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VOL. LXJII. NO. 3.
THE DALTON CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1912.
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Three Leading Newspapers Are
United in Belief That Wil
son Will Win.
NATIONAL ELECTION
TUESDAY, NOV. 5TH
World. Herald and American, After
Country-Wide Canvasses, Fore
cast Big Victory for Demo
cratic Candidates.
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For President, Woodrow Wilson,
For Vice-President, Thomas
R. Marshall.
THREE AMENDMENTS
APPEAR ON BALLOT
Whitfield County Is Ready to Cast
Majority for Democratic Stand
ard Bearers in Election
on Next Tuesday.
The following article, telling of the
election forecast made by the three
leading newspapers of New York
the World, the American and the
Herald, shows how these three great
newspapers figure on the result of
the presidential election, which will
be held next Tuesday, November 5:
New York.—That the election of
Woodrow Wilson to the presidency is
assured beyond the shadow of a
doubt, and that his majority will be
unapproached in the history of Amer
ica, are the salient features of the
country-wide canvasses that have just
been concluded by New York’s three
leading newspapers. The World, the
American and the Herald published
Sunday morning the result of their
impartial canvasses. While the three
papers differ as to detail there is a
surprising similarity in the inevitable
conclusion that their figures compel.
The American, for instance, pre
dicts that Wilson will have not fewer
than 462 electoral votes out of a pos
sible 531. The same paper publishes
estimates which justify its claim—
not prediction—that the combined
electoral vote of Taft and Roosevelt
will not exceed it.
Great Wilson Plurality.
The World’s prediction is made in
careful detail. It gives to Wilson
7,024,000 popular votes, to Taft is
given 4,600,500 popular votes and to
Roosevelt it gives 3,300,000 popular
votes.
Wilson’s popular plurality will be
2,403,000.
According to the World’s canvass,
Wilson will have at least 325 electoral
votes.
The World’s canvass allows fewer
than half million popular votes for
the socialist and prohibition candi
dates.
The impression in New York is that
Debs will receive certainly over half
million popular votes, though it is
certain he will not get an electoral
vote.
World-Listed States.
The World lists the following states
as certain for Wilson:
Alabama, 12; Arkansas, 9; Dela
ware, 3; Florida, 6; Georgia, 14; Ken
tucky, 13; Louisiana, 10; Maryland,
6; Mississippi, 10; Missouri, 18;
North Carolina, 12; Oklahoma, 10;
Chairman S. B. Felker this week
received the democratic tickets for
distribution to the various polling
places in Whitfield county. The ticket
contains the name of Woodrow Wil
son, for president, and Thomas R.
Marshall for vice-president, the names
of the democratic electors for the
twelve districts, and three proposed
constitutional amendments.
The following ticket, with the
amendments scratched like the voters
want them, is the proper one to vote
in the national election of next Tues
day:
DEMOCRATIC BALLOT.
For President,
Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey.
For Vice-President,
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana.
For Presidential Electors,
(Vote for Fourteen.)
State at Large,
A. J. Cobb,
W. E. Steed.
Congressional Districts,
(1) —E. C. Collins,
(2) —D. W. Fortson.
(3) —J. M. DuPree,
(4) —c. C. Minter,
(5) —J. B. Suttles,
(6) —O. J. Coogler,
(7) —J. M. Lang,
(8) —J. C. Williams,
(9) —W. E. Simmons,
(10) —H. P. Blount,
(11) —W. R. Frier,
(12) —J. Hunter Johnson.
For Representative in 63rd Congress
From the 7th District of Georgia,
Gordon Lee.
For amendment of constitution au
thorizing judges of superior courts to
grant charters in vacation.
Against amendment of constitution
authorizing judges of superior courts
to grant charters in vacation.
In favor of the ratification of the
amendment to the constitution creat
ing the county of Wheeler, with the
town of Alamo as the county site.
Opposed to the ratification of the
amendment to the constitution creat
ing the county of Wheeler, with the
town of Alamo as the county site.
