The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-16
WHATS THE MATTER
WITH GEORGIA

Georgia seems determined to revel
in the muck of the Frank case. TAX
ing that Atlanta news bureau as orr
authority although most OF the
daily papers over the State are put
ting the soft pedal on the Frank
case, on the theory that further aei-
tation of the subject can do no one
any good, there are those who be-
lieve that thesubject will be before
the people for good many days
still.
Former Governor Browns recent
card, attacking the action of Cover
nor Station, indicates, regardless of
editorial expression to the contrary,
that discussion of the subject will be
Kept up for another year or so.
The fact is, it is freely predicted
that the Frank case will be an issue
in the campaign for ,governorship
ana perhaps other offices next year
This is borne out by the letter of
Editor Thomas W. Loyless of the Au-
gusta Chronicle, explaining to Gov
ernor Brown why he didn't think his
card should be published.
Declaring that agitation of the
subject could do no good, Mr.. 10y
less went on to speak of the posi-
Bile motives behind those who con-
tinue agitating it.
Il have heard" says he in his let
ter to former Governor Brown, "that
there is concerted movement on foot
IN Georgia to keep the Frank case
before the public as the chief
political asset of a certain faction:
or, perhaps, I should say, of a GER
tain number of well-known public
men, yourself, Hugh Dorsey, Tom
Watson and others.
Mr.. Loyless, however. expressed
little faith in the rumor, and pass
ed 1t on to the former Governor in
friendly spirit, having in the fights
CT old been one of Browns leading
supporters.
me lineup reported by Mr.. 10y !
less is said to contemplate the can
didacy of Hugh Dorsey for Governor
next year, and that of Brown for the
United States Senate, against Hard
wick, two years later.
In this reported Lineup. the
Frank case. of course, would be the
chief political piece de resistance.
In this connection certain cir
cumstances attending the carrying
OF the Frank case before Governor
slaton are being pointed out.
The first move to hurry the case
10 Governor Slaton was made by
solicitor Dorsey. who petitioned
nudge Hillto sentence Frank before
ne mandate of the United States ST.
'reme Court reached Georgia. This
ne Judge refused to do, but immed-
ately upon the receipt of the man
late, the solicitors petition was re-
lewed.
If the solicitor had asked that
he execution of the sentence be fix ,
d on a day beyond Slaton' S term, /, f,
20 doubt his request would have been j,
ranted 1T is being pointed out, {
90, that during all these proceed ,
ngs Slaton was not in the State.
Another odd circumstance being +
oted is that neither Solicitor Dorsey
or Former Governor Brown made !,
ny objection whatever to Stations !
assing on the application for elem .
ncy. This is taken as peculiar, in
smuch as both, since his decision.
ave criticised him for not passing
on to Governor Harris.
Governor Slaton's friends say $
hat 1t was Slaton's enemies who i,
acsed the case to get before him. y
his was done, it is said. to kill him 7
If he had passed the !,
ase on to his successor, the plan q
as to annihilate him, if possible, v
18th the charge of cowadice." =
That's nice little family quarrel .
yer nice clean subject. For the a
GOD name of the South, Georgia n
should select other issues. :
Jacksonville Metropolis. i