLANTA, Oa., Nov. 1.—Dr. H.
K. Stockbridg*. editor of fhe Southern
Rurallat. is at hla home Buffering from
pglnful Injuries received In a runaway
i* day last weak.
Ha was going horn# from a party
•arly Friday mornlqg with Mr*. Stock-
bridge and two other ladles in the
vehlcjc with him. The horse became
frightened end ran. The doctor waa
thrown out, the buggy passing ov*r
hla body and craahlng two riba. He
walked to hla homo and phoned for a
-bvjldan. The ladles were not hurt.
PmiPmMMHVaff; throughout the
week there will »e a large rstfesentotlsn
from the reunify dAtrieta at the fair.
Special rate* are stiff eftectlve on all of
tho railroad* and newh of the great suc
cess of the fair la just reaching theraore
remote place*. Big out-of-town crowds
have been In the city nil ofUstweek.
however, n* the packed hoarding houses
and hotels attest. The\iattendance ree-
r - -t - ords also show that the fialr haa h*an ex-
ago and there Is some Interest In th# ^naively patronized by others than.-Ma-
sfrength tho new part* will ahow. Two rD n people. It Is now belJf»ved that there
years ago the party fused with the drm
ocraU and a year ago with th* republic'
mm > t Is atr- " - -iMgi™
ant. This y*ar I
Handing alone.
BANKER ADLER TO
RETURN FOR TRIAL
NP!W ORLEANS, Nov. I.—Attorney*
for Wm. A. Adler, former president of
the defunct HUte National Hunk, New
Orleans, today gave out a statement con
firming the reports that Adler waa rein
ing hack from Honduras to stand trial cn
Indictments against him In th* United
Btatcs court. „ .
Adler suddenly left New Orleans last
year on the steamer Alp*, which hs load
ed with a full cargo of supplies from the
Adler Wholesale Grocery Company. Al
most Immediately after ho disappeared
York creditor*, und this waa noon follow
ed by the liquidation of th* But* Na
tional Hank. ... _
In hla flight to Honduran th# steamer
Alp* waa wrecked off the coast of Hon
duras, but Adler and Ida son got aahota
wlth-a-amail Iron eafe. An examination
of tha affaire of the bank by a United
mate* Inspector resulted In Indictments
Adler * "* m fi
WASHINGTON. Nor. I.—Through th*
finding today of the skeleton of a man
on th# historic ML Vcrjion estate, at on*
the home of George Washington,
authorities of Fairfax county, Vir
ginia, have to solv* what appears to b*
a murder mystery.
Gate Keeper Vickers, employed on th*
estate, discovered tha skeleton, togeth*
RrinilM ejghtevn thousand people
on the grounds Friday, nalthe street cars
carried nearly that number, while hun
dreds of otilers walked. \
win Em'dllpfaytTjn^Art H«V. wh.f.ThlJ
will be In.i.-c-M by th« 1ii,l8»». A bwi-
llful exhibit lx .ntlolpalx. Tb.r. will
h« m.ny oot-of-t&WD tntrl»x. U»tt«r
•p,rlal fimtiirn will b. th. dl.lrfbiitlon of
prllM for hor.r,. mulox. fonlw
coltx In front of thr roc. tm<* xroti.-
stand tomorrow morning at 10 odocfc.
Mr. C. M. Cook, of Birmingham, haa
been autjarlntendcnt of th* reserved
scats at the race track grandstand. Mr.
Cook Is a young man of considerable #z-
perlenc* In reserved seating, and hla
hustling and courteous manner rather
make* the seats In the grandstand raore
comfortable. Htore hs tnok charge. Si*
a noticeable fact that the grandrinnd ban
been more liberally patraniaed than.be
fore. . . .
Referring to a previous -nolle* of the
well-nigh perfect ordor that J* being kept
at th* fair grounds during tho prearet
fair, a northern lady was heard to *ay
during her visit: "With Hit* vast throog
at one of our northern mire, from attv
to one hundred drunken men may be
M*n, and her# I hava not seen on*.'"
This ha* been the conaonsua of axprss-)
Sl ""n* vtew W ljf r tMs,' and the moat overt-
tent display, agriculturally and otter*
wise." continued th<* Indy, "what mar
we expect of tho Macon Georgia Fair
Association. accornpilKfetaf thts In threo
or four months, when u whole year la
given th*mT We will expect great
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