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bH APTER OF SHAME.
JUEMOI RATIL’CAIPAKJN RE-
VIEW ED BY A DEMIM RAT
“LET DISCORD REIGN.”
The Dlrkering and Bartering
of Principles of “the Men
Who Control” Exposed.
"Let discord reign forever.'’ M‘< m» to
be the war cry of the factions in the
<>■ me ratic party in this state.
All i not harmony in the ranks of
the grand old part}' by any means, and
it is freely predicted by those who are
• on the inside that the fight between
the 1 actions that is just opening will
x’vjil that celebrated one al Donny
, -/"THooii fair, when a good ahillalah wua
'' said to have been worth a crown a
tocond. *
In order to get at the exact situation
it vrill be necersary to give a brief re
view of the campaign leading up to
the nomination of Mr. Atkinson by the
democratic party fur the governorship.
It balked for a while as though General
Evan's would sweep the field and in a
rash moment the Constitution advised
tin Cowet.i man to get out in order to
avoid a (uyuKhing defeat al the hands
of. GeneZ? Uit it reckoned with
<■’'"tlie “mcn*aWe'mtrol.”
y Before long it became uj parent that
**' £b_- "men who control hud the world
by the tail and a down hill drag," so
,ia the democratic parly wa» con
cerned. Then it was that Mr. Atkin
son, giving voice to the hitherto unex
pressed apntinient of the "men who
control ' said thut he had whipped
General Evans, the Methodists and the
old soldiers and now iio pro
pow.l to wipe up the earth
with the Atlanta Con-
Naturally your Uncle Evan
How l) did not like that and us an ex
pression of his defiance of the whole
drew of the "men who control," he
wrote that famous "Yellowstone Kit”
editorial. In the meantime the Journal
was giving Atkinson nnd the "men
who control’’ fits. Through it all the
Constitution and the Journal, and Hoke
and Evan hud been quarreling over the
silver question, and us to whether or
not the president should lie endorsed
by the state convention, and if so w'ual
' kind of an endorsement should be
given.
All through the fight it was tacitly
understood that if Evans was nomi
nated-the. president would lie endorsed
fully and freely, although Hoke Smith
did say after the Athens debate, where
General Evans came out for free silver,
that ho had no choice between the two
candidates.
Well, just about the time of the up
pegrancoof your Uncle Evan's "Yellow
stone Kit” editorial, all parties discov
ered that'the jig was up with General
Evans, and Hoke and the Journal lie
gun to fear that the result would boa
condemnation of the President by the
Stalo Convention. With that fear on
their minds the Hokeites began to hus
tle and Jno J. Halt, of Griffin, assist
ant attorney general of the United
States for the interior department, an
appointee of Hoke’s and a personal
friend of AtkiusAi’s and the man who
advised Atkinson to take that f 1.009 feu
whilt} a member of the Georgia Icgisla
t.uro, attorney for the Central Railroad,
expert lobbiest and, if his enemies are
to he believed, one of the most noto
rious eOTqiorationS tools either in or out
of ptpjs; life, wns (lent post haste to
«*,’ t: °"Jg;:i. tiF“i!<'C.AvTuit-.terms could be
"’Uh the Coweta man and the
who control.’*
On being interviewed Hall went back
to Washington with the word that
"Barkis is willing.” and so the Journal
eeused its war on Atkinson and allowed
General Evans’ campaign to go by de
fault, ns every laxly knows, and re
marked at the time —sold out the Gon -
era.l for an endorsement of the admin
istration, said the friends of General
Evans
In accordance with the arrangement
as made by Hall, Atkinson, in a few
days, made a Cleveland speech and
hedged slightly on the. silver question.
\\ bile all of this was going on your
Uncle Evan and Clarke were making
terms also, and as the event proves
they came out much better than the
Xjlokeites in the deal
Thu rdnvcution met, Steve Clay was
elected permanent chairman and chair
man of the executive committee. Ac
cording to the terms of the deal bo
. tween him and Atkinson at the time,
ho refused to enter the race for the
governorship. or. rather, he cumewut
of the race. This, as will lie remem
bered, was done in such a manner that
Dr. k. H. Carlton protested that the
whole thing might as well be dissolved
and turned into a howling mob, us it
was
Atkinson was nominated according
te programme, and contrary to Atkin
son's orders the report of the platform
committee was a straddle similar to the
Chicago article—Cleveland was en
dorsed in a half-heurted way.
All of which was a dog tall between
your Uncle Evan and theHokeites. and
satisfactory to neither, ns it had been
"nominated in the bond" at the time of
the dual between the Hokeites and At
kinson that there should bo an une
quivocal endorsement of both the Chi
cago platform and Cleveland, neither
of wliieli was done accortling to con
tract. Ou the other bund Evan and
Clarke bad specified for free silver at
the ratio of W to 1 nnd the Fulton
Bounty endorsement, and Atkinson and
.he "mon who control," ever ready to
/- trade, agreed. Ixit only the Fulton
•* county mulmntement was delivered.
