The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-12

| editor of the Savannah Morning News,
president of the News Publishing Com
pany and a half dozen or more other
business enterprises, is a candidate for
Governor of Georgia. There is no mis-
understanding his motives or inten-
| items in public matters. He is self
made man, successful in all his under
tskings and Georgia could do no bet
ter than elect him chief executive. If
| Floridians had a voice in the matter
there is no doubt but that this state
would be solid for him.
Ocala Star: Col. j. H. Estill of the
Savannah News, is a candidate for the
office of Governor of Georgia. If he
can manage a state half as well as he
can a newspaper, the Georgians can
| do no better than elect him.
Campbell News: The announcement
of Col. j. H. Estill for Governor ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue. Col. Es-
| till is editor and owner of the Savan-
nah News, and as a newspaper man
has made a phenomenal success, hav-
| ing accumulated quite a fortune in his
| chosen profession. If elected Governor
| he would doubtless apply the same
strict common sense business principles
to the business of the state that he
has to his newspaper interests, and
make an economical and efficient ex-
ecutive officer.
Triton Gazette: The Gazette would
be glad to see John Estill in the Gov
ernor's chair. First, because we know
his rugged honesty, his integrity and
business ability; second, because he is
not politician and has never asked
preferment from the people of the
state. and last, because he is a news
| paper man, from the case up.
Dalton Argus: The people are not
treating the announcement of Col. ].
H. Estill. editor of the Savannah
| Morning News, for Governor slightly.
| and they should not. A man who can
run newspaper as successfully as
| Col. Estill can safely steer the old ship
of state. If the newspapers through
out the state rally to his support, he'll
give the other candidates some trouble
Ocilla Dispatch: Tuesday the Dis
patch received telegram from Col.
]. H. Estill, of Savannah, announcing
his candidacy for the office of Governor
of Georgia. AS editor and proprietor
of the Savannah Morning News he
has. for nearly forty years. been a
power for good in Wiregrass Georgia
especially, and wherever his paper has
circulated. That he will, If elected,
make the state an able, wise and con-
sentative ruler is not doubted.
Crawfordville Advocate Democrat:
When a man succeeds honorably with
his own business 1t is a good sign
that ne will make a good public off,
GER. This is true of Col. ]. H. Estill of
Savannah. No better man can be found
for the place than Col. Estill, whom
We have known since 1886.
Sylvania Telephone: The candidacy
of Col j, II. Estill for Governor is re-
ceiving favorable comment all over the
state. He has been a very successful
businessman, and. as owner of the
Morning News. has long welded an
influence in Georgia. 1t seems to be
generally agreed that South Georgia is
entitled to the next governorship, and
Col. Estill would make us a good and
safe chief executive. 1t is sometime
yet, however, before the nominating
convention. and 1t is hard to draw a
correct political horoscope thus far in
advance.
wrightsville Record: Col. ]. H. Es-
till, editor and proprietor of the Sa-
vannah Morning News, has announced
his candidacy for Governor Col. Estill
has been a success, and If elected Gov
ernor, the state would have a safe man
at the helm.
Eatonton Messenger: The editor of
the Messenger was for three years the
assistant editor of the Savannah Morn
ing News. and he ought to know Col.
EStill He does not hesitate to de-
clare that Col. Estill is a gentleman of
fine character, of high order of in
telligence. and of splendid business ca
pacity. He would make a good Gov
ernor, and If South Georgia is in earn
est about furnishing the next Gov
ernor she had better demonstrate IL
by uniting on Col. Estill.
Triton Gazette: The best thing
about Estill of Savannah is that he is
nobodys pet or favorite son. but a man
whose integrity and business ability
commands the respect of all. He is a
South Georgian who can control more
North Georgia votes than any man in
its bounds, except F. G.. duBignon or l..
r. Garard.
waycross Herald: Let Col. Estill
and Capt Turner get together. We
can't elect two South Georgia men to
the governorship.
Tattnall Times: Col. Estill refused to
be dictated to by Citizen Houston of
Atlanta. who went down as soon as he
heard of the Colonel's political aspira-
ton for the purpose of unionizing the
Morning News. We admire Col. Es-
till's backbone in this particular.
Death of an Aged Citizen.
Athens, Ga, Aug. 11.-Mr. William
II. Lampkin, aged 81, Clarke county's
Oldest citizen. died yesterday morning
at his home near Athens. Mr.. Lamp
kin is survived by his wife. nee Miss
Susan Moon, and six children; c. A.
Lampkin of Texas, Mrs. William SETS
from and Mrs. Delmas Pattman of Cal
ifornia, Mrs. T. p. Martin of Gaines
Vile. DR.. Edward Lampkin and Craw-
ford Lampkin OF this county. The
funeral occurred at the residence this
evening,