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SPECIAL SATURDAY
nig^t EDITION
SPECIAL SATURDAY
NIGHT EDITION
VOL. I. NO. 39.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1906.
T)T>T/~iIT*. in Atlnntn TWO Onts.
I ivIUHi: on Trains FIVE Csnta.
MORE THAN 6,000 PEOPLE PACK BIG AUDITORIUM '
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 nnd sar
casm in an effective manner. Mr.
Ilowell was at a disadvantage. '1 he
croSgtyM against him to begin
Rnil Mr. Smith in opening
with
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, 1 not spontaneous
and genuine ns did the Smith en
thusiasm.
Text of Speeches.
Fre’ght rates, corporation con
trol of the political machinery,
the close relationhip existing be
tween the paid employees of the
railroads and the statchousc offi
cials and the inconsistencies of
Mr. Howell were the burden of
Mr. Smith’s argument.
Mr. Ilowell devoted 61 minutes
of his hour nnd n half nt 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 nominat
ed for president and his desire to
have ,i resolution adopted con
demning Tom Watson for run
ning for president, nnd seeking
to prevent Populists from voting
for him, together with an attempt
which fell rather flat 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. Howell
and the ring in Georgia. Mr. How.
ell followed, and in a Bpeech of an
“°ur and a half told the audience
what Mr. Smith had done and
now he was seeking to disrupt the
Democratic party in the state.
Mr. Smith concluded in a speech
of half an hour, severely arraign-
Mr. Howell for certain asser
tions Mr. Ilowell had made.
Mr. Ilowell had entered the au-
'ht"riiim fifteen minutes ahead of
•"r. Smith, or at 7:47 o’clock. He
whs accompanied by Roby Robin-
|? n and Tom Egleston. Charles
■ Hopkins, his manager in Fill-
,,,n county, was already on the
wtage, as was John Boifeuillet, his
manager in the state at large. Mr.
’"Well was given a rousing re-
rcption, and it looked as if Mr.
“Duth could not be accorded a
ATLANTA BAR WORST
T1S ALL THE COUNTRY,
SAYS LEWIS W.THOMAS
Sizzling Session of the
Association Held
Saturday.
SOLICITING BUSINESS
THEME OF DISCORD
prospered under tfTe ring rule,
said he had entered the race 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
Mr. Howell to expose him. Mr.
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 cnlled for
by the crowd repentedl.v. At times
both Mr. Arnold and Mr. Hopkins
had to plead for quipt. The police
officers—who did excellent work,
by the way—seemed powerless to
preserve perfect order in the vast
throng. When Sir. Smith con
cluded 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 sueaker 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. Howell 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
ell’s charge that Mr. Smith had
not used the money from the Pied
mont bar for charitable purposes,
told that the school children of
Atlanta were getting their books
free and that his money was buy
ing them, and that the Piedmont
bar profits were a part of that
money.
It was a great debate.
Mr. Smith had the support of a
majority of the crowd. Mr. How
ell retained his composure and
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
raised 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. Smith’s entry was dramatic.
He 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
OPINIONS OF THE MEETING
What Mr. Smith Said.
After the debate, Mr. Smith said: •
“I am very much pleased with the meeting. Doirft you think
I have a right to be I”
What Mr. Howell Said.
Mr. Ilowell said:
. “I have no doubt whatever but that I will carry Fulton
county!” • " 1
t What Mr. Arnold Said.
Reuben Arnold, ehairman of the executive committee of the
Fulton County Hoke Smith Club, sair:
* ( Tf # won-« rtenn♦ irionlinr* n ml if iim
‘It was a great meeting and it was all MrrSmith’s way.”
Mr. Hopkins Said Nothing.
Charles T, Hopkins, chairman of the executive committee of
the Fulton County Clark Howell Club, declined to make a state
ment. i
: ■
Regular Line-Up Formed After
Dramatic Discussion As to
Bar’s Purity.
LEADER WILLIAMS
MAY JOIN FACULTY
QFVIRGINIA COLLEGE
Oponing |n a wrangle that came
near ending In utter discord and 111
fooling, the mrotlng of tho Atlanta Bar
Association Saturday morning "t tli» i gjubin
court house, cloned with a quotation of
should Investigate tho practices of
members of the association wlu-n it
seemed necessary.
