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I SOME OF THE FRAUDS
1 PRACTICED BY DEMOCRATS
LAST WEDNESDAY.
THEBE WILL BE CONTESTS
F In Many Counties.—Honest Peo
ple are Against Democratic
Methods to Control.
t In the election last Wednesday there
I "were wholesale frauds on the part of
(the democrats.
Contests in a largo number of coun
ties have been filed by populists, based
on fraud. A few contests have been
filed by democrats, based on irregular-
I ities only.
(The following contestants have filed
"notices of contests from the counties
named :
I Alfred Davis, populist. R. N. Brown,
' populist, Clay; W. T. Newton, popu
i. list, Morgan ; H. C. Trussell, populist,
I Talbot; J- T« Baboon, populist, K. W.
Haynie, populist, Walton; JI. Branch,
populist, rippling; J. W. Wood, popu
list, Clark; Dr. J. B. Bell, populist,
Elbert; J. W. Waller, populist, J. W.
j Jones, populist, Hancock; H. M. Kaig
; ler, populist. Quitman ; J. H. Pittman,
I populist. Sledge Tatum, populist,
I Troup; J. W. McMichael, populist,
I Butts.
; J. R. Heard, populist, Hart; A. SJ
| Bartlett, democrat, Paulding; J. T.
j McGhee, democrat, J. H. Booker, dem
i oerat, Harris; A. O. Blalock, democrat,
Fayette; J. D. Benson, populist, J. L.
Sibley, populist, Cobb; T. J. Stapler,
democrat, J. A. Thompson, democrat,
Jackson; S. W. »Yopp, democrat,
Twiggs; S. E. Bird, democrat, Effing
ham; T. W. Davis, populist, Heard; S.
I 11. Zellner; populist. J. R. Hill, popu
list, Monroe; John F. Jones, populist,
■Clayton; J. D. Howard, democrat,
Baldwin; J. R. Irwin, populist, Rock-
In the thirty-third senatorial district
L. G. Hardman, democrat is contasting
the election of T. S. Johnson. A. JI.
Baxter is also contesting in the thirty
fourth senatorial district.
Accounts of some of the frauds per
■ petrated by the democrats, are given
below.
Even the democratic papers are de
nouncing the fraudulent methods used
by democrats to defeat .the will of the
people.
The Rotten Thing in Denmark.
t Lovejoy, Ga., Oct. 6.—The dead ani
‘mal “up the creek” was discovered in
Hampton last night.
j A mass meeting of populist voters
was called, and Barrett’s hall was filled
’ to its utmost capacity. The complaint
1 of fraud ia Henry county was thor
l oughly investigated. The investiga-
I tiou proceeded under solemn oath, and
I it was found that no less than 226 pop
i ulist votes were cast in Hampton on
! Wednesday' last..
I The counting out process at the bal
' lot box only gave us 144 votes.
The ballot box went to dinner.
Do vou see the rotten carcass ?
Do you smell the stench ?
igkjii G. A. Hill.
Eatonton, Ga., Oct. o.—-Democrats
’ carried this county by intimidation.
I Negroes were not allowed to vote in
! Eatontoil.
, At a numbar of precincts, voters
i were arrested on trumped-up charges
’ in order to intimidate.
In Fike County.
s In Pike county, a democratic man
i ager left one populidt precinct before
I the polls closed, and the consolidation
i threw the precinct out.
i In another populist precinct, a demo
; cratic manager said it was not neces
i sary for him to sign the return papers,
land the precinct was thrown out for
; Both democrats knew the precincts
: were populist.
The following from Pide is self ex-
Lplauatory:
■ Zebulon, Ga., October 6, 1894.
Mr. Editor—The representative pop
ulists of Pike county met in mass meet
ing to consider the outrage perpetrated
October 4, by the democratic returning
board of managers, by whoso action
.•hundreds of honorable citizens are dis
: franchised and justice outraged.
‘ The following resolutions were
'adopted, and it was determined to send
in copy of populist and democratic
papers requesting publication.
Preamble and Resolutlona.
