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VOL. IX. NO. 30D.
HOME(4TH) EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JULY 81, 1911.
HOME(4th) EDITION PRICE: on'Train.,' CENTa
WODROW WILSON GIRL WILL TESTIFY
GREAT AMERICAN AGAINST GEAniE
Splendid Tribute to Him by
The Philadelphia North
American.
INTERESTS WILL FIGHT HIM
His Utterances Since Election
as Governor Stamp Him
a Statesman.
The Democratic party I. facing the best
opportunity It haa had alnco ISM to a.oura
ontlr. control of the national government,
ft now haa a majority In the houes. near y
a majority In the senate, and a splendid
opportunity to win the prt.ldsncy next
year. It all depends, however, on tho nom-
fn... Should the wrong man bo a.laetod
the opportunity would be thrown away.
Th. Georgian believes that at present
there le no man within the psrty who la
ao atrong as Woodrow Wllion, f°EJ2y r
Georglen, now governor of New Jersey.
Hit political career hie been brief but
brilliant. If In the next twelve "J"}™L*J*
maintains the record he hee made eo far,
no other Democrat will have Wilson e
"'so^beilevl ng that Its readers desire to
keep specially m touch with the career of
thla logical leader, The Georgian will pub
liah a complete report of Wiltonis
pliahments In hie own state and mlrror
the opinions of him expreated by others.
The following Is an editorial pub
llahed In The Philadelphia North Amer
ican:
We wish that every right-minded
American cltiaen could And time to
read the aeries of public, utterances
made by Governor Woodrow Wilson
during the few months that have
passed alnce he won hla singlehanded
victory for popular government In Je-
peneratsd Now Jersey's memorable
session of the state legislature.
Entlrsly apart from politics, pres
ent and future, we count It no exag
geration to declare our opinion that no
other American has approached more
nearly to Jetteraon and Lincoln In won
derful facility and felicity of stating
the problems and their solutions which
touch real Americanism from svery
angle. „
The people will hear much privilege-
inspired censure of Woodrow Wilson
ns a demagogue, an ambitious self-
seeker end all tho like worn-out meth
ods of attack, unvaried from the dnys
of the Gracchi to those of Roosevelt
nnd LaFollette, whenever a formida
ble advocate of popular rights and ex
ponent of popular aspirations
r Tn advance of such certain misrep
resentations we have taken tho liberty
of depicting Woodrow Wilson the man
and his Ideals and purposes In his own
words. We have endeavored to do this
bv grouping scattered extracts from
fifteen of his publle addresses, as fol-
lows;
“We, the people, have not free access
enough to our own agents or direct
enough control over them. There are
barriers to brsak down and processes
to simplify, which we liberals bellave
we know how to get at. We mean,
by one change or another, to make our
government genuinely popular and rep.
resenattve again.” ,
“We are cutting away anomalies,
not Institutions. We are clearing away
the Jungle and letting In the pure light
nnd air. not destroying tho wholesome
forest'or creating waste places whsre
there was productlvs growth.”
“Such tasks are typically American,
It has always been our privilege ana
our happy capacity to show how thay
can he done—without revolution, with,
out strife or hatred or Injustice, with,
out the necessity of drawing, In Do
Toequevllle’s memorable phrase, 'a sin
gle tear or a single drop of blood from
mankind.’ ”
“The main object of what we are
attempting, both In state and nation.
Is to establish a close connection, a
very sensitive connection, between the
people and their governments, both In
the states and In the nation. In order
that we may restore In such wise as
will aatlsry us again the liberty and
the opportunity In whose Interests our
governments were conceived."
“But some men put a false Interpre
tation upon this. Thera Is a certain
unreasonable fear In the air, as If the
hroeess we have been going through
"ere. In some degree, vindictive; as
If there had been bitter feeling In It
and the Intention to discredit those who
opposed It.”
“The crash of polities! organisations
has been only the crash of those that
did not comprehend, but resisted when
'here was no right reason for resisting,
and forgot that their very reason for
Continued on Last Pegs,
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
July 29, 1911, six days to
the week;
Georgian 2,548
Journal . 1,854
Constitution 1,114
On Saturday the Atlan
ta papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
Georgian.
629
Journal 275
Constitution 186
TH* GEORGIAN print* no beer,
. or unc, «*n eavertlelno.
