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VOL. V. NO. 329.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 24,1907.
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FILIBUSTER ON THE PROHIBITION BILL CONTINUES
STUBBORN FIGHT MAY LAST RIGHT UP UNTIL MIDNIGHT
K Bare Majority of One-Fifth
Blocks Will of the People
of Georgia.
STRICT LETTER OF RULE
BLOCKS VOTE ON BILL
Under Present Chain of Filibustering
System, Minority May Delay Legis
lation on Prohibition For
Indefinite Time.
The roll call on “the previous question” at 2 o’clock showed
a slight weakening in the forces of the antis, and fearing that their
strength of one-fifth might be lost, members of the opposition took
up a station near the door to prevent any anti member from leav
ing the house. Should there be lacking the one-fifth, which they
have held all day, the filibuster will fail.
“We apprehend no unfairness in the decisions of the speak
er,” stated Hon. W. A. Covington, author of the house bill, at
WHITE RIBBON ARMY THRONGS
WOMEN OF GEORGIA GATHER TO WATCH AND PRAY
CAPITOL GALLERIES AND HALLS
Thousands AreTurned
Away Unable to Find
Standing Room.
TW# LEADERS DISCUSS
FILIBUSTER IN HOUSE
"Georgia’, going dry;
Georgia', doing dry;
Pa., along tho watchword—
Georgia’s going dry.”
(To Tuno of "Brluglng In the Sheathes,")
Before a throng whloh fill, the galleria, to overflowing and packs the
corridor, until entrance I. almost Impossible, the house of representatives
Is bsttling over the bill for prohibition In Georgia.
Since the house was called to order at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning, a
•mall minority, barely tho necessary one-fifth of those voting, has defeated
the wishes of the people and has held In check the power of the prohibition
ists In the house—-four-fifths of the membership—by a systsm of filibuster
ing tactics sustained by a strict interpretation of the rules of the house.
Hardly.had th. house been opened, and tho prayer of th. chaplain died
away, until theopponents of the prohibition measure had shown their hands,
and had forced the fight on the bill. There was no hopo of defeating it, no
earthly chance to keep whisky in Georgia, should the bill ever reach a vote,
for more than three-fourths of tho members stand solidly for prohibition.
Tho only hope of th. anti-prohibition forces lies in delaying tho vote, forcing
the bill to lie over a week or more, then beginning another fight for delay,
and another and another, until the eession ia over and the bill still kept from
the floor.
■We are making splendid pro_gr.» and are ’happy on the way. The
vote discloses th. fact this morning that 130 members are standing and will
tone wall for the bill" eald Chairman Seaborn Wright, of the
•tend like a etone
House temperance oommittee,
Upon Rule 184 of the house rules. In
effect from lost year, since the house
has adopted no new rules at this ses
sion, In baaed the fight of the filibus
ters. This rule declares that upon a
rote of one-fifth of those voting, the
ayes and noes must be called. Speaker
Slaton has ruled that this cannot be set
aside, and the demand for the roll call
has been made upon every question be
fore the house.
Under this rule the opposition mem
bers are rising to explain their votes,
motions are being made to extend the
time of explanation from three minutes
to ten minutes, a demand for a roll of
the ayes and noes is made and sustain
ed by the bare one-fifth necessary, and
the roll |r called. This would ordina
rily require fifteen minutes, but each
member of the opposition rises to ex
plain his vote, another extension of
time is demanded, another vote taken
—and so the delay goes on.
Under the rule there Is little oppor
tunity to defeat the tactics of the op
position. Nothing but the will of Speak
er Slaton, based upon his knowledge or
the sentiment of the great majority,
and the open certainty that the minor
ity is merely trying to block legislation,
can defeat the filibuster. .
. Will the small minority be permitted
to rule the majority In the house
throughout the remainder of the ses-
»lon? it u certain that the prohibi
tionists will permit no other legislation
to be completed until this bill is passed.
There are great questions before the
assembly besides this, and soon the ses-
flon will be over. If the prohibition bill
Is not passed within a short time, it
W *JI be necessary for the governor to
call an extra session to take up those
matters in which the people are deeply
concerned, and which should have been
decided before today.
