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VOLUME SIXTEEN
VIENNA, QA., THURSDAY. September 14tji, 1916.
NUMBER 7
9RSEY IS ELECTED «
LAHE MAJORITY
IDA
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Crisp Is Easy Winner Over Huds(|i For Congress---W.
J. Speer Re-elected—M. L. Britti n Is Commission-
er # of Education““=Lasseter \V\-is Over Smith
For Representative of Doo?y County. : fj
HON. HUGH M. DORSEY
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. IS.—Hugh M.
Dor*ey will go into the Georgia dem
ocratic' convention at Macon, Sep-
» tamber 26, with a big majority of
■ votes pledged to him for governor as
result of the state primary yesterday.
. while returns today still are Incom
plete figures at hand give Dorsey 107
counties with a convention vote of
260; Governt/.' Nat E. Harris, • 37
counties with- a convention vote of
'>»8; Dr. L. G. Hardman 4, counties
with 10 delegates and Joseph E. Pot
tle 3 counties with 6 delegatesialao.
A majority in the convention will be
' 192 votes. The difference in the pop
ular vote for Dorsey and Harris was
. not as great in proportion' as the del
egates gained that being due to Har
ris running a close second in some of
'the counties to which the greatest
number of delegates are allotted.
Apparently all, state house officers
with the exception of .Governor Har
ris are confident they will be returned;
although the race between W. J,
Speer, treasurer and his opponent
W. J. Eakes is close and later re
turns could put Eakes in the lead.
. J. J. Brown opposing J. D. Price for
commissioner of agriculture also is
•jgunning close and victory will rest
with the aspirant claiming the major
ity of the vote yet to be heard from.
If the present ratio is maintained,
however, Price will win.
M. li.-Brittain, state school super
intendent has a safe lead over Alex
ander E. Keese
Returns in the court' of appeals
race where, fourteen aspirants seek
some one of the three new judgeshlj)
treated .by the last legislature, are so.
meager as to. make this fortunes of all-
VaBRnuT!-*** - w
The ticket was unusually long and
in many instances election tabulates
reported the complete county vote
for governor and other'state offices,
but left the counting of the court of
appeals ballots until today. With so
many in the race, it is predicted that
the" selection vftll not be ^determined
until the convention acts.
R. E. Davidson, incumbent, has a
wide popular, and convention vote
Uad over his three opponents for pris
on commissioner, but returns do not
indicate he will have a majority in the
convention.
C. M. Candler and J. A. Perry, in
cumbents, have safe lead over James
H. Peeples and Guyt McLendon, re
spectively, for places on the railroad
commission.
The people of this city and section
have been keenly interested in the
heated campaign for the office of
congressional representative from
this district. A considerable amount
'of ginger has been injected into this
campaign.' Mr. Hudson opened up
the contest with some quiet but more
or 1 less effective campaign work
throughout the district before Mr.
Crisp'd return from Washington. With
Mr. Crisp On the ground there imme
diately began an attack on Mr. Hud
son’s record : as a public servant, and
various counter attacks upon Mr.
Crisp. As the campaign progressed
the intensity of the opposition in
creased and toward the close feelings
between the most aggressive support-
THE REPRESENTATIVE RACE.
The results of the representative's
race which has been a rather hard
fought contest between Hon. W. H.
Lasseter of this city and Hon. J.. B.
Smith of Pleasant Valley Bhow Mr.
Lasseter in thel ead by a fairly
majority. Much Interest has bi
centered on the outcome of this
paign because of some of the issues
that were involved. Although no
great *mqtjnt24J publicity has 'been
given'to it,’strong forces w.era tat
work; for both men and it was ex
pected by supporters of both that It
would be a close fight.
ITE IN DOOLY.
For Governor:—Harris, 687; Dor
sey, 419; Hardman, 126; Pottle, 17.
Secretary of State—Phil Cook
5012.-*'
Comptroller General—Wm. A.
Wright, 896; E. P. Dobbs, 273. i
Attorney General—Clifford WalSfer
1140. • li
State Treasurer—W. J. Speer,
730; Wm. J. Eakes, 366.
