The Southern herald., 1897-10-22

The fever was 500 miles away. And
they hrsa,hrd as rasy IS they could
with ,hz fever then within twenty
FIVE miles oflhem. Thus the week
which ended Saturday, Sept II,
wore along TO It's close, Sunday
morning Sept. u, the Governor
was missed Some peoplr thought
that be had gone 10 Edwards
Everybody was anxious to know
his Whereabouts. He had not gone
10 Walden. He had caused it to BE-
published that his presence was
necessary at the capital durnig vel
low fever excitement Where is
Governor McLaurin? was passed
from mouth TO mouth. Monday
afternoon Srpt l3, the Clarion
Ledger Contained the following in.
formation: Gov. MeLaurin is in
Smith cnunIy to-day, where he
speaks a, Raleigh, presumably on
the Capitol Veto Ra eigh is abou,
sixty miles from Jackson. but un-
like Walden, il has no railroad nor
Telegraph, not even a telephone
Gov. McLAurin left here Saturday
evening in a double buggy for Raj
eigh, presumably to speak on his
Capitol Veto
This was three days after the
announcement with great flourish
Of ,rumpcts through two papers
that he was forced to foregn his
appointment at Walden, feeling
that his presence was necessary at
the capital during the yellow fever
excitement But now, when the
4! Governor leh it was believed to
be at Edwards, only twenty, FIVE
miles away, His prcsenc in Raj
righ in defence Of his veto Of the
. Capitol bill seems to have become
suddenly imperative. As before
stated, there is no railroad to Raj.
eigh, aud the Gov. had to drive in
a buggy along the dirt road, through
the soughing and health. giving
pines. Butw while Raleigh was with.
out telegraph communication Ell.
wards was not.
"An1 while the Governor wa.
speaking in d, frnse Of his veto Of
the Capitol bill his private secre.
tary was opening telrgrams address.
ed to the Governor announcing
officially the presence OF yellow
fever at Edwards, diagnosed by *
perts After speaking at Raleigh
! Gov Nc Laurin returned to Bran
don, where his family had gone in
| the meantims. Later some Of his
| indiscreet friends undertook to
make political capital ont Of his be-
ing kept outofthe capital by Jack q.
son health officers | conc Guided
TO call his bluff the first opportuui.
ty. In the meantime ! took pains
TO ASCERTAIN that he had not been ex-
posed to yellow fever, and becum.
ing convinced that he had diligrut.
! ly and perSistently and successfully
avoided even the suspicion Of TX
po:ure, ! concluded tha there was
not the slightest danger in tender.
ing the freedom Of the city. My
opportunity soon came. Capt. J
W. Ferell, of Meridian, attorney for
the Alabama and Vicksburg road,
had an engagement to meet the city
and health authorities al the Rank.
in quarantine for conference look
ing to the yellow fever excitement,
otherwise the health officers Of the
State mus g. to Brandon to meet
him for such approval, after re.
peated failure to come to the Rank.
IN line TO approve such action. |
asked hin if be did not want to
come in. He replied that he did.
Instantly | wrote the Governor a
pass and handed it to him. He re.
lurneb il to me after moment, With
the statement that he might come
in in three or four days. That was
on Sept 90. told him he should
pass in at any time that he would
meet me at the quarantine station,
first notifying me by telephone |
have never had request from Gov.
McLaurin for a pass into the city
since. He is welcome to come
whenever he wants it, as | am sure
he hasn't been exposed aud never
will be exposed unless by accident.
"As an act of justice to NE the
city Of Jackson, whose brave ppo.
pie have So far bsffled the yellow
fever, and who BY the grace Of G cd
-even if the Governor continues
to remain absent from his post j.,
which he caused to be published was
here at the capital during the yel.