’ 'WJioreas, The will of the people of
Pike county, as expressed at the ballot
box on October 3, 1804, has been over
thrown by a democratic returning
board, by throwing out precincts upon
purely technical grounds in open vio
lation of section 1g34 of the code; which
is as follows:
“No election shall .be defeated for
non-compliance with the requirements
of the law. if held at the proper time
and place by persons qualified to hold
them if it is not known that by that
noncompliance the result is different
from what it would have been had
there been proper compliance;” and
Whereas, The irregularities of not
signing the returns properly by the
managers was the pretended reason
for throwing dut said precincts oc
curred mainly at the precincts where
the people's party received a majority,
end said irregularities consisted of the
failure of democratic managers to sign
the returns; and
Whercs, Like irregularities and ille
gal acts of throwing out precincts in
other counties in this state suggest
that W. Y. Atkinson or some central
authority of the democratic party has
formed and carried out the grandest
conspiracy against the sacredness of
the ballot box, and against the elective
franchises of the people of Georgia;
Resolved, Ist, That we enter this our
earnest protest against these illegal
acts and this dangerous conspiracy
against free and elective government
in Pike county und in Georgia.
Resolved, 2nd, That we appeal with
confidence to the honest voters of the
democratic party to rally to the defense
of their liberties aud the freedom of
thclf posterity by openly proclaiming
their abandonment of a decaying party
cl the past which relies upon such un
blushing frauds and plain violations of
the law.
Resolved, 2d. That we will contest
the election for representative in this
county aud exhaust every legal remedy
to enforce the will of the people as
honestly expressed at the polls.
Resolved, 4th. That wo appeal to J.
K. Hines to contest the elettion for gov
arnor of this state, if the ballots as
cast lawfully show him to be the choice
of the people; and we also appeal to
every candidate of our party in the
state, who has been counted out ille
gally to contest the election iu the
maintainace of the elective franchise
of our people.
Resolved, That we pledge our unfal
tering allegiance to the people’s party
of Georgia and of the Vniou, advocat
ing, as it does, the sr.credness of the
ballot, purity in politics and simple jus
tice in government. We ban never be
conquered by calumny aud fraud, nei
ther can we abandon the contest for
She blighted prosperity of our country
PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPER, ATLANTA. GA., OCTOBER"!?. 1894.
and the imperiled liberties of our peo
ple until victory shall perch upon our
banners. W. J. MULLINS, Chin.
L. M. Brown, Sec. i :S:
Theft 111 Marton.
Ma*’ n county went populist on the
3d. X, J. Short, populist representa
tive, got a majority by the ballots of
15?; Hines, 147 ; Biggers, for senator
24th district, 127 ; state house officers’
majorities ranging about the same,
The consolidating board for the
county swindled us by illegally throw
ing out three county precincts, thereby
reducing Jlr. Short’s majority to 20,
giving the democrat for senator a ma
jority of 3 in this county.
This was done in the interest of the
democrat for senator, as the election
for senator was thought to be very
close. I have learned that great frauds
by intimidation and otherwise were re
sorted to to prevent the Negroes from
voting the populist ticket in the city of
Columbus. D. B. Wells,
Chairman P. P. Ex. Com., JI. C.
Tire DAii.y Press is in daily receipt
of such letters as the above, and they
will be published.
The honest people of Georgia, irre
spective of party are deeply interested
iu the purity of the ballot box, and the
methods used last Wednesday to defeat
the will of the people, will be pub
lished to the world.
IN NEW YORK.
Populism Growing in the Me
tropolis.
For Jlayor—Dr. James JlcCallum.
For President of the Board of Alder
men—Daniel Harris.
For Sheriff—George W. JfcCaddin.
For Recorder—Edward W. Chamber
lain.
For Judge of the Superior Court—
Nicholas Aleinikoff.
For Coroners—B. S. Goldwater and
Dr. E. B. Foote, Jr.
The above county ticket for the peo
ple’s party was nominated last night at
a convention at number 5‘J East Tenth
street.
The ticket is regarded by labor men
generally as the strongest that the peo
ple’s party could have put in nomina
tion. It unites various important con
flicting labor factions, and avoids seve
ral rocks upon which it was expected
that the party would this year go to
Dr. McCallum, the candidate for
Mayor, is a practicing physician. He
is a Canadian by birth, and is a gradu
ate from the University of Toronto.
He'crossed the border twenty-nine years
ago, and after aresidencoof eight years
in North Carolina came to this city.
Next to John Swinton, he is regarded
as the strongest man in the people's
party, of whose county committee ho
is chairman. He voted for Cleveland
three times, aud now declares himself
utterly disgusted with the democratic
* Daniel Harris is one. of the best
known labor lenders in the country.
Ho is president of the state board of
the American federation of labor and a
leading spirit in the Cigar Makers’ In
ternational nion.
While he will attract fedoralion
votes, George W. McCaddin is expected
to secure a big following of Knights of
Labor, lie is very influential as mas
ter workman of district assembly
No. 49.
