The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-13
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
A PARKER CLUB is FORMED.
ORGANIZATION TO BE PUSHED IN
EVERY COUNTY.

York, Says McCarren Said the New
York Delegation Would BE Solid
for Pnrker-Charges of the spaId-
ing County Grand Jury Against
Chairman Turner Answered by
Gen. .Evans-NegrO COnvict's Dash
for Liberty.
Atlanta, March 12-The Fulton
County Parker Club was organized
here this afternoon at largely at
tended and enthusiastic meeting. Hugh
M. Dorsey, a well-known lawyer, was
elected president. and Burton Smith,
first vice president. w. C. Waddell
was elected secretary.
Mr.. Waddell is just back from New
York, where he had a conference with
Senator Pat McCarren, the Brooklyn
Democratic leader. McCarren and
David B. Hill are working together
and McCarren assured him there was
no doubt about the New York dele
cation going solid for Judge Parker.
Senator McCarren urged organization
in Georgia.
Mr.. Waddell said he believed the
general sentiment in Georgia favors
Judge Parker, and that steps would be
taken to push organization in every
county in the state with a view to
sending a Parker delegation to st.
Louis.
Evans Answers for Turner.
Gen. Clement A. Evans of the
Prison Commission issued a letter to-
day, in which he makes reply to GER
tain charges against Judge ]. S. Tur-
ner in a resolution passed at a recent
meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee of Spalding county, the
home of Judson M. Strickland, who is
opposing Judge Turner for reelection.
Gen. Evans defends the first lease un-
der the new law, under which an aV-
erage of $96 a year was received for
the labor of the convicts, showing that
that was as much as could be got for
the convicts five years ago. That lease,
he says, was as highly praised by the
press and people as was the recent
lease under the extension of this plan.
The famous rape" circular with
which Judge Turner was connected,
Gen Evans says, was thrashed out six
years ago, when Judge Turner offered
for election, and nevertheless, he was
given a majority of III counties.
He also defends Judge Turner's
course in the Mamis DeCris whipping
case, showing that no blame could at
tach to the commission, and that eV-
erything possible was done when the
facts of the case were brought TO
light.
In an interview reiterating the
charges made in the resolutions passed
by the Spalding County Committee, Mr..
Strickland challenges Judge Turner to
joint debate.
Down a Chute to Liberty.
News was received at the office of
the Prison Commission to-day of dar-
ing escape by a negro convict day
or two ago The negro's name is un-
known. He hid in a car of coal, being
covered over by the coal as 1t was
taken from the mines at Durham by
means of cables, to the top OF the
chute. There the coal was dumped
from the small car into the chute lead
ing down to the railroad car, being
loaded. The negro went down the iron
chute with the coal and escaped, 50
If is not known how badly he was IN
jured. IL.
This is the second escape of this kind
on record, the first being that OF }. "A.
Cameron, a white convict, VINO es-
caped about ten years ago, and mas
never been recaptured.
Tried to Drown Himself.
Joe Chambers, who was in Police
Court to-day for being drunk and dis
orderly. was arrested last night IN
mud hole on Gray street. Wnen the
policeman found him he had his heao
in the muddy water in desperaIe el
fort to commit suicide. He had almost
hut revived. DeSDOnQ-
ency is said to have been the cause.
Tate Not Going to Get Out.
CONGRESSMAN Carter Tate OF the
Ninth district, has sent vigorous ue-
Nal Of the report that he isn't gong
20 he IN the race to succeed himself.
He states emphatically that ne WIN
RIM. and he wants all the voters III
his district to know 1t.
s2.44O for Gordon Monument
nst of subscribers to the Gordon
monument fund will be published To-
morrow. showing a total of $2,44O. he
norts not in from Atlanta committees
and reports from committees IN otneI
cities and towns, it is stated, VIII
run this amount up to about Sa'VOV'
Ticket Thieves. Sentenced.
Samuel McClurkan, the young AT
lanta and West Point Railroad clerk,
and William Edwards, formerly Por-
fer in General Passenger Agent Bill
inns office. charged with having stolen
and sold to ticket brokers torty-one
o00-noile interchangeable mileage
tickets from the West Point Railroad,
pleaded guilty to-day to a misdemean-
or before Judge L. S. Roam OF the
Criminal Superior Court sitting IN
chambers. McClurkan was fined S2O0,
including court costs, and Edwards
was fined 500, to include costs. In de-
fault of payments of fines the men
are to go to the county puollc WORKS
for twelve months. The judge gave
the men ten days in which to pay their