The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-12
P02SUE SUPPER A BIG PLOT.
coL cal DLEElSDULeEs IN TRrrE
COMMENTS.
Tsdn,t Think 1t was Good Place
..- dne. Eyed Man to Be At. The
after incident Makes Him

fss
latter incident Makes Him
smile.
Tr. secrets of the Newman 'possum
snnn.r Ire gradually dropping out
rbor i, to say, the light is beginning
+abraaH unon some of thelincidents Of
tbor neat feast, which has caused
mare on less speculation from a politi-
al noint of view ever since it was
"puued Off"
Asida from the "snubbing" of Sena-
.or Bacon bv the invitation committee,
sors an Atlanta special to Savannah
Now. the most talked-Of thing con-
aoct4d with the affair was the failure
ofCoI. Allen Gambler to attend. While
bodid not go down to mlngle with the
hast Of politicians who were expected,
Cd Gambler sent letter of "regrets"
IN the chairman. Strange enough
.hs letter was never read at the feast,
bnr II appeared IN the daily papers
mere The day following, just as if it had
bopn read and received with great en-
tbnsfasm by the assembled 'possum.
sqrpr, This has also caused talk.
Col Gambler himself has said moth
inc about the incident until tonight,
r6ar ne took occasion to say some
mgh.v interesting and significant
+bipos about 1T. When asked by the
Morning News correspondent why he
and not attend the Newman feast the
little secretary of state, who is now
fairly in the gubernatorial lists, with
gppcuIiarly quizzical expression in his
manner. replied: "Well, in the first
Mace. | didn't think it was good place
for .0ne-eyed' man to be at"
From the way in which this answer
was given, it was very plain to be seen
that the "One-Eyed PlowDoy of Pigeon
ROost" thought the Newman feast had
designs on state politics and that he
was not a friend in the conspiracy.
~"In the next place." he added, cit
was the last day IN the month. and the
last of the year, and just had to be at
home l couldn't have gone to my
own funeral on that day."
As The Newman 'possnm plot was
further discussed, Colonel Gambler
made some exceedingly trite observa-
t.ons upon it.
"Nhy,n said he, with that emphat-
ic. L-mean-eyery-bi t-of.it sort of a way
that made him famous in his congress
aoua campaigns, 'my opinion is that
the whole thing was got up to boom
my friend Terrell for governor, and to
launch the Atkinson senatorial BOOM"
There are Others who think the same
as Colonel Gambler on this line.
Some one mentioned the letter Col
one Gambler wrote to the chairman of
the Newman feast, and he threw some
more interesting light upon the game
Of politics now being played on the
qdIe. by relating a brief story Of his
campaign against Judge Speer for con-
gres> when he first defeated him in the
ninth district.
"Speer didn't exactly challenge me
for joint debate" he said, but he
wrote me letter saying he had made
list Of appointments and would be
pleased If l could meet him at any
OF them. He concluded with a little
lecture saying it was quite improper
to engage in a still hunt [ was
green i'll the game then and [ wrote a
reply to Speer. 1t was short but to
tihe point. just told HIM he'd find
that it would not be as ''still', as he
imagined before he got through with
the race. But | didn't keep a copy of
TINS reply and of course Mr.. Speer
dsldn,t publishing it, and to this day it
IS lost document, none of the news
papers ever getting hold of it. Now
l am some older | have learned a few
Jhlngs, and when l wrote that letter
10 Newman l kept a copy of it. l
knew they wonld't print it, but it got
printed just the same. | sent my
copy to the office and | guess it sur
prlSed 'em. They tell me it WASH t
ever read at the feast, though some
One Gathered all the letters and tele-
EraMs OF regrets up and was about to
ieau them, but he didn't"
\, olonel Gamblers retrospect of the
9Ie"nan 'possum plot will Undoubtedly
g 2t READ with good deal of interest.
~ snow what some men with political
luIureS, who were invited but STAYED
away think of its political signifi