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VOL. XXVII.
CHAOS IN STATE
LAID TO HOWELL
Blames Editor for Effort to Hand-Pick
Candidates for the Highest
v Offices Offered.
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In a vigorous 'statement Monday,
John N. Holder, candidate for gover
nor, left no doubt that he would re
utiin in tbe race until the primary.
The statement was in answer to the
editorial request from the Constitution
that he retire from the race. Here is
the hot shot handed the Atlanta editor:
Hon. Clark Howell, Editor Atlanta
Constitution, Atlanta, Ga.
“Dear Mr. Howell: In reply to
your editorial in The Atlanta Con
sfßution of August 20, 1920, demand
ing that I withdraw from the rave for
governor in the interests of the loyal
democracy of the state, I desire to
state that this is the first opportunity
that I have had to reply, as I returned
on Saturday night from a very strenuous
and successful campaign in south Geor
gia.
“When Mr. Hardwick entered the
race for governor I held a conference
with my loyal friends from every con
. gressional district of Georgia, and said
to them that I had stood ready, at all
times, to render any service to democ
racy, even to the surrender of the cher
ished ambition of a life-time, and that
if they thought 1 should retire from the
race I would gladly do so. In this
conference I earnestly urged my friends
not to give consideration to my politi
cal fortunes, but only the good of the
party and the welfare of the state.
They were unanimous that I alone
could win the race.
“I have endeavored all my life to
be true and just to all men; to be true
and loyal to my party, my state and
my nation. I have always been your
friend, true uud loyal. I was the first
candidate to defend you against the
attack of Mr. Hardwick, and I expected
nothing less than fair treatment ut
your hands, but instead you have given
me a Brutus-stab in an effort to accom
plish my political assassination and
to elect your candidates.
“You say that ‘unfortunately the
loyal democrats vote of the state is
divided between Walker and Holder,
while Hardwick is able to concentrate
around his candidacy all the discon
tent, devilment and disloyalty that are
working both from within and without
state.
Situation Is Acute.
“The situation presented in the race
lor the United Stated senate is even
more acute. There is political chaos
in Georgia. You are responsible for
it. Your effort to hand-pick the candi
dates for the highest offices in the gift
of the people in Gorgia and your de
termination to dominate the politics
of the state has caused >he feelings
of intense resentment against you and
your methods. Since you ordered me
to get out of he race for governor,
hundreds have expressed their indigna
tion at your audacity.
Here Mr. Holder recited many ex
tracts from letters and telegrams he
had received condemning Howell and
urging Mr. Holder to remain in the
race. Then he goes on:
“I could quote you from many more
communications. You have consulted
a few ‘prominent court officials,’ while
I have consulted and heard from men
of all walks of life, who say I am the
strongest man in the race.
“I was the first man to enter the
race for governor, the first to pay my
entrance fee, and I am the strongest
candidate in the field today. I have con
ducted my campaign upon a high plane,
based upon my record, my training and
fitness for the office, free from person
alities and partisanship.
“Denies Responsibility.”
“I am in no wise responsible for the
political situation to which you refer,
or to the like situation in the race for
the senate. You and Mr. Anderson, of
The Macon Telegraph, forced this un
fortunate situation in the race for the
United States senate by compelling a
third candidate to enter the race
against his wish and over the protest
of many of his strongest friends, when
the issue was already drawn between
Watson and anti-Watson.
“Xow. Mr. Howell. I am ready, will
ing and anxious to do anything in my
party, and I stand ready to relieve the
embarrassing situation in Georgia, but
my withdrawal from the race for gov
ernor would accomplish nothing unless
the situation in the senatorial race was
®I)C TOitikt Mem
Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right
LARGE AUDIENCE
GREETS TOM BELL
Popular Candidate Makes Telling
Speech at Barrow Comity Court
House—. Answers His Traducer.
Although the date of his speaking
had received scant advertising, Hon.
Thomas M. Bell Saturday afternoon
spoke to a crowded court room full
of interested voters. •
Bell was iii fine fettle and he made
a good speech, giving an account of his
actions as the representative of the
people of the Ninth district.
He produced the records to refute
every charge that his opponent had
heaped upon him. He defined his posi
tion on all war measures, and said
while the house of had
nothing to do with making treaties, he
would gladly tell the voters where he
stood on the League of Nations. He
said he stood behind Cox and the Dem
ocratic administration —for the League
with strong reservations that would not
impair the Constitution of this nation
and make certain that no American
boy shall engage in battle without our
congress first passing upon the rnattey
at issue.
He stated that he had many oppon
ents, but not until now had he had one
who stooped to the depth of a character
assassin. He said that John 1. Kelly
was hopping about over 'the Ninth
trying to rob him of his character he
had been twenty years ill building, but
thut John was leading a forlorn hope.
