The Irish standard., 1898-09-10

III tile your letter and charge it to vou At
the right time" She put it away.
her work broadened into directing and
managing the campaign in the various
counties. She was obliged to evolve int, n
general bureau of information repardins,
her husbands policy and politics.
How does he stand in regard 10 Cleve.
and was one question. She answered i,
in $" diplomatic manner that whom tho
letter was read before a mixed u.snnh,,at
of Cleveland and anti-C!cvcland men II W.
received with applause and COMMENCEMENT
aud the meeting went Atkinson. A county
III the pine districts wrote up to her: There
was one thing working against Atkinson
pretty Dad; that is, that he beats his wife
Will Mrs. Atkinson please state the truth".'
Anothr" woman with less Judgment would
hay" flashed back an indignant negative
Mrs. Atkinson wrote:
This concerns no issue oc the co,n,,ipn
If Mr.. Atkinson whips mis- wife let m. ie-
mind YOU that she is hi. wife ara Who's,
business Is IL" The letter caught TN. nm
ular fancy Ike willre
lhrrcS Il woman who understands poll
tics: she won't even affirm or deny th.
TRUTH people said. The county went Al
kinsun.
In few weeks II counties were for At
kinson. while IL were for his opponent. But
INC If tae biggest districts "e:n4urd I'M
Conquered. the one from which the letter
before quoted and placed on file WAS re-
The county was 10 aci by mass meeting
There WIS one good Atkinson MAI, m ii,lt
rnuni.. She tclegraphed him:
u have an important letter which will
oh 'nSr Tho vote in your county. Shall sent
it,
II" answered: "Scnu letter al onc,..
Tho meeting was in progress TN, cb,i,
man of the meeting WAS the man who wrote
the letter The Atkinson man stood IN. Tia
read tn" sentence: Il can control every
woe in this county, and it won't go Atkin-
son. The words We're greeted with n
storm nj Kisses. He read aloud the name.
The mass meeting went Atkinson.
But just before the counties acted Mrs.
Atkinson made one grave mistake tho
only mislak" III her part of the campaign
size wru," u letter 20 some OF the counties
signing Mr.. Atknsun's name. saying: Am
much encouraged Iii securing the men who
control in most of the counties to work for
me- I'll" combination which In tho hrr,u-
ming opposed IN" is now broken O,r MIN
proving Enthusiastically. gave the letter
away. 1t was published broadcast and rfdj-
cur'i. Tn" Atlanta Constitution came GU;
the kimbal house 10 sec her husband and
learn how the mistake could b. rectinc,l.
THAT'S all right" said Mr.. Atkinson. I'll
lurn IL To good account.
Time passed. Thrrr was another big as
SrmhlaEc. Atkii,son's opponent wal, leading
ana 'oinS his best to bring forms ur Irony
and sarcasm upon the head of the younger
man.
Who are the men who contrnl?' he
Shcerci. Let us Scc--judEes. SOLICITORS.
Shcrihs and urdiuarirs: they are tn" men
VIII" control: they are the Atkins IN men,
AS result. every judge. solicitor. sheriff
ana ordinary in the state anHcrrl to the
quick, went Atkinson IT was the turning
punt IN iii" campaign. That one :rmark
cost the old Confederate general thousands
"l votes. The men who control" became
TN" rallAinG phrase of the Atkinson rarity.
1t Is to-day II leading phruS" III Georgia puli-
ties
fhc campaign nrarcd its close. "'rhc me- II
WI" control were at tho helm The state
convention was called In the hall Of repre-
s"htntir"s in the capitol at Atllni.,. Four
hundred Il, lrGatcs were present. Til" eai-
l"ii"s swarmcd with politicians. Statrsm, II
ana orators held tn" floor. Mrs. Atkinson
was IN" only woman present 1t the cunven-
'ioh. When sh" WAS presented tn the ass
S"nhlaS" Il thousand voices h:,lc her wei
come. thousands OF hands npplan'l"d her en-
trance" thousands of hats waved her ~, ova-
mated governor. To Mrs Atkinson WAS
unanimously accorded the ovation.
Alter the conventions, when t.,c =, laGhtcs
cam" forward To shake hands with THE gov
crnor' and his wife. at the mention of each
name Mrs. Atkinson recalled III" work OF
III" d'lcEat" presented. of his ,li.slrir, amt
his county and his town. II was cunsid-
*ri"r"d n remarkable feat of memory. Mrs
+Nkin'"n had gone into the campaign with
iiE''ir,luair knlwlrdg" not only of lolilirs
nut ais" Georgia geography. She navy knew
ever" district county. town and every Al
kiliSnn man in He state.