The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-10-01
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From Ocala Star:
The Augusta Chronicle rs the Old
est and one of the most influential pa
pers in Georgia, having been estaD-
Ilished in 1885. 1t never did better
work for it's state than now when IL
presents the views of the moderate
people of Georgia on the Frank case,
and shows Tom Watson and ms
filthy, untruthful and incendiary pup
LEGATION up in their true colors.
In a three-column article IN the
Chronicle a few days ago, Mr.. 10y
less calls attention to the fact that
in the hurly-burly it has been forgot
ten that thousands of Georgians pc
titioned Governor Slaton to cummute
Franks sentence, and that among
them were some of the best people IN
: the state.
Mr.. Loyless points out that there
were more than ten thousand Geor-
gians who petitioned Governor Sla,
ton to commute Franks sentence, and
he lists the names of about a hun
bred, including a federal judge, three
ex-justices of the supreme court, num-
erous superior and city and court
Judges, many lawyers, bankers, mer-
chants, and educators.
Referring to the list of names, Mr..
Loyless says: J.,
Here are names that ought to
strike Tom Watson down-even as
Ananias himself was stricken-when
he tried to make his dupes and fol-
lowers believe that practically no.
body, just mostly l.. & N. lawyers,
petitioned Goy4sr,r Slaton to COM
mute Franks sentence.
"Notable women Ike Mrs. Water
B. Hill and Miss Mildred Rutherford
of Athens, Miss Celeste Parrish Of
the state school department, and Mrs
E. L. Connally of Atlanta MRS. Con-
rally is the sister of Ex-Governor
/ Brown.)
Educators like A. W. Van Hoose
CT Shorter, President Pearce of Bren,
au. DR.. Simmons of Brenau, and DR.,
H. C. White, of the University OF
Georgia.
among the clergy such notable
men as Bishop Warren A. Gambler,
Bishop C. X. Nelson, Bishop Reese
of Savannah, Rev. j. H. Fakes, pre-
siding elder of Rome; Rev. Mr.. Ashby
Jones of Augusta, Rev. c. B. Wilmer
of Atlanta, DR.. John E. White of At
lanta, and others.
MANY superior court jud"es either
recommended Communication or ap-
proved the governors action, includ-
ing such as Henry C. Hammond OF
Augusta, Judge Z. A. Littlejohn OF
Americas. R. n. Hademan of Louis
vile. Judge Ben Hill of Atlanta, who
denied the second motion for new
trial, verbally recommended commu,
tation. as did the late Judge Roam
who denied the first new trial motion
The latter put his recommendation in
writing.
"All told, about 500 lawyers asked
for Communication of Franks sentence
The opinion that Frank was limo,
cent or that there was serious doubt
az to his guilt, held by them, was
based in many cases on a careful
study of the record"
Shows WatsOn's Utter UnwOrthiness
Mr.. Loyless cites the famous GlOv-
err case to show that in that case
Watson insisted on Governor Hoke
Smith doing what he now condemns
Governor Slaton for having done. In
this connection Mr.. Loyless says:
81 have said elsewhere in this ar
ticle that this same Tom Watson on
one occasion tried to get Governor
Hoke Smith to do the very thing he
has so bitterly condemned Governor
Slaton for doing-commuJe the muir
derer of a defenseless factory girl.
at was in the year 1906. The muir
derer was one Arthur Glover, one of
Watson's henchmen. GlOyer's victim
was Maud Williamson. working
girl employed in the SibIey Mills, Au-
gusta, and who had refused to con-
tinue her relations with Glover. The
latter a man with faithful wife and
young children, invaded the Sibey
mill and shot this poor. defenscIcss
woman in the back. Then, when she
fell to her knees and began to beg
piteously for her life, he shot her
again and again, till she was dead.
"Glover was tried and promptly
convicted Then Watson came into
the case, ostensibly on the ground
that Glover was his friend and once
saved Watsons life at a political
injecting in Augusta many years ago.
watson advised Glovers leading
counsel, Messrs. A. L. Franklin and
I c. A. Picquet of Augusta, to try to
keep the case in the courts till Hoke
Smith was inaugurated as governor.
Watson had stronglvy suDported Hoke