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Americus
Recorder
ESTABLISHED 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1890.
PROFESSOR PETE
10 OPPOSE JUDGE CRISP FOR THE
CONGRESSIONAL SEAT!
The Republican Convention Nominates
Peter O. Gibson as Their Candidate
For Congress From the Third Dis
trict—An Interesting Meeting.
The Professor!
A ruler of boys, he fain would be
the ruler of men!
Yesterday, a village school-mas
ter! To-day, the Republican can
didate who will cross swords with
Hon. Charles it'. Crisp in the con
test for the congressional seat from
the Third!
Such is PeterO. Gibson, of Dodge
county, who was yesterday selected
by the Republican Convention to
carry tlielr banner in the approach
ing congressional contest, and who
will now lay down the iuod'eusive-
lookiug ruler with which he has
terrorized the little black imps of
his humble back-woods school, and
assume instead the'thick armor
and bloody weapons of relentless
-trife!
Yesterday, in this city, was held
the Republican Congressional Con
vention to place in nomination a
candidate for Representative in the
Kd Congress. The meeting con
vened at “Round Top Hall” at
Itk.'lO, being called to order by Dave
A. Dudley, Chairman of the Exec
itive Committee.
Temporary organization was ef
fected by calling Henry J. Martin
to the chair, and appointing T. H
Minor to act as secretary.
A committee on credentials was
appointed, and reported that there
were no contested seats.
Committee on organization re
ported the following officers: D,
A. Dudley, chairman; P. O. Gib
son, secretary. ,
After being formally conducted
to the chair, Dudley addressed the
convention, his subject matter be
ing the equality of the colored race,
and the possibilities of its advance
ment and recognition in the affairs
of the government. His choice of
expression was good, his delivery
clear and district, and the frequent
applause of his audience showed to
what extent he could hold the ear
of those of his own race.
The business of the meeting then
proceeded regularly. The commit
tee on rules having rendered their
report, the delegates were assigned
-eats aside from the audience,which
numbered something over thirty.
The report of the committee on
resolutions was next read and ac
cepted. The resolutions endorsed
the national election bill and the
McKinley tariif bill, as well as ap
proving the measures generally of
the present administration, and
ended with an endorsement of D.
A. Dudley as appointee to the
Americus postmastership, implor
ing his speedy confirmation by the
t-enate.
Up to this stage the meeting had
progressed with oily smoothness,
but upon a motion being made to
appoint a committee of five to pro
pose the name of a candidate for
Congress from the Third district
Brother Slade, the delegale from
l'ulaski county, appeared in the
arena. He strenuously combatted
the idea in comical though terseex-
pression, demanding why he was
sent as a delegate if he didn’t have
any show in the selection, and sim
ply folded his hands and accepted
the report of the committee. At
tempt at explanation was lost upon
his faculties, and to appease him
the motion, was withdrawn and a
■‘all of counties ordered by the
chairman. « Peter O. Gibson, of
Dodge county, waa the only name
presented, whereupon the motion to
appoint a committee to suggest the
t>ame of the candidate was again
aade. Irrepressible Brother Blade
again contested, the point, urging
the absurdity of appointing a com
mittee when there appeared no
fontest of nominees, and said he
w as ashamed for the white folks to
know that he was a delegate to such
a convention—that the Democrats
didn’t do no such fool thing, etc.,
% tc. The argument became geuer-
**' and so zealously did Bro. Slade’s
opponents contest the point, that
Brother Spivey smelled a rat, and
atue to the rescue, demanding to
know if they wanted to rush through
a dark horse. The chair ruled that
'•he motion was in order, and ac-
■ordiugly, a committee of seven
**» appointed.
The committee having retired,
•he genius {and possibly the ainbi-
tl, ’ B °f Henry Martin came to the
re 'cue, to relieve the tedium of
waiting their report. Upon his
motion, a general discussion was
open to all those eager to air their
eloquence.
P. C-Coley, of Pulaski, was call
ed upon, and laboriously expressed
the view that the chances of suc
cess in Ills county were good, if only
a determined effort were made to
get out the streugth of the party.
