OFFICIAL ORGAN
THE CITY OF
Cordele.
VOL. 14, NO. 35.
POLITICS IN OLD DClLY.
LOCAL POLITICS GREW QUITE
WARM AND INTERESTING
THIS WEEK.
The Usual Lack of Candidates and
Surprises During Court—Which
Really Are Never Lacking—
Were Not Lacking at Vien
na This Session.
Gubernatorial politics was not
the only and all-absorbing topic
of conversation at Vienna this
week. In fact, this feature grew
quite tame when local or county
politics began to loom up.
By Tuesday the friends of Mr.
John S. Pate, of Cordele, had him
in the race for representative. No
one was more surprised at this than
Mr. Pate himself. He is one of
the wealthiest, best known and
most prominent citizens of the
county. He was pursuing the even
tenor of his way when apprised of
his candidacy, but he is now in
the race and in to stay.
Mr. D. W. Harvard is again in
the race, his idea that he would
not agaiu offer to the contrary
notwithstanding, His friends
urged that he had made a good re
cord and must make the race again
and so Mr. Harvard is again in
the race for representative.
It was equally surprising to
learn that Col. J. T. Hill would
not run. His friends had counted
upon his making the race, but Col.
Hill, owing to a pressure of pri
vate business and increasing law
practice and other sufficient rea
sons, it is understood, has conclu
ded not to yield to the request of
.numerous friends to make the
race.
Col. S. R. Fields, who has been
in the race for representative for
some time, is still in the race.
His friends claim that Col Fields,
who came so near being elected
two years ago, will surely win out
this time. He and his friends
were quite active in his behalf
this week.
The status for county offices is
about as follows : Mr. John C.
Dunaway will offer for clerk of
superior court against the present
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Who will again make the race for the
legislature.
J, C. TRACY – GO.
INVITE THE
FARMERS
To buy Supplies § Fertilizers
FROM THEM.
We carry a full line of DRY GOODS. SHOES,
HATS; PLOWS, FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
O-xocexies, Etc
€ome and SeeUs.
J, C. TRACY – C0„ Cordele, Ga.
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SHERIFF Q. W. SHEPPARD
The only county officer who is said to
have no opposition thus far.
incumbent, Mr. J. Frank Powell.
Mr. H. C. Brown will offer for tax
receiver, the position held for
many years past by Mr. Dunaway.
Jake Roberts will offer against
Drew Taylor for treasurer, and
Mr. James A. Williams, of Pine
hurst, will offer against Mr. Frank
J, Lewis for collector.
There were other and various
rumors but when simmered down
to the last analysis the above is
about the correct status of the
political game up to the last
inning.
Bridges-“Pate.
At 5 o’clock Monday afternoon
last at the home of the bride’s
parents, Rey- E. H. McGehee offi
ciating, Mr. John Bridges and
Miss Florence Pate were joined in
the holy estate of matrimony.
The bride is the pretty and win
some daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Pate, while the groom is a prom
ising young employe of the G. S.
– F. Ry. who enjoys the friendship
and confidence of all who have
the pleasure of his acquaintance.
The Sentinel joins in congratu
lations.
Boon—Harris.
At the home of the bride’s
brother, in Albany, on Tuesday
morning last, Mr. B. F. Boon, of
Cordele, and Mrs. Frances Esther
Harris, of Albany, were united in
marriage.
The happy couple were welcom
ed to Cordele on Tuesday's noon
A. –N. train, and are now at
home to their friends at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs- M. T.
j anier
The bride is a most excellent
woman, coming from one of the
best families of Dougherty county,
while the groom is a prominent
buyer of Cordele, well liked ,
by all who know him.
The Sentinel wishes for the
happy couple a long life of pros
perity.
When the heath is foul and the
disordered, Prickly Ash
Bnters is the remedy needed. It
purifies the stomach, liver and bow
els, sweeten the breath, promotes
vigor and cheerfulness. Cash Drug
Store.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1902.
TERRELL SPOKE MONDAY
GUERRY SPOKE TUESDAY
THESE TWO GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES
WITHIN TWENTY HOURS OF JOINT DEBATE
So Near and Yet so Far, But Close Enough to Lend a
Lively Aspect to the Gubernatorial Situation—
so Far a~ v :; Citizens of Dooly are Concerned.