He said that according to John Eye's
platform that gentleman wanted to re
turn to the days of Jefferson, with its
free trade, free liquor and wooden
plows.
But, said Mr. Bell, as for me, I have
no desire to return to those good old
days. He said he preferred two mules
to the ox and tractors to the wooden
plows. He believed in progress and
wanted to go forward, not backwards.
Washington and Jefferson were great
in their day and generation, but this
is the day of prograss along all lines.
The big crowd cheered the speaker
lustily and after the speech you could
hear it on nil sides that Tom could
count on a safe majority in Barrow on
September the Bth.
FIVE FACE DEATH
FOR LACK OF SERUM
Tulsa, Okla.—Five men, all Tulsa
farmers, have been stricken with an
thrax, and according to statements of
doctors all will die unless serum for
the deadly disease is secured at once.
The spread of the disease to humans
comes as the aftermath to the anthrax
epidemic among cattle in this vicinity,
which caused deaths by the wholesale
among herds.
WINDERSCHOOLS
OPEN WEDNESDAY
Vacation time for young Winder is
drawing to a close. ,
Next Wednesday the doors of our
public schools will open and the scho
lastic year of 1920-1921 will be on.
The prospects for a record-breaking
attendance is good, according to J.
P. Cash, superintendent.
The teachers will begin arriving
Monday and go into conference with
the superintendent Tuesday.
Winder's High School should prove
popular, for the graduates under Prof.
Cash's management are taking high
rank in the colleges of the state, show
ing the efficiency of the training re
ceived here.
Every parent and well-wisher of the
school is urged to come to the chapel
Wednesday morning for the opening ex
ercises. Bring your children and be
with them for a few hours.
also relieved at the same tme.
“Since you my political enemv, have
seen fit to advise me what to do, now
you advised your friend and candidate
to withdraw from the race for the
senate, leaving only two in the race,
and I stand ready to meet your demand
and withdraw instantly from the gov
ernor's race.
“Unless, however, this is done, and
done promptly, I am unable to see why
I should be sacrificed for no purpose
except to help your candidate for gov
ernor. and not the democracy of Geor
gia. and I shall be in the race to the
finish, absolutely confident that I shall
be elected. “JOHN N. HOLDER.”
WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 1920.
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TO THE WHITE VOTERS OF THE 27TH SENATORIAL DIS
TRICT OF GEORGIA, COMPOSED OF TILE COUNTIES OF
WALTON, OCONEE AND HARROW:
Although I have lK*en a candidate for
the senate for a considerable time, my
duties us u member of the legislature
from Barrow county kept me constant
ly in service for the term which closed
on August 12th, thereby leaving me
for work in the district only about
three weeks and, of eoure, it is impos
sible for me or any one else to canvass
three counties and see even a good
portion of seven thousand registered
voters in that time or in many other
weeks. Therefore, 1 am compelled to
seek your support through the medium
of the press and other quick media. I
wish I could see each voter in person
and go over maters affecting the situa
tion, but it is impossible under the con
ditions.
Should you desire to know anything
of me personally, I was reared in So
cial Circle, Walton county; was edu
cated in the schools there and at Mer
cer University; have studied and prac
tised law for over twenty years during
which time I was five years judge of
City Court of Jefferson ; am now repre
sentative of Barrow county and am now
engaged in the practice of the law at
Winder and throughout the Western
Circuit.
In politics, it is usual 'to reward a
public servant by an endorsement of his
public record if that record is a rea
sonably satisfactory one, and I do not
think the rule should l>e varied at this
time. Instead of asking to be returned
to the House I am asking that endorse
ment by promotion to the Senate where
there is a broader field for service.
I am a good American and as such I
hold th& Constitution of the United
States as the SUPREME LAW OF
THE LAND, over and above all other
governmental obligations and over und
übove ull treaties made under it or en
tered into by our government and I,
like all other good Americans, believe
in the Constitutional guaranties of po
litical, religious and civil liberties, and
that these rights should be preserved
at ull times and under ull conditions
and that in so preserving them our
Constitution will itself be preserved
and kept supreme. -
I am a good Southerner and as such
still believe in the doctrine of STATES’
RIGHTS, and aA a believer In that doc
trine I fought in committee, on the floor
of the House und voted against the
Infamous Susan B. Anthony Amendment
to the Federal Constitution as an in
vasion of the right of the several states
to fix their several laws governing the
right of suffrage according to the pecu
liar conditions of the states.
