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JjUUlIf b WEGHULS
HOLO BALANCE
OF POWER
G. 0. P. Can Not Survive Shame
of Brazen Barter for Votes,
Says John Temple Graves.
By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
CHICAGO, June 18.—Taking a con
servative mean between the estimates
of the Roosevelt men and the Taft men,
it is perfectly plain that Taft has upon
the record a small but distinct major
ity of the delegrates. Let us strike a
conservative estimate and call It 25, or
even 40. delegates.
If it is a lead of 25 it will require a
change of only 13 votes in the conven
tion before the ballot to change the
election. If it is 40 it will require a
change of 21 votes to Roosevelt. It is
plain then that Roosevelt needs either
13 or 21 votes only transferred from the
Taft column to his column to prevent
Taft's nomination, if not to insure his
own.
Can Roosevelt get these 13 or 21
votes? If so. will he get them?
Mr. Grier, of Georgia, and “a gentle
man from Mississippi” have changed
from Taft to Roosevelt. Mr. Grier as
serts that five of his fellow delegates
will join him. The Right Hon. Timothy
Woodruff, of New York, has flopped
again, this time to Roosevelt.
Two Secede From Taft.
Two men at least have certainly se
ceded from the president to the colonel.
This leaves 11 or 19 more which Colonel
Roosevelt must win. Where are they
to come from?
Bear in mind, Colonel Roosevelt is
himself on the ground and that the
whole force of his personality and his
"other forces” are concentrated upon
the “winning of the West” or the South
to the extent of 11 or 19 votes.
There are many who believe he can
do it.
To begin with, there are 68 negro
delegates in this convention. Far be it
from me to say or to insinuate that
this is the only corruptible element
tn the body. So far, the two men who
have flopped have both been white
men and not negroes. But there is a
more than ordinary Interest which re
volves around these 68 colored men
from the South. Let me say something
here that is of Importance. I say it de
liberately, without fear of contradic
tion, and base it upon private confes
sions from both political camps that
the followers of both Colonel Roosevelt
and President Taft will, without any
doubt on earth, spend money to the
full limit of their capacities to buy
these votes or to retain them.
Some Are Going Home Rich.
Somebody—in fact, several some
bodies who are now nobodles —are go
ing home from this convention rich.
Let us consider, then, the 68 negro
votes, because they are racial and dis
tinct.
There is a very remarkable fact out
side of money in connection with the
68 citizens of the negro race. It is a
fact which may be swung into an enor
mous and controlling Influence upon
their ballots and upon the final issue.
For the first time in the history of
American political parties, the negro
race through these 68 delegates holds
the balance of power and can control
the nomination of a possible president
of the United States.
Don’t you see then that with the
eager ambitions and inspired aspira
tions of a struggling race, this condi
tion may be swung by the consum
mate political skill of Roosevelt into
an irresistible appeal to the negro to
make history for himself —to make a
president and thereby to exercise more
control upon the presidential power
than the negro had hoped to do In 3
half century.
But do not for one moment forget
that the money argument—gold and
glittering—from SI,OOO to $5,000 or even
to SIO,OOO, will be held straight and
shining against the face of every dele
gate, white or.black, who can be se
cured in no other way.
Titanic Gamblers Play.
What is SIOO,OOO or even $500,000 to
the opulent politicians who back either
Roosevelt or Taft against the high
stake of the white house?
These are titanic gamblers who are
playing this game, and the stake is
great enough to make the limit daz
zling.
The wise and unscrupulous delegate
is in luck and, if he proves himself
both wise and unscrupulous, he ought
to be in jail.
It is universally believed that Colo
nel Roosevelt has more money to spend
than President Taft. At least, what
Roosevelt has is more available and
comes more freely. The immediate
coterie that backs him is coherent,
present and fabulously rich, each one
of them many times a millionaire.
But for all this, I saw today James
F. Parry, for ten years president of the
National Manufacturers association,
ten thousand million dollars strong,
openly disporting a Taft badge as big
as a sunflower.
