The Washington herald., 1906-10-15
VIEWS OF VISITING
MEN OF AFFAIRS.

Doubtiess tbe most faned shed0 If tle
United Ste haa bc6a III tH- EH9ag
/ iiogse since eafiE SUNDAY moraiae ffe Is
capt . r. Siipp, ol Ci.affaaoesa Tcra.,
Who must ta-das face the saprau.e Court
on charge 81 coHtompt. be.zlfse q nogfo
brute ~as taken lrora Hlz custody ANA
hanged bg mnaH band 81 citizens vino
believed their can.mullle Hai si.-
ragged Nesila Taelcs. r f.
woman. bora in 0d3 and lae a4n~nte- ~
fea1Iss -ioisr - b ae
negro ri johnson, ,hroua ayer fe6.
chokcd into inscnsi5iIlF and 5fa.rsl.e
uiaitteatesi Johnson caustt ,rlod
and convicted after "a defense igv some 81
Chattanooga a5lcst criminal lawyers
Aflcl tle conviction these i4s.v.fe
believing Johnson guilly. Withdrew fron
thc ease and hc WAS sentenced 10 hang
on 2lareh -. TWO negro lawyers tara
took tic ease to- tiie Tennessee Su.e
Court wa.ch affirmed the lower court.
Later, petition was Hie5 with t
Federal dse fsr Fr.t 5r bcas corpus
setting - Use plaa chat johnson lsd
been dan-ed thc equal protection Ut tire
iaFFs JHag Clark denied la. u1lt
whercHpon an appeal 10 ,he Cuted s,ars
. supreme t0Hft Ea taken ANA ,afe.-
tanned by Sir. justice HarEan aa ord.r
t7 5- i~ -l-ionT NJ fHc uerr0 srgm
ags1. ilE 4iF ur aa
-agfaa.. asitu 81 1-tl REH- seventeen
i.l4s.--a fiLlz s Aryss open tll fI aud
iynched Jhe negro.
C0d DISREGARD ar lhe Hsa-
cate ~ the supreme Cour "a r s
..4stde ci-ag Cap.- shi31. Leu of h.s dau-
ties, emo tu citizens alleged
lt1c1e-, ~ appear .z Washington --
Ceto,r - and sa3a cause why tn-r
snoeid rot held .9r contempt
The hear.Ia takes DIace to-day VIVA
capt Shipp a lle Eb5itt ale Judge g.
- --l- before whom johnson
ras- triea, J.-l1 L4eu-s Sheppard vino
defended JoI1E0H. i who HlH today
defend the alleged luchers. T.. W.
cllamDlet -i.E attorney of C-sIt .laoe..
and Attoru1z Martin -lming and T. T.
Sbepperd UaU are also or counsel Tor
counsel s. former ----a.ueF General gna-
son Harmon 1i- ta-la5u uiI BE- -
sisted 0g ROBERT I-t..nari and Ja8e.
Lyncn both OF Chat-ana1
Tho E-rtt.-upoga contingent 90 usr.v
- nue-iCoiilg and intelligent uea de-
clare th-t l1ere Uas never D saad. .f
doubt as tJ JoEns0us atFo-i8us act and
that tne only exceptions te tha general
belief in bis guilt i1 -le community
were one "aile preacher ANA por.ioa
Of the negro population.
How Important be movements trar fs
been started iH Texas against Senator
joe Bailey may become cannot now BE- do
tetmined. but it u.I e-arll aa s-rl-r
enough go defeat lis reelection aesr vim
r-
cessfm lawyer of Dallas. II tie Metro
D9litan.
The senator is speaking over the ste
and ha -..es b..
@ high
fends
peeh
for I'd
ready
anot
The
election
tLiuk
servic
ana 20
scter
tellcCtl.
"A Ill --.-- lae r-e=1.
happy co.aIlon 5r Te1as The way fh-
people and capital are pouring in-5 tr.
State IS something wonderful Tire best
evidence or the solid--1- O our prosperity
Is seen ID The decline or interest rates.
The big insurance companies of New V5-Iz
1dVe. for TIE frt l.e. beeu1 MA <ir.-
Texas loans. and 1C- recently ueea-
tisl-ea t5la 81 ltl Ior one of rhe-.
al Der cent. winch IS about Che Lowest
price ever obtained n our country Tt
has not been a great while ags since
money down our way regularly COM
manded and 10 peg cent
2ir C. Hausrom, from far-away sue-
den talked with a Herald reporter Ia-t
evening at The New willard
Sweden SAID hc. "uas never better
of than at present I know good deal
about The condition OF the country. be-
caCse of my business us d manufacturer
of machinery The secession Of Narvav
has had no adverse effect on sweden COM
ucrcizlly or financially. 8ut Norway does
rot seem 90 Ee sst,ing on 4ers well.
saAeS are aisl there and the people are
not prosperous. The NcrTe-saus are
proud and ambitious but It may be th4t
they VIII rasret Separating their ior fr5m
~ There WAS never any real occasion
Tor tue Gis,7eulbermenl
Mr. HiH AcAlliste-- who is ut the New
Willard. is city attorney of Naer.lfi-
Tenn, and extremely yautl5ul-loolziuc ha
is II hold such an Important office. His
father before him held the same Office
when quite q young man. but for many
wears has been on the Supreme bench Of
tennessee Tn chaltilg with a Herald re-
porter the former said.
I'VE are iu the midst eI en c-tftiu-
ctnpaisn but the Democratic ticket.
NltH Patterson I'll its head, viii triTuDq
iB spite Of factonal aick1riuss THa ~a-s
troubles III Atlanta and Tho vote Of IT,
Clay Evans for the force bin are the
prime factors iHsurng Democratic sue
cess.
Capt. j. D. Britt. one Of The most ponu-
lar men in West Virginia. was ranlinz
ia the Raleigh lobby last evening %.
some Incidents In the life az his warm
friend the late William l.. WI
sen.
There was never" said Capt. Britt. "a
more honorable man IN public life than
" imam - Wilson. and when he repre-
sented West Virginia iB Congress Die re-
lected c-e-il on IEe whole State. lE
may nos be generally known. but it is %
1CL that ne could have been elected
opeaAcr O. tie Eouse instead Of JUDGE
crisp eI Georgia. had he agreed to sup
DoTt tne alH appronri4-uE S-.504Q10 for
the ChIcGso Exposition. The Speaker
ship was auurng. bus le absolutely de-
c,ned 60 be q rsrty % any deal. decu-
Ing it compromise Cf his honor i
would be bettcr for tle country If there
were more public men OF his MOBILITY OF
character.