The morning news., 1899-03-28
NO MORE PROHIBITION FIGHT.
ATLANTA MINISTER'S WILL GIVE 1T
Up ron THE PRESENT.


Democrats Seeking spenkers-Ar-
rangements for the State Fair.
stein Surrendered Himself
Atlanta. Marcn 2L-The Methodist min
is.ers Of the city, who recently created a
sir by their action calling for a prohibi
ton election, have somewhat modified their
plans They do not want 70 bring on an
election just now on the temperance ques-
ton. and a their meeting to-day praci-
cally abandoned the idea for the present.
At the former meeting, when the issue
was sprung, a committee was appointed 10
confer with all the other ministers of the
city and see if they and the old-tme pro-
inhibition leaders could be enlisted in the
movement for an election. II seems that
the work of this committee developed an
unexpected opposition to an immediate
agitation of the question and there was a
report to-day to this effect.
The ministers. however, declared them
selves in favor of paying especial attention
TO the matter of temperance in their
church work for the purpose of educating
the people up 10 prohibition. pending
general state election on tnG ISSUE.
Prohibition PhaIanx Broken.
The old-time prohibition phalanx in At
Eana seems 10 have been broken. Vari-
GUS efforts have been made TO rally the
forces for crusade against the barrooms,
but without results the influential body
of the people undoubtedly having made
up their minds that the city is better off
under the present stringent regulation of
the liquor traffic than ID would be If
forced into a bitter and acrimonious cleo
ton.
This sort of feeling has grown so
firmly in the public mind that it is very
doubtful if there viii ever be another test
of the local option law In Atlanta, GER
tainly there will not unless something hap
pens 10 create a revolution In public senti-
ment.
Probably no city of the country of the
size and importance of Atlanta has the
barrooms under such perfect control The
temperance people know this, and the min
isters' committee, therefore, found them
unwilling to disturb this satisfactory con-
ditlon with probability of bringing back
the old system of low licenses and all night
hours.
Governors Appointments.
Gov. Gambler made two appointments of
public interest to-day. One was that of
Judge E. II. Galloway to succeed the late
Patrick Walsh as a member of the board
of trustees of the Georgia Normal and
Industrial College
The other was that of George w. Jordan
to be judge of the County Court of Pu-
laski county, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Judge l.. c. Ryan.
The New Convict Law.
The old convict law, under which the
past twenty years, viii come to an end on
the last day of this month"; and the new
tease act will take its place.
Chairman Turner of the prison commits
sion and Associates Evans and Eason, who
have been engaged for a week past in
visiting the various camps, making per-
sonal inspection of the convicts, prepara-
tory 10 receiving them from the old Iessees
and turning them over to the new lessee.
returned TO the capital to-day. They are
now busily engaged in compiling the final
reports and making the last entries ready
to take charge of the convicts Saturday
morning.
Chairman Turner said to-day in speak
ing of the inspection that has just been
completed, that the commissioners found
the convicts in good condition, ready to be
accepted by the stat1 and turned over to
the new lessees without friction or con-
troversy with the old lessees. There are
stll several details of the administration
of the new system to be perfected in
Guiding a number of guards and officials
TO be chosen. The names of these officials.
Chairman Turner said this afternoon, had
not been decided upon
Want Bailey and Blackburn,
The Young Mems Democratic League of
Atlanta does not propose to stand idly by
toriety in the matter of Jefferson birthday
banquets. This afternoon President Ais
ton of the league announced that arrange
ments were being made for a three-dollar
dinner, as happy medium between the
Bryan dollar-dinner and the Belmont ten
dollar feast.
Senator 10 Blackburn of Kentucky and
Representative Joe Bailey of Texas will be
invited. The latter distinguished gentle-
man might make the Atlanta dinner rival
the New York affairs if he should decide
to speak TO the toast: "Why / resigned
the Democratic leadership in Congress"
Mr.. Bailey has been here before, when
silver was the political slogan of the hour
and he is remembered as a very smooth
talker. Next to Bryan he is the idol of
the Logan Silver League.
State Fair News.
President Pope Brown of the State Az
ricultural Society came TO town TODAY IN
discuss matters touching the state fair
with the local committees. One feature
decided upon at the conference was to Of
fer a good string of prizes for horse rae
ing and fine stock
Mr.. Brown and the committee of the ae-
ricultural society want a regular old-tin1e
fair, with horse races and red lemonade
and they have succeeded in convincing The
Atlanta gentlemen, who thought tbev
knew all about the exposition business
that this is just the proper thing for the
present conditions. So an old-time fair
1t will be.
Stein Gave Himself Up.
Orth Stein, former editor of the Looking
Glass, the paper that caused so much trou
bic by its sensationalism, returned TO Al
lanta to-day and gave himself up 10 the
sherin in satisfaction of a $500 bond. which
was forfeited last January by his failure
10 appear to answer an indictment for car
rying concealed weapons. Capt. e. p.
Howell was his bondsman.
Tne case grew out of STEMS last fracas
just before the suspension of his paDer
and his departure for other fields He was
nal lfa.4 In, .,