So. it will reality be seen that no
body w.isMit'istied and the convention
had hardly aujourued uuti! the Hoke
ites and Evansites liegan quarreling
over the meaning of the platform and
the endorsement of the administra
tion. Each said it was meant to he a
formulation of his views. Tins state
press joined in and ho the merry war
w.-nt on, instead of being hushed un
til after election, as is usual among
ynod democrats.
But this is not all the difficulties that
faced the party by any means A few
fiiv? b- f >re the state convention Mr.
<l. ■ into that scrape with the
’ • the Acworth Post, and the
a war on him and the -men
' ; . oi" in Cobb county, which
f«. ■ see lily taken up by the At
fclant Gazette, the Calhoun Times, and
a .Her papers over the state tiiueo thai
t ime the bat tin baa been waged fust
aad furiously by those patters and Mr.
C. D. Maddox, of the firm of Gieun A
Mioidox, of xtianta. against the men
aho c Mitral, and especially against
.'’lay, Judge GOber and Geo, K. Brown. ■
respectively, the tveo latter judge and
mlicitor-general of the Blue- Ridge cir
t
They hove made it decidedly uncom
fortable for all these men. and more
e-riecr.iliy for Mr. Clay: so much so
in fact that Mr. Clay has mad-.- desper
ate efforts to call off Mr. Maddox and
Ute Gazette. Hou. W. C. Glenn had
tome months lusfore been conciliated
.trough the intervention of Mr. Clara
Jowell und other ui.-aus. such as the
“men who contra!’’ use.
Quarreling over the platform euuld
n<»l lie »topped, the hwii \fht> were
ti.htinjt Clay and the , ‘m»n who con
tr<ir could not be bought nor blufT«<L/
A urd came in that the x>pulHU were
rjainiujf everywhere auu Cjav. Atkin*
i son *tid the "men who wnlror were
' ocratic spellbinder* were in the field.
I except at crt>MS*!*vads in the country
( w iit,*re no neAVbpnper reporter < rer
! went, for they euui<! not azw<: on wLat
Mr. Atkinson wu, agitat -1. Not-
paign was nearly over he made no
I speeches.
He would go to Newnan, then come
I back to Atiauta. then go to Indian
[ Mr. Clay was even in a ornore ner-
I vous condition. He would rush back
and forth Ixttween Atlanta ami Marietta
without speaking to anyone, unless ul
i most compelled to.
Sometimes he would get so feverish
that he Would come bltek to Atlanta
after supper to see if something could
not be done.
Something had to be done.
A happy thought struck Mr. Atkin
son. why not speak at Greenville, bis
old home, and settle the whole busi
ness; that is, the silver and Cleveland
business; for the tight on C lay. Brown.
Gober and thcother "men whoteontrol,"
it seemed impossible to stop without
the intervention of something which
they had not thought of.
No sooner thought of than done. He
went, made the speech, came out
squarely for free silver and against
Cleveland. He putted himself on the
buck and said, "I want my views pub
lished so the campaign speakers may
kno.v where I stand,” and the work
was done.
The speech, with the above quoted
remark, was published in the next
morning’s Constitution, and the "fat
was in the fire.” If he had cast a bomb
iu the democratic eump be could not
have created greater consternation.
There was a scurrying to and fro
among the Hokei»e». They "cussed”
and they “reared.* C< 1 \V. Glenn
went to see the powers at the Journal
office almost before breakfast. The
wires to Washington were kept hot
with telegrams to end from Hoke.
"Sold again.” was the, expression.
"Atkinson has gone back on us. He
has traded us off for personal advant
age, just like he promised to pardon
Harry Hill, and that Macon man who
was convicted of rape, and has traded
off all the offices in the state We
won’t stand it. No, by the eternal, we
won’t He can trade offices and par
dons for criminals, but he can’t trade
off Cleveland und the principles of the
party. 'Let discord reign forever.’ ”
But who would lead the fight for
goldbuggery and Cleveland ? Every
thing pointed to Hon. W. C. Glenn as
the most suitable man, but would he
do it? It was known that he hud made
up with Clay and had been making At
kinson speeches.
Upon investigation it was found that
the "men who control” had not com
plied wiGi the\r contract and he was
already dissatisfied.
Mr. Clay had promised to give him
some good appointments and send him
out with the endorsement of the stale
committee. Instead ho was only sent
to places near his old home where the
people asked for him nnd then without
any endorsement by the committee,
the only way in which he was rocog
n z.ed at all being the fact of their pay
ing bis expenses. To crown the whole
thing, when the people at Hartwell in
mass meeting invited him, Mr. Clay did
not put his mime in the announcement
at all, the idea Isiing to let him speak
only in Northwest Georgia where he is
very popular on account of the fact
that he represents so many of the moon
shiners, nn>l no one else would huve
one-half the influence there that ho
would.
AU this taken into consideration with
Ute fact that beds a veSy ardent ,:tere
land man made him ready mid willing
to lead the fight So it was agreed that
he should goto Hartwell on last Satur
day anyway and fire the opuuiug gun
of the fight.
This he did, declaring that he who
deceives a man in order to get his vote
is us much a thief us the man who
picks your pocket.
