The Jackson progress-argus. (Jackson, Ga.) 1915-current, September 08, 1916, Image 1

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BUTTS COUNTY FAIR OCTOBER 9-14 THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS Vol 44—No. 36 GOVERNOR HARRIS WILL SWEEP BUTTS COUNTY AND THE STATE His Nomination Seems Practically By Balloting on Sept. 12 Tide Now Running Strong in Favor of Old Hero Gov ernor —Reports From All Over Georgia Indicate Harris Is Out in Front And Can’t Be Headed—His Supporters in Butts County Confident of Victory Every indication now points to the fact that Governor Nat Harris will carry Butts county in the primary of Sept. 12. He has been gaining surely, steadily and per ceptibly of late, and well inform ed politicians believe that Butts county will be found in the Har ris column by a safe majority. race has, for some time, been between Governor Harris and Hugh Dorsey. The Govern or won many votes by his speech in Jackson. His friends are hard at work and the tide has turned in favor of the gallant old patriot. Mr. Dorsey's Jackson address was. admittedly, a keen disap pmntment to his supporters. He greeted by perhaps the larg est political gathering in the his tcvy of the county. The crowd was there ready to shake off the roof, but never had a chance to let off steam. It is significant that the only cheering done was that of his jokes. He was not at his best, his friends say, but be that as it may he lost votes in Batts county. Some'declare his speech cost him as many as two hundred votes in this county. jJ)r. Hardman and Col. Pottle, both fine fellows personally and most likeable characters, will get but a scattering vote in Butts. It is conceded the race here is between Harris and Dorsey. Two years agsp Governor Harris received 947 votes, Dr. Hardman 210 and Randolph Anderson 56... The most reliable information to be obtained at this time is that Governor Harris will win Butts county by a safe plurality and that he will carry enough coun ties to insure his noinination. Harris sentiment has gripped the people of all sections of the state since he has been on the stump and authentic reports coming in from all quarters declare he will be nominated on Sept. 12. cV ’ 'vttf-'Zi 1 ? k ■Ksߣ*,* 7 / f jW u .’ # V^aHSt 4 >£L : , . %p.JONL fll BBHk ~■% HON. N. E. HARR WHO IS A WINNER JACKSON, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER f, 1916 GOVERNOR HARRIS LOOKS LIKE WINNER ALL OVER STATE Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 6—Five more days of whirlwind finish campaigning and then the battle of ballots in the state election will tell the tale of victory and defeat for so many different can didates that a fellow can hardly enumerate or count them all. On next Tuesday, September 12, the Democratic voters of Georgia, in the white primary, will elect a governor, state house officials, members of the legisla ture and congressman, and two weeks later the convention will be held in Madon. In additiorf to these, they will elect three judges to fill the new.- ly erect ted places on the court of appeals, for which three places more than a dozen candidates are running. Of course the governor’s race carries more interest than all the rest, and the closer the approach of election day the more doubt ful the result of this contest Throughout the state, judging from the comments of the press reports brought in by politicians, Harris sentiment has been grow ing rapidly for the last three weeks, and the governor’s sup porters are predicting that he will go into the convention with more votes than any of his oppo nents. STATE PRIMARY NEXT TUESDAY Ballot This Year Is Very Lengthy One MANY CLOSE CONTESTS Polls in Butts County Will Open at 8 O’clock And Close at 4 —Much Inter est in The Primary Tuesday. September 12, is the date of’ the white Democratic state primary for the nomination of Governor, Congressmen and state house officers. A large number of candidates are entered for the various offices and the present campaign has been marked by unusual activity. All indications point to a heavy vote throughout the state. The ballot this year is a long one. Four candidates are enter ed for Governor; fourteen for the three new places on the Court of Appeals, while there is opposi tion to practically -every state house officer. Congressman J. W. Wise is unopposed for Con gress in this district; likewise Hon. W. E. H. Searcy for judge of the Flint circuit and Hon. E. M. Owen for Solicitor General of the Flint circuit. The race for Governor is crea ting the greatest interest. The state over the race is between Harris and Dorsey, with the odds in favor iff the Governor. The prohibition element is rallying to the Harris standard and the one best bet is the Confederate Sol dier Governor. Here in Butts county there is the hottest kind of race for Rep resentative with Mr. J. C. Jones and Dr. R W. Mays