Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-25
Il. & N. CONNECTIONS
DISQUALIFY DORSEY,
SAYS JOS. E. P0TTLE
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on the proposition now pending to build
2 railroad paralleling the Western and
Atlantic from Atlanta to Chattanooga.
Mr. Pottle called attention to the fact
that after the general assembly Of this
state. in 1915. passed an act whose OBJ
ject was to prohibit the building Of the
railroad paralleling the Western and At
lantic. a petition was filed in the supe-
rior court of Fulton county to compel
the secretary of state to ignore the act
referred to, and issue the charter to the
proposed railroad. He declared that if
the proposed railroad was built its con-
sequence would be the utter destruction
of the Western and Atlantic railroad, a
property worth TO the state some fifteen
to eighteen million doIIas.
He exhibited certified copy of the pc
tition referred 10 and called the atten-
tion of his audience to the fact that on
that petition the first name that ap-
peared was the name of Dorsey, the
candidate for governor of this state. He
referred to the fact that that petition
was signed first by the firm of Dorsey,
Brewster, Howell & Heyman, as at
toFneys at law for the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, or persons represent
ing that railroad and ridiculed merci-
lessly, Mr.. Dorsey's explanation of his
connection Herewith.
He said that Mr.. Dorseys only de.
Tense was that while he was a member
or the firm that fled the petition whose
object was TO destroy this great prop
erty Of the state, that he, personally,
took no part in il. The speaker in
sisted that this defense was the defense
Of a baby and that both the law of the
land and the law of morals held him re-
sponsible for the action of his firm.
The speaker declared that he presum-
ed that the firm of Dorsey. Brewster.
Howell < Heyman received a fee for the
services referred TO and that he had not
seen any denial on the part of Mr.. Dor
sey. now candidate for governor. that
ne received A part OF that compensation
DORSEY UTTERLY INSINCI:RE
Mr.. Pottle insisted that Mr.. Dorsey, In
this part Of his platform. was engaged
in deliberate effort to play TO the pa5-
sion and prejudice OF the people. He corr
tended that Mr.. dorsey was utterI.
insincere and that his record. as solicitor.
general of the Atlanta circuit conclu
siVely demonstrates that insincerity Mr..
Pottle quoted Mr.. DOrsey's record TO
show that he, himself. while solicitor
general of the Atlanta circuit. repest ted
" urged the governor OF the state to
tollog a course which he now claims
should not be pursued by any governor.
He claimed that Mr.. Dorsey's position, as
evidenced by his public announcement
above quoted. was plain effort TO
play both ends against the middle" and
TO induce the people to support him for
governor on a proposition which ne.
himself not only rejected but had re-
peatedly ignored i'm liS official conduct.
PARDON APPLICATIONS.
The speaker called especial attention
10 the cases referred TO, giving the
names Of the persons and copies of the
recommendations of the solicitor gem
eral and asserted that among those cas-.
es there were:
cases Of larceny.
) cases of robbery
cases of assault with inten. 70
murder.
cases Of forgery.
cases Of burglary.
[ case of selling liquor
cases of shooting at another.
1 case Of concealed weapons.
I case Of rape. ..
cases of murder
In the case of Oscar Dewberry the
facts as shown BY the official record in
the case are. that he was negro man,
and without any provocation Of the
slightest kind, in brief ran down a young
white boy named Horace Dodson and
stabbed him in the back. The jury
promptly convicted the defendant, with
out recommendation and he was SEN
fenced to hang on October ?. 1912. The
evidence of six eyewitnesses established
the fact beyond the possibility OF a
doubt that the young white boy. run
ming from the maddened negro. was
overtaken and murdered. The Judge of
the superior court. Judge Thomas pre-
siding. refused to grant him new trial
and the supreme court affirmed that
judgment
Before the day of the execution arriv-
ed. Mr.. Dorsey. accompanied by the
then sheriff OF the county, went in per-