Georgia Historic Newspapers

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I'HR ATLANTA (iEOIJGIAN.
I'lTIIHAV \1 ni sr 11. 19-'*
LAST CALL BEING SOUNDED
TO GOVERNORSHIP BIDDERS
One Week From Next Wednesday Aspirants
For Gubernatorial Honors Will Probably
Know Their Fate.
machinery of primary
SET FORTH IN DETAIL
"IF BRYAN CANT BEAT TED
HE CANT BEAT ANYONE”
SO DECLARES TILLMAN.
On« week from next Wednesday
Georgia will bespeak her choice as to
Governor Joseph M. Terrell's successor.
five men will go before the voters on
August 21, asking for their suffrage.
They are: Hoke Smith, Clark Howell,
Judge R. B. Russell, Colonel J. H. Ko
tin and James M. Smith.
Every man who votes In this Dem
ocratic primary must accept this pledge
primed at the head of the ticket:
"By voting this ticket I hereby de
clare that I am on organized Demo
crat, and I hereby pledge myself to
support organized Democracy, both
state and national."
No ticket will be counted In the final
result that does not contain this pledge.
If It Is tom froip the ticket or erased,
that ballot will be thrown out. Chair
man Veontans has sunken In no unmis
takable language regarding this mat
ter. He says that the state Democratic
executive committee adopted this as
part of the machinery of the primary,
and It Is his duty clearly to see that It
Is enforced to the letter.
Pledge Cannot Be Scratched.
In other words, It Is to be a strictly
white Democratic primary. Populists,
Republicans, Prohlbltonlsts, Socialists
or what not will be accepted, but they
must take the pledge.
The question arises, how many Pop.
ullsts In Georgia will accept this
pledge? Tom IVatson has advised them
to vote In the primary, and accept the
pledge In so far da It relates to the
stale election. But If the part relnttng
to national elections Is erased, the bal
lot will be thrown out, according to
strict ruling of Chairman Yeomans.
tin August 21, the day following the
primary, at noon the Democratic ex
ecutive committee of each county will
meet at the county court house, con
solldate the vote and declare the re
suit.
This consolidation Is at once trans
mitted to the secretary of state, where
it ts placed on file. Notice Is also sent
to the candidate receiving the plurali
ty vote, and such candidate then desig
nates to the chairman of tho county
executive committee the men he de
sires tut delegates to the state conven
tion from that county.
In the cities and towns the polls open
at I o'clock In the morning and close
at r, o'clock In the evening: In the rural
districts the polls open at 8 o'clock In
the morning and close at 3 o'clock In
the afternoon, T
Only Plurality Necessary.
The candidate receiving a plurality
In any county Is entitled to name the
delegates to the state convention. Each
county shall be entitled to two dele
gates for each member that It Is en
titled to In the house of represents'
tlves, and no county can send more
delegates than It Is entitled to Individ,
ua' votes In the state convention.
The following named counties will he
entitled to six delegates: Bibb, Chat
ham, Floyd, Fulton, Richmond. Tht
following four each: Bartow, Bullock,
Burke, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Decatur,
DeKnlb, Dooly, Elbert, Emanuel, Gwin
nett, Hall, Houston, Jackson, Laurens
Lowndes, Meriwether, Muscogee. Sum
ter, Tattnall, Thomas, Troup, Walton,
Washington and Wilkes.
The other 114 counties will be enti
tled to two delegates each. This In
cludes the eight new counties, Crisp,
Jeff Davis. Turner, Grady, Stephens,
Toombs, jenklns, THL While they
have no representation In the present
legislature, their delegations In the
convention will bo based on the mem
bers they will be entitled to In the
next house, which Is one member each.
It has been suggested that It would
lie possible for any cnndldnte going
into the convention to name any mul
tiple number of men to represent the
v ies he Is entitled to from counties
he carries. That Is. If Fulton should
be carried by Howoll, instead of nam
ing the six delegates, twelve, eighteen
or tv.enty-four, etc., could bo named,
though the county would be entitled to
only six votes. This would make It
possible to pack llto convention and
render It so unwieldy that the work
would be handicapped.
