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nmn nun sec bow thin advantage wa-
sought by|he Judge ^nd Ills friends. 1
wna tin • rT.u-t lo ptwto 7th Congr, tsiounl
district In tha nl*jbliitc control of Floyd
minty. never imved.” Ai tVi
the reference of Judge Maddox to Mr,
Harris, I Imvemolhlng to say. -1 am try.
*ng to biat both of them anil I ought lodo
it. fudge Mtddoi say*. Bartow county
‘Ua* had The CongntMomd office 14 yean-
I' tea In The Home rribune n wild
page letter from Judge Maddox, will]
leals with ihe'famoiis committee mcclH
YOL. XYI.
DALLAS, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1898,
TRY
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Jealousy of the United St*
MORE ABOUT
rhat Famous Rome Com-
" mittee Meeting:,.
Tai.i.apomu, Ua,, May 13, 180)1.
Po the Democrat a of the Seventh Con-
grcsfclnnal Dl.trlct
STATE OF GEORGIA,
/ 1’aih.dimo County,
To nil wliom it may concern:
1‘hilli|) anil John Shed, Executors of
the estate of Julia Trapp, deceased, have
in due form applied to the nnderslned for
Letters of Dismission from said Executor
ship, and I will pass upon said application
on the first Monday in June next. Given
under my hand and ofllciid signature, this
7ih.dny of March 1808.
F. P. HUDSON,
Ordlnnjy.
GEORGIA, )
Paiii.dish County. J
To nil whom It mny concern:
T. I). Langley, adinlulstrntor, dc holds
non on the estate of J. W. Langley, tie. Cl1 l, J r tllc l'"Hy will when expressed in
ANNOUNCEMENT.
To the Democrats of the Scventli Con-
gressloinil District:
• tn making this formal announcement of
my cnndldncy for the Democratic nomina
tion, at Ihc Imnds of the convention to lie
held sometime during the coming sum
mer to uaino a candidate whose duly it
will[he to voire and faithfully represent
the party and the people ill the contest for
election of n representative In Congress at
the next election, I desire to say that, af
ter having considered the request of somu
of my friends nud repented and voluntary
ofTc-s of support from quite n number of
the good citizens of the district, I have
concluded to nnnounce my cnndld cy for
the Detnncrnlic nomination, to he govern-
ccascd, lias in due form applied to the
undersigned for letters of dismission ns
administrator on said estate, and I will
pass iqion said application on the first
Monday In July, 18t!8. Given under my
hand and official signature. This the 4th
day of April, 1838.
F. P. IIirnsoN.
Ordinary.
STATE OF GEORGIA, 1
Padldinq County. )
To all whom it may concern:
John J. Cooper, administrator of the
estate of Jas. J. Lindsey, late of said
comity deceased, lias in due form applied
to the pndorslgned for lilt ts of ill.•mis-
sinn as administrator of sidii estate und I
will pass iiiion said application on the 1st
Monday in July, 1898. Given under my
hand and official signature. This April
(flh, 1898.
F. P. IIirnsoN, Ordinary.
GEORGIA,
Paui.iuno County.
To ill) whom it may.concern:
F. M. Matthews, administrator o
estate of Sarah Compton, deceased, has
in due form applied to the undersigned
for letters of dismission as ndminislrator
on said estate and I will pass upon said
applicant n on ttie first Monday in August
1898. Given urdcr my hand and official
rignature. This May 5th, 1898.
F. P. Hudson, Ordinary.
convention
It is useless, but not out of place, to say
that I nm a Democrat, and that I stand
on tlio Chicago platform and endorse ev
ery declaration therein; mill if I endorse
more strongly any one part than another,
it is the part which seeks to revise our
monetary system and wrench from the
Imnds of tyrauical oppressors this Anurl
MWWS 00., MW VOM.
Needs of the Day.
"gf IfiPOl
n Rome of April 9th mt,.which it will lte
nembered was repudiated by nearly
ev.iry county of the district; and would
have liceu punctured by the 'balance II
the committee had not reconvened and
g me hack to the old democratic custom
of County representation In convention. If
the plan was so fair as Judge Maddox
says, why did so many ’good democrats
and so many counties denounce it as un
fair? It was openly charged by me and
my friends tlint the plans first adopted
w is done at the instance, of Judge Mail-
dox and at ids suggestion, which now ap
pears from his own statement in the letter
in the Rome Tribune tn lie true. It now
appears that it was the Judge’s plan.
