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Americus Recorder.
FRIDAY, SEPT.
Wbat tbe Prohibition party
wants tbe other parties to do is to
take water.
More than twenty thousand
workingmen are idle in Cincinnati.
And yet the Republicans think
that they will he able to carry Ohio
next month.
Until Ohio votes, there will have
been no election held this year
which either party will have a right
to point to as foreshadowing the
success of its candidate for Presi
dent of tbe United States.
XtSI MEETING OP THE JUCOM
DEMOCRATS
To DIMOSS the Ssnstsrlsl Rasslloo.
, Ooletuoiipe, Oa., Sept. 17,1884.
At 1:80' p. m,, Chairman X. O.
Niles, of Democratic Executive
Committee, called to order the
convention and in substance said:
“Gentlemen or the Convention,
you have been called together to
day by me ns Chairman of our
County. Executive Committee, af
ter I bad ascertained that this
course was desired by many of our
best citizens, to take nction in re
gard to the dissatisfaction existing
at the result of the late Senatorial
Convention held in Americus.
Macon county comes now
through this convention as peace
maker, as arbiter between the
counties of Sumter and of Schley,
and by her counsel to endeavor to
Editor Latham, of the Statesville
(N. C.) American, committed sui- ....,
cide Saturday morning. He was ^Just this matter, appealing o [ ^
the members of the Democratic
Tbe motion amended by Col. L«
M. Felton, increasing it to nine
members, was passed.
The following gentlemen were
appointed as said committee by the
chairman: L. M. Felton, F. T.
Snead, W. H. Fish, J. 0. Elling
ton, Dr. R. O. Engram, Jasper
Murray, A. W. Hicks, Mathew
English, B. C. M. Brooks.
By request, the committee re
tired.
Col. J. M. DuPree, at tbe request
of Mr. Jasper Murray, one of the
committee, notified the Chair that
be was related to the Hon. W. D.
Murray, of Sobley, and ashed to be
excused from service on tho com
mittee on resolutions.
' The Chair disclaimed any knowl
edge of such relationship when bis
irnno was put on the committee,
and with pleasure he war excused,
MsJ. Jas. D. Fredrick being snbsti-
ON THE WAR PATH.
Grand deariugout Sale!
Or Consequences!
formerly a Democrat, but in an ini
guarded momont embraced the Re
publican faith. Remorse and a
dose of laudanum. finished the job.
Tom Marston, a lad of nineteen
years, is the latest sensation in
Conyers, lie sat fire to and de
stroyed the Methodist church and
several other buildings. When
caught he was in the act of firing
more houses. He is evidently in
sane.
From the way in which fac
loriqt, foundries and furnaces are
suspending operations nil over the
country and turning out poor op
eratives to meet poverty empty
handed, it would seem that “pro
tection” isn’t protecting now, lo
any great extent.
“Stove” Elkina abandoned West
Virginia as hopeless more than a
week ago, and Iras been putting all
the money and work into Ohio
that could lie spared from Maine.
With the surrender of this fedora
hope vanishes nil chance for carry
ing a Southern State for Blaine.
Tlic last issue of tho Albany
Nows contains the publisher’s an
nouncement of the engagement of
Mr. Sidney Lewis as editorial
writer. We congratulate the News
upon securing tho services of one
oi the most accomplished journal
ists in the State, a true Democrat
and gentionrau.
The color line lias been abolished
in the public schools of New York
city, which wore reopened on Mon
day. By an act of tho legislature,
in May, the colored schools, ns
tnoli distinctively were abolished,
and the pupils, black and white,
were all merged together. Tho
low was to take offcct in Septem
ber, 1884.
Tho Republican demoralization
in the west is pcrhnps tho most
striking feature of the political sit
uation. The careful Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger, an exceptionally fair news
paper, reports that the republican
managers arc a'armed at the news
which comes from all the States of
the central west.
