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VOLUME IV.
CLAY IS ROASTED.
THAT HARRIS LETTER IS
GIVEN OUT.
MR. HARRIS TALKS OUT.
He Hits Chairman Clay Un
mercifully.—Why He
Resigned.
That letter of resignation is out.
Hon. Marion W. Harris has given his
letter of resignation to the public.
In doing so, he roasts Chairman
Steve Clay unmercifully.
He reviews the whole situation, and
corroborates the statement in '1 ms
Daily Press of Tuesday last that the
resignation was sent from Macon Mon
day night, and must have been received
at democratic headquarters Tuesday
morning.
The story comes from Macon as fol.
lows:
Macon, Ga., September 15.—(Spec
ial.)—Today Hon. Marion XV. Harris
made public his resignation from mem
bership in democratic executive com
mittee.
In doing so, he makes the following
statement in substance:
“Mr. Watson, chairman of the popu
list executive committee, asked Mr.
Clay, chairman of the democratic ex
ecutive committee-, to join him in rec
ommending to the several counties, a
division of managers,
“I contended thg-t the democratic ex
ecutive committe Should agro to recom
mend that there be a division.
“And that is all I have ever contended
for, notwithstanding the zealous efforts
of some gentlemen in high places to
make the contrary appear and to cast
odium upon me.
“1 mentioned my dissatisfaction to
Hon. B. M. Blackburn, Hou. Bob
Lewis and others before leaving At
lanta, after the action of the executive
committee.
"I state this for the reason that Mr.
Clay is reported in the Macon Tele
graph to have said that I gave no inti
mation es my dissatisfaction with the
notion of the committee.”
“My letter of resignation was a pri
vate one, and 1 should not have made
' it public, except for certain misstate
ments ' lade in the newspapers; the fact
that Mr. Clay himself has given out a
! part -of its contents to the Atlanta
' p-nal, the Atlanta Constitution
| an, :-haus, other newspapers, and
I thefa.it that he' is reported by the
I Macon Telegraph to have said: ‘The
i action of Mr. Harris, to say the least
lof it, was very peculiar. lie had evi
. dently communicated with the popu-
■ ■ lists before he did with me, for Wat
i son’s paper knew that the letter of
resignation had been forwarded to me
I long before- I had ever heard of it,
I much less received it,” compels me to
publish the letter.
“I wired Mr. Clay yesterday morn
ing as follows: ‘ls interview with you
In today's Telegraph concerning my
• resignation correct?’”
1 ‘Last night at 7:47 o’clockhe sent me
f the following telegram: “Interview
incorrect. Just reached here. Will see
reporter and correct it tomorrow.’ ”
Mr. Clay had made serious charges
, 'against me, and since he has not cor
rected his statement, after full oppor
tunity, And has not shown a disposition
to be fair, 1 feel that I should tell the
truth.
Letter Mailed Mondy Night.
I mailed the letter in Macon Monday
night at 6:45, and no one could possibly
have known it until it was received at
headquarters Tuesday morning.
The first intimation I had that it was
known in Atlanta was a telegram to
me from the populist paper Tuesday at
11:30 a. in., as follows:
••Rumored here that on account ac
tion democratic executive committee
refusing division of poll managers, you
IBs a member of the committee have re
signed. Please wire facts immediately.”
I replied to this telegram that they
must see Mr. Clay about the affairs .of
the executive committee. ’
“1 was asked about the matter, but
but refused to talk because Mr. Clay
was denying having received it
Mr. Clay Had It.
He denied it to The Daily Press
reporter Tuesday morning. He denied
it to the Constitution Tuesday night
and to the Telegraph Tuesday night, so
these papers all said, while as a mat
ter of fact, he wrote me Tuesday
morning (his letter being post marked
at 12:30 in Atlanta Tuesday and was
received in Macon Tuesday night at
8:30) acknowledging the receipt of my
resignation, and saying: “1 sincerely
hope you will withdraw your resigna.”
“The Daily Press was mistaken
when it said my resignation was known
in Atlanta Monday night. I asked The
Press yesterday to explain, and re
ceived tiie following telegram:
I “The Press will exonerate you this
I evening.”
