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TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1892.
ROLD A ROUSING MASS MEETING AT
IRWINVILtE LAST SATURDAY.
Tumpp, North en and the Present State
IIoubo Officer* and fflenn, for Attorney-
General, Endorsed. Full Proceed-
>)>*»•
In obedience to tlie call of the
democratic executive committee of
Irwin county u large and enthusias
tic mass meeting was held in the
court house to-day, (Saturday, May
14th, 1892,) for the purpose of se
lecting delegates to the congressional
and gubernatorial conventions, elect
ing a new executive committee and
to discuss the advisability of holding
a primary to nominate a candidate
for the legislature.
The meeting was called to order
by Hon. William Henderson, chair
man of the committee, explaining
the object of the meeting.
Hon. Thomas 15. Young was called
to tlie chair and lion. J. A. Tomber-
lin requested to act. as secretary,
Hon. H. W. Bns6c-y moved that
the selection of delegates to the
congressional convention be made
the first, order of business.
As a substitute for the motion
Hon. J. A, -J. Henderson offered the
following proambio and resolutions:
Whereas, The custom of selecting del
egates to nominating conventions by
mass meetings is rajimly growing into
Jliareputc among the people, and
Whereas, Out of the democratic voters
in Irvin county,' itht one-fifth of them
ever participate in sue It meetings, by rea
son of t he distance t hey reside from tlie
court house, and very often too many of
■those who do participate, never avail
Ibcmselves of that free expression of
tit ought and action which is the right of
every citizen, and
district, D. T. Paulk for the 1388th
district, J. A. Sutton for the 518th
district, J. 15, Clements for the 901st
district, Q. W. Fletcher for the (590th
district, Marion Dixon for the 432d
district.
The meeting pledged itself to the
support of democratic caudidates and
principles.
The delegates chosen to represent
tlie county in the state convention to
be held in Atlanta on May 18th were
instructed to vote for Cleveland us
between Hill and Cleveland.
On motion of llou.jJ. Y, Fletcher
tlie Irwin County Jjews^fuwkiiis-
ville Dispatclt and News,and Tifton
0 AV-KTTK wore requested to publish
the proceedings of the meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
T. 15. Young, 4 Clwirmun.
J. A. Tomhkumn, Secretary.
Fine Jersey (lows for Sale.
.1 offer a limited number of line
cows, fresh in milk, for side. For
prioes write to N. F, Tift, Albany,
(ill.
COLQUITT COUNTY POLITICS.
Democrat* Meet, Elect n New Executive
Committee. TranKHct Other ltuhlecsit.
Whereas; A primary
I t he f
election in such
cftseS 'presents the fairest, safest and most
■democratic method of giving to the peo
ple their fully expressed choice as be
tween candidates seeking the nomination,
lie it therefore
Resolved, That the selection of dele-
gales to the eleventh congressional dis
trict nominating convention intended to
hi rngtlc by this meeting he abandoned.
Itesoiyod, That It is the stiDSe of this
meeting that tlie fairest and safest plsn
for the democracy of the county to resori
to a primary election in which every
[democratic voter will lie accorded tlie
right to cast his vote for the candidate he
prefers for congress end representative
anil that tlie democratic executive com-
mittoe of the county be requested to meet
at once and Inaugurate such plans and
appoint a time for holding tlie same as
Jit tlteir judgment will ho post.
On the motionpf Mr. Hill, of Syc-
■umoro, the proambio am! resolution.
Were laid on the table.
motion was tliei
Mr, Bussey’s
Adopted.
Qn motion of Ur. IV. I.. Julian
the meeting proceeded to select del
egates by tShclmniiUon. Hons. IF
M ! . Bussey and R. \V. Diemen i s were
chosen delegates amid great enthtiei-
tism'nndj,ou motion.of Mr. Hill weiv
instructed |o vote in the convention,
which meets in IVuyeross on June
29th, for Hen. Henry (J. Turner first
lust and all Vic time. On motion of
mu t\4 delegates were given
the po»er to select their own slter-
Tltere was a mass meeting of the
democrats of Colquitt county at
Moultrie on May 3d, pursuant to the
call of thochairman oc the democrat
ic executive committee.
The first business after the meet
ing was culled to order wits tho elec
tion of a new executive committee,
and the following were elected:
Moultrie—0. G. Henderson:
Robinson's—R. N. Croft.
Thigpen—t). M, Bennett.
Mill Greek—R. It. Jenkins.
Tv Ty—G. F. Olaik.
THE BERRIEN DEMOCRACY.