Edward W. Chamberlain is a lawyer
and an active member of the Jledico-
Legal Society.
Nicholas Aleinikoff Is depended upon
to strengthen the ticket in the Russian
and Jewish districts on the east side,
where, as the editor of Free Russia, he
has a large following. Ho is a lawyer,
and was the party’s candidate forjudge
of the city court last year.
S. S. Goldwater and Dr. Foote are
not known outside of their party.
There" were 210 delegates at the con
vention, which was presided over by
John B. Lennon. John J. Connolly
was made secretary, and both were
continued permanently tn office. The
platform adopted at the Saratoga con
vention. and. ratified by the county
committee, was endorsed, and when
nominations were opened for mayor, a
strong effort was made to stampede
the convention for John Swinton.
There was no mistaking the enthu
siasm which Mr. Swinton’s name occa
sioned, and though he had previously
declined positively on account of feeble
health, it was attempted to rush his
nomination through against his will.
But several personal friends inter
vened, and after much argument his
name was withdrawn. —New York
Herald, October 2,
OUTRAGEOUS.
A Respected Mau, llis Wife and
Daughter, Beaten.
A case which almost equals the bru
tality and atrocity of the Roper case
will be tried in the United States court
during the present term
The prosecutors are Mr. E. J. Thur
mond, his wife and sevonteen-year-old
daughter, Miss Vada Thurmond. Mr.
Thurmond formerly resided iu Gilmer
county, and a son who left home two
years ago reported an illicit still to the
offiersjonce, and to this fact Mr. Thur
man attributes his misfortunes.
Several weeks ago the family was
awakened by a crowd of masked men
numbering over thirty, who broke into
the house and gave all three a sound
beating. The masqueraders each had
a leather thong- attached to a stick
and with this weapon they inflicted
terrible punishment upon Mr. Thur
mond, his wife and daughter.
The family subsequently removed to.
Faunin county and they are now iu At
lanta for the purpose of prosecuting
their midnight assailants. The names
of nearly all of the men are in the
hands of the officers and their arrest is
but a question of a short time.
A Stockholders* Meeting.
President Collier, of the Exposition
company, will call a special meeting
today, to be held on the 20th, of
the stockholders for the ratification of
the report of the finance committee au
thorizing the investigation of bonds to
the amount of 8300,006 predicated upon
two-thirds of the gate receipts.
Satchel Thief Caught.
Tom Booth _ was arrested by Detec
tive Cason this morning on suspicion.
Booth was wearing a pair of Mr. Sam
Venable’s shoes, which were in the
satchel stolen from him Monday. Booth
told the detectives where they could
find the Negro .who hud the jewelry
stolen, and they tire now looking for
Marion County Alliance.
The Marion County Alliance wil
meet in Buena Vista on Thursday the
25th of this month. October, at 10
o’clock a. m. Delegates from sub-alli
ance are requested to bo prompt. The
members of the order are especially in
vited to attend the meeting. We will
have alliance speaking- alter the busi
nession is over. I>. B. Wells,
} Sec’y JI. C. F. A.
Brooks Populists.
The populists of Brooks county are
requested to meet in mass meeting on
Saturday, October 20th, for the pur
pose of selecting candidates for county
offices, and arranging plant; for future
action. J. D. Bozeman,
Chairman P. P. Ex. Com.
DEMOCRATIC THEFT.
MORE EVIDENCE OF DAST
ARDLY WORK
ATTHE FOILS WEDNESDAY
Why the Final Count is Delayed.
The Work of the “Men
Who Control.”
Now reports of fraud in last Wed
nesday’s election are turning up every
day.
They are enough to bring the blush
of shame to the cheek of every honest
Georgian.
Only yesterday an old gentleman,
weighted down with the burden of
years—honest and upright,—told a
Daily Tress reporter of the outrages
iu his county, one of the best iu the
statq.
Said he: “Bo it said to the credit of
the populists, they neither practiced
fraud nor permitted it.
' “To my great surprise men hitherto
considered honorable, men high in af
fairs of both church and state, not only
saw the outrages perpetrated by
others, but aided and abetted in perpe
trating the frauds.
“It is a shame to the fair name of
the state, aud unless men without re
gard to party unite their efforts to
stop it, disintegration of society and
revolution will follow.”
And the old gentlemen, nigh unto
70, seemed cut to the quick that Geor
gians should so basely pervert the will
of the people.
More of the outrages in different sec
tions are recounted below.
