Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-22
BRYAN AN EARLY BIRD WILL FIGHT RAIDERS
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Up at Sunrise to Greet West Gov Patterson to Take
Virginia Farmers. Charge of the Troops.
WHACKS AWAY AT TRUSTS IENTIRE STATE AROUSED
Republicans Have Not Tennessee Executive Travels With
Made the Crops Good. an Armed Escort.
NO METER ON SUNSHINE YET REGION UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Governors
in Republican a Suppress
Who Toll. Latest Kuklux Movement.
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Gov. Patterson to Take
Charge of the Troops.
ENTIRE STATE AROUSED
Tennessee Executive Travels With
an Armed Escort,
Governors Of Six States Asked to AZ.
tend a Conference to Suppress
Latest Kuklux Movement.

UNION CITY, Tenn. October Gov.
NJ. r. Patterson. who is in the Reelfoot
lake region. investigating the lynching
by night riders OF Capt. Quentin Ran.
kin and the murderous assault on Col.
r. Il. Taylor. left today for Samburg.
where the state militia sent out to pre-
serve order Is encamped. It has de-
veloped that the governor in going from
Dyersburg to Tiptonville yesterday to
see Col. Taylor was accompanied by an
armed escort, and when the executive
left for Samburg he had the protectiou
OF the men merely as a precautionary
measure.
ordering out Of the militia and the Of
fering by the governor OF the largest
reward permissible, might excite some
enmity against him.
The governor on his arrival at Sam
burg will personally take charge Of tho
troops. Tiptonviiie is greatly wrought
up over the trouble and the conditions
that have precipitated II. Lake county
people are warm in their denunciatiou
Of the perpetrators Of the crimes.
Asks Conference Of Governors.
DYERSBCRG. Tenn. October 22.-
Characterizing night riders as assassins.
towards and degenerates Of the lowe6
type. Gov. NJ. r. Patterson proposes a
conference Of Governors Of six southern
states to discuss ways and means OF
stamping out what he referred to as Q
growing evil"
Gov. Patterson issued Instructions to TIM
order to protect the lives ana property
OF people Ia the Ree6oot Jake section. !,
He believes that . conference I'm Mem.
phis at the earliest possible moment be-
tween Gov. Wilson of kentucky. Gov.
Pindait OF Arkansas and ,Aimself Is neces-
sary, and states that ne would be glad
II; the governors OF Missouri, Mississippi
and Ala bama be present.
Glow. Patterson believes that the night
ma. auders are the most ignorant set OF
criminals any state has been called On
to deal with I'm years. He expresses the
opinion that few brass buttons and
b4yonets'' will cause them to suspend
operations in the cotton fields Of Missis-
fields OF Kentucky. He will suggest y
standing guard In communities affected
II the governors meet him.
Posses Scour Country.
Sheriffs Of five counties, with posses.
three companies Of state militia and the
Governor Of Tennessee and the relatives
OF Capt. Quinto Rankin. the murdered
victim, are taking active part In the effort
to run down the murderers.
The $4,000 reward which has been Of.
fered by the governor has melted the
greatest manhunt ever known In the his
tory of Tennessee. The entire state 10
fired with indignation over the crime.
The relatives Of Rankin are bent on blood
vengeance. The posses that have poured
in from the surrounding country are no
less bent on bringing TO Justice the
perpetrators OF the crime.
Night Riders 500 Strong.
On the other hand, 1t is said that tho
Reel Root lake night riders form a band
500 strong. They have a perfect organi-
cation and are sworn by a blood oath TO
stand by one another.
1t is believed they will fight to the
death. The desperate character of the
men is shown by the murder of the at.
tOrney and the massacre Of a negro fam.
lily near Hickman. KY, two weeks ago
The recent acts Of violence are the out.
growth of controversy OF years stand
ing over the rights of squa tiers to fish in
the waters OF Reel Foot lake. This
stream is the property OF the West Ten
nessee Land Company, OF which Capt.
Rankin and Col. Taylor were the organ.
izers The two men were here to 60 over
the land with j. p. Carpenter. an attor-
ney OF Union City. who contemplated purs
chasing a portion of the land.
Third Man Reported Missing.
The night riders hold the whole country
in terror. and threats have been made
against the lives Of those investigating
the murders.
It is reported that a third man. a SUI.
veyor employed by Taylor and Rankin.
also was lynched. The man was missed
an hour after the lawyers had been car
ried of. and all search for him has been
in vain.
A letter was found In his room in 20
hotel threatening him with death unless
he left the district within twelve hours.
He had received the letter twenty-four
hours before his mysterious disappear.
ance.
Funeral Of Capt Rankin.
TRENTON. Tenn. October 22.-Attend.
ed by one of the largest crowds that ever
assembled here, the funeral of Capt.
Quentin Rankin. who was murdered hy
night riders at Walnut Lodge Monday
night. was held here today. Hundreds Of
floral tributes were sent from all sections
of the state. and among those who gath
cred at the grave were residents OF near1y
every county of west Tennessee.
UNION CITY. Tenn, October a.
Sheriff Haines of Lake county, il Is SAID.
has list Of seventy-five men who are
suspected Of being members of the night
rider gang which took part In the murder
of Capt. Rankin Monday night and VIII
undertake to arrest them in the next day
or two.
Col. Taylor's Story.
Col. Taylor. who escaped from the mob
makes the following statement OF his ex-
perie1ces:
Monday night last Capt. Rankin and !
went to Reeifoot lake in response to .
letter from a Mr.. Carpenter Of Union
city. who wanted to lease some timber
lands. On our arrival at the lake We
went to the ioghouse. or Ward Hotel. and
early AFTER supper retired. Some tune dues
ing the night we were aroused BY some
one knocking at our door. and on open.
ing the door q mob Of masked men were