No Packing of Convention.
The last sentence In section 3 of the
rules, however, makes It impossible
to do any such thing. It reads: “No
county shall send more delegates than
it it antitied to individual votes in said
convention." This means, of course,
that Fulton can send six delegates and
no more. On the basis of two delegates
to each member of the house there will
be 'hoot jgg forming the convention
In Macon on September 4. It will
take 185 to name the candidate for
governor or a majority In the repre
sentatlon.
Already the queetlon of who will
bear the expense of the primary has
worried many. Chairman Yeomans es
timates the entire cost of holding It at
about 124,000. From the 150 asaeas-
ment levied on the candidates by the
state Democratic executive committee,
and the only assessment they are re
quired to pay, the sum of $1,050 waa
realized.
This sum will be absorbed Itr the
printing of tickets, voters' lists. Wanks
for returns and such matters. Fully
three-fourths of the counties have al
ready held county primaries, and there
It not the usual Incentive for the local
Democrats to pay the managers and
clerks. The question now slmpl. re
solves Itself Into a question of Demo
crats In the various counties going
down .In their pockete and paying the
expense.
Trouble Over Expenses.
Glascock county served notice
those that go on the state ticket that
they must pay a certain amount or
their names would be left off of. the
bstlot. Chairman Yeomans states em
phatically that the counties have no
right to levy these additional assess
ment s, and that where any candidate's
name le left off of the ballot that all so
cast will be thrown out.
One county has served notice on
state house officials that they have
been assessed $15 each. If the burden
comes equally from all counties It
would mean more than $2,000, which Is
manifestly unjust. To enforce such
assessments would mean that many
men could not afford to make the race,
and It would become only a question
of the man with the most money.
Pledge May Cause Row.
All these various problems rise up
to confront a situation already heated
to caloric conditions. Will the votes
thrown out for lack of the pledge not
cause a tremendous row from the
friends of the candidate so affected?
Won't the men ao treated bolt the
nomination « It should happen not to
be their man that gets the prize? Won't
Ily Private Leased Wire.
St. Loulet' Mo., Aug It.—United
State* Senator Tillman, of South Car-
ollna, while here today aficaklng of the
approaching election, soldi
"Theodore Roosevelt Is a candidate
for the nomination and he will be sore
ly disappointed If the Republicans do
not force It upon him. He le Just Itch
ing for the place again, nnd Is using
every possible means to turn tile senti
ment toward him and make the Re
publicans force him Jo accept the nom
ination again.
"I think Bryan will unquestionably be
tho Democratic nominee for president.
He has excellent chances to win and If
he cant beat Roosevelt he can't bent
anybody. He Is today far stronger
than he has ever hcen with the Ameri
can people and there I* scarcely any
discord In the Democratic party. Thu
leaves tbo parly with n splendid chance
of electing Its candidate at the next
election."
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPS
“BUCKET SHOPS” WILL LEAVE
AND NOT CONTEST BOYKIN BILL
•pcclal to Thu Georgian.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 11.—The Bovkln
bill which pasted the senate Thursday
will not affect some of the local bucket
Shops, Os It Is believed that one or more
of them will move In North Augusta.
B. C, which la out of the state of
Georgia, hut which Is near (enough to
Augusta for them to do huslnsts With
the local deal ere, Some of the man
agers when seen yesterday, however,
stated that they were going to close up
at the end of the year, and would leave
Georgia, and would drop the'fight.
Manager Shivers, Of Miller A Com
pany, stated that he had already ra-
celved orders from his people that they
Macons Change Plans.
Special to Tbs Georgiae.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 11.—Plana are
being prepared for the proposed Ma
sonic Temple to be six stories high In
stead of five, as at first projected. The
extra story VIII be for the exclusive
use of the Scottish Rite Masonry.
