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BLUE RIDGE
State Committee Invalidates
Primary in Gilmer Because
of Evidence of Fraud.
T!" Demoeralic t-v niaw-
nntt<>' iHt. Thursday afternoon in\a! -
dated tin late jtidp sliiu pri i.oy n
GHimr count) and dci aivd 11 1.. I'a -
t< i>on, of Forsyth county, tin right; i
nominie of the Him Ridge cin nit. in
stead of Judge A New t Mori is. ol r-.hit
county, who was winner by some ■
majority, on tin- tact- of the n-tariis.
The committee, aftei i hearing w hirl
lasted two day s - eached a
ej- all evidence and argument find 1>« ■ t
Submitted. upon a motion of ( tntni'-
Beeman Alexander A La\ rente of
Chatham, that the Vontt sting jw-tiiton
•f Patterson be denied, and that Mo >
•©■declared the nominee of Hn- i im •
The Lawrence motion w; -i, rated
Hyt»a vote of 29 to 9.
New Primary Motion Lost.
A motion was then mad' to ord< ,
ijpw primary in Gilmer, and i to ,
'Ras turned down by tin com ,itn
Finally, Patterson wa formally •!<
• fared the party namin' • by ~ mam
inous committee vote.
The Lawrence motion had told the
sfOT) .
The committee voted in • wo.tivi
stesßlon. but lined up mt tin l.uwn-n,,
.ootkui as follows.
For the motion and Morri .1. \\
Uaytion, A. A. Lawrence. A W-hitako.
W, N. I> Dixon \V. <' Manin l> \V
Blair S. T Wofl.y, It. B. Huh .ml and
H, J*. Mclkleham
Voted Against Morris.
Ac a Inst the motion and Morris \\
6. "W est. G. R. Hutim-m. Alb-rt How
*>ll»Jt . J. A Brannen. A. S. Hard" V
R. Frier, W. I. MeElmurr iy. . -
Snodgrass. E H. Griffin \\ I-: Saun
iderr E. L. Rainey. .1 E. Hit) < - \\ U
.Harper. F. M. Longley. f l. Battle T
H. Persons. I. E Ilod-mhami r. B. II
Hardy, Joe Hill Hall. Roy I) Stubbs 11
Roberts, \V. I< Little, S. II Allen. '
Vinson, Alvin Goht.ki \ T Wood
•ward. «'. W Gridin. 1.. I> Shannon and
J. W. Palmer 29
Th.- Blue Bldg- ,-irciiit contest wa
orn of tin bittciist ever brought br
io’, e the -ttpreme council of the ] arty
Allegations of fraud in making up
th r-gi-tr itmn list.-, conducting the
e! 'mu. an. returning and -i-mpillng
t' ■ v■ r. mi .Ilian., d by dozen o,
wile se- whose t-stimony never wa
.• u< • i sfully at•ai-io'd.
The committee allow ed tin w. n-
Inti 'ide in the intro-duet! m of . \ di m
on bold -:<!• -, and the examination of
w itnesses, bo h dir. ■ t and > r>> wa-
< xhaustiv. ami tmhind’t ed.
Judge Moriis himself took th.- st..ml
ami denied s mil tie,•Bly may ol the
charges of fraud and intimidation pin, -
ticed in the election, and Bart i'o A
clerk of the superiot com i of G u. r.
right-hand Mortis pa usati mi ih, d.
of the entire controversy in Giltm i
backed the judge up vigor.,,,-i
Verdict Is Cheered.
The preponderance of testimony ap
parently seemed to the . .in'imitP-< . how
ever, to sustain amply tit. ,-i arg. s .>'
the Patterson contestants, and t ■ ■ ’
evident, even before , ballot ,as
spread, that Moriis st I ,« show
whatever to 'w in.
When Paterson w lie- ... . u.
nominee and tin fact 1. alo d on into
the capital corridoi . ptmd. tn on m
broke loose, and for several minute
the cheering was wild and y. nt
Late into the night the Kimball hou. .
lobby was fill'd w ith p, r-in dr . us
ing the judgeship rave and its oirumm-
Judge Patterson ming .-.i t w tli
the crowd in the Kimball, liter. M,>
ris returned to his home n \ n-i.tta
before the Verdict was ri-mbed by t
committee
Patterson will be elected in tin- rep
ttiat tn-tober .-lection. It t ~ .na
on the ticket as tin I Jeu -. i ■ < m>m
nee to he voted on by In prop;, of
the entire siatt .