Judge Maddox says in his letter, 'll sttg.
geated this In lieu of the proposition ol
Mr. nidris. It did It for the purpose of
cun government, that should he one of, heavily Interested til rtpanisii securer*
Europe, in the larger sensif, wo'Wi not
r 'grot an vm! of the war unsatisfactory to
the United States, nml quite n number of
the larger power* will exert What preMure f voiding a convention, pieferlng to reii
they enn to bring about the result. Aus. P 1 ’"" tho - l’ 00 B!°- I ">» l • <*"*>!
ti la is known to bo hnstilo and restrained
oily by considerations of prudence. Italy
is greatly disturbed by industrial nud po-
lilienl troiibli s. The advance in lircml-
st iff* Inis caused serious riots and the
Italian Cabinet drijnds the continuance of
t ic war and too sweeping a success fdr the
United States. Tho German Enu oror is
ambitious for the aggrandizement of Ger
many. lie dues not look with favor upon
tile commercial advancement of this count
try, and Ids policy lias linen to iliscrudi-
our goods ns much as possible in tho
world's markets. He is not a believer In
the Monroe doit: iAu. Ills not thought
that Russia could he induced to depart
from its traditional friendly policy toward
us, hut it can not lie assumed that the
Czar, ns a principle, approves of wars
waged In humanity’s liaiiie to rescue an
oppressed people.
Fiance especially Is ill u bad humor. It
for, nnd by the people, instead of ngiiliist
them, and enact laws that will open our
mints to lie free ifhil unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 1G to 1.
1 shall enter the race for the nomination
nnd go over the dl.tilct nnd present my
claims, if 1 have nnv, and ask considera
tion nt the hands of the party to which I
belong nud discuss public questions at
such limes nnd plnces ns may hereafter
seem desirable; and if at liny time Hie
people or the candidales desire, I slinll
have up objection to joining any and nil
candidates in a friendly discussion of
imy matter that may be of Interest to the
people. '
1 do not think I nm asking to much
for the south end of the dislricl, when 1
say tlint she helped to tight the but tic al
ways anil this is the first lime she Inis
asked for promotion fr.mi Ike rank of
volunteer privates. While Ibis is - not
alone sufficUiil, yet it Is a fact that I he
people should consider.
Very Respectfully.
G. II. Hutchens.
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politic! iji* in Hie district^ had been eon
apirlngjor months to develop some scheme
to dcfcnl me." Now, I ask if a man be
cause hMmppcns to opiaise Judge Mad
dox is a*y more of a politician tltitn Ihn
Judge? |Ain I or nny oilier man to he
barred from running ugi\U|*tAhc fudge?
is be notjchepiing-tt) gel elected? and Is
he "not frying to “ijofciil" me? Who
schemed to ilefout UoiirK. W. Everett:
Who dlu defeat him? Any man has a
r ight to defeat any other man if tlie peop'e
*a/ for him to do so. No man owns any
o.llcc in this country. It takes seven ycais
possession with color of title to hold forty
acres of land, but I never knew before
that six years possession of h sent in Con.
grass gave (lie occupant such an estate
therein as to disfranchise everybody els
for tlint office. I never wrote uny mem
ber of-the committee or spoke to them
iilinul it nt nil. 1 went on the presumption
that the committee would do right, which
'•tnee the war. tVtfnt about ab ut Floyd
and Haralson counties? If tills is to hr
an argument, fbllnw.lt up to a fair con
clusion. Floyd has been judge, solicitor
general, congressman -tried to lie every,
thing but (lie fair tiling. Judge says Hint
the plan hr suggested was the fairest.
How Is it Hint everybody else nraily say:
It is not fair?' If it wore poaaibie for some
candidates to get a majority of the votes
caat then it would tie tn n measure fair,
hut a plurality and most like a minority
would rule "under the fudge’s plan. Ido
not blame the Judge for wanting to go
hack to Congrraa: indeed I do not, hut 1
do not think he ought to do’ ao. Judge
Maddox snyn that he .telegraphed tin
chairman of the committee that if, there
waa any real disaatlafaction existing, Uial
lie would. Ire satisfied for him to rrcop
vene his committee and take tuch action
as would please the people.