Holding then the solution of this is
sue to the sordid, shameless, criminal
money basis to which it has come, an
other thing is evident outside of the
negro vote.
No Scoundrels to Control.
The balance of power in this con
vention is held in the hand of the dis
honest dollar in the hand of the dis
honest politician. The naming of the
nominee for president will be bought if
It can not be persuaded.
And finally the ultimate issue of this
last great convention of this once great
and historic party, and possibly the ex
ecutive destiny of the United States
for four years to come, will be held in
the hands of less than twenty disrep
utable and vote-selling scoundrels, not
one of whom any honest citizen would
trust around the corner.
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KIDDIES THRONG
CITY PEN PARKS
First Band Concert of the
Summer To Be Given at
Grant Sunday.
Today marked the real opening of the
out-of-door season for Young Atlanta. Os
course, the swimming pools have been
open for several weeks and the back-lot
baseball has been going on since school
closed. But the play grounds opened to
day, twelve of them, and that means the
good old summer time is actually here.
What’s more, the first band concert
at Grant park will be given next Sunday
afternoon if the park board doesn’t strike
a snag at its meeting Friday. The money
has been provided for the summer con
certs and all the board has to do is choose
a band, telephone the leader and tell him
to dig up some of that summery, park
music. There will be concerts every Sun
day afternoon and Wednesday night.
City Buys New Park Site.
Miss Mary Barnwell, the first woman
play ground director Atlanta has had.
made a round of the ten white grounds
and the two for negroes today. The
swings and chutes and merry-go-rounds
were filled with happy kids and the sand
piles were being converted into forts
and castles and rivers just as fast as tiny
hands could do it.’
Atlanta has another park notv. since
the council adopted a resolution yester
day afternoon agreeing to purchase Dar
gan park, at Lucile and Dargan streets.
West End. It is the old J. T. Dargan
home place, or part of it, a tract of three
acres, surrounded by high embankments
and covered with giant trees. One of the
play grounds is located there, but most
of the tract will be permitted to remain
just as it is until the board has money
enough for improvements.
Its purchase is just one step toward
providing parks for the future by buying
property now When it is comparatively
cheap and holding it for future develop
ment.
The city has agreed to pay $7,500 for
the tract.
MUSTN ? T MUSS UP SWISS
MOUNTAINS WITH “ADS”
GENE, June 18.—The Swiss are
waking up to the necessity of protect
ing their scenery from desecration by
advertisements and hoardings.
The Scenery Preservation society is
making its voice heard, and the can
ton of Zurich has just passed laws for
the protection of Natural objects of in
terest. Not only are no new advertise
ments to be allowed, but the old ones
are to be got rid of. Especially is war
to be waged on electric light adver
tisements at night.
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Thief Loots F raternity House While Juniors and
Their Guests Are Enjoying Dance.
ATHENS, GA., June 18.—When told
this morning that his company had
won the annual prize drill, Cadet Cap
tain Michael of the .university bat
talion, who has been sick at his home
on Prince avenue for several weeks,
immediately took a turn for the better.
The physicians attending him said that
he was in better spirits than he had
been for quite a while.
All during the afternoon yesterday
young Michael inquired constantly for
news from Sanford field, where the mil
itary exercises were taking place. On
account of his extremely nervous con
dition. all information was withheld
from him until this morning.
From the beginning of the year Mi
chael had labored with extraordinary
zeal with his company—Company A.
One of his chief regrets, therefore, upon
taking sick was that his men would
have to go before their judges without
*their captain. So carefully had the
men been trained, however, that *they
worked like a well oiled piece of ma
chinery under the guidance of Lieuten- 1
ant Miller, who was in charge.
Today Is Alumni Day.
Byrd G. Miller, of Duluth, Ga„ won
the individual medal for the best drilled 1
cadet.