THE WHOLE COUNTRY' DEMO
CRATIC.
II there is anything in tho politi
cal signs ot tlie limes and the pre
dictions of tho political prophets,
nearly every State in the Union
will go Democratic this fall. As
it is there are only thirteen States
witli Republican governors, a.id if
the Democratic tide keeps on swell
ing, our Republican friends will lie
in tho predicament of Senator
Hoar, of Massachusetts, in 1873,
when Ben Butler was eleoted gov
ernor of Massachusetts, and the
Democrats swept the whole conn:
fry. Hoar had declared that if
Biltlor waa elected he would leave
the State. The morning after the
election when Hoar came down to
breakfast lie found his wife busy
taking up the carpets and packing
the furniture. “Why, what are
you doing?” asked the surprised
senator. “Preparing to move, my
dear,” responded his wife. “Move?
Where—what for?" “Why, didn’t
you say if Butler was elected you
would leave tho state? There ia
the morning paper—you can see
for yourself that he is elected,”
and up came another breadth of
carpet. “Veal yesl Bel hold on!”
cried the excited senator, throwing
down tbe paper; “we’d better stay
whers we are. There’s no place to
movw to^-tkt whole d—d country
has gen* Dstseeratiel”
STILL LEADS!
party to prefer rather to preserve
the unity of the parly than its
dismemberment.
The county of Scliloy—and 1
shall not he partial to either coun
ty, in presenting you the issue—
in convention met legally and in
order, and put forward as her
choice Tor Senator for the 13th
Senatorial district, the Hon. W.
D. Murray of that couuty. Her
delegates at the senatorial conven
tion .held at Americus presented
his name and asked and expected
a ratification of her ulioioe agreea
bly to the usage of the party as
by them understood, which was,
that by the system of rotation the
county whose time it was to name
the man should have that, choice
ratified, unquestioned.
The county of Sumter in said
convention admitted the right of
Schley county to put a man before
the convention, lint denied the
right of Schley to demand this
confirmation by the convention
just because it was the time for
Schley to name the man, regard
less of the acceptability of the can
didate to tho majority of the con
vention.
The Sumter delegation in the
convention, acting upon this theo
ry, rejected Mr. Murray, or rather
nominated aud elected tho Hon.
J. N. Huil-on, also of the county
of Schley.
This is the issue, and to you,
fellow citizens, is the question sub
mitted, that a peaceable solution
may be bad of it, and that the
honorable candidates, parties to
this controversy, influenced by
your action to-day, will show their
devotion to Democracy by mutual
concessions.
I am lor neither party, but for
tho complete restoration of concord
and Democratic success ■
During tho address of tho Chair,
mention was made of tho efforts
through Col. A. S. Cutts, the Chair
man of the Executive Commiltco
of Sumter Couuty, to get the can
didates to withdraw, or in some
way reconcile the issue. Col. Cutts
had replied that no satisfactory
solution could be reached after a
conference with both of the candi
dates.
To this the Hon. J. N. Hudson
aroso and attempted to reply,
whereupon ho was called lo order
by Judge W. H. Fish, who sug
gested that as this was a conven
tion of citizens of Macon county,
it was out of order for the gentle
man to participate in debate. Ma-
oou county was clearly able to take
oare of herself and would do so,
and be hoped Mr. Hudson would
desist, for to allow otbera to delib
erate in this meeting might pro
duce interminable atrifo in this
meeting, and for this bo objeeted
to the gentleman proceeding.
The chair sustained tho objec
tion, and all outside debate waa
disallowed. |
On motion of Jas. D. Fredrick,
temporary Chairman L. O. Niles
was confirmed as permanent chair
man; W. 1’. Maxwell was made
secretary.
Dr. R. 0, Engram offered the
following:
“That the chairman appoint a
committee of six, to whom ail res
olutions are to lie referred, and
that said committee present to this
convention such paciQo resolu
tions for action by this convention
as will, in their wisdom, bring har
mony and best illustrate the posi
tion of this county upon this tssus.”