Superintendent of Schools—M. ;L.
Brittain, 738; Alex Keese, 400^
For Pension Commissioner-^John
W. Lindsey, 1121;
For. Prison Commissioner—R. E.
Davison, 673; W. J. Flanders, 369; A.
H. Henslee, 108; Tuggle, 100,
Commissioner of Agriculture—
J. D. Price, 633; J. J. Brown, 600.
Commissioner of. Commerce and
Labor—H. M. Stanley, 1146.
’ Chief Justice Supreme Court Full
Term—W;. H. Fish, 1142.
For Associate Justice Supreme
Court—Marcus .W. Beck, 1142.
For Judge Court of Appeals Full
Term—Peyton L. Wade, 1143.
For Judge Court of Appeals Unex
pired Term—Robert Hodges, 1137.,
For Railroad Commissioner— Mur-
phy Candler, 763; James H. Peeples,
370,
For Railroad Commissioner—James
A. Perry, 748; S. G.. McLendon, 892,
i _ _ enuon, ova*.
ers of the two parties were atTever 1 For Judge Court of Appeatar-W;
heat and only the time limit brought ,*'• George, 916; O. H. B. pioodworth;
to an end the booms of the big guna 6®0; A. W. Cozart, 78; H. J; Full-
i big gunv
that had been let loose in the race.
Both men were popular in this county
many of those who voted for Mr.
Crisp are warm personal friends of
Mr. Hudson, Mr. Crisp’s majority
here being a tribute to his previous
satisfactory service in this capacity.
HON. CHAS. R. CRISP
Re-elected to Congress By Goci'Uejority Over Thos. G. Hudson
bright, 114; John M. Graham, 117;
Geo. C. Grogan, 27; John B. Hutche
son, 163; W. Frank Jenkins, 287; H.
S. Jones, 86; John J. Kimsey, 181;
Roscoe Luke, *67 > J. P. Skeen, 12;
Alex Stephens, 164; M. J. Yoemans,
38.
For Congressional. Representative
—Chas. R. Crisp, 768; Tom Hudson,
.378.
For Representative—W.-H.
ter, 623; J. B. Smith, 494.
CRISP BEATS HUDSON
Americus, Ga., Sept 13.—Charles
R. Crisp was' re-elected to'congress in
the Third district, . defeating Tom
Hudson. Crisp carried 14 fo the 15
counties.
Spain Must Make Choice Between
Belligerants
. TflRBELL
SUPPORT WILSON
LEADING WOMAN PROGRESSIVE
SAYS PRESIDENT STANDS FOR
PRINCIPLES OF HER PARTY.
New York, Sept—Ida M. Tar-
bell, who is known to newspaper and
magazine readers as one of the fore-
mqst leaders of thought among Amer
ican women, announced her active
support of President Wilson. "He is,"
she declared, “the first real progress-,
ivo leader that this decade has pro
duced,*’ • . .
Without slighting Mr. Hughes, for
whom she expressed great respect,
she Baid, "certainly hehas not as yet
given any sign of understanding or
sympathizing with the thing we call
Progressiveism and,, as. far as I can
see, President Wilson is the only lead
er we have who does.!’
Speaking to Dr. George Dorsey, of
£h&M>tp,who -was an ardent support-
of . Roosevelt in 1912 and the au
thor of the Chicago Tribune’s editor
ials in behalf of the Bull Moose candi
dacy, Miss Tarbell said:
Progressive of President .Wil
son’s type is big enough' to see that
the issues of 1916, because of the
world-wide shake-up in the last three
years, must be different from those
of 1912. There is something, bigger
to talk about today than the ‘referen
dum.’ New issues are bound to come
tc the front, perhaps with startling
rapidity and frequency. President
Wilson can bring to these issues his
tremendous experience. The evolution
in thought and action of the last four
years may be as nothing to that which
is to take place in the next four.
Does any American today see. bigger,
better or more dispassionately or
dearer than President Wilson? I be
lieve that Progressives will see this;
if they don’t, it Is a reflection on their
intelligence.’’