Alderman James L. Key, after Mut
ing that he, for tho first time since he
started the practice of law, was going
to raise hie voice In e putting >r the
association, aatd If there were any
members of the t>ar guilty of "unclean 1
STATE UNIVERSITY WANTS
MISSISSIPPIAN.
It Is Learned That eH Is Think
ing SeriouBly of .Accepting
the Position.
HOKE SMITH TELLS
WHERE MONE Y WENT;
REVEALS A SECRET
The atrongest climax reached In the | Mr. Howell had been received with rel-
debate, followed by the moat .dramatic ; lih by hla admirer*, evidenced
icene of the evening, came when Mr. laughter and ahouta of encouragement,
Smith, In hie rejoinder, referred to for the speaker and ridicule for the
Mr. Howell'e crltlctlam of hi* connec- object of hi* nttack.«
tlon with the Piedmont bar. Mr. How- When Mr. Smith aroae for hla re
ell had charged that the proceed* from joinder there wae an unusual acene on
Mr. Smith'* part Interest in tho bar the part of hla adherent* >11 over the
had not been devoted to charity, oa Mr. houae. Hundred* of them roe* to their
Smith had claimed, but that they had feet and w 1th cheers and waving of,
been applied toward paying the mort- hate and handkerchief* gave-evidence
gage on Mr. Smlth'i Interest In the ho- 0 f their unehaken confidence and loy-
tel. Mr. Howell had followed this
charge with the reading of a trun-
acrlp”t of Mr. Smith’s peraonal account \ - ' ,r - Smith llrat devoted hlmeelf to
with the bar. aa taken from tho Pied- I Mr. Howell’* record In the senate; then
mont bar. Thla transcript gave Item* to further reference to freight ratee.
of liquor pruchased by Mr. Smith at Then he «ald-
various times, *and the total account
was shown to be credited in red Ink by
one-third owner** discount.
The Introduction of this feature by
never once displayed temper or
impatience. He was the same
even-tempered, sincere mnn that
his friends know him to be. Mr.
Smith was earnest almost to sol
emnity except when he indulged
in ridicule, Then li<> displayed
that characteristic of brushing
aside everything in his way which
has tended to make him the suc
cessful lawyer that he i*.
The crowd was not fair in its
treatment of Mr. Howell. It can
not be charged, however, that the
Smith adherents packed the
meeting. There were too many
people and they were representa-
tative not only of Atlanta and
Fulton county, but of the state.
Mr. Smith had the opening and
his speech in full is printed in this
issue of The Georgian, as arc also
the speech of Mr. Ilowell and Mr.
Smith’s rejoinder.’
Mr. Smith was inrtoduced by
Reuben Arnold, and Jlr. Ilowell
by Charles Hopkins.
“But let me come to hla charges
against me. Oh! I will make them
hear,” replying to a remark from the
audience. “I want to com* to hi*
charge* agalnet me. H* aay* that
never used any of the money that came
from that bar for charity. He made
the statement, but I am sorry for a
man who will make statement* he
doesn't know anything about. My
friend*. It boa not been my purpose to
refer to what became of that money. I
have not paraded it. I have never
wanted to. A man he put up to ask
my questions brought It out, and he ha*
harped on It ever since. 1 have never
referred to It In a speech from that
time to this moment, but the poor chil
dren of Atlanta are receiving their
book* free today from that money."
The effect of the declaration was
electric. Men sprang to their feet with
waved
It was the llrat time that It had been
publicly announced where the fund of
$$.000 placed In the hand* of the board
of education last summer for the pur
chase of school books for the poor
children of Atlanta came from. Tit
money had been given to the board
with the dlatlnet provision that the
source from which It cam* should re
main a secret.
The gift attracted considerable Inter
est at the time, and there wee no little
peculation aa to the Identity of the
donor. All effort* to discover.this were
unavailing at the time, and it had re
mained a secret until teat night.
moment of Its revelation was g
dramatic on*.
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington,-June A local new*,
paper says Itepresentatlvo John Sharp
'Williams, of Mississippi, the floor lead
er of the house Democrats and an
aspirant for tho senatorial toga from
hla state, la seriously considering
proposition to retire from public life
at the end of the present session of
congress to accept the chair of econom
lea and political history at the Univer
sity of Virginia.
Mr. Williams' friends In the house
were astounded to learn that not only
was the distinguished Mlsslsslpptan
giving serious thought to the matter,
but that recently he stated In a more
or less formal way that he would be
perfectly satisfied to retire from the
political arena and spend Ihe rest of
his life as a member of the faculty of
that famous Institution of learning,
founded by Thomas Jefferson.
