The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-08
AFFAIRS AT DUBLIN.
Bridge Contract Let-PoliticaI Notes
Fight Over school Books.

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Dublin, Ga, Aug. yesterday af-
ternoon the County Commissioners APP
proved the recommendation of the
bridge committee and let the contract
for the extension of the Oconee river
bridge to George II. Crafts & Co.. of
Atlanta. Work is to be commenced at
once on the extension and must be
completed by February l, 1902. The
extension is to be LOO feet in length
and must be built of steel. Crafts &
Co are to be paid $40, 436 for the work,
all of the money to pay for same now
being in the county treasury.
1t was announced yesterday after
noon by the friends of Col. T. L. Gri-
ner that in all probability he would be
brought forward as a candidate for
solicitor general to succeed Solicitor
General II. G.. Lewis, who will make
the race for judge to succeed Judge
John c. Hart ]. b. Sanders, Esq, who
was spoken of for this office, will not
make the race in case Col. Griner de-
cides to enter, but will give that
gentleman enthusiastic support. Col.
Griner is one of the best lawyers in
Middle Georgia and would make the
Ocmulgee circuit an excellent prosecut-
Ills HOihCCIs Inc VI N|Ot. 1Il-
ner for the Office of solicitor general
will not probably affect the race of
Judge Ira S. Chappell for the Office of
judge to succeed Judge Hart.
Yesterday the County Board of Edu-
cation adopted new school books for
the next five years. For several weeks
the representatives of CHM & Co., B.
F. Johnson 81 Co., American Book Co.,
Maynard & Merrell, Heath & Co., and
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been in and around Dublin seeking to
influence the members of the Board Of
Education to adopt their books. Dur
ing the time they were here much feel
ing was engendered between some of
tn book agents, which nearly resulted
in fight yesterday morning between
Messrs. A. l.. Branham of the Ameri-
can Book Co. and w. B. Kendrick of
the University Publishing Co.
Yesterday while deciding what time
each representative should have before
the board to present the cause of the
particular firm he represented Mr..
Kindrick remarked that the represent
tatives of the American Book Company
had already had three hours more time
than any of the other representatives.
Mr.. Branham very eXcitedly jumped to
his feet and remarked that If Mr..
Kindrick intended to insinuate that he
had been guilty of any unfairness in
attempting to get the contract that he
was an unmittigated liar Mr.. Kin
drick was willing to fight, but the two
were kept apart. When the decision of
the Board of Education as to the books
that would be used in the county for
the next five years was announced, 1t
was seen that the University Publish
ing Company Jared much better than
did the American Book Company, and
II is thought that Mr.. Branham's hasty
words had much TO do with it.
The fight the book agents made to
get the contract for furnishing the
books disguised the people very much.
1t is said that money was used in the
attempt to influence certain members
of the Board of Education. One man
was offered $50 by one of the book
agents to use his influence on one GER
tain member of the board. CHM & Co.,
got the lions share of the contract.
On Aug. It, at Union Point. E. L.
Stephens, Esq, attorney for John Rob-
inson. the condemned murderer, will
argue before Judge John c. Hart a mo-
ton for a new trial. No one here en-
tertains the slightest doubt but that
the motion will be overruled. No error
of law is complained of and the verdict
was warranted by the evidence.