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THE MACON WEEKLY TET.EfiRAPff: ThKSPAY, JUNE 15, Isafi.-TWELVE PAGES.
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TjJjOINT DISCUSSION
.„,r'^YFSTBB»AYB lr - T ' TEES
^ A rlS^y- ;u(iUEltuY -
„ ralin. Dl»p*s*toa*t*. I ' oslcal
W*”" 0 " ouerry * Trick. of Debate-
*_SI„iuioo«M spereli.
u —R. W. Patterson, of
jgxiuccs, t Guerry of this place,
«oo, soil D PJ2on hero to-day. Guer
in, Dr ' M % t *
,vt» d .i.fnuan man presided. Mr. E.
i » in "’!n] a ean.i.dato for the
” Ame Introduced Guerry, and made
„ better Gordon speech
jtcidrdiy . ,, ie gentleman whom
• Educed He rather yictated
- el- of the occasion by taking the
d'f^errs's Kails by anticipating that
"“l in Kill'd could possibly say. He
‘'“Seaway in a rattling manner about
• s,#B v 8 m and the “unwarranted as-
P 150 '!? 1 ^ were being made on Gordon,
minutes, when venerable Major
jRW»* « pronounced Gordon man,
SJmnnnoni,if you are not careful
'I'll , orB et to introduce Mr. Guerry.
T,1 w.« received with shouts of applause
T ^ « ,rdonaa well as the Bacon men.
‘'c™mons was evidently nettled. He
“f, ■,was the first lime he had ever been
' l«d of speaking too long; and forthwith
produced Guetry in the following
“, i5 . ; . ow introduce the; Hon. DuPont
„ l " Well done, DuPont Guerry,
C f‘ vnn debated Bacon rn ’83, and God
“Sou on your mission to defeat him
one disputes the genuineness of the letter
the original can be produced at a moment's
notice. Anti-Iuko.
“Quitman, Ga., June 7.—W. C. Honser,
Esq., Wadley, Ga.—Dear Sir: Your letter
of the 27th ult received and noted, and in
replv I beg to state the following facts:.
“General Gordon is indented to myself
and wife in the sum of $2tX) for services ren
dered on the Gillenville plautaiiun during
18G9-70. I served in the Confederate army
in Cutt's battalion of artillery and was in
the »’my of Virginia.
"You ask forthotruth.wbichlhavestated
without commental, as I do not wish to say
anything detriment to the interest of any
one personally or politically.
“1 ery truly, etc., OnersBojikson."
MURK KIt'iOF
THE CAMPAIGN.
NEWS FROM THIS COUNTIES THAT
HAVE ACrKD.
The Clay Mass Meeting; Hears Mr J.F 11a
ion, of the Tel* graph, and Mr. tV. C«
Glenn In Joint Debate-Tbo
IUsult and Itenolutlun.
How The Constitution is Maintaining a Nue-
tral Position.
OjuurxsYXLLB, Ga., June 9, 1886.—Em-
Ton Tefeobaph: I am now and have for
a lon^ time been an agent for the Con
stitution at this place. I have procured it
hundreds of subscribers and sent it hun
dreds of dollars. I never attempted to in
flict any correspondence upon tho paper un
til after General Gordon s speech in this
county (Franklin) on the 30th of May. 1
then wrote a short and impartial
account of the speech, which I
herewith enclose to you, but it
has not yet appeared in print An incorrect
and exaggerated account of.the meeting was
published in the paper, written by a Gor
don man. This dots not seem just right in
a paper that claims to be fair, tnat has an
nounced itself neutral, and promises to
give the nows on both sides.
