VOL. 1. NO. 166.
ATLANTA, GA„ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1906.
“EVERYTHING FOR HEARST,” SAYS CHAS. MURPHY,
Leader of Tammany Hall, to Honorable James Griggs, of Georgia.
ADDS: "I WOULD NOT TELL A LIE ON ELECTION DAY”
ALEXANDER I!
GIVEN! SIX
YEARS
S PLURALITY OF 150,000 CLAIMED FOR HEARST
IN SPITE OF REPUBLICAN EFFORTS TO INTIMIDATE
Officer Leaves For
Prison to Prepare
Cell.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
Augusta, Ga„ Nov. *.—Thomas
t Alexander at 1 'o'clock today pleaded
guilty In the superior court of Rich
mond county to the charge of embez
zlement and was sentenced by Judge
Hammond to serve six years In the
penitentiary.
County Policeman Stringer will leave
| late today for Mllltown, Berrien coun-
I ty, where Alexander will serve
' sentence.
Promptly at 1 o’clock today and dur
ing an Intermission In the trial of an-
i other case, Solicitor Reynolds read out
j the name of Alexander. The defendant,
] who has been out on bond, entered the
court room with his attorneys and his
J brother, Bishop Alexander.
Judge Joseph R. I-nniar, of the de-
I fense, announced that Alexander would
' plead guilty and Judge Hammond sen
tenced him to serve nix years In the
: penitentiary. The Judge signed the
sentence, which was placed on the in
dictment, and within a few minutes the
prisoner with his attorneys and brother
went Into an adjohilng room for con
sultation. In a few minutes Officer
Stringer took Alexander In charge and
took him up sialrtt In the court house,
where he will remain until his train Is
ready to leave for the prison.
Bishop Alexander accompanied bis
brother arid was vlsIDIy affected.
T. W. Alexander looked to be In the
■ very best of health and seemed In no
* manner disturbed.
The party, Including Alexander, his
Iftras attorneys and his brother, en
tered the court house quietly and were
not noticed by tiro largo crowd that
was attending the public sale. But few
spectators were In the court room when
the rase was called.
It Is thought that the Indictments
against Alexander In the city court will
lie nol prossed.
IRE
if GIVE VOTES
TO THE DEMOCRAT
Concord, N. H„ Nov. 6.—Republicans
who have been stalwarts for years, ad
mitted at noon that New Hampshire Is
In serious doubt, and that Nathan C.
Jameson, of Antrim, Democrat, may be
elected to the governorship over Chas.
AI. Floyd, of Manchester.
On tdl sides It was conceded that this
unwonted condition Is due to the ex
posures made by Winston Churchill, of
I'ornlsh, the author, of the Intimate re
lations that has existed for years be
tween the Boston and Maine Railroad
and the New Hampshire political man
agers.
The Independent Republicans were
bustling in southern New Hampshire
and In the north with the central state
counties still solid Republican. Instead
"J the majorities of 20,000, the majority
"f recent Republican victories, the most
optimistic boast Is that Floyd will be
elected by 2,000 or 5,000 majority. In
•New Hampshire a majority, and not a
plurality, elects.
Democrats declare that he best their
opponents really look for Is that Jame-
Tammany Hall Men
Working to Elect
Candidate.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
BROOKLYN LIKELY
TO SUPPORT HIM
DESPITE M’CARREN
Tremendous Vote is Being
Polled in Greater City
and Up State.
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES.
Hera is a pieturs from the latest photograph of the Republican candidate
for the governorship of New York state.
Charles Evans Hughes, nominee of the Republicans for governor of New
York, was born in Glens Falls, N. Y„ In 1862. His father, the Rev. D. C.
Hughes, a Baptist minister, and his mother moved to Newark, N. J„ when
he was stUI a child. There he passed through the primary'grades of the
public schools. In 1873, when the family was transferred to New York city,
he attended a. high school.
After leaving Brown University he taught a few years and then en
tered the Columbia law school. The end of his terin found him employed,
regularly but on a nominal salary, by a big law Arm. Walter 8. Carter
claimed to be the real discoverer of Hughes.
Mr. Hughes, owing to 111 health, accepted a professorship at law In Cor
nell University In 1891, but two yeais later returned to New York to become
the "working” member of the'law firm of Carter, Hughes A Dwight. Or
October 6, 1905, he was nomlndted by the Republicans for mayor, but de
cllned tif run. - / ' - . . . i
As Investigator for the Armstrong ■ committee, which unearthed the
great Insurance scandals, he became a national figure.
the i
holce of n governor ■
1 be effect of the campaign In Rhode
blund, Massachusetts and New York
"impulgns has been felt here, and.
coupled with the Churchill campaign,
"ave brought about such n situation of
uncertainty as even the oldest political
*°rker has never before known In New
Hampshire.