CLEVELAND DELEGATES SENT TO
THE STATE CONVENTION.
lions. II. II. Knight unit p. XI. Smith are
P.leetisl Delegates Amid Kntlitisiastlc
Speeches— other Mews Mutters.
Warrior—>1. G. Weeks.
Greenfield—15. K. Watkins
Bridge Greek—15. 11. E. Gregory.
(The new executive committee
mot, organized by elefding 0. F.
Clark chairman and U.fti. Ilcndur-
son secretary and theft adjourned
subject to u call of the chainiiun.)
J. J. Norman; Ksq., wits elected
ehairman of the mass mcetiug and
A, Bailey secretary.
The following preamble and reso
lution were thou read and unani
mously adopted:
Whereas, There is a great disturbance
In tlie minus of many of our ptople on
Oits political affairs of our country, and
Whereas, There are new parties an
parties spring
ing up whose, aims arc inimical to lee
best interest of our people, and
Whereas, Tito democratic party lilts
always been the party of tlie people and
Ota!
a).
nates. I
\
On motion of Hon. S. K. Coleman
the meeting proceeded, by acclama
tion, to seieot delegates to the guber
natorial convention, Which meets in
Atlanta on August 21st.
Hon, J. A. J. Henderson otiered
the followiug resolutions which were
unanimously and enthusiastically
adopted:
Resolved, Thnt we endorse the candi
dacy of Ilia Excellency, W. J Norther.,
fm governor, anil all (lie state house of
fleers who arc candidates for re-election,
especially Hoe. It. T. Nesbitt tor com
missioner of agriculture.
Resolved. That we endorse the candi
dacy of Hon. W. 0. Glenn, of the county
of Fulton, for attorney-general.
Hons. D. ’S. Ptthjk and Albert
Sutton were chosen tlij delegates and
given the power to aefJot their own
alternates.
It was the sense ot the meeting
that legislative camlidgte* should be
chosen by primary ciectiljn, and the
executive committee was iuetructed
to order the holding of «;a primary
election m each militia district on
theflrst Wednesday in Jul^for that
try both stale and nailoiwt
Revolved, That \vc, tlie democratic
party of (lolquitf county, in convention
lu-semliled, do hereby -again renew our
fealty lo tlie democratic, party, and to
use bur best endeavors for the success
and final triumph of the same.
Messrs. J. B. Normim/Jr., amt K.
H, Bryan were chosen/delegates to
represent the county in tlie state
convention iii Atlanta on Wednes
day, May 18 th.
The meeting then Adjourned.
J. J. Norman’, Chairman,
A. Baii,kv, Secretary.
purpose.
On motion
The executive committee was
called together by the chairman upon
the adjournment of the muss meet
ing and transacted the following bus
iness as recommended by the mass
meeting.
On motion of R. 15. F. Gregory,
Ordered that primary elections be
held in each militia district on tho
29th of July under the supervision
of the district executive committee.
The voters will cast their ballots di
rect for the candidates; consolida
tion to be made at Moultrie tho next
day, July 30th<
It was also ordered that t\ mass
meeting be held on Saturday, July
Both, for the purjipw of selecting
delegates to tho convention to be
' held in Albany on the 17th day of
August lo nominate a candidate in
the 53d congress for the second dis
trict, also to select delegates to the
convention to be held in Atlanta to
nominate a governor and state house
ofllcers.
0. K. Clark, Chairman.
O. G, IlKNDEitfiUN, Secretary.
the mass (meeting
piodgwt itself to support lhA ncmi-
of the primary election. \
» fplioniug executive cotVmit-
tibosen for, the ensuing Uwo
“ B. Dasher' for the itVhl
We are overstocked with baby car
riages and bull trees. Sjiccial low
prices on these goods for a teiv days.
Call on us for anything in the Imo
of furniture. tVe,. guarantee close
l|figures, fair Itml easy tome.
Broad «L fuuiitftc M
The delegates cltosen by the pri
maries in tlie several districts of Ber
rien county met in the court house,
Nashville, at 11 o’clock last Monday
morning and organized for business
by electing lion. W/h. MeKenmm
chairman and C. tVl Fulwooil secre
tary. •
Messrs. J. A. Wilkes and J. K. Mo-
Ortmie were appointed a eommittee
on credentials. Tho committee re
tired from the meeting to make up
their report, during which time the
convention was entertained with
short speeches by several gentlemen
present: Messrs. W. L. Kennon, 0.
\V. Fulwood, F. M. Smith, Ii. I'. Al
len, Win. Guldens and Charlton H.
Shaw.
