Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-05
RICHMOND, VA.
Morning, September 20, 1919.
HEAR TIE OTHER SIDE.


HEAR THE OTHER SIDE.
On Monday animated election look piace III
Georgia for Governor; 6. w. Towns the Demo
ocraiic and E. Y. Hill he Wing, candidate. Inc
Wings have made the most desperate tnofes 10 nc
feat Gov Towns, who has shown himself 10 De
an able administrative officer and true Soo'n'
erner, and they have Matched up the most extra
ordinary stories to Islander him down. we
should mol notice Them, bu, for an article 10 MOD.
days Times which introduces the following
statement from The Macon Messenger The Times
laughs over it as "making some very singular DC
yelopmeuts concerning The Democratic candidate.
Governor Towns lelter 10 Cone, promising 10
provide for him, is as funny Thing (says Inc
Times) as we have seen since Mr.. Robert y
Walkers celebrated epislle 10 some ieiIow lot
whom be had procured an Office uncer the erfo-
peous impression lha, he was Democrat"
The article o. the Messenger is as follows:
We find in The last Dalton Eagle, an ar'cle
over The signature OF w. B. Gone, when con-
lains some rare deve'opemen's. II WI DC recon-
lrced that Mir. Cone. some lwo years ago, caaf9-
ed his excelleucy with having violated MS So
Tenn pledges in regard 10 a certain ctnce. II mas
been ayrr1ed by some Il Governor Towns
friends lh,l he never made any such promise,
and that The charge Of Cone was ihe mere iaofi-
cation oil a disappointed ofhce-seekcr. mus
driven 10 he wall, Mr.. Cone publishes the ioi-
loving letter from Governor Towns, dated, as
aill br seen, only few days after the result OF
The election was Known:
"TAts TToN Oct 18Th, 1919.
ttr,,.. GIL have 70, civri yolr lcte lie Ter.
in which YOU say you would be in Millsdsev'lie,
il vou could raise the wind, &c. want 10 SEE
you there, ana you must come, for inteLd not
nnlv GO r;ye YOU an flee, bui want you 10 give
information in regard 10 Cherokee and The Rail.
road that you cennul do onerUise than In per-
sopaI ia,erview. | am satisfied lha; you may or
will psrnaps receive opposition, bur say, II
live @ he inaugufaed, you shall he PROVIDED Tor,
if the lhundels III a thousand tongues are lead
aeaiost 700. Keep this 10 yourself. Say moth
ing oi your exp Gallons 10 any one, but come
down. as want 10 see you Silence is wisdom.
"Your friend, GEO. ". TOWNS.
"WM B. Gone. Esq, Dallcn, Georgia"
lis cue 10 Gov Towns who has many friends
in Virginia, 10 offset The bove with an explana-
,ory letter from Mitchell, The Chief Engineer OF
The Road, as follows: I. Sufficiently jnslihes The
course of Gov. Towns-upon whom would have
bs,n layshed the condemnation Of the wings had
he appointed SO "unworlhy'a man 10 office, on
a road which is Stale properly:
From the Cherokee Adpo;ate, 271 Sept
TO THE PUBLIC.
Il il not my intention TO have newspaper con-
troyersy with VIM. B. Cone, who has recently
published in the Dalton Eagle, private letter
from Gov. Towns, dated Oct IL, 1917, nor
should now notice the Ieuer, but for The fac Ihai
II has been commented upon in manner EVIL
IDENTITY intended 10 injure Governor Towns.
As long as WIN. b. Cone and the Dalton Ia
ole were cooperating together, could no! con-
d, scend TO notice enhcI; but when Respectable
Whie journals think such stuff as emanales from
Cone and The Eagle deserves place In their col
umns, pei hips as the facts arc within my koo~i-
edge, il is duty owe Gov. Towns TO state
them.
In The first place, about the lime | was aap'
pointed Chief Engineer Of The Western and Al
lanlc Rail Road, and before entered upon The
discharge of my official du.ies Gov. Towns IN
formed me that h. had promised Cone silua.
ZION on The Rail Road He also informed me
tina, he rad strong fears as 10 Cones qualIhca,
TONS and stated to me that his acquaintance
with Cone al the time he made Inc promise
was slight but having received from lflena
in Macon letter Of introduction to MT. Cone
on the first visit TO Dalton n The summer oil
lS47. aud having spent several days 10 his
company in Murray county al The time, ne
had formed favorable opinion Of him. And
although after developments had caused his
mind 10 undergo some change, so much SO, that
he had himself refused, in Milletgevillc upon
personal application OF Mr.. Cone, 10 make him
Superintendent OF Transportation, still ne was ol
opinion lha, Mr. Cone could fill some minor sta
ton. ard requested me 10 confer IT, without de-
signaling any particular office. On my visit TO
Dalton. 10 arrange This mailer as well as Others
and carry out the Governors wishes in This res
peel, found thai VIM. b. Cone was very lntem,
perate in his ha bits, often drinking to excess and
that he had repeatedly and openly used prclaGe
and abusive language in reference 10 The Cover
nor in the streets, and !elt That man capable
ot such conduct was unworthy OF any station on
Inc Road, however low-and consequently de-
ciued 10 appoint him 10 any. Gov. Towns was
then absent from The State, and on his return |
explained 10 him the reason Why had mol given
Cone situation on the Road, and elt that
the Governor was fully ats lived from all ooliga.
ton 10 Cone by the conduct above MENTIONED
and so expressed myself The Governor approx.
ed OF nv course and has from that day, so lar as
know or believe, refused TO recognize MIR Gone
as an honorable man.
This simple statement will place the conducl
OF Gov. Towns fully before The public in refer.
ence 10 Cone, and show how unlounded and
wholly inc xcusabe is the effort made 10 inIufe
Gov. Towns in this maller.
WIN. L. MITCHELL.