Brooks Shows Big Inortsst.
Special .to The Georgian.
Quitman, Ga., Aug, 11.—'Tax Raeelv
er Harden haa Just finished consolidat
ing the tax returns of Brooks county,
and they show an Increase over last
year of 61,664,066, which up to date Is
uhead of any other county that has re
ported. The Quitman .district alone
shows an Increase of over $8d0,000.
Fire In Negro Quarters.
Special to Thu Georgian.
Fitzgerald, Go., Aug. 21.—The first
fire for some weeks here occurred on
Thursday night In the negro tenement
house* belonging to It. C. Mosher &
Company. Two houses burned com-
S letcly and two more were seriously
atnaged..
K. P.’s Qive Barbecue.
Special to Thu Georgian,
Amriicus, Ga.. Aug. 11.—The Knights
of Pythias complimented their frlende
with a barbecue at Holly Bprlngs on
Wednesday of this week. There was a
large crowd present and every one
thoroughly enjoyed It.
Meets Next In Augusta.
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, aa., Aug, H.—The next
meeting of the State Horticultural B(\'
clety will be held In Augusta, us an In.
vltallon was presented at the meeting
In Macon which has closed, nnd It was
occupied, The Invitations ware from
the mayor, the chamber of commerce
lota.
menL
him.
He pleaded guilty to one Indict
and there were seven against
self-sufficient reasons In this not to
abide the result It he should be defeat
ed. and won't the cry of fraud add to
the turgtdlty of affairs In Georgia?
All these surmises and conjectures
are being asked In sober earnestness
by many good men over the state. How
much or how little there may be In It
remains only to be seen by the events
now so near at hand.
For hlttcrnesa. fierce denunciation,
stinging personalities, character assas
sination and all the rabid things possi
ble to Inject Into a campaign, this one
will go down In history as the most
lamentable. The Inexpressible bitter
ness of the fight Hoke Smith and Clark
Howell have made on each other ts
almost without a parallel. It has at
tracted national attention and In every
part of the union the outcome of the
primary of August 22 Is being awaited
with keen Interest.
Political IndlgopUon.
If a people ever had political Indi
gestion from over-gorging on the
game It Is In tl}ls memorable campaign,
which began nearly a year and a half
ago. The speeches, the straw polls, j' r f or !
the charges and counter charges, the
Interviews, the criminations and re
criminations and all the dreary drivel
prlntod In thla campaign, If bound Into
volumes, would crowd the congression
al library—and uplift no reader.
Three months ago Hoke Sinlt'h
would have swept the state like a
prairie lire. Will he do it August 22?
His organ will tell you that It will be
so unanimous for him, that the show-
tng made by the others will be pitiful.
His adherents can see nothing to It
but Hoke Smith.
But there Is another side which will
tell you that Hoke Smith cannot go
Into the convention with enough dele
gates to win on the first ballot, which
Is equivalent to saying that he will ba
defeated. There be no small minority
that assert that Judge Russell will be
a dear second when the .vote Is count
ed, and a mighty cloee second to Hnku
Smith, who, tt Is generally conceded
will lend the ticket.
Tho Way Wleeacree Figure.
Few place Howell better than a third,
and many say he will be fourth, Estlll
running ahead of him. By common
coneent Colonel Jim Smith le put at
the bottom of the list, because his ef
forts have been confined almost entire
ly to northeast Georgia. But with a
locked convention hjs delegation may
play a potent part In ultimately nam
ing the nominee..
Some fifteen months ago Hoks Smith
promulgated hie platform at Madison,
and from that good day until now no
grass has grown under the broad feet
of the former Secretory of the Inte
rior. Four Joint debates have marked
the campaign, debates between Smith
and Howell, who, for some common
were not going to fight the bill, lie
says that mey have never fought them,
and that It has been their policy to
move to other states where It in al
lowed, when there Is a law passed
against them. This was the sentiment
of the managers of all the alleged
shops.
