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CHAPMAN & ING1IRAM,
PROPRIETOllS.
Tuesday, August 17,1880.
Kon president or this uniter states,
W. S. HANCOCK,
OP PENNSYLVANIA.
FOR VICK PRESIDENT,
W. H. ENGLISH,
OF INDIANA.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HON. THOS. M. NOBWOOD,
OH-CHATHAM.
FOR CONGRESS,
HON. EMORY SPEER.
OF CLARK.
YOUR CANDIDATE.
GENTLEMEN, I Wil l. HE.
The ooiiimUleo appointed l>v the
majority of the convention to notify
Governor Colquitt of their action ami
request him to Iiecom? a candidate
for re-election have notified ami re
quested as per programme, and the
Governor has replied that he will
comply with their request to lie their
candidate, lie does this in quite a
long letter, but as the peculiar condi-
tions under which he is a candidate
cause.it to be generally looked for
wi h interest and curiosity, we give
space to it.
THE COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNOR.
If ON. EMORY STEER.
We put I lie name of this gentleman
at the masthead of our paper with
this issue, and will heartily support
him for Congiess. The Banner is a
paper published for the benefit of the
people among whom it circulates, and
not in the interest of any man or 3et
of men; and, believing as we do, that
the beRt interests of the people of the
Ninth district will lie promoted by the
election of Mr. Speer to Congress as
again: t Mr. Bell, we slinll urge the
former's election. We have never 1
endorsed and will never endorse a
public man in every position he takes,
regardless of onr own i iews, and say,
“a king ran do no wrong; ’’ but we
have strong faith, from Mr. Speer’s
mauly and sound course in public
life, that there will be few points in
volving vital principles, on which we
will be called Hpon to antagonize him.
llis record in Congress deserves and
we fee! confident will receive the en
dorsement of his constituents.
Renfrof. is right. He is part of
the administration and should stand
or fall with it.
Atlanta, Oa., August 12,1880.—Governor
A. It. Colquitt, Atlanta, On.—Dear Sir: The
Democratic convention of tlic State of Georgia,
which assembled in this city on the 4th instant,
by a large majority selected you as the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor at the
ensuing election in October next, and the un-
demtgued were appointed by the convention as
ejc.mmittce to notify yon of its setion and re
quest your acceptance of the trust.
In the performance of this pleasant duty,per
mit us to congratulate yon and the State of
Georgia on the happy remit, and to say that
the action of the conrention in your selection as
the rtsndsrd hearer is but the reiteration of the
pronounced voice of the democracy of Georgia
lawfully expressed at the ballot-box,in the full
est primary elections ever held in the State.
Your administration, embracing a period of
lour years, and complicated with great financial
questions, and the formation of a new Constitu
tion,«ud dealing with economy, reform and
nationality,has demonstrated your ability, in
tegrity and devotion to Georgia and evoked an
overwhelming indorsement from the gra’efjl
people of oar great commonweal h. We feel
confident that the action of the convention in
viving you a majority of 224 2-3 votes out of
tlie 341*1 present is a clear expression of the
wishes oftlis people and will be affirmed.
Hoping that you will, at an early day, signify
your acceptance, and with high personal con
sideration, we remain,
Phillip I.. Cornea,
Randolph Kiooclv,
K. Joses,
Willis A. Hawkins,
F. M. Losoley,
Gxo. M. Nolan,
Samvel Hall,
David Bvcxorixit,
Tylki. M. Pkeples,
Committee.
The Governor's Rrsponsr.
hould be perpetually used as an open highway
over wlfcli even- person and eveiy railroad
comjiany should have an equal right to pare
upon terms of perfect equality. To carry out
this object, it will he very important that the
State should retain at all timea the control of
thia great highway In her own hands. I am,
therefore, opposed to the tale of the Western
and Atlantic railroad, and aliould not hesitate
to withhold my signature aa the executive of
Georgia from any act providiug for the sale ol
the read, or of any disposition of it th.t puts it
beyond the power of the State to keep it open
alike to the uae of ell corporations and all dti-
sons upon terms of perfect equality.
While these remarks are probably not elicited
by your communication, they relate to snbjeete
or pnblic interest so momeutons in their char-
acter that I feel I am due no apology for having
made this public statement in reference to my
poaition and policy on these vital issnes.
Feeling grateful for the continued manifesta
tion ol the retpeet and confidence of the people
of Georgia, as shown by their indorsement in
primary meetings, and the action of the Demo
cratic convention, 1 take fresh courage for tlie
work that is before me, and as 1 feel that 1 hare
b- en true to the interest of Georgia in the peat,
I will not falter in the discharge of duty in tho
future. Very respectfully your obedient servant,
A LIKED 11. COLQCTTT.
WHO WROTE THE HAN-
COCK-SHERMAN
LETTER.
Sa,s the World of Thursday; Some
time ago the Republican journals were
quite certain that Judge Black did
General Hancock’s political writing.
The Judge, they asserted positively,
wrote lor the General those letters and
orders to Louisianajuyl Texas politic
ci.tns which art; so famous. Hancock,
they were sure , was unable to
set down such sentiments. “A mere
soldier, yon know,” they said, “what
does he knew about such questions ?”
