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The Advertiser.
D. B. FREEMAN, Editor.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1880
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
For President,
Cffiff. W. S. HAKCOCK,
OF PENNSYLVANIA..
For Vice Prosldmt,
HON. W. H. ENGLISH,
OF INDIANA.
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR,
ALFRED H. COLQUITT.
FOE SECRETARY OF STATE,
N. C. BARNETT, of Baldwin.
FOR COMPTROLLER-CNNERAJ,,
WM. A. WRIGHT, of Richmond
FOR TREASURER,
D. N. SPEE3, of Troup.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
CLIFFORD ANDERSON, *f Bibb.
“ The right of trial by jury, the
habeas corpus, the liberty of the press,
the liberty of speech, the natural
rights of persons, and the rights of
property, must be preserved.—Gen.
Hancock, Nov., 18G7. *
The Democrats in the ninth dis
trict have nominated for Congress
Hon. Hiram P. Oe!l, who will op
pose Emory Speer, who ie a cand
date for re-election. The tussle will
be a lively one.
The Republicans of this State will
meet in convention in Atlanta on
the 7th of September, to consider
th£ nomination of a State ticket and
to select electors in each Congression
al district, the electors for the State
at large having already been selected.
Db. Tanner, the man who pun
ished his stomach by refusing to take
food for forty days, is slow'y gaining
his normal condition nnder good
treatment and a generous diet of
beef-steak, boiled eggs, pale ale, stew
ed potatoes, and milk, with a liberal
supply of watermelon.
TEXAfr-Has 226 counties covering
an area ef 274,000 square miles. In
1870 it had a population of 8'8.5G9.
Returns of the present census indi"
cate that it has nearly doubled in
inhabitants in ten years. Instead o f
six members of Congress it will
hereafter be entitled to eightor nine.
An able cotemporary says the
young Democrats of Georgia are
aroused, and will put iu some solid
work in the campaign. Quite right,
but the young Democracy a3 a whole,
is not ready to lend aid any too cheer
fully to any move which can accom
plish no greater end than the disin
tegration of the party. Mark that.
The Gubernatorial Situation.
The failure of the State Demo-
>cratie convention to nominate a can
didate for Governor has resulted in
bringing on a slate of affairs to be
d plaited by every true member of
the parly. ' ,
Every connly in Ihe Slate, we be
lieve, was represented, and these del
egates were sent up to name a stan
dard-bearer for the party, and not to
wrangle fur more than a week in
senseless obsiinacy and then upon
dispersing without a nomination,
leave the party’s affairs in a state
of chaos.
The trouble comes, it seems, from
the developing of what is termed
Colquitt and anti-Colquitt factions.
The former is composed of those of
the party who have confidence in
the Governor—in bis integrity, hon
esty and capability to govern the
State, and believe that his adminis
tration has been one highly benefi
cial to the State and worthy of being
sustained. The other faction is com
posed of those who beiieve his ad
ministration has been a failure in
many respects, and that a change
is desirable. Many of those who
compose this latter faction have not
hesitated to assail the Governor and
his administration in the severest
terms. The Governor, who claimed
that he was innocent of the charges
so freely used against him and his
administration, defended himself by
makinsr speeches in some portions of
the State. For this he was accused
of seeking the nomination, when at
the same time i^wag known that
those who opposed him were circula
ting pamphlets containing these
charges and urging the claims of
other aspirants for the nomination
The counties held their primaries
and selected delegates to the conven
tion, and out of the 341 delegates
composing the convention, when it
met there 209$ voted for Colquitt on
the first ballot, 38 mere than a ma
jority, and lacking only 25 of two-
thirds.
The Colquitt delegates, in order
that there should be no cry of un
fairness and at the request of the
Governor, agreed, contrary to prece
dent, to favor the two-thirds rule.
