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Mayor Ledford Will
Not Be
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Cairo, (la., Sept. 20, 1010.
To the citizens of Cairo:—
As the city primary has been
called and as many inquiries have
been made of me as to whether oi
not. I expect to stand for re-elec
tion as mayor, a brief statement
from me would perhaps not be
amiss.
1 will not stand for re-election,
and in making that statement I
wish.to say I am not. unmindful of
the high honor conferred on me
two years ago . by my fellow citi
zens of Cairo when I was elected
without opposition and
piout solicitation on my part,
I appreciate this token of
confidence and esteem more
than I can express.
My reasons for not permitting
the use of my name in the coming
primary are:
First, my duty to my wife and
children requires that I devote my
time to my profession, and it is
also my duty to my' clients to de
so.
Second, there are other mcii
whose abilities a n d patriotism
make them just well fitted for the
discharge of these duties as I am,
and who arc' also willing to mal c
s'.crifices for the public welfare.
Third, the platform upon which
the council and myself were elected
if I recall correctly, has been car
ried out, except the matter of put
ting in a sanitary sewerage system,
andTfri^election has beerr:‘ordered
held on October 31 next, to issue
828,000.00 worth of bonds to put
it in and if the -people by their
votes authorize them issued, a
huge part 6f the details of that
mat ter can be arranged by Janu
ary 1, 1917.
While I personally favor the
bond issue and the installation of
the sewerage system, and feel like
it would be a backward step to
vote down the issue, yet if the peo
ple view it otherwise, I shall not
complain. Some say that it will
fail because a large number of our
well-to-do and most influential cit
izens have private sewerage. I do
not believe this is true. These
people are too broad minded and
patriotic for that, besides I have
already heard most of these giW
favorable expression on the subject
and the council has decided to
move in accordance with the wishes
of the people concerned, and in
order to ascertain their wishes have
held two mass meetings of citizens
and no one appeared who offered
a protest, and it seems to me it
w u! 1 be unfair to offer opposition
n; w after the council has gone to
the expense of holding an eleciion
when, no opposition was expressed,
when they were invited to express
it if they were opposed.
As to how faithfully the council
have put into effect tha demands
of the t eo. le and otherwise pro
tected their interests for ' the past
two years, may bo ascertained by
an examination of the minutes in'
the "City Clerk’s office. There are
few if any questions upon which
they did not vote unanimously
T oUnll no n nrivnl.nfMfiznn fir
Bride of Ned Week
Homred by FMends
A delightful event of Friday
afternoon was a miscellaneous
slower given by Mrs. H. Clay
death, at her home on Seventh
ivenue, in honor of Miss Margaret
■Stringer, whose marriage to N. Q.
Fuller, was announced to jtnki
place at. the h mm of the bride’s
brother, T. A. Stringer, Monday
evening the 11th.
Lovely ferns and cut flowers
were used in beautifying the daint
ily appointed tables, the colors
used of red and green. An ice
course Was the tempting refresh
ments served.
Miss Bessie Loyd presided at the
piano, and little Miss Katherine
Loath, as fairy girl, delivered the
numerous presents to the b.udn-to-
bc. Mrs. F. W. Brannon and Mrs.
G. M. Broaden, assisted the hos
tess in receiving the guest.
Those invited were Mesdames J.
E. Wood, W. A. Leach, F. W.
Brannon, G. M. Breeden, W. F.
Hoge, Porter McBrayer, Paul Co
ker, Joe Johnson, G. C. Coin, J
M. Cox, W. K. Simpson,'-.A. H.
McBrayer, C. C. Isbell, T. A.
Stringer, Misses Bessie Loyd,
Marie and Alice Stockdale, Tinney
Brown, Lila Sutton and Lula
Wood.
Many useful gifts was received
by the honor guest as a token of
esteem she enjoys among a large
circle of friends.
After ..the marriage the happy
couple will reside on Fourth ave
nue in a pretty new bungalow, and
will be at home to. tlieifit friends af-
:er a brief honeymoon in Florida,
SECOND DISTRICT COMMITTEE AND
tONVENJlDNjAEEI AT ALBANY
Returns from Primary Are Consolidated and New Com
mittee is Organized—Attendance is Large and Enthu
siastic—J. W. Callahan Made .Temporary Chairman of
Committee-Congressman Park Receives Ovation When
He Arrives to Address Convention.