Snapping Shoals, Ga., Oct 10, 1894.
Mr. Editor —In Henry county last
Wednesday, all sorts of frauds were
practiced by the democrats. They
brought in many whites and blacks
from Newton and . Rockdale counties
and voted them in our county. They
voted numbers of Negroes who had not
paid their taxes, and even prisoners
who were working out tines. Some
Negroes who have never paid their
taxes were voted. They were chal
lenged, but it did no good as the man
agers were democrats.
G. P. Laster.
AH Manu.v of Fraud.
Edison, Ga., Oct. 9, 1894.
Mb. Editor—The election here last
Wednesday was an eternal disgrace to
the county. Frauds of every conceiva
ble character were perpetrated by the
democrats against the populists.
“Fraud’’seems to be the watchword
of the democratic party.
J. E. Harrell.
Minors mid Repoaters.
Elberton, Ga., Oct. B.—Any honest
man would blush with shame could ho
have.seen the fraudulent methods used
by the democrats last Wednesday to
carry this county. About 2,700 votes
were polled in the county; a great
many of which were minors aud re
peaters. This element elected Mr.
Worley to the legislature. With an
honest ballot and a fair count the popu
lists would carry Elbert county beyond
a doubt.
Liquor Flowed Freely.
Hiwassik, Ga., October 7, 1884.
Mr. Editor—The election last Wed
nesday was one of the most disgrace
ful ever held in this county. The demo
crats dispensed free liquor throughout
the day. Drunkenness and disorder
prevailed, and as a consequence there
were no less than one dozen fights and
quarrels. J. C. Penland,
In Clinch County.
Du Pont, Ga., October7.—Mr. Editor :
When the managers met to consolidate
the election returns of this county, on
October 4th, one of the strongest popu
list precincts was thrown out. Os
course the board was dominated by
democrats. They charged that one of
the managers of the election in that
precinct did not live in the county.
Although the registration list shows
that he does, and although ho took an
oath to the effect that he did live in the
county, the precinct was thrown out.
W. R. Bright.
Fort Gaines, Ga., Oct. 6, 1894.
Mr. Editop.—The election farce in
this county is over aud the result is
quite different from the expectations
of even the demo-republicans. They
gained a dishonorable victory while
they expected an honorable defeat.
The registrar manipulated the regis
tration list by failing to transcribe the
names of many populist who were ready
to swear and can prove by others that
they were sworn and did register. When
said persons attempted to vote their
names were sought on the bogus regis
tration list, and of course were not
found; hence they were not permitted
to vote. Tiie registration list was
“fixed”; besides, the ballot box was
stuffed. B.
The Flection in Richmond.
The frauds of 1892 have been re
peated in Augusta.
The dirty work of the democratic
heelers repeating the Nogroes at the
court house and at the Fourth ' ward
precincts, was outrageous and shame-
The vote was light in all the other
wards, because the heelers left them to
an honest vote.
The fifth ward went gloriously pop
ulist under a free ballot and a fair
count.
Pine Hill went almost solid for our
ticket. Hood’s Chapel did the same
aud we even carried Hephzibah by a
handsome majority.
If the vote in Augusta had been left
free and voluntary, there would have,
been less than 3,000 votes cast in the
county.
Hut even with all the rascality and
fraud in Augusta the democratic ma
jority is only 2.022 iu the county, show
ing a remarkable falling off on tho
vote two years ago, which was 4,552. —
Wool Hat.
In DeKalb.
The Clarkston Clarion says of the
election ;
“Here iu DeKalb county the count
was fair and honest, as we believe, but
that intimidation was used will scarcely
be denied. At Stone Jlountain scores of
Negroes were coerced into voting the
democratic ticket, colored ballots being
used to see that they did us they were
told. We were told Friday night be
fore the election, oi) the .train between
Decatur and Clarkston, by a merchant
of Stone Jlountain, that ho had the
tickets, and that he would see the Ne
groes vote them, or would sell them no.
goods. The result at Stone Mountain
shows that it was done.”
Canton for tho Devil vs. Canton for Christ
in tho early summer the Methodist
people had a revival at the Methodist
church. Quito a number of conver
sions and accessions. The Cherokee
Advance said “Canton was for Christ.”
Last .Wednesday the devil began his
revival.
Tho evening before the train brought
up all the Negro filth of Woodstock
and Lickskillit districts. Accommoda
tions and whisky were furnished Tues
day night by “tho men who control” in
Canton. Their supposed friends around
Canton were invited to come Tuesday
night and help manage them and give
th :m whisky.
