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ESTABLISHED 1850. SIXTY-TWO TEAKS OLD.
Nomination for Short-Term Sena
torship Came After Felder
Withdrew Name.
WILD ENTHUSIASM
FOLLOWED RESULT
Convention Killed That After First
Ballot Delegates Were Free to
Vote As They Pleased—Slaton
Lost From First.
Following an all-night session, the
date convention at Macon shortly after
noon Wednesday nominated Congress
man Thomas W. Hardwick as Senator
Bacon's successor in the United States
senate, the nomination coming on the
fourteenth ballot, after Hon. Thomas S.
Felder made a speech in which he with
drew his name.
The nomination was followed by
scenes of the wildest enthusiasm, being
made unanimous on the part of the con
vention, following the fourteenth ballot.
Soon after the convention was or
ganized and after Judge N. E. Harris
and Senator Hoke Smith had been for-
nallv nominated- for governor and
for senator respectively, the balloting
for the short-term senatorship
started.
Delegates Free to Flop. •
Prior to the balloting, the convention
had passed a rule -that following the
first ballot, each delegate would be free
to vote as he pleased, irrespective of
any instructions.
The first ballot showed Slaton lead
ing with 139; Hardwick second, with
124; Felder third, with 91, and Hutch
ens fourth, with 18.
The second ballot caused two to leave
Slaton, and two leaving Hutchens,
Hardwick gaining the four votes.
From then on, Hardwick’s gain was
a steady one, Slaton rallying for one
ballot, only to lose more on the suc
ceeding one.
Wild Night. I
Throughout the night the balloting
went on, being interrupted about 2
o'clock, when hoots and howls pre
vented the convention from transacting
business. From 2 until about 6 o’clock,
the noise held forth. When it was
finally seen that the convention was in
a hopeless deadlock, those who had been
trying throughout the early morning
hours to secure a recess, succeeded.
Felder’s Statement.
Immediately after the convention re
convened, Mr. Felder was permitted to
make a ‘ ‘ most patriotic and unselfish
speech.” In his speech, Mr. Felder
withdrew his name, leaving his dele
gates to go as they pleased, but stating
that if they voted as he desired, they
would go to Hardwick. His speech was
as follows:
“It was soon evident after the ballot
ing started that the fight for the short
term senatorship was a fight between
two representatives of progressive dem
ocracy. We all recognize that Govern
or Slaton was eliminated. I thought I
was justified, therefore, in making the
fight for progressive democracy. "I be
lieve no man -ever had 91 stronger, truer
friends than the delegates who have
voted for me here.
“But the time has come to nominate
a senator without further delay. I had
hoped Governor Slaton would release
his delegates and so leave the fight be
tween me and Mr. Hardwick. I find,
however, that we face the prospect of
another long and fruitless series of
ballots.
“In the first place I want to see a
progressive democrat nominated. I see
no reason why the fight should continue.
It comes to me that we are in for a
deadlock, and it will be a deadlock be
tween friends and so far as I am con
cerned that shall not be. I am not
willing to jeopardize the interests of
progressive democracy.
" Therefore, gentlemen of the conven
tion, I ask your consent to withdraw
niy name as a candidate.
1 ‘ I say it, however, under no false
colors. I have not tried to control my
delegates and I am not going to try, to
control them now. They can go the
"ay they please, but if they follow me
they will follow the banner of progres-
s "'e democracy.
l 'I believe in President Wilson and
Ms policies. I believe it is of the high-
es t importance for Georgia to place
men in the senate who will support
him.''
Enthusiasm for Hardwick.
Following Mr. Felder’s statement, the
wildest enthusiasm for Congressman
Hardwick followed.
Slaton Spoke.
Immediately after Mr. Felder con
cluded hig statement H. H. Dean, Gov-
SOTJTHERN PEOPLE URGED
TO RAISE FOOD PRODUCTS
Will Help Wonderfully in Relieving
Cotton Situation.
Atlanta.—With the problem of hold
ing the excess cotton in process of set
tlement, the attention of the people of
the South, and particularly of the
Southern farmers, should turn to the
problem next in magnitude—that of
raising enough to eat for the coming
year.
