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AJIERICU8, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1890.
NOTHING DONE
AT THE MASS MEETING YESTERDAY
afterwon. r "V
WHEATLEY
-and—
AHSLEY'S
Attndius Uu Mg Week
Prices marked
" down on
way
-AND—
jp Ms Mugs.
Novelty suits to be
cleared out Only
few of them left and
the prices marked on
them aye carrying
them away rapidly.
.Underwear fo
Gent’s, Ladies and
Children at popular
prices,
blankets and Com.
xortables in splendid
assortment.
' to Thornton * WbMtlay.
,90* f£>
About SeTenty-Fira Oitlxeoe Present—
Uuoh Dlacueslon Over Matter. Munic
ipal—And It Was finally Decided to
Hare Another Hbetlds Wednesday
Night—All Democrat! Urged to Attend,
Pursuant to call a meeting of' the
citizen* wae held yesterday after
noon at the opera house. <-
However, the meeting was not
large one, not more than seventy-
live being present. The time trail
taken up in discussions,
action was taken. ’
There will be another mass meet
ing Wednesday night at leven
o’clock, In the opera house, aid
every Democrat ie earnestly urged
to be present.
A representative meeting o< the
party Is wanted, and every eltigen
of Americns who is a Democrat, no
matter what his vocation or sta
tion, is requested to be ou hand.
Yesterday at four o’clock some 60
' cp had gathered in the opera
bouse, and Mr. Thornton Wheat-
ley arose, stating that the time set
for the mooting bad arrived and
moved that the organization take
place, nominating Mr. J. C.
Matthews Chairman. This was
carried unanimously. Messrs,
Graham Forester and Alf Harper
were then appointed Secretaries.
Capt. B. P. Hollis arose and
stated be was in favor of adopting
the rule used in national, State, and
roeently in county politics, of nom
inatlng officers by primaries, as
this seemed the best way to get at
the will of the people of the party.
Therefore he moved that a commit
tee of ten be appointed by the
chair to retire and report to the
meeting resolutions and names for
a Democratic Executive committee
for the city of Americus. These
resolutions and names to be acted
upon by the meeting.
Hon. J. B. Felder offered as an
amendment that this committee
take into consideration whether
this meeting wae representative of
the Demoeratio party of the oity,
and whether being called to their
position by a handful of men they
could name an executive commit
tee to arrange a primary of the par
ty. Further, he said: “I am a
Democrat, will stand by the party,
and if necessary die for th* party,
but we want to be sure whzt a ma
jority of the party wants. We do
not want to aot with haste, but
quietly and conservatively. We
want the will of the party, not the
will of a haudfull, I am pledged
to nothing but Democraoy, and
want what the Demoerat* want.
When a majority of my party
speak, I follow, and for 26 year*
tbl* ha* been my stand. I want it
distinctly understood that party
action, and not the notion of any
faction le what we want, and in
sist that this be taken into consid
eration.”
Col. Hollis agreed with Mr. Fel
der {hat the voice of the party
alone control. If a good majority
of the Democrats didn’t want a prl
mary, h* didn’t, although In favor
of on*. '’ As to the will of the party,
be thought the meeting should de
cide, nottbecommlttee. There are
a great mquy absent who were ana-
voldably kept away, who favor pri
maries, and I am sure that a major
ity do favor holding* primary elec
tion to nominate on r city officers.
Whether this is a representative
meeting or not,/ if wo feel that ma
jority of the party does favor a pri
mary we should go ahead and take
the step, r • - —-j - - -<a-
‘ Col. C. W. Hanqock thsn rifet*
In opposition to Col. RolUi' motion.
He eaid that were be confident that
11 majority of the Democrats wanted
ii pfftuary .lt would be different,
I rat wltKsueh a email representa
tion he could not favor it. Then
only sixteen day* were left to ap
point an executive commute*, ar
range for and hold a primary, and
then the election. If they wanted
an executive committee for the
«tty, watt nntU aft*# this election,
and then appoint them for,two
year*. The election was too near
it hand, and hs didn’t believe. In
sprlngfaf the question now and let
ting tbs committee do tbs noml-
The purpose of the meet
ing as called was to call a primary.
Np forty or fifty men should nomi
nate a man for mayor. The people
of America* will ndl submit to imy
such action. One man in an inter
view had said h* was In favor or a
primary In which only whit* Dem
ocrats b* allowed to vote. Tbisrara*
wrong. Them wire a number of
negroes who were good Democrats
and who should be allowed to vote
Further, that this committee
ooijld not be all appointed from
those present, and it could not be
known whether any absent ap
pointed would serve. So let this
election move on without a pri
mary, and If the people want an
executive committee and prima
ries, make the move quietly after
the eleotlon. At a late ‘election
mass meeting was held in the opera
house when the building waqfull,
even to the galleries, without
standing room below. One of the
beat citizen* was nominated, and
aft*» keeping up the race for a few
days snd spending $1000 to $1500,
had to abandon the field.