After the convention met the sup
porters of the four other candidates,
the foremost of whom had only 58$
votes, combined into an anti-Col
quitt force, and though they could
nominate neither one of the other
candidates,- they were determined,
seeing they had it in their power un
rler the two-thirds rule which had
been adopted, to prevent the nomina
tion of Governor Colquitt. The
balloting proceeded from day to day
with no change looking toward a
nomination until the Colquitt dele
gates, seeing it was useless to con
sume further time, decided to re
commend him by a majority vote as
the choice of the people of Georgia,
and adjourn.
The Democrats of Georgia sent
delegates to the convention to delih—
General Sherman positively de
clines to furnish for publication cop
ies of the letters written by him in
December, 1S7G, to which the letter
of Geneial Hancock, recently pub
lished, was a reply. Nj doubt he
thiuks it will shed too much light
on matters as they stood then to be
particularly desirable at the present
stage of the game.
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“I tell you, gentlemen, that if his
life and strength are spared, I beiieve
that General Hancock is destined to
be one of the most distinguished men
of the age. Why, when I go down
in the morning to open my mail—
and I arise at 4 o'clock —I declare that
I do so in fear and trembling lest I
may hear that Hancock has been kill
ed or wounded.”—Abranam Lincoln.
The Democratic State convention
of Tennessee, like our convention in
Georgia, had difficulties which re
sulted in a minority b.olt. The
straight-out debt-paving Democrats,
being largely in the majority, nomi
nated John V. Wright for Governor,
who represents that policy. The re-
pndiationigt Democrats left the con
vention, held a meeting of their own
and nominated one of their way of
thinking for Governor,
Washington Post : There is a
lamentable lack of harmony iu the
Democratic ranks in Georgia and
Tennessee, but the questions at issue
are of a local character, and will not
affect the result of the National elec
tion. It isn’t of much use far out
siders to proffer advice to these bellig
erent brethren. The/ feel compe
tent to eettle their own difficulties
and all the factions promise harmo
nious and earnest support of Han
cock and English.
We knew ii was coming. New
York is not New York without its
periodical craze of some sort. The
thing it is about to inaugurate now
is a fasting match. A big prize is
to be offered to the contestant who
shall hold out the longest without
food. Five persons have consented
to enter the contest. Visitors will
be treated to an inspiriting sight—
five hungry, emaciated, cadaverous
looking creatures denying themselves
the solid, life-sustaining comfort for
mere sake of notoriety and the chance
for a prize. Music by the band.
erate and name a stands.
They had spoken out in .
muries and a majority ortl
tit's said they wanted Colquitt^ndby
such ection said they didn’t believe
the charged set afloat against him.
When there came a deadlock, to ac
complish whut the people had seat
them (here to do, who should have
yielded ? The 58$ voles favoring
one man, the still smaller number
favoring another, or the 209§ favor
ing another? Does it strike the
people that the 209§ should have
yielded ?
Tb'i minority, with patriotism and
love of the State, as they claim, have
met, deliberated, and alter repeated
solicitations, have found a man
who at their request will be a candi
date against Governor Colquitt. This
man is ex-Senator Norwood. The
issues and the candidates are before
the people and every Democrat
should consider them well before
casting his vote.
The following telegrams passed
Ivitween a self appointed committee
of gentlemen from the minority in
the late convention and Dr. Wm. H.
Felton :
Atlanta, Ga., August 10th, 1880.
— Hon. W. H. Felton: Probabledis-
rupt'on and recommendation of Col
quitt by bis followers.
Will you make the race against
him, assured of strong support. An
swer.
II. H. Carlton,
J. L. Warren,
\W Garrard,
Cartersville, Ga., August 10th,
1880.—II. H^WHfbn and others :
My friends want me to continue the
race for Congress. So I must decline
the race for Governor.
W. II. Felton.
Dr. Feitor. is not possessed with
too little shrewdness not to know on
which side of his hoe-cake oleomar-
gerine is spread.
The Last Days of the Convention.
