The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-05-28
THE HALL VICTORY.
Atkinson's Men Were Confident of Carrying
the County but Failed.

the County but Failed.
Gainesville. Ga, May 20.--(Special.) 1.-The
great victory which the friends CT General
Evans achieved in Hall county yesterday
IS one that should bring confidence to the
Evans men in all parts of Georgia 1T IS
much more than a mere local victory. The
battle was hard fought One A month
ago the men who control in TINS seclioh
and this county had everything nHed as
tEey believed, and were making LOUD claims
that Atkinson would carry this county
hands down. They told OF the good work
that was being done by the able editor OF
The Georgia Cracker and his corps OF lieu
terants, and they emphasized with par
ticular emphasis the claim that this county
the bell-wether of all this section OF
the state and as Hall went, so would go
northeast Georgia.
They're right, there. Hall went for Evans
and SO will all northeast Georgia.
Atkinson Claims Shattered.
Macon, Ga, May 22.-(Special)- Colonel
Atkinson in his clam for credit
for everything which has been
done in Georgia in the last
fifteen years, seems to have upon several
occasions overstepped himself and put in
claims for the credit of accomplishing
things for which credit was due him.
In his speeches over the state one OF
his most prominent claims is to the honor
of saving the state $4,000 year in the
inspection of oil. From one end of the
state to the other he has repeated that
claim and has figured out just how much
the sum total is which he has saved the
people
But it develops that he does not deserve
the credit for that.
Hon. j. T.. ScOfield, who was one of Bibb
county'S representatives at the time, and
who is one of the most popular travelling
men who goes out from Macon, introduced
he fees
inspection of oils and was the man who, by
a resolution called on the commissioner of
agriculture for a showing of how the bus
mess was conducted and who got the
money.
The first effect of that resolution, as
those who We're in the Legislature at that
time will remember, was to gather to the
capitol a lobby of parties directly interested,
and the second effect the introduction
of bill by Mr.. Atkinson, which, after
conference with Mr. Scofield, was accepted
and was passed with his assistance
1t was a good bill, but Mr.. Atkinson
does not deserve the credit for it.
The credit belongs to the gentleman who
then represented Bibb county, Mr.. At
knson's claims to the contrary notWlth-
standing.
1T Nyas Called OFF.
Blue Ridge Ga, May 2l.-(Speclal.)-1hefe
is one county in Georgia where snap mass
meetings don't grow and that county IS one
of the remote ones, too.
1t is Towns.
The Atkinson men had made great prep
arations to steal march the voters OF
Towns, and preparations We're quietly
made for mass meeting which was TO
have been held at HiaWassee on Saturday,
The courthouse ring was out in full force
and the bosses felt certain of their ability
to deliver the goods, but 10 and behold the
people began to come from all parts Of the
county and the people We're evidently for
Evans.
Here was something which "",e men
who control had not counted upon. They
thought it would all be plain sailing, and
their runners had already started toward
the telegraph offices to announce with a
flourish of trumpets, another county for
Atkinson" when they We're called back
and the plans were suddenly changed
It was determined 10 POSTPONE action
| 44,d W .,all q pri,t9rA instead of a mass
meeting.
The Evans men are in the majority in
Towns county and they feel certain of their
ability to carry the county for the grand
old general. The men who control were
caught uD with again.