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SOUTHERN BANNERS AUGUST 13. 1878.
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TiirniH «l Hubxurlptlon.
yoii. His name and that of his fun>
ily are as familiar as i.ouseliold words
■— —~— i i this (listriot. His record is known
H- i.l. CARL ION, Proprietor. to yon all, and his worst enemy, ifhe
- - j have such, cannot allege aught against
• F. COMBS, Editor. him whieh can cast the slightest
shadow on his name and reputation.
Possessed of talent of a high order,
COPY. , ^r^We Character, and sound
COPY, Three Months 80 j |Mjlllio:il views, hi lull fellowship with
!,r..?AL advertisements. j the Democratic party, firm in his al-
Station for Letter* of Guardianship S5 00 . tn ltu or<*2illiy;ltion vnii
Citation lor Uium of Adminis!ration 4 00 ® vc orgaiUZailOU, yOU,
Implication tor Eellars of Dismission Admin- ! through Voiir representatives, with-
istr.UOi ~ 5 00 ; . * '
Vppll'tion f... Eclt wol DDmiMion Guardian 5 25 ; out solicitation Oil his part, have cho-
cation for Leave to sell Land# 5 00 j r »
Notice to De!>tor» and (-roditoi-s 5 oo sen him as your standard bearer in
isle* of Land, 4c., per square boo "
^aios pcriaiuiiic Droperty, io days, p«r »q... i so ; the coming contest. believing that
Satray N.vtito.-, Sil days ~ ®
-Ucnh saics, per square .. t oo the democracy of all parts of the dis-
Sheriff MurUngo fl. fa sales per square 5 00; .... „ [
lax Collector's Salta, per square 5 00 lMet Will cordially Unite ill Ills SUP-
?oreclosure Mortgage, per square, each time. 1 00 , / 1
.Exemption Notices (in advance) - 2 25 port anil elect him by an overwhelm-
Jala Nisi’**, per square, each time. 1 50 i . , , *
Tlio db.»ve le«al rates correcu^d by Ordinary lllg majority.
%f riarkc county. | \ * ...
-# , 1,1 canvass before vou your
Kates ot ^VdverUsliitf. . . , * \ „
\dvertiscaunts will be i in* riel :«t ONE !>OL COllfOSt IS I'Cally Wltll the Ol'gatllZed
tl in:- square tor * he first insertion, and FIFTY j ,.. u l: *.] ........, .. i
'US 1-5 per.square for ea«-?» coniiuiutnce, for any . ‘ paitj, though It jiroSClltS
;rne under otic month, for longger periods a lit
::il tied .lot loll will be made
juare 0'iual to i hi llie deceptive guise of “in
dependent” ilemocracv.
; 1„ local column, loss than a square, 20 1” ueniocracy. Had the
protended objections of the indepen-
Foit Congress 9th District.
*»*nts to the* organiz ition of the
i democratic party been sincere j had
llieii opposition boon caused alone by
an honest de.-iiv to reform \\ hat they
i believed to he abuses, now that every
one ol their alleged objections has
| ^- l ‘ n removed bv the action of the
party itself, they would immediately
j abandon a contest which can only in>
Hon. Joel Abbott Billups* | peril democratic success, and make
OF MORGAN. j possible the triumph ot the infamous
~ - — - - i *aetion which has, for so tu.uy v< :;:s,
oppressed and plundered our coun
try and our people.
file Independents have objected
Appointments.
Madison, Aug. 12th, 1878.
Editor Southern Banner:
Athens, Ga.—Dear Sir: Please j that the delegates to Democratic
announce that I will address the j Conventions did not represent rile
people at, j will ct the people. The delegates to
17th. ! the Convention which nominated
lUlh. | Joel Abbot B.llups were elected tor
20th. | toe most part at primary elections or
22d. | large meetings ot the party af erfdl
24lli*! and sufficient notice.
26ll. | The Independents have objected
At ciimiiiing, and also at J. lforsun, j that the representation in democratic
•f ring court week ; the day lit each j conventions was unjust in that it did
place to be fixed as so >n as pussibe. | not luliy repres i -..t democratic niiin-
Oil er appointments, depending on ibers. In the G.iiucsville Convent! .a
pi01cs.-ion:il engagements ami consent your representation was fixed on the
of opposing counsel, will he loud
un-need at. an early day.
