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The Atlanta Georgian
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VOL. X. NO. 266.
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WITHDRK
FROMEItGE
FOB 601
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Convinced He Can’t Win. He
Tells Friends He Quits
Contest.
LACKED WATSON'S AID
HE COUNTED NECESSARY
Expected Support of McDuffie
Editor Not Forthcoming.
Backers Also Fail.
Thomas’ G. Hudson, former commis
sioner of agriculture, today announced
his withdrawal from the race for the
governorship of Georgia.
Like a bolt from the blue to his
‘ thousands of friends throughout Geor
gia prime this positive statement at
noon.
I To his more intimate personal and
political associates however, the s
prise was not so great. They have
known for some time that Hudson's
race was getting into bad. if not des
perate. siiape.
Mr. Hudson, in a statement remark
able and unusual for its candor and
- frankness, assigns two specific reasons
for his withdrawal:
First, his failure to secure the sup
port of Thomas E. Watson.
Second, his failure to receive the
financial backing promised him in cer
tain quarters.
The former commissioner of agricul
ture was full of confidence and fight
six w eeks ago. .lust after the presiden
tial primary he lost some of his confi
dence. but-I ill hoped for the best. Late
ly. grim despair seized upon him, and
todav the full realization that he was
hopelessly defeated came home to him
( to abide permanently.
Pays High Tribute to
Watson's Prowess.
Mr. Hudson's card to the public pays
the highest tribute to the political
process of Thomas E. Watson ever it
eorded in Georgia politics.
It admits that Mr. Watson's attitude
absolutely controlled and determined
Mr. Hudson in making up his mind
finally what to do.
The former commissioner of agricul
ture has publicly acknowledged the su
premacy of Watson in Georgia politics.
Mr. Hudson's statement is as follows:
After having announced myself a
candidate for congress from the
Third congressional district I was
urged by some of the leading citi
zens of the state to make the race
for governor. I informed these
friends that 1 was financially un
able to make, the race and they
volunteered to finance the cam
paign. Many conferences were held,
al which the # preliminaries of the
campaign were discussed and out
) lined.
At that time there were already
two gentlemen In the race for the
* governorship, both of them able
and p tpular, and J knew they
would be hard to defeat.
Whl e these conferences were be
ing hi Id it came to my ear that
Mr. T. E. Watson was dissatisfied
with certain political leaders of the
state and that he would not be
likely to support them. I had con
ferences with gentlemen very close
to Mr. Watson, after which I be
lieved I could get his support. In
this I was mistaken
Couldn’t Obtain
Watson's Support.
Believing I would secure Mr.
Watson's support, I consented to
make the race for governor. No
one knew better than myself Mr
Watson's power in Georgia poli
tics; in fai t, he has held the win
ning hand in everi campaign since
Continued on Page 3.
THE WEATHER.
Showers tonight or tomorrow.
Temperatures: 8 a. m.. 74 degrees: 10
a m.. 76 degrees: 12 noon. 78 de
grees; 2 p. m„ 69 degrees.
G* W* Adair, Ju Loses
and Fe Ge Byrd Wins
at Big Golf Meet,
CHATTANOOGA, TENN . June. 6.
In the second jound championship
flight in the Southern Golf Association
championship, played here this after
noon. George W. Adair, of Atlanta, was
defeated by J. E. England, of Little
Rock. 4-3.
F. G. Byrd qualified for the third
flight, defeating .1. A. Selden, of Macon.
He is paired with R. H. Baugh, of Bir
mingham.
The following other shores were
made:
N. M. Whitney New Orleans, de
feated S'. D. t'raw’ford. Knoxville. 7-5;
W. P. Stewart. New Orleans, defeated
! T. I. Webb, Nashville, 4-2; R. Bush.
' Jr.. New Orleans, defeated W. I'. Ward,
Birmingham, 4-3.
In the first flight Leigh Carroll, of
New Orleans, defeated H. G. Scott, of
Atlanta, by default
In the fourth flight. C. V. Rainwater,
of Atlanta, defeated .1. B. Schwab, of
Nashville. 1 up.
R. T. Watkins. Chattanooga, de
feated Cowan. Atlanta. 5-3.
