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BEFORE THE VOTERS OF FLOYD COUNTY.' THESE ARE THE MEN For Whom the Ptop e Will Certainly Cast Many Voles NO LACK OF RELIABLE TIMBER And Some of the Winners Will be Found Here CAND DATES Wi 0 ARE IN THE LEAD In the Bate which W II be Settled 1 y the Democratic Primay on June 6th. Next Saturday week the demo cratic primary will occur in this county. The campaign is on, grows more interesting each day. A glance just now at the candidates will interest the voters, and on this page will be found some interesting matter about some of the candidates whose success seems assured. THOMPSON HILES. One of the leading, most prominent, most prosperous and most popular citi. zens of this section of the state is Captain Thompson Hiles, the head of that big wholesale dry goods establishment, the Thompson Hiles Company. He is known throughout all of this section as one of F W THOMPSON HILES. the best and most successful business men and his big business grows in size and popularity with each continuing season. Captain Hiles is a Tennesseean by birth, having been born in Bedford county. Ke enlisted in the Confederate army when a youth of nineteen and served through the entire war with bravery and distinction. After the war he taught school in Tennes see. In 1866 he moved to Summerville, Ga., where he entered into business. His energy and ability were quickly shown and his success was almost instantaneous. Besides this, he was personally very pop ular which is shown by his being elected several times a memher of the town coun cil of Summerville and to othei public offices. His business grew to such .pro portions that in 1889 he moved to Home I and was made president of the Thompson Hiles company, one of the largest and most successful wholesale dry goods firms in the state. He has been and is recognized as one of the city’s leading and most progressive citizens, taking a high stand in all affairs looking to her wellfare. After serving as city tax assessor he was chosen a member of the city council at the last election. His business ability and personal popu- ■ larity have caused him to be put forward as a candidate for county commissioner and his election is practically assured. No better man for the place can be found and he will serve the county well 1). W. SIMMONS. If there is one man, above another, in Floyd county, who stands approved before an appreciative public.it is D. W. Simmons, of Cave Spring, So soon as his name was announced as a candidate for the nomination for election to office of commissioner of to wo D. W. SIMMONS. I roadsand revenues he received the en dorsement of men of all shades and complexion of politics. His record as a business man, a citi zen and Christian gentleman, stands * absolutely without blemish. He was br”n in Floyd county in 1852, grew up and was educated here, and has lived here nearly all his life,and it has been a life that any man might anvy. For six years ne was with the Texas Pacific Kailroad company, and during 1 five years of that time he was connect- I ed with the bridge construction depart | ment, and thus obtained the finest pos sible expei ifen :e in the construction of roads and bridges; which will be of vast value to him if he should be elected as a I member of the board. I Ten years ago Mr Simmons was | elected secretary and treasurer of the | board of trustees of the State School for the Deaf, at Cave Spring, a position which he has filled most ably and satis factorily ever since. | He served as mayor of Cave Spring for five or six years, and for eleven years, was past master, through all the changes of administration, he has re mained in office, filling that responsible position in a manner entirely satisfactor ily to the government and the public at large. He is a consistent Christian, a de -1 voted member of the church, a Mason, having reached the high rank of a Knight Templar. As manager of the farmers’ alliance co operative store, he has shown his ability as a trustworthy and successful business man. and has achieved a large measure of success through his diligence I and correct business methods. | He is a candidate for commissioner of roads and revenues, and his name will |be presentea, in company with four ' other of the best citizens of Floyd ' county, at the primary, and he will | make as strong a race as any man in the county. WILLIAM A. WRIGHT. A large following of devoted friends and admirers will be rejoiced to learn that merry-hearted ‘'Billie” Wright is a candidate lor re-election as a member of the board of commissioners of roads and revenues of Floyd county. Mr. William A. Wright justly occu pies a high place in the estimation of the people of Floyd county. He has for years been laboring in the interests of this siction, and his work has met with undeniable success. He has held several county and city offices, and has always met with approbation from the people. Few men of such wide popularity live in this section, and everybody knows and likes him. Mr. Wright now lives at the old home place of his lamented father. Judge A. R. Wright, one of the prettiest places in tbe land. He was elected commissioner several years ago, and his work as such