The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-01-25
BLUFFING BEGGING,
Governor Mitchell ROMANS Unmoved
Public Fight Impossible.

JACKSONVILLE, Jan 1G.-The Du
val Athletic Club has played its last
card in the contest it has been waging
with Governor Mitchell and has lost
That card consisted OF a personal appeal
by Manager Bowden to the Governor,
begging him TO cease his opposition aud
allow the Club to pull Of the Corbett-
Mitchell mill publicly in Jacksonville.
But the Governor was obdurate, and
told Bowden that the fight should not
it he could prevent it.
The interview between Bowden and
Governor Mitchell took place in the
!attcr's Office at Tallahassee, the State
capital: whittier Bowdcn went last
present at the interview. 1t is under
the Governor was very much that of
the suppliant. lie almost implored the
Governor TO Jet up, but the executive is
mility and roundly denounced the club
people for their ins 3leut attitude, espe-
cially in the matter of issuing state.
mcnts TO the public in which the Gov
ernOr's conduit toward thu club WAS
| Y
raucal."
When asked for statemeu. for The
Southern Ass soaated Press, Bowden
replied:
lyon may say that the situation is
unchanged. My interview with the
Governor has resulted in nothing. The
fight, however, will take place. | ad-
wise all those who desire to wines J it TO
assemble III Jacks onvllc on or before
Jauulry 81.
When Governor Mitchell was asked
fora statement, he said: AS lar as |
am concern I'd, the situation remains un
chan gel. | will not dosiSt in thy dator.
minatlon or my efforts to stop The 4 ,ht."
Noching is left the clu1 nov but 10
make arrangements for bringius Mitch.
ell aud Corbatt together in the woods.
AS was stated III these dispatches lOny
ago, a secret ii IhL has beau The only re .
source lett the club ever since Governor
Mitchell announced his opposition
Manager 'Wdeu's advice for "all
those who desire to witEcss The fl ut To
assemble IN Jack SOlvil,c on or before
January 2l' Is REGARDED here As an IN
dlcation that the club people have
thrown up the sponge, 80 Tar as pub
lic ilEhL IL jacksonville is concerned,
ANA VIII nov pericc. plans by which
Corbatt and Mitchell can meet in secre.
and wlthOu. danger y! lnLcrlcrAu!e from
tn" Safe authorities.
a. largely attend1 "a mass mo2tinr
here tonight, IL winch some Of the
most pro mlneut business men III the city
took part, TIE tollON vim, res )lu5iO1s
were adoplei:
whereas, IL Is currently reported Oh
the streets OF the city of Jacksonville
That Hon. II. l.. Mitchell, Governor,
mas Instructed number of military
| IC)mpnnicS thrpuShOu the Sale TO re.
port in the city OF Jack s0nvlllc on the
2lth instant for the purpose of main
talnhS ana preserving the peace; and
| whereas, there are no Indications OF any
breach OF the peace with which the civil
authorities Of the city and county are
not iu!lY able to deal, and whereas. we
dccm the masslnG OF troops in this city
under the circumstances unwarranLcd
by law and serious reflection upon
the character OF our citizens and the sc.
rl0us detrimCnt to the business interests
OF the city.
Therefore, the citizens OF Jacks ,nvillc
ana Duval county, in mass meeting as
semblcd, pursuant to call of a LARGE
number OF our most eminent business
mcn, do resolve as iollows:
First. That we earnestly uro,cs,
against the massiur of troona in nur
clty, we having nmnle conGlnnra ~ ,Na
civil local authorities ana Lnj, ,I,.';,,. '~
TO iu),v nrcs,rvo thn nn,no ',aI'' nni a".''IS WHY
tam tn" dignity OF the city and county.
Second. That we individually and
~ o.'N,'''Ci'' i'euST ourselves 10 ald the
.Lo sur III III AL 'aWlul Efforts to dis
CilaT%c MS dulicS ana TO maintain aud