The daily press. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1894-1???, October 02, 1894, Page 4, Image 4
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LIST NIGHT!
Grandest Ovation oi the En
tire Campaign
■ II
TENDERED MR. WATSON.
Hines the Undoubted Choice of
Fnlton County.
♦THE HAND PRIMARY TEST,
Hhowed Where Atkinson is At.
The House Not Largo
Enough.
Such an oration as that which Str.
jWutsoh received in Atlanta last night.
Las nev«r bean Accorded any man in the
city bf Atlanta.
• There was no demonstration what
ever to drkw a cfrtH But long before
8 o'clock, every seat in DeGive’s opera
house was filled.
When the curtains rose, hundreds had
■been turned away. There was not
even standing robin.
There was a continual stream of peo
ple tp the opera hQUse until V o’clock,
bubthis could not get near enough to
bear the words Os the speaker.
Hardly a man left the house until
Mr. Watson had closed, and even then,
after a speech of mbre than two hours,
the vast audience sat still for several
rfilhutei giving vent to loud and vo
ciferods calls for Judge Hines and Hon.
John Temple Graves.
!t would seem that after a speech of
such length, human endurance would
have reached it-, limit; but not so; the
audience sat still until Colonel Hate
man was even forced to request those
assembled to retire and vote for Hines
on Wednesday.
That Judge James K. Hines, the
populist nominee for governor, is the
choice of Fulton county there can be
no doubt. Statements to the contrary
were disproven by the immense and en-
audience which packed De-
Giv. s Marietta Street opera house last
n ght frdm pit to dome to hear Hon.
Thomas E. Watson. It was a strange
contrast io the handful who, two
nights previous, gathered in the same
. place expecting to hear three of the
greatest democratic speakers of Geor
gia
j'wo of the advertised speakers were
idolized heroes of tlje confederacy, apd
the third was a man who has been pro
claimed by the New York Herald and
World as the greatest campaign orut.br
in the South. This stellar aggregation
drew less than 300 people, while last
night 2,590 voters of Fulton county
gathered to hear the brainy young pop
ulist leader from McDuffie.
In thh boxes and oh the stage were a
number of ladies, including u party of
judge Hines’ family, and many others.
From the opening sentence to the
closing peroration Mr. Watson had his
audience completely undey his control.
A strong contrast between his speech
and the addresses of the democratic,
campaigners, was the absence of any
abusive generalities.
The democratic party was criticized
fCMMMProra rind llroknn pledges, but in
every instance facts were adduced to
suftein the assertions made.
Just before closing his speech Mr.
Watson held a “hand” primary, re
questing each one who voted for Colo
nel Peek, in 1892, to raise his hand. A
goodly sprinkle of hands was seen.
“Now," said Mr, Watson,” everyone
who will vote for Judge Hines next
Wednesday, hold up your hand.”
With ti great shout, every hand
seemed to fly into the air.
Some democrat in the audience called
out, “Put the oilier side!’’ and it was
put.
If more than six hands in that vast
audience went up, no man saw them.
Ta introducing the speaker of the eve
ning Mr. J. N Hatemun paid a high
tr.buto to Judge Hiues and declared
that to elect him for governor
■would demonstrate to the world
the people of Georgia had declared
agaiutl ring rule and went on record
as being first and last in favor of a fair
and an lujitcst. elect ion.
In conclusion Mr. Batsman intro
dueed the speaker us “the man who is
Gorgias hero, her patriot, her states
man. her greatest living son, Hon.
Tims. 11. Watson.”
t o.onel Bateman's introductory nd
dress was one of the finest ever heard
by nn Atlanta audience. It was elo
quent mid timely.
For fully five minutes Mr. Watson
received the welcoming applause of
his audience, and it was only when he
raised his hand and protested against
further demonstration that the ap
pluu e subsided.
Mr. Watsnu Speaks.
Mr. Watson stated that he was glad
to meet sich a large audience in the
capitol ut the at ale, and after speaking
to such an assembly he could return
with renewed energy to his little job
in t-h<? tenth diet rick
He thought It should not be a diffi
cult matter for him to speak in At
lanta in behalf of on? of her honored
citizens; thkt it would b.« no strange
thing for Atlanta to stand by her own
man.
He then referred to Mr. Crisp's speech
delivered some time since from the
same stand, wherein the speaker dis
iu>-rti what he called “populist vaga
ries. ”
Mr. Watson said that for vagaries,
idiosyncracies. lunacies and frea-s, the
dear old democratic party took the
cake, as usual.
He then discussed individual bills in
troduced by Mr. Livingston. Senator
Palmer aud’others which as vagaries
and lunacies could not be excelled by
the mt st idiotic.