Fivs Years For Ssxton.
Hpeelsl to Tho Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 11.—J. E. Kim- , . ... - ...
boll, the colored keeper of the colored and. others asking for the meeting to
section of Laurel Grove cemetery was ho held here.
Water Consumption Incrtssss,
Hpcilsl to The Georgian.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. It—During lha
past year them has been an Increase
of practically 60» per cent In the amount
of water consumed by the citizens of
Augusta, ns the records for July, 1805,
■how that there was' a dally average
of 0,540.643 gallons consumed, anil the
month of July, 1906, or the month Just
passed, show* that there has been a
dally average of 9,135,657 gallons used
per day.
Free School* For Royoton.
Mi mv I ill to The Georgian.
Royoton, On., Aug. ll.r-In 1006 the
census of Royston showed a population
of 576. It now has 1,000 to 1,290. On
last Wednesday there was an election
held to determine whether we would
have freo schools, the result being US
votes for, and ono vote against them.
Tho enrollment for the past year has
been about 800.
Nsw Bank Opens.
Hpeelnl to The Georgian.
Rochelle, Ou, Aug. It.—Tho (TUIsens 1
Hank opened Thursday with a capital
of $25,000, and Is chartered under the
laws of the state. Its dopostts for the
first day was more than $20,003. Tho
officers of the now bank are J. B, D.
Wnodburn, president; Dr. W. G. Ford,
vice president, nnd J. W. McNamara,
cashier.
Impulse, linva been considered the
lending figure* and open and avowed
political enemlas.
In only one of these did Howell show
to advantage. Hnd he done so well In
Columbus, Atlanta or Albnny as In
Rome, there might have'been some dif
ferent ' history written op August 22.
The Home debate was clearly a How
ell vjetory. for where the Smith pen-
pie had apparently run the Howell ad
herents to cover, the story of the af
fair In tho Rome opera house read an
other way.
Bussell's Remarkable Race. •
In many reaped* Judge Russell's
race has been one of the most remark
able In tho hlntory of the slate. When
he decided to enter the lists he gave
up without a hesitancy a judgshlp, nnd
Jumped Into the arena filled to the
brim with fight.
And It has been a gallant fight, too.
Without the prestige of Influential
newspapers ho has gone over the state
steadily winning friends nnd adher
ents to his banner. Some of the other
candidates sneered at him for a while,
but they gut beavllfully over that feel-
Ing. When tho vote Is counted out on
tho evening of August 22 the Russell
Vote Is going to be an eye-opener to
some people.
And throughout the.state you hear
nninnitu rtf nant.fa Itrinlti* Mint If mill
HON CRA WFORD WHEA 7LE Y
ON LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Speech Delivered in
Senate Advocating
His Bill.
failed lo elect, and In that event a!one
la the power Of election vested In the
general assembly.
It In a further fact that In voting for
state senators the people have n>
thought or Intention that thira -ena-
tor* shall elect any one to the . xalie.l
position of governor, lro,-nr brief
may he his tenor* of orflee.
On the other head, should the govern
or be removed from nfllre through
death, resignation dr disability, prior to
six months of the explr '
of the
by law to call i_
tltm for the purpose of electing
governor, and the state Is put to the
expense and Inconvenience of this
election, together with the accompany
ing trials and tribulations Incident to
a gubernatorial campaign. As a mat
ter of fact, under our pie sen
• hold tw
The following speech was delivered
In Ihc senate ibis week by Hon. Craw
ford Wheatley In advocacy of his hill
to create the office of lieutenant gov
ernor;
Thla Is one of the five kindred bills,
Introduced by me, the object of which
Is the creation of the office of lieuten
ant governor; to define his power, du-
' l R;rimnT?,«'i , m.*h!!| r e. , ^ , " ,U !LT n '.e I'» WW rtaUy hold two election
nectlun 1 oi thlii bill cfeMtei* In® of» [ f ( w. n th|H vAciincv could be filled
fie* of lieutenant governor of this state 1 ™ ny toum ne niieo.
and provides for his election by the
people. It also provides a salary of
$400 i>cr annum fur this ... r.
really only Involve* an exiiendlluro of
$250 over and above the amount which
Is now paid under the existing law.