30 Days
AT
John R. Shaw’s,
No. 125 & 1241 Forsyth St,
Amorious, • Georgia,
Tbe committee submitted the fol
lowing report:
Rewived, That deploring tbe dis
sension existing in the Democratic
party in this, the Thirteenth, Sen
atorial district as to who shall bo
the standard bearer, and earnestly
desiring tbe restoration of har
mony and unity, and tbe achieve
ment of victory, we recommend
that the Democratic Executive
Committee of the District, with the
consent of the two candidates
claiming that honor, do order a
primary election lo be held at each
of the precincts in the respective
counties of tbe district, at which
only democrats ahull vole, to nom
inate one of these claimants as a
candidate for Senator for the dis
trict, and that the candidate receiv
ing the highest vote shall be by
them declared the nominee of the
party, and as such receive its sup
port.
And we earnestly appeal to the
candidates to sanction this peacea
ble solution of the question, and
that they at once signify to the
Chairman of said Executive Com
mittee their decision in the matter,
and upon their consent being so
expressed that the Executive Com
mittee order such primary election.
By the committee,
L. M. Felton, Ch’rn.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted without comment.
On motion of Capt. J. C. Elling
ton the proceedings of this conven
tion were requested to be published | UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1st, NEXT, 1 OF-
in the Americus Recobdes, Sum
ter Republican and Montezuma
Record.
Also, a copy of these resolutions
passed be mailed to tbe Chairman
of the Executive Committee of the
counties of Sumter and Schley.
Adjourned
L. 0. Niles, Chairmau.
! W. 1*. Maxwell, Secretary.
I The Chinese troops are unifor
med in the hues of the rainbow,
besidos black and white. Imagine
one hundred laundrymen in scarlet
blouses and royal purple trousers
drawn up In line, adjoining them a
company in bright green, then
one in light blue, and you have a j
Chinese regiment. When they
march they lift up their feet liko
eats iu tho snow.
COMPLETE STOCK
THAN EVER BEFORE !
Geo. H. Monroe, oue of the
ablest ol Boston journalists, has
resigned the editorial chair of the
Saturday Evening Gazette because
he cannot conscientionsly support
Blaine in hi* columns.
So fiir, seven members of the
Forty-ninth Congress have been
eleoted, and all of them Republi
cans.
Til* Rmior
Why, I. W. Harper'* Nelson County
Whiskey is preferro«l above all other
Bran da is because it is the most regular
and most perfect Product, incontestably
ever made. A long experience in the
manufacture of tbe Harper, the largo
capital of the Distiller which enables him
to bold his Whiskey until it has folly ma
tured, together with the fact that the
Whiskey is bought by and shipped me to
direot from tbe Distillery accounts for
tbe unvarying satisfaction it has given
those best educated to a fine Whiskey. !
J. Israei.s, Sole Agent,
aprl‘2 6m Americas, Go.
PER MY ENTIRE LINE OF
Spring ei Simmer
DRY GOODS,
Notions, Fancy Goods,
HOOTS AM) MIMS,
HATS AM) CAPS,
TRIMS AM) SATCHKLS,
CLOTHING!
XSto., Etc..
At suck PRICES that will FORCE
SALES, and will bo snoh UNANSWER
ABLE ARGUMENTS that NO HOUSE
CAN MATCH NOR COMPETITION
BEACH. These are STEBN and STUB.
BORN FACTS that will CONVINCE and
CONVERT you on the -abject ol
GENUINE BARGAINS
Yon will find there ia ECONOMY AND
SOLID COMFORT In dealing with us
and we will prove to ) ,u that we are
Not Giving You Wind
if yon will take the trouble to call on ns.
If you do not improve this opportunity
SOME DAY when you realize wha
SPLENDID BARGAINS you have lost,
You will be Sick!