CHICAGO STILL SWEATERS:
4 DEAD. MANY OVERCOME
CHICAGO. Ser* »■ X pr<vi.;<t f
weather tomorrow wa* held <> :• ; t- ,v
to swelterins; Chicapo !•> ’ . w . ( : n
rea u.
Aftei a <la> that touched i ere— .t
the fourth time m haty .wars S. ; ten
her , there was a > gi ■ i -I ■ f r , . t
a breeze that tin- v. ■•■ ■ . e i-. j•.
would be < t sh«e t ... i l.
from Ihe I eat \ < sit i < i \ \ l . ;
prostrations tre t» »•
29 PROFESSORS WORKING
IN BIG STEEL PLANTS
PITTSBI P.G. Sept C. I' -
summer 2k i. of. .- -o 11. on
and schools in 19 s; ,tc< hay, n • m-
I'ioyed in the mills of Bitt - .; just
for the expel ienc. Tiny w. : ,i-i on
an average of 2i> •cuts .n oi
about a month
KILLS HIMSELF WHEN H S
WIFE SPI
RL< * >M INGT« ».X 11.’ S
Thomas i > i>. i emji ■ t i
' Oielit slot *. s\ .i ‘ •
acid v itii f.i tai . - . t ■. iv
He w; ■ sp-'inh
det ,ih( •> I■ tu i to <
The Atlanta Georgian—Premium Coupon !
Thi» oupon wu b< ,-ept»d .it P- • :■ . Alabama at.. '
jas partial payment for any .'.<• , . , -»n • ,s c rt: tlitra. <
See Dr.■mum ■> .■ :• ■ !\ice J
Ac Clew to Mother Who Left Baby at Denot
TOT SENT TO ORPHANAGE
Or
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lliehali.y nlminloneil l»\ i|< mother at the I nioii depot
c'i er Ji ■■ h has liicii si nt lo (Ip. Iloiiie for the I-rieiidless.
Police Have Only General De
scription of Young Woman
Who Deserted Child.
. .
' 1 .it tfi I’niiiii ilcpiit, y <st f> ■ <Li y.
U V» (• to Ur>' <’;>!«•• I ‘hill .
ing io h’il«l ,iih| n« \< i < ilhui for j*.
• '“I hi tin llonir for tho 1 ,- ri« n<j-
,| ' , | In - I tl y mingste. .l ow and
“’'c '■■"'• -"il' pudgy f i , ,-,|| ip
wrinkly s-imlv you'd m-ver think it w’as
•> di-vc; t.'.i , pjd motberless and
ua m. ■
1 " I'ollci col d i■ :. s. a,, ii for
,At.c;no to Have hirst Woman Detective Agency
GIRLS TO TRAP CROOKS
Au.mia nay in-v, r hay .- real worn, n
I 1 ""'' 11 'ti w.-aring blue unii'oinis and
brass buttons and swinging clubs,
but
ttlantu - to havi omen de
te< ti'. s. di.-ssing ju t like any other
<1 -■ - ■ ' woman, to shadow ' t't Un
■ m.N and >\ .! mn-rs and ferret the
baffling m - i-i, . of tiie day.
it I* I- th'-y li mi’ be on'-thi- piyt'm’
• < i J : -Utas reg ida t ion
‘■Uy b'.i • ■) ■’. Imi 'III thi y'”l he
sleuths just the sam. with'all of the
i . i-i \. i.. t : ■r ' s| c. \\ ilni - -
In other Vio'iL. A’ ;io(u as in sinre
•i <h < Hii'm'i , :•■). ,i \voman> de-
« '' i i (he only «>ne
n iln riiit .| St ■
Ten nf ’Em of All Ages.
' 1 1. ;I a R<i ri:. i i w in- , - only
w< tl . 'D . t I'. • Ihe Sol.- ,
n L. hind tli'- n-ovi';i.t'i!i. ami will malse
1 •« I’D ' ■ ien ft a permit, so. tLe
Agency at the next meeting of (he po-
Ht - »n nisslon,
M• > «'.<r.i ■j . -i\ •> nt un zing
'■ ■ r < ‘ ' of f* min ii s 11; . - and w iII
i‘e i• id to p t t i-m e.n t t rail of
■■‘"O' < ns wii Ilin a S’hert time.
