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tzocrald Enterprise. BY THE : 7JGERALD PUBLISHING CO, _.'i' MERCER ......commscessmssssser-eneee. Edltor and Manager. PUBLISHED THRICE-A-WEEK! FTUESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY. i ONE DOLLAR. i » Tuesday, March 6, 1906, & Commissioner Merritt to Speak. ¢ State School Commissioger W. B. Merritt iwill be in the County tomorrow and speak at the court house at Irwioville during the noon recess of the Superior Court. People interest ed in educational matters, and Commissioner Merritt’s friends especially, are invited to hear him. Ef Politics make strange bedfellows. Look at " Roosevelt and Tillman, and Editor Mercer and Tom Watison.—Nashville Herald. : oM The friends of the Hon. Hoke Smith are predicting his nomination on the first ballot of the convention.—Jackson Record. E The campaign liar seems to be in the gubernatorial rucus good and strong. But, can the people be deceived? We don’t think.— IS fareete, . . .. = : MO : Why doesn’t Clark Howell meet Hoke ~ Hoke Smith on the stump? He said he would. * —Dalton Citizen. There might not be room enough on the stump for both of them.—Quitman Free Press. Clark knows too well there is not room on the stump for Hoke Smith and himself. E I l When, in rotation, Thomas county has the privilege of naming a senator for our di- trict we ~ will b: pleased to bave a suggestion from the Times-Enterprise.— Q Ittman Free Press. Yes, when it is a county’s time to furnish " a senator they usually want to exercise that ~ privilege, whether it is right or not. It seems ~ to be a fashion in Georgia. _ j x M : The gubernatorial candidates are getting " busy, and Dr. Nuonally scems to be the Nestor . of the whole coterie. Heis making the welkin ~ ring with 'he o'd time eluqueace sure enough - Rochelle New Era. ~ The unanimity of the Clark Howell papers in their adoration of all the candidates except Hoke Smith is one of the features of the present campaign. : . M OM In another column appears the announc . ment of Mr. Samuel Purvis for the cffice of ‘County Commissioner. Mr. Purvis is a compe ~ tent and worthy man and enjoys the confidence .of all who know him. Heis one of the best ~ known citizens of the county and will make a : strong race aond if elected will make a faithful . and capable officer. ‘ MW PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY. From the Tifton Gazette. § Tifton, Ga. Feb. 23. 1906. f Mr. Jobn L. Herring, Tifton, Ga : E Dear Sir—OQOn 10th day of February, 1906, I § received the following letter from J. E. Mercer, ~ of the Fitzgerald Eaterprise: . Mr. S. M. Clyatt, Tifton, Ga. : ; Dear Sir—l notice in the Nashville Herald E the following paragraph: ; “Hoke Smith was not welcomed ian Tiftoa g last Saturday with that warmth which burns up . riversand makes thunder and lightaiog. About ~ two huandred and fifty people, mostly Howell . and Estill men, heard him.” i Please write me the facts from your view * poiat. lunderstand that you presided at the . meeting. ’f . Sincerely, . : J. E. Mercer. § In reply to this letter, a copy of which you .~ have, I stated that this report was not correct. . Aay statemeant in my reply to this letter to the | effect that the report was false, bad reference " entirely to the above article as it appeared in ' the Nashville Herald, and bad no reference to | your report of the reception of Mr. Smith in " Tifton, as it appeared in the Gazette. | Thbat portion of my letter which meations f’your name and the report in the Gazette as . being iacorrect, was not inteaded as a reflaction . upoa you, . Whbatldid mean was that your write-up i was not correct from the standpoiat of the sup . porters of Hoa. Hoke Smi h,and was merely in " tended tocoavey theidza that the friends of Mr. " Smith did not agree with youas to the size of | the crowd or the reception accorded Mr Smitb, § Ihave the higbest regard for you personal 'ly.',and also for your paper, and nothing would "be farther from me than to do you or your __paper an injustice. I assure you that nothing of the kind was fntended in my_letter to Mr. Mercer. I hope . this is satisfactory. Very truly yours T S. M. Clyatt. IRWIN SUPERIOR COURT. Irwin Superior Court convened yesterday at Irwinville. Jud:e