Two candidates for the demo
cratic nomination for governor of
Georgia addressed the citizens of
Dooly county, at the court house
in Vienna this week.
Hon. Joseph M. Terrell spoke
Monday. Hon. Dupont Guerry
spoke Tuesday. It was the first
speech in Dooly by candidate
Terrell. It was the second speech
by candidate Guerry. The news
papers last week announced the
coming of Mr. Terrell. Later, some
of the newspapers and hand-bills
announced the coming of Mr.
Guerry.
These two announcements be
gan to thrill and permeate the
very being of the already partisan
friends of the two great political
foes—for be it known that Terrell
and Guerry are the two strongest
candidates in Dooly—unless, later,
Col. Estill gets to shaking hands
too rapidly, or farmer Smith
should smole too many miles at
the woolhat boys.
It was well known that Mr.
Guerry had challenged Mr. Terrell
to join with him in a series of
joint debates upon the issues in
volved in the gubernatorial cam
paign, It was equally familiar
that Mr. Terrell had respectfully
declined to accept the invitation.
For ten days the Dooly friends
of Mr. Terrell had been talking
the coming of their favorite.
Many of them had never seen nor
met him, but they were talking
and blowing Terrell just the same.
It was Friday when the friends
of Guerry first learned that Guerry
was coining too, and about the
first thing they began to say, “If
we can’t have a joint debate we’ll
have the next thing to it.” “We
are within 24 hours of a joint de
bate and its not our man’s fault
that the two speaking candidates
™n’t get before the people at the
same time, that the people might
the better judge the principles
th p y advocate,
TERRELL SPOKE MONDAY.
At 11:80 o’clock Monday Judge
Littlejohn announced that the
court would take a recess m order
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HON. JOSEPH M. TERRELL,
Who addressed the citizens of Dooly,
Monday, at Vienna, in the interest of
his gubernatorial campaign
that Mr. Terrell could address the
citizens of Dooly.
The court room was filled with
people and a good number stood.
But few had ever seen Mr. Terrell
and they all seemed anxious to
see him and hear him speak.
Mr. Terrel] was introduced by
Mr. John H. Bedgood, of Arabi,
as the next governor of Georgia,
which was liberally applauded.
Mr, Terrell began his speech by
saying that he hoped the good
people of Doolv would help to
make him the next governor of
Georgia. After this and a few
other pleasantries Mr. Terrell be
gan an earnest, discussion of the
public issues of the campaign. He
took up the tax question first and
handled it at great length. He
thought that much more was be
ing accomplished in proportion
now with the rate of $5.44 than
when the rate was $4 per thousand
but, at the same time, the rate
could be and must be reduced. He
was tied to no corporation. He
was no stockholder nor officer nor
attorney for any railroad corpor
ation, never had been and hence
had never been dischared as a
railroad lawyer. He favored the
public school system of Georgia,
especially as to rural schools, yet
their were amendments that
should be made to the public
school law. He favored paying
promptly the teachers salaries.
He discussed the pension Jaw at
some length and on the question
of prohibition said that he was a
He
was in the legislature when the
local option law was passed, was a
member of the committee that
r^uuid that law. He fought for
it and voted for it. In local option
elections under the local option
law he had voted for prohibition
and fought for it. While he
thought then and thought now
that the local option law was the
best plan, yet, if the people want
ed to go a step farther and would
elect legislators who would pass
a state prohibition law that Ins
right hand would sign the bill and
that he would thank God for the
privilege.
Mr. Terrell spoke for an hour
and a half, held the undivided
attention of his audience through
out the entire time and was liber
ally applauded at frequent enter
vals.
GUERRY' SPOKE TUESDAY,
Col. J. G Jones, of Cordele, in
troduced Hon. Dupont Guerry
Tuesday to fully as large an au
dience as Mr- Terrell on
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HON. DUPONT GUERRY,
addressed the citizens of Dooly,
at Vienna, m the interest of
gubernatorial campaign,
Col. Jones said that Mr.
was introduced as a ne>t
of Georgia but he de
to introduce Mr. Guerry as
successor to Allen D. Candler,
was greeted with applause.
Mr. Guerry r was proud of the
that greeted him, espe
that part that cast no votes.
said that men reasoned with
out knowing and ladies knew with
out reasoning and that the ladies
knew that he was representing the
principles that were for the good
of the home, and that the ladies
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COL S. R. FIELDS.