I " ten of th. ;, . of different
' . ■ p< I' -
i blondi - tn, b . ilong ami short
I "II ' -It:-'- t I -111-; ’I”. s Mr-. Bar-
I b. tht kind of
’ no; ;• in the hi st of
; n a .>r i n >♦ y ■• a i out t«» ’ind.
* ■ at hs will h.'
from olio;-
Th> r- ainin • i
•.' .. . l '•< air. - 1 ; n (I
I-i \f • •' !t '
i ■■ io: t d <<ti i • md -,i\ -
ti uost promising she ’
Nr : cO ‘-.- idle Local Divorces.
■ '■ ■ i.. .- t y . Mr.-.
-v, put her | ms.
I i ■' t' 1 <" iX »i ■ i;■ - •
■ • . nx <!.-
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'l’lii: ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1912.
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jtlie nmtiH r toda.x with litilr hope. The
des»i riptign ih»ii.rv. <if tip. woman
j who h;:mie<l the f.ihy'to Mis. I'leming
jnt <i Hiiii.-'it'd is xau’tir. 'l'tit-x know
>ie ‘ooh* <1 about 32 \ <••• rs old. was
ii' fix 1 syed in Ida'i \ and of prepoF-
-<ing appearance, but that is all they
do know.
Mrs l-'l» mins’, had at lirs»t planned
1“ adopt the eiiild, but her husband
was airaid that it might be late?
. c!aim<<l by the parents, and told his
"ifv to tur.i th" babx o\er to the po
• n after >onit' hours <c s. ai- h
i ing m» cle w v,.i. 1 o<md. <'hi. ; IL a ve?s
i h.ul .he baby tak-m in iaarg«- b> the
I l iom* for ihe I ri'-ndh ss.
e \ orps . en
w ho e.an iiaimie any kind of ease in
al, l»«] i "f t lie World, t lur \\ oi k w ill
,!ul be limited to am. pariit-ular >e< -
lion. We will eov. ; I!;,. hole world.”
1 rn »•< I! he hill on- jon in I his .<uen« ,\
f " ■ man and i’ hasn’t been tilled.
Mis Barnett sa - ,h wdi enga _e one
man to stay in the ollb e and look after
(he i a eurds and otln . odh e e: k.
Mrs. i’.urnett will be in direet ehaige
of her femimm sleut.is and will de
\°s' her linn’ •<> !■ r til ling ami .k
--tu. w m a < f < -st s.
A ‘ i>. Hi rm ■ i ,-t i MH.all\ v. ill app ar
belt e (he police commission. ou’Jine
Hr plans ot her pioposetj agency, and
• J k or the permit.
WATERWAY CONVENTION
AT ALBANY. GA.. OCT. 15-17
ALBANY GA. Sept The fifth
.mniial cmivi iitiou ot the M ssGsippi
l" At., .'ii ■ .- .ml \\ . tei ;i\ ,: ■ ih ia -
ii'-o will meet in \lbany October 15-17
l.i.olitrg waterwu' .iiivoi-.it -s of the
count! y have been invited to make ail
il
I ■ M -;s.-i. •;• to Ati.iiit’< inland
W.i t< rw ay u-so, i.u cm i< specifically in
terested in an inland waterway from
the Mi— ss'ppi river to the Atlantic
ocean. The project advocated by this
J' forms an impel tan. I’nk in
tii sy stem .’f , ent iniimis inland watet -
w. for tiie I’nit’ .1 States, bi-i.ri , it
I conne ts Ha M is--iss||>pi river mid the
I gulf io.'-t w ib tl-’ Xtlmitie ions',
I' ' of the parth'ula project advo-
I''iiteii by this assoeiiition : s now under
- iiieipm. ami otirpints have been
|lr. 'tably rcpoited by the engineers
1 FEi DOG BITES WOMAN
AND DEATH IS RESULT
ST. Lol ■ IS. S -pt 6. M < ('a; oiine
Si::.-,: yi'ii’-i ~!d. ibid a t ,-jje i'ity
bespit - apposi-dly fiom hydrophobia.
•is tit' !'-ult of being bitten by hci
Il et dog last Ap il. She was taken to
tin in tltution several hours befote by
( son. ami was offering from eon
»i ' synipton . ■ -
• - m ---l I'ni'.M ii’iism sin- first
! bl' l' i ■ ' ■ ■ . Iy< a, i
oumls w ■ i, !i w -re on 11’,- es.