,p th . 0#e who »re out of a po-
Tuc n ££.*** cfeelr* * better on*,
GEORGIAN print* want ad*
w? e r cl***lfleatlen “Situation*
wanted fre*. Other clarifications
ONE
CENT
WORD
Beulah Binford, “Woman in
the Case,” Will Be a
State Witness.
Riohmond, Vs, July 31.—Beulah Bln-
ford, "the woman In the case,” will he a
slato witness against Henry Clay Beat-
lie, Jr, when he Is placed on trial for
the murder of his wife. Thle wae
learned today, tho Police Captain Mc
Mahon declared that he would be able
to contact the young husband without
the girl's testimony.
"Of course," said Captain McMahon,
“I am always looking out for surprise#
In any case that I. am Investigating.
Sometimes the Impossible does happen
and we are running down every clew or
rumor of a clew that Is suggested that
might Indicate that some one other
than Beattie killed his wife, but so far
there haa not been a ghost of an Indica
tion that anybody else than he hid any
part In that.bad nlgbfs work.
"I never have known of any case In
which the circumstantial evidence
against a man was eo complete as It Is
against Beattie. Hundreds of men have
gone to the gallows on a tithe of the
evidence that will be brought against
him at the trial."
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THE GEORGIAN,
ATLANTA,GA.
REGRET MORE THAN I CAN SAY THAT I AM BOUND THROUGHOUT THE
NEXT FOUR WEEKS BY ENGAGEMENTS FROM WHICH IT WOULD BE
INEXCUSABLE FOR ME TO WITHDRAW. THIS IS THE PARTICULAR
SEASON WHEN I AM BOUND BY PUBLIC DUTY TO BE IN THE STATE.
I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE
INVITATION OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE,BUT I APPRECIATE
IT MOST DEEPLY. i ^ WOODROW WILSON.
Moroccan * Situation Loses
Considerable of Its Dis
quieting Influences.
Berlin, July S1e--All German military
maneuvers nave been called off. The
first to be stopped were those near
Madgeburg, on the gronnds that there
la a severe water shortage, due to the
ternlflo heat Despite the halt In the
mimic warfare, the Moroccan situation
has lost considerable of Its disquieting
Influences.
Chancellor Von Bethmsnn-Hollweg
and Foreign Minister Von Klderlln
Wachter, who held an Important con
ference with Emperor William on board
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern at
Swlncmunde yesterday, returned to the
capital city and coincident with ‘their
return reports were circulated that the
situation was much less critical than It
has been.
While no ofllclal statement was given
out relative to the Swineraunde confer
ence, unofficial reports had It that the
emperor and his counsellors had ar
rived at a satisfactory conclusion upon
a course which Germany will pursue In
tbs Moroocan embroglto, snd that an
attitude lees menacing to the serenity
of continental Europe would probably
be adopted by this nation.
Delegate From Alaska Speaks
Plainly to the Attorney
General.
Washington, July 31.—The feud be
tween the two WIckerahams. Delegate
James Wickeraham, of Alaska, and At
torney General Wickeraham, came to
climax today when the- delegate ap
peared before the house committee on
Judiciary to "make good” on his charges
that the attorney general had shielded
snd allowed the statute of limitations
to run In favor of Alaskan syndicate
agents who are charged with defraud
Ing the government In coal contracts.
‘The attorney general was before the
committee last week and denounced the
delegate's charges as “absolutely false. 1
He demanded that the delegate “mako
good” and Delegate Wickeraham told
the committee he would be on hand to
day to prove his charges.
At the beginning of the hearing a tilt
occurred between Delegate Wickeraham
and Attorney General Wickeraham.
when the delegate declared that he had
ilaced the evidence in the Alaska eases
n the hands of the attorney general
more than a year ago.
"Tou know that Is not true,” said tha
attorney general.
"It Is true," reforted the dslsgate,
“and I am here today to back up my
charges that you have shielded crimi
nals of the Alaska syndicate. Nearly
all of the documents I shall produce
hare been In your hands for mors than
a year.”
Delegate Wickeraham then read Into
the record the original aflldavit made
by D. J. Douglas In February. 1310, al
leging that tho Alaska coal dealers had
defrauded tbs government out of large
sums. The delegate said he had been
unable to get any action out of the at
torney general until May, nearly three
month# later, hut that In May, 1110,
Wickeraham Anally agreed to take the
matter up and the delegate had con
ferred with Assistant Attorney Farr.
He also Inserted In the record a letter
from the. attorney general saying that
thq statute of limitations.against the
alleged conspirators had run.
The advertised letter list will
be found on page 15.
