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IV. NO. ll
WILSON NOMINATED 0T DEMOCRATS
After Many Days of Voting, Rioting
Sweating, Democrats Select Wilson
to drive the Democratic Mule
to Victory in 1912.
MARSHALL OF INDIANA WILL BE
V1CE PRESIDENT. — BREAK UP
0F OF CLARK’S VOTES BEGUN
IN EARNEST TUESDAY MORN
IWHEN WILSON GAINED'108
ON FIRST BALLOT.
Convention Hall, Baltimore, Md., Ju
2.— Governor Woodrow Wilson, of
ly nominated for the
New Jersey, was
presidency here this afternoon on the
forty-sixth ballot. The forty-fith bal¬
lot showed that he needed only 95
jallots to nominate him.
Underwood’s name was withdrawn
and Alabama cast her vote for Wilson
The name of Foss was withdrawn and
Massachusetts swung into line for
Wilson. Clark's name was withdrawn
and New York moved that the nom¬
ination be made unanimous.
Tne nomination of Wilson came on
the forty-sixth ballot. Before that
ballot was taken Senator Bankhead
withdrew the name of Oscar Under¬
wood as a candidate.
Then the name of Governor Foss
was withdrawn, and immediately af¬
ter that Champ Chirk’a managers
admitted that their candidate had
been defeated.
The ballot was taken, with the re¬
sult that practically all of the south¬
ern states that had been loyal to Un¬
derwood voted for Wilson.
A few of the votes were split, and
Missouri continued to east its vote
Tor the speaker. New York, howev¬
er voted for Wilson, despite the bit¬
ter fight it had made on him.
Ail day J he strength of Clark had
And as I sit and ponder of all I’ve done
and seen Tarn happy now I saved my dimes
in the years that lie between.”
MANY A MAN, when old age creeps
on, sits and recounts his thrown away op¬
portunities and thinks of “what might have
been.”
Young father man, your grand-father or even
your never had the chance for fame
and fortune that you have today.
f ortune comes to but few without an
effort. Honest industry, a slight deprivation
() f seeming luxuries and the early adoption
°f the saving habit, are the certain-sure
road-signs that point the way.
Begin by starting a savings account today this bank offers
you A advantages that we will be clad to explain to you when
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been growing weaker, and on the
lot before the last he had scarcely
to 300 votes.
The Wilson leaders worked
beavers to secure the
strength for the New Jersey man.
M. Palmer, leader of the Wilson
earnestly urged them to throw their
strength to Wilson, but he could not
secure any agreement.
U could not be ascertained just as
we go to press how the Georgia dele¬
gation voted on the lastb allot.
How Leaders Votes Shifted.
The following tables show how
four leaders stood on the first ballot
and the forty-sixth call of states:
First Ballot.
Clark.............. 440%
Wilson............ 324
Harmon............ 148
Underwood......... 117%
Forty-Sixth Ballot.
Wilson............ 1,028
Clark .............
This convention was a notable one
from a number of viewpoints. It was
the one to break a precedent as old
as democracy itself. Never before has
a candidate for the presidency receiv¬
ed a majority of the votes of the con¬
vention and then fail to secure the
nomination. Clark had the ipajority
of the votes in several of the ballots
cast, but due to the fact that many
of his supporters deserted him, he
failed to land.
Ballot after ballot was polled, with
the result that no one as nominated.
From the first ballot on Thursday un¬
til nearly midnight Saturday, the
old voting and voting some more was
in evidence, and at that time it seem¬
ed impossible for.any one of the can¬
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, July 3, I912.
didates in the field, with the possible
exception of Underwood, to be oomina
ted, and there were rumors and much
talk of a dark horse.
William Jennings Bryan while seat
to the convention pledged to vote for
Champ Clark by the voters of Nebras
ka, refused to cast his ballot for Clar
v.hcn New York cast her 90 votes for
the speaker. Mr. Bryan caused a tu¬
muli, in the convention when he arose
on the stand and told the convention
that he would vote for no one who
had the vote of New York. He claim
od that the New York vote was con¬
trolled by Ryan, Belmont and the in¬
terests. The convention went wild
and it was a time before order could
be maintained by the chairman.
While Bryan was on his feet one of
the delegates asked him if he would
support the nominee if the said nomi¬
nee received the vote of New York.
Bryan used his influence for Wood
row Wilson and the latter’s nomina¬
tion by the democrats is due entirely
to the efforts of Bryan, for he could
not have possibly pulled the dele¬
gates to his standard without the aid
of the gentleman from (Nebraska.
The convention was deadlocked from
the start until two o'clock Tuesday
afternoon and it looked as if the ef¬
forts of the delegates to settle on one
of the candidates was futile. There
was considerable talk of Bryan being
the final nominee, and it is believed
that he would have been had the
deadlock held for a few more hours.
