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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1886.-TWEL.VE PAGES.
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GOSSIP.
GUBERNATORIAL
nRIFT OF PUBLIC OPINION
■^throughout THE STATE.
„ Almfl.t a Unit In Favor
M.con-O.n.n.1 Gordon*.
Candidacy U.I1. to Evoke an j
Great Knthusla»m.
. . 0 at«ri CBBONIOLE AND OKN. OOBDON.
a^irle* The Chronielo is the friend of
CM So.doB Bud bsM been nill along. It
ills friind when he was before the peo-
• lufiS end in 1872, when he was
1 * .15 to the United States Senate. It was
Mend when he resigned his scat in 1880,
abuse fell fast and furious upon him.
.his friend when ho was working up
Semes for railroad development and
® W ere at work to lessen his m-
'‘"Ueeliorth and South. We have never
“Lived in any abuse of Gen. Gordon; we
L never suffered to pass unnoticed any
.miens upon his conduct or character,
ffila Chronicle as a public journal advised
r.nrdon against entering the race for
fernor of Georgia at this time We be-
that Gen. Gordon was mistaken when
; ..is down bis commission in the United
‘ r. gen ate in 1880. We believe that he
jneonsderate in plunging into the
■ ffp.i.n to-day. The people generally are
much opposed to his running for Gover-
or »t this time as they were to hia resign-
from the Senate then.
believo that Hon. A. O. Bacon, whose
shove been laid before two conven-
„ and whose candidacy was defeated
«the tat one by a strategical move, is
A .oly the choice of the people for Gov-
“t If Gen. Gordon persists in assert-
hi's daims it cannot he said that it ia for
* nn ity of the party or on account of a
j, ( ra ,n the people. There ia no over-
nadowing principle impelling him, no
mramstering appeal from tho pnhlio car-
at him to the front. His candidacy rep-
“nts a personal desire and his election
,uid at beat be but an assertion of per-
3i l popularity. It will be but acomplc-
, a c [ that policy which caused him to lay
,*n his office, when it served his purpose
1389 to resume it in 1886 when it pleased
i, fancy. Ontside of this we believe Gen.
otdoa has beon badly advised by some of
cte around him, as to the feeling for him
this State.
liant record as a soldier. That Gen. Gor
don was one of the most valliant and suc
cessful officers in the Confederate army no
ono disputes, and his deeds are written
upon the hearts of every true Southron.
But the peoplo are not now called upon to
elect a commander for an army, but a Gov
ernor, whoso sole duty will be to guide the
helm of State, and manage the finances and
business of our groat commonwealth. It is
a historical fact that few military men mako
statesmen and good civil officers, and Ger,
Gordon’s business record will show that he
is no exception to the rule. Let Georgia
continue to honor her gallant son whenever
sue can do so with due regard to his fitness
for the position he seeks, but not, through
a misplaced patriotism, reward him by an
elevation to a position that oven his most
partial friends must know is foreign to his
line of talent.
A SIGNIFICANT FACT.
Savannah Times: It is a significant and
important fact that all the livest daily pa*
pors in every city of the State outside of
Atlanta have expressed themselves, more
or less, decidedly against , him (Gordon).
In Augusta the Obrouicle and Evening
News are outspoken for Bacon, and so are
the Teleobaph of Macon and tho Times of
this city, while the Enqnirer-Sun, of Co
lumbus, certainly shoWB no signs of an in
clination to assist in a hurrah boom for the
ex-Senator. Bosides these dailies mention
ed, a number of weeklies in all seotions of
the 8tate have also expressed themselves in
favor of Major Bacon, and since newspa
pers both largely reflect and mould public
opinion, it is very clear that the sentiment
is not ao overwhelmingly for Gen. Gordon
ns he seems to imagine.
INFLUENCED DT PEB80NAL CONSIDEIlATIONS.
Jonesboro News: What assurance have
the people uf Georgia that General Gordon
would not grow restless and resign the
office of Governor should he be elected to
it? His resignation of his seat in the Sen
ate and the circumstances under which ho
entered this race make the inference reason
able that he has been and is influenced by
personal considerations. He did not con
sult the interest of the public in his retire
ment from the Senate. Upon his own
statement he'regarded only himself. May
he not under similar circumstances aban
don the Governor’s office after he has been
elected?
OPPOSITION OF THE BINO.
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IBS HANDWRITING ON THE WALL,
SjlvsniaTelephone: The Atlanta Consti-
itta says the State Executive Committee
'raid order primary elections for delegates
tlie counties to the gubernatorial conven-
So doubt that journal would like to
In all the delegates to vote for General
eta when they assemble in convention,
,tthe people, in their own way, will order
in-thirds of them to vote for the Hon. A.
Bacon. The State committee may sng-
Msny method they think advisable tor the
lection of delegates, but where does it get
« to order county committees? The
atj committees can act on thatsuggestlon
act, as they think best. There never
,i Wen a primary election for delegates
a State convention in this county, and
have yet to hear that tho delegates ac
ted by mass meetings of the citizens did
ilspeak ths voice of a majority of the
o;le. The fact is, the counties that have
*»ly selected and aro every day selecting
legates, ue wheeling too rapidly in line
r Major Bacon to suit the groomsmen of
metal Gordon. Something must bo dono
change this tide if within the limits of
man possibilities. But, alas, for General
|tW« boom and the hopes of his
men 1 , the hand-writing iaon the wall;
willo_t Iheeeople has placed it there,
I that is that Bacon must and shall be
sell Chief Executive of Georgia.
m voumos or the bind.
