The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-01
NO SLIGHT TO COL. BROWN.
why He Was Not on the Committee
10 Invite the Legislature.

10 Invite the Legislature.
The statement from Atlanta that Col.
Pope Brown, president of the State Ag-
ricultural Society, had been sighted by
the Savannah committee which invited
the Legislature, the Governor and state
house officials to attend the opening of
the State Fair. by not asking him to
join the committee in extending the in
vitation. caused considerable surprise
in Savannah.
All of the members of the
committee disclaim any intention to
slight Col. Brown. They were appointed
as directors of the Savannah Fair As
ISOLATION by resolution of the board, to
extend the invitation in behalf of Sa-
vannah, and while Col. Brown is pres
ident of the Agricultural Society it
did not occur to them after having
been appointed by the Fair Association,
that any others should be added TO IT,
The members of the committee are
unanimous in their expression that
there was not the slightest disposition
to show any discourtesy to Col. Brown.
Col j. H. Estill, who presented the
invitation to the Legislature in behalf
OF the committee, stated with regard
to the alleged slight, that there was
nothing in it. Being a friend of Col
Brown and regarding him most ex-
cellent gentleman, Col. Estill said he
would not for a moment, countenance,
either directly or indirectly, any dis
courtesy towards him. The committee
that went TO Atlanta to represent the
Savannah Fair Association was APP
pointed by President owens,
he said, on a resolution by
the board of directors to in
wife the Governor and the General AS
sembly TO visit Savannah and the
Georgia State Fair. In the discharge
of this duty there was no reason for
inviting Col. Brown to present the mat
ter to the Legislature.
Col Estill said he would have had
no objection to Col. Brown taking his
place in extending the invitation. I
repeat that my personal feelings to-
wards Col. Brown he said. ARE SUCH
that l would not for an instant think
of doing anything that would cause
him a moments unpleasantness l be-
Iieve the whole business is simply an
attempt to make a newspaper sensa-
ton out of nothing. / did not intend
TO take any notice of the matter, not
considering it worth while to correct
IL unQGISIdilu lO-ll4S III tiithL SCAAAS SAAAA+AA
that those who do not know me may
be misled as TO the implication that l
would be a party to such a small pro-
ceeding as that suggested in the state
ment of the affair from Atlanta. l
left Atlanta at 4 o'clock in the after
noon for Macon. to attend the night
session of the annual communication of
the Grand Lodge of Masons. and on
leaving for Savannah, heard the story,
but did not take it seriously, and had
no idea it would get into the papers.
while am a candidate for Govern
or" concluded Col. Estill. II shall sure
" not forget my good breeding. Col.
Brown, Mr.. Guerry, Mr.. Terrell, and
other prospective candidates for Gov
ernor are all gentlemen, and will al
ways receive at my hands the treat
ment one gentleman may expect from
another. AS for the Savannah
committee they are also gentlemen,
and would not show a slight to Col.
Brown. whose distinguished and eff
cient services as president of the State
Agricultural Society are fully appre>
ciated, and with whom their relations
have always been most agreeable"