That there is no use deceiving the
people. We have got just us near free
silver as we will ever got, mid the man
who declares that the democratic, party
is in favor of silver. 1(1 to 1, is either in
competent or n knave.
That the man wJio says ho is in favor
of free silver, Ifi to 1, is a populist
There is no middle ground. It is either
populism or the Cleveland idea.
And thus tli<- buttle is to bo fought
between the factions, and it is freely
predicted that John Temple Graves’
letter in Sunday's Constitution is only
the advance declaration of thousands
who will bolt the ticket and vote for
Hines.
In the meantime your Uncle Evan
and Clark are in the saddle : so much
so iu fact that it is charged that Clark
wrote that part of Atkinson s speech
referring tm Cleveland mid silver, and
that Mr. Moran was sent along to see
that it was deliverer as written.
Let ’er roll, say the populists.
Dkmockat,
UOL.OLMSTEAD’S SHORTAGE
The Amount Will Keach SI,OOO.
A Statement.
SAVaNNAH. Go.. Aug. —(Special.)
It will be reiuemlxTed that Col. C, H.
Olmstead, president -of the Chatham
bank of this city, disappeared some
time since, but after u week reap
peared.
At that time it was supposed that he
hail used some trust estates and could
not replace the money.
When ho returned lie acknowledged
that tact, und the following statement
bus been given the public :
“With the hope of setting at rest cur
rent riimois, and that the truth may
lie definitely known, the friends of
Colonel Olmstead, with his authority,
slate that the amount of his fiduciary
debt, principal and interest, i, 8:51"-
810.54. Except SW.OOO. due the estate
of the late Mr. it Brigham, it is made,
unuf what he owes two tnetuliers of
the Brigham family, the estate of Miss
Florence Bryan and benefit itu ies-the
Barnards ami others, under certain
trusts, made by a Savannah lady,
"in un.’vi! moment Colonel Olmstead,
when embarrassed for money, went
into spoeniatioii iu futures, expecting
that he would hazard only to the ex
tent of his ability to respond promptly.
Except ouee before, he butt never thus
sjuteumted in his life, anti then with no
peril to any trust in bis haiitis. These
speculations were disastrous, nnti in his
efforts to retrieve, he made a liad mat
ter worse. No part of the amount due
went to personal or family expenses.
.Ml of it is represented by bonds which
he used as Col lateral in these specula
tiona
“When Colonel Olmstead left the citv
he took with him only S2:X) dollars—his
own money. Those who know him
best are confident that lie did not use
the bonds with the idea of appropriat
ing them to his own use. or of keeping
them, and that after this first loss his
sole purpose was to return what he
hail wrongfully used, with tbe deter
mination of never again violating a
trust. "
The original W. C. T. U. will meet in
the Marietta street M. E. church Thurs
day, al 8:39 p. m.
Mas. li. M. Triit, President.
THE DAILY PRESS: ATLANTA, GEORGIA: TUESDAY EVENING: ATTHTST 2S, 1894.
P‘THE CAT OUT."
I UK.M ill K ATS OF XACON Col'S-
T> IS A DKOIL.
I POPS CRY “SIC’ ’EM TIGE”
I Democrats Disgruutled Because
Campaign Promises to the
Negro Were FulHlleiL
Moxtkzi ma, Qa., August 28.—(Spe
cial.) —There is a big political sensation
in Xfacon county.
The democratic jury commissioners
I of the county have let the political
I "Tom eat out of the bag.” and he is
scratching around at a lively rate.
The jury commissioner- are roundlj'
abused and denounced from one end of
the county to the other for putting the
names of seventeen negroes in the jury
box.
The democrats arc cussing one an
other, the populists are yelling : “Sic
’em. Tiger!”
Today the writer had the following
conversation with a candid democrat
of the county, which fully explains
the turbulentysituation. He was asked:
“What's the matter with the demo
crats of Macon county?’ ’
He replied: “Putting negroes on the
jury, is the cause of ail the trouble.”
"Who put them there ?” f
“The jury commissioners ”
“Are the commissioners not demo
crats ?” r
"Yes, and that is the reason the dem
ocrats of the county are kicking ro.”
"Didn't the democrats promise the
negroes to give them representation in
the jury box, two years ago, if they
would support t he democratic nominees
of the county ?”
“Yes, and I am one of the fellows
who made the promise, but neither
myself nor any one else, I suppose, had
any idea of fulfilling the promise after
the election. I, myself, used the prom
ise to capture the negro voter, with not
the remotest intention of carrying it
out. The promise was used as a politi
cal bait, and not sincerely made, as I
supposed, and I had a great deal to do
with the election. ”
“Are all the democrats of the county
kicking at this action of the jury com
missioners ?”
"I have heard only one man approve
their course in the matter. The com
missioners are denounced all over the
county. A large majority of the demo
crats declare that they will not serve
on the jury with negroes. They openly
declare thut they will go to jail rather
than do so. if the judge so orders.”
"Was it known generally that such a
promise was made to the negroes two
years ago ? ”
“We all so understood, but had no
idea, us I said, of fulfilling the pro
mise.”
