The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-15
CALLED ON THE GOVERNOR.
BUT BOTH JUDGE AND SOLICITOR
WE'RE MUM ABOUT 1T.

Judge Norwood SRId He Was In At
lanta tn See His Daughter-in-Law.
Mr.. Osborne DId Not Explain HIS
Presence-Gov. Gambler Was just
as Careful as Either-The Judge
Wore n Smilc-Augured That He
Thinks His Position Safe.
Atlanta, Oct H--Judge Norwood of the
City Court of Savannah and Solicitor Gem
eral Osborne spent the day in Atlanta.
They came up from Savannah this MORN
ing and left for home again ON the night
train.
According to Judge Norwood. he came up
to the capital city TO see his daughter-in-
law while Mr.. Osborne was as dunn as an
oyster concerning the purpose of his dying
visit. Both saw Gov. Gambler at the cap
itol, however, and though the Governors
was more secretive than the Sphinx itself
about the pop call of the Savannahians,
there is good reason to believe that an i'm
portant political move is foreshadowed by
to-day's confab.
What It Is. however. It is not possible to
ascertain at this end of the line. 1t can
only be surmised, but from the great se-
to the days proceedings. 1t would seem
that somebody Is trying to stack the
deck" Gov. Gambler does not usually cue
courtesy short in regard to transactions in
the executive office, but when asked about
Judge Norwood's visit to-day, he did not
have any words to spare.
Col. Gambler, the old friend and fellow
congressman, might have talked things
over with the Hon. Mr.. Norwood of Sa-
| Vannah, but His EXcellency, Gov. Allen
ID. Gambler, the Governor, had not seen
the judge of the City Court of Savannah
| with his colleague. the solicitor general
! of the Eastern Circuit. That Is to say,
! officially, the Savannahians made no call
upon the Governor at all. according to
| the Governors statement to the Morning
News correspondent.
"NOt About Politics."
It was very evident that the mission Of
! the Judge and the solicitor general, what
] ever IL may have been, was meant to be
kept a secret When Mr. Osborne was
found at the Klmball and asked about his
visit. he promptly replied that he had
nothing to say at all about II. Il always
try to keep out of the papers," he said,
and then added as IL there were something
weighty on his mind, but did not so to
see GOV. Gambler about politics"
Later on Judge Norwood was found at
the depot waiting for the Central train to
couple up mo" he said. II did not come
up here on political business / came up 10
see my daughter-ln-law." but" he was
asked fddn't you call TO see the Gov
ernor?" ~ did replied the Judge IN his
best moduated and most guileless tone.
''but / don't care to have you mention u
in the paper"
They Are Good Friends.
When Judge Norwood was asked II Gov.
Gambler was not very friendly toward him
In his candidacy for reappointment to the
City Court he was all smiles. We'll,
| have every reason to think so. We have
known each other for many years. served
together In Congress, and have always
been good friends"
The evident pleasure II gave the judge
to refer to the friendly relation between
himself and Gov. Gambler is strongly sug-
gestive of the suspicion that the smile he
carried back TO Savannah tonight was In
some way related TO the result of to-day
eonfab with the Governor, this confab be-
ing over the City Court ju6geship. The
| Information comes indirect but from a
| reliable source, nevertheless, that the City
| Court judgeship was well canvassed by
the two, and the judge feels sure that he
will play from now on with full hand.
while Mr. Osborne will take two cards
and put up stiff bluff In the game over
| the solctorship of the City Court which
Is to be played out when the Legislature
| meets.