Next morning the show opened.
Whisky in a certain house and the
stables back of the Pickett hotel. The
imported Negroes voted first, then took
their position from the brick block
south of tho court house to the public
well just on tho west. Sorry to say
that a number of our citizens took
position with them. Bad company
sure. It was the first sceno of the
kind ever witnessed by your humble
writer. My pen would fail to picture
the scene. Tho new “coined” silver
half dollars brought to bear in delud
ing the uneducated and buying their
votes. One continued deluge of Ne
groes aud deluded white mon passing
to and from the drinking cesspools,
then hugged and armed to the* polls
and voted by the bosses.
Then' they went back to the filth
pools. Came back and attempted to
repeat voting at the polls. Wo pre
vented repeating in- most cases, but
could not prevent illegal voting in
some cases.
Sikes district contains many good
citizens; but sad to say that their pre
cinct was selected as the receptacle of
Canton’s illegal voters. Those whom
we drove from the polls in Canton went
there and voted. B>O3
A crowd of voters front Walesca re
peated. at Canton. We have their
names. Some from Cobb’s voted in
Canton. Wo have their names. Wo
have the names of the illegal voters of
our own county.
“The men who control” run the
courts. It is a bad chance to do
much. Jloantime the crowd between
the court house and hotel were going
to and from the cesspools, tho solic
itor still exhibiting his new “coined”
silver to delude ignorant voters.
Good men were astounded. Sober
men were disgusted. Said they would
never vote with that crowd again. The
pastors of both churches would not
vote. Airaid of contamination. 1
think they should have put the seal of
condemnation on this revival of the
cause of sin and satan, by voting the
reform ticket.
Will they go to their pulpits and
openly denounce such wickedness in
high places? If they are afraid to do
so, if they will allow me the use of their
pulpits I will do it for them.
The first lick I ever received from a
man, in anger, was for denouncing such
wickedness. -Dr. Huckabee received a
blow on the head with a loaded cane at
the polls Wednesday night from the
same man.
Tom Bell, the people’s candidate, did
not furnish one drop of whisky. His
friends did not furnish a drop. He did
not spend one cent in money. We did
not drink a drop of whisky. We did
not arm but oue man to the polls. Ho
was a blind man. We did not furnish
a drop of whisky in the county. We
did not spend a dollar in money. Our
friends all over the county were cool,
calm and deliberate. All good men
and women all over the county speak
iu the highest praise of the new party
and its adherents.
The returns came in and were con
solidated. The Christian gentleman,
Judge Hines, carried the county. The
increase of the populists over the vote
of ’92 is 460. Cherokee is for Christ
aud Hines. God bo praised. The hon
est colored voters of Woodstock and
Lickskillet voted with the people.
Rev. Land and his friends voted with
the democrats. A number of the re
publicans voted with the people.
J. D. Dobbs.
Do You Doubt the Facts.
Mb. Editor:—lf Mr. Atkinson had a
safe majority, do you suppose W. J.
Northen would refuse to tell the public
before the 15th? Do you doubt this
evidence of trickery?
When a county refuses to allow but
one polling place, and yet can count in
two or three thousand democratic ma
jority. ■ Do you doubt this evidence of
fraud, in this shutting out the ignorant
and helples?
If Atlanta is unable to count a ward
primary election correctly, how easy
for Chatham, Richmond and Bibb to
falsify ? And when is the chance to
prove, fraud, when the count is kept
away from the knowledge and inspect
ion of tho other party ?—Who is not
aware of tho need ol a fair election
When Chairman Clay refused to di
vide election managers, Rev. Sam Jones
declared' it meant, “to cheat.” Does
anybody now doubt either the mean
ing or the fact ?
When Gober refused to permit John
Sibley a sight of the registration list at
the Marietta precinct, does anybody
question his motive? In the “primary”
when Awtry and Holland scoured the
county for votes, but 1,500 could be
mustered. Yet Cobb democrats voted
near two thousand with a strict regis
tration law. Do you doubt the meth
ods used?
When a democratic tax collector reg
isters a Hines voter in a district, ten
miles away from where he lives, do you
doubt the motive ? The tree bears its
fruit, accord to nature.
When a county isehanged from Hines
to Atkinson, and a majority of 25V for
Hines turned into 80 majority for At
kinson, do you question the deviltry at
the bottom of the change ?
If there is one thing clearer than
any other, it is that Georgia was over
run by ballot box theivery to get a ma
jority for the democrats.