Foreseeing the hardships that the
South will suffer with decreased demand
for cotton and a lower price than in
years unless every farm is made self-
sustaining, the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce is calling the Southeastern
Food Crops conference to meet in At
lanta, October 5 and 6.
The Commissioner of Agriculture of
Georgia will invite the commissioners
of agriculture of the Southeastern cot
ton states to appoint delegates. . The
purpose of this conference is to pre
pare plans by which state-wide organ
izations will be formed to pledge the
farmers of every county to raise enough
foodstuffs for their needs and, if pos
sible, a surplus to sell, and to encour
age and aid the farmers in carrying out
the plan.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce
has been engaged for months in a
campaign for the production of more
foodstuffs and feedstuffs in Georgia.
At this conference, the work of organ-
was izing Georgia will be perfected, and
the delegates from -neighboring states
will prepare plans for - systematic work
in their own states to be initiated on
their return home.
Only by er\ergetie and comprehensive
efforts can thfe South be prevented from
feeling much of the privation usually
incident to an actual state of war, but
it is confidently believed that the re
sult of this conference will be an in
crease of foodstuffs and feedstuffs in
the South that will prevent all actual
want and probably turn threatened dis
aster into a blessing.
Harlan & Neal Send
Customer Clothing
To the Panama Canal
The fame of local merchants is not
confined to this immediate section, as
was evidenced by an order received
the past week by Harlan & Neal, from
the Panama Canal.
Homer C. Daves, who lives in the
canal zone, wrote the local firm, asking
that they send him by C. O. D. parcel
post, a suit of Hart, Schaffner & Marx
clothes, stating that he couldn’t get the
clothing he wanted there.
The local firm immediately filled the
order, the clothing being sent to the
far off canal.
ernor Slaton’s floor leader, asked that
inasmuch as one of the candidates for
the senate had been allowed to address
the convention he wished to ask that
privilege for the governor.
Colonel Joseph E. Pottle, Mr. Hard
wick ’s floor leader, joined in asking
this privilege for Mr. Slaton. The gov
ernor began his speech by declaring he
hail received the highest number of
both unit and popular votes and was,
therefore, entitled to the nomination.
He said he was a progressive democrat
and stood for the principles of progres
sive democracy.
Mr. Slaton said: “I submit my
name to you as candidate for the
United States senate and if you, in
view of the claims I have upon this
office, fail to nominate me I can well
afford to go down in defeat. If you
fail to elect me I can go' back to the
duties of the governor’s office.”
Then came the fourteenth ballot and
the nomination of Congressman Hard
wick. '
Vote by Ballots.
The official vote by ballots follows:
First ballot—Slaton 139; Hardwick
124; Felder 91; Hutchens 18.
Second ballot—Slaton 137; Hardwick
130; Felder 91; Hutchens 14.
Third ballot—Slaton 134; Hardwick
133; Felder 91; Hutchens 14.
Fourth ballot—Slaton 134; Hardwick
136; Felder 91; Hutchens 11.
Fifth ballot—Slaton 128; Hardwick
141; Felder 91; Hutchens 12.
Sixth ballot—Slaton 128; Hardwick
142; Felder 94; Hutchens 8.
Seventh ballot—Slaton 126; Hardwick
144; Felder 91; Hutchens 11.
Eighth ballot—Slaton 125; Hardwick
147; Felder 90; Hutchens 10.
Ninth ballot—Slaton 121; Hardwick
151; Felder 92; Hutchens 8.
Tenth ballot—Slaton 114; Hardwick
154; Felder 96; Hutchens 8.
Eleventh ballot—Slaton 112; Hard
wick 160; Felder 93; Hutchens 4.
Thirteenth ballot—Slaton 110; Hard
wick 164; Felder 90; Hutchens 8.
(Continued on page 2.)
Macon in Relentless Grasp of
State Politicians First
Of This Week.
THIMBLERIGGING
CROWD WAS THERE
Steam Roller Was in Good Running
Order at Macon—Speaking of
Primaries, the French Once
Had the Big Boys.