Well, here is Hancock’s letter of ac
ceptance—an abler document than
Garfield’s in the general opinion; who
wrote that ? And then comes Han
cock’s letter to General Sherman,writ
ten in 1876, from a country town in
Missouri. It wonld be delightful to
think that Judge Black also wrote
that; but unfortunately the Judge
was not there. Unlike the Irishman’s
bird, he could not bo at two places at
once. Yet it is a very -good letter
strong, sensible, conservative, shows
Atlanta, Ga„ August 12,' 1880-Messrs. I aS aCCU,ate understanding Oil Hail-
hilip L. Cohen, Randolph Kidgcley, R. Jones, j cock’s part of the constitution as the
Willis A. llawkina, F. M. Longley, George M. I famous Louisiana order. So far as
Nolan, Samuel Hall, David Bukofier, Tyler M. ; ^, e have not .ced the Republican or-
Peeples, Committee—Gentlemen: I have the ; *
honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, i Accept this letter as Ilnocock 8
TO THE PEOPLE.
A Calm anti Trotlitul State
ment
BY THE MINORITY, OF THE REASONS FOB
THEIR COURSE, AND WHY TRUE
PATRIOTS CAS SOT SUP
PORT GOV. COLQUITT.
Ex-Senator Norwood to Bear Their Stand
ard, and Lead the Fight Against
the Ring.
To the people of the State of Geors
gia: The gubernatorial convention
which assembled here under a call of
the State Democratic Executive Com'
miitee, on the 4th inst. aa you well
know, failed to make a nomination ot
n candidate for the office ot Governor.
The duties imposed upon thatconven
tion were to nominate a Governor,
State house officers, and presidential
electors. All the duties were per
formed except that ot nominating a
Governor. Before the convention
there were four candidates other than
Governor Colquitt, viz: lion’s Rufus
E. Lester, Thomas Hardeman, Jr.,
Gen. L. J. Gartrell and Judge Hi
ram Warner. Jt was apparent nprn
the assembling of the convention that
there was a majority for Alfred 1L
Colquitt. How that majority was
obtained is well known to you. Wbili
all the other candidates remained
mond. D E Butler, R P Tripp *, IT'
V M Miller, N J Hammond, Joel A
Billups,
and stated to the majority that the
minority were willing to accept any
gentleman whose name was aon the
list and vote fer him unanimously ; or
for any other good man in the Stale
whom the majority would agree upon,
tins proposition was repeated times
without number during the balloting
tor Governor and was every time met
by je£rs and laughs from the majori
ty. On‘Friday JJbn. Pa rick Walsh,
of Richmond, the general spokesman
of Gov. Colquitt, made a speech in
which he declared that the majority
had come there “ to nominate Alfred
II. Colquitt and nobody else!’’ On
Saturday the minority, through Dr
'Carlton, offered the majority the
name of iZon. Alexander II Ste
phens, with the declaration that if.,
acceptable to tlie majority the minnr-
ii y would vote lor him unanimously.
This proposition was met by the de
risive question: “By what authority
is the name of Mr. Stephens presented
to this body ?” and no further notice
ot the offer was taken by the majori
ty, except the cry of “ballot!’’
Again on Saturday, Mr. Reid, a
delegate from Putnam, who was earn
estly patriotic and deprecated the pos
sibility of an adjournment without a
nomination offered the name of
Judge T. G.' Lawson, of
Putnam, as a compromise candidate.
Ho did so with the assurance of the
ity that if Judge Lawson should
uch a vote fi-om the adlier-
overnor Colquitt as to raise
home except Col. 7/ardeman an*l Gen.
Gartrell, each of whom made a M ^fij^rhirnominationT'tho minority
cnnainlina ililMnn tnn oa ti f*Ona I .oil osit rv ■ .a « . *1 J
The Augusta Chronicle and Con
stitutionalist is a Stephens paper—for
the present-
Attorney-General Ely was Col
quitt’s especial pet. Why shou'd
Attorney-General Ely have been
thrown over-board by the Colquitt
party ?
The population of Kansas is nearly
a million, and she will get seven rep
resentatives in place of the three she
has now. • But they will all probably
ho Republicans.
If the convention had only followed
Mr. Stephens’ advice, and, when they
found it impossible to nominate a
candidate for Governor, adopted a
suitable resolution remanding the
question to the people !
The Montgomery Advertiser says
the colored voters worked manfully
for the Democratic ticket in nearly
every county in Alabama at the
8tnte election, and that they will do
the same for Hancock in November.
•Ion. Wm. M. Hammond, of
Thomas, elector for the second dis
trict, was a leader and one ot the
most eloquent and forcible speakers
in the last legislature. He is a man
of handsome appearance and graceful
manner.
Judge Clifford Anderson has
accepted the nomination for Attorney
General. Judge Anderson is, we be*
lieve, a good man. We hope his
nomination was not a tub throw
by the majority to the Hardeman
whale.
Hancock is a revelation. He
grows on acquaintance. He uecomes
bigger as wo get near to him. Ev
eiy utterance of his that is recalled
magnifies -him. It looks like God
had raised him up for the deliverance
of the republic.
Hancock, confessedly the hand
somest man in America, isn’t showing
himselt off at rural affair* at d school
commencements and Sunday school
conventions and political gatherings,
but remains on Governors Island in
the discharge vf his usual duties, de
cently awaiting the election that will
call him tc tho White Iloii-e.
G ai;field has been a statesman for
eighteen years, busy all the time elu
cidating statesmanship with pen and
longue; but be would give all the
Credit M«hilicr shares he ever owned,
a <1 lh<* DtGolyer pavement fee
thrown in. it he could match Han-
ctn k’- letter to Shenu in by anything
he Innl ever written or spoken.
Hancock is not a statesman. Ho
is on'v a soldier. And the men who
made Grant President eight years
have a horror of soldier Presidents
Hanouek is not a statesman. But
more sound political maxims, more
strong and w ise sayings, can be gath
ered from his Louisiana papers, let
ter of acceptance, and letter to Sher
man, than can b« culled from all the
utterances of any liyi»g statesman of
wither party. Hancock U not a states
man. But there is no siate«.nan in
America who may not sit at hi* feet
yjnd learn political wisdom of him.
notifying me that the State Democratic Con
vention of Georgia has selected me by a large
majority ae the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor in the coming State election, and Thereby
signify my acceptance of the trust. For the
kind terms in which you have coached your
letter, I beg to assure yon of my appreciation.
