The evening times., 1902-06-12

A Pension Office clerk. who halls from
Georgia. was discussing the recent po-
1itical battle fought between the oppos-
ing factions OF the Democratic party in
his state said he:
1T was one Of the hottest fights wit
messed n The Cracker State for many
years. The opposing candidates for
gubernatoriaI honors worked with their
coats OF II order to carry a majority
OF the votes for the convention. The
Democrats being the dominant party in
the State. the nomination carried with
ii the sure election Of the successful
candidate in the primaries
Extravagant claims we're made by
the managers Of both Guerry and Estill,
while the followers Of Terrell sawed
wood and said nothing 1t was an eye
opener, therefore, when the returns
came IN and TERRELL was found 70 have
a cseaT majority Of votes over both Of
his opponents
''As great surprise as this was for
some, a stiu greater surprise was in
store for the old guard in the Tenth
Congressional district, when il was found
that Judge William H Fleming. who has
represented the district for several
terms. had been retired Judge Fleming,
who had for years been 3 prominent
dgure both as a State and national legis-
Iator. was thought TO have -ciPch' On
the denomination
Some time since there appeared
Warwick in the field in the person OF
Thomas ". Hardwick. q young man
who had previously gained quite Tepu-
tation as a budding statesman in the
Georgia Legislature Mr. Hardwick has
Just reached his twenty ninth year A
brilliant orator and possessed Of more
than ordinary talent as q debater. he
launched forth into the campaign and
seemed to carry the people with him
from start TO finish. It viii be well to
keep an eve on the career Of this states
man with 3 beardless. youthful face
when he enters Congress as a repre-
sentative from Thomas E Watson's old
district
There is in one OF the departments
young man who once refused 10 be-
come cashier OF a bank. The distinction
is unusual, but this young man pro-
fsses not TO regret it, and tells how it
cane about Those who have seen the
same sights that he has seen VIII be dis
posed to think he was justified in for
ssking the ways OF the money changers.
One beautiful day in June the young
man told a large apd waiting audience
how the world should be run. and ex-
pressed regret that his predecessors
had made failure of il, though he
welcomed the opportunity. to run the
thing himself His first orders Tor run
ming the world were issued in q log
schooIhouse, and he got $50 a month
for II But there came a change. a sud
den. surging triumph and he knew the
world had found its master
4 bank had been organized in q coast
foTrn. and the young man was offered
The position OF cashier.
He went TO the town and, going TO
what was alleged &c be hotel, looked
for a chair cn the piazza Instead OF
land pike persuasion About sunrise q
eoiorcd citizen who had that ashy lock
designated By the negroes as pale
dragged BY Then the fishermen went
ont TO sea, ana the sights and smells
about the place we're fearful
About $3.50 o'clock few entvTprising
citizens commenced TO creep about 10
wake up the drug clerks 10 get the
morning portion Of quinine. The E0ung
man found that the white population
was about 300 coIored 2-e00- There were /
other discouraginE features. and Dy
loon he felt really tired. They were
cleaning out 3 grocery store for the
new bank. and a yellow-skinned. hope
less looking citizen told him they were
looking fo- some sucker from the noun
tains TO come down and run it. He
found that the miasma Of the night 4
stole over the citizens impartialIy, and 4
that he might expect TO shake with the 4
rest Of them in about week. Needless /
to say how soon he left town
Mr.. Eugene 0. Ingram. who has been /
in the Census Office for two years, is
popular young SoutherneT who has made /
rnanv frfends- both in the Office and out