Macon certainly deserved the sympa
thy of the warring nations across the
water Tuesday, when the state conven
tion “met in her midst.” The lot of
poor little Belgium, which has had to
bear the brunt of the devastation
caused by the war certainly has nothing
on the Central City, for there were
wild-eyed statesmen to right of ’em,
politicians to left of ’em, wavering del
egates in front of ’em volleyed and
thundered.
It was the first instance where the
voters were called on to elect United
States senators, and, in spite of the
change, it resulted in one of the demo
cratie nominees being chosen by an elec
toral college.
However, there is some consolation
in the fact that the people will have the
chance to elect when the general elec
tion rolls around, in spite of the fact
that it appears they will have the op
portunity of voting for candidates un
opposed.
Half Mill Taken Off County Tax
Rate, Making State and
County 12 1-2 Mills.
CONTRACT FOR NEW
BRIDGE IS AWARDED
Field Bros., of This City, Secured Work
Over Number of Bidders—Bids
for New Bridge Over Mill
Creek Asked.
Buell Stark's Home Will Attract
Officers and Committees of
Fair Association.
DEFINITE PLANS TO
BE MADE FOR FAIR
It is safe to say that some of those
thimblerigging politicians Governor Sla
ton referred to in his card shortly after
the primary were among those present
at Macon.
If you don’t know what “thimblerig
ging” means, read the following clear
definition of the word, printed for the
benefit of the Monroe Advertiser which
is making diligent inquiry as to its
meaning:
Thimblerigging is a thing the thimble
rigger uses—
In fact, it is his stock in trade, to use
it as he chooses.
When Mr. Webster took his pen a big
book to compile,
He bumped into old ‘ ‘ thimblerig, ’ ’ and
lamped it for awhile.
At last he pushed his faber, while his
lamps grew big and bigger,
And added to old “thimblerig,” and
coined a “thimblerigger.”
He laughed aloud in sheer delight,
thoughts in his bean a-digging,
And then to show how great he was, lie
dashed off “thimblerigging.”
So “thimblerigging” is a word that
sprang from “thimblerigger;”
And ‘ ‘ thimblerigger ’ ’ came from 1 ‘ thim
blerig,” although it’s bigger.
Now, when a thimblerigger thimblerigs
he’s thimblerigging.
It's just as clear as water-ah, er-suit-
able for gigging.
That some of those things, character
izeil as thimblerigging politicians by
Governor Slaton, were present at Macon
is evident from an analysis of the dif
ferent ballots for United States sen
ator.
Governor Slaton’s instructed dele
gates began leaving him before the
balloting was fairly started. On the
first ballot, he received 140 votes, on
the second ballot, the thimblerigger got
in his work, and when the Slaton shells
were turned over, lo, three of the peas
had disappeared right before the dele
gates’ eyes! On the third, three more
had flopped, but the remaining 134 stood
pat until the fifth ballot, when six
bodily deserted the Slaton colors, after
which they began dropping out one at a
time.
On the ninth ballot, some of them re
turned, Slaton’s vote increasing from
125 to 131; but on the tenth ballot,
the number dropped to 114. On the sev
enth ballot, Whitfield county delegates
split, one voting for Hardwick and one
for Slaton.
Shortly after the convention was
called to order by Senator West, G. R.
Hutchens made his way to the front.
He had arisen to a question of personal
privilege,,immediately after word had
been taken to the convention that Sen
ator Hoke Smith desired the election
of W. F. Jenkins, as temporary chair
man of the convention.
Mr. Hutchens began to tickle the
(Continued on page 2.)
- The state and county tax rate for this
year will be $1.25 per $100, instead of
$1.35 as applied last year. This de
crease comes as a result of the tax
equalization act, and will, in addition,
bring the county in more revenue than
last lear.
Last year the amount of money se
cured by the county from taxes on real
estate and personalty was $39,113.69.
This year, at a ent of a half mill off
last year’s levy, the county will receive
$41,300.34. A bigger cut would have
been made had not the board decided o:
considerable permanent bridge won
this year.
The county rate was set at 8 mills,
or 80 cents on $100. It is apportioned
as follows:
Bridge and public works 15
Court expenses, jurors, bailiff, etc.. 10%
Sheriff, coroner and other.officers. .06
Fuel, lights, stationery, etc 03
For the poor 05%
For roads 40
Total 80
Bridge Contracts Let.
