The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-08
HIS FIGHT MADE FRIENDS.
sorTH GEoRGIANs ARE PROUD OF
COL. ESTILL's RACE.

strength He Developed Gained Him
,dmiration and Respect of Poll
ticians and Clean Fight He Fought
.ha Affection and Regard of the
peopIe-Even His Opponents Had
xotbins But Kindly Words for sa-
-opnah Candidate-Having Neither
.bused Nor Been Abused, He
Comes out of the race without
Mud on Either His Hands or His
clothes.
1.-THE magnificent race that Col. Es-
ill made for the nomination for Gov
arnor, standing on a platform one plank
81 which was his South Georgia can
Adacv. has won him the respect of
politicians and the firm liking and ad-
mjration of the people of this section
If the state" said a Savannah man
Yesterday on his return from South
west Georgia.
Il have talked personally with hun
dreds of men in the counties through
which have recently travelled, in most
Of which Col. Estill was victorious, but
same of which he lost to one or the
other of his opponents. and l have yet
IN hear a criticism of his campaign
from a man whose standing in his
community entitled his opinion to
weisht Even those who fought him
with the most determined vigor-the
leaders of the politicians who did
all they could to assure the election of
MIR. Terrell, had nothing but kindly
words and good wishes for Col. Estill.
The square, clean fight he made, the
freedom OF his public and private ut
terances from mud-slinging or politi-
cal abuse and the frank sincerity with
which he stated his position on all
public questions, compelled the admira-
ton even of the men who were work.
ing day and night to secure his de-
feat.
There is no question" said the Sa-
MAMMALIAN, about the fact that in ev-
cry county in South Georgia where the
fight was lost, with one or two posi-
bic exceptions, it was through defec-
five organization. In every consider
able county the Terrell forces included
the machine politicians-the men who
understand local conditions and are
accustomed to lead political fights.
These gentleman can easily make more
noise than twenty times their number
of ordinary citizens and in this respect
they were not much exceeded by the
supporters of Mr.. Query. They were
so constantly in evidence that the
more numerous supporters of Col. Es-
till we're obscured and the weaker
brethren befuddled by the cloud of
dust that was raisd FASTENED to get on
what they mistook for the bandwagon.
In some instances the Topped in such
numbers that what was really very
modest equipage when it started its
journey did actually become a band
wagon before the end.
An effective organization in each
county said the Ss:vanEahian, would
have prevented this result alb
solutely and believe would
have resulted in a clean sweep of
South Georgia for Col. Estill in Mid
die and North Georgia such an organ
ization would certainly have, greatly
increased his vote and brought many
other counties into his column. But
its useless to cry over split milk.
Certainly Col. Estill has made many
friends by his race. He has strength
ened himself in the good opinion of the
people in every county he has visited,
ana I have had dozens of men, who.
believe were entirely sincere, tell me
they regretted their political obligations
TO Mr.. Terrell were of such a character
they could not do otherwise than give
him their support.
col Estill comes out of the fight
as he went mclean, and with no mud
cliDging either to his hands or his
clothing. He has villified nobody and,
with the exception of a few anonymous
slanderers nobody has had the eff
frontery to attempt to villify him. Po-
hlical friends and political opponents
alike unite in admiration of the fight
h. has r77ada