Our brief account of the doings of
the State Gubernatorial convention
in our last issue closed with a notice
of the proceeding of Tuesday
On Wednesday the convention met
and having already failed to make a
nomination for Governor, proceeded
-t once to the nomination of other
State officers. Hon. N. C. Barnett,
for Secretary of State, and Hon.
Wm. A. Wright for Comptroller'
C-eueral were renominated by accla
mation.
For the office of Attorney Gener
al the names of candidates first offer
ed were lion. R. N. Ely, present in
cumbent, Judge J. W. H. Under
wood and Col. J. T. Glenn. A bal
lot being ordered resulted: Eley,
182 5-6, Underwood, 109 1-0, and
Gler.n 52 none of the candidates get
ting the necessary two thirds vote.
The name of J. S. Boynton was then
offered, and a bollot taken on which
he received a vote of 24, each of the
other candidate losing. There being
no nomination a ballot was again
ordered, and*the name of Col. Clifford
Anderson was offered. On the fourth
ballot Col. Anderson received 234$
votes, being the necessary two thirds
vote, and was declared the nominee.
Hon. D. N. Speer was nominated
tor Treasurer by acclamation.
A motion was made to adjourn,
and as the call of the counties on the
motion proceeded, when Harris was
reached a delegate rose and said as be
didn’t want the convention to ad
journ without a nomination, he
changed the four votes of his coun
ty from Hardeman to Colquitt. Al
though the votes of Talbot could
not change the result, it raised the
total recorded vote of Gov. Colquitt
to 224$ votes, only 8$ short of a
nomination.
The motion to adjourn being
announced carried, the convention
adjourned sine die.
After the regular convention had
adjonrned the minority remained in
the hall and organized.
A committee appointed to prepare
business offered the following report,
which was adopted:
1. That in the opinion of this
.meeting of our delegates, the action
of the majority of the convention in
recommending Alfred H. Colquitt as
candidate for Governor, without his
nomination under the rules of tne
convention, is not binding on the
people of Georgia, as the action of
the majority of the delegates in con
vention is revelutionary a- d disor
ganized.
2. That it is the sense of this
meeting that the people of the State
should have a candidate for Gover
nor who shall represent the princi
ples advocated and maintained by
the minority in the late convention.
3. That a committee of one from
each congressional district and two
from the State at large be appointed
for the purpose of taking suitable
action for|carryir.g the foregoing reso
lution into effect, and that the result
of their labors be published without
delay.
A good many bitter speeches were
made and the meeting adjourned,
leaving the committee appointed to
prepare an address to the people and
hunt up a candidate who would
mak^tlie race against Governor Col
quitt as a representative of the mi
nority.
The address has been publised, but
too lengthy for these columns.
Ex-Senator Norwood has consented
to make the race in behalf of the
minority, and his letter accepting the
proffered candidacy is to be found
elsewhere in this issue.
naught ? The question well may be
asked, “ Whence it 1 we drifting?”
We are ceriainly standing on a p"-
iitical volcano, and so far as party al
fiances are concerned may see acorn
plete disrnption any day, especially
it the factions have any considerable
following among the masses, wbici
we trust they have not. Far better
that all differences be buried out ot
every railroad company should have
an equal right to pass upon terms of
per.ect equality. To carry out this
object, it will be very imp .r an' tim:
tiie State sin uld retain at all times
the control of this great lugli .»y iu
her own hands I ’-m ilieref -re op
posed iO' the sale of he Western
and Atlantic, railroad, and ehoulJ
uot hesitate to withhold my sign.t-
W. 1. PHILLIPS & CO.
sight and the would-be leaders of the ture as the Executive ot G orga
factions with (hern, than that party J from any act providing for the sale
lines should be in the least tampered ! of the road, or of any disposition of
with at present. 1 it that puts it teyond the power of
j the State to keep it open alike to the
Gov. Colquitt’s Letter of Acceptance. use of ali corporations and all citi-
Senators Wade Hampton and
Z. B. Vance spoke at a Democratic
ratification in Staunton,Va.,on Mon-
'day, and we are told by the corres
pondent of the Richmond Dispatch
that “constant roars of applause were
kept np, except when the pathetic
appeals of the Senators from the
Carol in as to Virginians not to force
the hated Republican rule again upon
the South brought a soleman hush
upon the vast assembly, and some
tears to the eyes of many.”