His friends p-prVct victory for him
in the race.
were supporting his candidacy
governor,
Mr. Guerry said that he could
not get his principal opponent,
Mr. Terrell, into a joint debate
end ilml, he must content himself
with what lie would term a long
distance tins joint debate.
After declaration Mr. Guer
ry devoted fully half hour to the
candidacy of Mr. Terrell. He Haid
that those “personal” letters sent
out by Mr, Terrell were turned out
at the Kimble House by some
kind of a machine and that Mr.
Terrell did’nt know to whom they
were sent. That the claim that
100 or more counties were for
Terrell was newspaper bluster.
That three weeks ago they were
claiming 120 counties, now only
90 counties with four or five
months yet before the primary,
Mr. Guerry then took up the
biograpical sketch of Mr. Terrell
and referred to it as Mr. Terrell’s
first platform. He kept his au
in an of
with comments upon the bio
graphical sketch which pictured
Mr. Terrell from eighteen years
old “plowing an old red mule in
the corn field a with visions up
on various offices all on account
of two lawyer friends passing in a
top buggy.” In speaking of Mr.
Terrell being seated on the plow
beam, thinking of his political
future, with all due respect to the
present governor of Georgia, “The
one-eyed boy from pigeon roost,”
Mr. Guerry said, he felt compell
ed to refer to Mr. Terrell as “The
two-eyed pigeon of plow-boy roost.”
Mr. Guerry then earnestly dis
cussed the planks in his platform,
with which the public is familiar.
He dwelt largely upon state pro
hibition, and to “the fact” that
railroads, liquor dealers and
lobbyists were not his friends.
Mr. Guerry spoke for one hour
and a half and was frequently ap
plauded.
HOW WILL DOOLY GO?
We do not know. The above is
not even a synopsis of what the
two speakers had to say, but mere
ly a sketch of the drift of their
speeches. They are both strong
in Dooly and no prediction can
now be made with any accuracy
as to their real strength. The
Terrell men claim the county for
Terrell and the Guerry men for
Guerry. The county will go for
one or the other, unless it should
and go for Estill or Smith.
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AND
MOWERS.
SEE THEM BEFORE YOU BUY.
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ns Cordele Hardware Co.
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D00hY SUPERIOR COURT
Is Grinding Away at Vienna in Spite
of Politics and Elections.
An election was held in Vienna Tues
day. The Jesuit was 77 votes “for”and
20 “against” public schools, which gave
the required number “for.” Vienna
already had the public school system,
but this new election was necessary on
account of the change of the city
charter.
Despite the election and polities
court is grinding away, with Judge
Littlejohn presiding and Solicitor
Hooieron hind, court was organized
in less than an hour Monday morning
—Judge Litlejohn’s charge to the grand
jury being short and to the point.
Mr. Jesse It. Horne, of Pinehurst,
was elected foreman, Mr. H. W. Camp
bell, of Cordele, clerk, and Mr. G. M.
Peavy bailiff of the grand jury. Mes
Brs -* T - w - Graham, T. R. Smith and
Lewis Clewis were selected as special
court bailiffs.
No cases of any very great impor
tance have been tried, but the docket
has been very largely cleared. The
docket is probably lighter than for
years and very few new cases were
filed to this term of court.
Among others of the prominent at
torneys in attendance upon court are
the following: A. E. Hawkins, J. S.
Sheppard Jand Allen Fort, Americas;
John F. Hall,01in J. Wimberly, Joseph
H. Hall.T. S. Felder, Robt. Ryals and
A. L. Miller, Macon; J. W. Haygood,.
Mr. Felton and Mr. DeVaughn, Mon
tezuma ; James Bishop, Jr., Eastman.
Purchase money notes
with mortgage attached. For sale
by the Sentinel.
Champion Berkshire Pig.
Mr. O. B. Parker, of Cordele, on
last Friday received a Champion
Berkshire pig of Mr. T. A. Harris,
of LaMine, Mo., who is a member
of the American Berkshire asso
ciation, this pig
Mr. Parker paid $50 for
and $7.50 freight. He is pedigreed
and registered, only four months
and eleven days old and weighs
120 pounds. pig is beauty and it would
This a of
well be worth the trouble any
of our farmers who will take the
time to see him.
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Mr. Pate’s friends have succeeded in
him to make the race for