"Arc the populists saying anything?”
"They are enjoying the row in the
democratic ranks. We accused them
of making a similar promise, and rather
abused them for so doing.”
“The populists have the laugh on
you, have they not?"
"They certainly have. I am dis
gusted with the whole crowd and don't
propose to take any hand in the present
campaign.”
The above is the substance of a con
versation that actually occurred, and
every word of it cun be verified.
The negroes of the county have had
their eyes opened and now declare that
they cannot again be deceived by such
insincere promises on the part of the
democrats. ' • ’ -
They have beard the severest denun
ciation of the commissioners action by
democrats, although it was distinctly
promised and understood by all demo
crats that the negroes should be repre
sented by some of their race on the
juries of the county, if they supported
the democratic nominees two years
ago. Fovili.eb.
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
Some C. 11. Jt D., Humors Dis
cussed.
The Cincinnati, ' Hamilton nnd Day
ton, has scooped the. Alabama Great
Southern, which bus recently been
running with the East Tennessee and
Cincinnati Southern.
Bht there is more to the movement
than is set forth by the simple nows
that the scoop has at last been accom
plished by the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton.
It means n great competing line to
the gulf points against the Southern
railway, recently formed out of the old
Richmond and Danville, Georgia Pa
cific and East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia railroads undother minor lines
in this section.
It is now thought thut the Cincinnati,
Hamilton nnd Dayton will attempt to
get control of the Marietta und North
Georgia, so as to get an opening out to
the sea through the south. •
IN NEW OFFICES.
The Southern Railway officials have
moved into their new quarters ut the
Kimball house corner, formerly occu
pied by the East Tennessee.
In this office will be Mr. Sergeant,
ticket agent; Messrs.” Heywood and
Davis, assistants; Mr. W. 11. Tayloe,
district passenger agent for the eastern
system, and Mr. James Farnsworth,
district passenger agenbfor the western
system.
WHISKY WILL RISE.
New Law Goes Into Effect To
day.
The new internal revenue law will
go into effect today, and those who
had liquor in bonded warehouses wilt
reap a rich harvest.
The tariff became a law last night at
12 o'clock, by limitation, the president
not having signed it.
That means that the internal revenue
tux on liquor is now 81.10 instead of 90
cents as heretofore.
There was much doubt in the minds
of those concerned as to when the new
law would go into effect, but yesterday
a telegram wus received by Colonel
Paul Trammell, the internal revenue
collector here, signed by Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Miller, directing
that the internal revenue stamps be
sold at the increased rate today.
The liquor men who took liquor out
of bond yesterday at 90 cents per gal
lon, will raise the price today in con
formity with the increased tax. which
it- 81.10.
BARTLETfTNTHE 6TH.
Nominated at Indian Springs To
day.
Indian Springs, Go.. August 28.
(Special.)— The fifth district democratic
couventiou met here this morning in
"The Wigwam” ballroom. There was
no event of interest.
Hou. Charles L. Bartlett had nearly
all the votes, and was nominated by ac
clamation.
Counters nnd Shelving for sale clmap.
Apply at IW Decatur stre-t. if
DEM(M KATI(
Last Saturday Apnountcd to
Democratic J Vstfippointmi'iits.
Ijwit Saturdty wus intended us a
great tie id day for ''.■■Vnocreej.
It was a-field day,l in the sense that
there we»- speakers lA'.ying their trades
at differ+jit points ovilr tlie State.
On the whole, the r« suit was a sad
disappointment to tiul friends of dem;
ocraey. k .
Brass’ ban Is, untDSfibcred -dodgers,
barbecues and. otijr.- (attractions had
very litL,- effect VTgetl crowds.
The Xipoiutmcnts f< r Saturday were
made Igug since, and Cjvery effort of the
ingenioL , democrat ivas used to attract
the peLpie to them The populists
were socially invited to the different
points, f mid at more places than one
they fdrined about half of the crowd.
AT BAJ:aESXILI.F-
BomL days ago it was announced that
dodge *,s concerning the great meeting
at Burjues ville had been sent to every
community within >0 miles of that little
city, and that 10,<lhO people would be
in attendance to pear Gen. C. A. Evans,
Gen. John B. Gordon and others
The speakers w> re alt on hand, but
the people »id not turn up satisfacto
rily. There were probably 1,000 pres
ent tn Lear the speeches. The Macon
Telegraph give* no numbers, but says
it ivas a great day for democracy. The
Atlanta Constitution says fully 1,500
people were pl-esent.
But that number is too large. The
speeches aro used little or no enthusi
asm. The diemixrats have figured that
when Geneijal Gordon came home he
could cjianjre the. tide in favor of de-
o>ut his coming is a failure.
He cam do the old party no good. The
people have had full time to learn Gen
eral Gordon. The meeting at Barnes
ville was a failure—nothing more nor
less.
AT IIA.IiTWF.LI. AND CANTON.
Thp meeting at Hartwell did better
than that at Barnesville.