Why did the Judge have to give Ida per
mission or »ay he was willing for tie
chairman to reconvene the coinmitbi?
What did the Judge have to do w ith
more Him any other democrat? Were tin
other candMalofc ro suited by Hie chair,
man? I wai not. I do not know about
■Mr. Harris,. One thing is significant, that
Rome, nevrt sneezed until the Judge took
snuff. When the Judge was "up tn
snuff" Rome sneezed nnd Hie committee
whs reconvened. I have acted squarely
in this race and will continue to do so il I
do not get ten voles und the rest of the
candidate* should bo required tn do th e
same. 1 took up the eaii-o ofjihe deint
ends in an hour after Ilie committee
journed on April 9th nml tn my efforts la
due some degree of credit for the victory.
Now, gentlemen, think over the aitmi-
linn and see If’my argument la not fair,
ami my oumpnign honorable nnd Alai ms
worthy of your aupport. Judge Maddox
and Mr. nnrria aro hound to admit that
Tlie Tourist Weeping GVr Line operated
by tlie Southern Itnilwuy between Wash,
ingtnn and Sail Fruncisc without change,
via New Orleans, lias proven ho success
ful that it lias become necessity to inuko
a semi weekly service, the Westbound de
parture being on Wednesday and Satur
day of each week.
This sleeper offers sleeping ear fncililii s
to persons holding first or seconil-clnss
tickets, the b rlh rule lyi ig only *7.00
from Washington to Win Francisco; Los
Angeles, or Portland, berth being large
cuoiigh for occupancy by two | eople, il
desired, without extra charge.
These Bleepers run through Texas, Ar
izona anil New .Mexico, and connect with
similar cars f >r Oregon.
Informurtion in regard then to may lc
ha I from any Southern Railway Ticket
Agent, Sunset Tourist Excursions, fill
Penn. Av -. N. W., Washington, 1). 0„ or
rom Mr. W. A. Turk, G. P. A., 1800
Penn. Ave. N. W., Washington, D. C.
u'ul trnrte, and the exhaustion of Spain
with the loss of ils colonies, means n seri
ous inroad upon Frcncli wealth. The
comment of the French press hits not been
complimentary to America and Aincriemis
foruverut months. Many small Franc ■
invcMors hold Spanish bonds nnd numer
ous tradesmen feel the absence of Anier’.
can tourists. Donr bread linn its iltingcis
for France as well ns for Spain and Iliily.
In a diplomatic sense France secs with a
deep concern a drawing together, for the
lime, of Ilia people of England undvif Hie
United Slates. France is weakened where
it has been strong ever since the days of
Hie American revolution. Lord Salisbury's
speech ut the bankers’ banquet In London
il few nights ago showed more friction be
tween England nml France Ilian has been
supposed lo exist. The British Premier,
refe'hing J to the Freipdi nogo Int'o *,
spoke of the necessity of lookihg facts in
tlie fare ami being thorougly prepared to
discharge tlie serious duties which tho
course of events may impose.
Tlu: United St lies lias not departed from
it* policy of keeping out of European pol
ities. We are ut war with a European
country for its atrocious treatment of nn
American colony almost in touch villi
one borders. It is oui right and duty to
strike this enemy in uny of his possessions.
The Spanish will do us all the harm they
can wherever they can. Such is the well
dcllucd province of war. Our attack on
Manila was not dictated by territorial
greed. It was a strategic nml comtm r. ial
necessity. It is not our fault Hull bread
is growing ileir In Euro-e. Fighting tli"
United States is sure to lie iitteudod by
that disadvantage for u crowded popula.
Hon consuming more food limn il mis ■*.
We lire utb tiding to our busiiie s, and not
in the. slightest degree attempting to reg
ulate tlie internal affui’S of tlint continent.
Blit we must expect, fr mi the spirit
shown since the oulhrcuk of tlie war, to
encounter Hie jealousy of certain powers.