CONTROLLERBAY MATTER
Alaskan Operations of the
Guggenhelms Will Be
Investigated.
Chicago, July 31.—Operations of the
Guggenhelms In Alaska will be sub
jected to Inspection by Walter L. Fish
er, secretary of the Interior, who is In
Chicago today preparing to begin his
Western Journey. He departs Wednes
day. Ths Controller hay situation will
be reviewed on the ground In question
by Mr. Fisher. Controller bay Is now
the focal center of tho AlaekHn conser
vation controversy. The shore rights nt
Controller bay became the subject of a
sharply worded message from President
Taft to the innate last week.
"I have no opinions .or predictions to
venture," he remarked. *1 am Just go
ing West to familiarise myself with the
conditions. I shall look Into a number
of the reclamation projects and expect
to have a conference with the reclama
tion engineers. I will return to attend
the conservation congress In Kansas
City In September and the national
mining conferenoo In Chicago."
Secretary- Fisher denies that his visit
to Alaska had any connection with the
Investigation of the Controller bay
scandal and the famous "Dick to Dick”
letter.
Tribune Correspondent Tells
of Investigating Famous
White Confession.
ERWOUL
liUSTRJAIJETERANS
Socialist Congressman From
Wisconsin Introduces
a Remarkable Bill..
Washington, July it.—Completelng his
measures with a radical clause forbidding
the United States supreme court to pass
upon Its validity, Vlotor L. Berger, the
Soclallet representative from Wisconsin,
Introduced a Bill In the house today to
pension the veterans of Industry.
The bill provides for a basis pension of
84 a week for every man and woman
more than (0 years old.
“The old workingmen and working-
women,' declared Berger, "are entIUed to
a living outside of the poorhouse and
without the aid of private charity."
Washington, July 31.—Edgar O. Phil
lips, a correspondent of Ths Chicago
Tribune, told the Lorimer Investigating
committee today about hla movements
during tho time he was Investigating
Charles A. White's confession.
Phillips was cross-examined by Judge
Hanecy, counsel for Lorimer. The wit
ness related how he visited the men
named In the White confession and of
their corroboration of th# etory. When
asked If he thought the confession to
be true, Phillips declared that he be
lieved It to be true. •
Phillips denied that he had Instruc
tion* from The Chicago Tribune to
threaten Representative Foster and
compel him to tell the story that James
Keely, publisher of The Tribune, want
ed him to tell.
"What did you And out that made you
think he ever had received any money
during the session of the legislature T”
asked Judge Hanecy.
Investigated Foster.
"I went to his home town and In
quired Into his financial standing,'
piled Phillips.
"What did you leant?”
"I learned that Immediately after his
return home at the close of the ‘legis
lature he paid off a number of stand
ing debts and bought a large amount
of.fancy live stock."
'•What did you do then?”
■1 want to set Representative Shep
hard, Mr. Foster's roommate at Spring-
Held."
'Did he tell you that Foster received
any money?”
"He said he did not know, and If hs
did hs would not tell.”
Did Shepherd say that he ever re-'
reived any money for voting for Wil
liam Lorimer?"
'He said that he had not.”
Did Charles Berkemeyer say that
he received anything for voting fol
Lorimer?"
He said that he had not received any
'dirty money' at Springfield.”
Artist Abbey Dying*.
Philadelphia, July 31.—William A
Abbey, brother of Edwin A. Abbey, the
famous American painter, received a
cablegram today from London Inform
ing him that the artist Is on his death
bed.
MILEAGE WINDOW RILL
Thru Error in Copying Substi
tute Will Be Reconsidered.
Original Bill May Pass.
Another error In typewriting, now
become the favorite pastime of the
Georgia eenate, played an Important
pari In the early deliberations of that
body Monday, when Senator Shaw, of
the Eleventh district, moved to recon
sider the passage of the mileage ticket
window bill passed by substitution
Friday.
Mr. Shaw's action came when It pas
discovered that ths substitute bill
formed by the committee <Jld not pro
vide for a separata ticket agent and
therefore, amounted to nothing.
It developed that .this wsa sn error
In typewriting and the senate, without
dissent, favored ths motion and will
reconsider ths bill.
Senator Sheppard's Information fee
system bill, made continuous business
by resolution, met a repulse In the
rules committee when It was dtacov-
ered that it would appear on the cal
endar In regular order Tuesday morn
Ing. Thla bill, already an object of a
three hours debate, will provoke a pret.
ty battle Tuesday.
