Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-06
EXPLANATIONS
FROM ESTILL
AND GUERRY
INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES
WRITE CARDS ABOUT THEIR
STATEMENTS AND CON-
FERENcEs.

Col. J. H. Estin. saSalnnah's candidate
for governor and Hon. Dupont Query,
who represents Macon in the gubernato-
rial race and are out in cards again-Estin
denying that he Is considering withdraw
ing from the race and declining to con-
slider the proposition Of the Terrell sup
porters IN Savannah to vote for Terrell In
the event the convention became hitched
up. and Dupont Query explaining that
his Jesup speech was only a little pleas
antry The politicians and others who
are interested in the gubernatorial scrap
will be interested in the communications.
The Journal has received the following
telegram from its correspondent IN sa-
vannah'
SAVANNAH, Ca. Feb 4-Col. J.. H.
EstiI and his Chatham county friends
have rejected the proposition of the
friends of Terrell that the Chatham coun-
ty delegation go into the state conVen-
ton pledged to Terrell for second choice.
Colonel Estill himself refused point blank
TO entertain any such proposition. II L
carry Chatham county" he is reported to
have said, II shall name my friends and
stanchest supporters as delegates to the
convention" Estill's friends say they
could with equal fairness ask that in Ter
rells county delegates be named VINO
would go TO Estill IL Terrell should not
win, but they would not think OF doing
so.
Following that telegram came this one
from Colonel Estill:.
SAVANNAH. Ca. Feb. An The
Journal OF Saturday there appeared dis
patch from this city over which were the
headlines. 'EstiIl's Friends Meet; Terrell
Second Choice. The caption is misleading
and the statement not correct. should
not ask you to make a correction of this
matter. were Il not that l have received
several letters from friends in middle
Georgia, making inquiry about IT,. and FUR
therrnore. In your Issue of yesterday there
is a paragraph intimating that l.. may
withdraw from the race for the governor
ship. 1 wish 1t distinctly understood that
1 have no second choice; and Furthermore,
that / have no intention of Withdrawing
from the contest. 1 am not concerning
myself as to the second choice of my
friends. s.. - j. II. ESIlLL.
And then the mails brought to The Jour
nal Office this card from Hon. DUPONT
Query: s
Editor Journal:
II notice in your paper reference to
what am alleged to have said about
my being Colonel Estilrs second choice,
and also what Colonel Estill has had TO
say to newspaper reporters on, the sub
iect l do not suppose this side issue
will have any powerful bearing upon the
direct issues involved. but If it is of any
Importance at all. 1t might be we'll to have
the facts. t
Il had an engagement to speak at the
noon hour Monday at Laurens court,
Dublin. AS Colonel Estill was. there, L
ofrered to give him part OF my time but
he declined, saying. however, he would
hear me speak.
''He was not present and upon APP
preaching the gate going out of the court
- ,.,l not II
~ twitted him for not being present, say
ing to him If he had been he would have
heard nothing unpleasant. He replied,
giving me his hand, and saying he had
been informed about the nice things
had said about him. and added' "If am
not elected 1 hope You will be, as con-
slider you the next lbest man to me in the
race" over this we both laughed as we
walked away from each other.
OF course, 1 regarded this as pleasantly
with that much sincerity in ii necessary
10 make that form of pleasantly genuine.
did not understand the colonel to be
taking any serious position in my behalf
as his second choice On the contrary,
was gravely impressed every time 1 saw
the colonel during our pleasant sojourn
in Dublin with the belief that he was Sc
riously concerning himself only about his
well known first choice.
After disclaiming animosity toward all
my then opponents, Messrs. Terrell Es-
till, Brown and Smith, in my speech at
Jesup ON the 30th i simply alluded to the
above as a sample Of good humor, and
said that 1 regretted that.I could not say
at the time to the colonel what he had
said to me; that had no concealment as
to my preference among my opponents
and that my preference, both for personal
and public consideration, was Mr.. Brown.
'I am not running as the second choice
Of the colonel, but as the first choice of
the people! Yours truly,
DUPONT GUERRY."
Mr.. Terrell is busy in his headquarters
in the Klmball house, answering his large
mail and arranging the details of the cam
paign. He declines to be interviewed and
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