He was followed by Henry Mar
tin, who advanced on the same lipe,
emphasizing his remarks by affect
ing stagey attitudes and imitat
ing the artlclo of humor.
Brother Blade then embraced joy
ously the opportunity to bo heard,
and his comical ejaculations and
earnest, though scarcely graceful,
gestures kept the audieuce in a roar,
He was, however, a dissenter, and
poured the cold water of common
sense over the meeting. His pre
lude was as follows: “Use glad
Brother Martin thinks he’ll carry
de county, but I don't see no use in
deceiving ourselves by no such
talk. Why, wo’se been claiming JKK)
majority in Bumter county for de
last twenty years, but dey send
Democratic representatives all de
same! It’s just dat way ill Pulas
ki, too! and de reason is ilat when
dis convention meets, dey gets up
secret committees and wants to
get ofl'iu do little room,” The re
frain of his speech was as above,
and some of his telling points were
met by a hearty “Dat’s so,” from
those who didn’t stand in with the
political ring.
Upon motion Mr. A. Hirscl),
who is Dudley's white opponent
for the postmastership, was called
upon. Mr. Hirsch arose and stated
that he did not care to have any
thing to do with the meeting, as he
had observed enough since bis ar
rival there to show him that the
whole proceeding was a pre-ar
ranged and pre-concocted plan on
the part of afew political schemers,
who were simply working for their
own private and personal gain.
He added that the thing was
patent, as evinced by what the ne
gro who had just finished, but was
unknown to him, had said, and that
he wished to have nothing to do
with a meeting which did ndt rep
resent the Republican party, but
only a certain ring; that the chair
man himself had been observed by
him to hold frequent whispered
conversations with certain of those
present, and seemed to be guiding
the proceedings upon a pre-arrang
ed plan, etc.
Upon his conclusion, Dudley
called 1’. B. Evans to the chair, and
took up the gauntlet which Mr,
Hirsch had thrown. He represent
ed that some preliminaries to the
meeting of a convention were not
only legitimate, but necesgary, and
he denied emphatically any fire
•oncertcd scheme on his part, or
known to him, in the conduct of
the meeting; that the meeting had
been conducted to the best of the
several abilities of those participat
ing, and that the gentleman" who
at that late stage eriticised their
action, although present from the
time the convention organized, had
offered no suggestions to guide them
in their actions; nor had the gen
tleman ever met with them in their
heretofore deliberations, even to the
extent of criticising their action
when completed, and he could give
but one reason why he now pro
claimed his Republican principles,
and that was that the present ad
ministration had a fair gift to be
stow ; what he himself hai^doue for
the party stood upon the records of
the past, and he believed the tried
and faithful should receive their
reward, and he would not have
snatched from his grasp that which
by right was his.
The prize referred to was well un
derstood by the audience to be the
Amerieus postofflce.and the speech
of Dudley was received with such
applause as*to leave no doubt of his
having their preference. Mr.
Hirsch was clearly with no sympa
thetic crowd, and was badly worst
ed by the debate.
The committee which, in the
meantime, had been out so long,
were given live minutes to report,
and at the expiration of that time
returned, and referred back to the
convention the matter of nominat
ing a candidate for Congress.
Upon motion, Peter O. Gibson
was then nominated by acclama
tion, and immediately thereafter
he-aroseand addressed the meet
ing, thauklng them for the honor
conferred upon him, and pledging
himself to use every honorable
means and effort to secure his suc
cess. He facetiously referred to his
contest as a “still hunt," and de-
clared that if the party would stick
to him and poll their votes, he
would surprise the Democratic ean-
date by his majority. Hl» speech
was applauded vigorously.
A committee was then appointed
to revise the executive committee,
and its report was accepted, with
D. A. Dudley named as chairman,
and J. T. Nobles as secretary.
