Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-29
WOODROW WILSON"

(signed)
WOODROW WILSON"
! Congressman William Schley Howard
! informed his colleagues in congress of
! Mr.. GraX's death, and Congressman w
| c.. Adamson, dean of the delegation,
| called a melting to take appropriate ac-
! ton.
Senator Smith spoke with feeling and
emotion when he referred to the death
| of Mr. Gray, whom he had wired only
yesterday about a matter of public in
! terest concerning which he wished to
confer with the distinguished editor.
/ SENATOR SMITHS TRIBUTE.
Mr. Gray's death is a loss 10 Attain
IA, to Georgia, to the south and to the
nation" said Senator Smith. He was
able, honest. courageous, public-spir-
| tied, and his death removed from the
/ field of southern journalism one of its
very best forces for the progressive de-
velopment of the south. 1 entertained
! for him the highest admiration and
personal affection. His life was an in
SEPARATION. He stood always for the best
and noblest in public work and private
| life
| "He was one of the most public-spir-
| tied men in the south, ever ready and
always anxious to develop his city and
his state He devoted the columns Of
| The Journal to The causes in the state
and nation that he believed to be the
best for all the people. No worthy
cause was too small to command his
support, and no unworthy movement
too big or powerful to challenge his
opposition His integrity was unques-
toned and his courage recognized and
admired alike by friend and foe. His
bravery, ability and integrity command
ed the utmost respect even OF those
who sometimes disagreed with him.
an his death the newspaper frater-
nifty has sustained the loss of an editor
whose place will be hard to fill, and
the nation a citizen of the first rank.
| SENATOR FLETCHER'S TRIBUTE.
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher. of Flori-
da, a native Georgian, expressed pro-
found sorrow upon learning of Mr..
! Grays death.
| Through his devotion to the south
and his unusual ability" he said, MI
Gray had made of The Atlanta Journal
one of the controlling influences in the
development of our section. He ranked
among the first as an editor and
publicist and his death comes as dis
| tinct loss"
Major ]. B. Stallman, editor and pub
fisher of the Nashville Banner, who IS
| in Washington, expressed the profound
est sorrow at the death of his journal
| istic colleague. Mr.. Gray was in Wash
| ington last Thursday and Friday, at
! tending the publishers meeting. and
was much in the company OF Major
| Stallman.
ATLANTA has lost a great leader. >
| said Major Stallman, land the publish
ers and editors have lost a contempor-
airy of unusual ability and high integ-
| rity. 1 can scarcely realize that Mr..
| Gray is dead. 1T seems only yesterday
since l spent much pleasant time in his
company, discussing matters of mutual
| interest and concern to the publishers.
! He was the picture of robust health at
| the publishers meeting last week, and
was one Of the most active and force
full men in the conference.
"Mr Gray was devoted to the devel-
| opment of the south. a man of indefati-
| gible energy, high ideals and unswerv-
| ing loyalty, he occupied a position
| achieved by few. Through his energy
| and efforts he had given to Atlanta, to
| Georgia and to the south one of the
| greatest newspapers of the country, The
| Atlanta Journal, a newspaper that
would do credit to any community in
| the world. His death leaves place in
! southern journalism that will be hard
| to fill"
Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to the
| of Mr.. Grays death. He recognized In
| The Atlanta Journals editor the leading
advocate of the administration in the
south whose progressive democracy has
been an inspiration to the cause.
"a great and god man has departed"
sold Secretary Tumulty. Mr.. Gray was
| the great editor of a great newspaper,
the one upon which progressive Demo-
! Gratis everywhere looked for leadership
in the south.
Through the columns Of his paper,
Mr.. Gray stood loyalty steadfast behind
every progressive movement, and we
counted him as one of the leading pro-
ponents of the administration. He new
err wavered and in the present crisis
Mr.. Gray was a dependable source Of
support in Georgia and throughout the
south"
TO know Mr. Gray was to admire
and love him." said Senator James Ham,
ilton Lewis of Illinois, former Geor-
gian. at enjoyed the pleasure of Mr..
Grays acquaintance and admired and
loved him.
Not only has the south lost one Of
her most eminent editors, but she has
lost one of her leading citizens. We
of the great west, who know the south
and admire southern people, recognized
in Mr. Gray one Of the greatest in
fluences in the nation, and in his death
we feel that the nation has sustained