. Won. Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb county,
has shown his colors at last, and he Is
Jpt among the leaders of the antl-pro-
hjbitionlsts, as had been expected by
them.
'T am not In sympathy with the at
«mpt to delay the vote upon the pro
Jib tion bill,- declared Mr. Hall, •‘and I
*111 vote to put It on Its passage when
the proper time comes."
That Mr. Hall will cast his vote
Jplnst the bill, however. Is conceded.
«« also opposed Mr. Wright’s effort to
■ccure from the speaker a ruling which
^ouid prevent the opponents of the
measure from purposely delaying the
Km “win unojii'B
“HI. laying that h. was opposed to the
‘xerclse of arbitrary power.
An “Endless Chain.”
L'nder an "endles. chain aystem" of
"libusterlng. th. anti, have a seem-
Interminable plan of delaying the
Mr. Nix, of Owlnpett. moved the
Jffvloua question on motion to recon-
i"L* r “ bill. Mr. Dunbar called for the
and nays, and waa suatalned by
I,'* nr nesssary one-fifth vote. Mr. Ad-
r?‘‘ “Poke for three minutes, and Mr.
» extended to ten minutes. Then Mr.
.1’* cille<s ‘he yeas and nay.
vote. Each member of the op-
romtlon desired to explain his vote,
i?'* caused another request for ten
Canutes, another call for the yea. and
iTh ~and this can b. continued Indef-
Nothing but the will of the
“palter can atop the light for delay.
During th. reading of the Journal,
tr;'” and Barrow, of Chatham:
Richmond, gave notice that, at the
proper time, they would move the re
consideration of a number of local
bills passed Tuesday and would speak
on the motions. Among these was the
resolution creating the board of legis
lative Information, a matter which
would afford food for argument, con
tinuing all day, If necessary.
After the reading of the Journal, Mr.
Hines, of Baldwin, moved to recon
sider the bill repealing the act creat
ing the city of Hamilton, In Harris
county, and addressed himself to the
motion. He began by reading the bill,
carefully refraining from hurrying, and
dwelling upon every comma and period
with an evident desire to stretch out
the reading as long as possible and
save himself the trouble of Impromptu
speaking.
The galleries are lllled to overflowing,
nearly every member Is In his seat,
and the corridors are lllled with friends
of both sides. In the hall outside the
house of representatives the women of
Atlanta are preparing luncheons and
coffee for the prohibition members, an.
tlclpatlng a siege which may continue
until midnight.
Routine of House.
The house met at 10 o’clock Wednes
day morning and wa* led In prayer by
Chaplain Parks, after which the speak
er requested the clerk to read rule No.
173 for the benefit of the visitor*.
The rule applied to those present
who were not allowed the privilege of
the floor and Speaker Slaton declared
that It would be rigidly enforced. He
Instructed the sergeant-at-arms to ar
rest and bring before him for contempt
anyone who attempted to come upon
the floor of the house without being
allowed that privilege by the rules.
The speaker also had rules 13 and 38
read to the house, which have refer
ence to applause In the galleries.
Speaker Slaton Informed the house
that he would have the galleries cleared
upon the slightest Indication of ap
proval or disapproval.
Beginning of Fight.
Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, gave no
tice that at the proper time he would
give notice to reconsider the action of
the house In passing the bill of Mr.
Blackburn, of Fulton, on Tuesday,
which provided for appropriating 343,-
000 for pensions.
Mr. Adams, of Chatham, gave notice
that at the proper time he would more
to reconsider the action of the houje
In passing the bill to Incorporate the
,0 Mr °Hlneif 'ot Baldwin, gave notice
that at the proper time he would move
to reconsider the action of the house
passing two pension bill, on Tues
day.
Mr Barrow, of Chatham, gave notice
that at the proper time h. would move
to reconsider the action of the house
In passing on Tuesday house resolution
No IS providing for the creation of a
bureau of legislative Insurance Infor-
Following the reading of th. Journal,
Mr. Hines. of Baldwin, moved that the
(Continued On P.ge Thrt*.)