I am a good Georgian to the manor
born, and in my public service to the
state have tried to render faithful and
intelligent service on all the matters
that came before the legislature of 15)1!)-
1920, and he press of the state concedes
that more difficult questions came be
fore that legislature than any other
since the reconstruction era, and my
record as a member of that body is
open for the inspection of all concerned,
and 1 stand squarely on that record in
every detail. I was very fortunate, for
anew member, in my committee assign
ments, being a member of a number of
the important committees, including
Education, General Judiciary, Consti
tutional Amendment. Appropriations,
As is well known to all who have serv
ed in the legislature, ull of the impor
tant legislation is worked out and
shaped in committee und not on the
floor of the House and good committee
assignments give an opportunity for
service in forming and shaping leg
islation before it is finally reported to
the legislature for action. Asa candi
date for the senate I respectfully sub
mit to the voters that one with this
large und long public experience is by
reason of that experience better fitted to
serve you in matters affecting the state
and the citizens thereof; the home and
fireside and the children. I have had
that experience and 1 am sure I can and
will serve you acceptably bn all public
questions that may come before the
senate. ,
1 Asa member of the committee on
education and as a member of a special
sub-comjnitee, it was my pleasure to
help revise the school code which is
now in operation in Georgia and under
which the school laws may be made as
good as the city schools as Soon as
the rural high school features of the
law have been put into operation and
the school terms lengthened, as they
will be, with the increased appropria
tions for school purposes. After 1921,
the common schools will receive by
LAW one-half of the revenue of the
state, and as it increases the amount
to the schools will automatically in
crease. I helped to pass that law. My
record on all educational matters for
the benefit of the school children of
Georgia is made and I stand on it. 1
favored and still favor giving to the
common schools for the betterment of
the children of the state every support
possible in keeping with the ability of
the state.
2. I supported and voted for every
bill that came before the House tending
to improve agricultural conditions and
rural life; including a standard cotton
grading bill; better common schools;
rural higii schools; co-operative asso
ciations ; good roads to promote agri
culture and education; bill to make all
jxist roads public ronds so that mails
might be carried at all times to all
parts of the state; bill to support the
market bureau so that the producer
might at all times ha%’e means of know
ing the value of his products; the bond
ed warehouse legislation; health laws
to prevent the spread of dsease such
as malara, tuberculosis, influenza.
I smallpox and other like scourges, and
j many other bills for the benefit of the
masses.
3. I supported the new banking law
that makes it almost impossible for
officers to mismanage a bank or to de
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HOSPITAL TALK
TO THE EDITOR
Scouting for News Editor Runs l’p
Against Willing Talker for Civic
Improvement.
What follows came about in just
this way:’
The Editor--Do you know anything
this morning?
Answer —Yes, I always know some
thing.
The Editor—Do you know anything
to write about. We urea little behind
today, and I would like for you to
help us out if you can.
Answer —Yes, I always will have
something to write about until Winder
and Barrow county has a sanitarum or
hospital to care for the sick, hut that
Is editorial stuff. It seems that we can
raise funds for any other purpose. We
have a Board of Trade now; the people
say a hospital would be a good thing
that would fill a great ueed; the good
physicians have expressed a willing
ness to subscribe liberally to the fund,
but Winder simply won’t think along
those lines.
The Editor —Oh, yes she will. All
you need Is for someone to take the
lead, and call on her people In the
proper spirit. A hospital is a commu
nity uffair, and when Winder and Bar
row county go after such things they
never fall down.
Answer —Maybe so, but the fact re
mains that suffering humanity is being
shipped to Atlanta, Athens and Gaines
ville, und many poor sufferers are deni
ed relief, because they are not able to
bear the great expense of the trip.
And a great deal of money bus been
spent by our citizenship this summer
having a good time. I am not knock
ing, for 1 love a baseball game as good
as any man, but when I realize that
one week’s gate receipt would build
a hospital here, it makes me think.
Several months ago the doctors of
Barrow county discussed the urgent
need of such an institution and patri
otically pledges themselves to contri
bute a sum of severul thousand dollars
to the enterprise. Prominent bankers
subscribed more thousands, and then
the movement ran into an ieeburg. If
the Winder Chamber of Commerce
stands for anything, it should begin
an energetic canvass of the county for
the raising of the funds to supplement
the physicians’ subscriptions.
This work ought to receive the hear
ty and generous support of every man,
woman and child in Barrow county.
Surely there could be no more worthy
and lasting monument to the bene
volence and liberality of the community
than an institution for the alleviation
of sickness and bodily suffering, but
beyond altruistic motives, a county hos
pital would pay for itself many times
over, from an economical standpoint, by
restoring to their normal activities,
men and women who might be other
wise lost to the community life and
upbuilding, and children, too. There’s
my copy, Bob.