NFORMATION ONEES
ATLANTA’S PLAZA
Joint Delegation From Council
and Chamber to Speak
For the Bill.
Hearing on New Charter Set
For 4 0’Clock in Hali of
Representatives. „
COMPROMISE IMPROBABLE
Commission -Supporters May
Concede Small Legislative
Body, But No City Boards.
Senate Passes Sheppard’s Bill
Requiring Reports From
Officeholders.
The friends of the fee system eonld
muster only ten votes Monday after
noon, when Senator Sheppard's “In
formation" bill, requiring ofilgpre oper
ating under the fee system to file re
ports with the comptroller general,
came out of a muse of parliamentary
opposition and was placed on Its pass
age by ths Georgia senate. Ths hill
passed by a vote of >8 to 10. It must
yet pass tha boost.
Senator Graham offered an amsnd-
Plans for Atlanta's proposed plasa
will be outlined and the project urged
next Wednesday night before the West
ern and Atlantlcjcommittee of the house
of representatives,'when a Joint dele
gallon from the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce snd ths city council will ap.
pear before that committee to urge fa
vorable consideration of the plasa blit
Samuel N. Erins, of the city council,
will act as chairman of the Joint dele
gallon, and among the speakers will be
President F. J, Paxon of the Chamber
of Commerce, Alex W. Smith, one of
the flrot advocates of the plasa bill
project, and othera. It Is expected that
about 1(0 leading cltlxens will appear
In ths Joint delegation. The editors of
the three daily newspaper!, Clark How
ell, of The Constitution; James R. Gray,
of The Journal, and F. L. Seely, of The
Georgian, will be among the members
of ths committee.
Chairman Hooper Alexander of the
Western and Atlantia committee of the
hosee has called a special meeting of
hit committee for Wednesday night at
3 o’clock, In order to give ample time
and undivided attention to the plasa
Idea. -Tho railroad coAmlttes Is espe
cially Interested In the bill, ae ths plasa
will cover the Western and Atlantic
tracks, and ths plan also contemplates
a new terminal building to take the
ES Iace of the present old car shed owned
r the state. The plasa Idea cams from
aralson Bleckley, sn Atlanta archi
tect, who has prepared elaborate plans
showing his Idea, and the project has
received hearty support from the
Chamber of Commerce and cttlseni.
The proposed plasa will be a steel
and concrete structure, covering the
railroad tracks from Broad-et. to Pry-
or-st., a wide parkway shutting out the
noise and smoke of the trains and pro
viding a central promenade for cltlsene,
and a public "breathing place.”
ment placing the bill In operation Oc
tober i Instead of September 1, as orig
inally provided, with a view to placing
the reports on a quarterly basis. The
quarterly basis was agreed lo, but Sep
tember 1 remained the date.
FIRST-HAND NEWS OF THE CANDIDATES
AND NEAR-CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
Under this heading The Georgian will publish froJn day to day non-partisan information conoeming the Impending gubernatorial race.
Pope Brown.
J. Pope Brown, first announced can
didate for governor, haa returned to
Atlanta after spending a week out of
the city. Following hla flrot and thua
far only campaign speech, delivered at
Way cross on Saturday, July II, he went
to hla home at Hawklasvllle, where he
spent a day or two looking after busi
ness matters there snd then Joined Kla
wife at Indian Springs. He came on to
Atlanta from this resort and 1* now
looking after real estate matters here,
he being a principal stockholder In the
Atlanta Realty Owners Corporation. He
will give practically all of this week to
this business.
As yet Mr. Brown has not decided
when and where he will deliver hla
second speech. He has several Invita
tions from south Georgia towns snd
from north Georgia.
At this time Mr. Brown does not In
tend to actively push his candidacy by
a speech-making tour until It Is more
definitely determined when the primary
can he expected. He eays that when
ha announced he was tinder the Impres
sion ths primary would occur early and
that he would be able to prosecute a
short campaign while resting during
the summer, hut now conditions appear
different and It does not look like tho
primary will occur until late In the fall
or early winter.
Mr. Brown la weU pleased with his
outlook. —- . .
Richard B. Russell.
Judge R.' B. Russell, announced can
didate for governor, returned to At
lanta on Monday, after hie first speak
Ing tour. In four days last week hs
made seven speeches, four by appoint
ment-and three Impromptu. The ap
pointments were at Dublin, where he
opened- his campaign; Eastman. Edge
hill and Powder Bpringe. The Im
promptu speeches, where Judge Ruseell
"ran Into” crowds big enough to talk
to, were at Mitchell, Norwood and Em
pire.