The fable' of Sheriff John Callaway
as a barbccuer went before him, and
fully 1,400 people gathered to eat the
barbecued meat, and incidentally to
hear Col. L. F. Garrard, Hon. A. O.
Bacon, Hon. XV. C. Glenn, Hon. T. W.
Rucker and others speak.
The Constitution says there were
4,000 people present, but that number
divided by three would be about cor
rect.
The great enthusiasm of which the
Constitution speaks was displayed
when dinner was announced.
The meeting was not a howling suc
cess, and the speakers came away some
what discouraged.
At Canton, 1,200 turned out to hear
Hon. \V. Y. Atkinson, Hon. R. L. Ber
ner and Hon, W. A. Wright. Demo
cratic papers say there were present
between 3.000 and 5,000 people. Such
was not. the case.
It hud been announced that Speaker
Crisp would speak, and many who haxl
never seen him came to the gathering
out of mere curiosity to see him. They
were disappointed.
A great barbecue was spread at Can
ton, and it was heartily enjoyed, but
tlie speeches aroused no enthusiasm.
The democratic rallies Saturday were
failures, and the democrats know it.
STATE TAX RATE.
It is Fixed by tlie Governor and
Comptroller.
The state tax rate has been fixed.
The rate is 4.87 mills.
By au a < ident, this amount is a little
less' than it was last year.
. Under the constitution the state is
pfcrmitte l to levy as much as 2.93 mills
for general purposes, and 1.44 mills for
school purposes. Then the legislature
is required to provide for an additional
•M milte -efefea year in. order that the
sinking fund of 3100,000 may be pro
vided, this to go to the payment of the
public debt.
It was found that no authority for
the sinking fund levy had been provi
ded by the legislature, hence, as ex
plained, the apparently low rate.
The house of 1892 passed a tax act
for 1893. The senate amended that act
so as to make it include 1894. The
same house also passed a sinking fund
bill for 1893. but this was not amended
by the senate. The last legislature
failed to discover the exact situation
with regard to the sinking fund, and
there was. therefore, no provision for
the 24 mill tax.
Notice.
The County Executive Committee
consisting of Will Avery of Adamsville
district—Loyd Coursey ; Battle Hill
district—ll. P. Strickland; Black Hall
district—Henry Wallace; Bryants dis
trict—W. A. • Johnson ; Buckhead dis
trict—Howell E. Newton : Collins dis
trict—l). 11. Kent; Cook's district—J.
S. Gilbert; East Point district—W. A.
Morgan; Oak Grove district--A. J.
Rooks; Peachtree district—J. P. Aus
tin; South Bend district —J. M. Osborn.
Ist Ward. W. L. Finley; 2d
Ward, Atlanta —D. W. Baker; 3d Ward,
Atlanta —J. F. McMillan: 4th Ward,
Atlanta Dr. Ely Griffin: sth Ward, At
lanta-Col. J. N. Bateman; Cth Ward,
Atlanta and Oscar Parker of
the 7th Ward, Atlanta, are requested
to meet at 10 o’clock a. tn.. Saturday,
•September Ist, corner Walton and
Forsyth streets, in Atlanta as per ud
journmant, this August 27th. 1894.
John N. Rosser, Chm'n.
P. I’.. Fulton Co,, Ga.
P. D. B. Stansell, Sec’y.
“An Evening With Folsom.”
The crowd at the opera house last
Friday night, on account of the in
clement weather, was small.
„An evening with Folsom" was the
attraction.
Professor Randegger, who is one of
the finest pianists that has ever appear
ed before an Atlanta audience, rendered
three solos on the piano as he only can
render t hem.
Mr. Folsom's recitations were greatly
enjoyed. His selections were from his
own writing, and they are too well
known by the public to require extend
ed notice. Mr.J| Folsom s reading was
as good as his writings. No higher
praise can be given him.
The recitations by Mr. L. P. Hill, Mr.
Frank L. Stanton and Mr. Alex Healer
were very much enjoyed.
The stings by Mr. Ownes and Mr.
Burbanx were hear.ily encored
The whole programme was much en
joyed.
The Atlanta Rifles.
The Atlanta Rifles will meet tonight
at the armory of the company and some
definite decision in regard to officering
the company, will be reached.
It is more than probable that Captain
Joe Nash will retain his position at the
hea 1 of the company, a place he has
always proven himself worthy to fill in
every way. There is a successor to be
elected to Lieutenant Will Richardson,
resigned.
Oats. Rye and Wheat.
Mark W. Johnson Seed Company, the
only 0.-igina. exclusive seal house
south, are now offering the most reli
able winter seed oats, including the
new prolific winter, Oats, barley, rye.
wheat, clover, grass, Vitch and Colley’s
new winter gruss. Also turnip seeds,
kale, spinach, mustard, radish, cab-
Ixge. Agents for Davis' Spring
churn*, if South Pryor street, Atlan
ta, Gk if
HINES AND WIfSON
THE/’SPEAK TO Peo
‘K PEE TODAY.
A PEmej OVATION.
Received by the t£wo Great
Leaders.—Bartow Safe for
Populism.
Special to the Daily Press.]
Cartersville, Ga., August 28.