(A voice: “That was not a Dem
ocratic meeting.")
Judge Ansley: "The people of
Americus manifestly are in favor
of a Democratic nomination, and
as has been demonstrated a pri
mary is the best way to get at this
This question has been discussed
for quite a while, not only in the
newspapers, but in private circles.
Petitions have been circulated, and
I am satisfied that all want a pri
mary. The county executive com
mittee has been appealed to at va
rious timeB, but nad no jurisdiction
In city elections. It was suggested
to call a mass meeting, and here
we are assembled In goodly num
her, and we may never be able to
get this many again. We have
met to organize our party, not to
nominate any man or men. The
people are strained to groat anxiety
on the subject and we must now do
their will
Mr. Thornton Wheatley, as a sec
ond to Mr. Hollis’ motion, read
petition for a primary, signed by
over 200 names, gbtten up with no
trouble in a few hours. He thought
there was no doubt as to the com
potency of the meeting to call
primary.
Col. Hancock said he was not op
posed to primaries, and was - as
sound a Democrat as any, but this
was a strange call from the party.
Why were the signers of the peti
tion not tbere? w Only 18 days re
malned to do all proposed. You
have got your cat In a big but
might as well let it out. We want
none of this gag game. You have
already got your committee fixed,
and the whole slate fixed. You
know who the committee is right
now. It is not right for the people
of Americus to be gagged In any
such way. Tom Reedlsm oan not
live In the South.
Col. Hollis wanted to make one
statement. He made the motion
for appointment and knew noth-
1 Ing of whom the committee would
consist. If the chairman did be
knew more than be (Hollis).
Mr. Glover called for the ques
tion. The chairman made the
statement] that he had only one in
terest In coming into meeting, and
that for the party. If the Demo
crat* of Amerions wanted primary
be did; if not, he did not. He had
no slate, and no party other than
the Democratic party.
Col, Hancook asked to ask Mr.
Felder it he would abide by action
of the- meeting, but was ruled
out.
Mr. Felder said petitions were
known to be all foolishness. Men
who had signed it said they
wouldn’t abide by It. He was no
candidate, but wanted to protect
the party. Those absent should be
allowed a voice. HewaBWith the
majority, but they should see what
the majority wanted. The ques
tion couldn’t be handled with a
handfull of men. If some of them
less prudent thought bo, go ahead
with their movements.
' Judge Ansley stated that the
meeting was simply to call a pri
mary and arrange for the cam-
palgn.
Mr. Felder’s amendment was
then put, that the committee take
into consideration whether a ma
jority of the Democrat* wanted a
primary; lost by a rising vote of
17 to 21.
Capt. Hollis’ motion to appoint *
committee of ten was then pat and
carried. , -, .
The oharman began' hie appoint
ment; B. P. Hollis, chairman; C.
W. Hancook, G. W. Glover, Arthur
Rylander, J. A. Ansley, B. H.
Jossey—
Here Mr. Jossey aroee and asked
to b* exensed from serving unless
committee h* allowed to - take into
consideration the question of
whether the primary was wsnted
by th* Dsmoorat*.< He thought the
wOs held to so* whether a
jfcjmary was wanted or dot, bat it
seemed that be was mistaken
■
the v lshes of the oltlsene was not
to be consulted.
Col. Hollis—“I wanted that die
cussion to oome up on my motion.”
Mr. Felder—“How have you
afrled at the volo* of the people 7”
.Col. Hollis was certain that no
body opposed the Idea of a primary,
dad heard Mr. Felder say he.fa-
vpred it, and many others whose
names were not on the petition
The newspapers represented the
people and were for It. If the
p irty didn’t want it, he didn’t.
Mr. M. Callaway thought that
tie working class should be repre
sented- He had told both circu
lators of petitions that they bad
nlailp a mistake in not getting such
men’s names. They represented
the mass of the people, and every
Democrat should have a vote In
the issue.
Capt. A. C. BeU thought aotlon a
little premature. The county exec
utlve committee was chosen by the
people and it should be the same
with the city.
The chairman stated that all dis
cussion was out of order, as he was
naming the committee. He thought
that both sides wanted the same
thing, and the executive eommlt-
teo ‘would investigate whether it
vfas judicious to hold a primary,
see whether the-peoplo wanted' It
now or two years later.
Mr. Arthur Bylander stated that
he couldn’t take the responsibility
of-being one often to decide wheth
er eight thousand people wanted
primary.
Mr. A. T. Oliver oould see no im
propriety in appointing committee
Capt. Hollis said it had been sug
gested to him that a larger meeting
might be gotten Wednesday night,
and moved that they adjourn till
seven. This was carried unani
mously.
