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1 The Macon Daily Telegraph 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 Every visitor to -M