Judge James K. Hines and Hon. Thos.
E. Watson arrived here thia morning
at 10 o’clock, and received such an
ovation as no public men have ever
been accorded here.
Since early morning the people have
been pouring into town from .every di
rection. The early trains brought in
large numbers.
When the hour for the speaking ar
rived the speakers were driven to the
Sam Jones tabernacle, where fully five
thousand people had gathered to hear
the champions of populism.
Great enthusiasm prevailed.
Dr. Felton was .suffering from an
abscess in one of his teeth, and could
not speak.
Bartow will give the populist ticket
500 majority.
pat McCullough resigns.
He Is No Longer Assistant Jailer
of Fulton County.
Jovial I’at McCullough is no longer
Fulton County's assistant jailer.
He sent in his resignation to Sheriff
Barnes y :sterday, and his place will be
filled by some one else.
It is said that Mrs. Hickcn has had
something to do with his resigning.
Mrs. Hicken, it will be remembered, is
the woman forger about whom so much
was said in July last.
It is said that she had a great dislike
to Mr. McCullough, charging him with
being unkind, and that all the trouble
arose in that way.
Mrs. Hicken is rather dictatorial, and
is a sort of queen among the prisoners
at the jail. She likes extremely well
to have everything her way.
COMPRESS MEN
Meet in Atlanta Today. They
Want IO Cents.
The compress men of several South
ern states are in session here today.
The Southern Railway and Steamship
Association has refused to retore the
old rate of 10 cents per hundred on
compressing cotton, and that matter is
under consideration.
The meeting is being held at the
Kimball, but nothing definite had been
done when .The Press went to press.
Tlie new rate fixed by the railroads
is seven cents per hundred.
Hou. Claiborne Snead Nominated
Columbia County, Aug. 21, 1894.
Hon. Claiborne Snead—Dear Sir: The
senatorial convention of the people’s
party for the 29th senatorial district
met at Thomson on the 21st and unan
imously nominated you as their stand
ard bearer in tlie approaching election
and selected us as a committee to no
tify and ask your acceptance of same.
U. L, West, R. G. Griffin, George Ken
dal, Joe Calvin, Rev. Geo. W. Jones.
Parnell, Ga., Aug. 25, 1894.—Messrs.
C. L. West. R. G. Griffin, George Ken
dal, Joe Calvin and Geo. W. Jones—
Gentlemen: lam in receipt of your
communication informing me of niy
nomination as senator from the 29tt
senatorial district by a convention of
the people’s party on the 21st instant
at Thomson.
I accept the nomination, and will
during next month visit the different
counties of the district and address the
people in advocacy ot the principles of
your platform, which I unhesitatingly
endorse.
It your nomination is ratified by the
people at the polls next October, I shall
represent them with fidelity at least,
and to the utmost of my ability.
Very truly yours,
Claiborne Snead.
Executive Committee.
The republican executive committee
of the Fifth congressional district at
their meeting today endorsed the In
ternational and Cotton States Exposi
tion.
On motion of Mr. A. Graves, by a
vote of 11 to 2, it was decided to put no
candidate in the field for congress.
Mr. L. J. Price moved that Rev.
■Robert Todd be endorsed and the
voters of this district urged to vote
for him. This motion prevailed by a
vote of 12 to 1.
A motion offered by Mr. L. J. Price
that the committee denounce “The
Freeman” and the editor thereof as not
representative of the sentiments of the
republican party, and warning the peo
ple against both the paper and its edi
tor as an emmissary of the democratic
party, was unanimously adopted.
State of Ohio, city of Toledo, I
Lucas County. f s •
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of F.
J. CHENF.y & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and state afore
said. and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s
Catarrh Cube.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
mv presence, this 6th day of December,
A. D. 1886.
—A. W. GLEASON,
-J SEAL | NOUirr Publ ’ C
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
by druggists, 75c.
FRUITS, PRODUCE, ETC.
We handle ail kinds of Produce, fruits and
Veer tables. Sell quick and mane prompt re
turns. Write to
fixcher a co.,
117 Peters Street, - Atlanta, Ga.
W. C. T. U. meets on Thursday at
3:30 p. m.. at 54 Orme street, at resi
dence of Mrs. Tripp.
THE KING MURDER.
No New Developments In tfie
Case.
Alex Carr, confined in Fulton c»unty
jail for the murder of Captain IL O.
King, grows daily more morose and
gloomy.
He has little to say to his fellow
prisoners.
B. E. Bailey, charged with being an
accessory, is not so cheerless, but his
imprisonment weighs heavily upon
him. His wife and daughter visit him
daily.
Carr's friends drop in at the jail oc
casionally, but no one seems to cheer
him.
John Carr is yet at police headquar
ters.
He maintains that he was not near
the scene of the crime* when it was
committed, and that he knows nothing
about it.
It is not yet decided whether Bailey
will have a preliminary trial.
REPUBLI(AN((INYENTION
Meets at The Capitol Tomorrow
Morning.
Tomorrow morning the state repub
lican convention will meet at the capi
tob What that body will do no one is
able to tell. It will be composed prin
cipally of negroes.
