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ATLANTA 1910 L- 22 PAGES VOL. I. NO. 39 I . ' " U J*- L »l M. >>, ML 1 The Atlanta Georgian. ATLANTA 1910 22 PAGES ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1906. T>OTr*Tr. ,n Atlanta TWO Oats. J. IVlGllr. on Trnlua riVS Ceota. MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE PACK BIG AUDITORIUM i TO HEAR DEBATE BETWEEN SMITH AND HOWELL Great Crowd of Men and Women Brave Heat of the Evening to Hear Joint Discussion Between Atlanta's Two Can didates for Governor of Georgia. Both Speakers Receive Ovation But Mr. Smith Holds Sympathy of a Large Majority of the Audience—Mr. Howell Speaks Under Difficulties. The sympathy of at least two- thirds of the crowd of 6,500 peo ple which went to the Peachtree auditorium last night was with Hoke Smith in his joint debate with Clark Howell on the issues involved in the gubernatorial cam paign. * Mr. Smith was at his best and handled ridicule, scorn and sar casm in an effective manner. Mr. Howell was at a disadvantage. The -..crowd was "H' llin * t ! Jmj 1 to beaui with, and Mr. Smith" in opening had put him on the defensive. At the conclusion the Smith ad herents gave vent to enthusiasm which the efforts of the officers and those in charge of the meet ing had partially held in check. Mr. Howell was also the recipient of many congratulatory hand shakes, but the enthusiasm ap peared forced, not spontaneous and genuine as did the Smith en thusiasm. Text of Speeches. Freight rates, corporation con-- trol of the political machinfery, the close relntionhip existing be tween the pnid employees of the railroads and the stntehousc offi cials and the inconsistencies of Mr. Howell were the burden of Mr. Smith’s argument. Mr. Howell devoted 61 minutes of his hour and a half in personal criticism of Mr. Smith, first for his connection with the Piedmont bar and his personal liquor account, credited in red ink on the ledger of the bar by one-third owner's discount;his attempt to control the state Democratic executive com mittee when Parker was nominnt id for president and,his desire to have a resolution adopted con demning Tom Watson for run ning for president, and seeking to prevent Populists from voting for him, together with an attempt which fell rather tint to defend the railroad commission and place himself in the position of favor ing a reduction in freight rates. How Debate Began. Mr. Smith had the opening and the concluding. .Mr. Howell came in between. Mr. Smith spoke for an hour, beginning with freight rates and running the gamut of the political sins of Mr. Ilowell and the ring in Georgia. Mr. How ell followed, and in a speech of an hour and a half told the audience what Mr. Smith had done and how he was seeking to disrupt the Democratic party in the state. Mr. Smith concluded in a speech of half an hour, severely arraign ed Mr. Howell for certain asser tions Mr. Howell had made. Mr. Ilowell had entered the au ditorium fifteen minutes ahead of Mr. Smith, or at 7:47 o’clock. He was accompanied by Roby Robin son and Tom Egb-ston. Charles T. Hopkins, his manager in Fill- ion county, was already on the. ilage, as was John Bnifeuillet. hit manager in the state at large. Mr. Dowell was given a rousing re- eeption. and it looked as if Mr. tduith could not be accorded a 1 greeting any more cordial. Mr. Smith Was Dramatic. Mr. Smith timed his arrival to a nicety, however.' The speaking had been announced to begin promptly at 8 o 'clock. There were several false alarms, the cry being ruised that Mr. Smith was coming. This created an impatience. The crowd got used to the presence of Mr. Howell, and when Mr. Smith did arrive there was a tremendous burst of enthusiasm. Mr. u ~nith ’n imtMhWM rlrnmntir lie sustained the dramatic quality all through the evening. His first twenty minutes of speaking was rather dull, the speaker dealing principally with figures to show how the railroads had grown and prospered under the ring rule. He said he had entered the raco for governor in response to what he believed a call from his fellow Georgians; he went on to say that his entry had been hastened somewhat by the dire threats of Sir. Howell to expose him. Sir. Smith never attempted eloquence. His was a speech of sledge-ham mer blows, cold facts, sarcasm and ridicule. Mr. Howell’s Trying Experience. Mr. Howell had been called for by the crowd repeatedly. At times both Mr. Arnold and Mr. Hopkins had to plead for quiet. The police officers—who did excellent work, by the way—seemed powerless to preserve perfect order in the vast throng. When Mr. Smith con eluded his first speech Mr. How ell was received with a mingling of cheers, hoots and catcalls. It appeared as if there was about 200 Smith supporters in the audi torium who came for the express ed purpose of making it impossi ble for Mr. Howell to be heard. The sneaker went bravely for ward, however, and spoke for the first hour under the most trying circumstances. These interruptions were at tributed by the few impartial hearers