The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-20
ESTILL IN NORTH GEORGIA.
HIS TRIP THERE HAD REMARK
ABLE RESULTS.

The People Are Pleased and Now
They Are All for Him-Whttheld
County Is Placed in His Column
and There Are Many MOre-A
Guerry Man Admits That such Is
the Case - Find Their Hardest
Fighting in Counties Col. Estill
Has Visited-No Attacks on Estili
Anywhere Because There Is Moth
ing to Say Against Him.
Atlanta, April 1s.-Col. ]. H. Estilrs
recent trip 10 extreme North Georgia
has been productive of unquestionable
good results in his behalf, according to
all reports that come from that section.
Some of the most ardent supporters Of
the other candidates are admitting that
he has a strong following throughout
that entire belt of counties. and that
no small number of them is bound to
be found in his column on June 5.
Only day or two ago Hon. Du Point
Query spoke at Dalton, following
closely the visit there of Col Estill.
The day after Mr.. Guerry's speech,
one of his strongest supporters, and one
who has made speeches in his behalf,
admitted that. according to his infor-
nation, Col. Estin would surely carry
Whitfield county.
81 went over the county pretty well
the day Mr.. Query spoke there" he
said, land everywhere my information
was that Col. Estill was strongest in
Whitefield, with Query second and
Terrell third. The people told me Col.
Estill had spent several days in that
section, met all the people, made in
teresting and complimentary references
to them in the Morning News and sent
them all copies of the paper. You have
no idea how great the result has been
in his favor, and ! understand 1t Is
the same way in other counties in
North Georgia, though 1 have not visit
ed many of them.
1T may be bad policy on my part
to make such an admission, since / am
taking such an active part in the fight
in behalf of Query. but it is the truth,
and there is no getting around 1t. We
are trying to overcome all opposition
we can in Mr.. Guerrys interests, but
we are finding the hardest fighting and
the most difficult work in those coun-
ties where Col. Estill has been and
met and talked with the people.
have been out very little during the
campaign, and while l expected to
meet with such conditions as this,
assure you the Roadway made by Col.
Estill in these sections l have visited
was far beyond my expectations. "
This is one of many similar reports
that come to Atlanta with reference
to Col Estill's campaign in the north
ern part of the state. And an inter-
esting and commendable feature of
his campaign is that while personal at
tacks have been made on other candi-
dates, not one word has been said
against Col. Estill, either personally
or politically.
1T is because nobody can say any,
thing against him." remarked a we'll
known Georgia newspaper man in the
lobby of the Kimball House last night.
There is nothing that can be said
against him either personally or politi-
cally. and the politicians who are OPP
posing him know 1t. If there had been
anything in his record which they could
attack. you may rest assured it would
have been heard from in one way or
another long before now. But nobody
has said anything on this line for the
the very good reason that there is
nothing to say.
II have known Col. Estill for years,
and ! have known him always as the
same straightforward, sound. plain
spoken man of business who is ever
as careful ard watchfui of the peo-
pies affairs with which he has to deal
as he is of his own. He has been sue
cessful in whatever he has undertaken,
and there is no doubt in my mind that
he would do the same in the state ex-
ecutive chair as he has done in his
own office in Savannah-give the peo-
pie as successful an administra ton of
their affairs as they have ever known.
] would like to see Col Estill elected,
and know there are many other news
paper men all over the state who ex-
press the same views and opinions as
myself fnr O Va To llrad 70 than