How Contestants Stand
At The Alcazar Theatre
Miss Ellen We lker
270 votas
‘ ‘ Mary Sprars
760 ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Tessie Mott
340 ‘ ‘
‘ 1 Mattie Barrett
1120 “
‘ ‘ Ruth Thursby
1630 ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Clara Mauldin
150 ‘ ‘
‘ ‘ Mary Gumbie
1620 ‘ ‘
‘ f Clide Gray
20 “ .
‘ ‘ May Gray
20 ‘
1 -Sarah Ledford
60 « ‘
. “ Jewell DckeU
90 ‘ <
- ‘ ‘ Alva Willie
120 ’ <
1 ‘ Lucile Stringer
160 ‘ 1
‘ ‘.Mabel Powell
70 ‘ •
Dix-A-Fifi Gotten
Brings Fine Price
Messrs J. B. & J. S. Wight sold
Twenty one bales of Dix-A-Fifi
Cotton last week for the splendid
price of twenty one cents per
pound. This is the cotton that
the Messrs Wight in connection
with the Depratmont of Entomo
logy have been growing and im-
proAing for several years, and al
though it is a long staple cotton
these gentlemen believe it to equal-
1/as prolific as the average short
s qdc cotton. It is ginned on the
common short staple gins, though
tq get best rcsultt these haev to be
run slower than for the the short
staples. In addition to its other
qualities this cotton is one of the
wilt resistant strains.
The Democratic Executive Com
mit!.>e of the Second Congressional
District and the Second District
Congressional convention met at
Dougherty county court house,
shortly after noon Tuesday for tho
purpose of consolidating the rel urr s
from the primary election which
was held for tho nomination of a
Congressman on September 12th.
ind for tho further purpose of
eleetir g the new executive com
mittee which was chosen by the
convention to serve the district
for the ensuing 2-year term.
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman II. M. McIntosh and
was one cf the best attended, most
harmonious and most enthusiastic
meetings which the executive com
mittee of tlie Second District has
ever held.
In addition to the authorized
representatives of the several coun
ties, the meeting was attended by
a large number of the loading poli
tic il fgurcs in the district, many
of those who had supporto.l Judge
Park so loyally during the recent
campaign and whose valuable work
contributed to the sweeping victory
which .wa@_E8ft.JiSk t-he Second's
efficient Congressman in his race
for- re-election. Naturally the
meeting was a vory happy one.
When the roll of counties was
called the following responses wore
made:
Baker—J. T. Kidd and C. H.
Hall.
Calhoun—A. M. Lane andB. W.
Fortson.
Colquitt—Tom Beard and Park
Harper.
Decatur—J. W. Callahan, M. C.
Williams, G. W. J. Barber and S,
D. Miller.
Dougherty—N. D. Adcox and
S. B. Brown.
Early—R. R. McLondon and J
t). Haddock.
Grady -G. B. McElvy and W.
B. Roddenbory.
Miller—W. J. Bush and P. E.
Wilkin.
Mitchell — H. O. Shiver and M.
O. Stewart.
Thomas—J. B. Stubbs, P. W.
Leak, R. R. Rouse and J. S. Mont
gomery.
Tift—W. H. Bennett and Wil
liam Gibbs.
Worth—Frank Kimball and C.
Li Hall.
Upon motion of S. B. Brown, of
Doghcrty, the chair appointed the
following committee to verify the
consolidation of the returns as read
by the secretary : W, B. Rodden-
shall as a private-citizen do a']
in my power to help Cairo, and
will lend a helping hand to the of
ficials at all times.
Conscious of being human, and
therefore imperfect, while your
mayor I doubtless have made mis
takes and committed errors, but
they were not errors of intent and
Sun’ose’tSeanIstlybyalL 1 TO My GUStOmCrS
I agajn thank you for your con
fidence and for your co-operation
in the affairs to which you called Dr. J. E. Wright who is now oc-
mc and I hope that I may c on -' C upying my office is authorized to
estcom^and lc/usaU^fl^togetimr C ’^ ec *' and receipt for all accounts-
for the uplift of Cairo. | due me. |
M. L. LEDFORD. Eugene Clower M. D.
Inutfls of Local Demo
cratlc Executive Committee
b-u-jf, of Grady; J. W. Callahan, of
Decatur, and T. X Kidd, of. Baker.