“Consequently, I know that the mat
ter became public in Atlanta after my
letter reached Mr. Clay, and not be
fore.
“Probably if Mr. Clay will examine
around headquarters, he will find that
there is some way of matters leaking
out.
Then Mr. Harris states he is forced
to make these statements public on ac
' count of contemptible reflections on
! himself by men and papers.
■ He says that the Constitution's spe
cial of Wednesday was untrue except
the part that said he would not talk.
He says the Constitution’s Macon
telegram must have been made up in
Atlanta, that it had sought to leave
the impression that he had talked gen
erally in Macon of his resignation, and
it did him a great injustice.
Mr. Harris declares that nothing in
his letter could be construed into mean
ing that he had left the democratic
} party, and adds:
“If anybody who doubts it will apply
the yardstick, 1 will measure up ami let
him know the result. There seems to
be considerable doubt as to what con
stitutes a democrat in this day and gen
eration, but certainly 1 have neither
I said or done anything that could war-
II rant the most imaginative scribbler to
p say that I was nut a democrat”
? ♦ he says that The Constitution’s in
o-ihiatijhos!iat he ros »gned because he
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The Reception of the Democratic Congressman Upon His Return From Washington.
defeated, is untrue, as the Bibb delega
tion will testify.
As to the numerous statements made
by the papers in connection with their
comments about my resignation that
my brother, Mr. Iverson L. Harris,was
a populist, let me say that it may or
may not be a misfortune to have a
populist brother.
I am not by brother’s keeper, nor is
he mine, and the intimation evidently
intended to be conveyed that he influ
enced me to tender my resignation is as
contemptible as those newspaper
scribblers themselves
1 had. a right to resign, and did so in
an honorable way
Now, you good democrats of Georgia,
of all sorts and kinds, “it that be trea
son, make the most of it?”
Mr. Clay has given out a statement
with reference to the matter.
He enters a general denial of having
intimated or said that Mr. Harris must
have communicated with The Daily
Press.
He says he simply told the reporter
that he knew nothing about the resig
nation.
The Daily Press reporter called on
Chairman Clay at 12 o’clock.
Mr. Clay says in his interview that
he knew nothing of the resignation
until The Daily Press reporter called
to see him about it.
The following telegram was received
from Macon at 1 o’clock:
Macon, Ga., September 15. The
interview with Hon. Marion Harris
published in this mornings Telegraph
was sent to the Constitution yesterday
afternoon.
They failed to publish it this a. m.
Mr. Harris feels that he has again been
treated unjustly.
Mr. Harris’ letter of resignation is as
follows:
The Letter.
“Macon* Ga., Sept. 10, 1894. —Hon. A.
S. Clay, Chairman State Democratic
Executive Committee, Atlanta, Ga.—
My Dear Sir: Please consider this as
my resignation from the state demo
cratic executive committee, of which
I have the honor to be a member from
the state at large.
“The immediate reason that prompts
me to tender my resignation is the ac
tion of the committee, jointb’ with the
campaign committee on the 10th in st.,
when it refused the request of Hon.
Thornes E. Watson, chairman of the
populist state executive committee,
which request in substance was: That
in all those counties of the state where
the democrats had control of the coun
ty government that the populists be
allowed a representative on the boards
of election managers, and in those
counties of the state where the popu
lists had control of the county govern
ment the democrats be allowed a rep
resentative on the boards of election
managers; that the democratic execu
tive committee recommend this and the
populists would do the same, etc.
“You will remember that 1 urged
that our committee ought to co-operate
with the populist committee in this
mutter so as to insure a fair election
and a fair count in our elections; and 1
did this without assuming or admitting
that our elections had been unfair in
the past, or would be unfair in the ap
proaching contests. My line of argu
ment before the committee was that in
the first place the request should be
granted because it was right, and n
the second place, it was good policy to
grant. I urged that it was good policy
because we hud an overwhelming ma
jority in the state ami could carry the
elections by a majority of from 25,000
to 50,000 ; and furthermore, there being
a great many good citizens of Georgia
who at least had a suspicion that some
of our elections were not exactly fair,
a democratic victory, no matter how
overwhelming, would never perma
nently settle any issue in politics till
such safe-guards were thrown around
the polls as to free -the result from the
semblance of any such suspicion.
