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PRICE REPLIES TO HUB'S MISREPRE
SENTATION AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS
Mr. Editor:
My late opponent in the Senatorial
Primary of September 12th, seems dis¬
posed to bolt the Primary and run in
dependent and to this end is seeking
to justify his course by the publica¬
tion and circulation of new spatter cards
and dodgers.
Despite his misrepresentations and
misleading statements, if the issue
were merely personal I would submit
it in silence to the intelligence and
character of the Democrats of the
Twenty-seventh District, but as 1 am
now the declared nominee and repre¬
sentative of the Democratic Party of
this District for the State Senate. I
feel, in duty bound, to keep the record
straight and not let it be confused and
distorted by any candidate in his mad
thirst for office.
The Primary on September 12th, was
regularly called and fairly conduted
and even my late opponent does not
charge or claim that it was in the
slightest degree tainted by fraud.
The Senatorial Convention of 1014,
according to the usual custom, selected
an Executive Committee and laid down
certain rules or laws for its guidance.
Among other rules it was provideo
that while, under the rotation plan, the
npxt Senator should come from Oco¬
nee, the majirity plan for the nomina¬
tion of a Senator should prevail in the
Primary of 1916.
No Democrat will deny that the con¬
vention had the right to appoint an
Executive Committee—pass rules for
its guidance, and the Executive Com¬
mittee was bound thereby. This is the
very essence of Democracy. The Con¬
vention is the supreme power of the
party and its creature—the Executive
Committee—only has power to adopt
rules when the Convention is silent or
when so authorized by the Convention.
The Senatorial Convention is the
Supreme* power in the Senatorial Dis
trict—the Congressional Convention in
the Congressional District, and the
State Convention for the entire State,
and the Executive Committee are the
agents of each. This is the accepted
Democratic rule in this State.
As stated, the Convention of 1914
adhered to the principle of rotation
but adopted th e majority plan for the
Primary.
This was no innovation—nearly, if
not quite all of other Senatorial Dis¬
tricts in this State adopted the same
rule—that is, while the principle of
rotation was recognized, th P majority
rule for the nomination of a Senator
throughout the entire District was
adopted.
In the adjoining District—the Thir¬
tieth—composed of Oglethorpe, Clarke,
Madison and Elbert, the same rotation
and majority rules prevailed, that is,
Oglethori** County was entitled to the
Senator but his nomination was reach¬
ed by the consolidation of the majority
of the votes of the entire District.
This is the true Democracy and was
adopted to leave the nomination to a
majority, of the people rather than to
Conventions, Court House cliques and
rings.
That the Convention adopted the ma¬
jority plan was thoroughtly understood,
accepted and acted upon by both my
late opponent and myself.
On the 8th of September, just be¬
fore the primary, he declared over
own signature, in The Conyers Times,
that—
“The mass meeting in Oconee en¬
dorsed m<» after I had made the quali¬
fied statement that 1 was loyal to the
action of the Convention of 1914, as
it was the law of the Democratic Party
of the Twenty-seventh District,
“I ha\> made fifteen si**echos and
not a single time have I attacked tire
action of the Convention.
“I have never intimated that my
opponent was in any manner respon
siblp for Said rules. Signed, R. W.
Haynie.’ !
It will be noted that he recognized
the rules of the Convention as the law
of the Party and had no attack to make
upon it but was “Loyal to its action,
and, therefore, it must be concluded
that his latter day cards and dodgers
which he is circulating and now at
tacking the action of the Convention
is a mere post mortem effort of a de
feated candidate to attempt to justify
bolting the nomination of the Party
any the disorganization and confusion
whch his independent candidacy might
entail upon the District.
I repeat, if it were a personal issue
I would not reply to his cards and dod
gers but as the regular nominee of the
Democratic Party I feel it to be m .v
duty for the welfare of the Party to
fairly characterize this disloyalty and
effort to disorganize and destroy it in
this District.
Under the rules of the Convention
| and the Party, my late opponent, if he
was dissatisfied should have filed a
contest with the Senatorial Executive
Committee, and if dissatisfied with the
action of that Senatorial Committee
he should have appealed to the State
Executive Committee whose decision
would have been final and conclusive.