Dawn came Wednesday on wings of
heat, and even before tho blistering sun
topped the eastern horizon, Atlanta
lay sweltering In torrid temperature.
But It could not stem the flow of en
thusiasm of hundreds of good men and
women who moved on Georgia's capital
to watch the Anal battle for the great
est reform In the state*, history—the
prohibition bill.
There have been many stirring scenes
enacted In that great pile of granite
and marble, many occasions when cn-
thuslasqi and fervor ran high, but ev
ery other scene paled into Insignifi
cance beside that wonderful scene on
Wednesday.
Day dawned to And hundreds on
their knees In supplication to the All
Wise for the prevalence of tho right on
this dny. By 7 o’clock the White
Ribbon hosts had moved on the capltol
and the galleries were Jammed long
before 8 o'clock. All the great workers
for prohibition wero there—Mrs. Mnry
Armor, Dr. A. R. Holderby, Dr. J. C.
Solomon, W. D. Upshaw, Dr. John E.
Whit, and countless others.
Ev.ry Corner Filled.
- By tho time Speaker .Slaton hqd
rapped the house to order at » o'clock,
every available point Ih galleries and
the floor was occupied. About tho
doors lending to the chamber and to
the galleries hundreds surged In an
effort to hear or see the opening of the
great fight.
A sweet-faced lady, whose hnlr was
sliver, hurried up, a package held close
In her hand. She turned away In dis
may as she saw the surging crowd
about the doors, and sold;
“Oh, what a pity I can’t get In. And
I brought my lunch so I could stay fill
day. This Is the thing I have prayed
over for years, and to think now that
I can not see the realization of my
hopes and prayers!”
But some one near heard, and by
hnrd work succeeded In getting her Into
the gallery and n seat there. Her
radiant smile paid him for the trouble
and exertion.
In Terrlfio Heat
The overflowing crowd became rest
less, tilling the senate galleries. There
the personnel shifted constantly. No
body was content to sit still unless
they had a seat at some coign of van
tage. Inside the chamber the heat was
lerrlfle, but nobody seemed to Worry
over It.
The Whits Rlbboners came early and
by II o’clock had tables placed, on
which were heaped all kinds of edi
bles. Just a little way off was another
table groaning with good things. It
was furnished by the liquor men to
their adherents.
Everywhere White Rlbboners were
busy making the little bows of white
ribbon and pinning them to all who
would accept them. Few refused. No
body could mistake the temper of that
great throng of near 3,000 people that
rame up to the capltol to see a prohi
bition bill passed. Antl-prohlbltlonlsta
were so scarce it required a definite
search to locate them.
Old Hymns Roll Out,
Now and then there rolled along the
halls and corridors voices singing good
old hymns. But the crowd packed
densely In and about the chamber
were not disturbed by It, as the scene
below absorbed them.
As the morning wore away there was
no diminution In the crowd. The few
departures were more than made up
by the fresh arrivals. Business In the
senate dragged. Members felt the In
fluence of the great struggle across the
hall, and many seats were empty dur
ing a major portion of the session.
Work about the capltol was almost
suspended. Officials were restless, and
when unable to obtain satisfactory
news from the seat of war, would drop
everything and go to And out for them
selves.
Prayer At 8unrlse.
At the Second Baptist church, the
beautiful temple of religion presided
over by Dr. John E. White, one of the
foremost leaden of the prohibition
forces, a sunrise prayer meeting was
held. Rev. Jr A. Harris, of Macnn,
brother of Mrs. Mary Armor Harris,
president of the Georgia W. C. T. U„
officiated.
A constant stream of people flowed
Into the capltol all tha morning, and
Hunter and Mitchell and Washington
streets and Capltol avenue were lined
with expectant men and women, sur
charged with Intense hope and prayers.
The battle of prohibition to be fought
out In the legislature marks the culmi
nation of years and year, of prayer,
and of work. A myriad of obstacles
had to be overcome, a thousand-ene
mies had to be fought, hundreds of ar-
gumsht* had to be answered before tbs
prohibitionists got the upper hand and
on Wednesday morning, with the cer
tain satisfaction that victory was
theirs, the prohibitionists hsd not the
least Intention of not pressing the ad
vantage for all It waa worth.
