The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-12
N0T GORMAN NOR VAN WICK.
,,ov +. &. DU BIGNON CONFERRED
WITH NEITHER.

various Northern Newspapers
yn,pded as Partial or Complete
rohricatiOns-Mr. duBjRnOn Did
Not talk for PublicatiOn-Odds
.,d Ends of Private Conversations
pmbelIished and Made to Assume
politirnI ImpOrtance-If Prof. Bar
,o,v Is Candidate for Chancellor
Mr. duBignon VIII support Him.
IN tbs New York newspapers of the last
..r5ral DAYS have appeared alleged inter
,,sns vita Hon. Fleming G. duPignon, in
.,;,b he is credited with advancing opin-
,,7s uDon the status of national politics
IN Georgia and discussing various ques-
4 tons of national and state Importance.
/ Mr. juBlgnon was seen yesterday about
those alleged interviews, and especially
ore which appeared in the New York
Times and was reproduced in yesterdays
7i,r1fne News. He said that he was not
aware that he had been interviewed while
in New York on the subject of politics,
anil that while he may have made a state
4 rent in the presence of some reporter that
Judge Van Wyck had many friends in
&Georgla. the assertion that he had been
In conference while in New York with
Senator German and Judge Van Wyck
gas absolutely without foundation. He
+ said that he did not see either of these
gentlemen while there, nor had he seen
either Of them for several months.
4 "roleed" said Mr. duBignon, Il was
<reyer aware while I was in New York
#tb3t | was talking to a newspaper man
In anv subject nor was | ever approach
n bv one who announced his mission
h. notified me that he desired an inter
Xyew / saw a good many of my friends
Egb3e was north and had several private
Conversations with them. They had no
political significance, and the topics dis
<eussed were those simply which form the
has Of The conversation of gentlemen in
hrlnsry social Intercourse. Some of them
iouched upon political subjects, and it
NAV be that something of what 1 said
on some Of these occasions may have
appare1 iu q garbled form in the public
prints But l did not talk for publica-
ion. and these interviews that are as
crl5si to ME have been concocted from a
snaohes of private conversations and the
epQjers' Imagination. This latter mate
a. largely predominated."
a Mr.. duBiguon was asked to give his pref
renee for the office of chancellor of the
Waversty among the various applicants
M a3t are expected 20 be in the field. He
answered that ne had no means of know
ne who these gentlemen would be and
E hat he had not therefore, made up his
n.nl dednileiy for whom he would vote.
Els idea On The subject still is that this
particular office should seek the man ana
hat the chancellor should be chosen after
ng ami serious deliberation, and with an
bye single 10 the interests of the univer-
10y and the cause Of education through
but The state.
There should be no unseemly scramble
9r lle position and the trustees should IN
frtand that in exercising their right of
aci0n they execute solemn and high
BL Since the death of Mr.. Plant my
8n time has been so thoroughly occu>
ed thai have not had an opportunity TO
gote my attention to the subject of the
anctilorshp nor 10 consider the many
fiers relative 60 it that I have received.
have not been in direct communication
ia many of the trustees and have no
Beans Of knowing how or for whom their
otes vii be cast"
When MIR. duBignon's attention was
aled to the fact that the name of Prof.
Ja'1 {. Barrow had been mentioned as
andate for the vacant CHARACTERISTIC,
30 that it has been said that Prof. Bar
oN Wou.d possibly be an applicant be-
org Tie board of trustees, he said that
na1 received no intimation of this in
sA.!on on the part of the professor of
a,ae MATES or his friends, but that should
lO~ BartoW's name be placed in nomi-
adol or come before the board he would
Ole for him.
l nod Prof Barrow in very high es-
m' sad Mr.. duBignon, land l can
i-uA OF no one TO whom the varied in
5S@ OF the university could be conhdcd
,a greater assurance that they would
a'e lhe most diligent, careful and con-
elIoQs treatment I don't know that
"oIu make in every respect the ideal
as.sAoi' but he would conduct the uni
WIN devotion and integrity that
IA 5s@su OF suspicion could not tarnisn
bror WIN those with whom he was
hs III oHlcial contact upon a plane of
oni, 4YsI unbiemished honor No one
rs, intend that he had not been treat
bs,t@.a ABSOLUTE fairness, with a chance
tolsr. MS contention received in a spirit
Ow is ne lot those to whom Prof. Bar
5son, NLoWn understand that with him
cor Ste l'!rness is a cardinal virtue and
ares '''S principle, from which he never
i3a H. OF these reasons, If he is a can
NJ d, "e VIII receive my vote"
EIth tbe ' a-.99 left last night for Atlanta
heeting =. Couo'e purpose of attending the
niysrsj,'i lne board of trustees of the
ni saoI', mat will be held tomorrow.
sho i. ''ns MS SON, Mr.. Charles duBignon'
anisri9r lousy i'll of fever in a private
grop 'i b5. tn tnat city, Mr.. Charles du-
nii L ' fS,l oegn i'll for more than a week.
dt H. s'atel that typhoid fever will re-
Saqarssat a'her's friends and his own
be case ', AN, trust that this will not be
hac5 o,, ana that he will not be for a
1eI period confined TO his bed.