For ratification of amendment of
article 7, section 2, paragraph 2, of
the constitution of this state (for au
thorizing the general assembly to ex
empt from taxation farm products.)
Against ratification of amendment
of article 7, section 2, paragraph 2,
of the constitution of this state
(against authorizing the general as
sembly to exempt from taxation farm
products.)
The “Guys ” Who Put Elect in Election.
WOODROW WILSON, OF NEW JERSEY.
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THOMAS R. MARSHA LL, OF INDIANA.
Practically All Whitfield Mem
bers of Boys’ Corn Club
Going to Atlanta.
CAPITAL WILL HOLD
BIG CORN EXHIBITS
Club Will Make Great Exhibit at An
nual Corn Show December 3-6,
Inclusive—Many Boys Plan
ning the Trip.
The winners in the National Election of next Tuesday. After March next Governor Willson will drop his title and become plain President Wil
son. Governor Marshall will take th e same title with a “Vice” tagged in front.
Judge John Maddox and Hon.
“Rufe” Hutchens Are the
Speakers for Rally.
WILSON MESSAGE
TO BE FEATURED
(Continued on Page 12.)
LYMAN B. VEEDER STUMPS
FOR GOV. WOODROW WILSON
Aiding in Campaign Work Enthusi
astically Carried on in New York.
Mr. Lyman B. Veeder, who is a
close friend of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Summerour and has several kimes
visited them here, is aiding in the
democratic campaign in New York.
Mr. Veeder is an enthusiastic Wil
son man, and has made many strong,
convincing speeches in helping the
cause of the man he so greatly ad
mires.
Democrats Will Gather at the Court
House for Big Pre-Election Meet
ing on Saturday Night—In
teresting Program Planned.
10 pounds Keg Soda, 25.
Adv. BOWEN BROS.
Democrats of Dalton and Whitfield
county will meet at the court house
here Saturday night at 7:30 o’clock
for a big pre-election rally.
The principal speakers to entertain
the meeting will be Judge John Mad
dox and Hon. “Rufe” Hutchens, of
Rome, both men who know what to
say and how to say it.
The coming of these two distin
guished Georgians will lend addi
tional interest to the big meeting.
Mr. Hutchens and Judge Maddox have
both been heard here in the past, and
it’s safe to predict that the court
room will be filled with people when
the rally is pulled off.
Rallies similar to the one to be held
here will take place all over the
United States on the evening of Sat
urday, November 2; the time will be
used in showing millions of voters
just how necessary is the election of
Wilson and Marshall on next Tues
day, the date of the national election.
Plans for the rally are in the mak
ing here, and an interesting program
is being arranged. Aside from Judge
Maddox and Mr. Hutchens, other
loyal democrats will make brief talks.
The meeting will be featured by
the reading of a personal message
from Governor Woodrow Wilson, the
deocratic nominee for president. The
message has been printed and sent
broadcast over the United States. In
his personal message to democratic
voters, Governor Wilson shows the
necessity of all voting and urges them
to stick solidly behind the party which
is marching surely to victory in the
approaching election.
Governor Wilson’s message will be
read to the gathering at the court
house next Saturday night, and will
be the means of attracting a large
number of people.
In working up the enthusiasm for
the meeting, the Whitfield county
democratic executive committee needs
Democratic Leaders Want This
District Back in Line as
Democratic District.
PROMINET LEADERS
ASK PEOPLE TO VOTE
Chairman Trammell, of District Com
mittee, and Democratic Presi
dential Elector J. M. Lang
Make Strong Appeals.
(Continued on Page 12.)
A strong effort is being made to
wipe out the memory of the repub
lican victory in the Seventh district
in the presidential election of 1908,
by means of a democratic landslide
next Tuesday. Prominent democratic
leaders are working to that end, and
are confident of victory, believing that
the democrats will go to the polls
and vote.