I . Echo: Even the announce-
il of General Gordon shows the work-
of this nag. How nicely it was worked
have him among ths leaders of several
[<• nffilary occasions nnd then go to a
liar from the headquarters of bit schem-
houee to announce himself. Was this
s nicely worked scheme? And had wo
better bo careful lest such plotting is
(sfter the election to do things not ao-
with the will and interest of tho
pie! We cannot believe the General gull-
"•J.sseh himself, bnt ho has “fallen
thieves and robbers by the way-
h ’tow seemingly ultiraato power over
lo us - It ia this that sets
^’iiHthlm, and itix this that will cause
'*°r» 10 atop and think and choose for
wW executive a man equally a sol-
,‘P^t and atatesman whoso feet aro
> i j on ® w ^° independent of an
tnt iUngeroni in our State politics; ono
arises upon his own good merit, not
"*bog upon chincanery, bribery or
Brontum to gain tho office which ho
, • TUt msn is Major A 0. Bacon, a
■?;"jMaisto soldier, a true citizen, a
^'““'•Ulinotazpock of even the
»t iispieion upon his official garments,
oonuos'e hteebh.
dlrille Times: Gen. Gordon in
n. ..A' p *? ch lM ‘ {Monday in Ogle-
* ttUblied a letter from a Virginia
ia »mi °?t k® **ad purchased a yoke of
L f States Senator, thank-
it- A hU U “®>J ald rendered. This
“ri General said, he received that
•swore 'raving Atlanta. It so hap-
wtt several gentlemen present re-
. ™ Uhln K »letter from the same
awi?.?.® “ m ® fluestion, while can-
the state in IRttO f or Colquitt, and
awirooa to know whether it ia
Utter used in 1880, or
waH« ri 5 ?' * r ® T ‘ Md edition. In
Sir** 8*h his money back m
propose to ride into tho
that uTt 0 ® .°*} l1 *® *“»• yoke of
IJttankL 0 *!? * aGl ® Colquittcam-
riltobhl‘ nb Wo g «A Gordon
theaeate*rs and net a fresh
the ** ,0«n. Gordon really
^W T . 5T Mti . on $15 ° '"Ui which
a* th.Si? M constitnen-
ll ®itatiou surely has
in dodg* b J " * nd Ter r delicate
*BE EIOBT BINO.
ri reeU PbWiah Major Bacon's
»L G ' n - Hordon’s^late letter
»tththaniHi* 11 r ®* d * w111 b ® seen to
U (, p . u !® Ho resorts to no
, ‘ “Sf* “>« iaane boldly by
- of G «“- Gordon
VfbiU 5 ^P® 10 whom it justly
v repeat our Dreference
Eastman Journal: The opposition to Ba.
con comes alone from the nng which desires
to control State politics and State legisla
tion. With the voting power vested in the
executive, tho ring desires a Governor to
do its bidding. At the next session of the
Legislature it may he that it will bo neces
sary for tho Governor,*in tho interest of tho
public welfare, to exercise his vetoing pre
rogative. It is probable that the question
of the sale or lease of the State road will be
beforo tho Legislature. Iu this a job may
be put upon the people which only could
bo averted by the Governor.
srniFEs don't make a man.
Hartwell Sun: We would bo in favor of
Bacon even if ho was a private in tho rear
rank. A major can make as good or better
Governor than a big sight of generals that
we saw in the war. Stripes don’t make a
man; if they did a convict would go head
every time. Old soldiers are mighty hard
to fool, and don't yon forget it. The gen
erals got all the glory daring tho war and
the big pay, too. The private—well, since
the war he wants to put his vote where it
will do the most good.
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTEK.
Savannah Times; The truth of the whole
matter is that General Gordon has probably
allowed himself to be mislead by a few en
thusiastic friends in “over ono hundred
counties,” bat he will find that as ono
swallow does not make a spring, neither
does a four men in a county make that
county. He will, no donbt, get some votes
in over u hundred counties, hut he will
find that his opponent will get many votes
in one hundred, and thirty-seven counties
in the State of Georgia.
A STATESMAN WANTED.
Eastman Journal: Tho war is over, nnd
now wo do not need n general but a states
man in the Gubernatorial chair. Other
men in the party who have rendered diatin
gnished services to our State are deserving
iromotion. Among those is the lion. A. O.
iacon, whom it seems the people sre deter
mined to esll to the Gubernatorial chair.
He has done as much fortho commonwealth
of Georgia as any man in the State, and the
people appreciate his services.
ns NEED NOT SPEAK IN WABBEN,
Warronton Clipper: Major Bacon, has
announced hia iuteation of stamping the
State in the interest of his condidacy. As
his time is limited the Clipper would sug
gest that be visit only those counties which
are not considered exactly solid for him.
While we would like very much to see and
hear him, we don't think it worth hia while
to speak in WarTen, os there only four
avowed Gordon men in the county and they
aro not “offensive partisans.”
