Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-06-27 | Page 17 | Slaton Now is Private Citizen

r SLATON NOW ISi IS i PRIVATE CITIZEN I f F Mobs Continue to Menace Ex- Ex Governor of Georgia After t 4 Retirement From Office Atlanta Ga June Tunc 26 Artillery 26 car car- a sir r and Infantry of ot the state militia stood i od guard tonight at nt tho the homo home of ot John ohn J hn M. M f. f Slaton who ho retired as governor or of if the state stale today surrendering the office of- of ot-I ot tl fice c to Nat E. E Harris I During the tho lia day twenty six men were ere wrested arrested rested b by tho the militia near the Slaton home and were still held in the county rJ Jl tonight Firearms Firearm and explosives fit Ie alleged were taken from them Tonight however hOw there was no Indication Indication Indication Indica Indica- tion of ot renewed d demonstrations lons against the former r governor o because of ot his ac- ac tl n In commuting the sentence of ot Leo M. M r. r Frank Tile The guard about the tine Slaton home homo will willbe lb Ib be maintained It was stat stated d tonight the tho adjutant general is satisfied that all danger Is passed The former governor spent the night At horn homo I with his family He lie plans to leave with Mrs tIrs Slaton Sinton next week for fora rora a vacation trip to California They wore to havo have left tonight but Mr Ir Si Slaton ton said sald he lie had d determined not to leave le under fire Jn In the city streets double patrols of or police were on dut duty but there was no ot of disturbances n Few Fe Inauguration tion visitors remained In the cH city to tonight tonight to- to night and tho the crowds were orderly At a R luncheon given gl today In honor honorof of ot the tho new governor the retiring governor governor gov gov- referred to the Frank Frnnk case Honest people ma may disagree with me mc an nn honest man he said but we wo realize that We wo must be measured 1 lly our consciences Two thousand years Ago another governor washed his hands of or a a. case SO and rind turned over o a a. Jew to a amob mob For 2000 years that governors governor's name has been accursed If It toda today anA an- an A nH T T. T Tv r TV warn fA in to hla no Vt t. cause 1 I had had i fatted failed t d do to o dO do my Y d duty t I I would all through m my lifo life find his blood blod on m my hands and would consider myself my- my self uIt an n. n assassin st through cowardice No o reference to tho the Frank case was made mado by Governor Harris In h his s speech He expressed tho the hope however howe that wo We will havo have no more trouble During the tho Inaugural ceremonies at atthe atthe atthe the capital there thero were several tense moments When hen Governor G Slaton Sinton ap preached the new governor to deliver the th state seal a few hisses were heard eard President Persons of ot the tho state senate on warned the tho the spectators that unless the they were in iii order the galleries would ouM be cleared Instantly there was a tumult of or applause Presenting the tho seal Governor Go Slaton said Governor Harris I know that during durIng during dur dur- ing my by term of or office fIco this great seal of ot tate state has ha not been dishonored Ills words were greeted b by another prolonged outburst of ot applause Leaving the tho capitol the crowd surged in on tho former governor and had to tobo bo be beheld held back bacle b by the militia Hisses and shouts greeted retted his ears cars G e Governor nor Slaton Slaton Sla Sla- ton tor hurried to his tits automobile Under the impression that ho lie was ivas on his wa way to the terminal station the crowd hurried hurtled hur hur- rl ried d there where the tho police had to disperse dis- dis perse a n throng Meanwhile 1 the motor motorcar motorcar motorcar car car had arrived at the hotel where thel the tho l luncheon to Harris waa given