" ; | am- mb x ha-'t' of her righ
im' ■ ■ i" ■* ) 1 s at thi turn- of
IPHTO REGRIK
m STREET IS
REJECTED
! Aiderman McClelland Takes
Lead in Killing Project—He
Brands Owners Fakers.
The project to regrade Ivy street
with S.io.oiui io ia- advgnet-d tin- citv
by tho prop, rty ow iters has It. . n turned
down. It w.. < Gowned upon bv ttte
aldetinanic board yesterday afternoon.
As the project was approved by a
la-ge majority of vouneil ~ • on
fi-iem-e committee from th.- two
branches of the gen- ral council will be
appointed ,-n the next joint mcoiing
to try to adjust the matter.
lit-- aldermaniv board appioved the
resolution to take s2."mi from each'.if
the funds to repave street anf j
South Boulevard to . egrade Georgia
■ ■ enue. It wa ■ • the rot k on
Georgia avenue and Fair street could
nor possibly be 1.-gun this year, while
the money was needed for Georgia
avenue.
Aiderman John !•;. M. < lelland. of the
p.-eond ward, took the load in killing
the Ivy Street project H. d.dared
that he was convinced that ifu $30,000
oil r of thy citizens p, pay the . ost of
the w ork w its a fak-
Calls it Inspired by Politicians.
'ltb.rman. James R. Nutting replied
that the aiderman did not know what
he was iaiking about. Alderman Mc
t'lell ind replied to him that the whole
present plan of street impt ovemOnts
was inspired by politicians.
, .so real plan ot improvement is at
tempted " he declared. "Ev.-ry effort is
to pacify someone with a semblance of
a publli i mpi o\ emenL”
e then turned to Aiderman Spratlin
and declared that the aiderman had
■ about-faced” on the Ivy street propo
sition.
Alderman Spiatiing stodd i.ip,i- a
I south side meeting apd dtp hired that
was nm in favor or th- Ivy sir. -t
( 1 -- 1 until Georgia a venue was im -
proved. He comes here now and dis
plays a friendly attitude to the
scheme.” said Mr. Mcl’lelland.
Aide; man Spiatiing orotest.-d that he
was misundei stood. He said h<- sim
ply favored postponing work on Ivy
str .-i until I’i-.i hire was flni-ited.
. He said that By str.-.-t and Georgia
, avenue should be improved simulta
neoasly .
Aiderman V’an Dyke decla.; d that
,1110 provision had b< n mate for the
repaving of P.-achtrev str-i t wla re it
now is bling regraded. II ■ s-iid there
did not seem to b a chanc to gel
, this str.-et repaved this year ai;<! he
I warned his coli.'agm s that titer, would
. b. an awful howl about this condi
tion from the eitiz. i.s.
Hurt Flays McClelland.
“It ould I'-- a mo fc.o - policy
to tear up the two most used thor
oughfares fiom the north sio. to the
eenter of the city at the same time.’'
he said.
Wh.-n Joel Hurt. an. of the- citizens
promoting the l.y street i:a|-ro\■ m< nt
' than, was told of thi action ,f the
meeting n.e said :
| 'Alderman M< 'leiianil is th< most
‘ bomb.istii polit i.l.i a waliti: my l.i;--.-. I
edge. His charge that th- .S3(M><in off.-i
is a lake i- frai.'dul r : and untrue. He
1 took advantage of ti • abs. nee of some
. of the adyo at. sot o ivy st;, et mu
ter at lite meeting of the aldermaniv
board to misrepresent tiie true situa
tion ami help lause the defeat of the
measure.
"I am enroll d at hi opposition ol
' some of file I " ini- of thi Peavliire.
r !plan. I have alway- been cog,; in my
• support of I’e.i,mt i developments
’ I Also. Ivy -tr et is , connecting street
I wit h the prim I| 11 a. ; ■ iI. - of the sou til
side Both sections ought to support
it." *
w i n matter ante up to tak<
> «<;, ihui ft.mi i-'ai: str-, t ami Poiilei aid
1 for tli ' <h'ot gia avi-nm vo- k A Idermar
.Met’! land again pro . st. d. ami tool-, a
■lnn at Alderniun .l.'im-s It Warren, of
the T j,„ al ( |
Warren Accused of Sad Faith.
lb .. id that Alderm n Warr 11
not i’ presenting 'he sentine ut . .]>,■ ~. •
’ ed ut the mass mo-ling of snut.ll s 1 ie
■ citizens. That semiment. h< said, was
that th. smith ide should i. it give uii
■ : uy improvement that had been pi'oin
; ised. He said the peoi le v anced-Geot
' gi t avenue imprmed. but mat Hwy da!
not w ish to > u-rifn . < vei ything else.