Upon motion of S. H. Slade, who
represented that his political duties
weighed upon him by reason of his
complicated list of chairmanships,
etc., upon liis own dunghill, bis
name was stricken from the execu
tive committee, aud the name of
G. M. Mobley substituted.
UpoD motion tile meeting then
adjourned.
in no part of the proceedings was
mentioned the name of Mr. B. F.
-Morgan, the white man from Web
ster, who announced at the meeting
of the County Convention that lie
would present liimseif before the
District Convention as a candidate
for nomination by the Republican
party. Mr. Morgan neither was
present, and 'tis feared lie lias had
befallen him the fearful fate of the
now renowned McGinty, of aquatic
fame. ,
The nominee selected on yester
day is a negro schoolmaster of East
man, aud is little known of here,
except that he ran on the Republi
can ticket as a candidate for Con
gress two years ago. He was so
badly snowed under that it is
doubtless with some surprise that
the public will learn of his second
attempt to buck against the Hon.
Chns. F. Crisp, the Democratic
candidate, and coming congress
man .
FROM WESTON.
A DAWSON MARRIAGE.
At 11 o’clock this morn log ml
| friends and relatives {resembled
Happy Union of Dr. Walter TKurmond I t *» e residence of Mrs. M. M. An-
and Miss Cora Anthony.
Weston, August 27.—Miss Maude
Saunders is visiting 'friends in
Shelimau.
Prof. J. H. Whitchard aud lady
attended preaching at Macedonia the angels, or by them. The tabid
last Sabbath.
* Avas laden with a few substantiate
There was a lively crowd of Wes
ton’s young people attended preach
ing at Mt. Pisgah church last Sab
bath night in a wagon.
Ask Will Dismukcs what is the
emblem of the (lower he received
from a young lady last Sabbath.
Mr. M. F, Saunders went to Col
umbus, to-day, on business.
Mr. Farmer, of Kelly & C'o., Col-
umbuB, gave our merchants a call
yesterday.
Messrs. J. W. aud B. F. Barge
paid Bumpkin a visit last Satur
day.
Dr. O. T. Kenyon spent Tuesday
in Dawson on business.
What in Richland attracts Mr,-
W. H. King, so? He goes to Rich
land to Sabbath school of late, in
preference to going to Weston.
Miss Fanny Loyless and her
niece, Alias Ruby, are spending
few days with the former’s niece
Mrs, B. B. Kimbrough, at Kim
brough crossing.
Prof. Whitchard left to-day for
Stewart, Randolph and Terrell
counties, drumming for his school.
He says sohool will start next
Monday, and everything will be in
rendineBs, so all send in the first
week, then no one will be behindc
Remember, the Professor will take
boarders, or any private family
will take them.
Mr. Berry Troutman was in town
lost Monday, evening, telling some
of bis big yarns. He says he heard
a ball buzz out of a Winchester rifle
a hundred yards off. We all know
Berry.
Weston is still on the Increase.
The Alliance received a carload of
lumber for. their warehouse last
week. They will soon have it com'
pleted. Then they will buy cotton
and pay Columbus prices for It,
with the freight deducted.
The Alliance ginnery is now
feady for ginning.
Hurrah for Hon. James P. Walk'
er for our next Senator.
Mr. W. M. Sears will address the
people of Weston at the academy
to-night, at 8 o’clock, on the politi
cal Issues of the day.
Mr. W. C. Patterson returned
home this morning, after a very
visit to bis brother, Dr. A. B. Pat
terson, of this place.
Messrs. Will Sims and Bill Dis-
mukes are taking a great deal of in
terest in the meeting at Pisgah.'
They are stuck on eome of the gtrlrf
over there, we think.
Dawson, Ga., August “7.—The
most brilliant and pleasant enter
tainment that lias transpired in our
city this season was the reception
given last night by Mrs. JI. M,
Anthony, to her daughter, ftlss
Cora, on the eve of her approaching
nuptials,
The invited lady guests, arrayed
like “the lilies of the Held,” aud
their gallant escorts deliberately
entered the parlor as if from a
moonlight stroll, and by 9 o’clock
all had arrived aud presented a
scene of beauty and loveliness
which J will not attempt to de
scribe. The following ladles - nud
gentlemen wore present, and en
joyed the evening to the fullest ex
tent:
Allas Cora Anthony with Df,‘ W.