SENATOR PETTUS
IS STRICKEN ILL
•fUST AFTER VOTING
lul to The Georgian.
Selma, Ala., Nov. 6.—Today
about 11 o’clock Senator Pettus,
while at work on sonic law briefa
•b his office, was seized with a sort
"t vertigo attack. Physicians were
summoned and ministered to him,
after which he was carried to his
home. He ia resting quietly this
afternoon, but his relatives are
considerably alarmed over Iiis
condition.
He had walked from liis home
jo the office, stopping at the court
louse to cast his vote for \he
democratic ticket nboufonc hour
j'cfore he waa seized with the ver-
hgo at his desk.
SEABOARD MAY DROP
. BARR AND DENNIS TO
IMPROVE CONDITIONS
John pkelton Williams, former presi
dent of the Seaboaftl Air Line, Is re
sponsible for the prediction that at the
unnual meeting of the stockholders,
to be held next Thursday, John B.
Dennis, of Blair & Co., and J. M. Barr,
former president and general manager
of the ron,.!, will be dropped from the
board. It Is understood their places
will be tilled by H. K. Duval and Y.
Vandcnburg, of New York.
Mr. Williams has for a long time
6een known to be antagonistic to the
management, and he entered a vigor
ous protest against the election to the
board of Messrs. Dennis and Barr at
the last annual meeting of the com
pany's stockholders. He has given'a
great deal of time and labor to bring
about a chnngc In the management of
the Seaboard In places believed by him
to be sorely needed.
In Speaking of the appointment of
William A. Oarrett as general manager
of the Seaboard. Mr. Williams said
that he did not know Mr. Garrett, but
hts reputation as a railroad man was
good, and Ills position as the manager
of the Queen and Crescent Indicated
that' he bad ability.
Heavy Handicap.
“It Is evident that the recent man
agement has handicapped the Beahoard
heavily," Mr. Williams Is quoted aa
saying, "and Mr. Garrett has a mag
nificent oppoituuiry If he Is not Inter
fered with by the Ryan-Blalr party.
The intrinsic value of the property
and Its capability for development are
bejrond a doubt. The steady increase
In earnings Is evidence of the fact. All
It needs Is wlte, honest and Intelligent
management.
“I expect there wilt be other changes
on the Seaboard, and so far aa Mr.
Garrett's department la concerned I
appreciate that In the weeding out
process which he will find necessary he
will probably encounter adverse Inter
ests and Internal oppqsltlon, but If he
Is a man of brains, courage, experience
~ capacity and looks to the true In-
sta of the property he will. In the
end, be vindicated by the results.”!
HUGHES CASTS HIS VOTE
IN BARBER SHOP BOX
New Vork. Nov. fc-Fbarles K. Hughes.
Iteioiblb-au candidate for governor, voted
Shortly before » n'etork tills morning In the
Imrlnr shop of Charles Buchmsnn. nt 5*2
Amsterdam nvauue. n few mlnntes' walk
from his iiour at 570 West End avenne.
Mr. Hugh** milked to Ibe polling place
front kU hotuo. Altont ten ralnntfN after
nnnl, tl»*» mndlcUt*'* father, the Her, I>r.
I>. 1*. IIajche», who litre# with bln »»u, came
to the polling place a tel rated ballot No.
ISC
Washington, Nov. 6.—“Hearat
will have a bigger majority than
that received by Coler,” declared
“Boss” Murphy’, of Tammany
Hall, in conversation over the
long distance telephone at 1
o'clock this afternoon with Chair
man Griggs, of the Democratic
congressional committee, in this
oily.
“Oh, Charlie, you are lying,”
was Chairman Griggs’ exclama
tion.
“I would not lie to you on elec
tion day,” was the reply of the
Tammany chieftain. “Returns
from all over-the city show flint
an enormous vote is being polled
and thgt everything' is going
Ilearst’s way.
PLURALITY OF 150,000
•a CLAIMED FOR HEARST.
N«,w York, Nov. 8.—At this hour It
seems certain that the vote for Hearst
In Greater New York would exceed
the vote polled by Coler In 1902 by
at least 30,000. Coler's plurality In
that year was 128,000. Hearst seems
certain to get 160,000.
The Democrats of Greater New
York during the early part of the day
rolled up an unprecedentedly l&rge
vote for Hearst.
Ffotn all sections of the city came
the same reports.,
Hearst Men Enthusiastic.
The Hearst men were enthusiastic
and voting and working solidly for the
people's candidate. As nearly as could
be ascertained, the number of spilt
tickets was Small.