He did neither.
The District Senatorial Committee,
under the rules of the Convention of
1914, consolidated the vote in the Dis¬
trict and reported to the Convention
that my late opponent received 2715
votes, and that I received 3007 votes,
and that my majority was 292 in the
District.
The convention, according to the
custom and rules of the Party, as no
contest had been filed, declared me th e
regular Democratic Nominee for Sena¬
tor for this District, and further de¬
clared that “as such nominee I was en¬
titled to and should receive the support
of all Democrats and participants in
said Primary for State Senator for this
District.”
There was no appeal to the State
Executive Committee by my late oppon¬
ent from the judgment of the Senator¬
ial District Committee, and, therefore,
there was nothing for that Committee
to hear or determine and consequently
Chairman Flynt, announced that as
there appeal to the State Com¬ (
was no I
mittee the action of the District Sena¬
torial Committee was final and con¬
clusive and that I was and am the reg¬
ular nominee of the Democratic 1'arr.v ,
for Senator from this District.
This is the history of the recent
Primary in this Distric tt was regu- j
larly called, fairly conducted and with¬
out cause, he not deceived and ensnared
into repudiating and destroying the i
Primary which may prove to he the
last refuge and guarantee of white
in the South—merely to I
supremacy j
serve the purpose of a defeated and
disgruntled candidate.
Yours truly,
Adv. HUGH H. PRICE.
CODE OF THE SEA.
Really Cradled t» |
Maritime Law Wae ,
the Island of Rhodes. !
The Phoenicians were the first to
make long voyages and the first to
arm then vessels lor war. They
readily availed themselves of the
advantages of a marine and there*
i>y soon secured an extensive com¬
merce. in time they assumed the !
empire of the sea, a sovereignty
they long continued to enjoy, dur¬ (
which time they became tyrants j
ing exercised ;
of the sea and piracy. |
They were the first sea pirates
xnown to history.
After the Phoenicians, the Aegi
aetes and then the Cretans su¬
mmed dominion of the sea during
various epochs, but it remained for
the inhabitants of the island of
tthodes to create, digest and pro¬
mulgate the first system of mari¬
time laws of which we have any
authentic knowledge. So great was
the success they attained their code
has always been referred to as the
“cradle of maritime law.”
Nevertheless as far back as the
reign of King Hammurabi, who was
contemporary of Abraham, 2,250
yews before Christ, we find in the
GREAT REDUCTION
On account of limited space, will offer all
Rugs for 10 days at 10 per cent. off.
The celebrated E. & W. Shirts and Col¬
lars; beautiful neck wear for ladies and
men at popular prices.
Elegant line Hats and Caps for everybody;
prices right.
Beautiful Trunks; colors: green, blue and
brown. Suit cases also.
Elegant hose and half hose up to $1.50,
worth more.
SHOES for everybody.
Beautiful line shirt waists and handker¬
chiefs. No shoddy goods.
“Goods That’s Worth the Money. ’
L. D. ADAMS
North Side of Square
Covington, - Georgia
THE COVINGTON NEWS. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916.
SNOW
BE WEDNESBAY
WOMAN’S CLl’B OF COVINGTON
HAVE PLANNED DELIGHTFUL
OCCASION FOR BENEFIT
OF LIBRARY.
The Chrysanthemum Club will hold
its annual exhibit, which will be in
the nature of a silver tea, in the Cov¬
ington library Wednesday, November
the eighth, from two thirty till nine
o’clock.
The proceeds to go toward furnish¬
ing the library.
Many handsome blooms will he
shown and tea will he served by dainty
“Japanese maids.”
There will be two choruses by the
Music Club and selections on the vic
trola.
The public is most cordially invited.
There will be no admission fee.
The above is the extent of the pub¬
licity which these splendid women
would have given to the event. But
this annual affair always means so
much to our city that it is entitled to
more notice than their own modesty
would allow them to ask or expect.
The program itself is always charm¬
ing and pleases all who are fortunate
enough to attend.