I will stafe another transaction on the
part of the Constitution that may not have
reached you. On Sunday night before tho
first Tuesday in June, a man came to Toc-
, . coa, and, procuring a hand car and some
dnerry again, as on yesterday at Fort I bands, went to Hartwell that night,
it ,i,.r mounted the broad platform of gen- where he remained until Tues-
W denial ks to the well-proven charges (lfty morning. Ho called or
•Si Gordon. He did the war record act, E , litor McGill, of the Sun, announced liim-
,, .ttscked I)r. Felton, and incidentally as IV constitution mau, and stated that
*?' Vtilegbapb. He began, however, by I information had been received at the Con-
it was A bitter complaint of the Tf.l- fit itution office that ho bod turned over to
» : r!irB and li icou's friends that the ex-! Gordon, and that he came to mako arrange-
, ’ gM i rill of t)io people in the conyen- m ents with him, that if bo was for Gordon
{L of was dehated, in that Major I Constitution would take 5,010 copies of
n V{l8 defrauded out of the nomiua-1 ^ paper as campaign documents, or even
So More votes had been won to Bacon io,oou, and that the editor could set
v T that complaint and falsehood than I own price on the papers, and
vl anything else. The highest vote Bacon that h ig bill would be paid when forwarded
(Lived in that convent!' n was 156 and a I t jj e Constitution Mr. McGill did not
faction ten of which caiue from Sumter j take the shining bait, but informed tho
. - n ty and which were originally General 1 Constitution representative that he was a
Cook’s rotes. The* next day after Major 8 troug Bacon man. The significance of
Bacon was defeated aud McDaniel norm- thj 8 0 *f er j 8 apparent, when it i* known
me! tho Tkleohaph said tho ring had t b a t Mr. McGill was thought at that time
j * defeated and Arcadia I l0 bo undecided as to which candidate he
Una wen. Who hud been defeated ? That | would support. It is a little d iff cult for
•4* votes. Bacon, the ring. Tho Tele- the plain farmers of this county to uuder-
*ups said at the samo time, 200 anti-nog H t aXK j why Atlanta is so anxlon-*and apend-
iToteicoaid not be muzzled. It may have | j D g go much money on the election, if it
i«nt tttose 203, and they wore anti rinc, I m ani nothing more than tho election of
iti-Bicon. Tho editorial that morning | tboir candidate. H. B. Nelms,
4 "*ny other result would have bee.)
ipowiblo"—impossible, and yet Bacon
v cheated. Tbat paper praised Me Dan-1 only Half &» ported,
u trained in old-school statesmanship, | Covingtox, Jane 10.—I notice in to-day’s
thing to justify him st home—ar the peo
ple of Ann ricus were very much opposed
to Maj. Bacon's nomination,
This was the third day of tho convention
and some compromi e had to be made.
Finally the contingency happened. Gov.
McDauiels's name was withdrawn.
Major B ;con got nine vote s and Mr. Boyn
ton got eight votes. Mr. Guerry held fo.*
the time tbe nominate n of Major Bacou in
his hands. He knows how he used tho
privilege and what became of bis repeated
pledges. Instead of castii g bis vote for
Fobt Gaines, Ga., Juno 12.—Agreeable to M»jor Bac n. os be bad promised to do, be
a call of the Democratic Executive Com- asked the indulgence of the committee
mitteo of Olav county the people assembled I to allow him to consult with bis colleague*
in ma68 meeting here to-day at 10 o’clock a. from Sumter. As ho left the committee^
m., for the purpose cf selecting a new com-1 room Mr. Henry Grady call-.d out General
mitteo to serve for the ensuiug year. Only I Young, a friend of Governor Boynton s, on
about two hundred people were present, tho committee, and on General Youngs
hundreds in the county being kept away by 1 return Governor Boynton s name was
grassy crops. The uueting organized with I withdrawn and Governor McDaniel again
W. A. Graham in the chair, aud the con- placed in nomination, who received the six
vention proceeded to business. It was ap-1 Boynton votes and the four votes from his
parent that the supporters of Gordon were I owd, giving him a majority of the commit-
in the Majority, and every advantage was tee, before Mr. Guerry returned. Mr.