D.ad Silence In House.
A. fsr as could be seen, every mem-
“We shall kssp up this method of delaying the bill as long as we
" stated Representative R. B. Blackburn, of Fulton county, "and then.
Ise something else.”
can,
wo can devise
"The success of the filibustering depends largely upon the speaker,”
said Representative W. A. Covington, author of ths house bill. “If Speak
er Slaton recognizes a prohibitionist first, during this reconsideration of
bills, the prohibitionist can move the previous question and shut off de
bate, thus ending discussion on that particular bill.
"If Speaker Slaton recognizes an anti-prohibitionist first, he will se
cure the floor for en indefinite length of time, thue delaying action.
The Bracebridge Diamonds,
a fascinating mystery story, will begin in Thursday’s
issue of The Georgian. Be sure to read the opening
installment. Then you’ll be anxious to get each
day’s chapter until the end is reached.
WHITE ROSE EMBLEM SENT
BY WOMEN OF ALL GEORGIA
On every desk In the house Wednesday morning waa laid a whits
rose, sent by the women of Georgias Before the seaslon was well under
way nearly every member wore the rose In his buttonhole, several of the
opponents of the prohibition bill donning the flower, as well as the sup
porters of the measure, who accepted It as their emblem. With the rose
was sent the following card:
"The ladles from various sections of the state are here with hearts
beating high with Joyful anticipation. We desire to know our friends—
therefore, we ask that you pin this little flower on your coat today,
that we may know who are the home defenders.
"Georgia womanhood appeals to Georgia manhood today for protec
tion.
"Atlanta, Ga., July 14, 1307."
COMING TO ATLANTA TO LIVE
WHEN GEORGIA GOES DRY
It seems too good to think of Georgia being dry, but thank God It
will be, and then I want to return to Atlanta to live and raise my chil
dren, and I surely will. I enclose 18.00 to pay for two years for The
Georgian—best of all the papers In this entire country. If Georgia
goes dry, you will have to deliver the most of this subscription in Atlanta.
Respectfully, W. E. JOHNSON.
Tampa, Fla.
ber of the house was at his desk when
the opening prayer waa heard. The
quiet on the floor of the houae wae al
most deep enough to bo oppressive.
The whisky men were conaplcuous
by their absence. Very few of them
acre to be seen. Their advocates were
equally os scarce. There waa no lob'
bylng to amount to anything prior to
the session. A few member* talked
among themselves In hushed tones, but
the subject of prohibition, although up.
permost In the mlnde of all, was care
fully avoided.
The prohlbtlonlsts were confident.
The only doubt was as to the steps that
would be taken by the antis to delay
the measure. The antis seemed almost
resigned. They have one hope, It
seems, and they would not disclose
that.
"We may not have a prohibition dls.
cuaston today after all." said ona to
a representative of The Georgian. An
other made a similar remark Tuesday
night.
How long will th. opposition be able
to delay th. passage?
There will be no compromise. It
will be a complete victory or a com
plete defeat.
Diss After Drinking Whisky.
Willis, N. C.. July 34.—Th. 13-year-
old win of W. H. Ellis drank copiously
from a half-gallon Jug of whisky and
died a few hours later. Ellis Is a pros
perous farmer.
Fireman Killed;
Erigineer Hurt
Special to The Georgian.
Nsw Orleans. La., July 34.—A. J.
Ricks, fireman, was killed and H.
Cutrer, engineer, was painfully hurt
this morning, when an uppert belt
train on the Illinois Central road
Jumped the track and ran Into a ditch
at Sauve, a few miles north of this
city. A broken piston rod caused the
accident.
RACE RESULTS.
BRIGHTON.
First Race—Bat Maat.rson, 7 to 5.
won; Cabochan, 3 to 3, second; Ber
wick I to 5. third. Time, 1:13 3-5.
Second Race—Thlatledale. 14 to 5,
won; Garrett, even, second; Judge
White, 3 to 5, third. Time, 3:57.