R. H. Brook. New Orleans, defeated I
A. Henderson. Birmingham, 4-3: H. I
A. Wright. Macon, beat .1. P. Eddlng-|
[ ton. Memphis. 1 up.
F. G. Byrd, of Mlanta. beat .1. A. Sei- j
den, of Macon 2 up: R, H. Baugh, of•
Birmingham, beat W H Rowan, At-!
lanta. 1 up. nineteen holes.
In the third flight the pairs ate as
follows: England and Brooke. Wright
and Whitney. Bush and Stewart, Byrd
and Baugh
RACE S
RESULTS.
AT LATONIA.
First—Bright Stone. 11.40. first; Mi-
• .esis, 3.60;' Beulah. 4.70. Also ran:
I Chicago Heights. Bashful Bettie. Sem
' prite, Daisy Platt, Pink Beau. Old Wo
; man. Kinder Lou. Golden Ramble, The
Swan.
Second—Palanquin, 2.90. first; The
Widow Moon. 5.40: Foundation, 2.50.
Also ran: Miletus, Nashic. Cream.
Third—Ella Bryson, 8.90. first; Vene
ta Strome, 14.00; Merrick, 4.00. Also
ranv Jack Riggs, Leopold. Olumpl tn.
Chenault. Chapultepec. Snap.
Fourth—Superstition. 6.10. first: John
i Furlong. 4.40; Milton 8., 3.80. Also ran:
Leamance. Mary Davis. Cherryola.
Fifth—Aspirin. 4.20, first: Seacliff.
3.20; Hanly, 2.50. Also ran: Merry
Beau. Peeping. Earl of Richmond, John
Louis, Ragman, Cousin Puss. The Royal
Prince.
Sixth— Whitewoc I, 8.30, first: SW>-*'
O'Ryan. 3.80; Colston. 2.80. Also fan:
Labold. Effcmli.
AT MARLBOROUGH.
First —Johnson, 1. first; Frijolee, 2;
Ponkatasset, 2. Also ran: Roseburg IV. ,
Lady Anna. Morning Glory. pchaller;
Second—Annie Sellers, 1, first;
Stairs, 4-5; Otilo, out. Also ran: <>r
: pbanry. Short Older.
Third—Red Bob. 3. first; Sir Edward,
1; Kerran, 1. Alsu ran: Earlsniff.
Christmas Daisy. Dora M. Lutz, Bonnie
Bee, District Attorney.
Fourth —Sabo Blend. 7-5, First: Strike
Out, 1: Drexel Hill, 7-10. Also ran '
Frail, Fort Worth. Miss Moments.
Fifth—Bat Masterson, 4-5. first:
Lord Welles, 2: Aviator, 1-3. Also ran:
Argonaut. I'ong i. Raman <'orona. Em
peror William. Premier.
Sixth—Wildweed, 3, first; Sir Dawn,
6-5: Clem Beachey. 7-10. Ms" ran.
Little England. Tdfldy Bear. Tennessee
Boy, Appassionata. Inglewood. Hannah
Louise.
AT BLUE SONNET.
First—Ondramon, 20. first; Amberite,
out; King Casey, 2. Also ran: Steam- i
boat. Caper Souce.
Second —Federal, 9-2. first: Buskin.
1; Henpeck, 1. Also ran Farrier. Mar
tha Allen. Brynary, Black Eyed Susan, j
Tea Rose. Venture, (diver Lodge, The
sieres.
Third—Caughhill. 18-5, first: Frog
legs, out; Acton, out. Also ran. Judge
Monck, Mediator.
Fourth—Blackford, 6, first: Altama
ha. 3: Busy, 3-5. Also ran: Suffragist.
John Reardon. Bounder, Colonel Hol
loway. Spellbound. .Tanunda.
Fifth—The Welkin, 4-5. first: Lamp
black, 3-5; Little Earl, 3-5. Also ran:
The Shaughraun. Bronte.