RUSSIAN REPLY
MAY MEAN WAR
London, August 25.—Whether most of
Europe again will be involved in war
is to be decided within forty-eight
hours.
Russia has until Friday evening to
reply to the Anglo-Italian note demand
ing modification of her peace terras
to Poland. Premier Lloyd George has
informed the Bolsheviki, through Ar
thur Balfour, lord president of the coun
cil, that unless a satisfactory reply is
forthcoming within the time limit Great
Britain will change its policy toward
Russia.
Committed to the same action as
Great Britain are Italy, France and
possibly Belgium. In the event of a
resumption of hostilities on a major
scale, the Germans may become par-
tially involved, since the sentiment of
the German populations bordering on
Poland is frankly pro-Russian. Offi
cials of East Prussia are reported to
nave asked for volunteers to aid the
Reds, and according to some advices,
no steps have been taken to intern the
thousands of Russians who fled into
East Prussia to escape capture.
“State is on fire with enthusiam over
race.” reads a headline over a Dorsey
write up. , The trouble with this kind
of enthusiam is is generally burns out
before election day.
WASHINGTON TIES
WITH ELBERTON
Fine Ball Playing Featured Last Games
on Local Diamond—Washington
Takes Last Three Games.
The baseball season at Winder drew
to a close with a hard-fought battle
between the Winder and Washington
clubs.
The league directors came to the res
cue and straightened out the tangle
in Monday's game by placing Winder’s
runners back on bases and causing the
teams to play out the game Wednesday,
beginning at the seventh liming, Just
as the teams stood when they left the
field Monday. The score stood 2 to 1
in favor of Washington, J. Smith at
the hut, Settles on second and Belk
on first. Smith struck out. Winder
made no more runs. Washington wins.
Tuesday's game began with “ten
thousuud wolves yelling come on Bun
kum.” Morris gave up two runs in
the first inning and was relieved by
Pantoue. Winder tied the score and
’twas a nerve-racking pitcher’s battle
between Pantone and Tborbum for
thirteen stanzars, both pitchers weak
ening, but the Winder boy went the
full distance and Thorburn was yanked.
Pantone lost control, Washington scores
two. Washington wins, 4 to 2.
The last game was a scrappy ball
game with lefty Cothran going good
with Washington’s heavy batters fan
ning the air, but the other fellows were
scrapping, too, and the breaks went
against us. The score, 2 to 1 In favor
of Washington. •
Winder was in the fight to the finish.
She congratulates the winners, and in
bidding our gentlemanly young ball
players adieu can in all sincerity say,*
“We are glad that we have had you
with us.’
Better aggregations of ball players
may have been assembled in the “Mil
lion-Dollar League,” but no cleaner
sports have ever been corraled on one
ball club than the boys > who played for
Winder.
Bob Higgins, Milt Reed, “Goat” Coch
ran, Joe Guyou, Red Barron, Esau
Settles, “Bevo” Webb, J. Smith, Jim
mie White, George Belk, Pantone and
“Lefty” Cothran. If Winder has gain
ed the friendship of these young gen
telmen, and we believe she has, then
the baseball season will have been
worth while. We all know "Bunkum”
Morris, for he is one of us.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.
Higgins, his young w ife and their two
bright little girls are planing to make
Winder their future home.
POLISH ARMIES CLOSE
AROUND FLEEING RUSS
London—The whole Russian army
on the northern battle front in Poland,
estimated at (55,000 men has been sur
rounded by the* poles, according to
announcement Tuesday by the British
war office based on original telegrams
from Warsaw.
Warsaw —More than 80,000 Russian
prisoners have been captured by the
Poles, the Polish general staff announc
ed Tuesday.
If these figures are correct, and the
dead and wounded are added, it means
that three or four of the Russian armies
attacking Warsaw have been destroy
ed.
L. G. WOOD INJURED
IN MOTOR ACCIDENT
Sunday afternoon, near Carl, Ga.,
Mr. L. G. Wood was seriously injured
as a result of a collision of his car
with a freight train on the Seaboard
railroad.
The accident happened at a crossing
near Carl. Mr. Wood was returning
heme from a visit to his brother. Mr.
June H. Wood. Y
He was carried to Atlanta and placed
in a hospital and his injuries cared
for. Latest reports were to the effect
that he was doing nicely.
The ear was said to have been badly
wrecked.
REV. FRANK JACKSON IS TO
PREACH AT SECOND B APTIST
Revival services begin next Monday
night at the Second Baptist church ou
Bush avenue.
Rev. Frank Jackson, noted evange
list, will do the preaching. A great
meeting is looked for and a cordial
invitation to every one is extended.
Come and bring your friend with you.
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