It is an open secret that the demo
crats are attempting to get the repub
licans to endorse the populist ticket
However, the populists are having
nothing to do with the affair, and don’t
propose to be mixed up with the fight
Republicans are already* arriving in
the city.
Florida Populist Convention.
Island Gbove, Fla., Aug. 24, ’94.
The people’s party convention of the
state was held at Ocala yesterday, and
was a grand success. Every county
was represented by reliable men, such
as can only be found in the populist
ranks.
Mr. W. T. Sane, of Lake county, pre
sided as chairman and executed the
duties of the chair admirably and to
the satisfaction of all. Many good
speeches were delivered during the day
by able speakers. Among those who
spoke were F. E. Hughes, populist
leader of Florida, Mont Atkinson, Cole,
Peterson, Borden and Williams. J. A.
Whiteman, colored,, of Duval county,
made a splendid address to the negroes.
Mr. Atkinson, of Marion county, was
nominated for senator. (I wish to state
here that our Atkinson of Florida is of
a different breed to that of W. Y. At
kinson, of Georgia.) Mr. Atkinson is
a good man and well worthy of the
office for which he is now nominated,
and we, the people’s party, will cer
tainly put him in by a large majority
if the slick tongued and light-fingered
democrats don’t manage by some of
their well-known ways to steal our
votes and destroy them.
There was in attendance about five
hundred people. Everybody seemed
to enjoy themselves and appreciate
what was said and done. Peace and
goed order reigned supreme.
W. E. Meadfouhd.
The Railroad Question, dis
cussed by Thos. E. Watson,
now ready for delivery. Ten
Cents per copy at The Daily
Press offiee.
Spalding County Populists.
Have nominated Hon. B. N. Miller
for the house. He is a strong man and
a thorough populist, and will be in At
lanta when the legislature meets.
Clayton County Populists.
ibhere will be a meejin)? of thd popu
list party of Clayton county 7 at Jones
boro. September Ist. at 12 o’clock in.
for the purpose of nominating county
officers. All are invited that favor the
reform movement.
Nomination in Charlton.
The Populists met at Traders Hill,
Charlton county on the 25th of August
and nominated Andrew G. Gowan for
the house.
The Populists met in the court room
and ten or twelve democrats met in the
jury room and nominated Mr. Mills as
their candidate.
Charlton will send a Populist to the
legislature. Hon. Frank H. Harris of
Brunswick addressed the Populist
Announcement.
At the request of many friends, I an
nounce myself as a candidate for coun
cilman from the Sixth ward, subject to
the primary nomination, to be held
September 28. G. V. Gress.
The Weather.
Atlanta, Ga.,Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1894-
—For Georgia : Local rains to Wednes
day night. Stationary temperature.
Gobgas.
SYNOPSIS.
Mild weather prevails over the entire
country this morning.
The winds in all sections are light
and the temperature changes since yes
terday morning have not been notice
able. except in the Northern portion of
Michigan.
Most of the rainfal of the past 24
hours was confined to the Atlantic
slope. It was raining at 7 o'clock at
Wilmington and Montgomery, while st
the same time foggy weather was pre
vailing in St Louis.
Populist Silver Plank.
“We demand free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold at the present
ratio of 16 to
Democratic Silver Plank.
"We denounce the republican legisla
tion known as the Sherman act of 1890.
as a cowardly makeshift, fraught with
possibilities of danger in the future,
which should make all of its support
ers, as well as its author, anxious for
its speedy repeal. We hold to the use
of both gold and silver as the standard
money of the country, and to the coin
age of both gold and silver without dis
crimination against either metal, or
charge for mintage, but the dollar unit
of coinage of both metals must be of
equal intrinsic and exchangeable value
or be adjusted through international
agreement, or by such safe-guards of
legislation as shall insure the mainte
nance of the parity of the two metals
and the equal power of every dollar at
all times in the markets and in pay
ments of debts; and we demand that all
paper currency shall be kept at par
with and redeemable in such coin. We
insist unon this policy as especially
necessary for the protection of the
farmers and laboring classes, the firs*
and most defenseless victims of un
stable money and a fluctuating cur
rency.”
“Good morning. Dr. King. I am so
glad that you have opened King’s
Pharmacy on Jackson, corner Auburn.
My brother has so often spoken so
highly of you as physician and druggist
I feel' like I am well acquainted with
you. Welcome to our part of town.
\Ve need just such a man as you: you
will do well there. Fine stand - one of
the best in Atlanta.” ts
Sketches of Roman History, by Hou.
. Thos. E. Watson, sold at thi' office
GOBER, CLAY, BROWN
THEY ARE DETERMINED TO
CONTROL.
THAT GRAND JM AFFAIR
“The Men Who Cmrt\” ah
Their Dahtardly Work. —
The Journal Reporter.
Special to The Daily Press.]
Marietta, Ga., August2B. —
is stirred up over the exposure through
The Press of the recent action of the
jury commissioners in throwing out of
the grand jury box the names of all of
those wbo recently voted againt en
dorsing Judge Gober for the supreme*
bench.