People all over the country have be¬
lieved all along that Bryan was fish¬
ing for the nomination, pledged though
he was to Clark, he made speeches
all over the country for Wilson. Ma¬
ny believe that he was trying then
to deadlock the convention, in order
that possibly he could slip in himself.
Wilson began to make gains in his
voting strength Saturday and contin¬
ued to steadily increase with each of
the ballots with one or two excep¬
tions, unil he was finally nominated
on the 46th ballot. This was the
largest number of ballots hod in any
democratic convention in the history
of this country, and thereby another
pr'Ha-dent was smashed.
CATALOGS OUT FOR THE
COUNTY RURAL SCHOOLS.
Attractive Booklet With Budget of
Information About Our Schools.
The county board of education has
just issued a thirty-two page cata¬
log setting forth a great deal of in¬
formation about the schools of the
county, including the number of pu¬
pils in attendance in each of the dif¬
ferent grades.
On each page of the catalog at the
top appears a picture of one of the
rural schools, and below it appears
the names of the teachers, the board
of trustees and the names and grades
oi each of the pupils who attended
t hat school during the term just closed
The information was compiled by
County School Superintendent J, O.
Martin, who is doing much to advanc
the cause of education in Newton
county, especially in the rural dis¬
tricts.
ALL-DAY SINGING HELD AT
MACEDONIA LAST SUNDAY.
Many Prominent Singers Were Pres¬
ent and an Enjoyable Day (Spent.
One of the most enjoyable occa¬
sions of the kind held in this coun¬
ty in many months, was the all-day
singing held at Macedonia last Sun¬
day. Many prominent singers from
ail ever the county were present and
a most enjoyable day was spent among
the good people of that section.
Several citizens of Covington went
out to take part in the singing, and
report a very pleasant time.
Notice—Poultrymen.
A meeting of the Newton County
Poultry Association is called for to¬
night, Wednesday, at 8 o’clock, at
the council room for the purpose of
electing a secretary. All members
are urged to be present.
A. S. HOPKINS, Pres.
ATLANTA MAN HA© ACCIDENT,
CAR CATCHES FIRfe AND IS
PRACTICALLY DESROYED.
NO INSURANCE.
A big Buick car belonging to Mr.
Harry I. Malsby, of Atlanta, was al¬
most totally destroyed by fire out on
the speedway, two miles east of the
city last Friday at eleven o’clock.
Mr. Malsby, together with another
gentleman, was on his way to Atlanta
and when he neared Covington, his
car began to give him trouble. It had
been working wrong all the morning,
but he thought he could make it into
the city before it finally went out of
commission. The motor began to giv
him trouble and he stopped the car
to see what the trouble was, and
when he started to crank it up, the
engine back-fired, or was supposed to
have done this, shooting the flames
into gas instead of the exhaust pipe,
thereby igniting it. When he started
to get back into the machine he saw
the flames coming up through the
floor of the car and he and his pas¬
senger made a quick getaway to a
distance where they would be safe
from the explosion of the gasoline
tank, should it burst.
Mr. Malsby came on to the city and
tne Covington Garage was commission¬
ed to bring in the remains. A car
was dispatched to the scene anil the
boys put the fire out after they got
there. All the woodwork was burned
off and only the frame as left, tor
gfcther with the wheels and the motor
It was brought into the city and has
been attracting a good deal of atten¬
tion since. There was, we under¬
stand, no insurance on the car, Mr.
Malsby having let it expire a few
days ago.
The car was one of the Buick cars,
model 17, and contained a forty-five
horse power motor. It was a splendid
car and the loss is heavy.
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE CALLED TO MEET.
Representative Foster to 'Submit The
Bill Creating One Commissioner.
A meeting of the County Democrat¬
ic Executive committee is called for
Saturday, July 6, 1912, at the Court
House in Covington, at 11:30 o’clock,
a. m., ajnd at. the meeting Hon. A. H.
Foster will submit to the committee
a rough draft of the proposed legisla¬
tion to abolish the Board of County
Commissioners of this county, and to
establish in lieu thereof the office of
One County Commissioner.
The committee will co-operate with
Mr. Foster in drafting such a bill as
is deemed best for the interest of
the people of the county.
As this is a question of vital im¬
portance to the county, a full attend¬
ance is requested.
This July 1, 1912.
J. C. KNOX,
Chairman County Dem. Ex Com.
DISTRICT AGENT BOYS CORN
CLUB HERE LAST MONDAY.
Scholarships Offered to First-prize
Winners in The Club.