The Returning Board to Count the
Volos in State Flection.
Mu. Editor—The Constitution of
Sunday gives us the information that
the “state will be in darkness of the
result” until after October 15th, the day
set by Governor Northon to canvass the
In plain English, the. people of Geor
gia are to bo kept in darkness until the
returns are counted as the “men who
control ” may do it-at their leisure.
Who holds this absolute power?
The Code says: “At the election for
governor a third, package must bo made
up, containing a certificate of the gov
ernor’s vote alone, together with tho
other papers of tho election as in the
case of members of the general assem
bly, which shall be directed by mail to
the secretary of state."
Also: “It shall be tho duty of the
secretary of the stalo in the preseneo
and with the aid of the comptroller
general- and attorney-general of the
state, within twenty days, to open,
count and publish tho returns, etc.”
Each county is obliged to receive an
official return by 12 o’clock, m.. tho
next day after election. As soon as
that count tt, consolidated, tho people
are informed ns to their majority choice
for representatives ami for senator.
This is tho law, plain and simple.
The official vote for governor goes to
the capitol in a “third package,” there
to be counted by three people, as here
tofore named-the secretary
with the aid of the attorney-general
and comptroller-general.
The Constitution newspaper say§ ‘'the
returns are sealed and cannot be opened
‘until the governor directs.’ ”
Governor Northen will be in posses-*
sion of all the returns, according to tho
Constitution, by the Bth, but he refuses
to declare the official vote until after
the 15 th.
Why this delay ? What does it mean ?
The result is to be known to this re
turning board today (Bth), but the peo
ple who cast the votes are to be kept in
“darkness” until the 15th lias passed!
Governor Northen is absolute dicta
tor, as it appears. He is the man who
forsook his office ia the capitol to
harangue the people of Gordon county
against the populists about three weeks
before Gordon county voted the popu
list ticket Said he,‘“These people uro
ignorant—their eyes are too close to
gether to know how to vote. . Did you
ever mark how close a populist’s eyes
are fixed together, fellow-citizens?
Their eyes are so close that a mosquito,
lighting on tho bridge of the nose, can
dip his bill in one eye aud rest his
sting in the other.”
This is the man who proposes to oc
cupy fifteen days in perfecting a count
against the populists. Forgetting the
dignity of an executive, he went to
Gordon county to revile the voters and
measure the closeness of their eyes as
a qualification for voting.
This man can count their votes, with
nobody to watfch except people whose
political reputation rests upon the re
sult to be counted—Candler, Wright
and Terrell. Secretary of State Can
dler, Comptroller Wright and “Meri
wether” Terrell are the people who are
to declare Georgia’s vote for governor,
and alw declare then’ own vote.
Possess your souls in patience. There
is a day of reckoning. Truth and jus
tice arc bound to appear. Let this
cabal, aided by Gober, stretch out the
full length of their rope. Time will
square this account Looker Ox.
AGAINST THE JIJDGE.
George F. Gober’s Circuit Con
demns Him.
Figures are interesting. They are
always interesting, but they are
ilcaibly so when they toll the story of
the repudiation of a man or men Who
by their efforts to control the politics
of their localities, not ohly.fail in that,
but are plainly and unequivocally , re
pudiated by the voters from whom they
expected ardent support.
Judge George F. Gober is tho judge
of the Blue Ridge circuit of the supe
rior court of Georgia. The ermine of
that branch of the judiciary of the'
state is to his mind not fitting, and
therefore he desires to be elevated to
the supreme court bench.
Just previous to the recent election
in which tho constitutional amend
ment providing- for increasing the
number of supreme court judges from
three to five was voted on. Judge Gober
wrote an open letter telling his con
stituents how to vote on the amend
ment, which, if carried, and if bls
plans did not miscarry, would place
him at tho pinnacle of his ambition.
They voted but not for Gober. The
amendments was expected to carry in
all the counties in the Blue Ridge cir
cuit and Mr. Gober and .Solicitor Brown
predicted large majorities.
The majorities were there, but in
stead of being for the amendments
they were against it. Cobb county, the,
home of Judge Gober, his friend Chair
man Steve Clay of tho state executive
committee, and others of his strongest
political allies returned a majdrity
against the amendment of 835 votes.
In Cherokee county resides Mr.
George R. Brown, wire is solicitor gen
eral of Gober’s circuit, and anticipated
an election to the chair of the distin
guished Gober in case he (Gober) was
elevated to the supreme court
Cherokee voted and when the votes
wore counted a majority against Go
ber and Brown was found amounting
to 1469. Cherokee is a country county
and its entire voting strength is less
than 1.900. Look at the majority again
aud think of it.