H 11, -ii <. in l.ad got 11 ; !■■ enough
■ | promised, in the ltrs, place
1 Mdeiiiiun Wair.n d. lurid that It.
' was tepr. s.mtmg tli. s< aliment ! 'i'
' s-ction. and that t'oi ' -ilman tnville
1 Hilt, not ll<-. was lie- f-illiel of the
resolution.
A kit i ■ ...Ia ,V‘l-- 1r I .-.I t ial
'i < ’ouncl Ima n Hill iw-l ..>lh-d I'm up
i licit -ay and told ' ,n |o I’.glit 4 .---
olution. He said that <’oum iiman Hall.
’ I who storied the Gemg.a avenue light,
1 j was now out of it.
i Ai Warren aid that if Conn-
1 on nan Hall wou-d tell him be wasnot
iin f ivor of th, resolution he would
. ! vote .'.gainst it.
Aldviinan Madtlox sought to be fa e
tioi.s by saying to M.ietm. •- Mci'lel
land that In- would take all th. blame
for the wholesale vhaige.- ot politics
I■ ': \ b i iii mM. ' ' uni had mmb
"I iiavc* already luamled you as a
>| member of the political 'ring.'" de-
‘ el.,' co Ah' - i in Mei ;h ll< ml.
I .'.id -i t.ian McClelland did not have to
. | make a tight to kill the resolution at
i proprciting Slbm to nd th. mayor and
i tw o m.-nibi rs of count i| to the eonven
; tion of Atm ..an I. mm- of Mu
|uh ipal'ti. s. . - hi announeed h wo.ild.
I T'.'V O ler ,111'1)'!'. ■.. w i>. !i i :--i - i.ui
I of Alderm Mi . ■ ■ ■
SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
J
By JAMES B. NEVIN.
It ■ in iiolities no ess than .11 .-ve-r.v
--' g - haps, th.- little arid seem
."g'y ' ineor: , ou< tial things that count
J
| .'W!
li 1
the heaviest in
i th>- long run.
Wh•• n young
I Mr Patterson, of
■ Valdosta, son of
(Judge H L. Pat
terson, at that
time eontdstant
for t iu- Blue Ridg
judg -ship ' nomi
nation, went to
Ellijay, in Gilmer
county. a few
days after th
primary in which
he heli, ved if'.s
old lath. ■ had
been wronged, he
was ettiscd for a
"damn spy," w t .s
i 0.1 <1 .1 I. at 111- . , ,
h altlnest liii.’g lie v.oulo c.
to —g. ; out if t.ow.'n.” was refill*,-I ad
missioti to tin room in the bout t hmi«.-
win i" th" alleged counting of the vote
was taking t l.i.e. and otherwise wa
in! imidated a;. I mistreated.
Th.-ii circumstance, within Itself, and'
liojn a strictly legal standpoint, was
relatively unimportant. It proved no
wrong it, the nomination, and it es
tablished m> fact directly in point.
But when in . alm. gentlemanly, dis
passionate tm-o- it .'as related bef."e
the eotnmitie ' reste'day. it produced a
powi rful effect, and one' distinctly utt
i'ay (liable to the Morris . nd ol the con
l : ■■> I ■-y . . .
Young ' M I'-t.-ismi brtir. nt* jm ■
evidently t> d of a ei.an-eul gtnitlc.-
iiian. He was a stranger to the com
mittee. in : as he was a strung, in
Ellijay. Ho had no credentials with
him other than that he was the son
of the "old man." and -the "old man"
being outrageously wronged.
No one t< still, d that young. Mr. P'tt
t- .- n eoip’m-ted himself in Ellijay
oth. .ise .tlian .-is a man of.-.nse and
poist should conduct himself, even un
der aggravating con litions.
The "iou'i.,l hpusi" .li’andling of Pat
terson in Ellijay■■ reaet. d heavily upon
h ■ tat la '•TM'tPje'g in the fihi-h.
With.,at in arty way seeking to em
phasize the humiliation to which the
eommitte ;'s finding subjects' some pai
tie- to the coni. ov< ;sy concluded on
y i sle'day . it may bo su’d in perfv-.-t
truth and candor that the committee's
.i" li.. is o'li oved.