Sixth—Capsize. 6, first: Sherwood,
out: Startler, 8-5. Also ran: Isabel
Casse, Lady Irma, Carrillon
Seventh—Supervisor, 2, first; Ser
vince, 2; Naughty Lad, out. Also ran:
Saline, M < 'ambon. Endymion II
TAFT STEAM ROLLER
IN ACTION; OLD RULES
ON ROLL CALL STAND
CHICAGO. June 6. -The steam roll
er made Its first trip successfully this
afternoon in the first session of the
Republican National committee. An
attempt by the Roosevelt contingent
to have the rules changed so that a roil
call on the contests could be demanded
by at least eight members of .the com
mittee was voted down. The commit
tee decided to let the old rule stand,
that twenty members only can get a
roll call. Victor Rosewater was elected
permanent chairman of the committee.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1912.
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CRACKER-PELICAN GAME
RAINED OUT; 2 TOMORROW
Rain which fell practically all day made a game between
the Crackers and Pelicans at Ponce DeLeon impossible today.
The fact that a pair of new players were to he on the ground
today made the trick of the elements particularly disappointing
to the fans. A double-header will be played tomorrow, the first
game getting under way at 2:30 o’clock.
AMERICAN HORSE THIRD
IN BIG EPSOM CLASSIC
EPSOM. ENGLAND, June n. -Harty
Payne Whitney’s American horse, Eu
genia Burch, ran third in the Great
Surrey Eoal stakes, worth $5,000. on
Epsom Downs, today. T)w race was
won by ('hickweed. Bonnie Bird ran
second.
The race for ’lie coronation.cup was
won by Steadfast Prince Palatine was
second and Mushroom third. Eiv
horses' ran.
RAIN. RAIN. AND THEN
A LITTLE MORE RAIN
More showers for today, tonight or
Friday are promised at the weather bu
t reau. The temperature will remain
.■ practically at the same place. Not so
1 much the height of the temperature,
but the humidity to which they are un
, accustomed, is what makes Atlantan
complain of the heat, according to
weather authorities.
PASTOR-POET
AND BRIDE
HELD AS
ELOPERS
Romantic Spirit Prompts Them
to Keep Wedding a Secret,
Says William L. Popham.
If the Rev. William Lee Popham, a
Baptist missionary of Louisville, and
sweet singer of the Bluegrass, hadn't
tried to keep secret his marriage to
Miss Maude Miller Estes formerly of
Louisville, the couple wouldn't have
been arrested at the Terminal hotel
today, and the preacher-poet would
have saved the $11.50 required as col
lateral before they were released. But
crude commercialism and cold-blooded
civic laws are always setting their iron
heel on pure romance.
Mr. Popham's poetry has charmed
Kentucky and the South for a decade.
Ho is the author of enough poems to
flit Dr'. Eliot’s five-foot shelf to over
flowing, and the most famous of his
works is that gem of verse, "The Geor
gia Queen."
Who has not read with awe and envy
that delicious gem of metrical skill—
that jewel of alluring description, the
oft-quoted stanza from his tribute to
Georgia women:
But of all women.
Medium, stout or lean.
There's none to compare
With my Georgia queen.
Mr. Popham just dashed that off be
tween addresses to chautauquas, edito
itals for his own paper. Mother. Home
and Fireside, and sermons to great
multitudes. He lias'never had a regular
pulpit, sd* far as Is know n but neither
did John tl.c Bapt’“t.
Didn’t Tell Policeman
They Were Married.
V.fiiwTtee coupre were arrested by
Patrolman Wilbanks, who keeps an eye
on the hotels. Mr. Popham did not tell
of fits marriage to Miss Estes, and pro
duce the certificate. Instead, the two
went to the police station and put up
their collateral folk release. Then Mr.
Popham went to McDonough, and the
young woman to Greenville. Ga. But
when The Georgian called the preacher
poet by long distance phone, he was
greatly shocked to learn that the news,
papers had discovered his troubles, and
promptly admitted that he and Miss
Estes had been married in McDonough
on May 4 This was afterward sub
stantiated by the ordinary hmiseif.
