Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1915 — Thousands Sign Petition. [ARTICLE]

Thousands Sign Petition.

A monster petition containing the names of several hundred thousand persons of the middle west will be sent from Chicago urging Governor iSlaton, of Georgia, to commute the death sentence of Leo M. Frank, who was convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, a factory girl in Atlanta. The petition is the result of an address before the Lawyers' Association of Illinois several months ago by Patrick H. O'Donnell, of Chicago. About 200,000 names have been received and double that amount is expected before the time for sending the petition to the governor.