1 The board of visitors of the Univer
sity of Virginia, which la the supreme
governing body of that Institution, has
been casting around for acme time to
And an eminent American to Ml the
newly created chair of economics and
political history. Fortner Senator
Towns, now a Tammany representative
In the house, was thought to have been
decided on, but the position was not
tendered hint, ** It was learned that
Mr, Towns desired more active work
In politic*.
Then It Is understood that the board
of visitors agreed that John Sharp
Williams was an Ideal man for the
place, ’although It woa not seriously
believed
that the minority leader, ow
Ing to hla prominent place In the Dem
ocratic ranks and hla well-known am
billon to represent hi* state In the
senate, would
FOREIGN LABORERS
ARRIVE IN BRUNSWICK
gpectsl to The Georgias.
Brunswick, On., June f.—Ths ad
vance guard of the aquada of foreign
laborer*, whom It !« proposed to bring
Into thla section, ha* arrived, and con-
ala ta of eighteen German*. These men
are now at work at the mill, of the
Tayior-Cook Company, and hare quar
ters In th# small houses near the
mill.
Another squad—German end Swede
—la scheduled to reach here about June
15, and still other squads will follow
until the two hundred men have been
given employment.
If the work of these Is satisfactory,
others will be brought.
Bcrlpturo by W. II. llulsey, who rained
Ice above tho din of tho voices
of th* discordant memborrt unit said:
ItHhohl how pleasant nnd Rood a
thing It In for brethren to dwell to
gether In unity."
.Saturday morning had been set
the appointed time for the meeting t<
the nieruberM of the old Atlanta ll«
Association, when the rule* und by
Inwft <>f the new association to h<
formed and Incorporated tinder tho law
of Fulton county wero to bo read and
\ if" l mi. There wiim a hard light to
defeat any organization, nnd for a time
It looked a* If tho meeting would end
111 I Idi'M* aRuInnt the new organization
leaving the court room, but thoy stayed
until the end.
Tho Atlanta Bar Association hot*
never had any regular organization un
der u charter, nnd for soveral months
a movement ha* been on foot to bring
this about. The ruled and by-laws
were read .Saturday morning, and on
one provision contained therein wae
made the fight which resulted In some
hot word* being passed by Judge Spen
cer It. Atkinson, Ileuben Arnold, Luth
er Rossor, Harry Alexander and oth
ers, while Walter It. Brown, In an ef
fort to stay the wrath of some of tl/i
members, moved that no action bo tak
en by the association until the occa
sion of the annual barbecue In Hoptem-
ber when every one would be feeling
good.
"Atlanta Bar Worst In Country.”
Lewis Thomas created a sensation
when he made the statemsnt that the
Atlanta bar was ths worst In the
country. A hum of .voices went over
Key spoke at some length and
frequently applauded by thaso in favor
of tho "grievance committee."
Judge Atkinson Dramatic.
Judge Spencer R. Atkinson grew dra
matic In hla dofense of the Atlanta bar.
He was opposed to the organization
and said he did not believe an um lean
m.in . oul.I I... u lu o . r He suld that
no member of any grievance commit
tee should ever challenge an net of hi*.
Chairman B. F. Abbott was having a
hard tlrno keeping any order and after
the close of Mr. Alexander’s speech,
there were calls of "Question," "Move
we adjourn," "Point of order," nnd
every other known device of parlia
mentary proceedings. Finally the mo-
ndjourn was Insisted upon, hut
Arnold’s motion to lay the
nstl-
tutloit on the table was called for. Tho
volt* i cHultcd In Oo ayes und 77 noes.
There wu* prolonged cheering by those
of the new organization.
the heads of the lawyers and the court
room was packed with them.
It seemed evident that thare was to
be a discussion that would start some
thing. A ft*w lawyers who ware In the
rotunda came running Into tha court
room and listened to Mr. Thomas' ar
raignment of the Atlanta Bar Assocla-
‘ m, many of the members of which
declared were guilty of violating all
the rules of legal ethics.
Soliciting business—It was noticed
that the lawyers used this term but
seldom—was • the trouble of which
Lawls Thomas was complaining. In
ill# entire discussion this term was bat
weldom referred to, the lawyers prefer
ring to say "unclean practices," or "vio
lations of legal ethics" "Bollciting bus-
•d.