\ n( | again the cause for which it is
arranged is worthy of every person’s
interest and aid.
And these ladies certainly know how
to raise chrysanthemums.
Come and see.
BEWARE OF BOGUS BALLOTS
IN TUESDAY’S ELECTION.
It has been reported to me almost
at the eleventh hour before the elec
tion that an effort will be made in the
interest of Mr. Robert W. Haynie, the
defeated candidate for Democratic
nomination for State Senator from
this, tlie 27th Senatorial District, to
have printed for Tuesday’s election
a .ballot, similar to tli P official Dem¬
ocratic ballot in every respect except
with the name Robert W. Haynie sub
stituted for Hugh H. Price as the nom
lnee for the State Senate,
This is merely a rumor and I do not
know that it will be done But I
wish to warn every Democrat to be
on his guard and see that he votes the
oflicial ballot containing the name of
Hon. Hugh H. Price “for State Sena¬
tor from 27th District”
We publish in this issue of The News
the complete official ballot. No other
is genuine or oflicial.
Mr. Trie? is the regularly and offi¬
cially declared nominee, so held by the
State Executive Committee, and it
would he a fraud of a depraved and in¬
famous destroyer of Democracy’s pri¬
mary's power were it. allowed anybody
else to be elected "Us a Democrat.
Yours respectfully,
FRANK REAGAN,
Chairman Democratic Executive Com¬
mittee of the 27th Senatorial District.
NEWTON COUNTY LIVE
STOCK SHOW A SUCCESS
SOME FINE CATTLE FOR MILK
AND BEEF AND MULES AND
HORSES WERE HERE.
The Newton County Fair was held
at Covington on Thursday, October the
26th.
It was more a stock and cattle show
than a general fair.
A fairly good crowd attended and
many of them expressed the wish for
a genuine annual county fair to he
held here.
Interest and enthusiasm were shown
in the display of the various breeds.
Especially should the various owners
of stock be commended in their effort
to stimulate the all important indus¬
try of more live stock.
We are informed that the Live stock
owners stand ready to cooperate with
the business houses and citizens in
general in making for Newton county
a permanent fair, and «> have heard
it rumored that the city authorities
as well as county authorities will join
hand in hand together with business
houses, citizens, and live stock owners.
We feel sure that a greater number
of our citizens would gladly join in,
to at least the amount of $25 or $10
each, to make for Newton county a
permanent fair and show place once
each year.
The News stands ready to assist in
this mutter and trusts to l*e able to
make an early report on the progress
to that end.
A Most Enrouragfrg List of Exhibitors.
Among exhibitors of the Jerseys
were the following:
C, II. WhjJe. W. T. Burt. M. G. Tur¬
ner. Joe Owens, Dr. E. K. Turner. Ross
Thompson, D. T. Stone, Will Capes,
Fleroy Branham, Joe W. Wright, J. W.
Park. J. P. Worsham, W. P. Odum,
King & Gardner, C. J. Norman, I)r. E.
H. Johnson, Prof. Douglas Rumble.
Among tlie exhibitors of Herefords,
the most prominent were:
Evans Lunsford, L. W. Jarman, and
M. G. Turner.
Other exhibitors were: Mark Bros.,
with a few short horns. In mules and
horses, Ross Thompson, Penn Middle
brooks, R. E. Lee, Perry Evans Luns¬
ford, Jack Swann.
In Berkshire hogs: W. T. Rnrt and
T. A. Cook.
In duroc Jerseys: E. J. Capes and L.
W. Jarman.
The Victrola Brings Hie Opera Right into
Your Heme
All the magnificent num¬
bers of Opera, superbly
sung by artists famous
for their master inter¬
pretations of each par¬
ticular role.
Caruso, Alda,Calve, Far¬
rar, Martinelli, Hu fib are
among the mighty group.
The Victrola brings to
you the captivating mu¬
sic of “CABMEN,” so it
is through the entire
range of Opera and all
music and entertain¬
ment.
With a VICTROLA you hear the greatest
artists of all the world right in your own
home.