The talks Were all earnest and had
the ring of true democratic metal,
but we want, to speak particularly of
the eloquent remarks of the venera
ble Win. Guldens. Feeble with age
he could not stand oil ins feet while
he talked.
He said lie was it furt, .or, had been
one all his life; had lived a qajet life
and Imd never ink-rested himself in
politics beyond going to the polls
and voting tlty straight democratic
ticket. In this new movement which
confronls the people of Georgia to
day, the so-called people’s party, lie
oould see the mimistukable marks of
the line Italian hands of the repub
lican political strikers, who have no
other object in view than the dis
ruption of the solid democratic sonlh.
In it he could see nothing but de
feat, disaster aud destruction to the
liberties of tlie southern people. This
is a time when no patriot could af
ford to keep silent, or fail to warn
the young democrats with whom lie
associates to stand firm to tlie princi
ples of their party as the sheet an
chor of their hopes, the only source
from which the people can hope for
relief. He had two sons and a son-
in-law who imd joined the alliance
but, thank God, they had not fol
lowed it into the third party. They
were true democrats, they were dem
ocratic alliancemen and not alliance
deiribbritts. Their democracy was un
qualified.
Here is one of the staunchest of
Berrien county farmers who seems to
have thoroughly examined tlie struc
ture of tin; third party movement,
and instead of the goal promised in
a platform abounding in glittering
generalities I e sees only harm and
disaster. His talk was eloquent per
force of its earnestness.
The committee returned and re
ported from the districts the follow
ing duly accredited delegates:
Nashville—F. M. Smith and W.
Henry Griffin,
Alapaha—J. 11. Baker and S. 15,
Dorminey.
Adel—John A. Wilkes and 0. II.
Shaw.
Sparks - J. Elliott, and J. IL
MdOranie.
Ijuuix—If. V. Cannitigton.
Tifton—0. Fulwood and J. D.
Calhoun.
Milltowu—T. 0. Knight.
River Bend—IV. I.. Kennon.
Ray’s Mill—Wm. GidtJans uutl T.
S. Murphey.
Cecil—15. F. Boyd ant} T. G.
Fateh.
I'ppcr Tenth—W. J. llowun aud
K. IV. Boyd.
The following, residents of unrep
resented districts, were iinilwl to
take part in the meeting as delegates:
Connell's Mil! —H. 0. Parrish.
New Rivcr- John M, JIunonck.
There was n&AeprasenUtivc from
Brookfield district.
H. II. Knight, F. M. Smith, W.
I* Iiennon ujjfd C. W, Fulwood were
nominated ,us delegates to represetu.
the (wuntj in the suite, convention
w; meet in ASianla on Wednesday,
elected delegates and Kennon and
Fulwood alternates.
The convention instructed their
delegates for Cleveland without a
dissenting voice.
The persouelle of the convention
was marked by the great majority of
young faces that composed it, 11,
was one of the most quiet and order
ly meetings we have seen in a long
time, and adjourned amid great en
thusiasm.
Good family buggy for sale cheap.
Can he used single or double. For
terms and prices apply to Fulwood
A: Alexander, Tifton, Qa.
LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH.
WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS
FIND TO TALK ABOUT.
Pnvetneut PnruRriipItN PI k* I l'j» twu! Pen-
•ively Prnm*tl~All l'ertuliilnic to
PcrKoiiN mid ThingN,
Death of Mrs. John Pope.
It is our sad duty this week to
chronicle the death of that most es
timable lady, Mrs. John Pope, ul her
home in Tifton, on tlie llith hist,, of
puerperal fever.
She bore the exalted reputation of
a good woman; she numbered her
friends by tlie score, even all who
knew her; those who knew her best
were her fastest friends; she was al
ways cheerful and pleasant her high
est ambition was to help the sick,
distressed and needy.
The husband has lost a most lova
ble wife, the children (three little
boys) an ideal mother, the communi
ty. a noble, generous-hearted woman.
The (iaiSKTTK extends sympathet
ic condolence lo /the bereaved hus
band and children in their dire dis
tress. /
The funeral took place at tlie, resi
dence on 8('child street, Rev. Dr. C.
M. Irwin officiating. Her remains
were laid to rest in the cemetery at
Now River church Tuesday moruin
Visit, the people's store at 1
building, riulriok Bros, will
ittiiily make it pleasant for
Brices are dropping.
'arks
eer-
you,
The Grape Crop.