The populists were charged with in
troducing bills which would amount to
about r35,0t»;<,0tW,000, while the bills in
trslueed by the democrats would
make an aggregate of more than JIW,-
o<. ; '■
One thing was true, th? populists had
always voted for every plank iu their
platform, which could not lie said of
the democrats.
Mr. Watson then went into a discus
sion of the
rn>,«:<st State I'lltopu.
Baying that every consideration of
party should be tfirown aside and noth
ing cousidered except t hat which was
right.
i’e then discussed the populist stale
plat orm plank by plank in such a con
vincing manner that conviction was
carried to the hearts of many. JJ'he
platform denounced mob law of every
character, and Mr. Clay’s circular de-
Sing the fact was riddled. The demo
lt ic party had better shut up shop
and quit biisiacas when it getsto’he
point where it must quote the speech
a renub’icau Negro in a republican
-onv/,* I 0 ® w P rove tbe truthfolness of
* TjETa system was the next
{denounced the practice be
iau t4*e poor man pay for the,
/
rich man's side aa well as his ow n. I
Mere Clay and "all the other side are '
riding on free pusa-s while' Judge i
Hines snd our side are pay>ng like gen
tlemen as we go
The platform denounces the fee sys- !
tem. Ail officers should be paid salar
ies for the Reason that the fee system '
tends to stir up litigation on the part i
of the officers so paid. Every officer in
the state should be elected by the peo
ple.
The populist platform is against the
convict lease system because the state
has no right to farm out her preroga
’ive of punishing her own criminals for
a money consideration.
Mr. Watson illustrated the evils of
the Ay stem by an incident which had
fallen under his own personal knowl
edge. Hill hturgisa, a splendid speci
men of physical manho ,a, was sent to
the chamgang from McDuffie county
on a conviction of perjury. This Negro
was worked under the burning rays of
the summer sun until he fainted from
exhaustion; he was then whipped un
mercifully, an 1 when the whipping
boss saw that he could not work any
longer, the Negro was chained to a
tree where, in a few minutes death re
leased him from his misery. Mr. Wat
son’s portrayal of this outrage reached
the heart of every person present
Mr. Watson's portrayal of the out
rage was pathetic and tragic, and the
most profound silence prevailed in the
vast audience when Mr. Watson con
cluded with these words, “the Negro
died like a dog chained to a tree.”
Someone in the audience yelled out:
“Now. talk to the while folks some!”
Like a flash camo Mr. Watson's an
swer: “A man who has no sympathy
for a culprit whipped to. death is not
near so white on the inside as he may
appear on the outside;” and the audi
ence went wild with enthusiasm at Mr.
Watson's burning words of eloquence.
Mr. Watson then touched upon the
plank demandiug that school teachers
be paid monthly and that free primary
school books be furnished to children
iu the public schools.
Mr. Watson showed conclusively to
every person present that it would not
only be no injustice but under Jeffer
son's own statement that the govern
ment should be based upon a system of
education was an absolute necessity to
the safety of the government; and that
the cost would lie very slight • His ap
peal for Georgia boys and girls elicited
continual applause.
The attention of the speaker was
then turned to the demand of the plat
form “for u free ballot and a fair
count. It was no secret that outrages
hud been perpetrated; democrats do
not deny it Thousands of people are
leaving the democratic party on ac
count of the frauds that have been
perpetrated. Mr. Watson then re
counted various outrageous frauds of
IKO2 which are admitted by democrats.
The platform proposes the Australian
ballot law us an effectual remedy.
“Mr. Atkinson has said thathe would
prefer, to see the state blighted by.ycl
low fever and cholera rather than see
the populist principles triumphant.
“A man who, in his greed for office,
is willing to walk over the graves of
his fellow-men, !s not worthy to be
governor of this great commonwealth.”
(Wild applause.)
Mr. Watson then discussed iho con
dition of the country, showing that the,
financial stringency has arisen more
from the contraction of the currency
by democrats and republicans than
from the tariff. During the present
democratic administration that, party
has done more in that respect than the
Republican party.
He then spoke of the new tariff bill,
showing conclusively that it was very
little bolter than the McKinley bill.
The populists had voted for it because
It was not quite ns bad and because of
the Income tax feature.
HE 18 WHITEWASHED.
The Committee Nays Boifeuillet
Is Not. Guilty.
Macon, Ga., Oct. 2.—-(Special.)—The
committee that has been investigating
the charges made against John T. Hoi
fcullit by W. A. Huff of tampering with
the public records in making certain
chutiges in Macon's new charter bill at
the lost session of the legislature, made
its report tonight exonerating Mr. Boi
feuillet of the charges made.
The committee went to Atlanta and
examined the records nt the capital
anti fully investigated the interlinea
tions and erasures charged to Mr.
Hoifeuillet.