UNANIMOUSLY UNITED.
Warrenton Clipper: We dare say there is
not another instance on record in Warren
oounty where her citizens have been more
unanimously united upon any one man for
office than they now are for Hon. A. O.
Bacon. Gen. Gordon has hosts of friends
in the county, bnt if the relative strength
of the two candidates were bated by popu
lar ballot Bacon would beat him three to one.
tween Baoon anil Gordon. We propose to
take our politics as wo do our religion—
straight We shall vole and work for Bacon.
BBOWN, OOBDON AND COLQUITT.
Buena Vista Vatriot: Joseph E. Brown
has a long head with n peculiar faculty of
seeing far into the future, and all the con
cocted plans of which he is nutbor point
directly to the interest of himself. Ue
knew very well when he pledged his sup
port to Gordon that the leise of the Slate
road would expire during tho term of the
next Governor of Georgia, and that ia why
he wanted him Governor. We do not ob
ject to Brown having the lease of the
State road, because it is in better condition
and pays more money to the State than
it has ever done, bnt we do object to
this ring controlling the State's poli
tics for their own purposes.
Gordon fully recognized the power Brown
had over the people of Georgia and ho lost
no opportunity to ingratiate himself into
his good graces. Will the people of th is
State allow these men to lay plans and con
coct schemes for eight or ten years in ad
vance nnd carry them out at will to gratify
their own political aggrandisement? Wo
hope tho people of this State will not al
low themselves to bo ao wantonly duped
os to abet tho machinations of the trio of
wily politicians. Tho people should be tho
sovereigns and these men the subjects, but
the shoe is on the other foot in this enso.
King Jua Brown sways his scepter and
Princes Gordon and Colquitt execute his
mandates.
nE STUCK TO OEOBOIA.
Excelsior Pioneer: Mr. Bacon has stuck
to Georgia like an Irishman to hiB clay pipe,
and did not flinch when carpet-baggers
were trying to out tho throat of the Demo
cratic party in Georgia, hut just smoked
right on. Now, let ua show the Constitu
tion, and Atlanta, end Joe Brown, too, that
Georgia will never let “the particular few"
elbow a statesman out and wire-work a rail
road speculator in.
BE MIGHT DO IT AOAIN.
Quitman Free Press: Gen. Gordon once
had a very responsible trust that was given
|p him by the people of Georgia. He saw
big pile of money somewhere else, and in
spite of protests from the Governor of Geor
gia and his friends, he quit serving tho peo
ple. If elected Governor he might do the
same thing. Let's have Bacon.
EXCEPTIONS TO ALL BULKS.
Leary Cornier: General Gordon paid bis
respects to the Teleobapb in his Americus
speech. In substance he said, “Whoever
the Teleobaph opposed was sure to get
elected." General Gordon will find that
there are exceptions to all rules. ^
BAD TASTE.
Thomasville Enterprise: It is bad taste,
to say the least of it, to catch on to the tail
of tho honor paid to Mr. Davis and to budd
from the respect given to the “Lost Cause"
political boom. But we have fallen on
strange and anomalous times.
CHEEK.
Hartwell Sun: Supremo Dictator John B.
Gordon, from hia castle near Atlanta, dic
tates to the connties how they shall select
delegates to tho State Convention. Cheek!
Ia there not the shadow of a threat em
bodied in his dictation.
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN
DODGE COUNTY ELECTS BACON
DELEGATES BY ACCLAMATION.
Bacon and Oordou Kngago in Jolut llcbato
at Cutlibert—Citizens of Coweta
Invite Major Bacon to
Address Them.
Eastman, May 15.—The Democrats of
Dodge county in mess meeting hero to-day
elected delegates to the gubernatorial nomi
nating convention, and instructed them, by
acclamation, to vote for the nomination of
Hon. A. 0. Bacon.
Etbcrt Solid for Ifacon anil In Knvor of
Holding tho Convention In AnEnsta.
Elbebton, May 15.—The executive com
mittee of tho Democratic party of Elbert
county held a meeting in the cuurt house
yesterday and called a mass meeting of the
party to assemble on the first Tuesday in
July, which mass meeting is to decide wheu
and how delegates to tho gubernatorial con
vention are to be selected, nnd to attend to
any other business that may come before
it, which includes the tnannor of selecting
delegates to the district Congressional con
vention. The committee .recommended
Angnata as the place for holding the State
convention.
Elbert county ia now strongly and do-
cidcdly for Bacon, and when delegates are
seleoted they will doubtless be instructed
for him.
It seems now that Hon. Seaborn Reese
will have no opposition for Congress in
this the Eighth district. Judge Lawson
most positively declines to make the race,
and Col. W. H. Matter, of Elbert, with
drew some time ago. Either of them would
havo made tho campaign exceedingly in
teresting.
Elbert county has no candidate in the
field yet for tho Legislature. Two local
questions, stock law and prohibition, aro
the agitating issues, though both have been
adopted in the county; considerable dissat
isfaction prevails as to the stock especially,
ns the vote for it was largely in the minority.
Mr. John I*. Shannon of Elberton, chair
man of tho executive committee of this
Congressional district, has accepted
clerkship to one of tho committees in Con
gress, and it is not known when that oom
mittee will be called together.