The following appeal comes from
Chairman P. B. Trammell, and Sec
retary G. E. Maddox, of the Seventh
district democratic executive com
mittee:
To the Voters of the Seventh Con
gressional District:
You are all familiar with the im
portant work Congressman Lee has
done and is endeavoring to accomplish
for our district. It is due him that
we give him a large vote. It is your
duty to go to the polls, even at a per
sonal sacrifice, and give Mr. Lee a
vote that will encourage him to press
forward this work for the district,
and we should give the national demo
cratic ticket such a majority that it
will enable him to accomplish what he
is seeking to do for us. We hope
every democrat in the district will
vote on Tuesday next. It is to your
interest to do so.
Paul B. Trammell,
Chairman.
G. E. Maddox,
Secretary,
Seventh Congressional District.
Defendant Released on $500
Bond After Trial for As
sault to Murder.
SECOND WEEK JURY
FOR DECEMBER TERM
Court Broke at Noon Thursday, After
Short October Session—Closing
Day’s Business Attracted
Little Interest.
(Continued on Page 12.)
Superior court, in session for the
October term, adjourned at noon
Thursday.
The trial of John Manis, charged
with assault with intent to murder,
attracted considerable interest. Manis
was charged with making a murder
ous assault upon Tom Hembree, the
affair happening several years ago.
Hembree was shot in the leg, it being
found necessary later to amputate
the limb.
After a lengthy deliberation, the
jury reported that a verdict could not
be reached, causing a mistrial. I* is
said that the jury stood ten for ac
quittal and two for conviction.
Following the trial, Manis was re
leased on a $500 bond.
The last day of court cleared up
the following business:
The State vs. Charley Bowen; ver
dict of guilty; fine of $100 and costs.
J. S. Chester et al. vs. the City of
Dalton; referred to auditor.
The State vs. D. C. Bryant; ver
dict of not guilty.
The State vs. Minie Warmack;
plea of guilty; fine of $25, to include
costs.
The State vs. Bert Morris; plea of
guilty; fine of $25 to include cost,
and three months on prison farm.
The court adjourned to meet for a
special session in December, the fol
lowing jurors to serve:
J. T. Isbill, J. L. Wear, G. W. Cline,
H. M. Owens, J. B. Wallace, Sr., A.
B. Dillingham, Robert L. Harlan,
Jno. A. Shope, K. R. Showalter, James
Fowler, Robert McCoy, M. A. Reed,
A. M. Reed, Jesse Broadrick, W. A.
Jones, Jas. S. Richardson, M. C. Fos
ter, R. H. Sapp, J. G. Black, R. A.
Dean, Grover Martin, H. L. Smith,
W. A. Broadrick, R. S. Kitchens, S.
F. Westbrook, J. C. Boyd, E. W. Bag-
by, L. H. Elkins, J. A. Britton, W. H.
Baker, J. W. Eslinger, I. S. Ander
son, R. D. Tarver, Boone Bowers, G.
M. Felker, Daniel Brackett.
JIKKE HIE
PAID FINE
Money Secured by Contributions
From Friends in Chero
kee Circuit.
LODGINGS IN TOWER
DIDN’T ATTRACT HIM
Still Holds He Was Not in Contempt
of Court, But Paid Fine Because
He Was Convinced That There
Was No Appeal.
“Judge A. W. Fite, of the Cherokee
circuit, has paid the fine of $500 as
sessed against him by the court of
appeals for contempt of that tribunal,
but remarks made by him Monday
afternoon indicate that his attitude
toward the court of appeals is un
changed,” says the- Atlanta Journal
“The fine was paid to Clerk Logan
Bleckley, of the court of appeals, by
Judge George F. Gober, one of Judge
Fite’s attorneys in the contempt pro
ceedings. He was accompanied to the
clerk’s office in the capitol by Dr. R.
B. Harris, of Cartersville, a close per
sonal friend of Judge Fite, who raised
the $500 for the fine by circulating
subscriptions in the various counties
of the Cherokee circuit.
