The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-20
JUDGE ROBERTS WRITES
And Makes an Interesting Point Con-
cerrimy th:. O. n, n:, i'm.

are supporting Mr.. AtkinSOnS fOrlorn nope
in his ravenous hunt after the gubernato-
rial office, is charging that General Evans
has written letters to Methodist preachers
asking their support in his race for COVER
nor of Georgia.
| went down to the office of The Times
Journal this morning and asked them ii
they had any facts upon which to pase
such a charge; if they did, |, as the friend
of General Evans, demanded proof oil the
same. Mr.. Martin, who is one OF the aSSo-
ciate editors, informed me that they had
no facts to sustain the charge; that the
same was based upon rumor ana report,
weeks ago Mr.. Stokes, the manager Oh
newspapers.
| then called his attention to the fact
that when General Evans was here lew
weeks ago that Mr. Stokes the manager OF
the paper had promised him he Wouud MOI
publish anything against him except SucH
facts as were true of his own knoWleuse'
and reminded Mr.. Martin that the puplica
ton of rumors and reports was a cleal
violation of this contract. His reply "aS
that MI Stokes ought not to nave Hiaue
the promise; that papers We're MOI 10 pe
confined to such matters and thlhSS d.
came within their own knowledge:
| lust call YOUR attention to TINS eplSoue
to show the means resorted to by THESE
little newspapers that are baslIng i'll the
sunshine of Mr.. AtEnsOns assumed great
ness to bolster up their cause
In the first place they clam 'haC vi
Atkinson is the great laW-SNer. WHO id9
originated every measure in the leS'Slatuie
for the last eight years that has resulted
i'm the promotion of the public veal. THOSE
mon who sat in the legislature with NM
were mere puppets and tigureheadS' thal II
was his great mind that cohcelNeu am
brought to q successful issue eNtiH tI'i'ie
that has been formulated INTO "a" ~
Georgia since his advent into Georgia poll-
a. 81. inn
General Evans is a mere sentiment tla'
he is claiming the support OF SchoefS pe-
cause he was 4 general in the confederate
army: that he is claiming the support ol
church members because he IS Il minister
of the gospel ana this without any felef-
ence to his qualifications for the SNpeiIlato
rial office whereas the same IS Wl.houI
the shadow Of foundation to support IL, al
General EVans's friends are supporting hl1ii
upon the ground that he is equally as com
petrnt as Mr.. Atkinson to discharge Tue
duties of the Gubernatora Office; ana LOT
one | would state, without lhtehulhS ~
disnarage Mr.. Atkinson's pretended aSsump-
ton, that General Evans is his superior III
everything that is necessary to constitute
proper qualification for the dIscharge OF
the duties of the office to winch they DOM
aspire.
ISOLATION with General Evans and nave
also had opportunities of obSerVihs y, :
Atkinson and at least claim for mYSeil the
right to Judge of their respective qllallHca-
tions for the position, ana nave lido ~
difficulty in coming to the conclusion as 10
General EVanss superior hthesS lol me 20
sition by reason of very fhe executive
ability in nanag the details OF any mat
fer that REQUIRES thought, reflection and
judgment. 49,,
The little circular letter sent out by Cen
eral Evans that has been the prolific source
IL, .It,,e in r.tH
letting the support of ministers OIL the
gospel ! herewith enclose for you 10 make
such use of as YOU see proper
A fair Interpretation OF the letter seems
10 me to be that it is nouhcatoh TO me
ministers of the Methodist church that he
docs NOT exuect their support by reason of
the relationship that exists between nm
and his brother ministers, and it seems to
me that any other construction OF the
letter would be Il clear perVersloh OIL tle
language u=,. ~ ~ same ms - tl'
only letter that General Evans mas sent
TO the ministers OF his church.
am glad to state to you that the At
1anta ring is getting TO be very huge
concern. 1t extends from the big behd OF
The St Marys river up to the grand oIa
state Of Dade and embraces about lsA
eiytbs OF the citizens Of Georgia, and If it
continues TO increase at the same ratio in
the future as it has in the past few weeks
il will embrace in q short While the entire
state. ,
mad houed that this rot about Atlanta
rin..s had grown into innocuous desuetude,
but it seems that it is to be resurrected
and utilized IN the interest u AL 1A''N'''
sons candidacy.
Ills friends seem to act upon the idea
that he must be elected, if it can be accom-
plished by any means, fair or foul.
They don't hesitate to try to array the
nnouIe of the state against city that by
spirit
and INCONSISTENCIES, should be the pride OF
every Georgian.
q,hev don't hesitate to try to array the
young men against the Old men
They don't hesitate to try to array re-
ltafous denominations Against General
Evans upon the ground that he is minis
ter Of the Methodist church.
T7hev don't hesitate to try to create in
the minds Of the young people an idea
that the confederate war, together with all
of it's sacred memories, its haTdships ana
its brilliant achievements, is mere sentl-
ment.
sucn matters deserves to, and l think viii,
be severely rcprchcndCd by the people al
the polls Yours very Truly poprprc
The circular letter referred to is as fol-
XXI Homo. Atlanta, Ca. January !, 1881
NV Dear Brother: / think it IS due my
brethren in the ministry to say to them
thaf NV candidacy for the office of gov
crnor was uuSought, and that / have Yield
Cd TO what appeared to be my duty in re-
Spouse to pure public sentiment; am
VIOLATING. no church order or law, and pul-
pose to do nothing that will bring reproach
to our ministry. l am not in politics TO- to
crafty personal ambition, and 90 not ASK
my ministerial brethren to enter that llelti
Tor me. lmt only beg their sympathy and
their prayers for divine guidance truly
your brother, CLEMENT ~ EVANS
A Probable Change of Judges.
Savannah Ga March lI.-(SpeClaI.l- IA
report mas been received mere that Justice
Jackson IS TO be transferred to the sixth
judicial circuit, and that Justice White, the
recent appointee of the supreme court, Is 20
be assigned to IhIS circuit
The Ceutrals litigation viii, therefore, be
removed from Justice jackson $ JURISDICTION
and viii go under cu,rSc OF whoever Is APP
pointed to the fifth circuit. Justice jack
son had intended to stop over here on ms
Wav back from ST. Petersburg, Fla, and
near the Savannah and Western matter.
~. ~ nnL n M and has sue