The report of the committee was to
the effect that the reason for the appa
rent tamperings of the records was
due to tie fact that the clerks begun
engrossing the. bill before the assembly
had finished amending it.
Many people in Macon believe that
Mr. Bnifeuillct changed the records as
charged.
A NEW THEATRE
Edgewood Avenue to be Rebuilt
mill Renewed.
A deal was consummated last night
whereby the Edgewood Avenue theatre
property passes into the hands of Henry
Greenwall, president of the American
Theatrial Exchange and of a number
of theatres throughout the south.
Mr. Greeuwall's purchase of a theatre
in Atlanta brings with it to the citv the
great fight now in progress I etween
him and Jefferson, Klaw and Erlanger.
The rivalry between these two book
ing firms are intense, and will result in
the best attractions being played here
next week.
The remodeling of the house will be
in the hands of Frank Cox, the scenic
artist of New Orleans. He will adopt
the Spanish renaissance style of archi
tecture, and the house, when comple
ted, will be one of the prettiest in the
South. _
MRS. LILLY’S MURDERER.
Said to Have Been Killed in Me-
Duflic County.
A negro fugitive who was shot and
fatally wounded several weeks ago by
Detective A. E Sturgis of Thompson,
before his death confessed to having
murdered Mrs. Jane Lilly, who was
killed last May at her home on the out
skirts of the city. The man and a com
panion were wanted in Alabama aud
other pluces for murder, and Mr.
Sturgis found out that they were hiding
in a swamp near Thomson.
He went after them and after a nar
row escape for his own life shot the
Negro and wounded him fatally.
The Negro in his confession described
how l>e had entered Mrs. Lilly’s home,
throttled her with u pair of tongs and
• then robbed the house of between lOJJ
and 8700 in money.
The man who'was with tho Negro
killed had over t2.<XX)on his person but
he was too wary for the officer and es
caped.
United States Troops Moving.
The movement of the United States
troops lias begun and for the next few
weeks companies Will be passing
through Atlanta for their new station
One company from Fort Sam Hous
ton arrived at the McPherson barracks
yesterday.
| ' The troops now stationed at the bar
' racks will begin to move ou the 15th
I iust
Get Wauvu’s Roman Sketches.
TTTE DAILY PRESS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1894.
ATKINSON’S COUNTY.
COWETA WILL GIVE HIXES
A FINE VOTE.
THE DEMOCRATIC TRICKS
In Coweta County Exposed.—A
Wise Old Negro Speaks
His Mind.
Newxas, Ga, Oct. 2.—(Special.)—
The democrats of Newnan, Ga., Coweta
county, the home of Mr. Atkinson, are
making desperate efforts to carry Mr.
Atkinson's own county for him.
There is strong opposition against
the democratic ticket among the while
voters of this county. It must be re
membered that General Evans received
400 votes in the primary election, when
the friends of General Evans made ab
solutely no contest!
Again, the populists are much strong
er in this county than they were two
yea. s ago.
And as to the colored vote, it is
almost a unit against the democratic
ticket.
’The local democratic leaders are
much alarmed at the etrong opposition
against their ticket in the home county
of their candidate for governor, or es
pecially among the colored voters
They planned a big democratic rally
last .Saturday, with the chief design of
capturing the colored vote, and they
flooded the county (frith large circulars
announcing that Gov. Northen and
ot her great lights would be on hand.
The colored people were all invited to
come out, as special seats would be
provided for them. The meeting turned
out to be a big democratic fizzle. The
Hon. H. W. J. Ham, only, was on hand.
The local democratic leaders hoped
that he would, by telling funny jokes
and stories, laugh the Negro into the
democratic party, but this object of the
meeting was an absolute failure.
They did not change a vote, but dis
gusted many, and made votes for Judge
Hines.
An old colored man said to me after
the meeting: "Look here, white man,
we colored folks like meat like the
very devil; but this here Ham these
democrats set before us today is a
spoiled Ham, and it is dog-gone full of
political skippers; for he called us col
ored folks niggers and boys and called
tho white folks “my fellow citizens."
No, we black folks don't like spoiled
meat like that skipper Ham is. We are
going to keep on eating bulk meat and
chicken, and just as sure as the sun
rises we are going- to vote for Judge
Hines.” •
The democrats are compelled to re
sort to many kinds of tricks to get the
colored votes, while the populists are
stooping to nothing low or dirty to get
a vote for their ticket in this county.
The campaign circular of Lawyer 11.
C. T. Kittles created no little excite
ment in the local ranks of Coweta’s
democracy. The fa--ts the circular con
tained were nothing new to them, but
the facts getting before tie public stir
red them up.
The affidavit of denial by A. C. Banks,
published in the Constitution Saturday,
leaves this man Banks absolutely with
out honor or standing among the white
and colored people of Newnan.