Tho committee reported that the
consolidation of the votes for the
nomination of a candidate for the
floth. Congress, as printed in the
block below, was verified by the
official returns from the several
counties.
Tlie following men were nomina
ted to serve ns the executive com
mittee for the uext two years, and
were unanimously elected:
Baker—C. H. Hail.
Calhoun—B, W. Fortson.
(quitt-M. M. Kendall.
-tor—J. W. Callahan,
icrty—A. J. Lippitt.
E,arly—J. C. Chancy.
Grady—W. Y. Bryan.
Miller—W. J. Bush.
Mitchell—D, A. Spence.
Tift-W. H. Bennett.
Worth—J. D. Hall.
Callahan Temporary Chairman
J. ; W,‘Callahan, of Decatur
county, was elected, temporary
chairman of the executive commit
tee to serve until the committee
could meet and name its own
chairman.' It is expected, hOwaver
-thfct life committee will follow - the
expressed wish of the convention
and that Mr. Callahan will be
named tho permanent chairman of
the committee. Mr. Callahan took
the chair and thanked the conven
tion for the honor which it had con
ferred upon him, He stated that
he was no speechmaker, only an
ordinary buisness man, but that he
would serve, the committee to the
very best of his ability.
Upon motion of S. B. Brown, of
Dougherty, the chairman then
named the following* committe to
invite Judge Frank Park, the pres
ent Congressman and the Con
gressman-elect to address the con-
van lion and to escort him to the
convention hall: Messrs Brown,
of Dougherty, Montgomery, of
Tuomas, an.! B.irbar, of Decatur.
After an absence of a few min
ute > the c immittce returned with
the Congressman, who was received
amid a burst of enthusiastic ap
plause, which must have impressed
him with the appreciation in whieh
his work in Congress is held by the
people of his district. Judge. Park
was introduced, when the applause
finally subsided, by chairman Cal
lahan, and replied in a short talk
which impressed all with the
depth of his feeling on this occas
ion.
No Time for Many Word*.
Judge Park began by saying that
Tho Democratic Executive Com
mittee met at office # of Col. Ira
Carlisle at. 8 p. rm, Sept. 19, 1910.
Present, Ira Carlisle, Chairman
and Committecmen-at-large, Thos.
Wight from first Ward; \V. T.
Crawford from second Ward; L.
W. Rigsby from third Ward atid
W. Y. Bryan from fourth Ward.
L. W. Rigsby was elected secre
tary vf meeting, after which the
following rules were adopted.
1. A white primary for the
nomination of mayor, aldermen
and City Clerk and Treasurer for
City of Cairo shall be held at the
Court House between the hours of
10 a. m. and 3 p: in., on the 17th
day of October, 1910.
2. The qualification for voters
shall be the same as that prescribed
by Act of 1900 incorporating tho
City of Cairo.
3. Any three free holders quali
fied to vote in this primary may
hold election.
4
Tho reoistration honks forearnestly endeavor to
the registration of voters for tlris fS^'^^f'P to the vcr -V
primary shall be opened at once
and shall remain open until the
night of the 14th of October 1910.
5. The City Clerk shall be-
authorized to make out voters list
and furnish to managers of election
and upon his failure to do so tho
Chairman of this committee is
authorized to appoint any other
person whom he sees fit to do so,
for these services there shall be
paid the sura ; of $2.50.
6. The candidate for .
clerk and counoilmen at large re
ceiving the highest number of
votes shall be declared the nominee
of the party and the candidate for
alderman in each respective ward
receiving the highest number of all
the votes cast in said primary shall
be declared the nominee of the
party for that ward.
7. The following shall be the
fees assessed against * the various
candidates in order for their names
to appear on tickets and for them
to be considered in the primary:
Clerk, $5.00; Mayor, $3.00; Aider-
man, $2.00, and shall be paid to
Ira Carlisle, Chairman, by 12 in.,
on Friday 13th of October 1910.
8. After polls are closed and
votes are counted this Committee
will canvass the returns and de
clare the nominees of the primary.
IRA CARLISLE, Chm.
L. W. RIGSBY, Sccty.
A Card From Cap.
