The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
REMARKS REFLECT
 ON SOUTHERNERS
Rae is ChaStiSed m Selma by
 ]. H. NunnelIe
HAD GIVEN HIM THE LIE
Armistead zeigler, One of the Best Negroes In the Community, Is Killed By Negroes In
 Lowndes County.
BY R. E. L. MEL.

BY R. E. L. MEL.
 Selma. November 15.-(special)-Today shortly before noon James H. Nunnelle, editor of the Morning Times, and MT. Rae, in charge of the circulation bureau of the Montgomery Advertiser in Selma, had personal difficulty in front of V. B. Atkins ts Co.'S store on Water street.
 The difficulty was the result of MT. Rae's characterlzing an article which appeared in Sundays Times about him as a lie. MT. Nunnelle having heard that he had so termed 1t to Mayor Atkins on Sunday morning. The article in question quoted Rae as having said in conversa- ton with a young man several things that reflected on the people of the south and Selma particularly. One of the things quoted referred to what might occur if a negro postmaster was appointed in Selma the impression being left that Rae favored the negro. Below is given a card from MT. Frank Nunnelle. son of Editor Nunnelle, with whom Rae had the conversation quoted in Sundays Times, tho card with the Advertisers announce ment having been published by the Times this morning.
 Editor Nunnelle got Mir. Rae this morn ing and carried him to Mayor Atkins, who was on the sidewalk just outside of his store, and asked if it was true that Rae had said the article was a lie. Rae acknowledged that he did and MT. Nunnelle struck him knocking him down and get ting on top of him. Mayor Atkins finally pulled MT. Nunnelle off his antagonist. When the two men were separated Editor Nunnelle stated to MT. Rae that he would not be harmed by anybody else as long as he remained in Selma, but that he had best get away as quickly as possible. MT. Rae stated that he was arranging to leave Selma by Friday week. Mayor Att kins suggested to him, that, speaking not as mayor of the city but personally and for the good of ali concerned, it would be best if he would ger away sooner if possible. Indignation has been running high all day today over the remarks of Rae, and fear is entertained for the ac- tions of some hot heads.
 MT. Hanson of the Advertiser reached the city shortly after the difficulty and stated to Mayor Atkins that he was here to relieve MT. Rae as soon as possible, and that he would get away either today or tomorrow.
 Mir Rae and MT. Nunnelle are about the same size the first named being five or six years younger however. The Ad- vertiser's announcement which appeared in Mondays issue and MT. Frank Nun nelle's reply are as follows:
 Announcement.
 In the Selma Times of yesterday are some statements in reference to the po- litical views of MT. Rae, the superintend- ent of the Advertisers Selma bureau. MT Rae came to the Advertiser office in this city last night and brought those statements to our attention. He abso- lutely denied that he was correctly quoted by the Times, and declared that he en- tertained no such views. Of course, every one in Selma knows that the Advertiser has no sort of tolerances for the views said to have been expressed by MT. Rae.
 MT. Rae said that, unfortunately for him, however, there was no one present at the reported talk to corroborate his denial. MT. Rae has made a most effi- cient and satisfactory superintendent of circulation in Selma, and it Is much re- gretted that this trouble has arisen. It is plain, however, that nasmuch as he Is a comparative stranger in Selma, he would never be able to remove the im- pression made by the Times, and that his efficiency is impaired He will, there- fore, be relieved as soon as another man can be sent there and broken into his duties. THE ADVERTISER co.
 Editor Times: The abve card in The Montgomery Advertiser has been called to my attention. It will be seen that MT. Req denies the statements that you quoted in your paper of Sunday, for I was the young man who had the con- versation with him.
 It would be no credit to me to hold him to be a personal account for the denial. and I leave 1t to this community where I have lived for the past twelve years to judge between me and this man from Chicago.
 did not quote his words absolutely, for that would be impossible but I quoted his ideas correctly.
 There was one thing I did not quote, though, which goes to show the disposi- ton of the man toward us. When the