(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.