Field Bros., of this city, was the sue
cessful firm bidding on the steel and
concrete bridges near Hassler’s mill.
Two bridges will be built, the bid for
these that was accepted being $2,705.74.
The board also decided to straighten
out the serious kinks in the road be
tween the bridge to be erected over the
mill race and the large one over the
ereek, which will greatly improve the
road north of here.
In addition to this, the board decided
to call for bids for another steel and
concrete bridge over Mill creek east of
this city, on the Maddox mill road.
The board has done a vast amount of
permanent bridge work, and from the
way this has been 'pushed,' it will be
only a short time before all public
bridges in the county will be of perma
nent construction.
Donaldson Reelected.
The board reappointed W. B. Donald
son as manager of the county farm,
complimenting him on his efficient serv
ice in this capacity in the past.
MRS. A. B. BRADLEY DIED
AT SPRING PLACE HOME
Deceased Was Formerly a Resident of
This City.
Mrs. A. B. Bradley died at her home
near Spring Place, Tuesday, August 25.
She was a highly respected matron of
Murray county. Although she had been
ill for several months, it was thought’
that she was improving, and her demise
was a severe shock to her friends in
and about Dalton.
Mrs. Bradley was formerly Miss Mary
Kreischer, and lived in this county
about two miles east of Dalton until
her marriage.
In 1885 she was married to Mr. A. B.
Bradley. Her husband, two daughters,
Mrs. Edward Owens and Mrs. Earnest
Wells, and three sons, Messrs. Clifton,
Martin and William Bradley, two broth
ers, Messrs. Leonard and Charles Kreis-
eher, and two sisters, Misses Katherine
and Elizabeth Kreischer, survive her.
She was, at the time of her death-,
52 years of age, an excellent Christian
woman, beloved and respected by all
who knew her, and her going eaused in
tense sorrow among her wide circle of
friends.
Wednesday the funeral service was
conducted at Mt. Zion church, by Rev.
Mr. Brown, pastor, and interment was
made in the Mt. Zion cemetery.
Next Thursday the Fair Officials Will
Feast and Then Lay Plans for
Fair Which is Near at Hand—
Frequent Meetings.
The executive committee of the Whit
field County Farmers’ Fair association,
has announced that on next Thursday
they will give a big barbecue to which
will be invited the officers of the fair
Association, together with the various
committees appointed to look after the
success of the fair of 1914.
The barbecue will be held at Mr.
Stark’s home near Phelps, and that it
will be attended by practically every
person invited goes without saying. It
is certain that the meeting will be the
biggest ever held by the county fair
officials.
While the barbeeue will be served in
first-elass style, the feast is not the
main object of the meeting, for on that
date, plans for the 1914 fair will be
worked out, and the work of closing up
all arrangements will be mapped out.
At the meeting, the different com
mittees will be started on their work,
with the instructions to keep eternally
at it until the opening day of the fair,
It is probable that at the meeting of
Thursday definite plans for securing
some free attraction for the approaching
fair will be made.
An informal meeting of the executive
committee of the association was held
Tuesday afternoop, at which all mat
ters of moment were postponed until the
big meeting of Thursday, when a full
membership will be present.
It was decided, however, to hold
meetings every two weeks until the
opening of the fair on October 12, so
nothing will be left undone that would
tend to make for success this year.
Most Optimistic is Outlook for
Highly Successful Public
School Year.
HIGH SCHOOL LOOKS
FOR BIG ENROLLMENT
It Is Thought That Fully Twice as
Many Pupils as Last Year Will
Matriculate for Higher Stud
ies—Teachers Are Ready. $
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
They Are Closely Observing
Health Conditions.
Public
An examining physician for one of
the prominent Life Insurance Compa
nies, in an interview on the subject,
made the astonishing statement that
one reason why so many applicants for
insurance are rejected is because kidney
trouble is so common to the American
people, and the large majority of those
whose applications are declined do not
even suspect that they have the disease.
According to this it would seem that
a medicine for the kidneys, possessing
real healing and- curative properties,
would be a blessing to the thousands.
Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.,
who prepare Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Boot,
the well known kidney, liver and blad
der remedy, claim that judging from
evidence received from druggists every
where, who are constantly in touch with
their customers, and also indisputable
proof in the form of grateful testimo
nial letters from thousands of reliable
citizens, this preparation is remarkably
successful in sickness caused by kidney-
and bladder troubles. Every interest
ing statement they receive regarding
Swamp-Root is investigated and no tes
timonial is published unless the party
who sends it is reported of good charac
ter. They have on file many sworn
statements of recoveries in the most
distressing cases. They state that Dr.
Kilmer’s Swamp-Root is mild and gen
tie in its action and its healing influence
is soon noticed in most eases.
Swamp-Root is purely an herbal com
pound and Dr. Kilmer & Co., aflvise all
readers who feel in need of such a rem
edy to give it a trial. It is on sale at
all drug stores in bottles of two sizes—
50c. and $1.00. However, if you wish
first to test this great preparation send
ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing
hamton, N. Y., for a sample bottle.
When writing be sure and mention the
Dalton Weekly Citizen.—Adv.
Cost Kept Down—Quality Kept Up.
No better medicine could be made for
coughs, colds, croup, hoarseness, tickling
throat, bronchitis, etc., than Foley’s
Honey and Tar Compound. That’s why
they can’t improve the quality, and war
or no war, the price remains the same.
No opiates. Don’t take substitutes, for
Foley’s Honey and Tar is the best.—
King Drug Co.—Adv.
School books and school supplies at—
Horan’s Book Store.
MACCABEES TO BANQUET
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
Affair Will Be in Honor of State Com
mander Bartram.
The public schools of the city will
open the fall term next Monday morn
ing, and the outlook fob a highly suc
cessful sehool year is bright.
This week all public school buildings
are being put in excellent condition,
and Monday the work will start smooth
ly. All teachers have been selected,
and the teaching corpse headed by
Superintendent Meadows, is an efficient
one.
Big Attendance Expected.
A record-breaking attendance, is ex
pected this year, and the board of edu
cation faces the serious problem of
providing room for the high school de
partment. It is expected that the high
sehool will have an enrollment of 120
pupils—fully twice the attendance of
last year, and the question of seating
them is likely to prove a problem.
In "addition to the high school}- it is
believed the attendance in the various
grammar schools will also show a ma
terial increase.
Good Athletics Promised.
The coming of Mr. J. H, Watson as
principal of the high school brings de
ckled pleasure to those enjoying ath
letics in the school. Mr. Watson is
graduate of the University of Georgia,
where he took a prominent part on the
track team and in other branches of
sport. He comes here from Cuthbert,
where he succeeded in building up the
winning athletic team of the district
high school association.
He will not face, as others have in
the past, the problem of picking teams
from a small number of pupils, for
with the increased attendance that is
certain, he will have an abundance of
material to work with.
Mr. Frank Manly, chairman of the
board of education, has promised the
basketball team the use of his build
ing for an indoor court when weather
conditions make it impossible to play
the outdoor game, and the team ap
preciates it. An excellent court can
be laid off in the new shop.
Athletic work will be featured in the
high school this year.
The Teaching Corps.
The schools this year will have an
excellent faculty. Mr. Watson will be
principal of the high school and will
tea eh science. The other instructors
will be Miss Mattie Lee Huff, mathe
matics; Miss Maude Hamilton, English;
Miss Hattie May Carmichael, Latin.
In the lower grades of the City Park
school, Mrs. Margie Hill will teach the
first grade and will be supervisor of the
primary work; Miss Fannie Lou Camp
will have charge of the fourth grade;
Miss Nita Miller, the third; Miss Caro
lyn Kirby, the second.
Miss Hattie Thomas will teach geo
graphy and will be principal of Fort
Hill school; Mrs. J. B. Spencer will
teach English; Miss Annie Lou Rembert,
history; Miss Clara Robertson, mathe
matics, and Miss Graee Flemister, phy
siology.
The lower grades will be filled as
follows:
Miss Nettie Rembert, fourth grade;
Miss Katherine Buchholz, third grade;
Miss Leon Robertson, second grade;
Miss Nannie Frazier, first grade.