Conlmenf about the’hotel lobbies last
night and today was distinctly of a
kind . on nemlat' ’-y of the verdict.
The Morris defense was almost wiiol
!y te-. hnh-aj. It was t | '.un.dC.<l upon the
'.lit >ry that, even if fraud idid ehar-
ii i.Tize th.; . I etion in Gilmer, th. re
sult would not have- be. n reversed had
it not been comnijtte-J—that Morris
must have won in the final count by
a margain of some 64 votes, wherever
the fraud may have fallen. indeed,
fraud was not denied so much by the
dr fens as- its operation was sought to
be 0-. an :cal:\ arrested merely.
The theo y.of the contestant was that
rios- fraud was p.'.o-thed and of ucu
charter that the .-ntiie judgeship
• le. tion in Gilmer must have been in
valid. and that the fraud was funda
mental--and pa; t'ctiiarly so in that it
began tn that v..it-'h is a er-'rc.iuisitr to
■■ Ii elections in Georgia tht legistra
tion list.
It was aiug.-J and matnt a it; ‘ d that
mums we■Loth illegally added to and
taken Horn tin- legistration lists used
in Gilu • . and that this was done by
a '.'inmittc.- composed entii.-ly of Mor
ris partisans.
It also was all. - . .1 and maintaitied
tA A A J Jl e Boys’ Fall
School Clothes
I' ii s a yt el |-d ft >sed b<>\ y.m send to <chm''
It X|i»nd;;\ iiioriiino ii s ._| ll( pt iliinjj for <>\er\
I '"' 'F'L' r‘ ' : *""L '" r v, "i- foi‘ thf lan. lor the school at
0r" lei P
yAj.* y ”7 Xi'hiiy chillies sot !>py s are splendid pn
J— fjgc ''"-I.' builders. Mi si-; doilies lor Bo\s an
'"''h '" r nobbiness and wear. They hn\t'
-/"a jc i'*Bs c : Dave (he <|U.'tiily ilia! -iiryios such eti
Aft E I )<iiib!>‘-lir -,is| ed and Xorfolk models for fai
j Flue, gray or brown mixtures, and Idue serg'
$5. GG to $16.50
s
QxSx’/ '’XI? s l I'l S. vviili extra pair ol
(HL trousers io match
tl $5.00 to $12.50
rl® B feL
1 ' A S OYS’ SHOP 2nd Floor
7 V-K The shoes tor Goys that fit well
\ and wear well are to be found in
our Men’s Shoe Department.
GEO. MUSE CLOTHING CO.
that Patte son not only was denied all
representation at the polls in Gilmer,
but that every manager and clerk par
ticipating; in the holding of the elec
tion was a Morris partisan.
'The compilation of the returns, fol
lowing the so-called primary seems to
haye beer, a grim joke—with a decide .
back kick in it. as events finally made
evident.
The point in the enti.e proceeding
that seem'S to have impressed itself
most emphatically upon the commit
tee was that Gilmer county, by its
fraudulent elections, was making im
possible the fair nomination of any
man to office in the Blue Ridge cir
cuit unless Gilmer ag:e d.
"It would be bad enough." said, on
committeeman.. “for Gilmer county to
practice its methods within its own
boundary. It would be a deplorable
state of affairs if Gilmer's venal elec
tions we:e confined exclusively to lo
cal matters. But when an entire
judicial circuit is subjected to y icto
ri< us fraud through the acts of a
vicious. ■ electorate in one county, and
when that county undertakes to dom
. mate unrighteously al! outside but
equally interested territory, it is high
time to call a halt.”
Chairman’ William J. Ha: is has
been universally complimented upon,
the fairness of his rulings and his al
ways evident purpose tn give both sides
to the unfortunate Gilmer county tight
the widest latitude in setting forth its
Mr, Ha.rts, app.a-ed to early in the
proceedings to rule out this or that
evidence, informed the committee that
lie propos-'-d to rule cut nothing what
ever.
"This committer' is composed of in
telligent men. It is sitting as both
judge and jury It is able to discrim
inate between the relevant and the ir
relevant. I am not a lawyer, and d>
not understand th intricate rules of
evidence invoked in eouit house pr.i
eeed'.ngs. 1 am presiding here to see
that justice obtaim f do know tha
Wilru sses may testify as this commit
tee in its wisdom sees fit to permit
them." sa'd Mr. Harris.