“The great trouble with Mr. Roose
velt,” continued Miss Tarbell, “is his
cut-"'-jIjtene53. He doe3 o<?t and
never has really understood what the
Progressives ore fussing about and
there never has been one of them
who could tell him so that he could get
the idea. Many of them recognized
this, but they wanted the asset of his
.ordinary personality. They’ve
srhat was inevitable for their
Compromise.’’
Miss Tarbell in describing Presi-
dent-Wilson to Dr. Dorsey, said that
he differs from Colonel Roosevelt in
.his who’* conception of the function
or the politician. She believes Presi
dent Wilton has the true conception
of the first duty of leadership of the
people “to find out just how long an
upward step they are ready for and
then fire them with courage to take
that step.’’
The president"! foreign policy
meets with Miss Tarbell’s unqualified
approval.- “President Wilson,” she
said, "ha* proven his fitness to lead
the cause of progressive civilization.
True, he has not yet had time to con
vert the man who cries for his pound
of flesh,nor alter the views of him
who fails to see that bloody war is
but the primitive expression of sav
age weakness, prompted by the igno
ble desire of conquest or revenge.
But he has farced respect for neu
trality and he has handled his deli
cate Mexican inheritance with tact
and wisdom.”
To her associates in the progressive
movement, of which she eras a conspl-
clous part, Miss Tarbell’s advice may
come, to put it mildly, as a surprise,
for she tells themfranldy tjiat Presi
LATEST REPORT SHOWS
GEORGE, JENKINS AND
PIOODWORTH IN LEAD
ft Is Probable That Final Decision
Will Be Left With the Con
vention
HON. R. C. JORDAN
SPOKE SATURDAY
SMALL AUDIENCE PRESENT TO
HEAR'ADDRESS IN BEHALF OF
GOVERNOR HARRIS.
Hon-R. C. Jordan addressed an au--
dienee of about. 86 in the city park
Saturday afternoon in the interest of
Gov. Nat Ei Harris’ candidacy for
governor. Mr. Jordan made an elo
quent appeal in behalf of-the confed
erate veteran, he reviewed his record
as’a inan, a soldier, and a governor,
he compared his career with those of
his opponents in the race, calling at
tention to tile constructive work that
has been donefor the State through
his instrumentality. Mr. Jordan pass-
by Mr. Pottle and Dr. Hardman with
a few words, but gave more .time to
the discussion of Mr. Dorsey thereby
indicating his belief that the race had
practically resolved itself into a test
of the political strength of Harris and
Dorsey. Among the chief points
stressed by Mr. Jordan were the active
interest of Mr. Harris in the educa
tional progress of the state and his
service as a soldier. The majority
of those who heard the address were
voters and many pf them were Harris
men.
With thirteen other prominent men
seeking one of the three places on
the court of appeals bench, Hon.'
Walter F. George has made a race of
which he and his home people have
just cause to be proud. . The latest
information received before going to
press is to the effect that Judge
George with Messrs. BloodwortK and
Jenkins is leading the state. Although
it is possible that the contest will fin
ally have to be decided by the conven
tion, every indication suggests that
the distinguished candidate from Vi
enna will be given a seat on the a*p-
fellate Bench. Although next to the
last nun tA enter the race jpo effort
has been'spared by his friends in get
ting his splendid record and ability as
a jurist before the Voters of the state.
There is perhaps no man in the race
who has received more loyal and help
ful support from his friends than Mr.
Georgia. These men have not been
prompted to do their utmost to put
Mr.. George in this position solely be
cause of personal favor, but they have
been impelled by a higher motive that
of giving to the state to fill one of
these places a man of . purpose aiid
conviction who will fill the place with
honor and distinction.
BOLL WEEVIL MEETING
FOR NEGROES SATURDAY
Arrangements have been made for
a meeting for the negro farmers of’
Dooly to be held at the court house
Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The
purpose of this meeting ia “prepared-
ness.” An expert on'the subject will
be present to discuss the boll weevil
and tell how farming can be carried
on successfully despite-the fact that
the weevil is now in Dooly. Whits
farmers are requested to spare no ef
fort to get the negroes to attend this
meeting.