Respectfully Yours,
J. A. BlLl.UP8.
Csrmsvillc, Saturday Aug
Gainesville, Monday Aug.
Flowciy Branch, Tuesday An*.
Homer, Thursday Aug.
Clarksville, Saturday Aug.
'LWeoa City, Monday Aug.
fidelity of the illustrious men who l a\o
represented you in the past in the
halls of Congress, and mindful iff
what you owe your country and your-
selves in the present crisis—yon] will,
we are well assured, rally with enthu
siasm to the support of the candidate
of your unanimous choice, elect him
by an overwhelming majority, and
thus forever stamp out the pestilent
faction which seeks to break up your
organization, destroy your power and
restore the blighting rule of radical
ism. , Opposition to you, now, is op
position to the Democratic parly, »ud
whoever, therefore, advocates or coun
tenances tl.e <ud-'pcudcui movement,
whoever consents to be its champion,
no matter how loud may be hid ex
pressions of devotion to democratic
principle, must be regarded by you
as an enemy to your party, the more
dangerous and detestable because dis
guised and dishonest.
Rise in your might and crush this
opposition. Rebuke in thundertone?
the selfish and unpatriotic men who
have originated and su-tniu it, stand
firm :ind united by your parly and i:
organization, and do this by deposit
ing your ballots when the day ol
election ccinos, for the good, pme am!
capable citizen whom your represen
tatives have unanimously chosen and
presented lor your suffrages.
J. F. Langston,
W. E. Simmons,
L. J. A I.l. RKI),
G. W. Nkthkri and,
II. W. Cannon,
J. S. Fain,
T. VV. Rucker.
Committee for the Convention.
To the Democratic Voters of
the Ninth Congressional
District.
Elected by your suffrages, in con-
iwuii. v with the time-honored usages
*.f the Democratic party, to nominate
a fit and proper person to represent
you in the 46th Congress, we are
happy to believe that we have dis
charged our duty in a manner which
will command your hearty approval
and will secure your earnest support.
When it was found by the friends
and supporters of the two worthy
>nd distinguished citizens whose
names were presented to the Conven
tion as candidates lor the i oiuiiiation,
lha a protracted struggle might im
peril the peace and harmony of the
p:ii'ly and thus involve our defeat at
tiie Novt mber election, with th:u pa
triotism and unselfish devotion to the
public good which have ever charao-
teiized the party and which have
proved your representatives to be
worthy of the high trust you confi
ded to them, the Convention, laying
aside all individual preferences and
personal predilections, although earn-
vstly entertained and deeply cher-
ishe 1 have selected with unanimity
and have presented to you as your
standard-bearer in the coining can
vass, ibo lion. Joel Ahho.l Billups,
ot Morgan, as a candidate in every
way worthy of your suffrages, in ev
ery way qualified to represent you
well and faithfully in the federal Con
gress.
lu adopting this anise, ton, the
supporters of lion. II. 11. Ca lien
and of lion. II. P. Be'.!, know that
they were carrying out the wi.-hes of
those gentlemen, to both of whom
the success of the Democratic | arty
was infinitely more to he dcsii ed than
individual triumph or the gratification
of personal ambition, however just or
laudable.
Joel Abbott Billups was born and
reared and has always lived among
same basis as yom representation in
the General Assembly. To have
complied fully with the demands of
the Independents would have shorn
the smaller and less populous counties
ot their proper share of jiower and
have given the larger comities an
undue preponderance which they,
with characteristic justice, refused to
sanction. The Independents have
objected that democratic unininulioiis
by conventions have been generally
corrupt—have been made by a few in
terested parties and did not reflect the
popular will. Joel Abbott Billups did
not seek the nomination directly or in
directly. The nomination sought him.
He stands before you today as the
candidate whom jou have unanimous
ly chosen.
By the union of the Democratic
party, by strict adherence to its estab
lished usages, by willing obedience to
its will as expressed by its organiza
tion, Georgia and her sister States of
the South, have emancipated them
selves from the corrupt au 1 tyranni
cal rule ot the radicals, and guaran
teeing and maintaining in good faith
the legal rights of all, without !is-
tinctiou of color or race, have re
stored the local self-government which
our fathers made the corner stone of
constitutional liberty. It is by con -
tinued union and by uudeviatiug ad-
heiencc to the democratic principles
aud usages which wisdom ami long ex
pel ieuce have, sanctioned and estab
lished, that ne can alone mnintaiu the
possession of this inestimable right.