taken which such superiority in numbers I Gaerry know that three-fourths of General
gave, An arrangement was proponed by n I Cook a votes tbat he in part represented in
Gordon man by wliijh fourteen Uor- the conference committee were fri
don men and only one Bacon man the nomination of Major Bacon; that he
were placed on the committee. This unjust was placed on this committee as an act oi
discrimination precipitated a contest which courtesy to him, being the mover of the
decided the strength of the two candidates, resolution under which tho committee was
The business ot the convention now bo-1 raised. He knows that he promised to vote
iDg finished, there was a su-penfcion of for Major Bacon under the very contingency
further action for the purpose of having a I that did happen, otherwise he never could
joint discussion, which had been arranged nor would nave been put upon tho conf.r-
by the citizens to take place on that day. 1 once committee.
between Mr. J. F. Hanson, of Macon, and If Mr. Simmons can find any commends-
W. C. Glenn, of Dalton. tion for Mr. Gaerry in his methods to de-
Mr. Hanson was introduced by J. It. Ir-1 Major Bacon, he is welcome to it, for
in, and entered at once upon a clear, logi-1 fo* men IMuiagine can envy Mr. Guerry
WALTON.
naow that paper says ho owe. hU nomi- CoQItUatiaD ’ an artlcl ; Ja ted Social Circle
a to fraud, for lt aaya Bacou was June 8 .
_ ,teJ..» ....... t, _ .„1 “Ool. W. C. Glenn made a ringing and
Hs thm attacked Major Bacon for , elling g p eco b j,ero to-day to more than five
ut TOfipg for the Itailroad Cornmia- hlmdred peo ple. He waa often interrupted
W This point wan again ,tully ex- by prolo J^S ftpp i ttU8c . We are satisfied
lid hj Mr. Patterson in his showing I thM Q, )rdon ) m ,f „ largo majority of voters
'll lb«t »s Bacon «M bpeaker ho conld nt Yon otB Bufoly pnt Walton down
rite. Nothing daunted, and yet believ- | Qr Q ordon> .*
V that he could fool the people by a piece I j Rm - ^ ^ i was an eye witness to
when be come toreply to hu ®t boornl Heard the “ringing" and
ttt»nnn in his rlnsn. Giirrrv said: 1 v .• . j w j. \t. riL,v...
", , :—o — _ I vexeu uecauau Jir. Aiivuun w*»*-
... ^1 kavo here a higher AU«h°riU clined to gbout hiH UHme B nd they were
Bthu the rates of the House. ‘ Iere 1“ called long-cared animals and snch names
aititntion ol your 8ta»e. What does it I.
?’ “«• “ w* oa‘ h M *j° r Baco “ t *|fi } I notice tho reporter failed to tell tho
hen he vs, sworn in. It jays: ‘I wil | Constitution how Hon. L L. Middlebrooks
InpoorUhe constitution of this 8tato, and from 0ovinRton itl to the camp of Mr.
lofthelaiteibtatea; and on all questions GI(jnn ttIld literally tore hiB “ringing"
gb«.
ricWj
Ir %
P" i
IsdJ *
I ad nnnrrs which may com. before me ipMeh ^ piecCT an ,j insisted tbat Hon. ...
IL™', r >nJac l ' L a Bacon fnstra.1 of Mr. Felton was a can-
IMineat.hemott conducive o the inter- diJ(ite for OuTeru0r _when Mr. Glenn had
°. f , thU occupied all of the time left bnt twenty-flve
■ (hell, did he, by remaining silont, by not mitll J toain a bioh iIr . M.ddiebrooks had to
|Ton 0( r °bey the constitution and conduct .j. and t to tho CJW . j Io ft l,o failed
|™^'“. W f Ul ' 1 'bajnoit condu.dve to the £ 11 ^ 0 , 0Dg ond loud applanse when
ItchtMt. and prosperity of this State? Mr Jj idd | obr , 0 Us rose. He failed to re-
luWk b'7 W “„ n0t ’.M. 0 ,"; port correctly in regard to the majority, for
.If #eTeU iV d Gordon men themselves mlmitted tho ms-
IS2? COBT . 1 t Ct 1 . j 'ritv largely in favor of onrnext Governor,
I x r* boen a tif, and therefore I4j Bacon.
|!L *' 0 “ e . u . responsible for x bete it ' no dim bt Walton county will give
In now denominated great O” 1 - Bacon a handaomo majority. So will New.
