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rrz-T T THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. 11 CLARK HOWELL WRITES OF DEFEAT BY SMITH The Constitution printed Thursday morning an editorial, signed by Clark Howell, In which defeat is admitted, gracefully, perhaps, but with a tincture of protest. This -particularly appears In what Mr. Howell says about Mr. Wat son's part in the campaign. It was as follows: ■Whatever may be the views, the reasoning, or the explanation of others as to the causes leading to the result, and the condition It creates, I give, mine for what they are worth, and with the assurance that, so far as 1 am concerned, I accept It with com posure and without personal bitterness —with regret, It Is true, that my un swerving party loyalty has been mode the weakest point in my armor as a candidate, and that for that yery loy alty to my party, I have been made a sacrifice at the hands of those against whose assaults on the party I have stood with unflinching seal and unre mitting determination. In all these years, I have necessarily made polit ical opponents of those whose antag onism to my party has led me to an tagonize them. As a loyal Democrat I had no other course to pursue. "Under the leadership of Mr. Wat son, this very large element—not those who were formerly Populists, but those who are now Populists, were brought into the Democratic primary, moved primarily by the openly avowed pur pose to punish those who have hereto fore stood against their assaults on.the party, and who had no apologies to of fer. Nor have they come back as Democrats. Mr. Watson was frank enough to refuse to declare his Inten tion to support the Democratic nom inee for president two years hence, re serving for himself the right to direct the Democratic nomination In the state primary this year, and then to lead his forces against the party two years hence. And no man can blame him If he does this very thing, for he has not concealed his right to do so. It Is a condition without a precedent In the politics of this or any other state." Mr. Howell then defends hls public record and his personal views in the matter of the railroads, declaring that he has never sacrificed the Interest of the people for corporate- welfare. He said: "During this whole campaign I have not asked, nor received, one dollar from any railroad on earth and even my ad versaries will admit that I have not re ceived the support or encouragement of the head of a single railroad sys tem. Nor was I entitled to It by virtue of any support I had ever given them In any measure affecting their Interests as against what I believed to be the in terest of the public." Then, reverting to dlsfranehlsemnt, he declared hls belief that the white man will lose bis ballot along with the negro. . In closing, he said: "Georgia Is ‘good enough for me,' whoever may be her chief executive. I have, never yet sought the shadow In defeat and It Is too late to begin now. Whatever happens, I prefer to live In the sunshine of the sentlnient so aptly expressed by Stanton: “ 'This old world we're livin' In Is mighty hard to beat; We get a thorn with every rose, , But—ain't the roses sweet!’ "Defeat Is the thorn today, but I would not exchange It for the friend ships that have been so generously manifested In this campaign. They are the roses that make defeat easy!” WINNERS IN TWO CONTESTS FOR CONGRESSIONAL BERTHS In only two of the eleven congress ional districts of Georgia were there contests In the eleotlon of Wednesday— the First and the Third, In the First. ' In the first (Savannah district) there was’a double fight for the seat of the late Rufus R Lester—the short and long terms. J. W. Overstreet was nominated to fill the unexpired term and W. W. Sheppard 'was chosen for the long term. There were four candidates for the short term, Gordon Saussy. William Clifton. J. W. Overstreet and J. Hart ridge Smith. Sheppard was opposed In the con test for the long term by J. A. Bran nen. In the Third. The Indications up to the latest hour are that Hon. R B. Lewis has defeated Hon. Dudley M. Hughes In the Third district by a small majority. The race was close In Sumter, the latest reports Indicating that Hughes has a small ma jority. Lewis carried Macon county by over 40 