The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-01
THE GOVERNOR TALKS
HIs PART IN THE MARITIME con-
GREsS.
HIS CONFIDENCE ABUSED
But HE GAVE OUT NO INTERVIEW
on THE SUBJECT.

SewalI's Attack malignant aud LIZ
befous--The Convention Called by
Vim 10 stimulate Interest in ship
building in the south and TO Help
a Georgia Town. Not to Further
Partisan Scheme-He Ridieules the
PretenNe That the Convention
Voices the Sentiment of the state.
Atlanta. Jan. 51-Ip 20 to-day Gov.
Gambler has had no.hirs 20 sly with re-
gard to the Maritime Congress at Bruins
wick, but after the report Of its action
and discussions reached the city, he did
not hesitate to express himself freely.
There is the intmation IN what the
Governor says that those who brought the
matter 81 the congress 10 his attention,
broke faith with him, or that they lost
control Of the scheme which thy themse.ys
originated The Governor says he could
not longer countenance a congress that
was 70 be prosttuted 10 partisan pur-
poses.
YES, I signed the call for the congress
ct the instance Of ehe Board Of Trade
OF the city OF Brunswick" the Governor
said to-day. II was my understanding
shst its object w@s in general way 70
stimulate an interest in American ship
ping and in shiDbuilding in the South, and
especially 70 bring into more prominent
notice Brunswick and her magnificent har-
Dor and her possibilities; I desired TO pro-
mote in a legitimate way the growth and
prosperity % q Georgia town, but when |
saw the congress was to be prostituted to
partisan purposes, and that an effort
would probably be made to indorse the
sbip-suosidy bill. now pending in the
Senate. washed my hands OF the whole
matter.
The idea that convention composed
hugely Of delegates from other states.
mlny OF them self-consututed. ana having
pecuniary interests in the subsidy scheme.
voices the sentiment Of the people of
Georgia, is too absurd for a serious
thought and any effort 10 use the action
o. such a body as the voice of the peo-
ple Of Georgia in AID OF Senator Hanna's
slIp-sulsldy scheme Is ridiculous.
What about Dir. Sewalrs attack on
sou to-day in the congress" was asked
Yes my attention was called to Il
this afternoon. II he was quoted as in
correctly as I have been on the same
subject there Is nothing IN what he said
that demands notice from me. II he IS
quoted correctly, rs utter RANGES are, in
his own words, malignant and libelous
and beneath my contempt. The action
Of the congress in endorsing the pending
snip-subsidy bill shows that my suspicion
that it was 10 be taken possession OF
by those who are TO profit by that scheme,
was well founded. But these men do not
speak the voices of the people of Geor-
gia. l tender heartiest congratulations
20 those Democrats In Brunswick who
had the courage Of their convictions
and could not be seduced into the
Endorsement Of 80 nnholy a measure as
the Hanna Payne Frye ship-subsidy
steal / have nothing bat the supremest
contempt for those who have consuTed
me for not toadying TO this congress.
called for good purpose. but taken pos
session Of by partisans whose object
was, not the good OF Brunswick nor
Georgia. but TO nil their already plethoric
pockets by plundering the public treas
ury. / want you 10 say for me that this
Is the only authorized statement ever
published for me about this Brunswick
congress or anybody connected with it,"