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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. I Ilf AAI TF ff? 30 Extra Salesmen and Salesladies for the A f WM W I E, O BIG MILL-END SALE which will begin K 11 { * * " FRIDAY, JUNE 21st, at 9 A. M. Sick U.of G. Cadet Captamßeqins toßecover When His Company Wins ALUMNI “TAKE” UNIVERSITY AND ATHENS TODAY ■*— i ; y ' Bik\\ * / "S i r / iHH ditet 1 r ® )/ 1 ►. r .j.. v' 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. 4 fW & V->'\ v ,/gaa _j 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. \ isd JMHaF / r 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.