WANT TO HEAR FROM BACON.
WILL TOTE FOB BACON,
Augusta Chronicle: Thero hove been
hundreds of Middle and Eastern Georgians
in town this week. They represent that
the counties of McDuffie, Warren, Hancock,
Lincoln, Wilkes and Ogltthorpo will yote
for Bacon.
Citizens of Coweta County Invite the !'<■(>-
file's Camtulato to Andress Them.
Newnan, Ga., May 15, 1886.
Hon. A. O. Bacon. Macon, Ga— Dkab
Sib: We, the undersigned citizens of Cow
eta county, do most respectfully request
that you address tho people of this county
upon the gubernatorial iaane* of the day,
and that yon appoint a time most suitable
to your o*n personal convenincc:
[Signed] Alva 0. Lowxey, editor Coweta
dveiliser; L. 1*. Barnes, J. R. Herring,
L. Hill, Juo. 0 Davies, A. C. North, Jno.
S. Hollinshead, I. P. Bradley, W. B. Orr,
A. Pope, C. M. Stallings, E. 11. Morris G.
Fuller, A. 0. Pease, W. A,
Mitchell, T. E. Tel!, M. E. Hill,
R. II. Hardaway, R. W. Andrews, J. P.
Leverott, J. A. Hunter, W. J. BaraarJ, A.
B. Bnrdctt, N. B. Glovor, A. IL Hamrick,
A. S. Camp, A. P. Brewster, Tbos. Swlnt,
J. T. Swint, B. S. Askow, M. L. Carter, E. -Ho claims D. 8. Printup ai his champion.
E. Summers, T. A Lane, U. C, Fist.w, ri. V.’liy, itiaa fact already iu public prir.t,
J. Arnold, W. Q, i'atmtr, Frauk that Col. l'riutup was treated n> a foil hi—
red
el,..°ib£ ,t ' p ®® t onr preference
7eonnwa*° Glin ' t the Demoo-
tler^ lY^ h *i. lho pebt- to deter-
'•!«« -*?• ^e State executive
twof Utiol n 088 ? 1, not order -
Meta Y? n *f 011 * W 'U incr-ao
US prouder o
® n <l elected if he livov
n?****. We don't be-
£?**!■> OwS? 1 fraud wil
Mo,’ w# °Vlj wish «
“ Dem!^ lb ® ® ttU>or ot il who
ca,Hr «r of Georgia think
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UNSELLABLE BEPOBTE.
Blaekahear Georgian: Gen. John B. Gor
don has announced bimiett a candidate for
Governor. During hia viatt to Savannah be
mado private inquiriea as to hia popularity
as a candidate through this sectiou, and
area assured of a itrong support. We be
lieve the reports made Gen. Gordon are nn
reliable and that they do not voice the sen-
timente of the people.
. HE MIOBT DO IT AOAIN.
Angnata Newa : General Gordon onee had
a very reeponsible trust that wee given t*
him by tbe people of Georgia. He taw
big pile of moDey somewhere else, and in
•pito of protests from the Governor of Geor
gia and hia frienda he quit serving the peo
ple. If elected Governor be might do the
same thing. Let's have Bacon.
rna bins his deigned lono enough.
Eastman Times: Brown, Colqnitt and
Gordon have controlled Georgia about long
enough. If there wee no other objection, it
la full time for them to give way for other
competent and worthy Georgians. The
unwritten statute of limitation in politico
should bar them.
FADED AWAV.
Elbetton Gazette: The Gordon boom
which was so flourishing about Atlanta ten
days ago seems to havo almost faded dwav.
The press and people of the State re.used to
bo captured in any eneh way. Let the
G*n®-n*i continn* to mat® fortune**builuiDK
ruilro*!*.
a rkutismt QC*.vno5.
EeAtman Times: If General Oordou
should be Elected Governor what a-ur-
ancea have we that be would not resign as
he did wher. a member a* U-a Senate.* l.cbo
answers wh.it.
thinks his career ns n soldier and the peo-
ilo’s admiration for him as such entitles
lim to anything ho may ask for, ho is egre-
gioualy mistaken.
DISAPPOINTED IN Tint MAN.
Americas Recorder: A prominent busi
ness man of this city said to m yeeterday:
“I was for Gen. Gordon until I In uni him
speak. I win disappointed in tho man,
and I shall vote for Bacon."
TOO THIN.
Quitman Free Preaa: Tho coincidence of
Mr. Gordon's candidacy nnd Jeff Davis's
visit to Georgia has injured the former's
chancre. It was tho thinnest job tho Atlanta
hoy* ever pnt up,
MONTEZUMA MATTERS.
Saturday's Storm—Thieves Itsa Oat or the
County by Regulators.
Montezuma, May 16.—Yesterday after
noon about 4 o’clock a sovere wind storm
passed over our town, causing large depos
its of sand in the store-houses and consid
erable consternstion among our citizens.
It also passed through Dooly, demolishing
trees sud fences in Ua pathway. We were
in the edge of the storm, could see tho re
volving motion of the elands, hear tbe
roaring nnd crashing os of heavy cannonad
ing, as we stood in almost breathless anxi
ety, awaiting the decrees of fate, knowing
not how soon we would feel its terrible
force.