It was the poet's divine fire which
won him his bride, and it was the
young woman's writing which’drew the
poet Io her side. Miss Estes read Pop
ham’s poem. “Love and Pow°r," wept,
and succumbed For a time she ad
mired him from afar off. loved only
his poems, for she had never seen the
1 man. Then she wrote a biography of
Pophanr an idyll of his boyhood down
on the farm. Popham received an au
tographed copy. Then he packed his
grip and went to Hardin county, in Old
Kentucky, to meet the fair author. That
was three years ago. On May 4 they
met by appointment in McDonough, and
two hearts were melted into one.
Mr. Popham is 27 years old and Mrs.
Popham is 24. pretty and well dressed.
Mr. Popham's writing Include 240
poems, which he says cover every phase
of life, from the cradle to the grave,
from "pupply love" to •enlle affection
for there’s no true poetry unless love
forms its theme. He has written seven
works on "Seven American Wonders,”
several books of essays, and his latest
production is Nut Shells of Truth.''
Preacher Says They
Were Married Secretly.
Here is the statement Mr. Pophanr
gave The Georgian over the telephone:
"Miss Maude Miller Estes and myself
were married at McDonough on Satur
day, May 4, 1912. We were wedded se
cretly and Intended to keep It a secret.
The only reason why we did not make
it known in Atlanta last night was that
i we desired io keep it a secret a while
longer. The ordinary in McDonough
married us. There has been no church
ceremony since the court marriage.
"I do not know where my wife Is to
day. We separated in Atlanta. I came
to McDonough, but have forgotten the
name of the town to which she went.
She Is to write to me and Join me again
in a few days. The reason we sepa
rated was that we are both engaged
In literary work and it was necessary
Continued on Page Two.
FINAL * *
| SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT MEMPHIS: R H *
MOBILE 200 11 100 2 -7 13 0
MEMPHIS ...000010000-1 5 5
I,e CA a LLEO ON a, X'cCOUN g T S oZda'rkS
AT CHATTANOOGA: R H E
MONTGOMERY 1 20 0 0 .... - 3 6 0
CHATTANOOGA 01010.. .- 2 2 1
Altchison and M<-Allister_Boehling and Hannah. Umpires, Fitzsimmons and Kellum
UALLtu on ACCOUNT OF RAIN.
AT LITTLE ROCK: R. M E
BIRMINGHAM 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.-’ ’
NASHVILLE 10 2 10 0 0 1.-. . .
Foxen and Yantz; Case and Elliott U mplres. Rudderham and Pfenning®! l .
| NATIONAL LEAGUE
Won. Lost. P. C | Won Lost P r
New York 32 7 .821 St. Louis 21 25 457
J jncinnati 26 18 .591 Philadelphia 16 21 432
p,ttsb " r K 20 19 .513 Boston 13 30 '.302
All games off on account of rain.
I" AMERICAN LEAGUE
CLUBS— Won. Lost. P. C. CLUBS Won. Lost P. C.
Chicago 30 16 .652 Detroit 24 22 .522
Boston 27 17 .614 Philadelphia 20 19 .513
Cleveland 21 18 .538 New York 13 27 3*’s
Washington 24 31 . .533 St. Louis 13 31 .295
AT CLEVELAND: e
NEW YORK 000000021-3 7 4
CLEVELAND 122000 30x 811 1
Ford and Sweeney; Blanding and O’Ne 111. Umpires, Westervelt and Evans.
AT ST. LOUIS: R. H I
PHILADELPHIA 03101 0 200-7 11 0
ST. LOUIS 0000 0 0 11 0- 2 8 5
Bender and Lapp; Petty and Stephens. Umpires, Perrine and Dineen.
AT CHICAGO: “ ' ~ R H e
WASHINGTON 101000304-9 9 1
, CHICAGO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 3 4
Musser and Henry; Walsh and Kuhn. Umpires, O'Loughlin and Sheridan
AT DETROIT: R HE
BOSTON 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 11 2
DETROIT 001001000-2 71
O'Brien and Carrigan. Mullin and Stan age. Umpires. Hart and Connolly.
rSO ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CLUBS— Won. Lost. P. C. I CLUBS Won. Lost. P. C
Albany 26 14 .6501 Columbus 16 33 .410
Jacksonville 25 14 .641 Macon 14 24 .368
Savannah 24 15 .6151 Columbia 12 27 .308
All games off on account of rain.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
AT ROCHESTER:
Buf’lo.. 202 135 020- 15 16 4
Roch’r...OOO 000 830- 11 14 2
Brebe and McAllister; Holmes and
Blair Umpires. Kelly and Nallan.