In Forsyth county Judge Gober was
endorsed by the grand jury for the su
preme court. A grand jury consists of
from 18 to 23 members. The total num
ber of votes cast for the amendment in
Forsyth was 28.
This shows how many outside of the
grand jury endorsed Gober.
Fannin county is iu the circuit and
the result there showed that 771 votes
had been cast against the amendment
and 72 votes for it.
The four other counties in the cir
cuit, Dawson, Milton, Pickens and Gil
mer have not been officially beard
from yet, but if they each give majori
ties for tlie amendment it would not
alter the result in the circuit.
Tho repudiation ot Gober and Brown
by the voters of their own circuit is at
tributed to Gober's silence under, as
Editor Blackburn expressed it “a mer
ciless public arraignment.”
His refusal to answer the many
charges of corruption hurled at him
was laken by the people as an admis
sion and they voted accordingly.
Another tiling that largely"contrib
uted to the repudiation was the fact
that both Brown and Gober be
long to the ring and the people
are tired of ring politics and ring poli
ticians.
MISS WILLIAMS’ CONDITION
She Is Still Seriously 111. Ben
nett Explains.
Jliss Florie Williams, the young lady
who was shot Saturday by what she
claims was au accidental discharge of
a revolver, is still in a serious condi
tion.
The attending physician will cut the
ball out this afternoon if the patient's
condition is favorable.
C. K. Bennett, the young man who
loaned Miss Williams the revolver with
which she shot herself, and on account
of whose inattention some claimed that
she attempted suicide, has been greatly
annoyed lately by a rumor that he had
left town to avoid arrest. Bennett au
thorizes Tire Daily Press to state
positively that he has not left the city.
With the Doctors.
The convention of the Tri-Stato Jled
ical Association of Georgia, Alabama
and Tennessee was largely increased
at its session this morning by a number
of delegates who arrived yesterday
afternoon and last night.
Yesterday afternoon was spent by
the convention in hearing and discuss
ing several valuable papers. One of
tho topics was the code of ethics of the
profession.
The paper was prepared and read by
Dr. G. W. Drake, of Chattanooga. The
topic excited a great deal of interest,
and a lively discussion followed its pre
sensation. The majority ot the speak
ers coincided in the criticism of certain
members of the profession, who as one
of the members expressed it “knifed
the profession they ought to honor.”
The other papers were on medical
topics of interest to the physicians and
the subjects were thoroughly discussed.
Many of the surgical instrument and
appliance firms throughout the country
arc represented at the convention, by
accredited agents and a varied exhibit
is displayed in the corriders of the
hotel.
Tho convention will close tomorrow.
The Daily Press will be mailed
to any address in the United States
four months for two dollars.
THEY ARE FEARFUL.
THE DEMOCR ATS ALL ASTIR
ABOUT REGISTRATION.
THEY SEE DEFEAT AHEAD,
And are Casting About to See
What Can Be Done to
Avert It.
Democrats all over Georgia are thor
oughly stired up‘over tne prospect of
losing to the populists several congres
sional districts in the November elec
tion.
It’s amusing to see their antics.
In tho state election last Wednesday,
the populists showed that they in
tended to send several congressmen to
Washington from tho state of Georgia.
There is no doubt that several dis
tricts are populist, aud tho democrats
know it.
Their next step will be to attempt to
devise some means by which the state
can be held in the democratic columns.
Chairman Clay, of the statd demo
cratic executive committee, has issued
the follow lug call, and it is understood
that registration or no registration is
to be the point, discussed:
“Atlanta. Ga., October 8. —The. state
executive and central campaign com
mittees ard hereby called to meet in
Atlanta on Saturday, the J3th instant,
at 10 o’clock a. m., at the Kimball
house. AU democratic nominees for,
the fifty-fourth congress from Georgia
are most earnestly requested to meet
with us. Business of importance to
congressmen and the democratic party
to be considered. A. S. Clay,
‘‘Chairman State Democratic Executive
Committee.'’
It will be remembered that in 1892,
Judge Speer rendered a decision to the
effect that the registration law in
Richmond county could not be en
forced because it was nut uniform
throughout the district.
This decision threw down the gap for
the democrats in the Tenth district,
und thousands and thousands of illegal
votes were polled in Augusta. These
votes defeated Mr. Watflpn.