Dr. J. F. Wilson, the horticultural
expert of I’oiilan and superintendent
of tlie Tilts’ vineyards near this city,
was lie,re hist Thursday evening look-
ing after some business commuted
with his trust. lie informed tho
Gazcttk man that the present imit
ations for a line grape crop is ex
cellent. These vineyards are in their
second your and Dr. Wilson informed
us that at least twenty-live or thirty
thousand pounds of grapes would lie
marketed from them this year.
May IS
Read the new legal notices this
week.
Go to Dr. J. C. Goodman’s
sporting goods.
Mr. David Heoox left Tifton last
Sunday morning for his eastern home
at Niuntic, R. 1.
Dr. W. AV. Bacon, of Albany, was
in Tifton hist Monday morning on a
professional visit.
Rev. Dr. 0. M. Irwin, pastor- of
tlie Tifton Baptist e.lmroh, will hold
his usual services next Sunday.
Capt. II. H. Tift went to Savan
nah the first of the week in the inter
est of tlie Georgia Lumber Exchange.
Contractor Slack is absent from
Tifton now, much of his time, super-
intending a big contract at Valdosta.
Don’t forget Contractor I Imd
when you have building to do.
Miss Isa Turner, a nharihing and
Quito red voting lady of Albany, is
visiting in Tifton, the guest of Mrs.
W. 0. Tift,
A couple of gangs of Georgia con
victs passed through Tifton the past
week eti route from Sibloy to Waiter-
town, near Wiiyeross.
Pastor Grumpier filled his appoint
ment at the Tifton Methodist church
last Sunday. A church meeting was
held in tlie afternoon.
The Alapaha Sunday-school will
picnic to-day. Tlie editor returns
thunks for an invitution to lie pres
ent, and will try to lie on bund.
Col. V. W. Fulwood made u living
trip to Savannah this week to be in
ntteiuliince upon the meeting of the
Knights of Pythias in that city.
Be sure to read the programme for
the union meeting at New River
church on Hie fifth Sunday trust. It
will bo found on our fourth page.
Capt. J. A, Phillips has let the
contract
We have enough hills in our hat
tory to supply the county. Give ns
a cull utiu we w ill sell yon.
I’.iuiiicK linos
Co.’s drug store last Tuesday night.
It will be a pity if they cannot b»
caught up with and adequately pun
ished.
lion. W. W. Webb, president of
tho Ixiwndes county alliance, was in
Tifton last Saturday. He is doing a
yeoman’s wor.t against third party
radicalism in the eleventh congres
sional district.
Mr. T. 15. Marshall and wife and
Mr. D. 11. Sweat passed through Tif-, .
ton last Tuesday night on their way
to the convention of the State Sun
day-school Association which is'm
session at Marietta.
Read the advertisement of J. W.
Paulk & Go. on our third page. Tho
firm is composed of most clever and .
accommodating young gentlemen,
they carry a nice line of fresh goods
and will treat you right.
Messrs. F. M. Smith and II. H,
Knight, delegates to the state con
vention in Atlanta from Berrien
county, and J. 15. Norman, Jr., from
Colquitt county, passed through Tif-
ton Tuesday on route for the conven-'
turn.
The Sunday-schools of Nashville
are discussing the advisability of
having a picnic in tho near future,
if they decide to have it, it will lie a
grand one. The people of Nashville,
old or young, don't do things by
halves.
Several acts of malicious mischief
have boon committed in Tifton re
cently. Almost before tho miscre
ants know it they are going A be
caught up with and then—they will
he ultorded on opportunity to repent
at leisure.
Col. Jus M. Griggs, Solictor General
of Patattla Circuit, says: "Migralinc lias
always alfordcit me prompt relief In cases
of headache.” At !)r. 0. Goodman’s.
l’rof. M. S. Patten was in Tifton
Tuesday on route for Willttcoochce.
He has just finished a term ns a pu
pil of tho Florida Normal College,
at White Spring, Kiu., and will prob
ably have charge of the Willncoo-
ohece High School during tho Bum-
liter and fail.
fey >be building of u nice
cottage residence on Tifton Heights.
Spirits turpentine is down to 29c.
now and operators are disspirited.
Mr. Dan (.'lonienls, of Arabi, was
in the city this week looking uftei
the Sibley ten-acre lots, for which lie
is agent.
A cail has been made tlie Gazuttk
learns for a special mooting of tlie
Berrien County Alliance on the 23rd
insl. The purpose of Hit! meeting is
unknown except to those who mude
the call.
Par s slti-cldO cures Itch In 80tniiuilcs
Price .Wets. Hold by.). G. Goodman.
'lie Gazuttu learns Hint there
was a Third party or some other kind
of rally down at Brookfield last Fri
day afternoon. Speeches were made
by Messrs. Masscv, Suend and Bus
sey to u small audience.
