The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-18

The Macon Telegraph OF Fes.erday
contains an inserviuw with Mr. Turner
and it - remsr cable from many stands
points.
In 1t Mr. Turner IA ~ >de to virsuslly
attack his life long friend and p ,li.ic Il
supporter, Col. EstIll and CIi. Estil's
friends as " ell as Mr.. luruer'., IL
read it with surprise.
The araicleHfers 20 Col. E,ll'
substanListi0u OF the now fam d
Quitmsn interview sud oontiauss
40 the CONSTITUTE on OF this morning
appears q telegram confirming SUBJ
stantially the statements made In the
alleged Quitmsn interview. Tae 2 me
is now suffioiently unm asked. have
never hithe rtO given any sccoun o!
recent affairs between Mr.. E.till ana
character, although veEs ons ulfsir 10
me were GiFoulated in the papers,
may nov with propri.ty give u brief
statement of the ;Tansac Ms.
II had b-en frequently mentioned
for the Ruoernatoriai nomination By
partial frIenls ls, but in the m Ids of
these kind suggestions there appeared
about July 20 In the Savannah Press
q telegram from Qui man to tine If .ol
tina, had said 1 was out of politics
Although have TO doubt often used
this tx Jfession, have no recollection
of having said so t. suy known re-
porter Tor public alton. In fact, az that
time had promised some friends that
wLuid take these suEges,i ps Into
eonssderat on.
"a few days sf erwards received O
personal letter from Mr.. E..iii offering
10 support me in case | She u.d be a
can ndidate for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation, and adding that in case should
not be q candidate be would seek the
nomination him self with ell the activs
ity consistent with propriety. Whether
this letter, IN view of my disinciination
10 Te-enter poll es, we'll known for
years, and rtstated in tha telegram to
the Press, va, an act of magnanimitJ
and self sacrifice. or q stroke of po'
litioal fl ease, csi not ssy: but ctr.
tain 1t is that there are others con-
cerned besides me. In reply to this let-
ter stated that | had the matter OF
the Rubernatorisl nomination under
consider alton, or that had promised
to consider it, giving, perhaps, some
reasons why it interested NE: that /
shonld regret very much to antagoniza
him, not forgetting TO thank him for
his fer, etc
On the 3lst OF July had telegram
from Mr.. Estill sent from WAycrosc
saying tAS he would come to Qlit
man On the next tIain Snj desired to
see me. He cams sconfdins to this ap
p1intment, bringing with HIM friend
| from W.ycros 6. At the interview
which followed, Mr.. Est IL asked me /,
| would ann-unce myself q ca didat.
fyr The guvefnorsbip and ac,iv sly pur-
sur the nomInation. In answer sci
that was considering ths mater u,
der promise to my friends AID tha
saw no ocoasion for pleoipi,ancy. Fl,
then asked me to release him from
what he called his pledge, ana l replied
that certa My would DO so. Ia n,
conversation that followed admitted
that bad not yet made up my mint
to be a candidate and Mr.. Et TIL the,
said that he understood my letter tc
mean that would be a candidate
81 undoubtedly said something
about this movement towards me indi
eating q restoration of harmony in tn,
party. 1t was replied that my candi
daoy would offend the silver men tina