The age-herald., 1898-04-26
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
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''The newspapers overlooked one very in- portant point of the state convention in reference to the Jefferson delegation" said a gentleman wbo was one of the now fam ous thirty yesterday. "and that was the frn- portant part Mir. Nathan L. Miller played in the convention. The Jefferson delega- ton appointed a steering committee to look out for the interests of our candidates. and of this committee. MT. Miller was selected chairman. In this position he did soma very excellent political maneuvering; 1t was he with two or three other leaders of the convention that arranged things so that the four associate judges were nominated without opposition. Then after the judges were out of the way, the Jefferson dele gation was turned over to Mir. Miller to work for MT. Brown for attorney general. and how we'll he acquitted himself, the re- suit of the race shows. Nat Miller is as smooth a politician as there is in the state"
 We are jjingoes right over in Augusta, Ga, said Charles J. Bayne, editor of the Augusta Herald. last night. Nearly ev- erybody has the war fever. A week or two ago a crowd of about fifty citizens as- sembIed and passed some mik-and- water resolutions which they sent to our repre- sentatives. A night or two after several of us worked up a. big public demonstration of over two thousand citizens. and drew up very strong and positive set of reso- lutions for our representatives. This was the largest mass meeting ever held in Au- gusta. We told congress that in our opin- ion the struggle in Cuba had gone far enough, and that we were willing to leave the question to the arbftrament of the sword.
 ''The people of Georgia stand ready to back it up, too. All of the militia com- panies have volunteered and the negroes arc taking a very active interest. In Au- gusta alone we have over 250 of them, and they are now drilling daily"
 "The committee to look after the Bir- mngham amendment down at the state convention" said Mayor Frank " Evans yesterday ''did good work in its behalf. Only two of the committee, Alderman Parker and myself went down, but I think we did some very satisfactory work. We talked to nearly every delegate, certainly  all of them that the amendment effected no part of the state except the city of Birmingham, and they nearly all promised to support the measure in the election next August We also obtained the names or numbers of prominent men in all Of the counties to whom we shall write and en- deavor to get them interested in the move ment.
 "This amendment failed in 1896. but I think that as the people are beginning to understand it better, that it will certainly go through next August"
 The girl was sad. She had mournfui expression in her eyes and looked as II about to cry. Her companions tried to arouse her and make her take an interest in what was going on around her, but 10 no purpose. The party was at the time up in the armory of one of the local mili- tary companies where the boys were all drilling their arms off to make a good show for their visitors, but still our heroine seemed uninterested.
 Whats the matter with you?' asked her chum. rYou look as if you'd lost your last friend.''
 q want to dance," said the girl with tears in her voice.
 "But you haven't anybody to dance with; the boys are all drilling"
 q know" replied the Respondent one, "and I was just thinking how we were ever going to dance again. The boys will all be called out Monday and we can't dance while they are gone, and when they come back they'll all have wooden legs. I'm afraid I shall never be able to dance the two-step again,'
 Representative John B. Blankhead passed through Birmingham last night, on his way to Washington.
 Alex M Garber, of Talladega, is at the Morris.