Today is alumni day. The class of 1
1907. with Harrison Jones, of Atlanta,
doing most of the talking. Is making
the city sit up and take notice. Among
the many things this class did while in
college was to inaugurate the senior .
parade, which is now an annual fea
ture, and also the practice of leaving
some memento behind for the use of
the college. The members of this class
are walking around in their shirt
sleeves with paint brushes on their ■
arms and red caps on their heads.
Whenever they get tired talking they
paint several signs and stick them up.
The announcement of honor awards
will be made this afternoon in chapel. 1
Graduation exercises take place tomor. I
row. 1
The Sphinx banquet, the debate on
woman suffrage in which the women 1
were decided against, and the junior
hop were events of last night. i
Thief Loots Frat House.
The arrival of a goodly percentage .
of “old men” made the auditorium look
“something like?’ -The dance didn't be
gin until late and lasted •considerably
later —until the stars began to wane, in
fact, and the gray light of dawn was '
beginning to shoot across the horizon.
While the dance was going on a
“gentleman thief" enterd the Phi Delta
Theta chapter house and carried off
a wagon full. Nice white trousers,
dress suits, fraternity badges, sofa pil
lows and athletic toggery were bun
dled in by the wholesale. The Phis are
walking about today tn their garments
of last night and with fear in their
hearts lest some vital secrets fall into
alien hands.
In spite of the fact that the junior
hop was carried into the “wee, sma”
hours, a number of breakfast parties
were given this morning and were well'
—though in spots sleepily—attended.
The law hop takes place tonight and
senior dance comes tomorrow.
Atlantans Are Promoted.
The Atlantans who received promo
tions in the cadet battalion were Cap
tains E. F. McCarty, Z. S. Cowan, J.
L. Robinson, Lieutenant and Adjutant
C. E. Caverly, First Lieutenant J. W.
Lindsay; Corporal Clark Howell 111.
The following promotions were an
nounced by Commandant Atkins:
Captains, E. F. McCarty, Z. S. Cow
an, B. H. Chappell, R. T. Goodwyn,
Warren Bothwell, J. L. Robinson, E. B.
Dunlap; first lieutenant and adjutant,
C. E. Caverly; first lieutenant and
quartermaster, C. C. McCrary; cadet
quartermaster sergeant, L. Michael;
color sergeants, C. E. Durden and J. B.
Conyers; first lieutenants, H. G. Har
wood, S. T. York Brewton, M. B. Coop
er, H. G. Kelly, E. I. Ransom, E. Cal
loway, Lindsay, J. F. Gray; drum ma
jor, G. A. Sanchen; first sergeants, R.
H. Patterson, H. M. McGehee, T. J.
Collins, F. Cheney. H. H. Welchel, J.
H. Moss; sergeants, F. C. Jordan, F.
Haselton, J. T. Hains, T. R. Ginn, C.
C. Chance, C. L. Gray, E. C. Westbrook,
J. Myers, F. M. Moise, Von Sprechen,
E. A. Bailey, A. Winter, B. J. Fletcher,
P. Merry, E. R. Pund, C. M. Brown, J.
I. Davis, C. B. Walker, J. Wade, J.
Popper, E. Blumenthal, M. W. Redd,
C. B. Foley, E. Patman; corporals, L, C.
Sheffield, Owens, B. K. Carmichael, W.
G. Allen, Dobbs, R. P. Griffith, R. P.
Bassett, M. Bassett, D. Felker, Maner,
Overstreet, C. Howell, E. C. Stewart,
W. Webb, E. M. Seabrook, T. N. Hen
dricks, D. R. Jones, E. McWhorter, C.
W. Rawsbn, N. H. Gillis, C. E. Cocke,
J. L. Gillis, J. M. Gunn, Hatcher, Na
than, David, J. R. Wood, H. West, Y.
D. Ray, S. B. Adair, W. If. McLain, W.
P. Price, J. C. Stewart, E. M. Cohen, H.
Akerman, C. B. Davis, E. Hardin, S.