At tho March term of the Superior Coart
of Dooly connty four men—John Cham
pioD, John Gnnn, Willeford and Atkinson
—were tried for larceny. Atkinson was
convicted and sentenced to the chaingang
for ono year; the others were adjndged by
the citizens more guilty, but were acqnitteil
by tbe court A regulation committee was
organize t and it notified the other three
to leave the coanty within three days or be
prepared to take the consequences. Cham
pion and Gunn left, bnt Willeford allowed
nimaeU to stay one night too long, when
be was tsken from his honse down into a
creek swamp and received a most nnmen-i.
tnl beating for his condnct and made to
give the entire history of his operation*
since ho and bis coadjutors hod been en
gaged in their nefarious work. Ue w&s
given twelve hours to leave the connty, bnt
he only required two, and Dooly had ridded
herself of another nnisanoe.
INSTALLATION OF BISHOP BECKER
Sanatnab, May 16.—The Right Rev.
Thorns* A. Becker, formerly Bishop of Wil
mington, Del., was installed a* Bishop of
the Roman Catholic Diocea* of Savannah,
made vacant by the elevation of Bishop
Gross to the Archbishopric of Oregon s
year ego, with imposing ceremonies at tbe
Cathedral of Our L*dy of Perpetual Help
today. Bishops Northrop of Charleston,
Moore of SL Augustine, MontignorQuigley
of Charleston and twenty.five pried* ot
the dioceso were present. The installation
was the most imposing religious ceremo
nial ever witnessed in Savannah.
GORDON ON HILL AND STEPHENS.
rtfnent Tilings
s Speech.
Editobs Tkleobai*ii: General Gordon's
speech at Americus yestenloy was a most
remarkable production, bat nil the bun-
comb gas and slush which it coutained
paled into insignifiomice beside tho
outrageous attack on Messrs. Hill and
Stephens. When 1 read the paragraph,
(which I ask you to please copy here,) 1 was
impressed with the oowaidice of a nature
which would thus attack dead men -men
be did not presume to nssault in life, except
in an underground way—and who would
spurn him to lasting infamy if they were
in the floah to reply:
“It U charged that If Gordon Reta la he Mil Joe
Drown will steal the State rood, il u ao secret that
ws« £ til-red a .bare la that road. 1 ben I wee a
irlvsto citizen. Deu Hill met me at the depot one
lay and told me be bail a good thing for me. He
Mid be bad a .bare In the Bute road leaso, end that
aa eoon aelt wa. in my uamo he could get me fllty
thouaand dollar, for It. and the ahara would not
co.t me anything. Tbe ahatea afterwards Bold at
eighty thousand. I tried hard to bring my con
science to accept that fifty thouaand dollar., for l
needed It badly. 1 tried to get toy conscience to
ondoree the transaction In which Ben Hill end Alea.
Stephen, were concerned, but I did not aeo bow I
could earn fifty thousand dollars in five minutes
without doing anything, and I wrote Deu Hill a
note, saying he need not shave suv ehare at fifty
thouaand dollars for me.'*
Did you ever road a moro dastardly at
tack, and you will appreciate it moro when
yon are told that Senator Hill holped this
fourth-rate lawyer Gordon to the school
hook agency, which Hill declined for himself.
Time nud again has the writer heard Sena
tor Hill explain the matter—which he
always contended was nn honest effort to
help n p.mr impecunious lawyer hanging
about LitGrange-seedy anti without clients—
no matter how disastrous the agency proved
to tho innocent investors, which Hill
greatly regretted. Gordon, iike the snuko
warmed nt n friendly hearth, stung hia
benefactor, and when Mr. Hill was a candi
date before the Legislature for the Semite,
the hardest letters were s.ntout confiden-
tally to members by the afototime nclinol
book agent to compass Hill’s defeat, which
by some mischance fell into.Hill's hands, to
he always remembered.
Gordon's tender conscience in the State
rood lease matter did not trouble him in
tho insurance swindle. Nor did it affect
hU acceptance of n shure in. the conviet
lease, which Hill refused and which Alex.
Stephens was too honest to he even ap
proached about. Since the days of Bar-
liere,nothing has been printed that contains
as much malicious virtu os this aaasnlt on
theso dead statesmou, and yet Gordon's
tracks are hardly cold around Ben Hill's
monument, where he was seeking to appear
as chief mourner.
It is history that Hill sold out his nbaroin
the lease very soon and Aleck Stephens r< -
turned his share intact to tbe State. H d
Gordon been let in—and I should need the
proof to beliove that he was offered it—lo
would havo wrecked the whole concern be
fore hu left it, HLs tender conscience never
stumbled before the infamous convict lease,
end as a champion railroad man (claimed
by 0. I*. Huntingdon aa one oi his men) he
might he trusted in that role so long as
tbero was a “pea in the dish." Ho told tbe
pooplo of Amerieus lie would havo Governor
Smith on the stump in his behalf. Unless
the convict lease tio between them holds
them together in this mutter, Governor
Smith will not dare asanmeUte burden. He
cannot afford it,
BLAINE AND GORDON.
ONE OF TlfE RUMORED P0L1T!