In the North Dalton school, Miss Ruth
Frazier will be principal and will teach
the fourth grade; Mrs. Laura Staples,
third grade; Miss Emery Kirby, second
grade; Miss Irene Hunt, first grade.
In Emery street school (colored) the
teachers will be C. D. Green, principal;
Mrs. C. D. Green, Theresa Littlefield
and
It is probable that music and elocu
tion will also be taught in the schools
without additional expense to the pu
pils.
The teachers are requested to meet
at 3:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at
Fort Hill schol for the purpose of or
ganization.
Security Tent No. 2, Knights of the
Maccabees, will give a banquet at the
restaurant of L. Buchholz next Monday
night, the affair being in honor of the
state commander, Hon. J. C. Bartram,
tent. A large number of the. members
who will be here to inspect the local
Bright Little Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Hamilton Lost Life
Last Friday.
CHILD WAS PINNED
BENEATH MACHINE
Supposition is Little Boy Attempted
\
to Mount Machine, Pulling It Over—
Machine Was Not Mr. Hamil
ton’s, as Reported.
Hugh Hamilton, Jr., the bright little
three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Hamilton, met death Friday morning
when a heavy motorcycle fell over,
striking the little boy and pinning him
beneath It. While no one saw the ac
cident, it is thought that the child was
trying to climb upon the machine when
it was tipped over.
The boy delivering iee was the first
one to find the child. Instead of going
to his assistance, he went into the
house, telling Mrs. Hamilton of it.
When she hurried to the little boy and
lifted the machine off him, life was
extinct.
- An examination of a physieian failed
to show any broken bones. The handle
bars were resting on the child’s neck,
and it is thought that this prevented
him from breathing. Had anyone wit
nessed the accident and immediately
gone to the child’s aid, it Is thought
that he would have suffered no serious
consequences.
It was erroneously reported around
town shortly after the accident that
the machine belonged to the child’s
father. Instead, it was one pushed into
the yard for Mr. Hamilton to work
with.
The little fellow was an unusually
bright child, being of a friendly dis
position, which had resulted in making
him a prime favorite in the neighbor
hood ; this caused his death to be deeply
deplored by all; and the entire city
joins in deepest sympathy for the fam
ily in their great bereavement.
Saturday afternoon the funeral ser
vice was conducted by Rev. F. K. Sims,
interment being made in West Hill
cemetery.
W. T. Greene, Hopkinton, N. H.,
writes the following letter, which will
interest every one who has kidney
trouble. ‘ ‘ For over a year, Mrs. Greene
had been afflicted with a very stubborn
kidney trouble. Foley Kidney Pills
did more to complete her recovery than
any medicine she has taken and I feel
it my duty to recommend them.—King
Drug Co-—Adv.
will turn out to meet the distinguished
guest.
The Maccabees have leased from the
Odd Fellows the right to hold their
meeting in the new Odd Fellow’s hall
in the Crawford building, the new
quarters being commodious, well ar
ranged and ’ equipped.
Why Are Some
Folks Human
Grasshoppers?
By MOSS.
T HEY called him
“Freight Car
Freddy.’’ He was
slow, but somehow
sure. He got there
in his own pecul-
1 a r time and
route. Freddy was
not a hobo, but a
rising young maD in a class all
his own.
They also called him “Freddy,
the Hamas Grasshopper.” You
never knew where to find him. I
-Freddy was the antithesis of j
himself—if you can get that.
He was the Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde of motion. Now yon see :
him, as slow and deliberate as a ,
freight car. and now you don’t,
as fast and elusive as a grass
hopper. It needed a magician to
keep tabs on this very real
Freddy.
The land of newspaper readers
has a few Freddies. One time !
they start on their trip through
the paper and proceed slowly,
stopping at every way station.
The next time they jump here
and there through it In a way to
make the average grasshopper
green with envy.
Be a freight car if yon must,
but don’t be a grasshopper. Bet
ter, be neither.
The sensible newspaper reader j
is MODERATE. He’s not a plod- ;
der or a skipper, but a PICKER.
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