“In this position of mine, of all the
members, of the executive committee
who wore present, none coincided save
yourself and Mr. T. R. R. Cobb, and 1
was the only member who voted ac
cordingly when the matter was before
us in the shape of amotion. Therefore
the policy of the democratic party, I
mean rather of the executive eorumit
and campaign committee, seems well
fixed in that regard; and, since my
views of the manner in which the cam
paign should be conducted are so radi
cally at variance with those of my
brother members, I feel that 1 can do
no good by remaining on the commit
tee ; in fact, that I would La a hiu-
“ JFCcqvAtal to A.ll Special Privileges to None."
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1894.
drance rather than an aid.
“Furthermore, I entertain views on
the financial question in line with
those of the Macon Telegraph and the
Atlanta Journal, that is, the adminis
tration views. The Constitution and
other democratic newspapers and oiir
candidate for governor declare that ‘No
man can go upon the stump in the
state of Georgia, and in the name of
democracy oppose the free and unlim
ited coinage of silver.’ Then, since it
would be my duty as an executive com
mitteeman to make some addresses in
my district and elsewhere, and I have
intended to do so, and you had re
quested me. to do so, I w-s-’ild do more
harm than good by conscientiously
speaking my convictions, nvhich. as 1
said, are in line with those) of the ad
ministration.
“For the reasons above set forth, and
for others perhaps not necessary to
mention, I feel that it is my duty to
resign my membership ou the execu
tive committee and Jet you appoint
some one to till the vacancy who is
inorc in accord with the evident policy
of the executive committee. Very truly
yours, Marion W. Harris.”
A GREAT BAY IN WALTON.
Hines, Peek and Todd Speak
and Make Many Votes.
Bethlehem, Ga.. September 13.
(Special.)— Judge Hines, Hon. XV. L.
Peek and Bev. Mr. Todd spoke at Mon
roe yesterday the 12th.
The crowd was large and enthu
siastic, and the speeches were able and
convincing.
J udge Hines spoke before noon and
' his argument in behalf of popular gov
ernment cannot be refuted by any one,
Hines will poll a big vote in this
county.
Mr. Todd made a fine impression and
showed clearly that he is a far better
man to represent the fifth congressional
district than Lovely I'. Livingston.
Colonel Peek, tho’ his speech was
short and coming last, made one of the
best it has been our pleasure to hear.
He showed up the rottenness of xlie
democratic party in an unvarnished
. way, and the round after round of ap
plause given him showed plainly that
he had the crowd by a very large ma
jority.
All wo ask is a free ballot and a fail
count and old XValton will drop into
the people’s column.
The democrats are doing everything
possible to deceive the negro ami get
his vote, but overy intelligent negro
lias had enough of modern democracy;
it comes high at any price and they are
finding it out.
Hurrah for Hines, Watson, Peck and
The Daily Phess.
J. L. Moobe.
ANOTHER POPULIST DAILY.
Kolb Will Have a New Paper
in Alabama.
Montgomehy, Ala., Sept. 15.—(Spe
cial.)—The populist party is dying out,
so democrats claim, but the prospect
for Kolb's new daily. The Tribune,does
not seem much like it. The informa
tion comes direct from Reuben Kolb,
Jr., who said today:
“ I have just returned from Atlanta,
where I purchased a handsome outfit
for The Tribune, and the material has
been shipped to Birmingham. Wo will
be ready to begin work in a few days,
and will, get the first issue out on Sep
tember 20111. The daily will be a six
column paper and the weekly a forty
eight column paper—that is, a six col
umn, eight page paper. Tho daily will
start out with a circulation of 2,500, and
the weekly with 10,000. It will be a
success from the very first issue.”
Mr. Kolb says Colonel John XV. Du-
Bose will be editor-in-chief of The
Tribune. The local staff has not been
selected. Mr. Kolb will nave charge of
the business department.
Warren Democrats.