J. H. Martin rapped for order promply at 10 o’clock and Prof. S. O. Swafford inviked t®e Divine blessing on the court and jury. About fifteen minutes was con sumed in calling and organiziog the Grand Jury and Judge Martin consumed an bour and fifteea minutes in charging the Jury. It was one of the best charges we have ever listened to, devoid of rhetorical display and pitched ona bigh plane as to the duty and obligation of grand jurora. We would be glad to quote him on sev eral points but there was too much of it for this small paper. His words did not fall on deaf ears, for twenty-one of the county’s best men composed the jury, organized as follows: J. W. Haunlon, Foreman. J. R Love, Bailiff D. W M. Whitley, Clerk. B. E. Wilcox. Joshua Troup, D. H Paulk. John J. Luke. M. D Gay. Jacob D rminey. Henry Harper. J.J. Paulk. Jobn Barnes, J. W, Panlk, J A J. Nobles. @G. F. McCowan. Wm Rogers. D T. Paulk, Sr, E J Young. Wiley Whitley, Sr. 8. M. Whitchard. R-ason Hendegrson R. V. Paulk. At 11:30 the grand jury went to their room and the civil docket as published in last week’s Enterprise was taken up. Several cases were transferred to the Su perior Court of Tift and Turner counties, and it was not until about two in the afternoon that the first case went to trial, to-wit: South ‘ern Lumber Company vs. Winn and Gardner. Mo BE HONEST WITH TilY SELF. The South Georgia friends of Col. J. H. Estill who are supporting him for governor— we mean those who are sincere—surely Have not looked the situation squarely in the face. Mr. Estill virtually admits himself that he stands no chance of being elected. The major ity of those who are supporting him see that he has no chance of electipn, yet they claim that he is entitled to their support. Now, if Col. E~till stands no chance of election, why is he making the race? There is a reason for It, and every sensible man should look the wmatter in the face and deal honestly with himself. The reason is plain enough that: any reasonable man can not fail to see the point, Every county that goes for Estill counts AGAINST Hoke Smith, and every county tbat’ counts against Smith counts FOR Clark Howell. The race is between Hoke Smith and Clark, Howell, the other candidates are in the race for,. the sole purpose of leading the honest voter astray. E-xtill, Jim Smith, Russelland Nuunal-;, ly know that they stand no chance of elec:ion,* yet they all remaia in the race. - Mr. Voter,—have you paused and asked your honest self why? If you bave, no doubt, you have the correct answer. ; The answer is plain enough. They are: running f r th~ sole purpose of defecating the: Hon. Hoke Smith, the choice of the majority of the masses, and to elect Clark Howell, the choice, of the railroads, the monopoly and the ring rule . politicians. | Pause for a moment and see who these can didates are attacking in their campaigo, they are all fighting Hoke Smith, but never a one of them as yet has raised his voice against Clark Howell. Is not their object plain enough? Tbhey bave no hope of being elected, yet they remain in the race fighting Hoke Smith. The race is between Hoke Smith and Clark Howell. Be honest with ycurself and take a stand for one or the other and do not allow the trickster politician to lead you astray. South Georgia counties that cannot be car ried for Howell will be placed in the Estill col umn by the ring politicians if possible. It takes a good round sum of money to de fray the expenses of a candidate who makes the race for governor., Is it reasonable to suppose that a man will furnish this cash just for the pleasure of making the race? Not much, These candidates are all good business men and have been succes~ful in life in a business way, and to suppose that they would throw their good dollars away withouta hope of reward is folly. Tbis being the case, the questions arise at ounce, who is furnishing the money? Who ex pects to reap the reward? Who pulled these candidates into the race and is holding them there? Mr. Voter we leave the questjon for you to answer. Be honest with yourself and answer according to your coavictions after you have thoroughly considered the situation.