The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-03
FLAGLER'S EXTRADITIOy.
RumOIS That Gov. Mitchell Nay Recon-
slider His Action.

The Governor Declines TO Say What His
r,tentions Are - Politicians and
T-ansportation People Believed to Be
Bringing Strong Pressure to Induce
the Governor to Reverse His Action.
The Chief Executive Represented By
Some as Very Angry Over the Matter
and Too stubborn to Yield to the Pop
uIar clamor.
Tallahassee, Fla Jan. "A report was
sent out last night from Austin, Texas,
10 the effect that Governor Mitchell, Of
Florida. had rescinded his previous ac-
tion in the matter Of honoring the requi-
sitlon papers from Gov. Hogg, of Texas.
for the arrest and delivery of H. NJ. Flag
lsr of New York. to Texas officers.
This report is erroneous. Gov. Mitchell
was seen at the executive office in the cap
itol this evening and authorized COM
plete denial of the Austin story, adding
Il have taken no action whatever in the
Flagler case since signing and forward
ing the requisition papers to Gov. Hogg."
The governor declined to say whether
or not he would take any further action;
nor would he say whether or not any pres
sure is being brought to bear upon him
from influential people in New York.
There is a report, however, that Gov.
Mitchell is being besieged on every hand
by politicians and prominent transporta-
ton people to back down aud recall the
papers from Texas, and there are thou
sands Of the governors friends and sup
porters in this state VINO are disposed 70
crticise him harshly for doing what the
governors Of New York and Missouri
declined to do and some prominent dem
oerats here say that Gov. Mitchell sees
now that he made a faux pas when he
signed those requisition papers, but that
he is too stubborn to recede from his
position or even acknowledge that he
was in the wrong.
A leading South Florida lawyer is au-
thority for the statement that Gov.
Altchells action in the Flagler matter
threatens to make very serious division
IN the ranks of the Mitchell wing of de-
mocracy in Florida; that already the
governor has spoken and written very
sharply and polntedly to several leading
state administration democrats, who
were injudicious enough to approach him
with suggestions that he rescind his aC-
ton in the requlsition case. There have,
Il is said. been two or three stormy scenes,
in which the chief executive was forced
to tell some people ITO mind their own
business" At any rate, one of the govern
ors former advisers was overheard to
remark recently; I'm done with the old
man I shall never be rash enough to
try TO change his mind again; I've had
my Dose and from this day forth, m
quitter with his eXcellency.'
On the other hand, Gov. Mitchelrs ac-
ton finds not few defenders One of his
political opponents for many years said
to-day: The laws of the states differ as
to the duty of a governor in honoring re-
qusitions. In Florida, so 1 am informed,
the chief executive has no discretion in
such matters If the papers are properly
made out and properly signed and attested
the statute compels him to sign them. His
act is simply a clerical act. The law does
not empower him to consider or not
whether there is just claim for the requi-
sition The courts must settle that, so l
feel in the end it wilr|be found that Gov
Mitchell did only his plain duty in this
Flagler matter"
report comes from Tampa to the effect
that Gov. Mitchell has appointed a day on
which he viii give an audience to Mr..
tlaglers legal counsel and hear what they
nave TO say as to why the chief eXecu-
ives action in signing the Texas paper
should be rescinded, but no information
on this point can be had at the governors
Office
It is rumored about the state house to-
nlght that telegram has been sent to
Gov. Hogg from the executive office here
asking that the Texas authorities desist
from all action in the Flagler matter for
me present, and it is declared to be a fact
mat Gov. Mitchell has saked Attorney
General Lamar for his opinion in the case
ana that this opinion is looked for to-
morrow
There is good deal of activity and
hylng about" from the governors room
10 mat of the attorney general and all
the state house officials aver that "some-
thing is up
GOV. Mitchell has read nearly all the
EDITORIAL criticisms of his course in the
prominent newspapers in the country,
Tllu Is highly amused at some of them.
very lew people who know him we'll will
auillI tnat he will back down in this mat
'ei' lie Is too angry for that, it is said.
NO LoUNGING IN PosToFFIoEs.