to the tactics adopted by Mr. Howell in attacking Mr. Smith personally. At the end of the hour, when Mr. Howell went to the issues involved in the cam paign, and told something of the efforts made by Mr. Smith to con trol the state machine, the crowd gave him a more attentive hear ing. Mr. Smith took full advantage of his closing time. He asserted that Mr. Ilowell had persecuted him at every turn in his life ever since Mr. Smith purchased The Atlanta Journal. An intense scene of ’ enthusiasm was created when Mr. Smith, replying to Mr. How* Jl’s charge that Mr. Smith had not used the money from the Pied- PRINCIPAL8 IN 8MITH- HOWELL DEfATfclN CHARACTERISTIC ATTITUDE8. OPINIONS OF THE MEE TING What Mr. Smith Said. After the debate, Mr. Smith said: “I am very much pleased with the meeti I have a right to bef" ’ J o you think •V .... What Mr. Howell Said. Mr. Howell said' i .. f ‘‘I have no doubt whatever but that-I will carry Fulton county.” What Mr. Arnold Said. Reuben Arnold, chairman of the executive committco of the Fulton County Hoke Smith Club, sair: “It was a great meeting and it was all Mr. Smith’s way." Mr. Hopkins Said Nothing. Charles T, Hopkins, chnirman of thtf executive committee of the Fulton County Clark ^lowell Club, declined to make a state ment. HOKE SMITH TELLS WHERE MONE Y WENT; REVEALS A SECRET Tbo strongest climax reached In the debate, followed by the most dramatic scene of the evenlns,' came when Mr. Smith. In his rejoinder, referred to Mr. Howell's crltlctlsm of his connec tion with the Piedmont bar. Mr. How ell had charged that the proceeds from Mr. Smith's part .Interest In the bar had not been devoted to charity, as Mr. Smith had claimed, but that they had been applied toward paying the mort-. gage on Mr. Smith's Interest In the ho- Mr. Howell had followed this charge with the reading of a tran script of Mr. Smith’s personal 'hccount with the bar, as taken from the Fled- mont bar. This transcript gave Items of liquor pruchased by Mr. Bmlth at various times, and the total account was shown to be credited In red Ink by one-third owner's discount. The Introduction of this feature by never once displayed temper or impatience. He was the same -even-tempered, sincere man that his friends know him to be. Mr. Smith was earnest almost to sol emnity except when he indulged in ridicule. Then he displayed that characteristic of brushing Mr. Howell had been received with re!• i«h by his admirers, evidenced In laughter and shout* of encouragement for the speaker and ridicule for tho object of his attack. When Mr. Bmlth arose for, his re joinder there was an unusual scene on the part of his adherents all over the house. Hundreds of them rose to their feet and with cheers and waving of hats and handkerchiefs gave evidence of their unshaken confidence and loy alty. Mr. Smith first devoted himself to Mr. Howell's record In the senate; then to further reference to freight rates. Then he sold; "But let me come to his charges against me. Oh! I will make them hear,** replying to a remark from the audience. "1 went to come to his charges against me. He says that 1 never used any of the money that came from that bar for charity. He mode the statement, but I am sorry for man who will make statements doesn't know anything about. My friends, It has not been my purpose to refer to what became of that money, have not paraded It. I havo never wanted to. A man he put up to ask me questions brought It out, and he has MAY JOIN FACULTY OF VIRGINIA COLLEGE STATE UNIVERSITY WANTS MI8SI88IPPIAN. It Is Learned That eH Is Think ing Seriously of Accepting the Position. By Prlvato Leased Wire. Washington, Juno 9.—A local news paper says Representative John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, the floor lead er of the house Democrats and an aspirant for tho senatorial toga from his state. Is seriously considering proposition to retire from publlo life at the end of the present session of congress to accept tho chair of econom ics and political history at the Univer sity of Virginia. Mr. WIHIamn* friends In the house ere astounded to learn that not only as the distinguished Mlsslsslpplan giving serious thought to tho matter, but that recently ho stated In a more or less formal way that he would b«* perfectly satisfied to retire from the ‘Ileal arena rind spend the lent of life as a member of tho faculty of that famous Institution of learning, founded by Thomas Jefferson. The board of visitors of tho Unlver- r, of Virginia, " til' h ts the supreme ivernlng body of that Institution, has been casting around for some time to find an eminent American to fill the newl>, i rented t hull of er.)n.,iHh*H and political history. Former Benator Tow no, now a Tammany representative In the house, was thought to have been decided on, but the position was not tendered him, a* It was learned that Mr. Towne desired more active work Millies. hen It Is understood that the board of visitors agreed that John Sharp Williams was an Ideal man for the ce, although It waa not seriously */«»eved that the minority leader, ow ing to his prominent place In the Dem ocratic ranks and his well-known am bition to represent his state In the senate, Would accept the position, even If It was offered to him. ATLANTA BAR WORST IN ALL THE COUNTRY, SAYS LEWIS W.THOMAS' Sizzling Session of the Association Held Saturday. SOLICITING BUSINESS THEME* OF DISCORD Regular Line-Up Formed Alter Dr&matlo Dinclusion As to Bar'i Purity. and has tended to make him the suc cessful lawyer that he is. The crowd was not fair in its treatment of Mr. Ilowell. It can not be charged, however, that the Smith adherents packed the meeting. There were too many mont bar for charitable purposes, i people and they were representa- told that the school children of; tative not only of Atlanta and Atlanta were getting their books j Fulton county, but of the state, free and that hi* money was buy-1 Mr. Smith had the opening and ing them, and that the Piedmont his speech in full is printed in this bar profits were a part of that issue of The Georgian, as are also 1 the speech of Mr. Ilowell and Mr. |.Smith’s rejoinder. of a Mr. Smith was inrtodured by low-j Reuben Arnold and Mr. lioweil and I by Charles Hopkins. It w Mr. th hail tbe auppor >rit;. of the ero-vil Mr. retained his ,mp< aside everything in his way which harped on It ever .lnc«. I have never referred to It In a apeeeh from that time to fht, moment, but the poor chil dren of Atlanta are receiving their books free today from that money.*' The effect of the declaration was electric. Men apran* to fhelr feet with •houts or Joy and women cheered and waved their handkerchlefe. It waa the first time that It had been publicly announced where the fund of 11.001) placed In the hands of the board of education laet summer for the pur chase of school hooka for th® poor children of Atlanta came from. Tl»- money had been (Iren to the board with the distinct provision that the source from which It came should re main a secret. The gift attracted considerable Inter est at the time, and there was no little speculation as to the Identity of the donor. All efforts to discover this were unavailing at tbe time, end It had re mained a seefet until ia.t nlKht- The i Kiircnt of Ite revelation waa a ’rari.atlc one. FOREIGN LABORERS ARRIVE INJRUNSWICK 0ERMAN8 AND 8WEDE6 BEING IMPORTED TO WORK IN COTTON MILL8. fipctfal to Tbe Georgian. Brunswick, Oa^ June t.—The ad vance guard of the aquada of foreign laborer*, whom It la proponed to bring Into tbl* section, ha* arrived, af 1 con- flat* of eighteen German*. These men are now at work at tha mJH of the Taylor-Cook Company, find have quar ter* 1n the small hou*e* near the mill Another squad—deri la scheduled to reach i.ere anoui 29. ami still other aquada will until the two hundred men have given employment. If the work of these others will he brought Opening In a wrangle that carna near ending In ut^er discord and 111 feeling, tho meeting of the Atlanta Bur latlon Saturday morning at the court house, cloned with a quotation of Hcrlpture by W. II. Hulsey, who raised Ids voice above the dtn of the voices of U>e discordant member* and said: 'Behold |u>w pleasant uml good a thing It !h for nrethfen to dwell to gether In unity.” Saturday morning had been the appointed time for tne meeting of members of the old Atlanta Ra Association, when the rules and by- luws of tho new association to he formed and Incorporated under the law of Fulton county were to be read and voted on. There wiui a hard fight to defeat any organization, und for a time It looked fte If the meeting would end In those *galn*f the new organization leaving the court room, but they stayed until the end. The Atlanta Bar Association has never hud any regular organization un der a charter, and for several month* movement has been on foot to bring this about. The rulea and by-laws read Haturday morning, and on one provision contained therein was made the light which resulted In some hot wonla being passed by Judge Bpen- cer R. Atkinson, Reuben Arnold, Luth er Ilosser, Harry Alexander and oth ers, while Walter It. Broun. In an ef fort to stay the wrath of some of t*/- members, moved that no action he tak en by the association until the occa sion of the annual barbecuo In Septem ber when every one would be feeling good. "Atlanta Bar Worat In Country," Lewis Thomas created a sensation when he made tho statement that the AtlantA bar was the worat In the country. A hum of voices went over the head* of tho lawyers and the court room waa packed with them. It seemed evident that there was to he a discussion that would start some thing. A few lawyers who were In the rotunda came running Into the court room and listened to Mr. Thomaa* ar raignment of the Atlanta Bar Associa tion, many of the momber* of which ho declared were guilty of violating all the rule* of legal ethic*. Soliciting bualnaaa—It waa noticed abide by the rule that the lawyer* u*ed thla term but seldom—was the trouble of which I AtkL Lewi* Thomas waa complaining. In and by-laws, the entire