EVERITT’S FURNITURE STORE
COVINGTON, GEORGIA J
THIRD DIVISION OF
SCHOOLS MET SUNDAY
COVINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH
WAS HOST TO SUNDAY SCHOOLS
OF THAT DIVISION LAST
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
The Third Division of the Newton
County Sunday School Association was
held with the First Baptist church of
Covington Sunday afternoon and was
a complete success both as to program
and representation of the various
schools in the District. Every school
in the District was represented and
thus the record of this Division re¬
mains unbroken. Since the Associa¬
tion was organized several years ago,
this Division has enjoyed the distinc¬
tion of having every school represent¬
ed in every division meeting ,\*et held.
The following Sunday Schools met
in the session here Sunday: Cov¬
ington Methodist, Baptist, Presbyter¬
ian, and Christian; Covington Mills,
Porterdale, Lovejoy, and Newton Fac¬
tory. It is gratifying to note that tlie
average of these schools in tlie ten
points of a Banner School was around
80 per cent, Covington Methodist lead¬
ing the list with a score of 100 i*>r
cent.
Tlie meeting was presided over by
President J. C. Upshaw, Prof. C. D.
Gibson led tlie devotional exercises,
and talks, full of inspiration, were
made by Miss Florrie Harwell, Messrs.
I- D. King, and A. C. Belcher, and Dr.
E. K. Turner.
FAULKNER TEN CENT
COMPANY SELLS TO Mi (
The Faulkner Ten Cent
lias just'sold its Covington store to
C. W. McClure Company, of Atlanta.
The McClure Company will
the business as soon as tli e
is completed.
Mr. Faulkner and Mrs. Thompson
his daughter, have made many
here since they established this
ness here, and our people will
for them to leave our city.
Mr. Faulkner said that his other
terests made it necessary for him
dispose of the Covington business.
REV. W. S. WALKER PREACHES
AT MACEDONIA
The News is requested to
that the Rev. W. S. Walker, of
roe, will preach at Macedonia
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
everybody is invited to attend.
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PAGE SEVEN
LEGUIN NEWS.
Mrs. Nancy Piper and daughter.
Miss Emma and Mrs. Pink Driggers,
spent Thursday with Mrs. T. D. Mead¬
or.
Mrs. A. W. Crawford spent part of
last week with Miss Yerda Crawford.
Miss Irene Meador spent Saturday
afternoon with tlie Misses Grant.
Miss Ethel Piper, of Porterdale,
spent last week end with Miss Emma
Piper.
Mrs. A. W. Crawford spent Friday
afternoon with Miss Iren e Meador.
Miss Clara Meador is visiting Mrs.
H. Z. Johnson, near Oak Ilill.
High Point school opened Monday
morning with a full school. We hope
to have a good school this term.
A good many from here attended the
singing at Mansfield Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs, T. M. Lee spent Sun¬
day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Dolph
Lumsden.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.
Tlie Fourth Quarterly Conference of
the Porterdale charge will be held with
Liberty church on Saturday, Novem¬
ber lite 4th. We are very desirious that
all our official members shall be pres¬
ent. Business of extreme importance
must he attended to.
Our Presiding Elder, Brother Fra¬
ser, said lie would like to see a “whole
acre of folks there.” We want peo¬
ple to come and enjoy tlie day with us.
Dinner will lie served.
Judging from the poor attendance
of our official members at other Quar
terdale charge is at. a low ebb. We
don’t want such record. Let our folks
come and show their loyalty to their
church. T. M. LEE,
Pastor Porterdale Charge.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The first, regular monthly institute
meeting for the teachers of Newton
county will he held Saturday, Novem¬
ber 4, from 9:30 a. m., to 3 p. m., at
tlie High School building in Covington.
Miss C. S. Parish will he in charge,
she will discuss the essentials of good
teaching.
Her presence guarantees a pleasant
and profitable meeting. She is always
filled to overflowing with the subject
she discusses.
All teachers are urged to carry light
lunches, so as to spend 30 minutes to¬
gether in a social way at noon.—Adv.