Crump. W. B. Sparks, T. A. Maxwell,
P Abbott, H. G. Mitchell, W. K. Stan
ley.
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Two popular girls at th& University of Georgia commencement
week masque ball. On right, Miss Anglique Hart, of Baltimore.
On left, Miss Lois Boutsher, of New Orleans.
MAUD CUTSUP ON
PEJCHTRLE ST.
Maud, the mule, leaped from the
comic sheet this morning about 10
o’clock and landed squarely on Peach
tree street in front of the Candler
building. For fifteen minutes after she
decided to cut up a bit the street was
at her mercy,
Maud was attached to the fruit land
produce wagon of C. J. Baisden and
a gingercake darkey with a cat-o'-nine
tails was driving. As she passed the
Candler building the sight of men
working inside the bank arrested her
attention. She stopped and in order
to get a closer view ran to the side
walk. A belle of darktown started to
faint but as there was no ebony Romeos
about to catch her she thought better
of it.
Maud’s driver attempted to use the
cat-o’-nine-tails to some effect, but one
thundering kick from her so frightened
him that he threw the whip away.
Maud soon tired of the workmen and
wandered out in the street, apparent
ly to hail a street car. She did—bray
ing loudly. The motorman, however,
was a very imperious fellow and de
clined to stop.
Maud then placed herself in the mid
dle of the car track, dragging wagon
and gingercake driver all the while and
the car ceased its motion dutifully.
A traffic officer showed up about that
time. Maud saw him, when he drove
up. She did a side kick that reminded
the crowd of a Spanish athlete an<J the
cop retreated.
Htwing by this time gathered a side
walk full of people and several lines
of waiting street ears. Maud decided
that she had had enough of the lime
light for one day and started on down
the street.
"I knew I'd make her go derreckly,"
said her gingercake driver, flourishing
his recovered cat-o’-nine-tails.
VICE PROBERS ON
THE PEACHTREES
When the newly elected vice com
mission met at the city hall this aft
ernoon to continue its discussion of the
social evil, it received from a commit
tee which had been investigating con
ditions, a report which caused the
members to gasp in astonishment.
The report showed that more than
50 houses and 300 women were located
in streets other than the section known
as the segregated district, and many of
these places were in prominent resi
dence streets, even famous Peachtree
itself.
Names numbers and addresses were
given in full in the long list, which had
been prepared by plain clothes men
from the detective department. It In
cluded the following streets.
Peachtree, West Peachtree, Ivy, Ellis,
Courtland, Carnegie way, Houston
Madison avenue, Cain, Spring, Pryor.
Central avenue. Formwait, East Fair,
West Fair, Whitehall, South Forsyth
and East and West Hunter streets. A
number of apartment houses were in
cluded in the list.
Nearly member of the vice
commission joined in a round of the
tenderloin last night, going from place
to place, and asking hundreds of ques
tions in an effort to learn the real
state of things in Atlanta. Their con
clusions will probably be put in defi
nite form this afternoon. But the ques
tion has not yet been answered. None
of the members seem agreed on the
solution of the problem, and when the
time approaches for a final report and
recommendations a split in the com
mission seems certain.
tURIMCK ON
IS SEEN IN RAGE
FOR GOVERNOR
Holden’s Candidacy for Con
gress From Tenth Upsets the
Political “Dope Sheet.”
The announcement of former Justice
Horace M. Holden, of Richmond coun
ty. for congress from the Tenth dis
trict, has started anew' much specula
tion concerning the governorship race.
Not a few' politicians have taken
Judge Holden’s announcement to mean
that he has had a fairly straight tip
that Thomas W. Hardwick, who has
not yet announced for "re-election to
congress, will enter the governorship
race and leave the congressional field
to others whose ambitions call them to
that vicinity of political effort.
Others are able to see nothing what
ever In that point of view, holding that
the former supreme court justice Is
merely carrying out a long settled de
termination to contest with Mr. Hard
wick for congress this year, and that
the only effect his announcement at
this time will have will be to bring the
congressional situation In the Tenth to
an Immediate head and precipitate Mr.
