The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-20
PEOPLE OF LAURENS AT SEA.
DuBignOn Was Their FavOrite-They
want n south Georgia Man.

want a south Georgia Man.
Dublin, Ga. July 19.-The people OF
Laurens county are completely at sea
over the gubernatorial situation. This
county was very strong for Hon. F.
G.. duBignon, and his determination not
to become a candidate leaves them
without a candidate. 1t is generally
understood that Dupont Guerry, Pope
Brown and Joe Terrell will be in the
race. All three have friends here, but
the majority of the people prefer some
other candidate--one more identified
with South Georgia. OF the three, It
is most probable that Pope Brown
would carry the county. Mr.. Query
has scarcely any following here at all.
Some time since he delivered the COM
mencement address of the Dublin pub
lie schools. and made a speech which
was understood to be bid for the vote
OF the church people, but the address
fell fiat, beyond doubt doing him more
harm than good.
The suggestion that South Georgia
unite on Col. J. H. Estill of the Sa-
vannah News for Governor meets with
considerable favor here. For years
Col. Estill has battled for the cause
of the people, and il the office is TO
go to some one who has earned ii,
they see in Col. Estill the man. He
is known to be true to his friends,
man capable of filing the position, and
one who has done much for South
Georgia.
Prisoner Was Not Manly Trip.
1t develops that the person arrested
liz Alabama, supposed to be Manly
Trip, who in April, 1899 shot and kill
ed Mr. j. j Hood in this city, is not
T1ipp. Some months ago a man turned
up at Enterprise, Ala, who answered
the description of Trip. At the in
stance of City Court Sheriff John D.
Prince of this county, the man was ar
rested. AS soon as Mr.. Prince was ad-
vised that the arrest had been made
he left for Alabama to bring the man
to Dublin first obtaining a requisition
from Gov. Gambler on the Governor of
Alabama. The officer at Enterprise met
Mr.. Prince at Montgomery, Ala, with
the prisoner, whom Mr.. Prince pro-
nounced to be the wrong man as soon
as he got good look at him. He states
that the resemblance of the man under
arrest and Trip is very striking, and
that one who did not know Trip well
would be deceived. Trip shot down Mr.
Hood without any provocation. and
there is much regret that it turned out
that he had not been captured. There Is
a reward of 5000 for his capture.
Mr.. James NJ. Finn is in Savannah
on businesses.
Miss Lola M. Solomon is visiting
friends at Monkey.
Mr.. r. w. Wynne has returned from
a visit to Pulaski county.
Mr.. Edward l.. Wade has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Montrose
Mrs. j. Q. Byrnes is visiting Colston,
). c, a guest of her daughter, Mrs.
II. w. Beard.
Mrs. r. C. Adamson of Sandersville
is visiting in the city. a guest of Mrs.
w. d. Walker.
Miss Maggie Harp of Cusseta is Wis
iting in the city, guest of Miss An
ME Belle Matthews.
Mrs. II. P. Davis, who has been Wis
iting in the family of Col. j. M. Stubs
for several months past, has returned
to her home at Port Huron, Mich.
Rev. w. N. Ainsworth and Mr.. e. j.
Tarpley are in Wrightsville attending
the annual conference of the Dublin
District. Bishop Gambler is presiding.