Judge Russell-says he has made no
additional appointments for this week,
tho he probably will be on the stump
again before the week Is over. He has
Invitations to apeak at Summerville,
Lawrencevllle, Kailehurat, Folkston,
Canton and other places.
At present the court of appeals le
taking a month’s recess and Judge Rue.
sell le taking advantage of.that period
to get hie campaign well launched. He
says the receptions he has thus far re
ceived are the most gratifying of any
campaign he has ever made.
Judge Rue tell was In his offlea at the
capitol on Monday answering corre
spondence that had accumulated dur
ing his abeence last wesk. He will re
main In the city for two or three days
If not all the week.
Tom Hudson.
T. O. Hudson, commissioner of agri
culture and proapectlve candidate for
governor, la atlll "up In the air" oa to
making the race pending the legislative
Investigation of his department under
the Ault resolution that haa passed both
houses and been approved by Governor
Hoke Smith. That Investigation will
be commenced on Monday afternoon,
when the Joint committee from the
senate and house meet) to organize and
outline Its procedure. Senator I. A.
Bush, chairman of ths senate commit
tee and with' one exception the largest
farmer In Georgia, will be chairman of
the Jolflt committee. Representative
Ault, chairman of ths house commit
tee, who had been virtually agreed on
for chairman, prefers Senator Rush.
The Investigation, It Is stated, will
not only he as to tbs appointment of oil
and fertiliser Inspectors, but other af
fairs of the department.
Mr. Hudson stated on Monday that
he would not reach a decision ns to the
gubernatorial campaign until after the
Investigation had pro greased to a rea
sonable degree. He said he wae ready
to receive the committee at any time It
wished to begin Its probe Into his de
partment and would render whatever
assistance he could. 3
The advertised letter list will
be found on page 15.
J. R. Smith.
A determined effort to force J.
Smith, merchant, capltallet and man
ager of Joseph M. Brown's first cam
paign. Into the gubernatorial race was
made Saturday night at hla country
hdhe In DeKalb county, when a delete,
tlon called on him and presented to him
petitions.
In addition to Atlanta cltlsene from
various walks of life, there wae a dele
gallon from Locust Grove end another
from Jenklneburg, which presented to
Mr. Smith petitions elgned by nearly
every registered voter In those sections.
In addition to these petitions, another
was presented signed by a long Hat of
residents and merchant* In Peters-et.
Judge John B. Candle; presided over
the Informal gathering and In a speech
paid a high tribute to Mr. Smith's
character and ability. He Introduced
several other speakers, who urged Mr.
Smith to allow the uie of hla name and
who pointed out to him that hs wsa the
man of tbs hour.
Mr. Smith responded to these
speeches, and, while-pointing out that
hs wsa pledged to support ex-Oovernor
Brown, should he get In the race, he as
sured his callers that he appreciated
the compliment, snd thanked them cor-
dlaUy for their assurances of support.
Mr. Smith wae assured by his callers
that his candidacy would be acceptable
Joseph M. Brown.
Marietta, Ga„ July 31,—Joseph M.
Brown wsa at bis Cherokee county farm
today and could not be Interviewed con.
cernlng the governorship.
His friends hero express Indignation
at the action of the county executive
committee In passing the resolution of
last Friday which attacked ex-Govern
or Brown for allowing hie name to be
used against Hoke Smith tn the general
election after hie defeat In the primary.
They talk of circulating a petition
condemning the action of the county
committee and aay they can secure
1,000 signatures to It.
Paul Trammell.
Dalton, Ga„ July 31.—"I have nothing
to say relative to entering the race for
governor.” said Mayor P. B. Trammell
thle morning. “I continue to receive,
from different sections of the state, nu.
meroue letters urging me to offer tor
the office, but as yet I havs reached no
definite decision.”
to business men and others, regardless
of party faction. The members of the
Locust Grove and Jenklnsburg delega
tions were particularly enthusiastic re
garding Mr. Smith as a candidate, for
not only they, hut ths signers of the
petitions from those two towns, have
known him nearty all bis life.
Atlanta’s charter hearing before the
house committee on municipal govern
ment will be held Moriday afternoon at
4 o'clock In the hall of representatives
at the elate capItoL The hearing will
he open to the public. At this time th*
merits snd demerits of the plans fop
commission government and for the re
vision of the present charter by reduc
ing the else of council snd boards will
be put forth by advocates un<l oppo
nents of ths two propositions.