This partlcuralizes all the work
done, and affairs will rest them
Until Wednesday night.
SEVERAL BIG BILLS.
THE LEGISLATURE GETTING DOWN
TO SOLID WORK.
Frooesdlnts *f Yesterdaj— 1 To Arrange
Tor Charters of all Ktsds-A Fertil
iser BUI—The Judgeships.
Departed Yesterday.
The band organ connected with
the steam flying jenny srlll be
heard no more by our citizens,
Tbat is, no more in reality, though
many for weeks to oome will go to
bed at night with “Toot-tootle-tee-
tootle, tee-toot, toot-toot,” ringing
In their ears until they wish to
Heaven that those Campbell* had
never started on that journey or
would hurry up and get here.
This applies with great force to
Tub Rbcorder night force. For
weeks the-pofflng of tho little en
glne, the griming of the organ and
the jabbering of the crowd have
furnished inspiration for editors,
printers, proof readers and all. Bo
used have we become to keeping
time to the mast* that 'the printer*
would not work last night until
they found a mnslo box playing the
lame airs they have learned so
well.
Everything wss done by muslo.
If anything le eald the voloe must
be pitched In the same key. When
the foreman gets a proof he eomes
skipping In, "The foreman It com
ing with a proof, Oh-ho!” Then
the proof reader singe, “Just lay it
down there, Oh-ho, oh-ho!”
This shows how demoralizing a
thing some sorts of so-calied muslo
are. ,
It might be interesting to note a
few of the expressions floating
around the office in regard to hand
organ* In general and this one in
particular, but they would hardly
look well spelled out, and two em
dashes might not be Ailed out
properly.
To the BoOknnc!
Over one hundred colnmns of
voluntary certificates have been
printed in the Atlanta Journal from
snob people as Rev. J. B. Haw
thorne, Rev. Sam P. Jones, Hon,
H. W. Grady, Maj. Chas. W, Hub-
ner, late of the “Christian Index,”
Gen. James Longs tree!, Col. W.
Avery, late editor Atlanta “Consti-
tlon," and hundreds of prominent
divines, editors, doctors, specialists
and others, certifying to remaksble
cures performed by Dr. King’s Roy
al Germatuer, after eminent pbyel-
clans and all known remedies bad
failed. Send two-cent stamp to
King’s Royal Germatuer Oo., At
lanta, Ga., for book of particulars.
It is truly a great remedy, and
•urely cure* when all sis* falls
Spotters*
There are three railroad spotters
In America*. They are In a poor
business, because th* 8. A. M. road
have th* best men, the most com
petent m*n and th* most thorough
railroadmen of any road In the
South, and don’t you forget It.
Will you pleas* put a pin beret '
Special to Hscordsb.
Atlanta, Deo. 1.—In the House,
Mr. Martin, of Fulton, introduced
an act requiring the return of taxes
on property sold on Installments.
So much of the property as has bean
paid for ehall be returned by the
purchaser; the part not paid for
abaU.be returned, by the original,
owner.
Berner, of Monroe, introduced
two bills, one to provide a general
law for tho granting of bank char
ters; the other for Insurance char
ters. He intends to Introduce two
more such bills—one for raUroads
ar-dnu'iihcc (or street railroads.
WUe- ler, of Walker, Introduced a
bill providing for a constitutional
amendment. The legislature is-to
meet annually on the flret Wednes
day of November In eaoh [year, and
to remain in session not longer
forty days.
Whitfield, of Baldwin, Introduced
a resolution, calling upon the At
torney-General to investigate the
condition of the State’s property in
Chattanooga—the W. and A. ter
minal property—a part of wbioh
has been sold, or is about to be
sold, for taxes due. The lessees
have heretofore paid the taxes, and
this aggregate amount Is Included
in their olaim agalnet the State for
betterments', but they have given
notloe that they will nut pay the
taxes for this year.
THE J.JUDGE8HIP8.
Wednesday is the day set for the
election of two judges—one toeuc-
coed Judge Bmith, in the Chatta-
hooohee circuit, the other for the
new Tallapoosa eirouit. A solicit
or also Is to be eleeted for the - Tal
lapoosa oiroult.
Solicitor Janes, of the present
Rome eirouit, le a candidate for
judge of the new Circuit, and hla
friends seem to be confident of hie
election. Col. Pike Hill, of Pauld
ing, waa hie only opponent, untU
this morning, when Col. A. L.
Bartlett, also of Paulding, entered
the field.
In event Mr. Janes is eleoted
judge, hie office of Solicitor of the
Rome oiroult will have to be filled.
Hugh P.JLumpkln and W. J. Nun-
naly are the two prospective can
didates for this place.
Armstead Rlohardson, of Polk,
ha* no opposition for the eolioltor-
•hlp of the new oirenlt.