Mr. J. K. Giles, the Atlanta Dis¬
trict Agent of the Boys Corn Clubs,
spent Monday in Covington in the
interest of the Newton County Club,
and the Ten-Day session of the Agri¬
cultural school to be held in Athens
during the coming winter, at which
lime all the first-prize winners in
Georgia will be given free scholar¬
ships. While here Mr. Giles stated
that he felt a special i ride in visiting
Ne\<on county, the birth-place, of
ibis great orguiiza ion in the south,
and to have couity be one of the
first to compliment its first prize¬
winner with this scholarship and ex¬
penses to this course to the Uni¬
versity. The Newton county club will
meer again next Saturday, at 3 o’cloc
in the office of the County School
Superintendent, at which time Mr.
Giles will be present and talk to the
boys.
NOTED UNIVERSALIST
HERE LAST SUNDAY.
Dr. E, D. Ellenwood, pastor of the
First Universalist church, of Atlanta,
and one of the most prominent min¬
isters of that city, delivered a very
forceful and interesting sermon at the
co M ege auditorium Sunday night.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain
vhich fell just prior to the hour for
the services, there was quite a 1 large
crowd in attendance.
MAYOR PRO TEM EVERITT HOLDS
THE REGULAR MONDAY MAT¬
INEE FOR MAYOR SMITH.
BIG BUSINESS.
The regular Monday morning mati¬
nee was held by Mayor Pro Tem Ev
eritt, and it was “blue Monday” for
four offenders who came before him
for their medicine, which was admin
istred in good sized doses.
James Strong and Frank
both colored, were up for fighting and
being drunk. They had a regular cut¬
ting affray Friday afternoon, but
neither of them was seriously hurt.
They both being given a fine of
$15.00 each or thirty days on the
streets.
Pearl Carr, a negro woman was up
for being drunk and disorderly and
was given a fine of $10.00 and costs
or thirty days on the streets.
King Sawyer, another negro noto¬
rious in council matinees, was up on
a charge of beating his wife and his
trial proved to be very interesting.
In the opinion of Mr. Everitt, the
negri, was unwarranted in his attitude
toward his wife and he was given a
siraight sentence of sixty days on the
streets of the city without the alter¬
native of paying a fine, and has al¬
ready assumed his new duties.
Mayor Pro Tem Everitt held the
matinee in the absence of Mayor Geo.
T. Smith, who is one of the sergeants
at-arms at the big Baltimore conven¬
tion this week.
WORK ON GEORGIA RAIL
ROAD DEPOT PROGRESSING.
When Completed Will be One of the
Most Convenient on the Road.
The work of remodeling the Geor¬
gia railroad depot is being rapidly
pushed forward and within the next
two weeks wil be completed.
When finished, the depot at this
place will be one of the most conve
r.ie.nt and commodius along the line
of this popular road. The plans for
the remodeling were laid out by the
agent, Mr. R. C. Guinn, and the cit
izeiis of Covington are complimenting
him upon his very successful ideas
for the accommodation of the patrons.
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Business
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ls more available to the man with a bank
account than to him who has not. This
bank is always ready to consider appli¬
cations for loans from its depositors.
Prompt attention is given to all appli¬
cations and every courtesy, consistent with
sound banking, extended.
The Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $ 100 , 000.00
Surplus and Profits, $10,ooo.oo
I "Wfi?fim. canon mam l
$1. A {car In Advance.
Prospects for making a good crop of
cotton in this county are at present
no 1 all that could be expected. The
incessant rains of the first three
months of the year delayed the far¬
mers iu getting their lands prepared,
and, in many instances, a good part
of the farm is laying out.
Coupled with the delay in prepara¬
tion came a late spring with cool
nig’ t& and snaps which did young co&
ton considerable injury, and where
the farmers planted early they did not
get a stand or had to replant entire¬
ly. There is very little early cotton,
but that which came up and got ai
start is looking good, with prospects
for making a crop on it fair. But the
majority of the farmers did not finish
their planting until well up toward
the latter part of May, and owing to
continued rains have not had the op¬
portunity of working it as it should
be, with the consequence that it does
not now look as if there could possi¬
bly be a fair crop made on all the
late planted cotton.
The farmers who planted a good
portion of their crop in corn are re¬
joicing over the fact. Corn, where
planted early and worked, looks good
and will make an unusually good crop.
In fact, upland corn is better than the
average, but the bottom lands have
been so wet there will not be much
of a crop grown on them.
The fruit crop is good. Peaches
are more plentiful than for a number
of years, and many of the farmers
who have orchards on thir farms have
been selling the fruit here for the
past few weeks.
The First Cotton Bloom.
The first cotton bloom of the sea¬
son was sent to this office last Wed
uesaay morning. It was raised on
j the plantation of Mr. W. B. Living
J ston, in west Newton. This is about
j as is early as this the section, usual cotton bloom
seen jn notwithstamd
ing the fact that there is much com
plaint as to the lateness of the crop.