The radical party, through its leaders
and newspapers, huve boldly avowed
that, by the support of self-styled
independent democratic candidates,
they propose to break the “solid
South” and achieve their own triumph.
They regard the ?ucce<s of an “inde
pendent democrat” as practically
equivalent to the success of a radical;
aud they are right, for it is only by
radical votes that an independent can
hope to be elected.
Democratic voters of the 9th Con
gressional District, iniudful of your
welland worthily won fame as tried
and ever true members of your party,
mindful of the eminent services and
The Work of the Gainesville
Convention.
The proceedings «»t the Gaines
ville Convention could not he secured
ill time for publication in i ur last is
sue, but we take pleasure in produ
cing them in this. While a caref ul read
ing thereof will convince anyone of a
deep interest t u the part oft he friends
ot both Dr. Cat lion aud Col. Bell, ap
parently amounting to a detoiftiina-
tion to have one or the other Still,
just at the time when disorganized
would have been glad to have chron
icled a bolt, the honorable delegates,
true to Democratic principles, fore
saw the danger to which the party
would be exposed if they tailed to
harmonize, and like patriots, put
aside preference, prejudice aud pas
sion, counciled together, and lliepre-
sentali.ii of the Hon. Joel A. Billups
of Morgan, whose uatm floats at our
mast-head, was the result of j heir
deliberations.
It is claimed by the Independents
that in as much as a majority of the
delegates were pledged to either
Bell or Cai Ito.i the Convention had
no right to repudiate both of them ;
and for so doing the epithets of rings,
ring masters, tricksters, fictions, hip
podromes, menageries, moss-backs,
etc., etc., are used as comparisons to r
our party conventions and those who
affiliate with them We contend
that the filet that a third man was
chosen is proof of the non-existence
ol' a clique in the Gainesville Con
vention, for the delegates who favored
Bell and Carlton were enthusiastic
for Billups when it was found they
could not get their first choice. We
are satisfied villi the result, and re
affirming the platform of princij los
announced by the National Demo
cratic party assembled at St. Louis,
and accepted by the Democracy of
Georgia, an-1 in accordance with the
declarations of that platform, we call
upon all our fellow-citizens, irrespec
tive ol race, color or previous condi
tion, to unite with the Democracy in
the great work ot reform so happily
begun in 1870, the principles ol
\\ hieli are yet sought to be destroyed.
Let the disreputable comparisons
and nick-names of our political cue
niies serve to cement us more closely
to party principles—let us rally to
our able standard bearer, uphold his
dignity as well as lhatjbf the party,
and without a single appeal to preju
dice, or effort to stir up strife, place
the palm of victory in straight-out
Democratic hands on the 5th of No-
^vmr-141 te MOD vt ;f0! 1- .
vember uext.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CONVENTION
Or TilK
Ninth Congressional Dis
trict.
Hon. J- ha Hockenhull, Chairman
of the Democratic Executive Com-
| mil tee, called the Convention to
order.
B J. Davis, of the county of
Lumpkin, was requested to act as
< empnrary secret ary.
Upon a call of roll of the counties,
each coun'.y i:i the District was ascer
tained 10 i e represented.
Thos. F. Greer, Esq. of the couid
ty of Gilmer, moved that Robert
White, E-q., of the county of Jack-
son, be made permanent Chairman
oi lit Convention. Tim motion was
! received and carried unanimously.
A committee of three, composed of
i Messrs. Greer, Rucker and Hedwine,
j ivas appointed i > c-c«»rt Mr. White
S to the chair. After a short address,
exhorting the delegates to dispatch
and l armony, the Chair announced
the Couv. iuit.il ready to proceed to
business.
O i moliwii of ('apt. J W. W jod-
wartl. o ' !! e county of Lumpkin, 15.
J Davis was riquested to act as Sec
retary.
Tnu Hon. \V. S . Erwin, of the
county ot HahiT-*h:i m , wa- requested
to act as assist am ; ccrclary.
Tie II n. <i\ W Rucker, of the
j county of Clarke, moved that lhe
j 'el-'gnli >:» troni each comity, select
a chairman or louimitleen.an to pass
upon credentials. The motion pre
vailed and the following gentlemen
were appointed o*.i said committee,
viz:
Banks—W. M. Ash.