I He then was U,o public hirer out of the J \ jj g. UivIS ,
1^'icU. and all Guidon did was to bid for lcn C jnuty ' —, ' ,
I then* ai a private citizen. I tlontrover^y Between fct c^liens end tllll
I As to the ► tate road, they say Gordon I From the Roma Courier.
I wul .teal it. Well, if it hi to be stolen, I'd I “Thsre was also some feeling between
luster him get it than any living man. I Mr. Hill and Mr. Stephens,” nays tho Con-
I u 1m ptr ration on Gordon as a soldier, 1 .titution, “a feeling wbieh resulted in a
1*1““ »etl might an “Angnata mob drown I bitter newspaper oontroveray." Y’cs, but it
I, ~ “radish yells the voice they trembled I u not generally known that that controver-
' ay was instigated by General Gordon, who
l ,"f. lutterson'a speech was marked by I then vauntiugly volnnteeied to back "Lit.
I h,| nnd reasoning. Uo indulged I tie Aleck," as if be needed hie aid in inch
It a *™ 8 °‘ anyone, bnt ho held Gordon I an undertaking. The last time the writer
I" rn'"idun his convict businew, and aaw Mr. Stephens, only a short time before
I j.tt' l him to Newcomb by Senator I his death, they talked about General Got.
|« u »i“ testimony, which ho tanntingiy I don and bis promised backing in thus mat
uged Guerry to try to impeach, well I ter.
*mi! that Guerry must quake at such a Mr. Stephens, in 1871, was sick in bed,
IS. 1 . 1 ""!, when he is a can- and was expected to die every minute. His
■«« lor Unite {States district attorney; I physicians bad prohibited his seeing any
■ ‘, B VGaerry did not take up the I one or talking npou matters that would ex-
II ?“**• 1 altenoD then showed up Gor-1 cite him, but Genenil Gordon could not he
1: ' “neurons incon-iateut stories about denie.1 or kept away from him. Mr. Hill had
L,. ""fifistlon. He said he would have I delivered an address beforo the Southern
* B direct reply to Mr Guerry, I Historical Society, at Atlanta, on Feb. 18,
!, Ktotleman had not tonched I 1S71. Mr. Stephens had read it without its
“a (mrdun, and tbatone wonld think I esciting him. Bnt not so with General
“i* (Guerry'a) speech that he and Fel-1 Gordon, who afterwards construed it to
ere the candidates for Governor. Mr. Stephens in a way to arouse his >a.
•pace allotted is much to I d gnation. l’reKUmably it was the follow,
give the meat of Mr. mg in that address which stung "General
*rct- Jack Brown Gordon:" “Leo was right It
ai»a. , . ui regard it as a I was contrary to ths very genius and
^*»“u maiterly expose of Gordon as a I safety of republican lnstitnliona to
place their civil adminmtration in the keep-
aon will bo held here to-merrow I L. of men of military aptitude ond train-
Pcrrt^i ru .! lDrl ** delegates. Judge Pills- ing. Brave fighting ie no evidence ot able
ponrt house ring evidently statesmanship. It is usually evidence of
Eat th.To? f‘»r of more light-1 the very contrary. Otherwise Captain Jack
T be ii i 6 Constitution complains oL I was the foremost statesman of bis age, and
tiaaak.7' ti,i 'i KMlnent Jodgo Pillsberry instead of being bangetl ought to have been
HeOnsil 01 l' ar ** H * n - He is a member of I made President or Senator for life. If this
.liiav i? c , 01 !’ KO) was quite active here [ habit shall not cease, we shall not have a
" a i **tiite a teapot temper I civil atateaman to. President this genera-
» little matter of a Gordon badge Hon. In Congress, too, we have generals
■*!«£• im°? w “ wearing. Does 5U d colonels and captains and lieutenants
fit. tl,e ®»mlne will hide the .ufBnent to make a small army, and scaree-
■ti»s?!r i '?. n co nrt honse ring work? I ly statesmen enough to form agood com-
l, l»ttl»^ , * 0 8 ‘ n,| o o ua to say that he mitteo." As Petigru said, it lathe truth
S »m « ?k h * * pok# ** h# di ' 4 lUU morn ' that hurts.
