The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-28
FIGHTS ARE IN ORDER
THERE Is 4 REDHOT CONNECTION
~ ATLANTA POLITICS.
FRANCHISES ARE INVOLVED.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST An Al
LANTA ALDERMAN.

seaerman BeuteII's Card. signed by
somebody Else. Led 20 Charges of
Foraery-C onstItutIon Had IA Warm
Editorial and some Hot Replies
Are Made Ia the JournaI-some
Harsh Names Have Been Called aud
Trouble D. Expected.
Atlanta. Sept. q Never in the history
Of Atlanta. has the political atmosphere.
been at the white meat. which prevails
here to-day. The air IS fun OF rumors
Of personal encounters likely TO raise
out OF the big street car contention. which
Is mixed up in the political campaign.
Alderman II. NJ Bcutell. who Is a can
diAate for Council from the Filth ward.
returned 20 the cty to-day from a walt
TO North Carolina. and proceeded TO get
h. a red not quarrel which has been was-
ing in his Absence. between the C~nstitu-
ton and HI. VI. Atkinson. of the Atlanta
Rapid Transit Company. While Beutell
was out of the city. the Constitution. in
q scorching editorial. attacked his record
in the aidermanic board. charging that
h. INSTRUCTED competition In electric light
ing here in orde- to favor Mr. Atkinson.
who is president OF the Georgia Electri.
Lighting Company the only company OF
the kind doing business here.
After the appearance OF the editorial on
the streets a card signed III NJ Beuten"
was sent 60 the Constitution once by an
ONCE boy OF Mr.. Atkinson. The Cons,itu-
ton discovered that Mr. Beutell was not
in the city and exposed the fact to it,
readers inferring that the card was wrs-
ten by Mir. Atkinson or some Of his asso-
ciates.
The paper followed this up with a blist-
ering editorial to-day. charging forgery
90 the author Of the card It was OF such
a warm nature thas the entire city Is
talking OF the editorial In the same pa
per a cartoon depicting Mr.. Beutell as a
freed coon In the Atkinson tree Is printed.
some Warm Replies.
Replying to the editorial In to-day's
Journal. his own paper. Mr.. Atkinson d.
rectly calls the author Of the editorial a
liar in plain English. lie says TO the
edltor:
Il am president OF the Georgia Electric
A4iENl company anu NhNF AN'N "ttt'' So
organization. I am entirely familiar with
and wholly responsible for the conduct OF
its affairs Each one OF your statements
and suggestions OF corruption Is mali
eiously false. Furthermore. the individ-
ual who inspired them Is a liar.
Mr. Beutell also has warm reioinder 10
the editorial In to-days Journel lie says
To the Constitution. The Infamous
editorial published by you on the 18th in
slant was replied 20 by card over my
signature which has since been published.
] did not. OF course, actually sign This
card but I authorized its signature. and
am responsible for every word that ap-
reared in 1t. / was absent from town at
the time this card was sent In, and ] see
YOU have made great hurrah about the
method by which Il reached your paper.
YOU attempt to make a great howl about
this. and make IL the basis Of your foul
and false accusations that am
owned and controlled by the Georgia
Electric Light Company This course 81
YOURS / submit In the first place, Is on
airot means adopted by YOU In dodging
,Be real question before the people, and
in the next place, 1t l. twisted ara dis
torted with a view OF attempting to e.
tabiish something that you know Is falls"
to-wlt: That am acting otherwise than
a free agent. and on my own account.
In a word. the Constitution and the Jour
nal are Allied to-day with vhuperatiVe
expressions as II the writer's had searchtd
the dictionaries for the most prickly terms
OF abuse. The matter has reached Fever
heat tonight. and people are standing
on the street corners In expectation OF
trouble In the neighborhood Of the offices
Of the papers. Tomorrow r. scheduled
us a day of fights. II they do not occur
tonight.