has been Ct \ n i - B-' W. A. WRIGHT. largely instrumental in the building of , the handsome new court house, and he is justly proud of his work in this line. I Mr. Wright takes great interest in en terprises which will result in benefits to Rome, and recently donated a large tract ; of beautiful land for the Masonic home for Georgia. It lies two and a half miles j from the court house, and is one of the I finest locations for an institution of that | sort in the state. He is always foremost I 'in every measure for the upbuilding of | I her city and county. Mr. Wright makes a model commis- I J sioner, and his services to the county in that capacity have been of inestimable value. GEORGE. W. TRAMMELL. One of the most progessive and popu lar of Rome’s successful young business men is the well known and the well liked subject of this sketch, He is a Floyd county boy, having been born here in 1860 and having lived here all I F i G. W. TRAMMELL. of his life. For several years he has been engaged in the manufasture of brick and of this industry has made a success of which he may well feel proud. He re cently increased his busineas largely by taking into partnership that, experienced and su<ses«fu! manager, Mr. R. B. Mor r!«<>n t 1 ii- I'm ning the firm of Morrison- Tnuiiiiull Brick Company, which is doing THU ROME TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1»96. a big business and shipping brick all over this country. They make a very superior article and find a ready and pro fitable sale. Mr. Trammell has built tin a splendid reputation as a successful young business man and has gathered about him many str ng friends. His personal popularity is evidenced in many ways, For eight years he was a member of the North Rome city council, wh’ch | position he tills to the perfect satisfaction !of all He is now a candidate for county commissioner and that he will win is the earnest opinion of his many enthusiastic friends who are giving him a hearty sup port. FOR SHERIFF AGAIN. No man in Georgia has made a finer record as a public official than Mr. John P. McConnell, sheriff of Floyd county. He is again in the race, and says that he is in to win. His great persona! pop ularity and his splendid record will give him a fine impetus in the race. Mr. McConnell was born eight miles below Rome fifty years ago, and when a young men entered the Confederate serv ice and fought through the war with the Sixth Georgia cavalry. After the war he returned to Floyd county, where he en gaged in farming, and finally went into g r A b'F | I? J ■■ w ; j. p. McConnell the merchant milling business. Four years ago he became deputy sheriff un der Sheriff .Jake Moore, and showed him self to be a fearless, able . and competent official. At the last general election he was easily elected to the office of sheriff, and since his incumbency has shown himself a model officer. He is univer sally admired and respected by all classes, a terror to evil-doers and a true friend and unassuming gentleman in every par ticular. He will have with him as his deputies Capt. J. Dallas Turner, a man who is well known for his long and faithful service as a public official; W. P. Mc- Leod, a man who has earned an enviable reputation as a court bailiff and a brave and conscientious officer, W. P. Red mond and J. M. Johnson, men who will do to depend on in every emergency. These gentlemen constitute one of the strongest tickets ever put out for any office in Floyd county, and they will make a winning race in the coming elec tion, VINCENT T. SANFORD. The subject of this sketch is a loyal hearted and generous and genial gen tleman, thaiv whom it would be diffi cult to find a more popular citizen of the county. He was born in Greene county in 1860, and is a son of Prof. V. T. Sanford, who devoted his life to the canse es education. He was one of the best known men in Georgia, and stood in the front rank of the educators of the south. Having a thorough ed ucation himself, being a deep student and a lover of learning, besides possess ing the. happy gift of transmitting his knowledge toothers, it is not strange, and is only natural that his children, both by inheritance and training, be came well equipped for the battle of life. Thus from his distinguished father our Vince Sanford received an ex cellent education and one that stands him in good stead in his race for clerk of the superior court. Besides this, al though he has farmed for the past several years, he has had considerable experience in the keeping of books and accounts and in office work having for four years been head bookkeeper for a large establishment. As a farmer on a splendid plantation on the Coosa river, he has made a great success and while doing so has made himself extremely popular with citizens all over the county. He is thoroughly qualified to fill the office for which he has offered and it will be difficult to find a man in any way better equipped for that work. This is the first time Mr. Sanford has asked for office and he is receiving the enthusiastic support of his many friends. Besides his eminent qualifications he has many excellent traits of character which bind to him people as liis friends. The soul of honor and