The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-11

each other. and their campaign mana
gers proved that they could keep the
spit a-turning. when there was a roast
On it, Not so with Col. Estill. His
campaign was free from controversy
and acrimony and in that it was I'M
usual.
Had Queer Experiences.
Thousands of miles were travelled by
Col. Estill n his search for votes. From
the marshes of Glynn to the mountains
of Dade, from the cane fields in Deca-
tur to the gap in Rabun-he went al
most everywhere. there being few
counties that have not known him dur
ing the months he campaigned. He was
the first actively in the field, and he
was getting votes while the other can
didates were deciding whether or not
they would make the race.
Some queer experiences were Colonel
Estills as they are every political cam
paigner's, during his travels. They adj
ded a number OF stories to his roper
toire. One that he tells is of a long
drive he was making in a North Geor-
gia county. He told his driver who he
was and il a once developed that the
man was two things-a staunch Bap-
fist and an insistent GueIryite.
IN not vote for you" he frankly de-
clared, and continued with an unbur-
dening of misinformation that showed
Savannah. in some sections at least,
has not an enviable name. Il won't
vote for no man who comes from Sa-
Vannah. They amt got but one
Baptist church and one of another
sort there. When a city amt got but
one Baptist church it's in bad way,
but most Of them that's like that has
more than one of other sorts. Savan-
nah amt No, Stree. / don't vote for
no man who comes from such a lost
place as Savannah"
As soon as he could recover from the
shock of these disclosures about his
home city Colonel Estin began explain
ing that there were plenty of churches
three of them Baptists-in Savannah,
and that he himself belonged to one of
the other sort" but it required a lot
OF talk to bring the man around. When
this had been accomplished the driver
thought we'll enough of the showing
the colonel had made to invite him to a
meeting" at which he could stop on
his way back The colonel accepted.
and stopped at the meeting" with
friend. 4 thought" says Colonel Es-
till, that it was a political meeting.
but it wasn't; it was a Baptist meet
ing, which wound up in some sort of a
conference. I stayed, though, and 1
got some good Baptist votes promised"
The CoIquitt Fight.
I'm Colquitt Miller county. Col.
Estill met a blatant campaign talker,
who made the mistake of losing his
tongue in the colonels hearing This
spellbinder was telling a. group how
the colonel. as proprietor bf the Morn
ing News, oppressed the men in his
employ. paying them bare pittances and
saying that he was the enemy of the
working man. Col. Estll went up to
him and told him that he was making
misstatements and that he wanted
him to stop. The speaker said that a
man had right to say anything he
wanted to in a political campaign, to
which the colonel replied that he would
not permit his character to be bes-
mirched
He went back into the hotel, and
presently, through the window, he
heard a renewal of the same sort of
talk This was too much for the
colonel. so he went out in a hurry.
You are telling lie, and l want you
to stop" he said. You are an old
man. and l won't resent that" was the
reply. Il waive that disadvantage, D."
was Col. Estill's answer, land you
can come on The spellbinder was
not so inclined, however. and the mat
ter stopped there. Reports sent out
about it said that there had been an
encounter. This was not true.
Il see the reports said that L de-
clared that I could lick any man in
Miller county. OF course 1 couldn't
and l didn't say it," says Col. Estill
but 1 didn't deny it, for Miller coun-
ty people like man who thinks he
can lick anybody on earth"
How He Came to Run.
Months ago Hon. Fleming duBignon
was all the talk for Governor. Then
the announcement came from Mr.. du-
| Bignon that he would not run. Public
sentiment seemed to decree that some
other South Georgia man should make
! the race. Maj. G.. NJ. Ryals declared
for Col. Estill and the Constitution
and the Morning News published an
! interview with Maj Ryals, putting
Col Estill forward for the governor
ship. That day there was / meeting
of the board of directors of the Citi-
zens Bank of Savannah, of which Col
Estill is a member. The board heart
| lily Endorsed Maj Ryals' suggestion
and prevailed on Col Estill to take
the matter under consideration. He
| acquiesced and the directors, by noon
the next day, had sent out dozens OF
letters to feel the pulse of the state
| The replies indicated that it was en-
couraging. Then followed Col. EstiH's
announcement in the Constitution.
Knoxville Journal and Tribune: Col
Estill of the Savannah News failed to
! get the Democratic nomination for
/ Governor of Georgia. 1t means that
! the state has missed a good chance
TO have a most excellent Govern. and
! also that the services of an able news
paper man are not to be lost to Geor-
] ssia