The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-11
POLITICS AND AGRICULTURE.
PULLING GUBERNATORIAL WIRES
At TYBEE.


Candidacy for Governor VIII BE
Launched at the Agricultural So
ciety Meeting vigorously Denied.
Such "a Movement Would Meet op-
position-Mr. brown Says lie Is Not
Here As PoIitician-if the PrOpo-
sition to Remove the Agricultural
College From Athens should BE
sprung IL VIII lie strenuousIy OPP
posed.
VIII the State Agricultural Society
launch the boom of Hon. Pope Brown for
governor?
The question is pertinent. Recent state
nents made public in the newspapers de-
clare that the president Of the agriculture
al society will be put forward at the meet
ing OF the society at Tybee which begins
to-day, as a candidate for governor. IL IS
further stated that he viii be backed be-
cause Of his late efforts to have the agri-
cultural college removed from Athens TO
Griffin.
It is limited that delegates from Macon
inspired the reports which come from that
CITY chat the agricultural society expects
10 elect MIR. Brown without great deal
of trouble. Under large headlines Ma
con newspaper states that there as
scarcely any doubt that MIR. Browns name
will be sen, out in the breeze that blows
from Tybee during the current week anu
upon this score there is great deal Of
muttering among the members Of the so
ciety.
information cleaned 10y a Morning News
reporter yesterday among the deleEalea
who have already arrived in the CITY SHOWS
that there viii be a stubborn fight III any
movement is started by the friends of Mr.
Brown al this meeting to inject politics m
10 the meeting The leaders of the opposl-
ton declare that they viii hght such a
movement to the bitter end. They declare
that there should he no political quesuohs
raised in the deliberations. They say tnat
it is no political organization, ana that
there will be "A sufficient number OF mem
bers present to prevent any action being
taken which might prove to the advantage
of any candidate for office.
Many leading members of the society viii
take a leading part la this opposition 70
any set of men who may seek 10 inject
politics into the sessions. Col. }. O. Wad~
dell, who for a number of years was pres
ident of the society and who. before becom-
for ten years, is one of these.
President Brown spent this morning IN
the city and went down TO Tybee IN the
afternoon He disclaimed any response
biity for the gubernatorial rumors con-
nected with his name, and said that ne
had given no authority for these reports
He did not accept the presidency of the
society with any such idea in view. he
said and in fact. was not even present
when elected to the office, being at home
az the time engaged IN looking after his
farm.
IF any political movement is started at
the convention you may rely upon IL Ihal
there will be a plenty Of members TO put
it down" said Col Waddell to a Morning
News reporter.
Il have myself already told Mr.. Brown
that if any movement Is start
ed here 10 precipitate any per
sonal campaign for the govern
orship I viii oppose It. ! did this for
the reason that / have always held TO the
principle that the Georgia State Agricul-
tural Society was an organization based
on the dignined purpose OF advancing the
agricultural interests OF the state ana
nothing more.
II am aware of the fact that it Is often
stated that the state agricultural society
managed TO elect its president TO the gov
ernorship whenever it undertook to do so,
but / deny this statement which is SO gen
orally accepted. I hold that never has
there been but one man elected governor
who could in any way claim his election
as coming from the Georgia Agricultural
Society. and that man was Gov. Colquitt.
II is claimed that Gov. Northen was elect
ed through his power as being the pres
ideut Of the agricultural society, but THIS
Is a mistake He got his strength through
the farmers alliance, of which organlza-
tfC, na mos tbp loader "A he time of his
candidacy for governor
you may put II down, that II any move
ment is started at this meeting TO boost
any man for the governOrship, or If any
movement is started 60 recommend the
taking of the agricultural college from
Athens and pacing 1t at Grimm, such
movement win find many ready enemies
and they viii fight any such political agi-
tation 60 the bitter end.
ANY personal or political fight in the
ranks Of the agriculturalists OF Georgia al
this meeting will mean either the breaking
up OF the state agricultural society or else
the smashing OF the prospects OF that per
son or politician, and as between the de-
structiOn OF the two. certainly the mem
bers Of the society win prefer 10 maintain
the cherished organization. which has done
so much for the agricultural interests OF
the state.
"The Georgia State Agricultural Soci
ETY. has never been a political organza
ton. and never will be. The members are
men who go about the promotion Of ag
ricultural interest in the great state OF
Georgia on a dignihed plan. They hold
their meetings annually and discuss tbs
questions which are closest 90 them
questions OF interest IN the pursuits O.
agriculture. We have never had anythini
70 DO with politics, and / don't believe
that at this late date the society will 10
disposed 20 take any hand I'm IT,"
Col. Waddell was sixteen years an Off
Ger IN The society, and was len charge %
the state fairs for a number OF years IT.
was one OF the FIRST men TO muster d
the confederate army IN Savannah az On
park extension. having run away from
the state university at Athens as a boz
ana Joined the Troupe artillery. he cam
TO this city for military training. and wa
drilled ON the commons at park extension
before going of TO war COL Waddcl hal
a long conference with Hon T.. q. III
Bignon in the afternoon.