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i K f : J W ESTABLISHED 1879. 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=» ■M Highest of all fa Leavening Power-—U. S. GcVt Report, Aug. 17,1889. if Powder The Celebrated Royal Baking powder la sold in Amirtsnsky " . ' B.D. ANSLEY, > And other dealers In Hlgh-CUae Groceries.