XVahhkston, <la., Sept 13. —The
: democrats of XVarren county met yes
terday to nominate a candidate for the
legislature. Mr. John Adkins. a stanch
I democrat, was nominated. Hon. Hat
T. Lewis, of Greenesboro, spoke for an
■ hour. Tlie delegates from the three
■ counties composing the nineteenth sen-
■ atorial district—Greene, Taliaferro and
> Warren—met and unanimously nomi
nated Mr. Ed. Young, of Greene, to be
■ their standard bearer.
HE DID NOT KNOW.
COL. N. J. HAMMOND “AC
KNOWLEDGES THE CORN.”
SO DID JUDG HOPKINS.
Col. Hammond and Judge Hop
kins Don't Know What De
mocratic Doctrine 14
—I
There .was a very amusing incident in
the superior court room last Saturday,
A few days since the Fulton County
Young Mon’s Democratic League in
vited Col. N. J. Hammond to address
them tonight.
Colonel Hammond is known as one of
the best lawyers in the south, ami rep
resented his district in congress not
many years since, and the young demo
crats were anxious to have him add the
power of his words to the democratic
side in the present political contest.
He accepted the invitation, and is to
speak tonight at DeGive’s Marietta
Street opera house.
Saturday morning last, Colonel Ham
mond arose in open court, addressed
his honor, Judge Lumpkin, and asked
to be excused from chambers until
Tuesday, September 18th.
Judge J. T. Pendleton, of tho firm ot
Smith & Pendleton, arose and ob jected,
and enquired why Colonel Hammond
desired to be excused.
Col. Hammond said:
“If 1 must give my reason, I will do
so in a very few words, 1 am invited to
make a democratic speech Monday
night to the Young Men’s Democratic
League, and I want the time, from now
until then to prepare for it.”
“Why,” said Judge Pendleton in a
disgusted tone of voice, “I thought
democratic doctrine was so well under
stood that Col. Hammond would need
no thne lor preparation.
“Colonel Hammond, don’t you under
stand the principles of the democratic
party?”
“Sir.” replied Colonel Hommond in
his inimitable emphatic style—“ Sir, I
do not, and I want a little time to make
sure of my position.’’
This reply created a ripple of laugh
ter. as well as a little consternation.
Turning to Judge .John Ij. Hopkins,
one of the state’s ablest lawyers, Col,
Hammond said:
“Judge, do you understand it?”
“No. 1 do not,” was the quick reply
from Judge Hopkins.
It is needless to add that time was
granted Colonel Hammond to find
• where he is at.”
If the ablest men in the democrcat
party don’t understand modern denioci
racy, what about the one-gallus fel
lows ?
Col. Hammond will try to find him
self tonight.
INTIMIDATION.
Another Democratic Outrage in
Wilkes County.
Washington, Ga., Sept. II. —(Spe-
cial.) — Democrats arc making the same
old attempt to intimidate and frighten
populists.
Democratic intolerance of populism
in Wilkes county goes probably to a
greater extent than in any county in
the state.
Just prior to the election in 1892,
hardly a populist meeting was held in
the county where democrats did not in
terfere, and in many cases seek to
break up the meetings by the reckless
discharge of firearms near by, if the
meeting were held at night.
Every means imaginable was resorted
to in order to intimidate the populists,
and especially the negroes.
Tho democrats rode night and day,
on several occasions beating negroes
who said they would vote the populist
ticket.
In order to seat Mr. M. P. Reese as
senator from this district, wlien the re
turns from this county were consoli
dated nearly 1,000 populist votes were
illegally thrown out,
The democrats here have begun their
work of intimidation again.
They know that if there is a free
ballot and a fair count, Wilkes, grand
old Wilkes, will go to tlic populist col
umn.
Night and day democrats are riding,
making the same attempt to intimi
date.
This year they are going further than
in 1892. They are even trying to keep
the white populists from organizing.
A disgraceful occurrence took place
here a few days ago.
Mr. J. M. Gilbert is one populist who
cannot be imbued with fear, lie went
through reconstruction days standing
in the front ranks.
Jjast Saturday he wasbrtXally beaten
here simply because he dares to advo
cate populism publicly.
A more honorable citizen than Jim
Gilbert does not live in Wilkes county.
He gives the following true account
of the trouble:
“About three weeks ago thv colored
people formed a P. P. club within the
incorporate limits of the town.