Hon. Hiram Warner has resign
ed his position as Chief Justice.
The State Executive Committee.
The following is the State Democra
tic executive committee appointed by
Colonel L N Trammell in the late
convention :
State at large—Willis A Hawkins,
of Sumter; 1 E Shumate, of Whit
field ; R J Moses, of Muscogee; Wm
Phillips, of Cobb.
First district—J J Jones, of
Burke; It W Grubb; of McIntosh.
Sec nd district—Richard Hobbs*
of Dougherty; W A Harris, of
Worth.
Third district—John A C.'bb, of
Sumter; Geo P Woods, of Pulaski.
Fourth district—A D Abrahams,
of Troup; T M Willis, of Talbot.
Fifth district—W T/Newman, of
Fulton; J H Mitchell, of Pike.
Sixth district—John L Wimberly,
of Twiggs; John L Hardeman, of
Bibb.
Seventh district—Athur H Gray,
of Catoosa; Newton J Tumlin, of
Polk.
Eight district—Wilberforce Daniel,
of Richmond; Miles W Lewis, of
Green.
Ninth distri 4—C J WVlborn, of
Union: Tyler M Peeples, of Gwinnett
Make the Most of It.
[Quitman Reporter.]
Caesar hail his Brutus, Charles the
First his Cromwell. But if what
we say about the present political
situ tion is treason, then make the
most of it. We say Georgia Democ
racy has acted most disgraceful, and
in consequence is on the verge of ru
in by its own weight o! iniquity.—
The outcroppings of the gubernato
rial convention will prove the lucra
tive spawn of a fungi independent
move, we fear, that will he sickening
to behold. The hypothetical syllo
gism that minorities are to control
majorities, or break np the party, is
in direct conflict with Democratic
usage, is contrary to its principles, is
contrary to the form of our govern
ment, in which our great boast has 1
always been, that the supreme power
is safely lodged in the hands of a
majority of the people. Now, is it
possible that we have men in Geor
gia who claim to be Democrats and
yet are willing and ready to follow
theexamplesetby the usurper Hayes?
Steal the rights of the people away _
from them and set majority rule at j way over which every person and
Atlanta, Ga., August 12.1880.—
Messrs Phillip L. Cohen, Randolph
Ridgeley, R. Jones, Willis A. Haw
kins, F. M. Longley, George M. No
lan, Samuel Hall, Davie Bukofzer,
Tyler M. Peeples, Committee—Gen
tlemen : I have the honoi to ac
knowledge the receipt of your letter,
notifying me that the State Demo
cratic convention of Georgia has se
lected me by a large majority as the
Democratic candidate for Governor
in the coming State election, and I
hereby signify my acceptance of the
trust For the kind terms in which
you have couched your letter, I beg
to assure you of my appreciation.
Entering upon the duties of the
executive office nearly four years ago
in a period of general depression, I
was conscious of the unusual burden
that I assumed, and I brought to the
discharge of duty an earnest desire
that my administration might bring
material result of henefit to the peo
ple of otir beloved State. In every
act I have performed as a public ser
vant since I have filled the post I
occupy, the interest and the honor of
Georgia have been my inspiration,
and not to the extent of “one poor
scruple” have I betrayed or slept over
my trust.
It has been gratifying to me to see
a steady improvement in individual
welfare and in every phase of th
public condition, and I am not in
sensible to the compliment conveyed
in your letter that you accord to me
credit for these results to the full ex
tent that an executive may properly
claim in our scheme of public poli
ty. Among the valuable results
wrought in these years are, an eleva
ted State credit, a diminished public
debt, a decreased rate of taxation, en
larged sources of income, exaltation
of the State’s dignity abroad, and an
abatement of sectional strife through
Georgia’s influence. To these may
be added kindlier relations between
the white and colored races, due to a
liberal spirit in the encouragement ol
popular education and equal justice
in the protection of all races in every
right of citizensh'p to the fullest ex.
tent of executive authority.