The tremendous vote In Brooklyn
had been half cast by noon. This Is
almost without parallel. The watchers
and political managers at the polls re
ported that of this Immense vote
Hearst was getting 3, 6 and even 5 to
1 for Hughe£
Tammany for Hearst. ,
Tammany Hall la rolling up a rec
ord-breaking vote tor Hearst In Man
hattan and the Bronx. It was a clean
sweep from Westchester to the Bat
tery.
By noon this side of the Brooklyn
bridge and across the Harlem river
half the great vote had also been
polled.
Again It was a ratio of 3, 4 and Ssto
1 for Hearst.
Labor Vote for Hearst.
Indications at noon ware that
Hcarat's plurality would be more than
200,006, which the Independence
League managers had forecasted from
their canvasses.
Reports from Buffalo, Rochester,
Syracuse, Utica, Watertown, Oswego
and Ogdensburg were all of the same
sort—an easy heavy vote for Hearst,
The labor vote stood by Hearst sol
idly. The factory workers, the work
ers In the shops, and they went to
the polls before they went* to their
work. They took no chance of their
votes for Hearst being stolen from
them.
Ihmssn Claims Landslide.
Max F. Ihmssn, chairman of (he
state committee of the league, after
receiving .telegrams from all over the
state, Issued the following statement
from the league headquarters at the
Gllsey house:
"Early reports from Independence
League committeemen up state Indi
cate an overwhelming landslide for
Mr. Hearst.
“There I* exceptionally heavy vot
ing throughout the manufacturing
districts, where the labor vote Is east.”
t Voting Done Orderly. i
In spite of the fact that the voters
crowded the polling places, so heavy
was the vote, there was the utmost
quiet and orderliness. In this respect
also the election was remarkable. A
number of arrests had been made up
to noon, but In early instances these
were fdr technical Illegalities of regis
tration.
TOM WATSON
TO SUCCEED
JORDAN?
La Grange Members
Talk of New
Leader.
WILLIAM RANDOLDH HEARST.
Mr. Hearst is the nominee of the Democrats end Independence League for
governor of tho elate of New York.
William Randolph Hearst, nominee of the Democrats and Independence
League for the governorship of New York, was bom In San Francisco In
1861. He Is a son of the late Senator George Hearst end Mrs. Phoebe A
Hearst.
Mr. Hearst attended tho public schools of San Francisco and subse
quently went to Harvard College, lie became editor and proprietor of Tin
San Francisco Ehcamlnsr Jn 1886. In 18(8 he purchased'and became'editor
of The New York Journal, the namtf of {which he changed to American
In 1806 he established The New York Evening Journal.
He founded The Chicago American In 1000, The Chicago, Examiner In
1002, The Los Angeles Examiner In 1003, and The Boston American In 1004
He Is president of the National Association of Democratic Clubs. He wtu
elected to the flfty-elghth congress' and was re-elected to the fifty-ninth
congress.
In 1004 he was a candidate for nomination for the presidency bn the
Democratic ticket, being defeated for the honor by Judge Alton H. Papke
FISH LOSES CONTROL
OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL
TO WIZARD HARRIMAN
New York. Nov. 0—The.llllnols Cen
tral election la all over but the shout
ing. When the directors-meet Wednes
day they will depose Btuyvesant Fish,
president for the past nineteen years,
and In alt probability will elect J. T.
Harrtman, who, In 1800, was made sec
and vice president of the company
through Mr. Fish's Inltuence, and since
then has hehl that position.
Neither Mr. Kish'nor Mr. Harrlman
would discuss the contest today. Trat
Mr. Hangman's friends claim that Mr.
Fish’s supporters have conceded the
election of Harftman's candidate by a
vote of 8 to 4. This Is the alignment
of forces:
How They Lins Up.
For Hantman’s candidate—John W.
Auchinclosa, E. H. Harrlman, Charles
E. Peabody, R. W. Ooelet, Walter Lutt-
gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Jacob
Aator anil J. T. Harohan.
For Mr. Fish—Charles M. Bench,
James DeW. Cutting. Charles I. De
neen, governor of Illinois, nnd cx-of
flcto member of the board, and Mr. Fish
himself.
May Oust Other Men.
John C. Wallings, first vice president
of the company, .is a< loyal Fish sup
porter, but Is seriously III In Chicago.
His place also can be tilled by the liar-
riman forces. They have It In their
power as well to choose a successor to
the second vice president, third vice
president and secretary and treasurer.
Just what the controlling party has
decided upon In regard to these matters
la not announced, but It is considered
probable that they will leave the places
open until the regular meeting of the
directors November 21. It Is hot be
lieved that many changes- In the oper
ating force will be made In Che near
future.
HEARST CASTS HIS VOTE
IN UNDERTAKER’S SHOP
day. Thera were
transfer# of money at fancy odd*.