FORT ERIE.
First Race—Scent. 1 to 1, won;
Reveille, 3 to i, second; Pluntagenet,
2 to 1, third. Time, 1;41 1-5.
Never Was Such
Scene Witnessed
in Georgia.
In the legislative history of the new
capltol, since It wae given twenty yearn
ago from the commlMslon to the people.
It Is doubtful If there hn& ever been a
scene so unusual, ao significant and sb
thrilling as that enacted within Its
walla Wednesday.
An old soldier coming down the step*
of the west wing upon hie crutches
halted a representative of The Geor
gian with the statement:
"I have not seen so many people since
the Battle of Gettysburg."
And a gray-hatred prohibitionist,
with face aflame, taking the hand of
the reporter, declared:
"This Is the most Important hour In
Georgia since the resurrection morn."
Long before the opening hour of the
morning, the sidewalks, the aisles, the
corridors and the lobbies were thronged
with men and women of Georgia. Nei
ther the steaming heat nor the surging
crowd, neither tho personal discomfort
nor the physical weariness deterred the
undaunted and unconquerable advo
cates of a great moral cause, and all
day long while the legislature warred
furiously over technicalities, clashed
over catches and fenced like swords
men over mere words and mere trifles
of movement, there eat in the packed
galleries the womanhood and tho man
hood of Georgia, Intent, patient, con
*K.Otf± BMYDrtUl WlJ WUllSfcJto suf
fer unto tne uttermost In order to
lend help and Inspiration to the cause
of home and children and state.
It ta difficult for many to understand
how a handful of Georgia law-makers,
charged with the representation of the
peoplo should stand seemingly sot,
stolid and Indifferent against the ma
jority appeal of the galleries and the
aisles.
It was such an audience as one
might Imagine In the house of parlia
ment If England were about to declare
war with Franc, or Germany. It was
auch an audience a. might sweep the
long aisles of Washington If this great
republic were about to lock arms with
Great Britain nr with Russia.
And In the hearts of them nil there
pulsed the same spirit of devotion to a
cause of consecration, to a moral idea
which made every man a hero and
every woman a heroine In that mighty
throng.
Unanimous Re-elec
tion at Convention
Wednesday.
ABSENCE OF MINISTER
GIVE8 RISE TO RUMOR.
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Ga., July 34.—Friends of Rev.
Henry Wllmer, a revivalist, are at
loss to understand his continued ab
sence.
He tpok along with him the sum of
8150, which the members of the East
Side Baptist church had gathered aa a
nucleus for a building fund. Six
months ago Wllmer came to Llndalo
nnd begun to work In the cotton mills.
He claimed that he was from Sun
Francisco.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
OF BIBB HOLDS MEETING.
Hpc,'Ini to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., July 34.—At a largely
attended meeting of the Bibb County
Anti-Saloon League, representing over
1,600 qualified white voters of Bibb
county, constituting a majority of the
qualified voters of Bibb, representing
nil legitimate Interests and businesses,
but not constituting all the prohibition
ists of tbe county, resolutions were
adopted protesting against any amend
ments to the Hardmnn-Covlngton bill
nr postponement of the time when the
bill shall become effective, were adopt
ed. The representatives from Bibb
county were urged to support ths
measure and work for Its passage.
That the members of the Georgia di
vision of the Farmers’ Union appre
ciate the good work done In the past
year by the state officers of the organ
isation was shown Wednesday morning
at the convention now being held In
the Peachtree Inn, when the entire staff
of officers was re-elected for the year.
There was one nominating speech,
an eloquent one by Hon. 8. E. Lee, of
Coweta county, and at the conclusion
there was a unanimous rising vote nnd
the officers were again placed In office.
The election resulted In the following
being named again: R. F. Duckworth,
Barnesvllte, president; W. P. Qulnby,
Bartow county, vice president; J. L.
Barron, Upson county, sscretary-treas-
uror; J. L. Lee, DeKolb county, state
organizer; G. M. Davis, Floyd county,
state lecturer, and J. G. Eubanks. Polk
county, atato business agent.