After its organization I was invited
to speak to them and advise with them.
At the club meeting were between 49
and 60 democrats, outside. To avoid
trouble, and to let them fully witness
the whole proceedings, they were invi
ted inside. Some of them camo in, the
majority remaining outside. After my
remarks, Mr. Ben Irvin, who I believe
prevented trouble at that time, spoke
to the club.
An account of the meeting appeared
in the town paper, to which I replied
and sized up the crowd as composed of
one sheriff, one marshal, one deputy
marshal, some toughs and a few gen
tlemen.
To this remark they took exceptions.
On Saturday us soon us I reached town
1 was informed by a democratic friend
that 1 would be attacked, naming the
man who would first approach me, I
informed one of my friends of the in
tended attack before it came on. 1 was
first approached by Mr. Crafton. I told
him 1 would make no concession to him
or to any one else ; that he knew I had
no showing there. We parted, as I
thought, friendly. Later »on 1 walked
down the street through a crowd of
democrats, a large number of whom
were those who were at the club-meet
ing.
After passing through them, Sam
I.one spoke, to me in very offensive lan
guage. 1 told him that I would not
take it, but that lie knew and all knew,
that with the town authorities and the.
crowd I faced all against me, I bad no
chance, but if he would go off with me,
eacli alone, I would settle the matter.
He started off, followed by the deputy
marshal above mentioned. When 1 re
monstrated, Sam stepped back into the
crowd and said, cursing me, that I was
organizing the neg’roes and making in
cendiary speeches to them. 1 told him
he was an infernal liar. He struelc me
and we clinched. In the scuffle my
pistol fell out of my pocket.
At that time I was struck from be
hind with a stick twice over the head
by a deputy marshal. 1 felt for my
pistol and found it gone. I saw it on
the ground and rushed through them
and got it. As I arose, 1 came up with
the deputy marshal on my back. 1
turned my pistol backward on him,
when it was grasped by Mr, Crafton.
I gave it up to prevent it killing Craf
ton.
It was a put up job and the pre
tended offense in my card was a sham.
STATE WATCH.
He Wants to Know When Clay
Received Harris’ Resignation.
When did Chairman A. S. Clay re
ceive the resignation of Committeeman
Marion W. Harris?
Did Chairman Clay make the follow
ing remark to the Macon Telegraph's
Atlanta correspondent ?
“The action of Mr. Harris, to say
the least of it, was very peculiar. He
had evidently communicated with the
populists before he did with me, for
Watson’s paper knew that the letter of
resignation had been forwarded to me
long before I had ever heard of it, much
less received it.”
Those are two hard questions about
which there is much talk throughout
the state.
The latter is a matter of veracity be
tween Mr. Clay and the Telegraph’s
correspondent.
Mr. Clay says he made no such state
ment: that he simply intended to say
(hat the first lie knew of the resigna
tion was when The Daily Press re
porter called on him to inquire about
it, and Mr. Clay leaves the impression
that he does not understand how The
Daily Press reporter knew of the mat-
ter except through Mr. Harris or his
friends.
It is reported that Mr. Clay made
such a statement as the one above re
ferred to in tiie presence of four demo
crats at Durand’s restaurant.
Since none but democrats were pres
ent when the statement is said to have
been made, doubtless the public will
have no further information in regard
to the matter.
Concerning the first question, there
are some facts and deductions that will
be of interest to the public.
Hon. Marion W. Harris says that by
no means known to the human intel
lect, could his resignation have reached
the public or The Daily Press until
his letter was read at democratic cam
paign headquarter,;.
This statement from Mr. Harris is
very emphatic.
Just hero are some interesting facts,
which 1 shall briefly state.
Mr. Harris says his letter of resigna
tion was mailed in Macon Monday,
September 10 at 6:45 p. m.: lit nee it
must have reached democratic head
quarters in Atlanta by the .6:80 a. m.
mail delivery; Tuesday morning.
At 9:30 a. m., Tuesday, The Daily
Press telegraphed Mr. Harris with
reference to the resignation. Mr.
Harris’ reply was received at 12 o’clock
just two hours and a half later.
Immediately The Daily' Press re
porter called on Mr. Clay inquiring
about tho resignation. Mr. Clay said
lie had not received the resignation and
knew nothing of it.
