The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-23
Governor Gets kilograms
Congratulating Him On
Action in Frank Case.
NOMINAL FINES ARE
IMPOSED ON RIOTERS
Additional Militiamen Held
Under Arms and Extra
Police Available
AZ ASSOCIATED PRESS

Atlanta, June 22.-State troops
continued tonight % guard the su-
burban home q Governor Slaton, but
an was quiet, both there and II At
lante after the demonstrations of yes
tarday and last night In protest
against the governors action Ia COM
muting the death sentence Of Leo NJ.
Frank.
Beth the state and city officials said
they anticipated 10 further trouble,
but as . precautionary measure addi-
tional militiamen are held under arms
az the armory here and extra police
men are available.
Governor Slaton spent several hours
az bis offce IL the capital today. Pc
iieemen accompanied him 70 and from
bis home In an automobile. and there
was no demonstration. The governor
tonight did not know when the guard
would Be removed from his country
estate.
aThe crowd which visited my home
last night was not composed of tire
best people Of Atlanta. the governor
said. To-day I received hundreds Of
kilograms from persons in Georgia
and throughout the country congratu-
lating me on nay action IN the Frank
case
Thirty-four persons, who were ar
rested In connection with the demon
STATIONS were given hearings in the
police court today. Nominal fines
were imposed n eleven Of the cases;
eight were dismissed and other con-
tinucd
Oficials Of the state and city in
sisted today that last nights demon
stration probably had ended the posi-
bility 81 menace % the governor
among the people most bitterly op.
posed 70 the Communication Of rank.
sentence.
A state Of preparedness was main.
talned today, however, both By ths
police and The military authorities
The soldiers stltioned a. Governor
Stations home attracted attention
from pasaersby soday, but time huns
heavily on their hands for there ap
peared no further evidence Of n
gathering Of q crowd II that vicinity
one 81 the reasons stated for main
tanning the guard were the reports
which persisted throughout the nigh
20 the effect that crowds Of men ha'
started for Atlanta from neighborinl
towns. These, Il was though nigh
arrive late this morning. None ap
reared however and efforts 20 VERT.
The reported invasion failed.
The Prank case still was discusses
on the streets TO-DAY, but the group
were those ordinarily seen on III
buster street corners. The calm o
today was m striking contrast 70 th
tension Of yesterday and il apparent
In was welcomed by the majority q
the resident az the city. The loca
newspapers give very little space I
the case today.
THEIR WRATH APPEAsED.
So FAR a. could be learned no step
have been taken 70 arrange for Al
organised protest against the gov
ernor'a action. The impromptu mas
meeting AZ tire capitol yesterday whel
resolutions were passed condemninl
Governor Slaton, seemed 10 appeas
the wrath e those immediately con
cerued. The ruEk on Governor Sla
tons home last night followed 4 serie
81 street corner meetags and va
the result Of az impulsive suggestion
on the part Ct one Of the street speak
ers that the crowd pay the governo
a call" The governors mansion
provided BY TIE state, q an ancieu
dwelling in the heart az the cts
Governor Slaton, being a resident O