There came generally. when H was
learned how heavy the early vote was.
/^«ntinued on Pafie Fivt.
Sew York, Soy. 6.—Mr. Hearst voted
even earlier than Mr. Hughes, for he
was one of the first' at the polls, at 154
Hast Twenty-ninth street, which Is the
Hlxth electionsIstrict of the Fourteenth
assembly district.
The Independence League candidate
did not think that It was at all ominous
that he should vote In an undertaker's
shop, which had been rented for the
polling place. Home of the trusty shout-
•m of the league were on hand to
watch their candidate as he appeared
at the corner; several of the men dash
ed up to him to show him how to vote.
But Mr. Hearst walked away and
strode up to the booths. There was
much curloelty to learn whether or not
the editor had voted under the Tam
many -star” or the •‘scales’* of the In
dependence League, but no one' asked
him.
Special to The Georgian.
| LaGrange, Ga., Nov. 6.—In the .sfline
room In which the Southern Cotton
Association was bom a few years ago.
n big meeting of members of that or
ganization. merchants and business
( men of LaGrange and prominent form
ers of Troup county, wan held Iasi
night to discuss tho future of tho cot -
ton association.
It was tho consensus of opinion
I among practically every one present
;that one step alone would (preserve the
tts. fuhwMM land integrity of flic associa
tion and pine** it unco more upon the
poworful footing neceMMUiy In the es
teem of the whole country, and that 1#
;the selection of Hon. Thomas EL Wat
son. of Thomson, as the next president.
The troubles of the association were
discussed frankly and freely. First
the exposures of speculation on the part
of officers of the association and the
I way in which the offenses were con
doned. Jt was admitted that this had
discredited the organization in the night
of many, and hail crippled the useful
ness of the association.,
Then the recent dissensions caused
by the controversy between the presi
dent of the Cotton Association and the
president of the Vimnerh' Union. AM
present felt that this matter was cal
culated tu Injure both organization*,
both of which hi*- working toward the
Same end—better prices for cotton ami
such co-operation urnong tho farmers
of the South us to completely regulate
the supply so as to obtain just prices
for their product.
Next spring the Southern Cotton As
sociation will elect new officers. The
meeting here believed decisive step*
are necessary to place the organization
once more upon Its old basis.
They believe Tom Watson Ih the mw
to head the association. His strength,
his Integrity, his unquestioned honesty
and hla profound Interest In the farm
ers especially fit him for the place.
Resolutions were passed Indorsing
Mr. Watson for the position of next
president of the Southern Cotton As
sociation. If he can be persuaded to
accept the place this movement start
ing In LaGrange is likely to grow and
spread to nil parts of the South.
MANY BETS ARE
MADE ON RESULT
DP N. Y ELECTIOW
New York, Nov. 6.—The most Im
portant bets made during the (lay In
Wall street and uptown last night were
as follows:
J. W. Bogley, 14,500 on Hughes, t"
Jl.ilOO on Hearst, Fred Sprung.
James Daly, 14,600 to 31.000, K. Dun
bar.
T. Dunn, 311,000 to 32,500, Allan. Mr-
Graw Company.
G. II. Buchanan. 320,000 tc
Wine ball A- Company.
H. L. Swift, 31.000 to 3360.
Lewis.
Jjon I.udlum, 310,000 to 32,
Steele.
O. Newman, 81,000 to 3250.
Brady.
Jakey Josephs, 34,000 to 31,
Heany.
E. Whitehead, 31,000 to 330
Jock.
T. E. Little. 81,000 to *300,
Brady.
The bets recorded on Hughes
ble plurality over lleartt were
lows:
Abe Gruber with Fred Secs
even that Hughes will not have
A. K. Cummings with T. E. Am
even that Hughes will have ov
000: E. Llvlson with T. L. '
3750 even that Hughes will ha
60,000.
IS.niiO.
OLD MIMS HOUSE
TO GIVE PLACE TO
APARTMENT HOUSE
If negotiation now pending are con-
suniated one of the landmarks of
Peachtree street will soon disappear to
give way to a great family hotel and
apartment house.
Only awaiting the approval »f Mrs.
Mims, who Is away on her Christian
Silence work In the East, a deal Is
IM-nding whereby Joseph Gatins, a for
mer Atlantan, who Is now a Wealthy
citizen of New York, wilt come Into
possession of the beautiful Livingston
,Mlm» home at the corner of Pandit re»
street and Ponce DeLeon avenue.
It is understood fhut .Mr. Gatins has
made an offer of 875.000 for the pi
and that as soon ss Mrs. Mims reri
to Atlanta the deal will pmbald>
closed.
he will erect upon It
ment house. The I
one and w ould accoi
largest apartment h
