The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-29
THRILLED WITH TRUTH
WORDS HARSH ENOUGH, But
THERE WAS NO FIGHT.
C0LLINS-LAZAR0N IN A TILT.
BOTH ADMITTED CALLING EACH
OTHER LIAR.

Candidates for Ordinary Engaged in
Brief Battle of WOrds-Accused
Each other of Prevaricating md
There Seems to lie Nothing More
to DO-Mr. Collins Says He Would
Not Become Engaged In "A street
BrawI, Except to Defend Himself.
MIR. LaznrOn Has No Desire to BE
"A Party to Any PugiIfstic Exhibit
tion-Mr. Collins Says He Was
Cool When He Addressed the other
Candidatc-Mr. LazarOn Says the
Language Naturally Made Him
Regrets.
Candidates J. S. Collins and
S. L. Lazaron met at Con-
gress and Whitaker streets yester-
day, the lie was passed, a trolley car
came along and Mr.. Collins boarded it
dinner.
Mr.. Lazaron admits that he was
angry. Mr.. Collins says that he was
in no way ruffled. Both candidates
for ordinary, have had their
say on tse subject of pre-
varicating, and have stated that
the incident is closed. There will be
no duel, and no blood will be spilled.
Mr.. Collins says that he is opposed to
a street fight and will only use natures
weapons to defend himself. Mr.. Laza-
ron AYERS that he is not a pugilist and
is not seeking personal encounters.
A statement made by Mr.. Lazaron
during his speech at the meeting of the
Chatham County Labor and CONNER
cial Union Tuesday night was the cause
of the brief battle of words. Mr.. Laza-
ron stated that it had been said that
two years ago Mr.. Collins considered,
and said, that 10 cents an hour was
enough pay for any laboring man. Mr.
Lazaron dwelt at length on this, and
rang in the TRANSPORTATION of the soul
joke, the moral of which is once a
donkey always a donkey
Mr.. Collins has repeatedly branded
the story as political canard, and it
is annoying to him to have to bob up
serenely every time he shows his hand.
He saw Mr. Lazaron on the corner yes
terday and could not refrain from eX
pressing his feelings. He declared the
charge to be false, and said that Mr..
LaZaron knew it was false when he
made it. That put it up to Mr.. Laz-
aron, who promptly and positively
changed false to lie, and prefixed a
damn" Other words were passed.
but there is some difference of opinion
as to what they were. Some insist that
Mr.. Lazaron cursed Mr.. Collins.
Mr.. Collins says that he was not try
ing to pick a quarrel, and had no in
tention of becoming engaged in a street
brawl. His car arrived at this critical
stage of the game and he boarded it.
He said that he made no effort to strike
Mr.. Lazaron. The latter remembers
otherwise and recalls a threatening
gesture. He says he pushed Mr.. Col
Inns hand down. To those who wit
messed the incident it appeared that the
candidates felt like Sam Jones on the
subject OF lie passing-"If man calls
me a liar and l am not, why then he
is, and what's the use of further trou-
ble.''
The meeting of the candidates, for it
was nothing more, was the topic of
conversation on the streets. Neither
party expressed any regret at what had
happened, and stated that the affair
had closed. Mr.. Lazaron declared that
he had said all that he cared to.
Mr. Collins had a little more to say.
He reiterated, ANY person who says
that 1 made the statement concerning
the laboring man that has been cred
tied to me for political purposes" said
Mr.. Collins. tells what he knows to
be an unqualified untruth. 1 brand
all such assertion with the seal of
prevarication, and as far as 1 am con-
cerned the matter is at an end"
There Will be another meeting of
the new political organization Tues
day night, and probably at that time
Candidate Lazaron will have some
thing more to say. In the meantime
the magistrates have not been request
ed to issue any peace warrants, and no
restraining orders have been granted
by Judge Falligant.
WILL MATCH STRENGTH