The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-06
THE GOVERNOR WAS WRATHY.
CHARGE MADE THAT HE WAS MOST
DIFFICULT TO GET At.

observation-disclosures thAFtfESH ."
Southwest GeOrRia-TaN Commits
sion to Meet soon.
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 5.-(SpeciaD- -GoF.
Gambler viii leave for New York at noon
tomorrow TO be absent from the state IN
til some time next week. lie goes East
on important private business.
This viii be the first absence of the Gov
ernor since his Inauguration. He has been
60 over-crowded with official work that his
private affairs have suffered neglect He
has had many invitations 40 visit dineren1
parts of The state, but has been compelled
to decline them for the Jack Of time TO
attend to such things.
He has been invited to Savannah On
several occasions to see the Third Geor-
gia- Regiment, now encamped there await
ing orders to sail for cuba. and he has
expressed much regret at his inability 10
make this visit. The gallant Georsia boys
who compose this regiment have warm
place in the. Governors heart. and he said
to-day that if they are suH in Savannah
when he gets back from New York, be
may yet get a chance to pay them
visit.
A short while ago when Col. Berner
was in the city, he called at the capitol
and personally urged the Governor TO visit
the regiment The Governor and the
colonel fought each other i'm the recent
campaign but there are no wounds un-
healed on account of their contest. Both
have met with their successes since that
campaign the Governor in politics and the
colonel in war. and as there is nothing like
success to make the skies look blue to
man, neither has any inclination 10 treas
IRE up unpleasant memories Of their past
rivalry. 1t is already Hello. Bob" with
the Governor. and if his excellency gets a
chance to taste the hospitality of "Bob's"
regiment, there's no telling what will hap
pen between the colonel and the Gov
ernor.
The Governor Was Mad.
Gov. Gambler had blood in his eye for.
while to-day. He was mad with the cor
respondent of the Macon Telegraph on
account of an article in. that paper this
morning criticising the regulations OBJ
served at the executive department. This
article stated that for some unknown rea-
son the reception room of the executive
department was kept locked up and visit
ors were received into the office of the Gov
ernor through the private lavatory. 1t
was stated that the Governor was harder
10 get an audience with than the Presi-
dent Of the United States, and that people
were making a big kick because they are
compelled TO cool their heels in the lava
tory two or. three hours before being adj
mitted into the Governors presence.
Further, the article stated, ladies We're
Obliged to go through the lavatory when
they had occasion to see the Governor, and
Sam Steele, the Governors negro porter,
was indirectly accused of regulating ad-
mission TO the Governors presence at so
much per capita-without which balm to
the itching palm, it was a hopeless case
20 get past Sam and into the executive
council chamber.
Ladies' fin the LRvRtOry.
The correspondent cited an instance
where two ladies had been obliged TO stand
IN the lavatory room for some minutes
when making a visit to the Governor, in
substantiahon of criticism on the Cover
nors efforts to keep the public al a dis
lance.
When he was shown the article this
morning, Gov Gambler did not mince words
in denouncing it. He declared in his own
.forcible way that there was not word Of
truth in the story, and then called upon
the correspondent to confirm his assertions
or apologize.
AS a matter of fact, Maj Mark Gambler.
the Governors secretary, says that the
office has observed the same hours and the
same regulations as the preceding Gov
errors since the administration of Cor
don. During the hours for the reception
of visitors the reception room has been
kept open. outside of these hours it has
been shut and he says if the iaVatory ROOM
has been used as a passage way by officials
on business it was as matter of conve-
nience on their part.
There Was n Busy Time.
During the first weeks of his administra
ton, especially when the legislature was
IN session, the Governor was pressed for
time and IL took some waiting to get into
his office. This was understood by The
public, and though some of the ofiice-hunt-
ing crowd We're impatient. all recognized
the difficulty Of the Governors position
and made due allowance.
Sam Steele. the porter who is accused Of
levying tribute on visitors is an old cap
itol empoye. He has served under half
dozen Governors, and was with Col. Can
der all the time he was secretary of state.
Being a veteran, SO to speak. Sam NAV
have become little TOO officious &c
please sticklers for Democratic simplicity.
but he says he challenges de whole Xii
and bilen oh dem to prove thai he has
acquired an itching palm during his long
services with the state.
Two Railroad Charters.
Secretary of State Phil Cook to-day
granted two railroad charters one was
10 the Mouitrie Terminal Railroad Compa-
ny, ID. c. Bacon, president, and Martin f.
Amorous, general manager TO run eleven
miles from Moultrie an Colquitt county.
The other was 10 the Arlington and
Bluftton Railroad in Early county from
Central 20 Bakely. j. A. Maxwell is
president of this one. Both are saw mill
and turpentine roads.
Secretary Douglass Glessner of the pris-
on commission is still i'm his place despite
the many reports current at the capitol
that he was to be superseded on the first
of the year. Chairman Turner of the com
mission said to-day that the secretary had
not rendered his resignation, and he had
no reason 20 think that he would: there
fore there is no vacancy 10 the position
and no change imminent Secretary
Glessner himself declared that he had no
intention of resigning, and has had no in
timation that his place is in the market
1t was reported that Gov. Gambler had
taken hand in the matter yesterday bv
recommending the appointment or election