The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-28
INTERNATIONAL COMMENT.
WIRELESS, MACHINELEsS AND
ROBBYLESS.

Dalton Argus: Wireless telegra-
ply said a gentleman the other
day, musingly. to an Angus reporter.
what a wonderful age we live in, to be
sure! Now, if we could have wireless
candidates for Office don't you
think we would have purer politics and
be likely to get ADLER and cleaner men
to fill our public offices?"
The Argus man smiled in a non
commital way but thinking the gen.
tleman had something on his mind
asked: How about the Governors
race?"
why, there you go almost guessing
my thoughts" replied the gentleman.
Il find a great many thoughtful in
telligent men want to vote for a ma
chineless, wireless, and hobbyless can
didate for governor; and a great many
right here in Whitfield are beginning
to find out that there is just such a
man before the peopleP
Who is he?" asked the Argus man.
why, just look over the field and
see if you can't pick him out" he re-
piled.
Terrell suggested the Argus man.
Il said machineless and wireless,
didn't II"
"Guerry?" was asked
why, didn't you notice 1 said hob
hyless?"
Then it must be Estin, the South
Georgia man."
Certainly" replied the gentleman,
smiling. 1T don't take much waste of
gray matter to guess that, and then
he was private soldier in the Con-
federate army, and a great many OF
the old soldiers, together with their
sons and nephews and cousins and I'M
cles and aunts, would like very much
to see our private soldier honored with
the high office of governor We. have
honored the officers generously and
often, now let's honor enc private that
way; besides, in fairness and courtesy
1t is South Georgia's time, and every
thing else being equal, fairness and
courtesy are not to be sneezed at"
Who will carry Whitheld?" was
asked
Well, you just keep your eye on
Estill. ! have been surprised at the
strength he has here. Some candidates
have the race beat to commence with.
others get it beat in the middle of the
campaign, but the best time to beat i.
is on the home stretch, and that's Es-
tilPs time; and when they get
Strengthened out on the home stretch.
again | say, Keep your eye on Es-
TIL. he is just plain, old-fashioned
folks and that's why so many of us like
him.
But the Argus don't pretend to say
Whether the gentleman is right or not.
COL. ESTILL IN THOMAsVILLE.
Thomasville Times Enterprise: Col.
j. H. Estill. candidate for Governor.
arrived here at 1880 yesterday morn
ing. He was met by several friends
at the station who accompanied him to
the Stuart where he stopped. Escort
ed by two or three old veterans he went
to the Court House where the w. D.
Mitchell Camp, u. c. ", were holding
meeting. Commander Hansell, who
was presiding, presented the gentleman
from Chatham as Private Estill, of the
Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Eighth
Georgia Regiment" And this reminds
us that Col. Estill is the first private
in the Confederate army to run for
Governor OF Georgia. All the others
in the years agone. have been gen
erals' "colonels or something of the
KIND. After the adjournment of the
meeting the old veterans, and a num-
- u OthCAo, were introduced TO Col.
Estil, who made a pleasant impress
sion uron every one. There is
straightforwardness, and an honesty
about the way Col. Estill talks which
inpresses everyone. Col EstiH lodges
no issues and makes no war on any
other candidate. He is toting his own
skillet, and toting it we'll A good
portion of the day was consumed in
meeting and talking to the citizens
Of the town and those who happened
to be in town from the country. Col.
Estill was very much pleased and graf
ihed at the many expressions of good
will and promises of support which
greeted him here. In the afternoon he
attended the exercises at the monument
on Broad street, and subsequently those
at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Col. Estiu
made most favorable impression here,
and he made votes. too. He went from
here to Cairo. where he spent the day.