The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-24

BLUFflNG TO BEGGING.
Governor Mitchell Remains U1moved-A
Public Fight Impossible.

Governor Mitchell Remains Unmoved-.
Public Fight Imp oss'bls.
JACKSONVILLE, Jan I6.-Tfe Du
val Athletic Club has played its las
card in the contest it has been Wagin
with Governor Mitchell and has lost
That card consisted of a personal appea
by Manager BoWden to the Governor
begging him to cease his opposition anG
allow the Club to pull or the Corbett
Mitchell mill publicly in Jacksonville
But the Governor was obdurate, an;
tod Bowden that the fsht should no
take place in Jacksonville or in Florida
if he could prevent it.
The interview between Bowdeu ant
Governor Mitchell took place in the
!atter's Office at Tallahassee, the State
capital: whi!her Bowden went las
night. Attorney General Lamar was
present at the interview. It is under.
stood that BoWden's attitude towards
the Governor was very much that o
the supplian.. He almost implored the
Governor 10 Jet up, but the executive i:
far from being moved by BoWdeu's hu-
mility and roundly denounced the club
people for their insolent attitude, espe
cially in the matter Of issuing state.
ments to the public in which the Gov.
ernor's conduct toward tho club was
characterized as "contemptible and tY.
ranical."
When asked for statement for the
Southern Associated Press, BoWden
replied:
''You may say that the situation is
unchanged. My interview with the
Governor has resulted in nothing. The
fight, however, will take place. I ad.
wise all those who desire to witness it 10
assemble IN Jacksonville on or before
January 24.
When Governor Mitchell was asked
for a statement, be said: ''As far as l
am concerned, the situation remains un.
changed. I will not desist in my deter.
ninatlon or my efforts to stop the ight."
Nothing is left the clu3 now but to
make arrangements for bringing Mitch.
ell and Cerbett together in the woods.
As was stated iu these dispatches long
ago, secret fight has been the only re.
source left tae club ever since Governor
Mitchell announced his opposition.
Manager Bowden's advice for ''all
those who desire to- witness the fight to
assemble IN Jacksonville on or before
January "a" is regarded here as an in
dication that the CLUB people have
thrown up the sponge, so far as pub.
lie tight in Jacksonville is concerned,
and will now perfect plans by which
Corbstt and Mitchell can meet IN secret
and without danger Of interference from
the State authorities.
At q largely attended mass nesting
here tonight, in which soma of the
most prominent business men in the city
took part, the following res olusioas
were adopted:
Whereas, it is currently reported on
the streets of the city of Jacksonville
that Hon. Il. L. Mitchell, Governor,
has Instructed a number Of military
companies throughout the Safe to re-
port in the city of Jacksonville on the
Oath instant for the purpose OF main.
tanning and preserving the peace; and
/; ,rirereas, there are 10 indications OF any
breach Of the peace with which the civil
authorities Of the city and couat7 are
not fully able to deal, and whereas, we
deem the massing OF troops in this city
under.she circumstances unWarranted
| by law and a serious reelection upon
the character of our citizens and the Sc.
rious dstriment to the business interests
of the city.
Therefore, the citizens of Jacksonville
and Duyal county, in mass. meeting as.
sembled, pursuanttoa q call of large
number of our most eminent business
men, do resolve as follows:
First. That we earnestly, protest
against the massing of troops in our
city, we having ample confidence in the
civil local authorities aud their ability
to fully preserve the peace AID main
tain the dignity OF the city and county.
Second. That we Individually and
collectively. pledge ourselves to aid the
the sheriff IN all lawful efforts to dis
charge his duties and to maintain and
preserve the peace and to fully enforce
the law.
Third. That we earnestly protest
against such runored action on the part
of the Governor and must respectfully
request that he desiist therefrom and
leave the conduct and guidance thereof
to the civil local authorities.
Fourth. That a copy of these reso
lutions be forw arded to.the Governor.