“■-■La"! te qo*Kt of the Gordon 1
Khould whoop tho boys.
. W kh i ln t Lo-minut- si«ech. rfe A He*iw H~d.r»d HI. lio.ly Throivn
a. ^*1 iBDronor and lanVino Jma 1 ill ibO
cal and forcible disonasion of the issues of I his glory or his fame. ltxx.
the canvass, addressing tho judgment and | June 12,1886,
appealing to the understanding. I fcLtlKK'l’
He said that the State government 1
was formed and its machinery put in mo- Notes lijutn th*Mltnatlon.
tion for the protection of the people andl Eldeuton, Jane 11.—The gubernatorial
the promotion of their best interest. In 1 contest bus assumed huge pruportions in
the nature of the cuse tho employment of 1 Elbert. Everything else of n public nature
agents become necessary for enacting and I seems to have been absorbed into this one
executing laws for the common benefit of 1 greutgj'iestion. When M>.jor Bacon ad
ult. I dressed the people of thie conuty he con-
There were positions of great letponsi-1 fined hiniadf aUictly to the living issues oi
bility and honor, bnt thoy wero not created I the campaign aud directed his remarks to
for the benefit ot office seekers bnt in the I the reason aud common sense of his hcar-
interest of society. It so happens that the ers, anu made no (Sort to excito any en-
cflice of Governor, the highest in the gift I thnsiastn in hia behalf. It is true that his
of tho people, will soon become I speech «as ^pthasiastically received, hut
vacant, and it devolves upon us to I that was because his views exactly suited a
select in October next u successor to the I large majority of the people of Elbert who
present incumbent. Wo havo this position I study tue interests at stake. General Gor-
to fill and Gen. Gordon and Maj. Bacon I don is expected to make n speech
aro applicants for it. We should apply the I here sometime between the 20th
same rule, that are adopted in the ordinary I and 25th of this month aud the
affairs of life. I Whole object of Lis supporters here seems
If a roan applies to one of ns for a posi-1 to bo to make as big a show as possible,
tion ns cashier, book-keeper, mill superin-1 withont any regard to tho arguments tjirj,
tendent, clerk or overseer, we ask is bo I are to be used by their candidate. Ttiti.e
capable, is he honest, hat he been true and I stori-s are plcasttig to children, and nlreqd-
faithful? We judge of .hia character I the little ones are looking forward to. the
upon these points by hi. nnteced-1 coming of General Uomon with nreoisely
ents, Is this not right and I the same feeling that they wonld lock for
ptoper, and dots it not accord with the I the earning ot old John Bnhinaou's pirens.
ndgmcht and experience of this assem- j Bnt the General will Ond tlmt if be expeels
alag-i? Is this not a good plan to adopt in I to make anv votes by coming here that he
determining who shall be placed in the I cannot do it by sprcal-eaglo oratory on his
office of Governor of thia great common-1 war record, uor by brass bauds, banners,
wealth? I and invitations to dine at the executive
By these rales he measured the General 1 mansion. Our people will expect him to
fairly, honestly and squarely, and his an. I adrtr.ss lima;It to the Isaacs of the day,
tecedent history failed to show a aiugl. I and to make satisfactory replies by proof
qttalifictttoa for tho office he seek’. I to the charges made against him
When the speaker bnd reached the qncs- {in the campaign, and espe-
tion of tne r. signstion of Gordon from the I dally to the open charges made
Senate hcbai) bccunofnily irnmrvlnpto the I against him liy Dr. Felton. If General
snbjectandhispowcrsasatorcible, conserv-1 Gordon successfully aud satisfactorily re
stive orator were huving a telling effect. An 1 fates all those charges and brings proof to
array of indisputable evidence won brought show that l.ey aro false, his speoch will do
to beat upon tho unexplained action of tho I lim good lo re. It ho fails to do this his
General, to the great discomfort ot bb I lima client hero will be loot to him.