John F. Stone
H „;' ,cr 7 ith cx1end profound
thanks to my numerous friends
throughout tho county for the
magnificent vote which you accor
ded me in the recent primary. I
assure each of you that I shall ever
cherish your expressions ofconfi-
1 a® pleased to learn
that my friends conducted on open.
warn . a . n -V ftil ’ «»mpaign. You
«ent. into the campaign clean and
you came out victorious without a
stigma. I heartily congratulate
To those who opposed me hon
orary and fairly I entertain the
kindliest feelings and highest re
spect. The primary is past lie
■resuMsaijo.kppwn.-- Lets forget all
uiffcrtlxses; join hands and stand
side by side and shoulder to shoul
der facing the future with full de
termination to give our best efforts
tolflie upbuilding of Grady county
and lot us earnestly endeavor to
CONSOLIDATION OF RETURNS
Oi Democratic White Primary lor the Nomination oi Congress
man lor the Second District, Held September 12,1UI.
Cox’s
Majority
427
-368
County
Park
Cox
Park’s
Majority
Baker
. 349
187
162
Calhoun.. .. .
. 159
192
267
Colquitt
. 1,135
811
324
Decatur
. 1,289
591
698
Doughtcry ...;
. -305
732
^ _
Early
. 819
536
283
Grady ....
. 1,230
586
644
Miller ;
. 448
226
222
Mitchell
. 823
1,191
Thomas
1,133
720
413
Tift
. 901
501
397
Worth
.1,402
296
1,106
Total.....x
10,293
6,582
4,516
‘Park’s majority ih district,
3,721.
795
this was not a time for many words
that his feelings were too deep to
be expressed. He asked that each
man there try to put himself in his
place so that ho could understand
the depth of his appreciation and
his gratitude. To say that lie was
deeply moved, he continued, but
little expressed it, and that he
would be less than human if he did
not feel a gratitude which promp
ted him to premise to serve faith
fully those who had chosen him as
their Congressman and whom he
considered the finest constituency
under tho grand old flag.
There was no man present who
was not impressed with the sin
cerity of the sentiments which
Judge Park’s few words so beauti
fully expressdd and who did not
realize that every syllabic which he
uttered was heart-felt.
Before the convention adjourned
the report of the secretary was re
ceived. The balance of $10.99 in
the hands of the secretary was
voted by the convention ns ai con
tribution to the National Demo
cratic Campaign Fund-
Congressman’s Guest at Dinner
After the convention adjourned
git the delegates to the convention
were invited to be the guest of the
Congresaman at dinner, which was
served at the New Albany hotel at
2 o’clock.—Albany Hhrald.
highest standard.
>1 am one of the Godfather’s of
Grady county. I was present
,when this fair daughter of Georgia
was. born. I fraukly confess that I
fondly love the old girl, and pray
that no act of mine will ever tarn
ish her fair name.
I trust that in trying to serve
the people of my county in this
position that I will not fall short
of their expectations.
With grateful thahks to my good
good citizens who honestly opposed
me, I am.
Yours thankfully.
Jno. F. Stone.
Judge Gilbert’s Appointment
The friends of Judge Price Gil«
bert which includes practically all
the people of this part of Georgia,
are very much gratified at his ap
pointment to the Supreme Judg-
ship.
Having been born and reared in
our neighboring county, Muscogee,
graduated from Vanderbilt Uni
versity, went to the law school of
Yale, practiced law in Columbus,
represented Muscogee couhty sev
eral terms in the legislature, served
the Chattahoochee circuit sixteen
years as Solicitor, served as Judge
of same circuit for ten years;
during all these years his mistakes
wer few, his honesty, integrity and
ability wer never questioned.
We would recommend that the
powers that he would anchor him
safely, to wear the mantle of the
illustrious departed, and when he
should cast it off it would be with
out spot or wrinkle.
—Butler Herald.
Attention to Volers
In the City of Cairo
The Registration books are now
open for the purpose of all voters
in the City of Cairo, to register.
The Executive Committee at their
meeting held on Sept, the 19th.
ruled that all who wanted to par
ticipate in the coming primary for
the purpose of electing all city
Officers, Mayor, Council, Clerk
and Treas. would have to register
in order to be qualified-to vote in
the coming primary which is called
to be held on Oct. the 17th. 1916.
The Registration Books aer now
open at the City Clerk’s Office in
the City Hall, and will remain
open until the 13th. day of Octo
ber 1916.
This the 20th. day of Sept. 1916.
J. II. Connell,
City Clerk.