Entering upon the duties of the executive
office nearly four yeara ago in a period of gen
eral depression, I was conscious of the unusual
burden that I assumed, and I brought to the
discharge of duty an earnest desire that my ad
ministration might bring material results of
benefit to the people of our beloved State. In
every act I have performed as a pnblic servant
since 1 have fllhd the post I occupy, the inter
est and the honor of Georgia bavo been my
nspiration, and not to the extent of “ one poor
scruple” have I betrayed or slept over my
trust.
It lias been gratifying to mo to see a steady
improvement in individual welfare and
in every phase of the public condition, and I
am not insensible to the compliment oonveyed
in yoar letter that you accord to me credit for
these results to the tnll extent that an executive
may properly claim in our scheme of public
polity. Among tlie valnable results wrought
in these years ure, on elevated Slate credit, a
diminished pnblic debt, a decreased rate of
taxation, onlarged sources of income,
exaltation of tlie State's dignity abroad, and an
abatement of sectional strife through Georgia's
influence. To these may be added kindlier
relations between the white end colored rices,
due to a liberal spirit in the encouragement of
popular education and equal justice in the pro
tection of all races in every right ol citixcnship
to the fnllcat extent of executive authority.
I consider it the dnty of e’l the patriotic peo
ple belonging to either race to encourage cor
diality and kindness between tlie races. It is
especially the duty of the white raoe.heviug the
advantage which they now possess in education
and in the possession ot property, to ace that
full and impartial justice is done to the colored
rare by overy department ot tlie government.
1 will say further that the Jitsta Government
should do all that can reasonably be done to
promote popular education, and tha: each race
ohoald participate eqnally and fairly in the dis
tribution of ill public moneys raised for that
purpose, in proportion to the number ot children
belonging to each, within the ages arliicii enti
tle them to the benefits of education at public
expense, as provided by law.
1 may mention as an evidence of increased
prosperity tint it the returns from the one
hundred counties heard from by the Comptrol
ler General afford a basis for judging, the wealth
of Georgia will show an increase of fully ten
millions of dollars thia single year.
It may not lie inappropriate in this connetion
for me to s*y something on tlie subject of oar
system of transportation, as it is one that very
materially affects the interests of oar fellow-cit-
ixens. Mnch complaint having been made in
reference to the inequalities and di criminations
in oar railroad system, tlie lust G' nernl Assem
bly took up that question, and alter greet de
liberations passed the act now upon onr statute
book, a leading feature of which was t e estab
lishment of a railroad commission. It was not
to be expected tliat the commissioners could in
asliort time so adjust the whole railroad syst -in
in Georgia as to prevet.t all diaeriminatious an*’
do justice alike to all the people and to the rail
road companies. I am gratified to learn, who
ever, that very gr at progress hns been matte
toward a satisf..elory solvtion of this whole
question. I cannot doubt that the able and
intelligent gentlemen v ho have the matter in
charge aa eommlsaloners, will during the com
ing year J>e able tn harmonize the different
conflicting elements, and to so systeinixe the
whole buslne-s of transportstlon by rail in the
State aa to place it npon a just and equitable
basis. I tr >st that both the transportation com
panies and the people will he content to await
developments for a reasonab'e time until the
problem has been fairly salved. Tlie people of
tho Slats have the right to demand that their
freights be carried at the lowest figure that will
assure to the atosklioldara who have invested
their money III railroad enterprises reasonable
and jnsl dividends upon the investment,
While on this point I das Ira to remark fur.
Cher that 1 am aware that considerable disquie
tude hga been manifested by onr people in
reference to our great state property, tlie We*
ternjand Atlantic railroad .growing out of the ex-
to sirs combination] and aonaoiidstions of tlie
railroad interests, and t he rapid ahepge* which
have bean aisda in tha ownership of the differ
ent lines connecting with our State system, and
especially with the Western and Atlantis rail'
road.
I have looked carefully Into the lease and to
the set providing for the lease of the Western
and Atlantic railroad, end I find that nil dis
criminations against persona or corporations in
thia State are positively forbidden by that act.
It will be my pnrpoae to see that tills not is
faithfully carried ont in letter and spirit.
The Western and Atlantic railroad ia a great
p tblio highway, connecting the transportation
own. This is encouraging; perhaps
by and by they will give him also the
credit which belongs to hitn of the ans
thorship of the Louisiana ofders ana
letters. The theory that General
Hancock is a mere dummy does not
seem to prosper,
1UE BROWN QUESTION
The Coweta county Democracy
have resolved to pursue, in the elec
tion ot members to the legislature, tlie
course advised by the Banner some
days since; that is, let the candidates
be voted for without reference to
their favor ot or opposition to Joseph
E. Brown, with the understanding
that whoever is elected pledges him
self to observe the will of a majority
of the voters on the Brown question,
such will to be determined by the writ
ing of “Brown” on the tickets of all
those who favor his election, and
anti-Brown’’ on tho tickets of all
who are against it. It “Brown’’ ap-
penis on a majority ot the tickets the
candidate elected must vote for
Brown’s return to the Semite; if
“anti-Brown” bo written on a major
ity of the tickets, he must vote against
it. In either case the will of the ma
jority of his constituents must control
his action, regardless of his own pre
ference. By following this plan the
Brown question will be prevented
from causing strife and unpleasant*
n -ss, and discord in the State.