Referring to this, Mr. Harris says :
“He denied it to The Daily Press
reporter Tuesday morning. He denied
it to the Constitution Tuesday night
and to the Telegraph Tuesday night,
so these papers all said, while, as a
matter of fact, he wrote me Tuesday
morning (his letter being post-marked
at 12:30 in Atlanta Tuesday and was
received in Macon Tuesday night at
8:30) acknowledging the receipt of my
resignation, and saying: ‘1 sincerely
hope you will withdraw your resigna
tion.’ ”
So, twenty minutes after The Daily
Press reporter left Mr. Clay's presence,
a letter from Mr. Clay to Mr. Harris
referring to the resignation, was post
marked in Atlanta; and letters are not
postmarked the. very minute they are
dropped into the post office either.
But the statement is made above, that
Mr. Clay said, even as late as Tuesday
night, that he had not received tho res
ignation.
Why say more? I desist.
Mr." Clay is one of “the men who con
trol.”
Mr. A. S. Clay, chairman of the state
democratic executive committee, is evi
dently tired of his partner and co
worker, “Mr. Ross, of Now York.”
He says : “1 didn't employ Mr. Ross,
nohow/ Uncle Bob Hardeman, state
treasurer, is running the nigger part
of this campaign.”
This may be true, but when a Press
reporter talked with “Mr. Ross of New
York” some time ago Mr. Ross talked
about “Chairman Clay” and “the exec
utive committee.” He did not mention
Uncle Bob’s name.
Mr. Ross had much to say about what
he proposed to do for Chairman Clay
and the executive committee.
By the way, Mr. Ross went down to
Augusta last week to nose around in
the tenth. lie must have receive'! a
cooler welcome than is accorded him
by Mr. Clay and Uncle Bob in Atlanta,
as he spent less than two days in that
city.
Mr. Ross is not the howling success
that the democrats expected to make
of him.
They do say that Charlie Moses, since
his experience of last Saturday, is the
sickest man in Georgia.
When Mr. Watson announced his in
tention of speaking in Carrollton,
which is in Mr. Moses' district, Mr.
Moses at once announced his intention
of asking Mr. Watson to divide time.
Mr. Watson did so.
Democrats, even, admit that Mr.
Moses got the worst thrashing of his
life, and went away a sadder, but a
much wiser man.
The fact that Mr. Moses would meet
Mr. Watson, was well advertised.
In the election of 1892, Mr. Northen
received 2,000 votes in Carroll, and Col
onel Peck 1,000.
When Mr. Watson closed his speech
Saturday, he asked all who voted for
Peek to’hold up their hands. Many a
hand went up.
“Now,” said Mr. Watson, “all who
will vote for Hines, hold up their
hands,” and more than twice as many
hands went up as did on the first prop
osition.
NUAIBER 1.
HINES REFUSES.
I! IS REASONS FOR NOT
MEETING ATKINSON
MAJ. McGREGOR NAMED.
Mr. Watson “Does Up” Mr.
Mr. Moses.— Populist Meet
ings Saturday.
Judge JamesK. Hines, populist can
didate for ginernor, refuses to meet
lion. \V. Y. Atkins m. democratic can
didate for the same office, in joint de
bate.
Two reasons are given, which are
made perfectly clear in his answer to
Mr. Atkinson.
Mr. Watson, as chairman of the pop
ulist executive committee, agreed with
Mr. Clay, the democratic chairman, to
recommend a division of pall managers
throughout the state.
Mr. Watson sent tho agreement to
Mr. Clay, requesting him to sign. Mr.
Clay returned the agreement with no
answer, except l;is announcement
through the papers that the paper was
one <>f aboa's t ricks.” Judge Hines
does not think that the representa
tives of the democratic party have
treated the populist leaders with com
mon respect.
For some time it has been known,
that Judge Hines would be glad to
meet Mr. Atkinson
Now, only ten week days before tho
election, Mr. Atkinson's challenge
conics.
DM Mr. Atkinson rcal’y want to
meet Judge Hines? If so, why was not
the challenge sent before the demo
crats slammed the door in the populist’s
face, and before Judge Hines’ appoint
ments for the rest of the campaign
nnere made?