J. Thurmond; Alias Jessie Martin
With Dr. T. H. Thurmond; Ml*
Beulah Farrar with Afr. W. D.
Thurmond; Miss Annie Crouch
with Air. G. W. Dozier; AHss.Iessie
iftnes with Air. J. T. Williams;
>!>«» Fannie Barrow with W. A.
Metain; Alias EvaKalgler,ofOgle-
itliorpe, with Ed. R. Orr’; Alias Julia
Kaigler, of Georgetown, with ft. 6.
Thornton; Miss Fannie Cheatham
with J. A. Fulton; Miss India
Flemming with C. E. Farrar; Col
and Airs. B. C, Hoyle, Air. nnd Airs.
.1. D. Ozier, Air. and Airs. W. N
Bott, Airs. K. J. Anthony and Airs,
Buther Arthur, of Shellman; Airs.
J. T. Aloye, of Cuthbert; Rev. W
AI. Hayes, of Americus; Rev.E. M.
Whiting,
At 10 o’clock supper was announc
ed and all repaired to the dining
room, which was brilliantly illu
minated and beautifully decorated,
and partook of a feast which ap
peared to have been prepared, for
Improvement.
Air. Arthur Bylander was arrang
ing more shelf room in his store
yesterday, also placing a stairway
to the second story from the rear
end of the room, which will prove
very convenient.
to begin with and every imaginable
delicacy to “tayer oil' and wind up
on,” In the center of the table was
a beautiful pyramid of fruits,leaves
and (lowers, aud at a little distance
from that, on eacli side, large and
linudsome cakes designed aud
dressed with the skill of an artist.
The guests were bountifully sup'
plied by tbe polite' and beautiful
waitresses—Aliases India Flem
ming, Rosa Thornton, Alary Iain
Hoyl and Susie Dillon.
After supper an hour was pleas
autly passed with music, promeuad
lug, conversation and examining
and admiring the many elegant
presents which had been brought in
for the bride-elect, and with many
thunks to the generous hostess, the
guests departed, to think, “perhaps
to dream,” over the pleasures of
this long to be reniembered occa
sion.
The following are the presents de
livered to the bride-elect last night:
Handsome bedroom suite, Mrs.
AI. AI. Anthony; woven wire spring
bed, J. A. Fulton; fine gold watch,
Dr. W. J. Thurmond; willow work
basket, Mrs. J. G. Parks;] willow
music racfe,jH. O. Thornton and E.
R. Orr; fancy card stand, T. C.
Hoyl; willow work basket, Mrs.
and Miss Nellie Harper; glass water
set, T. O. Whitchard; silver cake
stand, Miss Llszie Whitchard;
majolica flower vase, Miss Eva
Kaigler; silver salad stand, Mr.
and Mrs. N. B. Barnes; glass
cornucopia, Mrs. J. R. Mer
cer; napkin ring, J. T. Dixon;
silver pickle fork, Walter Dixon;
silver sanee stand, Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Dixon; silver pickle stand, Mrs.
J. T. Moye; silver butter knife and
plates, Miss Blanche Roberts; sil
ver butter stand, Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Anthony; set of silver forks, Mr.
C. L. Mize; silver sugar spoon, Miss
Fannie Cheatham; silver tooth
pick stand, Miss Jessie Martin; sil
ver sslad stand, Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Simmons; silver bowl, Miss Susie
Dillon; silver syrup pitcher, Mr. C
E. Farrar; silver pickle stand, Miss
Bollle Howard; parlor lamp, Mr.
and Mrs. L. P Arthur; silver cake,
stand, Mr. W. A. McLain; silver
knives and forks, Dr. T. H. Thur
mond; fancy pincushion, Mrs. M.