Tho lieutenant governor Is ex-officlu
president of the sennte and Is not re
quired to live at the sent of gnvorn-
ment; except during the session of the
,'oate ts
i.il elec-
HFor the regular election would he
preceded by the inevitable wht'» prt-
mary, held under the same torn - *
law, and which Itaalf would he m all
probability, preceded by a atruggh i.u
tween the contesting candidates, to
gether with a heated canvass HM 'sh
out the entire state.
The expense of these election* " > i’d
I i bo
In the senate except In can of a tie.
The bill also provides that In rase of
death, resignation or disability of the
or the lieutenant governor shall
govarnor '
Doe of
omment and succeed to the
governor.
The real neresslty for the juissag* of
this hill arises from ti.s fact that owing
lo the change from the winter to the
summer session, an Interregnum exist*,
which, should the governor he removed
from office by death, resignation nr
disability, there would be absolutely
no one to succeed to the governor's
chair or order a new election for that
purpose.
It le a wall-known fact that the pre
siding officers of both the senate and
house die with these bodies, and, as
the law now provide*, should the gov
ernor be removed from office, these
two officers alone are empowered In
call a new election to fill the uncxpIrcO
term, there would be absolutely no one
to take charge of the affulre of slate,
and provide for the election of a new
governor.
The reasons why thla nfflre should
exlet are many, and why It has not long
thousands of people hoping that it will
be a locked convention, and that no
man now In the race will be finally
nominated.
And to mention “dark horse” la to
see loom one name nbove all others—
John C. Hart, attorney general of
Georgia.
Charter Applied For.
8pedal to The Georgian,
Covington, Gw, Aug. 11.—Messr*.
Jamen It. Stephenaon. It. H. Stephen
son and D. A. Thompson, Jr., have ap-
pllod for charter under tha caption
of the Stephenson Hardware Company.
The cnpltal slock will be $10,000. The
■corporation will lie composed of some
of the best known business msn of our
town.
SPLENDID GATHERING OF YOUNG BANKERS
AT CONVENTION OF WITHAM ASSOCIATION
RECENTLY HELD AT WARM SPRINGS, GA.
er* of coinprehenelon. Thirty
the xtatM In tho Union ulrendy have
llmitennnt governor*, *11 of whom nr#
elected by direct vote of the people, and
thin almost universal provision naulnst
a vacancy In th# executive chair by
‘ “ i*• an officer who hna been duly
by a vote of the people to suc
ceed the governor without a new elec
tion for that purpose, shows, not only
ths need but the wlsdbm of such an
amendment In 'our state constitution.
In addition to this, the United HUtes
hna such on officer in the person of the
vice president, who Is elected at tha
soma time and by the same presiden
tial electors, who elect the president.
That Is to sav, tho people, nnd not the
United States senate, elect the officer
who Is to preside over the sennte, end
who Is to succeed to the presidency fn
case of the death of tho president.
Again, by providing for the election
of A lieutenant governor by tho people
we obviate the necessity and trmiblo
of electing n president of the sennte by
that body, ss under the provisions of
this bill, the lieutenant governor Is ex-
officio president of the senate. He rep
resents no dlutiict, but la elected from
the state nt large, nnd thus bv virtue
of the fact that ne Is a state officer, all
local preferences nre eliminated.
It Is n practical' Impossibility for a
prealdlng offleer who Is elected under
the present sysjem to mnks hla ap
pointments without favoring thnan bv
whose votas he was placed In office. It's
human nature—It Is not only human
nature, hut It Is right to take care of
your friends; nnd nil other things be
ing equal, the tnnn who voted against
you Is sidetracked and the man who
voted for you gets the plum, nnd It will
a Iwnya remain thla way until th la bill
or a similar one Is enacted Into law.