dlacusalon thla term waa but | While there we seldom referred to, the lawyers prefer- ing made, and g» ring to aay "unclean practices," or**rto- every part of th« latlon* of legal ethics.” "Soliciting bus- i if. Hulsey arose n I ness" was almost a forbidden phrase, to quote n little and when Harry Alexander arose. In once prevailed, at response to a cal! from many of th# .and, looking at members of the association, he created ; association seated atlc when he deplored the fact that solemnly, yet with many of the lawyer* of Atlanta solicit- eye: ed business; he said It was unfair to "Behold how* plei the otherm, to the young lawyer* cepe- thing It In f >r hie dally, and he waa heartily In favor of gather In unity.” the "grievance committee,” which j The meeting adjo should Investigate the practice# of members of the association when It seemed necessary. Alderman James L. Key, after stat ing that he, for the first time since he started the practice of law, waa going to raise his voice In a meeting of tha association, *ald If there were any members of the bar guilty of “unclean practices," they should be “kicked out.” Mr. Key spoke at some length and waa frequently applauded by those In favor of the “grievance committee.” Judge Atkinson Dremetlo. Judge Spencer R. Atkinson grew dra matic In his defense of the Atlanta bar. lie wa* opposed to the organization and said he did not believe an uncleaA man could be a lawyer. He said that no member of any grievance commit tee should ever challenge an act of hla. Chairman B. F. Abbott was having a hard time keeping any order and after the clone of Mr. Alexander's speech, thoro wore call* of “Question," “Move we adjourn,” "Point of order," and every other known device of parlia mentary proceedings. Finally the mo tion to adjourn wa* insisted upon, but Reuben Arnold’s motion to lay th# the motion to adopt the consti tution on the table was called for. The vote resulted ih 6e ayes and 11 noea. There wit* prolonged cheering by these favor of tho new organization “QuEstiunJ*! tlons to adjourn, tried to get the members of the association to de fer n« tlon until the second .Saturday In Hoptcmber, the day for toe annual bar- Nicue of the Atlanta oar. Ill* mo tion was lost, following which a mu tton to adjourn fared tho name fate. "Boya, Let's Adjourn Anyway!" Reuben Arnold arose when the mo tion to adjourn was lost, and said, "Well, boys, let’* adjourn anyway.” Cries of "hold on, hold on," followed, and the opposition to the new asso ciation, who were only slightly In the minority, seated themselves, and the motion to adopt the constitution, con taining the grievance committee the fZ.f.o annual dues anil other minor rules, were adopted |>y a majority vote of about ten. A letter Ircm Julius I. Brown wa* read by Hecretary W. P. /(Ill, In which tho former offered to donate his law library to the Atlanta Bar Assocta- to he known a* the J >*eph n Law library, in memory of his father. The offer was made provided unty commission*'!* would pro vide that a fl library fee should be attached to the costs of eevry case tried In the city court of Atlanta, and that a room at the court house should he prepared by the commissioner* for * the hooks. After a rising vote of thanks for the offer, the letter waa referred to the executive c mimittee. "New Asaoeiatien a Fraud." Luther Z. Rosser arose at this point nnd sal*] he tor one was »ppos«Ml to the new association as being a fraud, u dirty fraud, as he said later In talk ing to some friends, while Judge At kinson said as the member* who fa vored tho amendment had a i>oorer opinion of the Atlanta har than he did. he would have nothing more to say ana 1 lajorlty, idulged as Judge o sign the rule# nl dls big In W. dd he w ould like scripture. Quiet at d he raised his head, he member* of the before him. said li a twinkle In hi* good SMITH THE OBJECT OF HIS OWN CHARITY DECLARES HOWELL One of the manifestly effective fea ture# of Mr. HoweH'a criticism of Mr. Smith waa hi* reference to the latter's Interest In tbe Piedmont bar and hla charge as to the purpose to which the proceeds therefrom were devoted. The reading of the transcript of Mr. Smith's personal account with the bar, ahow- i iffhati at various times of rhUky and I Swede was received du* June | the entire au delight by M Ines. and credited In red third owner's discount,” with manifest Interest by Jlence and wltb especial . Howell's adherent*, aid Mr. Howell, "that ev- Mr. Smith's profits from In th** Piedmont bur ly his mortgaged Indebt edness for hla Interest in hotel, and that It has n to charity, as he told mj Hutchins, at Tallapoosa, Ins asked him, "What ui terest In the Piedmont i have the proof here—an I script of Mr. Sn .t from the hotel hdger, a!nce February. 19"3. Mr. personal ting the li#* Piedmont t been given friend. Rufe % hen Hutch- >ut your ln- utel bar? ••mixed tran- munt taken bowing that Imlth bought liquors, get- of one.third iillng In glittering gen- dr Howell, “for I hold Lister* to some of the Continued on Page Eleven