I consider it the duty ot all the pa
triotic people belonging to either race
to encourage cordiality and kindness
between the races. It is especial'y
the duty of the white race having the
advantage which they now possess in
education and in the possession of
property, to see that full and impar
tial justice is d me to the colored race
by every department of the govern
ment.
I will say further that the State
government should do all that can
reasonably be eone to promote popu
lar education, and that each race
should participate iquallv ar.d fairly
in the distribution of all public
moneys raised for that purpose, in
proportion to the number of children
belonging to each, within the ages
which entitle them io the benefits of
education at public expense, as pro
vided by law.
I may mention as an evidence of
increased prosperity that if the re
turns from the one huudred counties
heard from byihe Comptroller Gener
al afford a basis for judging, the
wealth of Georgia will show an
crease of fully ten millions ol dollars
this single year.
It may not he inappropriate in this
connection for me to say something
on the subject of our system of trans
portation, as it is one that very ma
terially aff els the interest of our fel
low-citizens. Much complaint hav
ing been made in reference to the
inequalities and discriminations in
our railroad system, the last general
assembly took up that question, and
after great deliberation passed the act
now upon our statute bo .k,
leading feature of which was the es
tablishment of a railroad^gommission.
It was not to be expec&Lthat the
commissioners cnnld in a short time
so adjust the whole railroad system
iu Georgia as to prevent all discrim
inations and do justice alike to all
the people and to the rBlroad com
panies. I am gratitmj&earn, how
ever that very great progress has been
made toward a satisfactory solution
of this whole question. I canliot
doubt lhat able and intelligent gen
tlemen who have the matter in charge
its commissioners, will, during the
coming year be able to harmonize
the different conflicting elements,
aud to so systemize ihe whole busi
ness of transportation by rail in the
State ns to place it upon a just and
equitable basis. I trust that both
the transportation companies and ihe
people will be content to await de
velopments for a reasonable time un
til the problem hits been fairly solved.
The people of the State have the
right to demand that their freights
be carried at the lowest figures that
will secure to the stockholders who
have invested their money in rail
road enterprise reasonable and just
dividends upon the investment *
While on this point I desire to re
mark further that I am aware that
considerable disquietude has been
manifested by our people in referenc
to our & reat State property, the Wes
tern and Atlantic railroad, growing
out of the extensive combinations
and consolidations of the railroad
interests, and the rapid changes
which have been made in the owner
ship of the different lines connecting
with our State system, aud especially
with the Western and Atlantic rail
road.
• I have looked'carefully into the
lease and to the act providing for the
lease qf the Western and Atlan'ic
railroad, and I find that all discrimi
nations against persons^or corpora
tions in this State anepositively for
bidden by that act. It will be my
purpose to see that this act is faith
fully carried out in letter aud spirit
The Western and Atlantic railroad
is a great public highway, connect
ing the transportation lines between
the coast and the West and it should
be perpetually used as an open high-
zaiis upon terms of perfect equality.
While these remarks a reprobibly
not elicited bv yi.ur communication,
they relate to subjects of public in
terest so momentous in their char
acter that I feel that I am due no
apology for having made this public
statiinent in reference to my position
and policy on these vital issues.
Feeling grateful for the continued
manifestation of the respect and con
fidence of the people of Georgia, as
showu by their indorsement in pri
mary meetings, and the action of the
Democratic convention, I take fresh
courage for the work tint is before
me, and as I feel that I have been
true to the interest of Georgia in the
past, I will not falter in the discharge
of my duty in the future. Very re
spectfully your obedient servant,
Alfred H. Colquitt.
Mr. Norwoood’s Letter of Acceptance.