Not only this, but should you elect n
lieutenant governor by ths people, he
will be elected fully six months befort
he Is colled m$on to art ns president of
the senate, dtirlne which time he can
select his committees, nnd announce
them on the flre» dnv nf the session,
thereby sovlng about s week r»f valua
ble time to the state, which Is, under
the present svstem, rrartlmllv lost.
Further than this, I desire to state.,
with all due deference to the frnmers,
SUiV.. 'JmP $ | added the expense end Inconvenience
he \* performing „ f « n extra session of the legislature,
the duties of goverbor, and rids no w>ts called to count the votes, declare the
■ ■ ■ - “ ■ ' result *nd Inaugurate the new gov-
ernur.
I am told, on good authority, that
till* rx|K>hM' to the state would not tall
abort of $100,060, to any nothing of the
coat lo tlie Individual candidate* of a
Democratic primary. All thl* trouble
and expenae tt 111 be obviated, ehould
the provision* of thl* bill be enacted Into
n Inw. Why ran not Georgia have «•»
good it law In till* particular a* Al—-
bamu, Arknnuit*, California Colorado.
Connetlcut, Delaware, Idaho. 1111-
nolH, Indiana. Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky.
Loulelun*. Msssnchuseit*, Michigan.
Minnesota. MI»»U»lj>pl, Missouri, Mon
tana, N*bra»ka, Nevada, North Coro-
llnu, South Carolina. North Dakota.
South Dakota, New York, New Jirtay,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texan, Utah, Ver
mont, Virginia and WI»con*lnV
What, I n»k you, would have hap
pened II few year* ago <had Kcntu-ky
boon burdened with the pre»ent Ge u-
§ lu law, when Bill Goebel lay dying,
y (hr bullet of an assassin? What
Report en Johnson Case.
Hpeelnl to The Georgian.
Augusta, GA. Aug. 11.—Secra
Goodrich, of the board of houltli. i
full report on th* matter of (lie
grn undertaker, Johnson, keeplr
_ . body out of the ground tno long
of our pr**eri constitution the law of nfler the negro scksiwlMlgsd hi*
«ucree*lon lo the gubernatorial chair I* t Ing In the fault ini ' •(
or** chair? I believe It would have re
quired b detachment of Federal tro.p*
lo have held an election for govern■" in
Kentucky nt that time.
What would have happened In Ohio a
few (lay* since, when l'ntll. ui did. If
that «tsle had hnd the Georgia low '
Ohio would now lie In the throe* i u
gubernatorial election, and no douln
would elecl » Republican govern w to
fill the unexplred term of a Democrat!
Every senator on thl* floor will re
call the turmoil and strife Inn. hn u
till* «t»te wn« plunged by the tintlnviy
death r>t Alexander H. Stephen*, dol
ing hie occupancy of the governor'*
chair.
The then president of the senate be
came temporary governor, and cell'*!
it npeclnl election for governor t<> mi
tho unexplred term. In which eentesi
he himself was n candidate. You win
recall how the legislature w«* called
together In extraordinary ****lon. and
the dlfflcultlee under tvhleh It labored
before a compromise was ranched, re
sulting In th* election of Governor Mc
Daniel. I trust thl* elate will never
nguln be salted upon to un«b rgo n
similar experience, end yet only tbo
life of on* mart stand* between
ople and i
ppy day*.
Mr. President nnd Senator*: Thl*
bill should pns*. Georgia need* a lieu
tenant governor. Every other state of
first magnitude hn* such un officer, and
Oenrgln should not allow any etntc in
thla mighty 1,'nton to surpass her. Hli«
should be IN FACT, II* welt a* IN'
NAME, tho Empire Slate of the
South. ,
First Bale ef Cotton.