This ruling undoubtedly prolonged
the hearing, but it helped mightily to
bring about a result founded upon truth
on the stand.
Attorn ys on both sides of the Gil
mer contest ire to bi- congratulated
upon the;.- conduct of the hearing.
Nece-sa:ily loose, ano unmindful of
the U'.titl niceties and distinction in
sisted upon in lite court room. the
hearing nevertheless was. particularly
in its finish, admirably carried along.
Rep.,-s tiling Judge Mor is wile Lu
ther Rosser, of .Atlanta, and Robert
Hardeman, of Jefferson. J. Z. Foster,
of Marietta, and D W. Blair, of Ma
rietta.
Re|.r-senting Judge Patterson wi re
: 11. H. Dean, of Gaine.-ville; J. I). Kil
| patri' k. Ca'l Hutcheson and Sam Hew
j lett, of Atlanta; Thomas A. Brow n,
| Sam Allen anil A <•. Dupree, of Blue
Ridge; C L. Harris, of Cumming, and
A H Burts, of Ellij.l .
The published statement that ,1.
Randolph Anderson, of Savannah, was
one of the Mort is attorneys was a mis-I
tak'-. Mr. Andi is.>n had no connec
tion with the ease whatever.
It is questionable taste to asset-; that
■I. I>. Kiipat rick's concluding .cgurm-nt
sot the coni,-slant was the very best
speech delivered in the hearing?
Anyway, it was decidedly!
T. B. FIGHTS ID
TO WIN N. DAKOTA
J
Attacks Taffs Reciprocity Plan
as Working Injury to the
American Farmer.
GRANDFORKS. N. DAK.. Sept.
in his invasion of Not th Dakota to.j;
colonel Re.osevelt attacked Pt.-si., ,-
Taft's reciprocity theory. Talking •
tiie farmers, the ex-president declat<..
that w hile he favored ; eciproeity.
learned upon looking V l '" the seit.
put forward by Mr. Taft that it w
utterly- unsuited to tiie demands or th.
farm owner.
"if we ar. to have reciprocity,",
said, "we must not have the kind ,e.-.:
will work to the disadvantage of ot:
farmer. Hi is the man we nuts' ) .
tect. We can not afford to bring |>r.,,
nets into this country that will ,-ip
dow n the farniei s' profit."
Roosevelt < xplalned that he wa.-
to believe that Mr. Taft's reciproi
program gavt ample protection to t
fa; trier, and w hen he found that it di :
not he was against it.
Waging Vital Campaign,
The trip into North Dakota is
garded by the Progressives as om
the most vital in the colonel's cam
paign.. He makes half a dozen sp< , - hi
in th. state before winding up toni-J
at Jamestown. Senator LaFollctt
carried North Dakota in the sprm..
primary and is lighting the Roost-ve ■
party. The Roosevelt manage
I).-ye they can swing the state to th?
colonel, but admit that, it will tak
desperate campaign to do it Govern."
Johnson, of California, will later Him.
tin- state and a horde of Progressi.
orators will follow.
Roosevelt will leave tonight for Mm.,
tuna.
Aftei his rxptrience of yesterday ~.
Minneapolis and St. Paul, the ex-p
idem feels confident of carrying Mai.
nesota.
■‘TAMA JIM” WILSON TO
TAKE STUMP FOR TAFT
CHICAGO. Sept. 6.—Secretary of W
ilculture James A. Wilson will tak- il"
stump for Taft early in October. 11.
".ill tour the middle West. Tip. an
nouncement was made today at Re
publican national headquarters here.
SCHWAB’S BAND PLAYS TO
CROWD OF 25.000 IN RAIN
NEW YORK, Sept. ' 6.—Chat’<
Schwab, steel magnate, brought m
Bethlehem band to New York and en
tertained them on Broadway. The-,
the band entertained 25.n0n persons in
the rain in .Central park.
SOCIALISTS CAMPAIGNING.
HALTON. GA.. Sept. 6.—The Socialists
have advertised a public meeting at r ■■
court house here for Saturday astern,
at 3 iTcloek. when their candidates. O 11
Moulton, for state senator, and .1 I-
Lasewell, for representative, will a,
dress the vmers. Mr. Moulton will vc-
Murrav and Gordon, the other two com
ties of the district.
g thus
L.n. 1 W WEEK
Mats. Labor Day, Tues.. Tburs., Sat.
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