Walter It. Brown aros • ut 111Im point,
| ind vrold more cries of "Qu'.Ntioiif"
and motions to adjourn, tried to get
(he member* of the us tor hit Ion to
fer action until the second Saturday In
H* ptCrnber, the day for i.ic annual Imr-
I'ocuo <»f the Atlanta nar. Ill* mo
tion was lost, following which .1 mo
tion to adjourn fared tho Kamo fair.
"Boys, Let's Adjourn Anyway!"
Reuben Arnold arose when the mo
tion to adjourn wan lost; and sold,
"Well, boys, let’s adjourn anyway."
Cries of "hold on. hold on.” foil
and the opposition to the now
elation, who were onlv slightly In Ihe
minority, seated tnemsoives. and the
motion to adopt the consiltuu n, con
taining the grievance committee
12.60 annual dues nnd other 1
rules, were adopted by a majority
of about ten.
A letter from Julius L llrown
read by Secretary W. P. /fill, In \
tho fonder offered to donate hi* law
111> 1111 % r■. the Atlanta Jtitr Ai*orla-
tlon. to be known as the J ;.*n*ph
Brown Law library, in memory of his
father. Tho offer was made p;-.vldcd
tho county commissioners would pro
vide that a fl library fee should
attached to tho costa of esviy
tried in tho city court of Atlanta,
tho
vhlch
and when Harry Alexander arose, in
response to a call from many of the
members of the maaoclatlon, he created
* stir when he deplored the feet that
many of the lawyers of Atlanta solicit
ed business; he said It was unfair to
the others, to ths young lawyers espe
cially, and he waa heartily In fpvor of
the "grievance committee," which
that a room at the court Ifc
be prepared by the commissioner 1 tor
the books. After a rising vote of
thanks for the offer, the mm was
referred to the executive committee.
"New Association a Fraud,"
Luther Z. Rosser arose at thi* point
and said he for on© was opposo.l to
the new association a* being n fraud,
a dirty fraud, as he said later In talk
ing to some friends, while Judg* At
kinson said aa tho members who fa
vored ths amendment hod a poorer
opinion of the Atlanta bar thin he .lid,
he would have nothing more to sa> and
abide by the rule of th«* i.m'-.rity.
Much laughter was Indulged its Judge
Atkinson went over to *lgn the rules
and by-laws.
While there were many motion* be
ing made, and general
rt ro
\\\
ltko
head.
ulsey arose and said ha ’
to quote a little scripture. Qule
once prevailed, nn.l he raised his
and, looking at the me
association seated before him. sail
solemnly, yet with a twlchle In hla
•ye:
"Behold how pleasant and a good
thing It Is for brethren to dwell to
gether In unity.”
The meeting adjourned at 10:30.
SMITH THE OBJECT
OF HIS OWN CHARITY
DECLARES HOWELL
BASEMALL GAMES.
For scores of Saturday's baseball
game*, aee Page 14.
One of the manifestly effective fea
tures of Mr. Howell's criticism of Mr.
Smith was hie reference to the latter's
Interest In the Piedmont bar and hla
charge as to the purpose to which th*
proceed* tharefrom were devoted. The
readlpg of th* transcript of Mr. Smith's
peraonal account with tha bar, show
ing th* purchase at various times of
Ink by “one-third owner's discount,
wae received with manifest Interest by
the entire audience and with especial
delight by Mr. Howell’s adherents.
"I charge," said Mr. Howell, "that ev
ery dollar of Mr. Hmlth's profit* from
his third Interest In the Piedmont bar
has gone to pay hla mortgaged Indebt-
edneee for his Interest In the Piedmont
hotel, and that It haa not been given
to charity, aa he told my friend. Kufu
Hutchins, at Tallapoosa, when Hutch -
Ins asked him, 'What about your in
terest In th* Piedmont hotel Imr?' I
have th* proof here—an Itemized tran-
aertpt of Mr. Smith’s account taken
from th* hotel ledger, elioulng that
•Ince February, IS01, Mr. Urnlth bought
personally $100 w..nh of liquor.-, get
ting th# owner's discount of one-third
on th* amount he bought.
"I am not dealing In glittering g-n-
eraltles,” raid Mr Howell, "for 1 hold
here the proof. I.lvten t.. some of th*
linued
Pag* Eleven.
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