Speaking for commlaalon government
will be Edgar Watkins, Charles T.
Hopkins, Alex C, King and others. For
charter revision the spokesmen will be
Judge George Hlllyer. Alex W. Smith,
Alf C. Newell. J. D. Kilpatrick, C. T.
Ladeon, J. L.'Key, John Moore, B. Lee
Smith, E. C. Konts and others.
The committee that will hear the ar.
guments and make report to the house
la composed of Representatives Gar-
llngton, of Richmond, chairman; Field,
of DeKalb, vice chairman, and McEI-
redth, of Fulton, Burwell, of Hancock,
Hall, of Bibb, Ashley, of ■ Lowndes,
Johnson, of Bartow. Nlsbet, of Sumter,
Hopkins, of Thomas, Tarver, of Whit
field, Harris, of Floyd, Bower, of De
catur, McCarthy, of Chatham. Adams,
of Hall, Slade, of. Muscogee, Fullbrlght,
of Burke, DuBoae, of Clark, and Jones,
of Meriwether.
In addition to the speakers and com
mitteemen It Is probable many Atlanta
business men and politicians and many
members of the legislature will attend
the hearing. With that anticipated the
hearing wae set for the hall of repre
sentatives. eo there would bo rrfom for
all.
Compromise Unlikely.
A compromise seems hardly probable
at the meeting. From the statement of
Charlee T. Hopkins and the expressions
of other leaders of the commission
movement a blending of the present
political charter and the commission
charter le a mental and physical Im
possibility.
"But one concession Is possible.” says
Mr. Hopkins, "and that Is to add to the
proposed commleslon charter a provis
ion for a small legislative body, tn leg
islate alone. This haa been adopted in
•ome commlaalon govemtd cities. Fur
ther additions of features of the old
charter would destroy the whole prin
ciple of commission government.”
With the legislative body the plan
le similar to the one suggested by May
or Winn some weeks ago. And the ln r
dlcatlons are still that the opponents
of the commlailon charter will not con
sent to a charter on these lines.
Mr. Hopkins’ Card.
Charles T. Hopkins, of the commli-
slon charter committee. Issued the fol
lowing statement Monday:
"Please permit me a brief reply to
the different communications in yester
day's papers.
“As to Mr. Clark Howell: The In
terview which occurred In his office
Friday morning was very short. When
hs suggested that a compromise could
be effected by adding a small legisla
tive body In the commission charter, I
Immediately agreed to this, as It could
be done without destroying the char
acter of the charter. I told him, how
ever, that the city officials would not
consent to this, and that he could ob
tain no authority from them to mnko
such an agreement Hs replied that he
would not consult them, but could, and
would, carry the proposition thru the
local representatives and have a hill
enacted by them containing this com
promise.
"I thought he might possibly accom
plish what hs so confidently asserted,
and put It up to him to arrange n
masting that day with ths local repre
sentatives to perfect and complete tho
agreement which he and I had entered
Into.
’He did call a meeting, as has been
stated, of the representatives at 4
o’clock that afternoon. Mr. Watkins,
chairman of the legislative commis
sion committee, and I attended, not for
the purpose of making a compromise, hut
of carrying thru and completing with
the representatives an agreement al
ready made.
"When we met, Mr. Howell In, his
statsment of what had been agreed
upon demanded greater powers to be
conferred upon the proposed legislative
body than had been stipulated for by
him In the morning. The conversation
which ensued about this matter was
completely obllerated by the evident
Intention of two of the'.representatives
present not to Indorse the agreement,
and to neither vote for nor advocate
the passage of a commission charter,
with or without ths addition.
"So far as Mr. Howell Is concerned,
his proposition to control ths local
representatives and carry thru the
agreement made with him simply
proved futile. He could not deliver ths
goods. t
"The real slgnlffeanee of the meeting
lay In the fact that the prior agree
ment had with the local representatives,
as construed by the commission com
mittee and the city at large, and upon
which It had acted In furnishing the
twenty per cent, was In danger of be
ing plainly violated.
"The attitude of Mr. Howell and The
Constitution In seeking to place upon
the commission committee ths burden
of making a compromise, when they
had promptly agreed, at the first sug
gestion, to the only compromise which
was possible, appears to ms to be un
fair.
‘To the extent Indicated above, tho
commission charter could be altered—
compromise being an Improper word.
For u* to go further would simply In
volve the betrayal of a public trust.S
This particular field has no alluring
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