integrity, true and loyal to his friends he has ga'hered about him a warm and enthusiastic sup port, which suppoit ispractically sure to land him in the clerk’s office. If elected, he will conduct the business m a fair, jnst and straightforward manner, one that will please all who have occasion to do business with him. Mr. W. S. Cothran will be his deputy, and is a gentleman well known and popular with all who know him. He is familiar with office work, and will make a splen did assistant. All pro-pects point to the election of Mr Sanford. JOHN J. BLACK. One of the most difficult offices to fill to the satisfaction of all is that of tax collector and, if there is one man in rhe state of Georgia that does fill this office satisfactorily that man is John J. Black, of Floyd. For fifteen years he has filled that office and the prospects are that he will till it as long as he will allow his name to be used. He is again a candi date and a candidate who is practically sure of re-election. His thorough com potency to fill the place and exceedingly Z r —* MW JOHN J. BLACK. wide personal popularity place him where few men care to run against him. He was born in Bartow county but when a yonth came to Floyd During the war he was a gallant Confederate soldier and served as a member of the Rome Light Guards in that splendid old regiment the Bth. Georgia. After the war he went in business serving as book keeper for several popular firms. Then came his first race which he won very handily. Since then he has held the of fice of tax collector continuously. Mr. Black is well-known all over the state not only as an official but as a splendid sample of the Georgia gentle man. Genial and courteous, no man ever filled better bis position in every way than does be. To know him is to like him and all over this section mav be found his warm, earnest and enthusi astic friends. JOHN P. DAVIS. Judge John P. Davis, ordinary of the county of Floyd, and candidate for re election to that office, is one of the most prominent, popular men in this county. So wide is his popularity and so excel lent has been his work that he will in all probability be re-elected to his office without opposition. He is the youngest of a family of six children, and a son of Benjamin Davis, a gallant Confederate soldier, who lost his life during the war. He has spent most of his life on a farm. He was born in this county on John’s creek, and has always, with the exception of two years spent in Texas, been a resident of Floyd. After returning from Texas he spent three years teaching school at New Hope, and made quite a success. He assisted in the clerk’s office for two terms, and in 1893 was elected ordinary JOHN P. DAVIS. over six other candidates. This office he has filled in a most excellent manner, his ever present courtesy never failing to leave a most favorable impression upon the most casual visitors. In his admin istration of the affairs of his office he has also shown great ability, and his pleasing personality, good humor and uniform courtesy, have established him among the people of the county of Floyd. He is a candidate for re-elec tion, subject to the primary on June 6, and will no doubt be elected without opposition. R. 11. WEST. The subject of this sketch is one of the best known citizens of Rome, and is a man liked by all who know him. After being continually in business at the same stand for forty years, and after making such a success as was very gratifying to his friends, he was caught by tbe recent depression with a large stock of goods, and many outstanding debts so closed up bis store last fall. He now stands before the people as a candidate for tax receiver, subject to'he democratic primary to be held m June 6. His friends are enthu siastic in their support, and predict for him nn easy suc<e s. They know that if elected no man could fill the place bet ter. They feel that he deserves the place ano will do their best to see that he gets it. While in business ne became acquainted all over the county, mid the peonle with whom he dvi business learned o know him us a fair, honest and upright citizen. They found it a pleasure to trade with him, and for the same reason will find it a pleasure to vote for him. He will fill the place well if elected, and is a gentleman of such per sonal popularity, as well as of intrinsic worth, as to cause his friends to feci sure thut he w ill go in. Sec that the Twins A re on each package you 1 4 Washing Powder \\ is the best and cheapest -f. ' Y ever ma^e - Itsextra- A ordinary sale has brought out numer ous imitations. Pur- ' chasers, therefore, to protect themselves, should examine the package and see that the Twins are on it Made only by The N. K. Fairbank Company, Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Boston, Philadelphia. TOM' wms, MANUFACTURER OF HAVANA ••• * CIGARS. KOME, GEORGIA. buWtailoring CO? + + LARGEST t- + Tailoring Establishment IN NORTH GEORGIA. OITR MOTTO: Perfect Fit, Best Goods and Best Work Always Guaranteed. 220 Broad St., Rome, Ga. Fennel’s Pain Powder. EXh A Quick Relief for KE? W? Headache, Neuralgia and Fever. YEISERS SKIN CURB, Pure Drugs and Medicines. IF. R. 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