Judge Hines did not receive Mr. At
kinson's letter until Sat unlay night,
the 15th.
Jud**© Hines better.
“Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 15, isu-l.—Hon.
W. Y. Atkinson, Newnan, Ga. Dear
S.r: On my return to Atlanta today 1
find your letter of the r.'th instant,
mailed at Newnan on the 13th instant,
inviting me to jointly discuss with you
the issues of the present campaign.
“Hi view of the fact that the execu
tive committee of your party has re
fused to recommend a division of man
agers of the polls between the demo
crats and populists at the approaching
election, and in view of the late date of
your invitation, the acceptance of
which Nvould now compel me to cancel
jny apnoiiit pt? ,• made Lv.U're your
letter Nva.'i received, 1 decline your in
vitation.
“Joint discussions of these ne xv’il
do no good if the means of >..;xr the
judgment of the voters fairly ■ I
upon them are denied. Had your eon •
mittee granted thi< request of mtr
committee, and had your invitation
come earlier, it Nvould have afforded
me pleasure to discuss Nvith you the
issues of this campaign. Yours, most
respectfully, .James K. Hixes.”
CranvFORDVILLE, Ga., September 16.
(Special.) Hon. Charles E. McGregor,
of the county of Warren, Nvill be the
next senator from the nineteenth sena
torial district.
The district is composed of Greene,
Taliaferro and Warren counties, and
there is no doubt that Major McGregor
Nvill be elected.
The convention met here yesterday,
and nominated Major McGregor unani
mously.
At present Major McGregor is the
business munager'of The Daily Press,
but he nvill go into the campaign to
Nviu.
No man in the district is more popu
lar than he.
Mr. Ed Young, of Greene county,
will be his democratic opponent.
Carrollton, Ga., September 16.
(Special.) Saturday was a great day
in Carroll comity.
Some time, since, Hon. Thos. E. Wat
son announced that he Nvould speak
here on the 15th.
More than a week ago. Congressman
Moses asked for a division of time,
Nvhich Air. Watson gladly granted,
Every person in Carroil county kneNV
tho joint discussion Nvould take place,
and an immense eroNvd, some coming
from adjoining counties, was present.
Mr. Watson opened .Nvith a speech of
one and a half hours. Mr. Moses spoke
tNvo hours, and Air. Watson closed in
a half hour.
From the very beginning it waa Afr.
Watson's crowd, and Air. Aloses knew
it. Mr. Watson's speech captured the
audience, and Nvas unanswerable.
When he closed, Air. Aloses rose and
made a good speech. He took occasion
toipaj’ his tribute to populists as well
as populist doctrine.
Air. Watson ansNvered, and what a
speech he made’
The crowd simply Nvent Nvild Nvith
enthusiasm as Mr. Watson expounded
the populist, platform, and dealt out
blow after bIoNV to the democratic
party, state and national.
The Biggest Rally of the Cam
paign.
Barnesville, Ga., Sept. 15.—(Spe
cial. ) —Pike, I pson and Alonroe pur
pose holding tho biggest populist rally
of the campaign at Barnesville on next
Saturday, the 22nd inst. Representa
tive citizens of each county met in
Barnesville on Thursday, the 13th, and
made nccessai\y arrangements for the
monster meeting.
Dr. W. 11. Felton, of Bartow, and
Col. A. A. Murphey, of Fike county,
have been specially invited to speak on
that day. In addition to these speak
ers there will be present all the local
candidates of each county, and ihey
nvill be called upon for short addresses.
It is estimated that there Nvill be not
less than 10,000 people present. It is
proposed to have an all day meeting.
The colored people are specially invi
ted to turn out en masse.
Let all populists of these three coun
ties take due notice that this occasion
will bo the crowning event of the cam
paign in that section of the state.
It is uoNv confidently believed that
all three counties will give Hines and
the local populist candidates a majority.
Todd at Stone Mountain.
Stone Mountain, Ga. September 17.
—(Special.) —Hon. Robert Todd, popu
list nominee for congress, spoke here
Saturday to a good sized crowd. He
made a good speech, Nvhich won votes
for the populist ticket