A great deal of interest 1* felt in
the judgeship of the Chattahoochee
circuit. The indications seem to
be now that Col. J. M. MoNeill, of
Columbus, will be Judge Smith’*
successor. He Is the strongest can
dictate In ths field-, and bis friends
olaim his eleotlon as a foregone
oopcluslon.
TEMPERANCE TABLED.
Another temperance measure was
tabled this morning In the Senate.
This was th* bouse bill, by Max
well, of Talbot.
The disposal of this bill, and of
the Todd bill, shows pretty oleariy
that a majority of the Senate are
against any general prohibition
law v They are satisfied with local
optiou. The House, on the con
trary, will pass .plmost anything
that looks like prohibition.
TO REOOLATE FERTILIZERS.
Quite an Important bill was in
troduced In the 8enate to-day by
Sen. Ellington, of the 29th, “to
regulate the sale of fertilizers in
this State, to fix a method for de
termining the value of the same,
and for other purposes.” The bill
provides, “It -shall bo ’lawful for
any purchaser of fertilizers to re
quire of the person selling the same
to take from eaoh saok; at the time
of sale or delivery, a sample of its
contents. Samples so taken shall
be mixed together and placed In a
bottle or enoh other receptacle as
the purchases may present. It
shall then be the duty of the pur
chaser and seller to deliver said .
package -to the ordinary of th*
county-who shall label the same
with the name of the parties and
the name of the fertilizer.
“The ordinary,shell safely keep
■aid package, (tallowing neither i
party access to the same. Should
■aid purohaser after having need
snob fertilizer npon bis crops have
reason to believe from tbs yield
thereof thst ssld fertiliser was to
tally or psrtially worthless, he
shall notify the seller and apply to
the ordinary to forward the sam
ples to ths State chemist without .
stating the names of the parties,
the name of the fertiliser or giving
its gusrsnteed analysis—the cost of
sending having been prepaid by
purchaser. It shall be the duty of '
the State chemist to analyse said
■ample promptly, and send a copy
of the result to the ordinary.
“Sqould said analysis show that
said fertiliilzer comes up to th*
guaranteed analysis upon which it
is sold then the statement so sent
by the state chemist shall be oon-.
elusive evidence against a plea of
partial or total fallnre of consider
ation. Rut shonld eald analysis
show thst saoh fertiliser does not
come ap to the guaranteed analysis
then the isle shall be Illegal, noil
and void, and when salt le brought
upon any evidence of indebtedness
given for snoh fertilisers the state
ment of such state obemlat so
transmitted to the Ordinary shall
be conclusive evidence of the
facte—whether snoh evidence of
indebtedness Is held by an lnno-
oent third party or not,
“In Hen of the State Chemist
should the parties, to the contract 4 -
agree upon some other chemist to'*
make said analysis, all the proVls- '!
lone of this act shall , apply to his
analysis and report to the ordi
nary. i
“Should the seller refuse,to take
said sample* when so requested hy
the purohaser, upon the proof of
tills fsot the purchaser shaU b* en
titled to hie plea of fallnre of con
sideration and to support th* same
by prqof of the want of effect* and
benefits of said fertilizer npon hi* *
orops, whloh proof shall be sufll-
eient to authorise the Jury to sus
tain defendants plea, in whole or in
part, whether said salt is brought
by an innocent holder or not.”,;
The bill, in its effect, is on ths
Uno of ths Brady bUl. It will
probably be reported by substitute,
but some MU embodying all the
salient features of this one will
probablyibe passed at this session.
PERSONALS.
Mrs. Oscar Loving returned yee-
terday from a visit to her mother is
PlnsvlUs. , ; . .
Mr.J. V. Sparks, a well-known
snd popular hardware drummer, is
in ths Utj.
Mr.G.T. NIegold, of Atlanta, is >
In the city working np his building i
and loan association. ■ s -
Mr. B. H. Moody has bean made
a conductor on the 8. A. M. road
and will move bis family her* Jtblik ‘
weak.
Miss Marls Bones Dougherty, n
popular yonng lady, of Augusta,
will visit her friend Miss Alice
Wheatley this week.
Mr. O. W. Harbin,’ now engaged'
as head engineer at AbbevlUe,
passed through th* city Sunday en,
route to his old home In Rome.
Mr. R. I* Maynard, who has
bean sick with, jaundice for several
days, left yesterday for his home in
Forsyth to recuperate.
Dr. W. G. Patrick rstnmsd to
the elty yesterday. H* will re
main several days talking for the
Gsorgia Hedge, and Win Fence
company. (4esb=»
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Highest of all fa Leavening Power-—U. S. GcVt Report, Aug. 17,1889.
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Powder
The Celebrated Royal Baking powder la sold in Amirtsnsky
" . ' B.D. ANSLEY, >
And other dealers In Hlgh-CUae Groceries.