IT WONT DO.
The majority arc striving hard to
foriity themselves in the good opinion
of the people hv ranking them believe
that they—the majority—acted in
accordance with the views and ad
vice of Mr. Stephens in taking the
course they did. They did no such
thing. Mr. Stephens advi-etl the
convention, it they found they could
not nominate a governor, to pass oa
to the nomination of the other State
House officers and a strong electoral
ticket, and then adopt a suitable res
olution remitting the question as to
who should be governor back to the
people. Instead of following the
conn-el of this patriot and statesman,
the majority proceeded, in toe very
spirit of intense Colquittism, to adopt
a very unsuitable resolution; such a
rssnlulim v Alexander H. Stephens
would never have counseled, and
men of wisdom and patriotism would
never have adopted. Tho minority
would willingly have followed Mr.
Stephens’s advice,hut the ColquiMttes
would not permit it.
DICKENS'S FIRST LOVE.
When Dickens was a law reporter
about the courts he tell in love with a
pretty, thoughtless little thing, ai d
wanted her lo be b : s wife; bat the
suit was thwarted, and a half-healed
scar was all that was led of the old
and painful wound. Perhaps it would
have been better for Charlee Dickens
if she had married him, Many yean
after he wrote this nmkwPopisode of
bis life; “Just a- I va» never open
that tiook as I open any other book,
t cannot sec the face,cyan St tour-ands
forty, or bear-the voice, without go*
ing wandering away over tho ashes
of alt that yonth and hope In the wild*
net manner.'’ He bad made of b|a
lost love tlie dear little child wife,
Doro, in “David Copperfield.’’
Mr Augustus Shipp died in Cbal-
JhM* bWwp til* eo»t ana tho vo-t .aa ft tahoocheo county tlie Ulb inst.
speeches during the canvass, Govern
or Colquitt took the stump, and aided
by his friends, canvassed the State :it
large. By appealing to the people
on the ground that he was persecuted
for religion sake, and the bearing be
ing ex/xtrte, he succeeded in getting
:i majority of the delegates to the
convention. We will not pause at
this moment to show the utter fallacy
of the position taken that lie was per
secuted but will content ourselves liy
simply referring to the fact that in
1876, the minority delegates in the
late convention, and their constituen
cies over the State new bitterly op
posed to Governor Colquitt’s admin
istration,unanimously assisted in elect
ing him by a majority of 80,000 votes.
Nothing was then said about his re
ligion, . and nothing has been said
since then except by a few individuals
scattered througbout^the State, who
have made reference to the fact, that
he has too frequently left his office to
attend religions meetings in the South
and in the North. The true issue be
fore the people then and now, which
is the inoompetency of the executi’-e
and the scandals which have grown
out of liis official acts during his ad
ministration, was not discussed in that
canvass. By earne-t and persunal ap
peals to friends throughout the State,
that majority was obtained. We be
lieved that it was not a fair expression
of your opinion, and yeti, though so
believing, if Gov. Colquitt could have
obtained a two-thirds vote of that
convention, the minority representing
the tour other candidates named
above, pledged themselves u)>on the
floor of the convention, that they
would not only abide by the nomina
tion, but would support him at the
polls.
On the assembling of the conven
tion, Gen. P. M. B. Young, a dele
gate from Barlow, in advance of the
report of committee on rules,
nounced on the floor of the conven
tion, as the friend of Governor Col
quitt, that the majority desired the
adoption of the two-thirds rule for
nominations, and that he was author
ized to say it was Gov. Colquitt’s
wish that it should be adopted, and
Thu Gov. Colquitt would not aecept
a nomination unless it was made by
a two-lhiida vote. The committee
then reported the following rule,
among others, and the convention,
without debate, adopted it. as the
law of the convention.
1. No vote shall be counted fo*
any person whose name has not been
previously placed in nomination as a
candidate for The office voted for.
2. No name shall be p’aced
nomination for any office, unless the
delegate proposing shall state in his
place that he has the authority of the
gentleman proposed so to do.
On the first ballot for Governor on
Thursday, Gov Colquitt received 208
votes. During Thursday, Frid iy,
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday
thirty-two ballets were had, and from
the first to the thirty-first ballot,
Governor Colquitt’s vote fluctuated
between 205and 212 and a fraction.
The last ballot which was had under
peculiar circumstances, which wo
will hereafter narrate, gave him 220
and a traction, as reported by the
clerk, though the minority claim that
there was an error in the count in
his favor.
Yon will observe that by one of
the ahove rules of the conventiin,
and which were strenuously objected
to by all the opposition to Governor
Colquitt, the convention was limited
in its balloting to a choice of one of
the five gentlemen first named for
Governor. Hiese rules were, of
course, adopted by a majority vote,
and that majority were the friends of
Gov. Colauitl. Tluir object in
adopting tliat re-trictive rule, was
clearly to compel the minority in the
end to accept Governor Colquitt or
nobody. They believed they wonld
and could thereby force the minority
to abandon their oonviclions of right
and duty and to accept a candidate
whom the minority opposed on prin
eiple. The minority saw their pur
pose as the sequel proved, nod solemn
iy resolved that, as freemen charged
with a high trust by you, they would
never surrender so long as they were
denied the right which belongs lo
every freeman in America, to cast
his ballot for any man he may pre
fer. That undemocratic, tyrannical
rnle enforced The gag law and de
nied to the minority who opposed
Governor Colquitt freedom of the bal
lot—a right which, even under Bnl-
luck’s administration, was never de
nied to a citizen of this State.