With a fair election in the district. ■
Mr. Watson’s majority will bo very
if the registration law is enforced in
Richmond county so as to insure a fair
election, Mr, Watson cannot be de
feated.
Now. what will the democrats decide
to do ?
In 1892, when Richmond was ignoring,
the registration law, ether counties
which had registration regulations;
were go?Qrncd bv them.
This wati manifestly wrong, and that
a plam will be adopted which will ap
ply to the whole state there seems to
be no doubt.
Since the election of 1892
election laws have been repealed. This
leaves tho matter fully in tho hands of
the state.
As a consequence the election for
congressmen will bo held under the
laws of the state as they now stand
A person who is qualified to vote for
menibers of the general assembly of
the state of Georgia, and no others,
can vote in the congressional election.
In some counties registration is re
quired of electors for members of the
general Assembly.
In others registration is not required.
The law flora county which applies
to the election for members of the gen-
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JLUG-TJS’TA. - GEORGIA.
CONFEDERATE SOLDIEK
Those who are wounded and have license to peddle,
wanted, to visit courts, distribute circulars and sell Swamp
Angel Medicine.
Captain Pegg Sold 6,000 in 6 Months.
Any one can make SIOO a month.
SWAMP ANGEL MEDICINE CO.,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA. <
cral assembly, must apply in the ele<
tion of Congressmen.
Dr. Feltoa’rt Letter. 1
Dr. W. H. Felton has recently writ-]
ten a letter to Judge W. T. Newman or
the federal court, ot ths northern dis-i
trict of Georgia.
Dr. Felton asks to have the law ofj
Georgia governing congressional clcc-i
tions interpreted. The question in
brief is whether Judge Speer’s docis-j
ion, which released tho pnregisteredj
voters in 1892 from penalties in Rich-.-
mond county, where registration is re-1
quired, be in force in all tho districts in?
Georgia. Dr. Felton states that in hisj
own county, Bartow, the registration!
law was enforced as rigidly for the con
gressional, as for tho state election. I
Therefore the question is whether
Bartow county is exempt from regis«
tration acts under Judge Speer’s deci
sion. Dr. Felton also asks to be ad'
vised of the necessary procedure, if d
judicial opinion is required.
Jodge Ncwmun*. Reply.
Judge Newmon's reply, in substanoi*
is that it would be improper for him td
express an opinion on the question in]
volved until some proper pioceduro.il
instituted in court calling for juch au
opinion, its to the proper method oi
procedure, it will bo found that Judge
Speer’s opinion was based on an appli
cation for the appointmentanent ot su]
pervisors.
Judge Newman promises prompt ah
tention to any proper procedure
brought into court on this subject.
I’romincnt Visitors.
One o? the prominent Georgians whqi
visited the Gate City yesterday was
Hou. Thos. B. Winn, of Gwinnett!
county. J
11c was jubilant over the great popuJ
list victory in his county.
“Why,” ho said, “in 1802 the demo
crats carried the county b.v 450; this
year the populists won by 350. It was
a glorious victory. ”
Another enthusiastic populist who
dropped in yesterday was Hon. J. N.
Twitty, populist candidate for congress
in the ninth.
Mr. Twitty was jubilant over tha
populist victory last Wednesday, and
confident lie will carry his district by a
safe majority.
Sixth District.
Macon, Ga, Octobers.—The county,
chairmen and campaign committeemen.'
of each county of the sixth congresJ
sicnal district, people’s party, are re
quested to meet at Barnesville next
Saturday, the 18th instant, at 11 o’cloei!
a. m. Business of great importance.'.
W. M. Cavy,
Ch’m’n Sixth Con. District.
Second Year Completed. s
The Jennie D. Inman Orphanage has'
completed its second year aud ia now,
beginning its third year of steady,
growth and prosperity.
At a recent meeting of the board
vote of thnnks was tendered to those
who had assisted the homo. This mag-;
niticent charity is accomplishing an in
calculable amount of good, and the]
people of Atlanta are rendering it
their earnest support.
A Notorious Burglar. ■
Among tho effects of Georgo Birdd
the notorious nagro burglar captured!
recently in Chattanooga, was a silver;
tag bearing the name of Julius Drey*
fus. Chief JBLill notified Chief Con
nolly pf tho fact, aud it is believed]
Bird is tho Negro who broke into MrJ
Dreyfus’ house some time ago. pird'
has plied lus nefarious vocation to goodj
advantage, aud admits having made'
good hauls in a number of Southern,
cities.
Get Watson’s Roman Sketches.
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