The following are tho members of
the oxecutlvo committee which were
re-olected: J. II. Hoyle, Upson; R. J.
Smith, Forsyth; J. D. Anderson. W. V.
Martin, Tift, nnd W. T. Hoguo.
Other officers re-elected woro: T. N.
Bazemore. Taylor, conductor: J. W.
Burns, Bartow, doorkeeper; J. C. Ven-
ablo, Gwinnett, chaplain, and R. A.
Wilbanks. Gwinnett, sergeant-at-arms.
Unanimous Election.
The result of the election and tho
manner In which It was conducted waa
a high compliment,to the officers who
have been at the head of the union for
the past year. There was not a dis
senting rote, but on the contrary thero
were words of praise on all sides for
the officers and the excellent manner
In which they had performed their
duties.
Previous to the election of officers at
ths session of the convention Wednes
day morning annual reports were made
by President Duckworth, Secretary-
Treasurer Barron. Organiser J. L. Lee
and Lecturer O. M. Davis. All of these
report* showed the union In the best of
condition and that great progress had
been made during the year.
President Duckworth's report was
an Interesting one nnd will be printed
in pamphlet form for tho perusal of
the members all over the state. It
showed the union tn a flourishing con
dition, with more than 80,000 members.
Mon.y In Treasury.
The report of J. L. Barron, secretary,
treasurer, showed that when ho as
sumed the duties of his office there
was a debt on hand, but that now
there was over $1,000 In the treasury
with all bills paid.
That there has been a phenomenal
growth In the atrangth of the union In
Georgia was shown by Organiser J. L.
Lee's report. This pointed out that a
year ago there were only 446 chartered
unions In the state, while at the pres
ent time there are 1,080.
Similar progress was shown In tho
report of Lecturer O. M. Davis. He
entered his office In laat December and
since that tlma he ha. been energeti
cally at work In every section of the
state spreading the gospel of unionism
among the farmers, and he has created
enthusiasm In every section of the
state. As a result of his work, new
unions have been chartered every
where. Since he has been In office ho
has averaged one speech a day, but on
many days he has madq several
speechei to gathering* In various
places.
Reports were also made by several
committees which showed the best of
progress and tn addition a mass of rou-
(Contlnued On Pegs Three.)
Growth and Progress of the New South
It Is proposed to organise s company with ■ capital stock of 150.000 to hnlld a
cotton mill at Baton Uonc. La. IV. K. Brady sad associates are Interested.
Tbe Pioneer Cotton Hills, of Gutbrle, Okie., Is arranging to Install 3.0M spin
dles additional ta present plant of 8,000 spindles. The mention of this company last
week was not correct la Its details. ... ,
Tbe Oriental Textlla Company, of Houston. Tex., Is reported as to expend 3500.-
000 for the erectiou end equipment of a cotton factory. It is Dow operating a plant
for the mauufactnre of camera hnlr press cloth. . ,
deports State that the Horsy (N. C.) Cotton Mills .has purchased 700 seres of
land at W.luut Orore, N. cT. ns s nits for the erection of s Urge cotton fac
tory. The company oiwratcs 31,240 spindles at Hnray.
Tbe Delhorg Cotton Mllli. of Davidson. N. C.. las been Incorporated with a
capital stock of 3100,000 by Messrs. J. P. Monroe, J. «• Gray end A. B. Young.
The company's Intention Is to erect s modern building and Instsll 3,500 spindles for
the manufacture of Noe. 13 to 30 eotton yarn).
The Okie boms Cotton Mill nnd Derelopment Company, of Oklahoma City, OkU.,
Incorporated with cspJWl stock^of^ WOjOOS.
single healer finisher tapper, one drawing frame, four deliveries: one slubber, eighty
spindles; one enewtar. l8 spindles, end eight 54-Inch yarn reels.
It ta stated that the Wsehnrta Mills, of Chattanooga, Tenn.. will st one,
range details of Its plans for building a Inrgu cottonjfuetory. The company
Incorporated tact yenr with s capital stock of 11.500,000, sod Its plans tnelnde
erection of a railway bridge nrroes tbe Tennessee river.
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