“Five crisp $100 bills were handed
over to Clerk Bleckley, who receipted
for them and immediately turned the
money into the state treasury.
“Although Judge Fite was in the
capitol when the fine was paid, he
did not go to Clerk Bleckley’s office,
but remained in the office of State
Treasurer W. J. Speer.
“Monday was the last day in which
Judge Fite had to decide whether he
would pay the fine or serve a ten-day
sentence in the Fulton county jail. It
was generally believed that he would
pay the fine, although some of his
friends, knowing how bitterly Judge
Fite felt conct.—g the action of the
court of appeals, thought he might
resist payment.
“Attorneys for Judge Fite and
other learned lawyers are said to
have advised him that there was noth
ing left for him to do but pay the
fine or go to jail. They pointed out,
it is said, that no appeal could be
taken from the court’s sentence.
“Judge Fite was fined by the court
of appeals for having written news
paper cards severely criticising the
court. The judge took exception to
(By J. C. Sapp.)
The Georgia Corn Show, under the
auspices of the Atlanta chamber of
commerce for the corn clubs in the
state, will be held this year in the
State capitol. The dates of the show,
which will be the second annual event
of its kind, will be December 3, 4, 5
and 6.
Special arrangements have been
made to take care of all the corn club
boys, who will be given lodging in the
quarters of the Fifth regiment at the
Auditorium-Armory. Through the
generosity of the milita cots and blan
kets will he furnished free of charge
to the young visitors. Good, whole
some meals will be supplied by a
first-class caterer for the nominal
sum of 25 cents, but those who pre
fer can secure meals at any of the
numerous restaurants in the city, and
pay what they want.
A parade of the corn club boys will
take place on Thursday, December 5,
when the boys will he escorted
through the streets of the city by the
Fifth regiment, national guard of
Georgia, under command of Col. E.
E. Pomeroy.
The corn club boys will be put
under command of Capt. W. H. Leahy,
of the Fifth regiment, and will be
organized boy scouts under military
rules.
Three companies of the Boy Scouts
of Atlanta will act as an escort to
the Corn Club Boy Scouts during the
parade.
The Atlanta chamber of commerce
will give a complimentary dinner to
the com club boys on Wednesday,
December 4. On this occasion they
will be addresed by Gov. Brown, Hon.
M. L. Brittain, state superintendent
of schools; O. B. Martin, United
States department of agriculture; Dr.
A. M. Soule, president of the State
College of Agriculture, and J. Phil
Campbell, state agent of the Boys’
Com clubs.
All the railroads in Georgia will
put on a special rate during show
week of one fare plus 25 cents for the
round trip, and exhibits not exceeding
25 pounds will be transported free of
Charge by the Southern Express Com
pany, when properly tagged with the
official tag of the Georgia com show.
Exhibits must have these tags before
they will be given free transporta
tion.
The Whitfield County Corn Club has
an enrollment of seventy members
and from the way they talk it looks
now like nearly all of them expect
to attend the big Atlanta show. The>
boys who went from this county last
year had the time of their lives and
are anxious to go again.
The local club will be accompanied
to Atlanta by J. C. Sapp, county
ter, agent demonstration work, and
superintendent of schools; C. L. Fos-
Miss Lois . Carswell, Nelson worker
and industrial teacher for Whitfield
county.
(Continued on Page 12.)
NORTH GEORGIA HORSE
SWAPPERS’ CONVENTION.
Event Will Last for Four Days, Be
ginning November 12.
The North Georgia horse swappers
will meet in convention here on No
vember 12th, the convention to last
for four days.
The convention will be held at the
old Springfield Livery Stable, and the
following appeal has • been sent out:
“If you have anything in the way
of fine stock, bring it on these dates.
If you have a road heater, bring him.
We respectfully ask you to bring all
the old skins, plugs, pelts and ry hides
the old skins, plugs, pelts and dry
hides you can.”
White Fish, 50c per bucket at
Adv. BOWEN BROS.