Ciarke—T. W. Rucker.
Dawson—J. 'McAfee.
F.Hi’iin—J S. Fain.
Franklin—Dr. McIntyre.
Forsyth—It. A. Eikes.
Gilmer- J. P. Cobb.
Gwinnett- .! ii. Cloud.
Habersham- .... M. Neihcriand.
Hall—D- E. Banks.
Jackson—T. C. Williams.
Lumpkin—J W Woodward.
Madison—W Strickland.
Morgan—B E Anderson.
Oconee G C Thomas.
Pickens—W Tate. #
^ Rabun—W A Curtis.
Towns—J M Osborn.
Union—E G Crump.
White—E S Starr.
The committee retired, anil upon
returning, reported through their
Chairman, lion T W Rucker, the fol
lowing delegates:
Banks—W M Ash, J W Pruitt, T
Carr.
Clarke—T W Rucker, James
O’Farrell, C Glalmadge.
Dawson—J McAfee, A J Logan,
R E Burt.
Fannin—J S Fain, J E Alscbrook,
W A Morris.
Forsyth—R A Bakes, II P Ride.i,
O Clark.
Franklin—W C Muintyro, 1) P
Holland, M A Adams.
Gilmer—J T Cobh, -J C Allen, T
F Greer.
Gwinnett—J E Cloud, W E Sim
mons, N L Hutchins, G II Jones, AY
J Bom, A Tribble.
Habersham—G N Nelherland, C
H Sutton, G W T Grant.
Hail—D E Banks, J F Langston,
W R Reed, J E Red wine, G G
Thompson, C II Bovil.
Jackson—T C Williams, Al 1>
Cash, R White, W J Goss, \V C
Stevens, F Al Holliday.
Lumpkin—J W Woodward.
Madison—W Strickland, J L
Cartledge.
Alorgau - B E Anderson, C 11
Andrews, D Al Viiiing.
Oconee—G C Thompson, J C Wil
son.
Pickens—W F Tate, L J Alfred,
J Gienu.
Rabun—'W A Curtis, II W Cannor,
J B L Wail.
Towns—J M Osborn.
Union—E G Crump. Al G Hardy.
White—E F. Starr, J AV Meeks,
CH Ivy tie.
W. E. Simmons moved , that the
report of the committee be received
j ami ail )>t"d as a wii 'le, whieh i
• lion prevailed.
j Mr. Simmons thou introduce J
j following resolution :
| Resolved, That the delegates p
I ent shall be entitled to cast the wr
vote of their respective count
which was unanimously adopted.
Oil motion of Air, Simmons,
two-thirds rule was adopted for
government of the Convention.
Mr. Rucker moved that the ac
of the Democratic Executive Coin
tie of the District, allowing i
county three delegates for each I
rosentative in the General Assen
of the State, !»•• no fv and
dorsed, which inoiioii piuvaik-u.
Air. Simmons moved to adji
till two o’clock. A division b
called for, tbe motion was lost 1
vote of 32 to 34.
Mr. Fain moved that the rule
the House of Representatives of
State be adopted for the goveinn
of this Convention, and Mr. Net
land amended by allowing the u
parliamentary rules to obtain. A>
led.
Mr. Rn.-ki r moved 11 mljouri
two o’clock p. in., which moiion j
vailed.
Two o’clock p. m.—Cunveui
met pursuant to adjournment—I:
Robert AYhite in the chair.
The chair announced uoiiiinat
in order, when Hon. C. II. Sulloi
i ilabeisiians, auiioimcvU the name
lion. ii. II. Carlton, of Clarke,
oniiiliiiaie i«r the n •miiiaiioii.
Air. Starr, of While, placed the
uamci't lion. il. P. Bell, of Forsyth,
in nomination.
On the first ballot, Mr. Bell re
eeived 40 votes and Mr. Carlton 26.
Forty-four votes being necessary to a
choice, the chair announced that
there was no nomination, and the
Secretary was ordered to proceed
with the cab of the roll of the ioun-
ties till a nomination should be
made.
The balloting then proceeded, aud
on the 24th ballot, Dr. Andrews
placed in nomination the name of F.
C. Foster, of Morgan, and on the
roll of counties being called Mr. Bell
received 35 votes, Air. Carlton 27
and Mr. Foster 4. Air. Potter’s
name was then withdrawn aud the
balloting proceeded. After the
thirlysihird ballot the Convention
adjourned till 8 o’clock Friday morn
ing.