P081BIL1T1KS OF lfr«.
A Significant lMItorlul in tlie X
The Senate Subsidy Am
Turned Down by tho ]
1’ontofllce Committo
UUMfcf l. A, Lee, W. ' T. Cole,
William Wells, A. J. Lyndon. J. S. Ander
son. O. IL Bradley, George W. Ramey, J.
O. Register, J. D. Brown, J. J. Goodrnm,
Frank Simsil, T. J. Barron, R. D. Oole, Sr.,
M. Cole, M. F. Cole, F. B. Cole, R. D.
Cole, Jr., Ed M. Cole, J. C. Thompson, W,
P. Brown, C. U. Hyde. Claude Y. Hollis,
Thomas Leigh, Ed. J. Roadies, Chns. I,.
Moses, W. C. Snead, Y. U. Thompson, S.
11. Saunders, Jaa. E. Brown, R. F. Milner,
J. A. Camp, R. T. Johnson, M, Yaretzky,
John I. Alexander, J, P. Brewster, G. A,
Broom, C. E. Vance, 0. S. Olmsload, J. G.
Shannon, H. Lowcnthal.
JOINT DEllATEATCUTHBERT.
Cordon's Speech Devoted Chiefly to Abme
of tho Telegraph.
Cutbbeiit, May 15.—This was Gordon's
day here. For three days his frionde had
‘whooped np" the boys, and every Gordon
man in tbe county was present It was
not known that Bacon was coming, but bit
crowd was nevertheless large. Gordon, in
his address, dodged the State road and tho
convict lease matters, and spoke mainly
sgsinst ths Teleouatb.
Bacon read Gordon's New York letter
head, which upset Gordon’s friends. Gor
don referred to his same old oxen and
wagon letter.
Bacon's friends sre solid and confident.
THE OLD SOLDIER RACKET.
Montezuma, May 16.—A few days ego,
while General Gordon was piling through
here on his way to Lee, sn old soldier who
hsd been through the war and received a
wound in his rijffit hand, causing it to b*
considerably disfigured, was introduced to
the General, and in shaking hands the Gen
eral discovered the wound, poshed the old
soldier's sleeve back and turned to the by
standers, saying: “Gentlemen, here is one
vote for or" It will take s great many to
carry Mscon connty for him, and they will
be right hard to find.
THE KASTMAN MtETlNG.
Eatthan, May 16.—There were three
hundred i>eople in attendance upon the
mass meeting to select delegates to the
Gubernatorial and Congressional conven
tions at this place last Saturday. The issut
between Gordon and Bacon wa* fairly and
squarely mad* and ths result showed only
about five Gordon men present All the
net were for Bacon, and a delegation was
selected who will stick to him till Gabriel
blows his trumpet.
McArthur best Crisp 101 votes.
Gordon Carries Lee Coanty.
Lexsbcbo, May 15.—The Democrats of
Lee coanty to-day selected delegates to tbe
State nominating convention, and instruct
ed them to vote for the nomination of Gen.
John B. Gordon for Governor.
Dad
A FLORIDA LYNCHING BKK.
and Leon Mann Klrinis I'p lo tha flame
ThomaavilU Eri
has up.-lied. Gor
, taona has retired.
erpnee
on i. it
a.-, i th.
JirzsnNTiLLS, Fra., May IS. A vprcial
■ays: Pan and Leon Mann, who murdered
Marshal Campbell and wound oil Officer
Mcf.'orndch nt Bartow S.iurdvy, wer-
lynched 1st** that night. A crowd
of two hundred rr..-n surrounded
ths j.*d, disarmed the sheriff nnd
look the prisoners to n tree near by. While
stringing np Dan, Mann Leon got loose and
ran. He v.n promptly winged nnd strung
up to the same tree. The coroner cut them
down, and a verdict via rendered of deuth
bj violence at the hands of nnkown parties.
Very iittle secrecy wa olsierv--i ty the
mob. ilci’-iruiick w ill recover.
All Right When Kvplslni
Pittsburg Chronicle : "Let ms
of your black kid glov* a," zai 1 Airs. Snaggs
to a clerk of ii Fifth A>' nue *b
are not the latest style, are they?" she
asked when tho glove* were pr*
••Ye*, madam,” replied the clerk. “We
have had them in st-- k only two day* " “I
didn't think they wer.-, because the f.ichion
papers saya that Muck kids have tin «tit-jhes
and vico vena.” Thacttrk expUlnad that
tory of Gordon's condnct at tho Onal vote
on tho Thurman funding bill-etlmr-a cla*—
nnd amounts specified—and tbero was so
little reserve in the matter that it was de
tailed at a hotel dinner-table In Washing
ton. Printup and Jndge Underwood were
amazed to hear a Georgia Senator so de
nounced, and to those gontlemen tho writer
owes tho full knowledge of the matter.
Col. l’rintup can't afford to stump the State
for Gordon. Judge Blandford is a late
convert to Gordanism. If you will examine
into tho fllos of tho Columhns papers, yon
will see he was ono ot tbe moot active men
in that city wbtn tho peoplo draped their
drums In black and denounced tbe Sena
torial sell out Among tho foremost was
lllaudford, who said “it looked to him very
raneb like a trade with Senator Brown.