AT TORONTO:
Mont’l 101 020 030- 7 8 a
Tor’to. .. .000 106 01 x 8 9 1
Taylor and Roth; Lush and Higgins
Umpires, Murray and Matthews
AT BALTIMORE:
Prov44o 1)03 0..- 8 12 1
8a1t202 030 0. -7 12 2
Thomas and Schmidt; Smith and Ber
gen. Umpires. Mullin and Byron.
Called by agreement.
THREE SUMTER CONVICTS
WHO ESCAPED, CAPTURED
AMERICUS. GA.. June 6. —The three
white convicts. Harry Langdon, Luther
Gloer and Barge, who escaped from
the Sumter county convict camp near
Americus, Tuesday afternoon, have all
been recaptured and are again on the
gang. Langdon, the first one captured,
was rearrested about twelve miles from
the city yesterday afternoon, while the
others v ere caught during the night.
Langdon was shot down, though not
seriously wounded. All three were sent
up from Sumter county. Langdon hav
ing a 20-year sentence for burglary.
While the squad of fourteen white
convicts was engaged in doing repair
work, the three made a dash for lib
erty and successfully made their es
cape In Muckabe swamp. The three,
under guard, had been sent a short dis
tance into the swamp to cut. poles when
they took advantage of the opportunity
to make their getaway.
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
Score; R. H E.
Yazoo City 3 4 1
Jackson 2 6 1
Cheney and Hanson, .Needles and
Robertson. Umpire, Kennedy.
Score: R. H. E.
Meridian 13 16 0
Vicksburg .. 1 11 3
Chappelle and Mueller: Kinney and
Berger Umpire. Miller
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION
Score R H. E.
Greenville . 2 11 2
CharloMes 9 2
Martin and Powell; Vanpelt and Mal
com son. 'Umpire, Bowers
Ml other games off, rain.
FOR RACING ENTRIES SEE PAGE TWO
PRICE TWO CENTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AT COLUMBUS:
St.P’lo3l 120 020- 7 6 4
Col’b’s .004 200 000- 65 3
Gardner and Murray; Ryan and Smith.
I mplres, Hayes and Handiboe.
AT TOLEDO:
■ M’kee.. 000 020 000 00- 2 3 2
Toledo. 000 020 000 01 3 8 2
Dougherty and Schalk; 1. lames and
Carisch. empires, Irwin and Anderson.
AT INDIANAPOLIS:
K. City . .020 001 101- 5 10 2
Ind’lis.. . .000 000 000- 0 5 3
Rhoades and .lames; Kimball and Ca
sey Umpires, Ferguson and Chill.
AT LOUISVILLE:
Min Ts. 218 001 001- 13 15 1
L’ville. .001 000 000 1 5 2
Young and Allen; Toney and Schlel.
I mpires. Bierhalter and Connolly.
OLD ANAESTHETICS
DEATH DEALERS, IS
DOCTORS’ VERDICT
ATLANTIC CITY. June 6.—Chloro
form, ether and cocaine will soon pass
out of general usage by the medical
profession if the movement which was
started today at the sixty-third annual
meeting of the American Medical as
sociation meets with the favor that
was apparent as soon as the report of
the committee on anesthesia was read.
This committee ts composed of such
eminent surgeons as Dr. Yandell Hen
derson, of Connecticut; Dr. Thomas S.
Cullen,'o' Baltimore; Dr. T. W. Hunt
ington. ot San Francisco: Dr. E. Dene
gree .Martin, of New Orleans, and Dr.
Fred T. Murphy, of St. Louis.
SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE
Score R. H E.
Annistonl2 16 2
Rome .276
Pill and Brown: Bauer and Jenkins
■Score R H. E.
Huntsville 2 4 I
Bessemer 3 6 5
I<euhrson and Rolleg: Ery and Pierce.
Score. R. H. E. <
Gadsden ■110 3
Selma 2 6 1
Priest and Norton. McManus and
Sparks. Umpire. Lauzon.