M. Anthony; silver shell sugar
spoon, Miss Julia Kaigler; silver
water cup, Mr. and Mrs. D. Ozier;
oxidized easel, Mr. R. J. Anthony;
fine oil painting, Miss Beulah Far
rar; picture scarf, Mrs. E. B. Rai
ney; willow lamp stand, G. W. Do
zier and i. T. Williams; fine swing
ing lamp, B. H.andL. P. Anthony;
silver thimble, Miss India Flem
ming; willow rocker, Capt.
William Kaigler; fancy work
basket, Miss Clem Harris. -
thony to witness the nuptials of
Miss Cora Lee Anthony, of this
city, and Dr. Walter J. Thurmond,'
of Forsyth, Ga. At 12, everything
being in readiness, Miss Jessie Mar-
tiu, with u vim that showed that
site meat business, played the wed
ding march, and the prospective
bridegroom and Bride marched Into
tlie parlor and faced Rev. W. M.
Hayes, of Americus, who perform
ed, in his pleasant off-hand manner,
the beautifni and impressive cere'
mony, and pronounced them "man
end wife.” Congratulations follow'
ed, a few tears were shed and the
company dispersed.'Carriageswere
brought to the door and the happy
couple, with a few attendants, were
carried to the depot and took the 1
o’clock train Tor Forsyth, their fu
ture homo. ' •
Dr. Thurmond Is a handsome, in
telligent aud moral young gentie-
is a dentist by profession, is
very popular wherever known, and
is destined to succeed In life.
The bride was one of the most
beautiful ant} accomplished young
ladles In our city, * and her great
amiability, her uinnyChrlstlan vir
tues, gentleness cf inlnd and purity
of heart gave her scores of friends
here who can but regret her loss to
them, and who earnestly desire her
future wolfare and happiness.
J. A. F.
■What joe Central nail road la Doing: to
Advertise Amerieus.
One of prettiest spots in
Americus is i\p beautiful oak grove
lying between* jhe olty and the
Central railroad depot
For many yea[s it Jias been asked
what the Central railroad, which
owns the property, coIRcmplated
doing with it, and no dim could
answer. It lias remained 5peu , to
the public for a number of years,
aud.in its shade one of the largest
lUiblic meetings ever held in Arner-
icus assembled to bear the silver-
tongued eloquence of Alexander H.'
Stephens, when making his can
vass for Governor.
Some weeks ago tiio ReCOkdek
announced fh^t the Central railroad
intended ereoting a new aud.hand-
Bomo depot at this place. The plans
for tho building have been made,
and in a few week* the construc
tion of tiie building will be com
menced. It wHl be- located near
where the old cotton yards are now
located. The building will lie' ele
gant in design and will be one of
the* finest buildings on the liq#,
fitted up with all the modem con
veniences. This building has he-
pome necessary by reaaon of* the
enormous Increase of business; at
this point, the present accommoda
tions being entirely Insufficient.
'In addition to this hadsome pas
senger depot the Central authori
ties have decided ^o make a hand-.*
some park out of, the oak, grove,, .
whloh adjoins their property. Tho
slight bluff between the passenger
depot will be terraced and sodded'
aud planted out with rare flowers
and shrubs. Tho grove will be laid^,
oat in walks by Mr. Forsythe John
son, an experienced landscape gar
dener, who will begin operations
this morning and will’ , push tho
work forward to a speedy comple
tion.
Tiie building of this handsome
passenger building and the laying
out of this beautiful park will make
Amerious’ station the haudaoraest
station on tbe line of the Southwest
ern division, and cannot fall to
leave a pleasant Impression upon
the mind of every traveler who
passes through or stops In Ameri
cus.
The Central'.ls to bo commended
for this effort ta bfcautlfy the stop
ping places upon its road, a'nd
shows that while Gtoneral Manager
Gabbltt la a practical railroad mau,
he has also an eye to beauty and |
thought for the people along.;
line of his road.
This beautifying of tbe Ames
station is but carrying out Iho ottm
adopted aloug the main stem oftna
road between Macon and Atlanta, ,
where at every station handsomo ■
little parka have been laid out afld '
rest the eye of tbe weary traveler.