Many others heard the dispute refer
red to, and Hanks is the man who told
almost every lending colored man in
Newnan that Mr. Atkinson used the
language in question.
But it is known by every white and
colored man in Newnan that this man
Bunks is now one of the paid hirelings
of the local democracy to aid in cap
turing, if possible, the colored vote of
this county, and this affidavit is a part
of his work paid for.
This same man Banks and another
Negro hireling tried to create disturb
ance in the populist county convention
last week by demanding that a colored
man bo put on the local county ticket
for legislature.!!
This was a dirty trick of the local
democracy, and as they could find no
white man in Coweta county low
enough to do such a dirty trick, they
found two dirty hirelings without res
pect or following among th»ir own
people to attempt the dirty work for
them. But the intelligent colored peo
pie are on to‘all of the tricks and unless
nil signs fail the vote for Judge Hines
in Coweta county will be surprising.
#
««ran<r Jury nnaas tne inflictmruts.
Washinoton, October 2.—The grand
jury yesterday brought indictments
against Henry O. Havemeyer and John
E. Searles, of the sugar trust, for re
fusing to answer questions put to them
by the senate sugar trust investigating
committee.
Troubles That Didn’t Come Singly.
Kent, 0., October 1. —During a base
ball game a Deerfield, in the eastern
part of this county, yesterday, the
pitcher in one team broke his arm at the
elbow while throwing a ball. Another
player was at the bat and the ball hit
liina on the head, driving him Insane.
He became violent and had to be locked
up.
County Ottk-rn lu Texas Arrested.
Dallas. Tex., October I.—County
Treasury Win. Cole and County Com
missioner McAdams, Orr and Fisher
were arrested today, charged with em
bezzlement of funds from the county
treasury. The shortage is not definite
ly known but it is said to be about
$12,000.
Georgia Convicts Ina State of Mutiny.
Savaxnah, Ga., October 2.—Forty
State convicts, leased by n lumber com
pany at Waitertown, are in a state of
mutiny and refuse to work unless a
discharged boss is reinstated. The
principal keeper of the state peniten
tiary is on the way to the scene. No
violence has occurred yet.
New York Bank Suspends.
Fayetteville, N. Y.. October S.—
The National bank of this place failed
to open its doors for business yesterdaj’
morning. It is intimated that the
bank's suspension was caused by short
age in the cashier's accounts.
Mr. Ed. T. Payne Grandly En
dorsed For City Tax Collector.
No citizen of Atlanta is better
equipped for the discharge of the duties
of city tax collector than Mr. Payne.
Besides his assistants Messrs. Henry
Holcombe and Bernard Broyles arc
two of the most reliable and best busi
ness men in Atlanta. That the election
of Mr. I’ayne would greatly subserve
the interests of the tax payers and all
classes of citizens of Atlanta is the opin
ion of A Host of Citizens.
ltd
Monthly Conference of W.C.T.I'.
The monthly conference of the W
C T. U. will be held in the steward's
room of Trinity church. Thursday, Oc
tober 4. at 3 p. m
Mrs M. L. McLendon, president of
Fyt£ W, C. T. U. ,»» .
TURNED HER OUT!
MRS. JULIA ROWE WRITES
AND TELLS
HOW SHE WAS TREATED
By W. Y. Atkinson, the Demo
cratic Nominee for Gov
ernor of Georgia.
The following letter from Mrs Julia
Rowe explains itself :
Editor Daily Press : Please allow
me space in your paper to correct a
false statement made by Atkinson in
the Atlanta Journal of tne 25 of Sep
tember. wherein he clears himself so
nicely and also claims that I am being
used as a tool by my father. That is
untrue, my father has been blind for
some time and can neither read nor
write. Atkinson also claims that he
has done more for me thin anyone.
This is true, for he has taken my home
from me and my children.
As for Atkinson's giving me rent for
four years, as base a lie was never told.
When iny husband died, my oldest
son was only ten years old. I could
not cultivate my own land and never
had a hand on the place; this I can
prove by my neighbors. Atkinson's
part of the land was not cultivated at
all, and if it had not been for my
father’s help since my husband's death,
I and my children would have lived on
sufferance. When Atkinson wrote me
February 14 last to get off of his land
or he would’have the sheriff throw me
off. where did Igo for help but to my
father. I learn from my father that
Atkinson never had any business trans
action witli him at all. Atkinson went
to him a short time after my husband's
death to divide the land.
He wanted the house 1 was liting in
and all the best land on the public
road. To this my father objected as I
would have done. At the same time
telling Atkinson that ho didn’t know
how he got the claim on the land un
less he got it by his rascality. This he
did not resent at all but got in his
buggy and drove off.
Atkinson also stated that my hus
band and my father were not on good
terms at the time of mj’ husband’s
death.