Atlanta, August 13, 1880.—
Messrs. Josiah L. Warren, R. F. Ly
ons, II. H. Carlton, P. W. Alexan
der, D B. Harrell, F. G. Wilkins,
J. W. Staten, F. M. Imb.den, H T.
Hollis, George M. McDowell, Walter
R. Brown : Your cominunica ion
inviting me to he a candidate bi-fore
the people of Georgia lor the office
of Governor, is this day received.
As a delegate to the la'e guberna
torial convention, I earnestly desired
and hoped up to the last hour of its
session, that u nomination for Gov
ernor would be made, which would
harmonize the Colquitt arid anti-
Colquitt wings of the Democratic
party. But the hope proved illusive
ai d the peo,le of Georgia are now
left without a nominee for that high
office.
My desire, as yon know, was to is
sue a call for anothei conventi m
which could silence all dissension,
but I was met by two objections, first
the want of autnority, as the Demo
cratic State executive committee was
the constituted authority to call tile
people together, and, second, the
want of time for concert of action
in all of the counties. Your decis
ion, finally, was to act and request
some Democrat to consent to be a
candidate in opposition to Governor
Colquitt and leave the question of
another convention of a ch dee be
tween the two candidates to the peo-
pl .
No man in the State regrets more
than 1, the position in which the
people of this State are placed by the
relusal of the majority in the late
convention to nominate a man about
which there would have been no di
vision or discord. But the lameiua
ble fact is before us, and the Demo
cratic party must either m et in con
vention and heal the breach by n m
inating a man who would silence the
discoid in its ranks, or the people
must accept a candidai-e by whose
acts in his official capacity aud du
ring the late canvass and the late
convention, the division in the party
has been caused.
In reply to your r< quest I will say
that had I not been ad-legate in lie
late convention, and had I not taken
so active a part in maintaining what
I conceive to be the rights of the
people—their right to vote for whom
they please; their right to freedom
of speech; their right to rule them
selves and to choose their ruler from
the whole State ; their right to judge
of the fitness or unfitness of a can
didate, aud to curiy out their ecu-
victions of duty, I should, from
considerations of great personal mo
ment, decline to be a candidate.—
But it is urged that the logical se
quence is for jne to continue to la
bor in a good cause and prosecute it
to completion. I c usider the cause
worthy of the ambition and patriot
ism of any Georgian. The issues
involved in this contest are of great
moment to the S ate, and to every
citizen of it. Their eff. c s wi'l r -ach
beyond and effect for good or evil the
lives of men in the State now in the
vigor of youth. In assuming this
candidacy I have no motive or pur
pose or ambition beyond serving my
State and in endeavoring to instill
into the minds of the young men of
my State who will soon wear the
robes of office, the important truth
that the'same circumspection and
avoidance even “of the appearance
of evil” which should mark rheir
footsteps in private life. If success •
fnl in this alone my reward will he
full.
In conclusion, it is proper that I
should state the policy I shill adopt
should the people o the State call
me to discharge the duties of Gov
ernor. As education is tne source of
good govern men’, and as no people
can be truly great and free who art-
ignorant, I should favor a liberal pro
vision for the education of the child
ren of both races.
I shall oppose the sale of the Wes
tern and Atlantic railroad, as well
as any attempt that might be made
by any persons or corporations wiih-
in or beyond the State to get such
control of it as would enable -hem
to use it to tile detriment of the cit
izens or the corporations of this Suite.
I shall endeavor in all official ac
tion to foster the kindred relations
between the white and colored races.
I shall advise such legislation as
will impartially protect the just re-
sulta of capital and labor, establish
MANUFACTURERS AGE
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lactanery of All Kinds.
Sixty-fonr different makes of STEAM ENGINES and ^BOILERS
ranging from 3 to 40 horse-power—new and second-hand—all at very low
prices.
Also agents for the ALBANY and
BROWN COTTON GIN.