No better advertisement tor
Amerious could have been devised,
for it will be tho largest and most
beautiful park on the lino, and oan?
not fall to be remembered by every
traveler on tbe road.
The Chances Are Goad.
As was announced in the Recob-
deb a week or so ago, the Farmers’
A'liiance wants a (State bagging
factory for the manufacture of cot'
ton bagging. The Alliance seems
to be getting what it wants these
days,,and it Is not supposed that tiie
big factory will bo an exception to
the rule.
The Chances Are good for Ameri
ous tosecure this factory.,
The Recorder has already set
forth the clAimktf AtuericdsXar the
factory and named the many ad.
vantages which Kris city possesses
as a basis for thoio claims. During
the recent Alliance convention la
Atlanta Sumter’s representatives
found time to eay something for
Americus. They circulated among
the otlierdelegatfes freely and talked
much about nu addition to Ameri
cus’ cottou bagging factory by the'
exchange, the whole to be recog
nized as the State cottou bagging
factory of the Alliance. Tills plan
is not only feasible,but it will mean
a great saving for the Allluncemen
of tiie State.
Nothing definite was done, but the
leading Aliiancemeu took favorably
to tiie scheme and, as said before,
Americus’ chances for the big fac
tory aro good.
The Bweouoy Bold.
The steamer, J. W. Sweeney will
make but one more trip on the wa
ters of the Ocmulgee. .That trip
will be the one that will take it to
its new field.
The Sweeney was built for the S.
A. M. road a year or so ago. Slnqe
that time it haa been plying tbe
Ocmulgee and Altamaba ’rivers,
between Abbeville, Darien and
Brunswick. Many a package of
freight for Americus merchants
has been among the cargoes of this
vessel, but since the S. A. M. has
connection with Savannah that
line of boats is or but little service.
Yesterday tbe Sweeny was sold to
Captain Patterson, of Florida.
Captain Patterson runs a line of
boats on the Indian river. It is
there that tbe J. W. Sweeney will
do service in the future. Tbe new
owner will leave this morning for
Abbeville, whence be will take tbe
steamer to Indian Blver.
The Work Dou.
Yesterday the- jury comnllssion-
ers finished their work of revising
tbe jury boxes of Sumter [county.
Tbe work was an ardous one, and
for five days the commissioners la
bored earnestly to accomplish it.
Now thework is done, and although
quite a number of new names have
been added, the peraonel of Sum'
ter’s jurors is better than it has
ever been before. That is as high a
compliment as can be paid
o tbe jutry commissioned who
have done their, woritjfalthfully
and well according, vto* the law
which they had t<t govern their
actions.
Should it become necessary, a
panel of almost a thousand jurors
can be made out from which to se
lect a jury. As soon as the lists
have been drawn oflT and arranged
in alphabetical otder they will be
E ublished, at Is required by tho
ivr.
Good Forming.
•Among those who were in Amer
icas Saturday, was Mr. Jack Slap-
pey, of Schley, who to one of the
\pet farmers In this section.
Mr. Slappey says that he has mar
keted five'bales of cotton off of a
one-horse farm, and that be will
bring in two more during August,
He counts on raising eighteen bales
of cotton, plenty com and fodder to
last next year, and other things in
proportion on a one-horse farm.
Such farming at that pays.
Shepard’s B. B.* Cologne la the
most fasting of all perfumes, and
its delicacy recommends it to all
refined people.
The Advance in Com.
Corn baa advanced within the
past six weeks fifty per cent., and
can hardly be had at that. Onr
city haa been threatened with a
com famine for several days, and
was only broken yesterday by the
arrival of a couple of carloads.
Meal and floor, also canned frulta
and vegetables are on *the rise.
Several o( our merchanta arp happy
that they bought before the rise,
and are now telling at correspond
ingly low figures.
AU kinds of Bowel Complaints
are promptly relieved'by using
- ’s DiarrI ”**
Lamar’s Diarrhoea Mister**-
Returned from New York.
In another column will bo fouud
the announcement ot Mr. John R.
Shaw's return from New York, as
well as an interesting account of
what he did there.
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