On the second day of the balloting
Dr. H. H. Carlton, a delegate from
the county of Clark, presented to the
convention the following list of names
of distinguished gentleman in the
state, py-T one of whom you will
reoognije at sight of bis name, to be a
man ol the highest character an- in
every way fit for the officer of Gov.,
emor:
Gcu Lawton, T M Norwood, J C
C Black, M H Blsndford, M J Craw
ford, Cliff Anderson, James Jackson,
Geo Hillyer, H D McDaniel, A T
Mclnyre, M A Candler, John { Sail,
T G Lawson, A h Stephens, J Q
Blount, (Jen Jackson, J B Camming,
J M Smith, P VV Alexander, A O
Baoou, H G rume*-, Aug Reese, G T
Barnes, W H Dabney, W M Ham*
YooNt-change their votes to h\m. Tlie
ballot resulted ih only votes actu
ally cast for Judge l*awson.
On Monday Mr. Imboden, a dele
gate from Lumpkin and a supporter
of Col. Lester, made the proposition
to the majority that they might name
any suitable man in the State of
Georgia and the minority would ac
cept him unanimously.
Again on Saturday a proposition
was made by t he minority to raise a
conference committee, in which there
should be a majority of the friends of
Governor Colquitt, for the purpose of
agreeing uj>on a name to be presented
to the convention. This proposition
also was met by laughter aud cries ot
“ballot!” On Monday aud on Tues
day this proposition was reueate lly
renewed and every effort made to in
duce the majority to consent to a
nomination of some one else than ei
ther of the candidates before *lie con
vention.
All lh. se efforts were met by a res
olution offered in the convention,
Tuesday morning, by the //mnrable
Patrick Walsh, which was as follows:
“Therefore be it resolved, That this
convention recommend to the people
of Georgia Gen. A. II. Colquitt as
the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Georgia at the ensuing elec
tion, provided that this resolution
does n*’t go into effect until three
ballots shall have been taken under
the two Thirds rule and it is demon
strated that no nomination can be
effected thereby.’’
Upon this resolution the majority
called the previous question, thus pre
venting all discussion, and it was
adopted against the protest of the
minority by a strictly majority vote,
excepting the votes of Colquitt dele
gates from two or three counties who
were unwilling for the convention to
adjourn without <• nomination.
That resolution of recommendation
was adopted on Tuesday afternoon.
On Wednesday morning tlie elector
and State officers were nominated,
and the work of the convention, ex
cept the nomination of a candidate for
Governor, was finished. The majori
ty instead of adjourning nine die, took
a recess until 3 p. M. Their object
was a caucus secret, and was un
known by even some of the Colquitt
delegates. The minority supposed
and hoped their purpose was to res
cind the resolution of recommendation
and to resume the ballot for Govern
or; but. after the adoption of the usual
complimentary resolutions, a Colquitt
delegate moved an adjournment sine
die, which the minority opposed and
demanded a call of the counties on
the vote. Every delegate of the
minority voted ngninst adjournment
and all the Colquitt delegates v ted
for it except about ten. After the
vote on adjournment was taken and
1 efore the chair announced the result
the delegates from JTiirris county
changed their lour votes to Gov. Col
quitt, which added to the last ballot
for Governor taken the day before,
gave Gov. Colquitt 223 18-30 votes.
These tacts are stated that yon may
understand under what * pre-sure
that number of votts were
obtained The object of the recess till
3 pm. was not to give the convention
an opportunity to ballot again for
Governor, but it was as we aft r-
wards beard, to have time to learn if
the minority were intimidated by the
prospect of adjournment without a
nomination for Governor, aud with the
hope that they would cravenly surren
der to the one-man power tytanny,
which from first to last, subjugated
that convention.
We have thus laid before you in
detail the actions of the Colquitt dele
gates aud the various offers ot the
minority fora compromise, and to
presorvo harmony and the organiza
tion of the D* mocratio party, that
you may judge who arc to Mam* for
the schism produced by the failure to
lUfikjg. a. : nomination for Govsrn-ir.
We, speaking for the minority, were
not sent to the convention as the tools
or slaves of any man. We cam -* as
representatives to nominate candi
dates for the united suffrage .of the
demooracy, and not to disorganize
and divide the party, because* our
claim or prefereneu was not nomina
ted. We belong to no man. We
set no man above his party. We
hold the unity of our party and the
peace and prosperity of our St *.te
dearer, to us than the gratification'of
the ambition or greed for office of any
one man, oreliquc, or eyndicate. We
loath and detest one man-power l
We would not then, and we will not
now, submit to it. When we were
pot npon notice that the Colquitt
delegates came “to nominate C >1 -
quilt or nobody," we accepted the
d> fiant declaration and inflexibly re
solved, to a man, that we would nev
er consent to his nomination. To
have done otherwise would have been
degradation and a surrender o your
rights. Goy. Colquitt is your ser
vant, not yonr mister. You made
him, and yon have the right to . un
make him. That deflation was t<*
you, a 4 the convention was only the
people ofGoorgia assembled by. rep
resentation. And had yon Iteen uni
tedly assembled, evon though you
might have come together unanimous
Iy in favor of Gov, Colquitt, we. mis-
t ike yoar manhood and patriotism
and Rid(-r.*srect. if .you wpu)d not
have met such a demand by a unani
mous and indignant rebuke It it be
said that Gov. Colquitt was not re-
s|M>nsib]e for that declaration, we re
ply that Mr. Walsh was a recoguized
leader of the Colquitt delegates;
that the declaration was known by
Gov. Colquitt, and he never author
ized any one to deny it in the con
vention; that. his course during the
convention corroborated the state
ment of Mr. Walsh, and clearly
proved tliat he was resolved that no
other man in Georgia should be
nominated except himself. This is
proved by tlie fact that he attended
the caucus of his de’egatcs on Satur
day night, and made a pathetic ap
peal to them never to desert him and
by the fact that the Augusta Chroni*
cle, Mr. Walsh’s paper, announced
on Sunday morning following that
caucus that no nomination for Gover
nor would he made; and by the far*-
ther fact known to you all, that when
Gov. Colquitt and his delegates be
came convinced that his nomination
by a two-thirds vole was impossible,
they determined to pass the resolution
of recommendation, and he agreed to
go before you as a candidate on that
certificate alone. Besides this proof
we present the further facts that Gov.
