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NEWS OF A DAY'IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
MORE TALK OF HARMONY
nrTxyEEN THE RIVAL CLUBS THAT
SUPPORT PARKER

,oI Julian of Gainesville Shows
That He Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
an APPOINTMENT Upon the Execu-
1--WE Committee of Each Club-Dif-
fcuIt to Organize County Clubs as
Yng ms the Main Clubs Are at
outs.
Atlanta, April 9.-There has been
Found in Gedrgia one Parkerite at
Inst who is in harmony. He is Col.
7 Julian of Gainesville, one OF the
10, known men in his section of the
srste Col. Julian has written letter,
raaa,ved to-day, accepting an appoint
INT as executive committeeman of
+ba Parker Democratic Club of Geor-
81, and in this letter he states that
ne has already accepted similar APP
ointment with the Parker club OF
Georgia, which was the first one or
oanized. Col. Julian states that he
&c out and out for Parker, and will
do anything he can to aid in his nom
nation.
If is said there is still some talk
voing on looking to harmony between
the two clubs, but nothing has yet
been accomplished.
w r. Barkston of West Point and
others who were at headquarters to-
dey said it was practically impossi-
HE To organize Parker clubs in their
counties as long as the two main clubs
were at loggerheads.
Col. r. A. Denny of Rome, who was
here to-day, said he wanted it dis
ttnctIy understood that he was in
hearty sympathy with the Second
Parker club"
Hon. Henry G. Turner, former asso-
ciate justice of the Supreme Court, has
written a strong letter for Parker, in
which he accepts the election as a vice
president Of the Parker Democratic
Club of Georgia. Judge H. H. Perry
of Gainesville and Hon. James M.
Smith of Oglethorpe have declined to
Got a Restraining order.
Chief of Police John w. Ball was
not sent to jail for contempt of court
bv Justice of the Peace Walter Or
mond to-day, as had been threatened.
Instead of appearing in Justice Ormond's
court to answer to the charge, Chief
Ball had a temporary restraining or
der served on Justice Ormond from
the court of Judge ]. H. Lumpkin,
requiring the justice to show cause
\ why he should not be permanently en-
Joined from hearing the case. The or
der contains the intimation that JUS
tice Ormond exceeded his authority.
The complaint against Chief Ball
was that ne allowed to go from his
custody Leroy c. Hardin, who was
wanted on a state warrant charging
cheating and swindling, Hardin being
at the time a prisoner in charge of
an officer from Cincinnati.
VIII of Capt. Everett.
The will of the late Capt. w. s.
Everett, who was killed by being
thrown from his buggy, was opened
81 to-day and will be filed for probate
Monday. The will disposes of proper
ty estimated to be worth half a mil
lion dollars, of which about $50, 900
is in life insurance. The property is
all left to his wife and four chill
dren.
FOOtpads Are at Work.
Footpads are getting in their work.
Last night about $50 o'clock Mrs.
John Lambert was knocked down and
robbed by negro on Ponce De Leon
avenue, a thickly settled section of
tried to pursue her asSailant, but he
escaped. Several other cases of the
kind have been reported recently, but
no arrests have been made.
Holder for Speaker.
The news comes from Jefferson, Jack
son county, that Hon. John N. Holder,
q present representative from Jackson,
is squarely in the race for the speaker
ship Of the next House. Mr.. Holder
has served five terms in the Legisla-
ture, one of them being in the Senate.
There are now four announced candi-
oates, the others being Hon. John M.
Slaton, of Fulton; Hon. ]. ]. Flynt,
81 Bib.
IsabeIIa's Contest.
Secretary of State Cook will be call
ed upon in few days to decide a
contest election between the towns of
isabella and Sylvester, in Worth
county. At recent election the peo-
PIE Of Worth county voted to have
thelr county site transferred from
isabella, where it has been for many
years to Sylvester. The people of
Isabella are complaining that the cleo
Llon was not fair, and as a result they
lave appealed the case to Secretary of
State Cook. Mr.. Cook will make a
uecision and will submit a report to
The Legislature.
Its Largest Registration.
Fulton county has close to 1000 vot-
eis' Inc registration books closed to-
L.sHt and the figures were only a few
snorl OF that number. This is the
iidIsest registration the county has ever