Hardwick’s announcement for re-elec
tion.
What Will Hardwick Do?
Unquestionably the lone hope of op
position to John M. Slaton and Joe
Hill Hall for the governorship dwells
w'ithin Hardwick.
All attempts to Interest others have
failed—the last collapse being the
Hardman boom.
If the so-called Smith faction Is to
dispute seriously with Slaton or Hall
for the governorship this year. It will
put forward Hardwick. Hardwdck Is
the last bet the Smith faction has gu
bernatorially. and, many think, the
best.
If Hardwick runs for governor be
will get the hearty and wholesoul back
ing of the Smith clans—-no doubt about
that. He is a good fighter, and cour
ageous. If he gets Into the game he
will get In for scalps and gore.
At the same time, there is no doubt
whatever that those who love Jack
Slaton and Joe Hill Hall neither w’lsely
nor too well realize that It is mighty
late to get Into a row over the gov
ernorship.
If Hardwick elects to enter that row
he takes his political life In his hands —-
and there probably Is no man in Geor
gia who understands that more thor
oughly than he. At the same time he
has the grit—or the "nerve,” which
ever one chooses to call it—to do It, If
he thinks his side of the house de
mands the possible sacrifice.
Hardwick Is Ambitious.
Hardwick would like to be governor.
There Is no sort of mistake about that.
He has harbored gubernatorial am
bitions for years. He likely would be
in 'the race now had not the Wilson
fight gone to such disastrous defeat in
Georgia recently.
In the congressional matter Hard
wick feels that he has a bird In the
•hand. Whether he thinks It worth two
gubernatorial fowls in the bush Is
problematical, but quite likely.
The Impression Is that he will run
for congress again, and leave Slaton
and Hall to fight it out between them
selves In the matter of the governor
ship.
And even at that, he will have a bit
ter fight to hold what he has. For
Thomas E. Watson, a power in the
Tenth, is out In support of Holden.
Sees Walkover For Holden.
Tn discussing Holden, Watson In a
recent Issue of his Progressive Demo
crat said:
It seems reasonably certain that
Judge Horace Holden will have a
walkover for congress In the Tenth.
The judge is all right His pri
vate and public record are without
a blemish.
As judge of the superior court of
the Northern circuit, he made good.
As associate justice of the su
preme court, he made good.
Whenever he has come before the
people he has been indorsed, and I
predict for him an easy triumph in
his candidacy for congress.
Up one side and down the other, pol
iticians generally expect to see a Hard
wick-Holden-Watson fight confined to
l he Tenth congressional district, rather
than a Hardwick-Slaton-Hall fight
spread over the entire state.
Hardwick Welcomes Fight.
Hardwick is quoted as willing to trv
conclusions with Watson again, and it
Is thought thac he will welcome a fight
in the Tenth, if for no other reason
than that. He will rejoice mgre in de
feating Watson than Holden —for he
unquestionably will make Watson, and
not Holden, the object of his Imme
diate wrath.
No man is more cordially hated by
the Smith-Hardwick faction in Georgia
politics than Tom Watson. That fac
tion would rather chastise Watson
than anybody else in the world.
Maybe it can get the auburn Thued
scalp-lock by mixing it congressionally
rather than gubernatorially, and maybe
it is to be obtained in neither direction.
Result Is Important.
Many people have gone forth in
quest of the “red-headed" one’s scalp—
but, so far, the “red-headed” one has
managed to retain possession of it.
To have Holden defeated by Hard
wick now would seriously and last
ingly damage the political standing of
Watson; to have Hardwick defeated by
Holden now would seriously and last
ingly damage the political standing of
the Smith-Hardwick line-up.
Al! in all, and any way one looks at
it, the forthcoming fight in the Tenth is
to be one far reaching in its effect upon
Georgia politics generally.