PACKING SCREWS, SEPARATORS, THRESHERS, CORN
MILLS AND FARMING IMPLEMENTS, in general. We had a fine
trade in this line last year, and general satisfaction was given. We are also
Dealers in General Merchandise
And have in store a well selected stock of
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS
CLOTHING AND’GROCERIES,
All of which we will sell low, either for cash or to prompt payin'* time cus
tomers. We are agente for GEO ROE A. CLARK’S
“O. 1NT- T.” TF READ,
And will sell at retail and also will job is to meicbauts at regale
prices.
10,000 Pounds of Wool Wanted
We will pay highest price for all the washed wool brought to us.
Persons cor tern plal ing the erecti in of bnildings may save money by
Calling on us for prices ol LUMBER, LATHS and SHINGLES. Come
and see us. *
apr29lf
W. M. PHILLIPS & CO.,
Cedartown, Ga.
The Gubernatorial Trouble.
COMMENTS of leading papers.
[Atlanta Constitution.]
Did the people who elected dele
gates in favor of Lester, llardem u ,
G irtrell and Warner, instruct them
o oppose Governor C "lqintt to the
xtreini y of breaking np the Demo-
crauc party ? We pnt the question
fairly. Was any delegate instructed
to deftat Colqnitt even if, in bring*-
ing about lhat result, the party
should be disorganized and demoral
ized? Did the voters of any county
in any part of the State Contemplate
delegating to a small minority of the
convention power lo confer author
ity on a Committee of nine to meet
in a room in a hotel and there antag
onize the Democratic party by nom
inating as a candidate for Governor i
a gentleman whose name had never
been heard of before the people or
liefire the Convention in connection
wiih that position? Whether Mr.
Norwood has been led by spite or
ambition, we shall not undertake to
say, hut he certainly misunderstands
and misinterprets the desires of the
people of Georgia. He is sacrificing
himself needlessly and without ex
cuse. If lie has the remotest hope
of receiving a reas mable share of the
: Democratic vote, that hope is in the
nature of a warning to his patriot
ism and a threat to the people of
Georgia; for he knows that if his
candidacy results in a division of the
Democracy serious enough to war
rant his success, a Republican victory
becomes not only possible but proh-
abe.
[Savannah News.)
A majority of the convention,
amounting almost to two thirds, has
been forced by a combined minority
to adjourn without a formal nomi
nation of a candidate for Governor,
while the minority, in a manner that
has no precvdnt iu our political histo
ry, assuming t he character of a con
vention of the people’s delegates,
proceed to organize party division
and to place a second candidate in
the field. Reduced to its last analy
sis, the result is an undisguised at
tempt on the part of the minority of
the convention to overrule the will
of the people as expressed by the ma
jority. General Jolquiti, who, after
a bitter and relentless canvass, stood
iu the convention with a plurality of
nearly four to one over his highest
opponent, and a majori'y of nearly
three to one over the combined oppo- Qr, at least most of you do. At this season you sorely feel the
8ltio!i, is called upon to retire from j c * , , ., J f
the contest in hum,l.aiio,, a.-d dis- need of someth,n S l .° brace and strengthen the system, give
grace, while his o; poiv-n s cast about tone to the nerves, vigor to the muscles, whet the appetite, im-
»ver the Suite lor some new candi- prove digestion, purify the blood and lift the whole physical mao
date who they are willing to support U p to a higher standard of health and render it less liable to at-
cannot"tllseiiss smiha p'repls.enms tacks of . raan T dangerous disorders now prevailing. If you feel
demand. Suffice it a- this time to i the need of a remedy that will meet any or all these symptoms,
say that we shall have to change our geta bottle of Bradford & Walker's Iron Tonic ($ pint for 5Q
opinion »f ihe Democracy of Geor cents) and you will not be disappointed. If it does you no good
co u'n te n a nee * and’ ‘a p- ^ «f»» d your mony, every cent of it, when you return
prove such revolutionary usurpation, ^*16 empty bottle. Manuficfured and for sale by
outrage aud injustice. BRADFORD <£ WALKER,
[Augusta Chronicle.] ^
Ineommon with allDemocrats who
are not carried away by partisan pre
judice and unholy ambi ion tor of
fice and [lower, we regret the division
in the party and wou-d ch erfuil
make any sacrifice short of princi
ple or duly to restore harmony in i s
ranks. We have done what wo could
in our sphere with our feeble voice
nd humble pen to preserve the iu- j
tegriiy of the party and to conserve j
and advanc - its best interests. But
if there must conflict we shall always ,
be upon the side of those who main j
tain that the clearly and (airly ex
pressed will of the majority most be
respected and obeyed. This is tile
political creed of the Democratic
party as enunciated by its great apos
tie, Thomas Jefferson. This is the
platform upon which Alfred H. Col
quitt stands as the candidate of the !