The time had come when one should han
dle things with gloves off. It was tho
greatest infamy that has been perpetrated
since tho war.”
Atlanta atmosphere hss a most ex
traordinary effect on tho opinions
of individuals, and the judge is uo
exception to the ralo. Tho Supreme
Court is n body. that Georgians are
not proud of, as a general thing, ami ills a
pity to put the standard even lower down.
Juilgo lllundford may seek re-election, and
consider this step the best means of pro
moting bis wishes, bnt Bias! tho Supreme
Coutt bears the harden and feels tho un
holy prosanro ot tho office-seeking infection
in a most disastrous way. Gen. Gordon
claims to be a Railroad Commission man,
and says he bos raised his voice for the
people every time for the past fifteen years.
It has not been so long os this aince 11 nut-
ingdon, the great Central Pacific railroad
Monopolist, claimed him as his “man," and
it has not been ten years since Huntingdon
said Gordon was willing to persuade certain
Southern Congressmen to go over to
California in the interest of the rail
road, which Huntingdon said would cost
the railroad (10,000, but it would be cheap
at that, “monoy well spent.’’ Let ns have
hi* exact words, as published in the New
York Sun, and never denied by Gordon: “I
am making fronds in tbe South for the
Southern Padflo. I have telegraphed to
day to have you get some of the prominent
men in San Francisco to telegraph to Gor
don, with other Southern men, to go. While
Gordon and some others are uot afraid to
go, Gordon tells me some of his fritnds do
not liko to go on ths invitation of a railroad
company." Here is some ''spontaneous
combustion," some “pressure," »omo
“ontbnnt of pnhlio feeling," and,
like Gordon's methods in Georgia,
are manufactured ths same way. Does
the State of Georgia desire the
“m*D" of Huntingdon to be over her Rail
road Commission? Can Dr. Miller, Judge
Blandford, CoL Printup or Governor Smith
go before the people on such sn iaane ns
this? Will the latter eat his own words in
the Norwood-Colquitt canvass, ami tell the
people of Georgia - this is the proper man
to represent the feeling in Georgia on her
lUilroad Commission? We shall feel that
the trail of the serpent ia over ail, if
these men can get their own consent to
some make such an attempt. PlainTalz.
Special Dlipatcb to Tbe Telegraph.
Washing ton, May 14.— \ crank wan
found tliia morning, Htark naked, posing an
Btntuo on one of tho marble pedestals in
tho capitol rotunda. He wan captured and
imprisoned.
Editor Dana has pitched into the now
pension bill and says: “if Bluir Ima hia
way, tho treasury will soon bo as empty of
dollars as his head seems to be of common
senfio.” Nevertheless, tho bill may pass,
unless Kandall and Morrison comb.no to
put a specific tax on tho tail of it. Inin
sorry to say that Northern Democrats are
worse than Republicans in voting for pen
sion swindles.
In a very Hisnificant editorial, this morn
ing, tho New York Sun gives a fair sketch
of Cleneral Gordon's career, and thru sajs:
'•Wo think that tho reappearance of Gordon
will be particularly interesting to Erother
RIaisc. Far apart ns the political inU rwU
of the two gentlemen may seem at first
sight to lie, it 1b a curious and suggestive
fact, known to tome people, that wherever
there has been a discussion of the possi
bility of effecting a rcadjustmentinRlnine's
interest of the old pnlitirA) linw* at the
South, on a platform, let us say, of com
plete reconciliation under the Republican
Hag and Northern aid to industrial devel-
opumenia nt the South, tho name most fre
quently linked witi. tLiu of th** Htiimobec
statesman has been Gen. John H. Gor
don's. Will some of the hypothetical and
impracticable things of 1880 and 1881 b» the
actual facts of 1888? What follow can sayff"
llacon’s speech at Augusta was read by
the Georgia colony hero in tho TKi.EoiiArii.
It woHAnoble, frank and telling effort. 0 he
speech of Hon. Patrick Wali*h on the same
occasion was worthy of his brainy head and
honest heart. His delicate position toward
Gordon is well understood and properly ap
preciated. The people Alway s admire R
man who puts duty beforo friendship or
lifo itself. Walsh struck n truo keynote
when he naiil that the time had to come to
decentralize Atlanta and let tho world know
that tlioro were other cities in Georgia de
serving distinguished recognition.
Ralph. -
A TERRIFIC DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Careless Work or n Man ltmplojed to
llrvnlr Up Old Iron.
Pittsbubo, Pa , May 14.—CoL \Y, T.
Yoblitzell, agent ot the Atlantia Dynamite
Company, was employed this morning to
break np n lot of old iron stored on a vacant
lot near tho Republican Iron Works, South
Side. He commenced work abont G o'clock
on a ten ton anvil, nnd need nn imraenso
charge of dynnmito for tho purpose. A
terrific explosion followed, nnd bngo pieces
of tho anvil were scattered nbont in every
direction. Ono piece weighing fion
pounds wrecked a honse m-enpled
by Mr. McNamara, one block diatanL
Another piece ol over 2iKl pounds weight
crashed through tho dwelling of Emil l-rnt-
mnn, also a block away. It s'.rn k n bed in
lUytttflM children weie a) -pU,f
w'-re cowed wilhdchri <, bill e* -ape I aerlon*
injnry. Another hoU'C, on-upied by Mrs.