Hperlal to Tha (Imrgtnn.
Mlllrn, Ga., Aug. If,—Th* fir
of 1106 cotton sold In Jenkln.
waa brought her* Friday liy a
nnd was rulaod on the pluntntlo
H. Daniel.
Round Trip — Chattanooga
and Lookout Mountain
$4.10,
via Western & Atlantic R.R.
Battlefield Route.
Short ext Line and Quickest Time.
Ticket* on tale every Saturday; good
*dl Tueiday following.
An opportunity to vlait Cblckamau-
ga Park during the encampment of the
Georgia State Guard.
For ticket], echedules and further
information, call on
J- A. THOMAS, City Pasx. & Tkt. AgL
'Phonax 169 M. Bell; 153 Atlanta.
C. B. Walker, Depot Ticket Agt.
'Phone 215 Main,
C. E. Harman, G. P. A.
The 160 bankerr attending the an
nual convention of the Wltham Bank-
era' Association at Warm Spring* re
cently brought together a group of
young men conceded to be one of the
strongest gatherings of Georgia' man
hood ever nssem'deil In thl* state.
These young man. cashiers of the 75
Wltham banks, represented every Sec
tion of the at a to. They met for the
purpose of discursing ways and means
of th* banking buslne**. end also to
exchange Idea* and experience! for
meeting many problems arising dally
In their financial Institution*.
Among the dlstingufehed speaker* at
this convention were: Hon. John Tem
ple Groves, editor of The Georgian;
Hon. G. Gunby-Jordan. Columbua, Ga.:
Mr o. R Dooly, cashier of the Home
Savings Bank, Macon, Ga.: Mr. A. P.
Cole*, cashier of the Central Bank
and Trust Corporation. Atlanta, Ga.:'
Hon. George f. Jone*. of the firm of
Hardeman * Jones. Macon, Ga.; Mr.
Charles T. Smith, Concord, Oa.; Hon.
\y. L. Phillip*. Louravillc, Ga., and
many others.-
Growth of With am Bank*.
To shttw the growth of thl* assorts-
lion and what II la accomplishing tbe
following I* taken from tbe address of
W. D. Manley, of Atlanta, secretary of
tbe association: .
"Eighteen yearn ago ibis country
bonking association was begun.
"Eighteen years ago we had $25,000
capital stock.
"Eighteen years ago we had no sur
plus or undivided profile.
"Today we have over a million and
one-half dollars' capital,
"Today we have nearly three-quar
ters of a million dollars of surplus and
undivided profits.
"Today we have about two million
and one-halt dollars of OUR OWN
MONEY.
"The aggregate annual business of
the Wltham banka exceeds fifty mil
lions of dollars."
The Atlanta office of the Wltham
banks, which in headquarters, handle*
over $6,006,006 annually, and la con
ducted by W. 8. Wltham, president and
financial agent, and a large corps of
abla, and experienced assistants.
A unique and Interesting feature of
the Wltham banks Is th* depositors’
guarantee fund, which Insure* the de
posits against loss. There nre no other
bank* In th* world that offer this pro
tection. There I* e bill pending In
the present congress for the adoption
of thla plan to senna national banks.
This Is not only a great compliment
to Mr. Wlthara’s genius as a financier,
but the highest possible indorsement
of his method* of money handling. In
addition to this the Wltham banka
have created the cash emergency fund
of $2*4.000. and this, together with
their financial barking, gives each bank
a direct foreign booking of over $750,
tho banks, In many Instances, docs not
exceed $25,000.
Benefit Rural District!.
The Wltham bank* have been of In
calculable benefit to the rural districts
of Georgia, nnd have accomplished
more In the way of substantial nnd
permanent Improvement* than any
other agency with ten time* the
amount of capital they employ.
This association works for the up
building of the flniinclat strength of
the stute, and it* aim and object are
not solely money making. Mr. Wltham
believe* In the development of the
young men of the slate, and takes pride
In giving every worlhy young man the
opportunity to become prominent In
the devebqsnent of Georgia through Ills
Institutions.
