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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1912)
(COMMUNICATED.) AN INJUSTICE TO CONGRESSMAN BARTLETT, AND TO THE CON= GRESSIONAL DISTRICT FXE CUTIVE COMMITTEE. To the Democratic Voters of the Sixth Congressional District: I think it simple jushce to Con gressman Bartlett, and to the Democratic Executive Committee of this District, of which I am Chairman, to correct a statement made by Hon. J. W. Wise in his speech at Griffin on July 31st. In that speech Mr, Wise uses this language: “Now what does he (Bartlett) do when he reaches Georgia? After refusing to per mit the Executive Committee to meet until thirty days before the Primary, he forces it, in a desper ate effort to bolster up his lost hopes, to abrogate the county unit plan which has been the system in vogue in this District for the past forty years.” It is not true that Judge Bart lett refuse to permit the Executive Committee to meet until thirty days before the Primary. He did not control the committee nor attempt to do so, I called the meeting for a date that I regarded as a proper one. I have heard no complaint about it from any member of the com mittee. The more serious charge is that Judge Bartlett forced the Com mittee to abrogate the county unit system. This also is not the fact and Mr. Wise’s memory serves him badly. The facts about this matter are known to every public man in the Sixth District and are as follows: 6TH. DISTRICT A. AND M. SCHOOL. BARNESVILLE, GEORGIA. TERM OPENS SEPTEMBER 3, 1912. A school designed to give to your boys and girls a COMPREHEN SIVE, THOROUGH and PRACTICAL education. English Langauge and Literature, History, Mathematies, Agricul ture, Science, Mechanics, Domestic Sciense, Music, and Art. Good board, Comfortable Dormitories, Careful Discipline. The Cost is Exceptionally Moderate WRITE FOR CATALOGUE fir. T. J. Brown, the trustee from Henry, will be glad to give you any information about this school. W. H. MAXWELL, Principal. The Congressional Convention lof this District met at Indian Springs on September 7th, 1910, i w'ith a large attendance from every one of the ten counties composing it. During its pro ceedings Dr. Thurman of Pike offered these resolutions: “RESOLVED, by the Demo crats of the Sixth Congressional District in Convention assembled, That, in our judgement, the nomi nees for Congress in this District should be hereafter selected by a direct vote of the people and not by the vote of a Convention, and that the candidate who receives a plurality of the votes cast in the District should be declared the nominee of the Party. ‘'RESOLVED, further, That the Democratic Executive Committee of this District is hereby direct to adopt such rules and regulations governing the next primary elect ion in this District for Congress man as will carry this Resolution into effect.” Mr. Wise himself, as a member of the Convention, being a dele gate from Fayette, offered a res olution providing for the adoption of the countv unit plan which had heretofore prevailed in the Dis trict. Mr. Reagan of Henry offered a resolution providing for the adopt ion of the majority rule, that is re quiring that the successful can didate should receive a majority of the total votes cast in the whcle District. Without going into the par liamentary details I will only say that each one of these propositions was separately voted on by the Convention. Mr. Reagan’s majority plan was defeated by a vote of twelve for and fourteen against. The vote was next taken upon the unit plan offered by Mr. Wise. This proposition was also defeated by a vote oi twelve for and four teen against. The question then recurred upon the adoption of the resolu tion offered by Dr. Thurman, pro viding for the plurality plan, and directing the Executive Committee which was elected by the same Convention, to adopt the necessary rules for carrying the plurality plan into effect. The vote upon this plurality plan offered by Dr. Thurman was as follows: For the resolution, Baldwin 2, Bibb 6, Jones 2, Pike 2, Upson 2, Total 14. Against the resolution, Butts 2, Fayette 2, Henry 2, Monroe 4, and Spalding 2, a total of 12. I should also state that all three of the plans proposed were dis cussed on the floor of the Con vention at considerable length, and with signal ability by Mr. Wise and various other gentlemen who opposed or favored a particular plan. The upshot of the whole matter was that Mr. Wise lost out as to the plan suggested by him. He simply failed to obtain a majority of the votes for his plan. When the Committee which had been created by this Convention met in Macon on the 22nd day of July, it merely followed the in structions of the Convention, the only law making pc ,/er with the right of absolute control over the Committee. Congressman Bartlett did not force us to abrogate the unit plan. It had already been abrogated by the District Convention. The only effort made in the Committee to abrogate any rule was by the friends of Mr. Wise in their attempt to over ride the rule adopted by the Convention and by which we were bound. This attempt was voted down. I submit to all fair minded men that this plain statement of the facts is a complete answer to Mr. Wise’s charge against the Com mittee. W. M. HOWARD. Barnesville Ga. August 9, 1912. Card of Thanks. We wish to express our sincere thanks to the brothers, sisters, friends, neighbors and also the kind physicians for their kindness shown us during the illness and death of our beloved husband and son, Owen. May God’s richest blessings ever rest upon them is the prayer of Mrs. O. A. Tingle, Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Tingle. FOR SALE —Pine Lumber var ious sizes. J. W. Chaffin Route 1 McDonough Ga. 8-30, 4 STOLEN —One rubber storm apron and whip out of my buggy at the camp-ground, on day of Soldiers’ reunion Aug. Bth. Will give reward for any infor mation leading to theft. R. H. Brannan, Flippen, Ga. A scholarship in one of the At lanta business colleges for sale cheap at The Weekly office. MR. j. R. ANDERSON WOULD BE COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Prominent Citizen of Hampton District Announces In The Weekly. In this issue of The Weekly Mr. J. R. Anderson announces his candidacy for the office of Com missioner of Roads and Revenues for Henry county. Mr. Anderson was born and reared in Henry county. For ten years or more he lived out of the county, but several years ago he moved back to the county and has resided in Hampton district since then. He has engaged in rail road work, sqch as calculating grades, designing and planning and building bridges, doing the office work in connection with such contracting, etc. He is cap able and experienced and would no doubt make a comp tent official. Mr Anderson is genial and I friendly in his dealings and has 1 many friends throughout the county who will give him their loyal support. Card Of Thanks. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness ; and for the comforting words which have been spoken to us during the sickness and death of our dear husband and father. May God bless each and every j one is our earnest prayer. Mrs. R. R. Cawthon and family. Vote for F. M. Duncan for County Commissioner, —Adv.