That is another of his infamous lies.
As to my father and his brothers not
being ou good terms, that lias nothing
to do with Atkipson's treatment of me
in the laud transaction.
Neither has that inoffensive colored
man anything to do with it. As for
Atkinson's thinking that the way he
has treated me will strengthen him in
this community, this is all a mistake.
He will get but a small vote in this
county, where it is so well known how
he took undue advantage of me and
got my home. Now, Mr. Thousand
Dollar Bill, next time write to me und
not to father. Julia Rowe,
Meriwether County.
LAGRANGE’S POSTMASTER
Now Behind the Bars in Fulton
County Jail.
Andrew Jackson Laird is in the
county jail charged with the embez
zlement of government funds during
his daughter’s terra as postmistress at
LftCjrange, will be trie'd at Columbus at
the term of court.
An indictment found just after Laird
skipped is the One to which he will
plead and this charges him with em
bezzlement to the extent of 8800.
Mr. Laird who, by the way, bears a
striking resemblance to Actor Charles
Coughlin, in speaking of his case to a
Press reporter practically admitted his
quilt of the embezzlement charge, but
denied the charge against him of forg
ing money orders to the extent of $3,000.
He said that when Inspector Baird
came to check up the offlea he told him
frankly that there was a shortage, but
that if he would wait a few days he
would replace the money.
This, Mr. Laird claims Baird agreed
to do and he immediately left for Ala
bama to make arrangements to obtain
the money. Before securing the de
sired amount friends came to him ahd
told him that Baird had publicly stated
that lie would arrest Mr. Laird whether
the shortage was made good or not
Under these circumstances Mr. Laird
deemed his immediate absence advis
able and he left tho country.
Since his flight he has been iu nearly
every part of the country and when
captured he hud established a paying
insurance business in Los Angeles.
Mr. Laird takes his arrest dilmly and
if he is troubled over the outcome he
conceals it well beneath his placid ex
terior.
Holliday and Hardemnn.
Are the names that will appear on the
winning ticket for city comptroller af
ter the election ou October 3, They are
popular and competent, and will be
elected by a large majority.- as t(ie
people of Atlanta are opposed to mon
opolies in office as well as in other
lines. If you continue one man in of
fice twenty years, why not continue
all the other officers too?
AMp-MONOPOLY.
combinHeTfamily' ring.
Monopoly of Offices State,
County and City.
Robt. U. Hardeman, for state treas
urer, 25 years in state office.
J. S. Holliday, for deprity clerk. of
court. 20 years county official.
Geo. Holliday, (son) for city comp
troller.
Gene Hardeman, (son) for depuly
comptroller.
G. H. Hollidav, for council 6th ward.
2t d.
The People Don’t Understand
Why one man should be continued in
office for twenty years. They have no
objections to the’ present encumbent,
but believe it bad policy to continue
one in office so long, and arc going to
make a change at the next election.
Geo. H. Holliday is the name that will
head the winning ticket for city comp
troller.
Moonshiners Before Judge New
man.
The United States district court was
occupied today with the hearing oi a
num tier of distillery eases. The de
fendants in nearly every instance plead
quilty aud were sentenced by Judge
Newman.
The court then adjourned to await
the action of the grand jury.
Will Investigate Kojier’s Case.
The Koper case will probably be in
vestigated by the United States grand
jury today. A number of moonshiners
who have been in jail for some time
will be attended to first, and then the
jury will go into a full investigation of
the dastardly assault committed upon
young Koper. Koper is still in the
eity, where he has been since his re
coverv and discharge from Sv Joseph's
IN RICHMOND COUNTY;
THE CLOSING RALLY OF THE
CAMPAIGN.
DEMOCRACY TOTTERING.
Democrats Concede the County
Donbt ful. Hines and
Watson Tonight.
Avgusta, Ga., Oct 2.—(Special)—
The populist chlhpalgp will close to
night with the grandest rally ever held
in Richmond county.
Tcnight Judfce James K. Hines, the
popnlist candidate for governor, and
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, the next con
gressman from the tenth district, will
address the populists of the county at
the opera house. From the present in
dications the accommodations will be
entirely inadequate, and an ovation
such as has never been given a public
speaker, will be tendered the populist
leaders tonight.
Augusta, the stronghold of democ
racy in the Tenth congressional dis
trict, is alive to the situation and even
the democratic leaders place it in the
doubtful column.
The campaign for the democrats was
brought to a close last night by Hon.
VV. Y. Atkinson, who spoke to a crowd
numbering about 700, composed of pop
ulists, democrats and fifty Negroes.
There was a noticeable lack of enthu
siasm, and his eulogies of the demo
cratic platform and party record did
not provoke the expected approval.