Very little else is talked on the streets
and the good citizens •of the town,
without regard to party, are denounc
ing the action of the' jury commis
sioners.
The arrival of the AtlzApta Journal
reporter yesterday afternoon, threw
new interest into the matter. The re
porter came up to investigate the
charges made by The Press.
When he arrived at the depot, a com
mittee from the “men who control ’
were on hand to receive him. This
committee took particular pains to
throw a very conservative halo around
the investigation.
But in spite of the committee’s prev
pautions, the reporter ran against sonic?
staggering facts. It is said this morn
ing that a tremendous Jeffort was be
ing made to have the facts discovered,
suppressed.
It is said that the names of six gen
tlemen who composed the last grand
jury, have been discovered to have been
dropped. It is charged that nearly
everj’ one was left out of the grand
jury list, but that some lyere restored,
when the exposure came.
The Journal reporter learned sojne
very damaging facts, but the Brown-
Gober-Clay committee will have the
matter suppressed if possible.
The fact that the names of (.'lay,
Gober and Brown appear in the papers
so regularly to their discredit, causes
Marietta people to seek the papers each
day with a curiosity which is not en J ,
tirely free from dread. Many fear that,
the reputation of the county will suf
fer much because of the actions of.
these men and the methods they use. to
control and further their own in
terests.
Some think the names were dropped
not so much in a spirit of revenge, bub
for the effect it would have on the com
ing elections. This construction seems
reasonable, as it need never have been,
known if the jury commissioners had.
not divulged it themselves. Any one
cun easily see what a tremendous lever
it would be in the hands of the “men
who control’’ to whisper in the ears ot
the poor and ignorant, “You see the
grand jury went against us ajjd we
broke it up: now, if you go againsf tas,
we will break you up, ”
What poor negro, or white man for
that matter, could be expected to op
pose a power that wipes even a grand
jury out of existence? Many are sur
prised that Mr. Clay’s-name should be
connected with the affair, but as it vvas
reported that he denied that the grand
jury was asked to endorse Judge Go
ber, when every member of the grand
jury states that the request was made,
it would seem that Ire was in touch
with the tvhole affair. But be that as
it may, it should seem nuite natural
nqfw, that when tbe light of investiga
tion got hot cnouglj to ’.urn eiUtiSftXlo
ber, Brown or Clay, it would also singe
the feathers of the other two.
There are others here who receive
the paper daily with trembling hands,
fearing they will be exposed. Still,
the majority oi our good citizens say :.
“Let the lights be turned on.”
GEN. GRANT’S NIECE DEAD.
Miss Clara Cramer Passes Away at Iler
Father’s Home iu Orange, N. J.
New York. August'2B. —Miss'Claw*
Virginia Cramer, a of Gen.
Ulysses Grant, and daughter of Rev.
Dr. M. J. Cramer, died at.the residence
of her parents, in Orange street, East
Orange, N. J., last night. She was
twenty-six years old and had' l , only re
cently returned from Paris.
ments for the funeral have not:yet been,
made. Rev. Dr. Cramer, Gen.' .Grant’s
brother-in-law, has been United
consul at Leipsic, Minister to’ „,Den
mark and Minister to Switzerland?
AUGMENTED BY THE TRUST.
With the Close of Business Under the Old
Law, 83,000,000 Whiskey is Unbonded.
Peoria. 111.. August 28. —TheNvhiskey,
trust yesterday paid the internal reve- ;
nue collector 8807.143. From other dis
tilleries enough was taken in to swell
the amount to 3928.757, ,making the
days work the largest colhwfion at one
office in the history of tlie service.
With the close of business. yesterday
the trust has taken from bond* 33,000,-
000 worth of whiskey at its ’ various
points of manufacture.
Labor for a Thousand Men.
Dover. N. H.. August 28.—The Co
chro mills, after a shut down since July
SI, started up yesterday. A week ago
it was announced that there would be a
ten per cent cut down. All but the
mule spinners returned to work, they
refusing to accept the cut. There is
but little filling on hand and the mills,
it is thought, cannot run long. A thou
sand hands are employed. '
AU Union Benefits Off.
Fall River. Mass., August 28.—At a
large meeting of the spinners union,
last night it was voted to declare all
union benefits off for four weeks, be
ginning last Monday.
The Weather Report.
Washington. August 28.—Forecast:
For Georgia and Alabama, local rains,
south- winds. For Tennessee, fair,
warmer in eastern portion, north winds
becoming variable.
Death of Congressman Shaw.
Eauclaire. Wis., August 28.—Con
gressman Shaw died at 8:20 o'clock yes
terday morning at his home in this city.
Washington, 'August 28.—Robert '
Downing, the tragedian, opened the
regular season here last night appear
ing in honor of the Knights.
Information Wanted.
Can any one give me the where
about? of William and Elizabeth
Richardson’s children ? They were
living near Decatur, DeKalk county,
Georgia, when last heard from. Any
information concerning them will bi
thankfully received.
Mrs. S. E. Gcilxbbkau,
Leverett, Lincoln Ga.