The highest distinction was paid The
Atlanta Georgian In thl* convention In
a resolution, which was unanimously
adopted by n rising vote. Indorsing thla
paper for Its clean Journalism. Thla
reeolatlon Is probably tbe strongest in
dorsement ever given a newspaper In
thl* country by an organization of
xuch power and Influence. It read* as
follows;
Indorsing The Georgian.
Whereas, Tbe Wltham ^banking sys
tem. having banks located In a large
number of the counties In Georgia, the
__ same being mar iged by boards of dl-
0*0, although the Individual capital of rectors, composed of about (0* of the
most prominent and Infiuentlal citizen*
In their respective counties, and In
dorsed by more than 26,660 friendly
depositors; and
Whereas, "Money getting" I* not th*
sole purpose of our existence, and this
widespread Influence has always been,
and will be used for and In behalf of
clean government, Christian education,
temperance, highest standard of com
mercial Integrity and for pure litera
ture; therefore.
Be It Resolved by the Wltham Bank
ers' Association In convention assem
bled at Warm Bprlngs, That wa wel
come Into the arena of Journollsm The
Atlanta Georgian, because It come* as
a co-worker with us In the upbuilding
of our commonwealth.
Because It come* a* an enemy of |
hurtful and sensational publications,
refusing lo print for pay Iniquitous,
advertisements and lifting Its standard
above what Is gsnerally known as
"yellow Journalism," .
Resolved further, That w« use our [
Influence to Introduce The Atlanta 1
Georgian and other publications of like
moral Influence Into our banks, and ,
Into the homes of tho officers and pat
rons of the Wltham banks.
Resolved further. That we today Join !
hands with the management of this
clean newspaper In Its effort* to elevate |
the tone and character of tbe press of •.
the state of Georgia, and wish them j
evrredlnrtv rend* and ciimhersom*.
Under th» present law. should ihe
governor be Secioced from nffira
through death, resignation or dlsohlmv.
'within six month* of the sanitation of
his term. Ihe nresldent of Ihe senate
becomes gov«rnor. nnd serves oul the
remainder of the term: dnrlna all of
which lime the srMna g-vernor cai
oerform nil Ihe ftinrllon* of a rerqlsr
I" elected governor. In snlln of Ihe
fart that he lie* been elrrled by Ihe
vote* of -oplv fortv-fonr nerscft*. for
the house of representative*, lha non
nine bode, hn* no vole* whatever In
the election of this lempdrnrv govern
or. Worse still, tvrentv-three men out
of forty-four mnv posslblv have mails
ltd* governor, who may r n w be called
upon lo exercise some of the most lm-
nortant function* of this rreut office.
He mev he called noon lo fill vacancies
In high offices of Ihe slate, both exec
utive and Jiidlolal. Th* pardoning pow-
cr Is also his, and It m*v ha nereasa-
ry for him lo suppress rlois nnd put
down Insurrection, nnd deal with many
delicate and vl# matters touching our
relatione with (Tie Federal government
or with other states.
In view of these facts. 1 feel sura
that our peonle want no man In Ihe
governor's office unlees he has been
elected lo that high nosltlnn by direct
vote*. A* a mntter of fan, our consti
tution never delegates this power, ex
cept where the people themselves have
thought that th* body hnd her
halmril before It loath-II hori,
decided to let th* rase drop.
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I I I K- THIS MONTH
AF
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Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. II. From
the recent edict uf the pop* of the
Catholic church women will not he al
lowed to sing In ihe choirs "f the
Catholic church her* after Bcptomher
I, excepting In a few cases where in.iy
singers have contract* extending to Hip
first of the year. The bishop "f this
diocese ha# decided to begin a tempo
rary arrangement to test the matt.r,
as It I* said that th* edlcl Is optional
Ith churches.
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