Long, fully 900feet away, was also Wrecked.
The only person injured was James Aston,
who was walking ono block away. Ho was.
struck on tho lc“ with n frs^mcn^
limb was so badly injured that amputation
may lie necessary.
Yoblitzell was arrested for violating the
city ordinance. The explosion canned in-
tenso excitement, as o rumor was current
that a bomb similar to thre e need at Chi
cago had been thrown on tho street.
id Mr
si Fl
.'. s bought I
for -
gn
to buttons,
TWO MBS DROWNED.
Th.tr Wives Yfltn...
OlUFKIN.
A Voting Man Drowned Whilst Seining:
for Fish.
Gnirrifl, May 14.—Tho news reached the
city this Morning of a sa l accident that
occurred on the Towsligi river, near High
Falls, Monroe connty, yesterday morning.
It seems that Messrs. James McNeilly, J.
Lindsay, Lewis .Crawford and two others
had been saining in tbe river all tho morn
ing. About. 1“ {h~« nt them 1(ft
tho Jiver, loath e MoNeilly, T.h.daay and
Lewi* to manage the Koine. At that plucB
there was a largo whirlpool and Mr. Mc
Neilly, going ont too far, was caught in it,
and before any ono could reach him Im w ent
■1 i. 11. Mr 1.unis .} In. .1 fi save him, hut
ill doing -i. . in >• in ar ]. -mg his own life,
and ». only r--i i d 1 y Iho lino ly aid of
Mr. Lewis. Calling tiuir friends, they
went abont a mile down tbe river, procured
a boat, dragged the river nud recovered
McNeilly s body at 2 p. in.
Mr. McNciUy was a young man, twi nty
years of age, and being a sobjr, upright
gentleman, was well thought of in the com
Mimity in which ho lived. A coffin was
sent out from here this morning, and the
funeral took place this nfuru ioti.
The accommodation train left here this
morning loaded with about five hundred
members of tho Baptist, Mdhodi-t nnd
Presbyterian Sunday schools, who spsni
ths dsy picnicing st Sanny Side.
ANARCHIST LINCG.
H«tstrugglH Duperatdjrto Kwapg Art****
and Tri«-* to HUo«t th«* I’ollc®.
CmrAoo, May 12.—Lonif Iing^*, anar
chist, who w.v urre>>t< <1 last night .vi-1 whom
tbe police assert to be the man they h tr«
been looking for, m the m m who tlm-w th«?
bomb in Haynurkct equat% in a young
muscular German. He was found iu a
email cottage occupied ty a man named
Louie Kline. One officer .in d adum*ion
by atratogom while another femaim-d out
side. Lmgg was not caaght unaware.
His suspicions w« ro arous.d and
wli-n th 1 ofi’.f. r Mtw L« might a* wcR
make known his errand, l.mug
presented a heavy Colt's revolver at hia
i-* v i 1 Ii" o:V:*-' r iMHgtit litfl barrel, and a
struggle for ita poen^i-m followed. The
second officer h -‘M tbe noise and burst
into the 1. h •. l/n/g fouj'ht like a wild
1-u-t, • iir-iin.' and non-aining with r tu'- 1 - It
t«>< It both oth< « rh t.» Hubdne him, one hold-
ir.g th** r« Vf.lver and preventing its use,
while the other crack- l Lingg into belp-
1. ►*»m .s The weapon w.is taken fr-jrn him.
He was h trid'-uff--i and drilled to the
nearest poll •*? station, w »• n - tho pa'.rol
wa, in took him to tho Eaet Chicago are-
Arnor..i, Srui
i»rd Higginx
drowntd at run
to Jay ruble w
Hteamhf.at was
ceuyht underut
it. Roth men
They •*. re drov
rem h them. II
children nn,
dren. Tne
were on the
I-Ui. Ai-ril u
i« Drowning from
• Hirer lUnk.
*n;t. Mo., May 15.—Rich-
and Tho rna *4 Rurn-tt were
k-\ha ■ to-l.-.y while tning
re aero** tne river. The
pulling on the cable which
ath the nkitl and cai»*:/«d
w.-re thrown orer ho*rd.
m*T before ftw»i*tun<*«j could
Ik'UII.1 leave* a wife and two
sri**tt u wife and three chii-
of th«* drowned men
bank and witnehhtd the nod
l lb
it th
i tl» m«
"I wouldn't i
if I hud only killed the
h«id, a-i he W4" being taken to tho ce ll. “I
tried to shoot them, and I urn sorry I did
hoi Bticuecd."
* Fortunate ISfumy.
.. h-orer W.jmuullj. »ljt6|W-
I tela*I Vg loru. »>«•*• tr.ssi-
•w. tr»s»i hr WM uuyhle V>
> try l>r. lilLff’i New Di^oownry
! ln«l*at r%-
t hU I
General Kitzhagh I so and hu ‘•taiT i
go to the Cincinnati Mhj kwistivok
undar-l renn-lj i
>M »«*<! on boterd Ihr tt-hooc
«.f ’..'..A MbUi l*rJ !Uu.«Jj