The democratic leaders are making a
desperate effort to save the county
and congressional district for the dem
ocratic Column but their efforts will be
fruitless.
They admit freely and openly that
the only hope that Major Black stands
of beiug returned to congress is for
Augusta to offset the riiajority which
Mr. Watson is sure to have from every
country precinct in the district.
This is from democratic headquar
ters, and with a fair and honest count
Richmond county will follow the lead
of the other counties in the district, and
go overwhelmingly for Hines, Watson
aud the balance of the ticket.
AFTER GUYON’S SCALP.
Secret Service Detective Don
nella Transferred.
Secret Service Detective Donnella, he
of the robust and newspaper
notoriety aversion fame, has been trans
ferred to Cincinnati. It was- in this
city that Doniiella' has done his best
work and it'is thought that he has been
transferred to the Queen City to give
him another opportunity to run down
James Gityon, the king of counterfeit
ers, a number of whose gang were re
cently arrested.
Donnella wears a mark of esteem
from Guyon, in the form of a bullet
hole through his left ear, which tells
of the narrow escape from death he
had from Guyon in close quarters sev
eral years ago. Quycn is still at lib
erty, aqd ponnella. more than any
other man in the service, wahts to
catch him.
Ca[H. William H. Forsyth, who was
transferred to New Y<srk when Don
nella came here, is again in charge of
the Atlanta office, und is greeting his
old friends. The dhangft was but re
cently effected.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Os the Southern Railway In
Richmond Tomorrow.
Tomorrow the first general stock
holders meeting of the Southern rail
road system will be held in Richmond
and it’promises to be a very interesting
meeting. MMttf
Onb of the principgl subjects for dis
cussion which will come before the
meeting will be the feasibility of mort
gaging the properties of the system to
the Central Trust Company of New
York in the sum of $120,000,0u0.
Drexel, Mojgan <fc Cpmpaijy have
agreed to take charge of the lints reor
ganized, oh the condition thqt they
have what they can make out of the.m
for five years, and on tfie (urtly3r agree
ment that in flJe years they will nave
the properties on a paying bpsis.
The meetihg tomorrow be
watched with interest by the local rail
road men. ’
DEMOCRATS TONIGHT.
Their Last Rally of the Cam
paign.
The last effort of the democratic ex
ecutive committee to rally their shat
tered forces will occur at DeGive’s
Marietta street opera house tonight
and five of the best speakers in the
democratic ranks will be present.
The speakers will be Hon. W. Y.
Atkinson, Congressman Livingston,
Hon. Flem du Biernon. Col. Albert Cox
and Hon. James F. O’Neil.
The meeting will be under the
auspices of the Y’oung Men's Demo
cratic League and President Will Black
will preside.
It will be the last rally of the cam
paign, and the democrats will make an
extra effort to offset the magnificent
ovation tendered Hon. Thomas E. Wat
son last night.
RABBI REICH’S DISCOURSE.
On the Jews aud Their Recep
tion of Christ.
The discourse delivered yesterday at
the Jewish synagogue by Rabbi Reich
was in refutation of the charge that Is
rael was scattered by reason of her re
ception of the Savior, and that in con
sequence of this fact the curse of God
was upon the nation.
The speaker argued that long befo - e
the advent of Christ the race had dis
persed to every section of the earth and
he quoted divine passages in support of
this statement.
His address was an intellectual refu
tation of this unfounded charge made
by some protsstant ministers, and the
rabbi was attentively listened to by a
large audience of his own race. aug.
mooted by a large number of gentiles-
A Street Fight.
S. D. Siler and George A. F*lmar.
partners doing business under the
name of the Siler Book Company have
been on bad terms since the application
made to Judge Lumpkin several days
ago for a receiver for the business.
The affair culminated yesterday in a
fight in which Mr. Siler came out
second best.
Mr. Falmar made a proposition to Mr.
Siler vesterday morning looking to
wards a settlement. This Mr. Siler re
fused, whereupon Mr. Falmar applied
an abusive name to his partner. They
mixed. Mr. Falmer grabbed a paper
weight of liberal dimensions and pum
rneled his partner's head until blood
flowed from several wound*.
Both combatants were arrested but
subsequently released, and they will
be tried this afternoon before Recorder
Calhqua.
ELECTION TOMORROW
SPEECHRAKING CLOSES TO
DAY ON BOTH SIDES.
THE CORfiECT TICKET.)
The Populists Will Wiu.—Demo
crats Thoroughly Dis
couraged.
Today the great Georgia campaign
draws to a close.
The democrats finish up with a rally
at DeGive's tonight, when Hon. W. Y.
Atkinson will attempt to show to an
Atlanta audience that he should be the
neit governor of Georgia.
Judge Hines had no intention of
making any speeches this week: but
during the day yesterday, such urgent
appeals came to him and Mr. Watson
from Augusta that they would not
refuse.