—Thomas ville Press. &M R We believe Irwin county would vote a good majority for the rotation system in this district to remain as it is, should the opporiunity be presented. We know she would not contend for a change just after she furnished the senator—OQOciila Star. E I : We club the Golden Age with the Enterprise at $2.50 per annum for the two. ANNOUNCEMENTS. i FOR COMMISSIONER I hereby aovncance myself a candi date for the offi ‘e of County Commis sioner, and if ei¢cted will give to the duties the officc my very best att-n -tion. I ask the supportof my friends. Samuel Purvia, FOR COMMISSIONER. We announce the name of D. T. Paulk for one of the County Com missioners to be voted for in the primary election, to be held April 25. VOTERS. FOR COMMISSIONER. We announce the name of H. T. Fletcher for one of the County Com missioners to be voted for in the primary election, to be held April 25. VOTERS. FOR REPRESENTATIVE OF IRWIN COUNTY. £ After due and mature consideration of many of my friends [ haye decide ed to run in the next white primary for Representative of Irwin Couoty and if elected I shall use my best ef fort in benalf of 1y constituents and further their interest as well as my own. -Thanking you in advance. I shall appreciate your votes at the polls. D. F. Psulk. FOR TAX COLLECIOOR 1 hereby announce myeelf a candi date for Tax Collector of [rwin coun ty, snbject to the action of the white primary, and earnestly solicit the support of the voters of the county. . Very respectfully, W. R. PAULK. FOR TaX COLLECTOR I hereby announce to the white vo ters ef the county my candidacy for reelection to the office of tax collec tor. During the term lam now serv ing I have given the resp-nsible duties of the office my very be=st ef forts. If I baveimprovedthe service over my honorable predecessors, I ask an expression of your confidence at the polls. ; Respectfully, W. W. D. BRANCH. FOR BHERIFF. I hereby anneunce myself a candi date for relection to the office of Sheriff of Irwin County subject to the Primary. Thanking the people for their past confidence and again ask their support with the promise of as taithful service as I am able to give. < D A. MCINNIS. ; FOR TAX RECEIVER, We hereby announce Archie McMil lan for reelection to the cfiice of tax recei er of Irwin county, subject to the white primary, with the promise of as faithful service in the future as he has rendered in the past, R FOR BTAYE SENATOR We are authorized by the friends of Hon. John B. D. Paulk to announc+ bim for the ¢ffi e of state senator, subject to the white primary. FOR STATE SENATOR We hereby announce Hon, J. A. J. Henderson as a suitabl candidate for State Senator, and confidently ask for bim the sup port of the voters of the district at the approaching primary. MaNyY VoTERS, FOR REPRESENTATIVE. . Dr. E.J. Dorminy, candidate for representative Irwin county. subject to the white primary. FOR OOMMISSIONER. At the solicitation of friends and on my own personal desire, I hereb) anpounce myself a candidate for full term for County Commis sioner and respectfully ask the support of tbe voters of the county at the next primary. If elect ed I promise to serve to the best of my ability, and to give eaeh part of the county fair and impartial ser vice, and all business shall be prompt- Jy attended to without fear or favor Am opposed to huilding a new court house under existing conditions. Asking your support, I remain, Yours for the bestinterest of Irwin County, : W R. WALKER. ;g e Rie SRSk e N TSI e A FOR TREARURER, I hereby announce myself as a caondidate for re-election to tbe office of County Treasurer. I am grateful to the peonle of the county who have honored me and rrusted me with this important office, and it is at the request of many prominent friends that I bave decided to again stand fo: election. Of course my candi dacy is subject to the white prw mary to be held in the spring or snmmer. Sincerely, . M. W. HoweLL. B i iinincis FOR CLERK SUPE<IOR COURT. lam a candidate for the office of Clerk of the Superior Court of Irwin County, subjact to the action of tbe primary, and re spec:fu'ly solicit the support of the voters of said C cunty. Sincerely, : : Mazgcus Lwse; Jk. Buckwheat de with Royal mace wi oya Baking Powder Aie delicious and wholesome—a ‘pe‘rfect cold weather breakfast food. 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