Colquitt had a brother on the floor
though not a member of the conven
tion, every hour of its sitting, closelyn
observing and actively at work, and
that an advisory caucus was held in
the executive offic° during each sit
ting, and after each adjournment.
In view of these facts wc submit
tho grqvc question of the responsibil
ity of a failure to noirfmate a candi
date for governor, to your decision.
The Colquitt delegates proposed the
two-thirds rule and the convention
adopted it Mr. Walsh, on the first
day of the convention offered a resc.
lution de'ciaring it to bo the sense of
the convention that the majority rnle
should be iidnpted by all future guh
ernatorial conventions.. • On a call of
the counties, whioh is virtually a vote
by ayes and noes, the convention re
fused to endorse the majority rule.
Thus the convention declared the
two-thirds rule to be the law of that
body and that it ought to be the law
of that body and that it ought to be
tho law of all future gubernatorial
conventions. The law of the convcn
ti»n,therefore, was that no man could
go to tlie people as its nominee ud
’ess and until he should obtain two-
thirds ot the votes cast Tiint vole
Gov. Colquitt nev°r got. He is,
therefore, not the nominee of the
Democratic party, but is a self-op
pointed candidate with the endotse-
inent of the Colquitt delegates. Those
delegates insist that as he is almost
a nominee, therefore he is a nominee.
They say lie hail a large majority in
tlie convention. That is true: but
they enacted the law that no man
should go out of the convention and
tell you he is a nominee unless they
gave him a two-thirds vote. That
law was not repealed; and when the
Colquitt- delegates aud Gov. Colqui’.t
claim for him the right to your sup
port as a nominee, they and he are
doing so in defiance of the law of
their own making. For, while he had
a personal following of a now rival
majority, he had a minority and re-,
ceived a minority vote under the law
which required a two-thirds vote as
a majority. Gov. Colquitt, therefore,
conies before you not as the nominee
of your delegates, but as a candidate
reccomracnded by a number ot the
citizens of Georgia.
After the adjournment ot the con •
veniion. the delegates who constituted
the majority, remained in the Repre
sentative hall, to consider what course
should he taken to give you the op-
portuuily to have a choice of men tor
the high office of .Governor. With
Governor Colquitt alone in the field,
yon could not do otherwise than
tamely aubmit to what we leel to be a
great wrong. We had agreed in the
convention to give you a nominee, a9
a candidate for whom a united De
mocracy conld vote. We were will
ing ami anxious to present to yon any
one of over a hundred good nnd true
men in Georgia. Gov. Colquitt held
bis delegates with ar iron hand for
six days amf would not consent tor
you lo have any other man in Geor
gia but himself. Crushed under his
grasp the convention broke up, and
unless another candidate were pre
sented, you would have lieen left with
no right to choo«e. We believed it
to he our duty to you to give yon the
opportunity to express your choice
between Gov. Colquitt and some oth
er man. As yonr representatives h id
failed to make a choice ont of so large
a number of able ami honorable men
in the State, it is yon - right to exer
cise the power which you delegated
to them, and which tin v refused to
exercise for you. We, therefore,deter
mined to consult with citizens from
different sections of the State in order
to decide first, whether you desired
another candidate, and secondly, who
would probahly be yonr preference for
Governor. We soon Inard an almost
universal demand for a Democratic
candidate' to opjiose Gov. Colquitt,
and we decided in a large meeting of
uitizens of the State, including many
of the minority in the late convention,
in the Representive hall,that the peo
ple for the good ot the Stale and in
assertion of the manhood of the Dem
ocratic party which jtersonalism had
ruled and had rua-tcred in the con
vention. should have another candi
date. Wfi say tor the good of the
State,because the 6oandaU which have
grown out of tho very poculiar ad
ministration of aflhirs of Stale in Geor
gia, during the last three years, <*11
a'oud for.aotion and) redress The in-
oompotency of the administration does
not admit of a doubt! The division
of opinion is not tloue on the inoom
petenov of the present admiuisi ration
but refutes to still graver maUere,and
when criticism on the administration
made, by a large portion of the Demo
cratic .party is as severe as was made
on Bullock’s ndm'nistraiion, it is time
for Demooracy Mo move for reform
and purification. What the acts of
ti e present Executiva aro that have
provoked such grave charges, are fa
miliar to you, aa they have been pub
lished in the press of tha Slate and
undergone review,.anil discussion utr
til tlie opposition to an Executive al
most unanimously elected, in 1876
will, we believe, work his defeat in the
coming election.
In order therefore, • that ' the faots
herein set forth, may bo prJperiy
represented (o tbf> people of Georgia
nnd thavtlie voters and tax payers of
the State may have an opportunity to
pass judgment upon the ad in inixt ra
tion ot Gov, Co'quitt, it is * deemed
proper and necessary that« onndMate
.hie brought forward who' will reflect,
not only the wishes of onr eenstito-
ents, but of a large number of the
people trholitve thus far ‘ajten no
part in the present contest. Upon
thi* point of selecting a suitable can*
didate, we have happi y found but
little difficulty. The occasion i sell
indicates the proper person to be pre
sented to the |ieople fc.r their suf
frages ; bnt if we nnd be**n in. dqubt,
the manifestations of public opinion jn
all parts of the State would have dis
pelled that doubt. JThe people in.the
cities and towns, and along the lines
of rail n ays, as well its in the country
where they eould l*e ranched, have
not been content with a -ingle expres
sion of their p 'eference. but they have
resorted to the rails and the telegraph
to swell the popular voice.