Fortunately, we are able lo protect on -
solve from their animosity nml to sitt e
the war on lines that will endure.—St.
Louis Glebe-Democrat.
they woiildhsve done hurt not tlie Judge . , , ■
J . ... "<* tvs race. I have tried to lie courteous
procured them to err. Judge _ Maddo* •*„ , „
says that I did not know “nil about” the
committee meeting. That is true, I do
not know it yet, but If thu Judge wm id
publish tlio letter he wrote and tlie c n
vernations lie had with thu Rome coma it
teemen then I would know about all of it.
lie publishes Mr. Harris’letter but sim
ply "suyr.” what he wrote. I believe, pi n
tlcm ai, that I am Hi: man that ought lo
be nominated for'I have simply uskcil the
nomination, while the others hive ti ed
lo do Hie manipulating if any has lie n
done. I challenge nny mini to polnl lo
any unfair art or scheme attempted by
me or my friends.
Judge Maddox says Hint he had no ex'
peetation of being at home on Hie day tin
e mrmlttco met, hilt Congress ml journed
on Thursday afternoon to Monday at 13
o’clock, mid having a matter of private
business that daman led his lull uition, lie
took advantage of the adjournment lo g 1
home, and that It was the only day la
h d spent in Georgia tills year. The bus
incss mutter nnd the committee meeting
and the adjournment and tho preto presto,
change program all coming off , on Hi
same day was a coincidence to sny the
least of it. There was an important liusi
ness mutter nnd n pretty private one, 1
guess. However, I do not doubt wltal the
Judge says uliout it, but I do believe there
is room for u “pun” in it. I do not deny
being In Rome flic day the committee met
stayed there tlie night before, but 1 did
not suggest Hurt tiie committee tear u
the district In or ler to give me n:i iidvm
luge, because I lived in Rome nnd could
gel tlie advantage of the conveniences for
the voting of a big town, when the conn
try people busy ill llitdr fauns on June (III
ci,uld not and would not stop a plow or
hoe as the ca-c might be and go lo some
lillle town or precinct and vote. Any
ail l respectful to them both and I do not
write tills lelti r lo thu public for any pur-
pose but tn place myself arlglit before II.
I now submit my candidacy lo the ci •
biased judgment of thv democrats of (lit
(strict. Your* very truly,
G. n. HUTCHENS.
We have found out In less than a month
of *t»r Mint we need greatly In the navy
many tilings w|||ch we haven't got.
We need lor|Hllo-bont destroyers, of
greutcr spued, size und coal endurance
Hum exist nt present elsewhere. Of these
ihroo qualities the standard of sppod can
icst be left Unimproved nnd |Mirmlttod to
remain whore it Is, nt thirty knots.
live ne«l snout boats, of size enough to
keep the sea and speed 8Hoitgli for rapid
courier work, far smaller in size than thu :
Harvard and Ynle, but still'trig enough to
carry more than a week's burning of coal,
and faster by seven or eight knots at least.
We need troop ships, and the depnrK
went of hospital ships must he supplied^
We need colliers, not too tubby for
•pcetl, and of enormous size, ships a'a liig - ;^,.~
,s or bigger than the Emperor William
thu Great. These must buflttud witli some
lort of coal elevator by which tho lighting
iKints can ho coaled at sen. And every
me of tin: latter class, particularly tlie
noiiltors, should bu fitted with a ‘clutto
here is nothing unfair l h 11 have, done In J IH ' c " n l |,ko lb C0B ' iu any rcaaouah
v ... . t- - • <r . ■ woa (M»,
We need mpre armored cruisers, boats
lapahlu of very rapid movement, nnd
vlitch, wlille not the first choice for a
pint for battleship*, won’t lose their niiii-
■IneHs nml confidence when a battleship
leaves in sight. Tlie Spaniards are well
equipped ill this respect.
To sum up the needs of tlie navy, we
want It bigger in all respects—more battle,
ships, monitors, inure cruisers, armored
an I tinnrmored, und more other craft,
equipped with more rapld-lllrlng guns nnd
more Deweys; though not for a inomu.t
,l.i we suggest that tho navy mon now
older the Stars nnd Stripes lire not nil
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