Two negro men Imd a cmnmiful
trial before Justice Rutherford tut a
charge of attempting to wreck a
train on the Georgia Southern and
Florida somewhere between Tifton
and Chula. They wore committed.
'M,ste to bed am! and csr'ty to tire will
shorten lie: road to your he ter in the
•ikies.”! isiU early to hot and a “t.ltlle
Early ltlsor,” tlie pill that makes
life
longer and belter and wiser. J. G. Good-
msu.
Two gentlemen from the county
of Ijitiireius were in Tifton last Tues
day searching for the missing man,
Smith. They had traced him from
Jnspei, Fla., to Lenox and there lost
track of him and came to Tilton.
They received a telegram Tuesday
morning from the postmostcr at Len
ox that their tpun had been spoiled.
They weot'dovrp rit«re in. the after
tukitt but we have not learned vlieth*
Contractor Rilow is tlie lucky man.
Contractor J. C. Hind lias for sale
a large supply of tirst-oiass lime,
shingles and laths.
Capt. J. A. Phillips is having sev
eral tenement houses built on some
land he owns near Brookfield. Car
penter W. W. Davis is lining the
work.
Justice court yesterday brought a
number of people to the city, ami
among them Cols. Lastinger, of
Brookfield, uqd J. D. Pope, of Al
bany.
The Enigmtt Sunday-school picnic
will be to-morrow, 21st, instead of
tlie 31st as we inadvertently publish
ed it. Everybody is invited to at
tend and enjoy themselves.
Contractor I find will commence work
on Mr. Harmon C. Baker’s new resi
dence, on Ilia place south of Brook
field, the first week in June and will
rush tlie work to completion.
Mrs. J. C. Hind lias been absent
for a week witching by the sick bed
of her mother— Mrs. John Church-
well, of Brookfield. She was slowly
improving when last heard from.
Piney Woods Lodge, K. of 1’., of
Tifton, is growing very rapidly in
membership, and it is necessary to
have frequent called hirelings to
properly initiate tlie many applicants.
Going! going! gone! is how our
goods sell, we turn them loose at
muni! profit. Pa Did (.a Bros.
The Gazrttu has heard of but
onoout-and-out third party man in
the Tifton district of Berrien comi
ty, and thinks this one will change
his mind before the ides of Novem
ber.
Some miscreant, without the hope
of heaven or thP-feiir of hell before
his eyes, with his liiXlo knife spoiled
a splendid 20-incli fiyttwheel leather
belt for Cupt, IL II. Tuk ou Monday
^ t : '
Mrs. 1,. R. I’uttou. Rockford, III,,
writes: “Prom personal experience 1 enu
recommend He Witt’s Sarsaparilla, a
cure for impure Wood and general debili
ty.” J. G. Goodman.
The Tifton “Catfish Club” will
relegate, rusticate and ruminate next
week. They will hie themselves
away to tho Alapaha river to spend
few days in gathering their scattered'
thoughts together. They will prob
ably divide their catfish and beer
with frieuds from Alapaluu .
We truly believe He Witt’s Little Ear
ly Kisers are the most natural most cf-
feetlve, most prompt nncl economical pill
(or biliousness, Indigestion and inactive
liver J. C. Goodman.
There is a much larger acreage
planted in corn in Berrien county
litis year than for a long time. Tlie-
crop is growing off finely now and
with proper seasons until it reaches
maturity more than a supply of corn
will be mude. Then our farmers
will sell corn instead of buying it,
and the event will lie the beginning
of a glorious future prosperity.
Hrii?bt people nro the quickest to reo
Ibuvit.
ognlxo a doud thing and
lots of people the Li
... \Ve.*ell
tile Early Risers. Jf
you are not bright these pills will makn
• C. to ’
you so. J. 0. Goodman.
Col. Jim Griggs, of Dawson, was
booked foi a speech in Berriou conn-
ty in the interest of Hon, 0. 15,
Stevens for congress and himself as
delegate from the second congres
sional district to Cliicastw kht- be
didn’t have the temerity to fill hia
engagement. The Berrien delega
tion to Atlanta veto given
instructions to vote against bim.
Card of TltoiiKs,
I take this method of publicly eg
pressing my sincere thanks to
many friends, iu Tifton and vieimt;
for their unselfish kindness extende
mo and mine during our time <
trouble and deep distress, Ish
always cherish their kindness irifi
the highest appreciation, and b
speak for them the eboio
lions of heitvA^’ ,RI
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