They le'ft Atlanta this morning at
7:15 for Richmond county.
That Judge Hines will carry the
state there is absolutely no doubt
Democrats are despondent, while the
populists are happy and jubilant from
the mountains to the seaboard.
THE POPULIST TICKET.
For Governor:
JAMES K. HINES.
For Secretary of States
A. L. NANCE.
For Treasurer :
C. M. Jones.
For Attorney General:
W. R. KEMP.
For Commissioner of Agriculture:
JAMES BARRETT.
For State Senator Thirty-fifth Sena
torial District:
SAMUEL M. TALIAFERRO.
For the Legislature—Fulton County:
N. 11. MATTHEWS,
WILLIAM AVERY,
R. H. WADLOW.
For ratification of amendment to par
agraph 1 of section 2 of article 6 of tbe
constitution.
Against ratification of amendment to
paragraph 1, section 2 of article Oof the
constitution.
For ratificatiop of amendment to par
agraph 1, section 1, article 7of the con
stitution.
Against ratification of amendment
to paragraph 1, section 1, article 7of
the constitution.
For ratification of amendment to par
agraph 3, section 4, article 3 of the con
stitution.
Against ratification of amendment to
paragraph 3, section 4, article 3 of thd
constitution.
Watch for Fraud.
The democrats in Fultdn county are
preparing for all sorts of fraud.
Every populist voter should scan his
ticket with care before it is cast.
All conceivable kinds of tickets are
being printed. Some of the tickets are
so mixed between the populist and
democratic candidates that the closest
inspection is absolutely necessary.
City “White” Primary.
The polls for the city of Atlanta
“white” will be near the state polling
places. Officers for the following places
will be voted for: Mayor, councilman
from the First ward, Second ward,
Third ward. Fourth ward. Fifth ward,
Sixth ward; aiderman from the North
side, aiderman from the South side,
city treasurer, city comptroller, city
clerk, city engineer, city tax collector,
conjrnissioner of p'ublic works, city at
torney, sexton, city marshal, clerk of
council.
Renew for The People’s Party
Paper. ts
ABOUT THAT BANNER.
The City Council in Session Yes
terday.
At the regular meeting of the city
council yesterday the banner bearing
the candidates indorsed by the Indus
trial Union, which stretches across
Alabama street, near Pryor, was dis
cussed.
The matter was brought up by a
resolution offered by Mr. Calvin grunt
ing tbe union the privilege of display
ing the banner until Wednesday night.
As soon as the purport oi the resolu
tion was understood Mr. J. D. Purtell
was on his feet and protested against
allowing the banner to remain, on the
grounds that it was an annoyance to
him. ■' ’
Mr. Howell moved that as the banner
was already in place that it be allowed
to remain until tomorrow night and he
took occasion to say that the endorse
ment of the ticket as displayed on the
banner had been repudiated by the
unions.
Mr. Colvin and Mr. Welch spoke upon
the resolution, and the council finally
adjourned without taking any definite
action.
Send $1 for The People’s Party
Paper. ts
Federal Grand Jury.
The United States grand' jury in ses
sion yesterday adopted a resolution
giving its unqualified approval to the
establishment of a reformatory for the
waifs of Atlanta.
A resolution was also adopted recom
mending to congress the establishment
of u federal prison in the northern dis
trict of Georgia for the safe-keeping of
the United States prisoners.
Messrs. P. J. Moran, J. W. Baum and
W. H. Bell were appointed as a com
mittee to lay this matter before the
Georgia senators and ■congressmen and
secure their co-operation. If congress
sees fit to grant the request embodied
in the resolution it will mean an appro
priation of over a half million of dol
lars which will be distributed through
out the district.
Now is the time to subscribe for
The People’s Party Paper, ts
Davis ou McHenry.
In a recent issue of the Cordele Sen
tinel appeared an article speaking of
Jackson McHenry, of Atlanta, as the
leader of the colored wing of the re
publican party, and asserting that he
was working for the democratic nomi
nees in the present campaign and that
his influence would be far-reaching
among the colored population.
R T. Davis, a prominent and intelli
gent Negro, takes issue with the Sen
tinel as to McHenry's leadership and
alleges that instead of being a leader
he is but a political hireling and the
colored voters place no confidence in
him.
Davis accuses McHenry of selling out
to the democrats, and alleges that his
enthusiasm is of the nature aroused by
dollars and cents. Davis recites the re
cent repudiation of McHenry's leader
ship at the county republican conven
tion. when it was proven that he had
attempted to pack the meeting with
his own delegates
In conclusion. Davis says: “We are
not surprised at McHenry supporting
the democratic ticket, hot it is an as
sured certainty that we will not sit still
and allow such men m Jackson Mc-
Henry to be called our leader.**
LOOK OUT FOR rftg-
REPORTS OF INTLNDED
FRAUDS FROM
ALMOST EVERY BOUNTY.