•‘AND DON’T YOU FORGET IT."I'
JOHN R. SHAW.
We invite everybody and the public gen
eraliy to call at our shop and examine ow
immense stock of First-Class Finished Singli
and Double Seat Buggies and One Horsi
Wagons, of all styles and sizes. All of which
are of our own manufucture, and will he sold
as cheap as it is possible to sell such work in
any market. Iu reference to our Single and
Double Seat Dexter Buggies, we will say we
were the first to intioduce them in this coun
try, and have from the beginning up to the
present time constantly improved them, and
we believe we now have them perfect. We
keep on hand all the while finished from 15 lo
25 of these Buggies, with first-class Harness to
each buggy, and can sell you a Buggy and
Harness as cheap as anybody. All we ask is
to give us a trial.
A word now to those who have old bug
gies and wagons and desire to have them re
paired or made new: We will give you more
work, and a better job, for less money than
any other shop in Americus. Try us and be
convinced.
Americus, Ga., July 25, 1884.
Wheatley’s Corner.
Mo! ever)' one in need of Clothing,
“COME AGAIN” to Wheatley’s Corner and buj
FINE CLOTHING
In our c « h*» Indueed.iw t-i bring out for the Spring trade the largrat, haiulnonii*M
most romplo'c lino of
Perfect Fitting Clothing
EVER SHOWN IX AMERICUS!
There* 2<»Js have boon inducted with grunt cure and nn oh gnncu of dodgn, bc.itiiy • t HoM
nnd durability of texture, that few indeed ran equal, and none cuipa*#. In every inManee w«
GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT OR NO SaLK
Wo havojulfio n large and well •ehvicd Mock of perfect UUiti).
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neck and Underwear!
Aud everything In the way of Gem’* Furnishing Goopn. I’olitu flnd ut'cnilve 8nlc*n»rii will'
[pleasure In displaying the.c beautiful good* whether you wi*h to buy or r.ot.
THORNTON
Wheatley’s Corner,
WHEATLEY,
: : Americus, Ga.
BOOKS!
HAVING MY STOCK THAT WAS LEFT FROM THE FIltE IN OliPEII
AND REPLENISHED WITH NEW GOODS. I AM NOW PRF.PA 11
El> FOR BUSINESS. NEW GOODS RECEIVED DAILY.
P.S. NO. I.
The firm or firms in Americas who
could bay good* for less, or eau livo on
Notice of Dissolution
a 1 'iy ‘bif’taSRSf 1 * I ™ “Tv*
mutual consent, Mr. Meritl retiring rrora the | ALL DIED OR MOV ED AW AY BEFORE
Thanking the cuitomers ot the old firm for
their patronage, I rcepeeifuiiy uk (•* a continu
ance of ike wire. I will be found at the old
•fond or Cation Aveuoe, ready to supply you
with groceries and provision* nt lowest price*.
•eptlfleodSw
W.lLl
PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
Asjr oa. waitlist mss of thU bsua. Met
r<»U.<usrt item IjralUofMcr nsdlsf IMt
^^A-Assow, MMX..
JOHN B. SHAW.
’ S. NO. 2 AND LASTLY.
NO RESTRICTIONS AS TO QUANTI
TY, therefore CITY AND COUNTRY
MERCHANTS » well as LARGE PLAN
TERS, will consult their best Interest by
glrlDg us cell before ranking their pur
chases.
JSHNB.8HAW.
Aratriius, 0*., AxtOet 1 114.
BOOKS 5: AND £ PERIODICALS
AT PUBLISHERS PRICES!
Best and Cheapest Writing Paper and En
velopes in town!
Croquet, Base Balls,
Hammocks, Chess, and
Light Reading for Summer Day>.
BUTTERICK’S PATTERN GIVEN AWA*
NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE.
-A.GrNE!S AYCOCli
AMTHRIO CTB OA.