Yielding, then, to the'unudstakable
voice of the people of Georgia, and in
obedience to its mandate, we here
with present the name of that spotless
patriot aud gifted statesman, the
HON. THOMAS M. NORWOOD, OF CHAT
HAM.
Whilst we found no difficulty in
making a suitable choice of a candi
date, it is but just to say that it was
only after repeated calls and earnest
appeals that Mr. Norwood gave his
reluctant consent to enter the contest
as the standard bearer in the cause of
reform and good government. He
had no thought or desire to occupy
the position of a candidate, and it was
only Bt the last moment that ho con-
aented to sacrifice his personal feelings
and business interests, and t-i take
the position to which his fellow citi
zens have called him.
Should the call now made be rati
fied by the people at the polls,- we
feel -ure that they will never find it
necessary ti “investigate” Mr. Nor>
wood’s official conduct at every turn,
nor to aubmit to snch painful scan
dals as those at which they now hide
their faces ; nor will he, at the close
of his administration, come before the
country and ask for a i-enomination in
order to “vindicate” himselt against
the criticisms of his friends and sup
porters who shall have elevated him
to the high and responsible position of
Chief Magistrate of the State.
Josiah L Warren, Chatham; R F
Lyon, Bibb ; H H Carlton, Clark ;
P W Alexander, Cobh; D B Harrell,
Webster; F G Wilkins, Mnscogee;
J W Staten, Echols; F M Imboden,
Lumpkin ; II T Hollis, Marion ; Geo
M McDowell, Pike; Walter R Brown,
Fulton.
A Leader Worthy of the Cause.
Hon. Thomas M. Norwood—
Atlanta. Dear Sir: As the repre
sentatives of the large and patriotic
minority of the late Democratic con
vention which assembled in this city
on the 4lh inst., and in obedience,
aa we believe, to the wishes of a ma
jority of the people of Georgia, it
becomes our pleasant duty to inform
you that yon have bee i
selected as their candidate
for the office of governor at the ap
which should niftrk their footsteps ill
private li.e sh, uld gn-ird their con
duct in public' life, ff successful in
this alone my reward will be full.
, In qpiiclu.ion it is proper that I
should sin' e the policy I shall adopt
should the pe**pie of the State call me
to discharge the duties ol Governor.
As education is the source and -up-
port of good government, and as no
|>eople can bo truly great aud (ree
who are ignorant, I should favor a
liberal provision lor the education of
the children of both races.
I shall oppose the sale <>f the Wes
tern and Atlantic railroad, ns well as
any attempt that might be made by
any |iersona or corporations within or
beyond the State to get such control
of it as would enable them to use it
to the detriment of the citizens or the
corporations of this Plate.
I shall endeavor in all official action
to foster the kindest relations between
the white and colored races.
I shall advise such legislation ns will
impartially protect the just results of
capital and labor.
In the matter of transportation I
shall seek to establish the equitable
mean which imposes no unjust bur
dens on the shipper nnd secures to the
carrier a fair and reasonable return on
tho capital invested in his road or oth
er means of transportation. -
I shall endeavor in every way to
prevent the repetition of the cruelties
growing out of the convict system of
the State, which in 1878 and 1879
were brought to light and caused a
thrill of horror, in every humane
breast in the State. Any system
which works such cruelty and mor
tality must be radically wrong and
should Vie corrected/ *
Thanking you, gentlemen, for the
confidence in me implied by your re
quest, I remain, very truly, your fel
low citizen. T. M. Norwood.
Lively Newspaper Items.
Some supposed friends ol a news
paper have peculiar ideas as to what
kind of items a paper really requires.
Not long since a gentbman came into
the Galveston News sanctum and
said: “Look here! you miss a heap
of live items. I’m on the streets all
day; I’ll come up every once in a
while and post you.”
“All right; fetch on your items;
but remember, we want news.”
Next day he came up, beaming all
over. “ I’ve got a live item for you.
You know that infernal bow-leggeu
gorilla of a brother-in-law of mine,
who was in business here with me?”
“I believe I remember such a per-
sotT,” sa d the editor, wearily.
“ Well, I’ve just g»t news from
Nebraska, whe:e he is living, that he
is going to run for the Legislature.
Now, juit give him a blast. Lift him
out ot bis boots. Don’t spare him on
ntv account.”
^ Next day he came up again. “ My
proaching election, and to request I little item was crowded out. I brought
that you allow them the use of your you some news,” and he hands in an
name for that higli and responsible item about bis cat as follows:
posit on. j “A Remarkable Animal.—Thelam-
We are aware that you do not de- j ity cat of our worthy and distinguish-
sire and have not sought the nomi- ed fellow-townsman. Smith, who
nation, yet we trust you will yield" to
the general wish, and permit your
name to be presented to tlie ;)cople
of yonr native State for the highest
office within their gift
Meanwhile we remain, dear sir,
Yours, very truly,
Josiah L Warren, Chatham; R
F Lyon, Bibb; H H Carlton,
Clark ; P W Alexander, Cobb; D B
Barrel 1 , Webster; F G Wilkins,
Muscogee; J W Staten, Echols; F
M Imbodcm Lumpkin ; H T Hollis,
Mariou ; Geo M McDowell, Pike ;
Walter R Brown, Fulton.