plurality. Stewart went for Hughes by about 50 votes. Schley Is In the Hughes column by only 25 votes, while Webster probably gives Lewis a good plurality. Lee Is for Lewis, as Is Dooly by a large vote. In- Crisp Lewis’ plurality Is over 400, while Lewis probably has a small lead in Houston. Twiggs, Mr. Hughes' home county guve him only 250 plural ity over Lewis. Crawford county went for Hughes by a small vote. GEORGIAN “WANT ADS” Take the load off your mind. C[Try Them I lc. A WORD. Phone 4927. MERRITT AND WRIGHT CARRIED THE COUNTY The races for state school commis sioner and comptroller-general excited not n little Interest In Pulton county. Both Incumbents, W. B. Merritt and W. A. Wright, carried the county over their opponents, Mark Johnston and Vincent T. Sanford, but the vote In the former contest was closer than generally expected. The vote for state school commis sinner was: First Ward. . . Second Ward. . Third Ward. . . Fourth Ward. . Fifth Ward. . . Sixth Ward. . . Seventh Ward. . Eighth Ward. . Adamsville. . Battle Hill. . . . Blackball Bryants. Buckhead College Park. . . Collins Cooks East Point. . . . Edgewood. Hapeville Peachtree Oak Grove. .'. . South Bend. . . . Total. Merritt. (Johnston, 350 663 545 383 345 460 167 comptroller-general First Ward. . Second Ward. Third Ward. . Fourth Ward. Fifth Ward. . Sixth Ward. . Seventh Ward. Eighth Ward. Adamsville. . . Battle Hill.. . Blackball. . . Bryants. , . . Buckhead. . . College Park. . Collins Cooks. .... East Point. . Edgewood. . . Hapeville. . , < Peachtree. . . Oak Grove. . . South Bend. . , Total. 230 379 332 159 266 144 79 Wright. 556 1269 919 768 702 1121 362 354 40 45 105 216 134 Ckamb?rlin-J°hnson-DuBose Company. Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBos? Company. Di 10 D inihg Room 'ays C.-J.-l Specials in tb? ). Furniture Sale. 196.50 Suits at 162.00 A refined, dignified, classic design in beautiful, solid mahogany and Eng lish design. Three pieces—Sideboard, China Cabinet and Extension Table. Three pieces are $196.50. Ten-Day Sal? Price 162.00 1 —w 1 — 1 | . fig) - T5T,. V 1 Sideboards. $210.00 Sideboard In Mahogany at $175.00 $190.00 Sideboard, in Antwerp Oak, at $169.00 $145.00 Sideboard, In Early 'Eng lish, at .... $130.00 $105.00 Sideboard, In Early Eng lish, at $93.50 $80.00 Sideboard, In Golden Oak, at $70,00 $50.00 Sideboard, In Golden Oak, at $40.00 . LIKE CUT. $28.50 Sideboard, In Oolden Oak, at $23.50 $22.60 Sideboard, In Golden Oak, at $16.50 $29.00 Sideboard, In Golden Oak, at .' $21.50 China Clesets. $100.00 China Cabinet In Ma- hogany at $85.00 $72.60 China Cabinet In Mahog any at $60.00 $55.00 China Cabinet In Mahog any at $46.00 $50.00 Oak China Cabinet In Early English design $40.00 $36.00 Golden Oak China Cabinet at $30.00 $24.00 China Cabinet In Golden Oak at t .$21.00 $13.50 China Cabinet In Golden Oak at $12.00 Dining Tables. $23.00 Flemish Oak Table, re duced to ,...$20.00 $26.00 Golden Oak Dining Table at $23.40 $19.00 Golden Oak Dining Tables at $17.00 $68.50 Mahogany Dining .Table re duced to $62.00 $120.00 Round Solid Mahogany Dining Table at $108.00 $85.00 Mahogany Dining Table, reduced to $77.50 $53.00 Mahogany Dining Table re duced to $47.75 $40.00 Mission Oak Table reduced to $36.00 We tell about diningroom furniture in particular today, but in this sale every article of fur niture (excepting office desks and bedding) is reduced in price. These reductions until September 1st, only. Positively none of these reductions given after September 1st. f Chamberlin-JohnsQn-DuBose Company. PERCY WIGGLE is well known to most of us, and says his want adver tisement in The Georgian brought better results than any paper in which he inserted it—no, we don’t know what nor how many papers he uses, for this letter was sent from the fullness of Percy’s for it. We are getting a good many , letters like this. heart—we didn’t ask THE MOCKING BIRD. -A Magazine of Aspiration.” Kewnan, Ga„ August 20, 1900. Advertising Manager The Georgian. Atlanta, Oa. Dear 81r: Please Insert the Inclosed advertisement In the classified columns of The Oeorglan for one week, and find enclosed money order In payment for same. This ad. brought me better returns In The Georgian than from any other paper In which I Inserted It. Ymir, respectfully. PERC Y w , OOLB _