An Admission by a
Official.—Xet* Honest "
Men Read. - V
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1
The democratic party of the state of . '
Georgia Is making no secret of- its ia-' ,
teution to perpetrate fraud in _ every
way possible in the state election to
morrow.
Where the managers of the polls are
all democratic, it <vill be an easy mat
ter for the greatest frauds to ba
worked.
In every place where- the populists
had control, they have given the dem
ocrats a division of managers, and
hence there will be no fraud by them. . z
The democrats refused to give a ci#
vision of managers in many places *
that they could stuff the ballot boxlk
and throw out populist votes. *
Not twenty-four hour% ago, a high
salaried officerof the state, whose of
fice is in the capitol building, said
democrats had things so arranged «t*
to count Atkinson iu by a majority of
46.000. The same man added, “we fear
that Judge Hines, on a fair count, will
carry the state. The populists have
gained at least an average of 200 in
every county over 1892.”
Such are the methods proposed. The
man who heard the above statement
from the state house official stands
ready to make affidavit to its truthful
ness.
In DeKalb County,
In DeKalb, tickets of a certain color
will be given the laborers and poor
men by their employers, on whom they
may happen to be independent, with
instructions to vote that ticket, or their
jobs will be taken from them, and fr"
credit will not be extended. This state
ment comes from one of DeKalb demo
cratic bosses
If the reports received at The Press
office, suoh as the above mentioned, (
could be printed, they would likely fill A
the columns of The Pbess from first to
last page.
Are they true ?
Men, honorable men, stand ready to
makfe affidavits to the statements |
Intimidation,
Reports from every section of the
state are to the effect that
intimidation will be practiced
wherever it can be worked.
All dependent people are to be deprived
of their constitutional right of suffrage
and whipped into line by threats of
privation, and even of violence in many
cases.
With tho Negroes.
The dastardly work of the demo
cratic party in circulating literature
containing base fabrications seeking to
injure Judge Hines, and local candi
dates in the several counties, will be
denounced by every good and true man
in the state.
Democrats are fooling, misleading
and bribing every man of every color
who can be reached by such mean's.
ATTENTION, POPULISTS.
Send Election Returns to The
Press Wednesday.
Let the populists in every county in
the state see to it that correct election
returns are sent to The Press Wednes
day night.
The populist state executive commit
tee has sent full instructions to each
county chairman with reference to the
returns.
See the instructions.
If your county chairman is not at
the county site Wednesday evening,
ask him for the instructions sent by
the executive committee, and send the
returns yourself.
It is necessary that the returns be re
ceived Wednesday night
Send four annual subscribers to
People’s Party Paper and get a
year’s subscription free. ts.
Exposition Buildings Located.
President Charles Collier of the Ex
position Company was at the grounds
this morning for tho purpose of loca
ting the government and administra
tion buildings.
The former will be 200x300 feet and
will be situated upon the elevation
north of the race track.
This is the most commanding posi- ,
tion on the grounds and the imposing
government building will be thor- ,
oughly in keeping with the superiority
of its site.
The administration building will be
between the government building arid
the club house.
Five .copies of the People’s
Party will be sent one year
for $3.75. Get foor subscribers at
SI.OO each, and get your paper
free. ts-
Passed Through Atlanta.
Mr. Henry Crawford, of New York,
legal adviser of the Southern railroad
system, passed through Atlanta yes- .
terday en route to Birmingham ba '-a
business for the road. Mr. Crawford
is greatly interested in the South, and (
predicts a roseate future for the Z |
country. Z. '
Refuse to Give Populists Defaulters
List.
Special to the Daily Press.)
Marietta, Go., October 2.—-There is
great excitement here today. •
For a week past the populists have
been demanding of the democrats a
copy of the defaulters list
They have refused to do so, and have '
given no reason for refusing.
Yesterday the populists went before
Judge Gober and asked for a writ of z
mandamus foreingthe officer
the defaulters' list to give the
a copy, , /
The application was today
Judge Gober, who is one
and he. taking advantage
30 davs, set the hearing for Vstb, is»i. '
term of court
Great excitement prevails a l orCour 0 rCourtof
1 o'clock, and what the outcVht the lore
, . ~ Sies of sail
be. no one can telL V for
The'good people of the townJriAiio.v. I
dignanL court /
The registered voters number yER. /
the largest in the history of thecctl ' r '~ '
In the Marietta district there th-
negroes are registered, whereas U- T'-' '! 1
are on the tax digest Only 185. } A *J'
Sketches of Roman HietoryJb '
Thus. E. Wateon, told nt |F F’> y Hon
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