Atlanta, Aug. 13, 1880.
Messrs. Josiah L Warren, R F Ly
on, H II Carlton, P W Alexander,
D B Harrell, F G Wilkins, J W
Staten, F M Imboden, II T Hollis,
Geo M McDowell, Walter R. Brown :
Yonr communication inviting me to
be a candidate before the people of
Georgia for the office of Governor, is
this day received.
As a delegate to the late Guberna
torial convention I earnestly desired
and imped up to the last hour of its
session, that a nomination for Gov
ernor wouldjbe made.which would har
monize the Colquitt anti-Colquitt
wings of the Democratic party. But
the hope proved illusive, and the |>eo-
ple of Georgia arc now left without a
nominee for that high office.
My des*re. as you know, was t\> is
sue a call tor another convention
which could silence all dissension, lint
I was met by two objections First, the
want of authority, as the Democratic
State Executive Committee was the
constituted authority to call the peo
ple together, and, second, the want of
time for concert of action in all the
counties. Your decision, finally, was
to act and request some Democrat to
consent to be a candidate, in opposi
tion to Governor Colquitt and leave
the questions of another convention
and of a choice between the two can
didates to the people. No man in the
StiUo regrets more than I do the po
sition in which the people of this State
are placed by the refusal of the ma
jority in the "late convention to nomi
nate a man about whom there would
have been no division or discord. But
the lamentable fact is before us, a*:d
the Democratic party must either
meet in convention and heal the
breach by nominating a man who
would silence the discord in its ranks,
or the people must accept a candidate,
by whose acts in his official capacity,
and during tho late canvass and the
late convention, the division in the
party has been caused.
In reply to your request I will say,
that haa I not been a delegate in the
late convention, and had I not taken
so active a part in maintaining what <wo ° l
I conceive to be the rights of the peo
ple; "their right to vote for whom
they please ; their right to freedom of
speech; their right to rule them
selves and to choose their vuler tvom
the whole State J their right to judge
ol the fitu'-ss or unfitness of a candi
date, and to carry out their convic
tions <f duty; I should, from oousid ■
crations of great personal moment,
decline to ho a candidate. But it is
urged that the logical sequence is ter
me to oontinuo to laboi in a good
cause, and prosecute it to corapli tion.
I consider the cause worthy of the
ambition and ' patriotism of an)
Georgian. The issues involved in
this contest are of great moment tc
the State,"and to every citizen of it.
Their effects will reach beyond and
affect for good or evil, the lives o.
men in the Slate now in the vigor ol
youth. Is assuming this candidacy
I have no motive, or purpose, or am
Un ion beyt od gory ing my Stat e and
endeavoring' to instil into th*
minds oftl o young men of mv St-it.
who grill .soon wear tlie robes of of
fice ■ the important truth that ti><
same eircumspeolicn and avoidance
even “of (he appearance of evil” u*y as-dArtm
keeps the boss grocery store of Ward
No. 13 (beer always on tap), yester
day became the mothe" of five singu
larly marked kittens This is not. the
first time this unheard of event has
taken place. We understand that
Mr. Smith is being favorably spoken
of as a ctndiilate for alderman.”
The editor groans in bis spirit as he
lights a cigar with the effort. It is
not long before he hears that Smith is
going around saying that be has made
the paper what it is, but it is not in
dependent enough for a place like
Gaiveeton.
Many readers will say this sketch
is overdrawn, hot thousands of editors
ail over the country will lift up their
right hands to testify that they are
personally acquainted with the gnilty
party.
Miss Jennie McMurray, of La-
Grange, has be -n elected principal of
the musical and art departments of
the West Point schools.
Hon John I Hall, of Griffin, hav
ing been placed on the electoral tick
et, will not be a candidate for the
State Senate.
James Nosewortay, boss of the
card room of the Columbus factory,
was stabbed and killed in an alterca
tion with John T Atkins, one of the
hands, the night of the 12th inst The
killing seems to have been wholly in
excusable.
New Advertisements.
T. S. MELL,
OfficeCorner Broail and Jackson Streets,
Atuuns. Georgia. aagl7*\»2m
Administrator's Sale.
P UBSUA.NT to an order of the Court of Or
dinary of Clark oouuty. will he sold t»eforu
tne court-nouse door of i*aid coauty, on tin- first
Tuesday in October next, during the ie£»l hours
of sale, eleven shares of the ca]*i'Al mock of the
new High Shoals Msnu sveinring Company, \o
be sold as tlie property of Louise A. Welch,
dccei8jd ? for the purpose ot paying debt* of
estate of deceased and division among her
heirs. Terms cash-
KICHAKD R. SA.ULTER. Adra’r.
Aug. 13,1880. augl7-w4t
Notice.
I N PURSUANCE of a request of the Gntud
Jury of Clark county, Georgia, at the May
Perm, 1880, of tho Su|>enor Court of naid coun
ty, contained in tho prebcutmente of *aid jury,
notice ia hereby given of the intention 01 the
undoreiffncd to apply to the General Assembly
of the State of Georgia, at its next session, be
ginning on the first Wednesday in November,
1883, to have a bill passed, of which the follow
ing is tlie title, to-wit:
An act to repeal tn act emit led “un act to
provide for tlie compensation of sht-rilT* for
summoning of grand ai d petit juron* iu tho
couutv of Dougherty, and to levy a t»x for the
same,** approved November 22d, 18.^9, so far as
the same extends o or applies to the county of
Clark. AbA M JACKSON,
aug\7-wlt Ordinary ot Clark County, Ga.
Wanted,
Everybody to bu; tbeirj
Summer ; Shoes
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low crow esoas
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