Friday morning, 8 o’clock—Con
vention met pursuant to adjournment.
The call of the roil was proceeded
with, aud on tire 34th and 35lh ballots
Air. Bell received 36 votes and Air.
Cat lion 30.
Air. Simmons, of Gwinnett, then
moved that in order to harmonize
aud conciliate, a committee of con
ference be appointed to devise some
means of breaking the deadlock now
existing, the committee Vo be com
posed of six Carlun aud six Bell
men, which motion was voted down
by a vote of 39 to 27.
Tiie Secretary was ordered to pro
ceed with the call of the roll, and on
the 36th, 37th and 38th ballots Air.
Bell received 40 votes and Mr. Carlton
26.
On motion of Mr. Langston, a
recess of twenty minutes was taken
for consultation.
At the expiration of the twenty
minutes, Air. Langston, on the part
ol the Bell delegates, agreed to ac
cept the proposition of the gentleman
from Gwinnett, Mr. W. E. Simmons,
for a peace conference ; whereupon
the delegations retired immediately
and selected the following conference
men:
On the part of Dr. Carlton—C H
Andrews, W E Simmons, T AA f
Rucker, N B Cash. A\ r C McIntyre
aud G C Thomas.
On the part of Mr Bel!—H AA r
Cannon, J S Fain, J AV AVoodivard,
T F Greer, R A Eaki-s and J F
Langston.
A recess was then taken till 11
o’clock, at which lime the Coi vention
was called to order.
Mr. Langston on the part of the
committee of conference, reported
that they had agreed unanimously
upon a solution of the pending
troubles.
, . . ^Xfiltlll tlll'l'u. Cl lLf"
! f rom all parts of the house, “I second
that muUuU!”]
Mr. Billups was then liuininaied by
acclamation on the first ballot.
The following resolution was unan
imously adopted:
Resolved, That the Convention mi t
for the purpose of nominating a cai -
didale tor the 46ih Congress, do
heartily approve tl:: course of H, P.
Bell, in the late Congress.
Mr. Redwine moved that a Com
mittee of three be appointed to notify
Air. Billups ot his nomination and r
quest his acceptance. Messrs. Red-
wine, Arining and Allen were appoin
ted on said committee.
Mr. Nelherland moved that the
Convention go into the election of a
Chairman for the Executive Com
mittee of the Ninth Congressional
District.
The name of H mi. A D. Candler,
of the county of Hall, was suggested,
and he was selected by acclamation.
The following gentlemen were se
lected as members of the Executive
Committee from their respective
counties
Banks- -D T Bush.
Clarke—IS Al limiter.
Dawson—11 B Smith.
Fannin—A H Morris.
Frankl'n—AV C McIntyre.
Forsyth—H P Riden.
Gilmer-AV It AVelcli.
Gwinnett—AV E Simmons.
Habersham—W G Erwin.
Hall—J E Redwine.
Jackson—N B Cash.
Lumpkin—R H Moore.
Aladisou—J A Greene.
Alorgan—A Iteese.
Oconee—G E Griffith.
Pickens—J Simmons.
Kabtm—D T Duncan.
Towns—AV R McConnell.
Union—T J Haralson.
White—W B Bell.
Mr. Thomas moved that the thanks
of the Convention be extended t .
Hon. Robert AVhite, President, and
to Messrs Davis and Erwin, Secreta
ries, which was adopted unaninions-
iy-
Air. Allred moved that the chair
appoint a committee of five to issue
an address to the voters of the 9tli
Congressional District. Alessrs Allred,
Simmons, Langton, Nelherland and
Talmadgo were appointed on said
committee.
Resolved, That the Convention
tenders its thanks :o Hon. II. H.
Cat lion and lion. H. P. Bell, lor
their unbounded zeal and efforts for
the success of the Democracy in the
Ninth District.
Air. Nctherlaud moved that the
proceedings ofllie body be published
in the city papers, and that papers
friendly to the cause throughout the
State be requested to copy.
The chair returned thanks for the
uniform kindness and courtesy shown
him.
Air. Allred was called for and made
some very pertinent, forcible and pa
triotic remarks, exhorting the organ
ization to work and harmony.
On motion the Convention then
adjourned sine die.
Robert AVhite, President.
B. J. Davis, Secretary.