majurity. This is the doctrine to
which the Democratic people of Geor
gia will subscribe by their hallo s at
the election io October.
[Macon Telegraph.]
We are sure that D-inocras who
insist on bringing out an opposition
candidate will he sadly disappointed j
in the result of their under’aking, ■
whether it be a defeat of their own
man or the election of Colquitt, or
of the so called Republican ca- dt-
date. Let Democrats who think they
cannot vote for Colquitt avoid push- :
ing their antagonism toapoint which
will destroy the unity of the party.
Such an internecine contest as is
now threatened in Georgia must be
one of the most calamitous to the
State and to the national Democracy
You All Peel It!
Aimoimcement Extraordinary!
G. W. FEATHERSTOH
Has opened out his
Spring and Summer Stock,
Which embraces a fint line of new, neat and seasonable good, and will be
s -Id at prices
lower than the lowest
ire and call o f r
jan8-tt.
C. CROWLEY,
DEALER IN
Stoves and Tin-ware,
EAST SIDE Of MAIM STREET, 0PP. PHILP0T & DODDS.
Cedartown, - - ■ Georgia.
Keeps Co- sta tly in stock the LATEST and BEST brands of STOVES,
and can now supply customers with the unequaled TIMES, SOUTHERN
BAKER and IRON CITY.
K'-eps at all limes a full line of TIN-WARE, and does all kinds of
that can well be imagined. As to j Tj nner >s work—R' ofing, Guttering, etc.
the State, it remits us to the chapter
of accidents and casualties in a
squabble with so-called republican
ism. It will kindle personal animosi
ties—hard to be healed. It will dis
tract our great industrial imerists,
and cost ns perhaps millions, and re
sult in no good at ali. As to the
catiBe of the na'ional Dear cracy,
what can be more discouraging than
to see Georgia, which has won so
much respect and reputation as a
progressive, intelligent and reliable
commonwealth, thrown into such
discord and disorganization as these
movements portend.
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the equitable means which imposes
no unjust burdens on the shipper
and secures to the ca r rier a fair and
reasonable return on tile capital in
vested in his road or other means of
transportation.
I si all endeavor in every way to
prevent the repetition of the cruel
ties growing out of the convict sys
tem of the State, which, in 1878 and
1879, were brongbt to light and
caused a chill of horror in every hu
man breast. Any system which
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low-citizen, T. M. Norwood.
Buchanan. Haralson county, Ga..
first Tuesday in September next, in the legal hours
of sale the following property, to wit: The miner
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S56. known as the Tallapoosa Copper Mining Co.,
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Paulding now Haralson county. Ga. Levied on as II I I I J
ihe property of Geo. W. Greenhow and John M- LIVyJ-lJL/
Ferman, by virtue of one Polk county justice
court fi fa issued from 1072 district. G. M.. in fa
vor cf Robert Hughes vs Geo. \V. Greenhow and
John M. Ferman. Property pointed on* by plain
tiff*. Tenant in possession notified. Levy made
and returned to me by L. C.
Also, nt the same time and place, lot of land No.
853,
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