as the con tenders. Representative C. A. Towles has withdrawn from tbe contest. Friends of these gen tlemen are busv and confident, and the race promises to be a thriller. In Butts county the polls open at 8 o’clock a. m. and close at 4 p. m., sun time, in all precincts. The primary will be under the immediate supervision of the Ex ecutive Committee. The tickets and tally sheets will be distribu ted this week. The committee will meet on the 13 and consolidate the returns. The county unit system governs all nominations. Remember these things: Polls open at Ba. m. and close at 4p. m., sun time, in all pre cincts throughout the county. You must vote in the district in which you reside. The ticket is a long one—vote early. HON. C. L. REDMAN ON STUMP FOR GOV. HARRIS Hon. Charles L. Redman, well known attorney and effective pub lic speaker, has taken the stump for Governor Nat Harris. He delivered two addresses in Car roll county Wednesday. Whether making a plea before a jury or addressing a political gathering on the hustings, Cos!. Redman is a rattling good speak er, enthusiastic, forceful, con vincing. He is a valuable addi tion to the list of Harris speak ers and the good results of his work will be seen when the bal lots are counted and the Harris triumph becomes a landslide. ACTIVE PREPARATIONS BEING MADE FOR BUTTS COUNTY FAIR Young Aeroplane Company to Make Daily Flights For Three Days Finishing Work Being Made'to Big Building on Fair Grounds —Electric Lights Will Soon Be Installed — Many Exhibitors Getting Ready to Make Attrac tive Displays —Real Work Begins on Fair Project CLERKS ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE HALF HOLIDAY We desire to thank the em ployers and business men of Jackson for granting a half holi day during the summer months. We feel that we were greatly helped and benefited by this half Wednesday holiday, and we wish to assure these public-spirited business men that we genuinely appreciate their liberality. Each of us pledge to our respective employers our very best efforts. The half holiday plan, we be lieve, was an entire success and trust that it will be made an an nual custom in Jackson. The Clerks and Employees Of the City of Jackson. BAPTIST MISSION DAY IS SEPTEMBER TWENTY-FOURTH Sunday, September 24, will be a big day in the program of Georgia Baptist?, It is State Mission Day in the Baptist Sun day schools of Georgia, an annual event that crowns the Sunday school year, and is observed throughout the entire south. A splendid program has been arranged and sent out by the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board of Nashville, Tenn. This program consists of suitable reci tations, songs and demonstra tions of modern Sunday school work. It is right up to NOW and promises to interest the Baptist people of Georgia. Last year this day was observ ed with great success. The aim set for the day this year is 250,- 000 pupils in the Baptist Sunday schools of Georgia that day, and $15,000.00 collection for State Missions. All the Baptists and their friends of each section are urged to attend the Baptist Sun day school, in town and country, on Sunday, September 24th. 0 ■ ' m gHB AN ATTRACTION AT BUTTS COI N I V FAC: Jackson Argus Established 1*73 ( •__ a <•<, Butts County Progress Established 1882 ' Consolidated July *. Active preparations are now being made for the opening of the Butts County Fair on Octo ber 9. The finishing touches are now being made to the large building at the fair grounds. This build ing, of splendid design and large capacity, will be used for a ma jority of the exhibits. It will house the exhibits in good shape and give every exhibitor plenty of room to display his products People from all sections of the county are getting ready to make: exhibits at the big fair. Enough exhibits have been promised to insure the success of the fair. In every wav the fair wiN bebijr ger, better and more complete than ever before. Wednesday, Oct. 10. will be Old Soldiers Day at the fcdrt when Veterans will be admitted to the grounds absolutely without charge. Other special days are being planned and every day wijf be a big, busy day. filled with worth while features. The manager has signed the Young Aeroplane Company and there will be two flights during three days of the fair. This in the first time in the history, vf the county that an aeroplane flight has ever been arranged and tremendous crowds are ex pected. There will be fireworks every night. Tbe best shows in the country have been signed and there will be good clean attrac tions for all. City electrician Merck baa about completed the line to the fair grounds and soon the light proposition will be settled. It is just a few weeks now \m t:l the fair gates swing open and it is up to every booster and friend of the fair to get busy a id make the Butts C >unty Fair the biggest, best county lair in the state.