Peris, Sept.—Spain must decide in
favor of one or other of the groups
cr of the conservative party, accord
ing to. news dispatches from Madrid
quoting an address delivered by Sen
or Maura.
Thd address was delivered at Be-
ranga near Bilboa at a meeting at
tended by 6,000 Mauristas. The for
mer premier declared, according to
Ibe dispatches, that Spain could not
abandon her neutrality but that the
conditions of the war made her iso
lation henceforth impossible. He is
quoted as saying that it was more
over essential that France and Eng
land should not behostiie towards
.Spain.
The Madrid dispatches predict that
Senor Maura’s speech will cause
trong impression as h'is prestige was
lever so high as at present fhe ma
jority of his followers arq supposed
'o be pro-German.
—should have .been that party’s can
didate last June. “He would have
understood the Progressives,” she
said, “which Mr. Roosevelt did not”
Discussing with the frankness that
characterized her world-famous writ
ings about Standard OIL Mist Tar
bell declared that Roosevelt could
have had the Progressive party Con
vention at Chicago “solid for ^lughes
if he had wanted it but in his cha
grin at the refusal of the Republican
convention to nominate him, he threw
over his followers.”
FOUND—Mule and buggy on my
piece. Owner can get lame by paying
expenses and for this ad. Pete King.
"Her Great Price,” is the title of
the Metro picture for next Wednesday
at the Dixie. Now if you Uke a good
Uve picture, you should see this one.
BIG SALE TO BEGIN
AT BIG BUSY STORE
The Big Busy Store has been a real
busy store this week making prepa
rations for ihe big sale that has been
advertised to begin there Saturday.
The management of the store is of
fering some unusually attractive bar
gains, which will ba sore to bring the
usual extensive patronage that the Big
Busy Store enjoys. A full line of
goods has been received, and placed
on the shelves so that those who visit
the store may have a variety of style,
color and material from which to se
lect.
NO TRACE IS FOUND
OF VILLA BANDITS
San Antonio, Texas, Sept.—Scout*
of the American army in Mexico have
penetrated the Santa Clara canyon
in search of Francisco Villa’s maraud
ing band and did not find it there.
This Was the substance of a m
•age received by General Funston
from General Pershing! The expedi
tionary commander said from reports
he had received he believed Villa
in the vicinity of San Andres, about
35 miles west of Chihauhu* City.
This is the first indication in many
weeks that General Pershing’s men
have been operating at any distance
from their base.
General Pershing reported that in
the section traversed tjien stives pro
fessed not to have seen or heard of
Villa.
“Ear great price,” for next Wed
nesday at the Dixie promises to out
rank ell previous Metro ptqtures.
ORPHAN WORK DAY
The custom has grown up of having
«ne> day in thd year set aside as Or
phan Work Day. r
That means that all friends of the
orphans work on that day and what
ever they make, they send to various
denominational orphanages. More
and more the custom has spread utnil
now it means a great deal to the or
phanages.
This year, Sept. 30 is Orphan Work
Day.
Whatever you make on that day, if
you are a Presbyterian, should bo
sent to Thomwell Orphanage. Clin
ton, S. C., for it is the Presbyterian
orphanage of Georgia, Florida,. and
South Carolina. Many children,
fatherless and motherless, are there
from your state, and they are being
trained in hand, heart and head. If
it were not for the Thomwell Or
phanage they would not get this train
ing. -
Will you not then, set yourself to
work on the 30th, and get others to
work, and send that day’s income to
your little brothers and slaters, who
must be cared for, and whom you love
to help?
Remember the day, Sept. 30th.
Cut this out and read it to the mem-
t ers of your family.
Send what you make to Thomwell .
Orphanage, Clinton,. S. C. where there
are 300 orphan boys and girls being
given a Christian training.
The Mysteries of Myra every Mon
day at the Dixie, together with a good
comedy and PMheNev*.