friends. As an evidence of which fact they I The Baoan olnb of this connty is
here litgnn to ply the speaker with I thoroughly organized and actively at work,
questions. The following is one of the I and will watch with eagle eye the tictics ot
several questions put to him and a aample I the enemy. Hon. Phil W.Davis, chairman ot
of the answers given t I the executive eonimittce of the club, is do-
. Will you vote fur Gordon if nominated? I ing splendid work for the cause,
to which the speaker replied: I Elbert holds a mau meeting ou (he first
“Born und reared upon the soil of Geor- I Tuesday in July to decide the maimer of
gis, it is natural that her interest sbonM be I electing delegates, which will doubtless be
to mo of first importance, and regarding I by a primary ns tioth sides favor it.
the solidity of the Democratic party as ca-1 The Teliobipii it doing noble wotk in
aeutial to the control of our State govern- I thia section. Some days we receive the
rnent by the wLito iieople, I will vole for I daily on the day of publication, on others
General Gordon if lie is nominated, rather we do nob There is something wrong in
than see a division ot tho white | the mails sontew ere.
people aud tho balance of political power I fikk.
placed in the hands of tho nrgroea. lt I
will go pretty hard with me, Imt 1 will vote I “Tho Valiant Gordon Club."
forbim if nominated, as a choice of evils." | Bias Esv turn, Ga., Juno 12.—He has got
The man whose political opinions can be
swayed by a fife and base drum mast indeed
be a poor citizen.
Ih it not strange tbat no ono line yet
point-d out auy particular “slander" httrlod
ut Geueral Gordon.
The Walton News pnts Charlton in the
Gordon column, notwithstanding the fact
tbat Chariton sends an uuinatructcd dele
gation.
The growth of the Tf.leoiuph shows tho
growth of the anti-ring sentiment in Geor
gia. It will crush out the corrupt clique in
the end.
The Houston Homo Journal is right: “If
General Gordon has been atandored in the
campaign, Georgians will not refuse to hear
the rrfutat ou.”
The oorrospondentof tho Augusta Chroni
ele says that every survivor ot the Eighth
Georgia regiment now living in Pulaski is
in favor ot Buoon.
Dr. Felton is not an issue in this cam
taign, hut Dr. Felton's charges are. Here
s a distinction that General Gordon's
friends seem to overlook.
Two thousand Weekly Ornstitnliona havo
heen cent into Franklin oounty, but the
News says it will take a bigger order than
that to securo Gordon delegates.
July 1st is approaching, and it does not
yet seem to have dawned upon the Consti-
tutim that Hon. Patrick Walsh is not a
candidate for Governor of Georgia.
The Lincolnton News aayi: ‘Tatriotiem
calls npon ns to subordinate the claims of
the soldier npou tho suffrages of the peo
ple to the claims of the statesman."
It may seem a small thing, tho vote of
citizen for a Governor, but tho lime has
come when on this small thing may hinge
the State's great railroad and the safety of
her strong box,
Tho people havo been wondering what
became of all the p ivate soldiers. The
matter is now explained. There were uo
private soldiers aui only one Gouerul—
John B. Gordon.
An exchange pertinently asks: “What is
the uie ot howling about Dr. Felton sup
porting Bacon, when Dr. Miller, A. H.
Cox, W, H. Hulsey and a host of others on
the same line, are supporting Gordon.
The Mdlen Central Beacon ahiuea out as
follows: “Gen. Gordon keeps cautionsly
silent upon tho questions naked him by
■Plain Talk.' Tuey are facts ptoduced
from, the record, which he is unable to ex
Pi' '
I The Alapaha Star thinks that “the Great
Wd Good TelvusaI’II grows warmer as the
campaign grows older. Just now it is in-
'diting gome well-nutted articles for the con-
•ideratlon of the great Southern Hopper 1
ittlfUntn.”
A largo number of men have taken
General Gordon's proposition to pay back
any money that may havo been lost through
his connectinu with the fraudulent life
'“'•Vi
Ml
••a
* v d
ip“l
IUwEnaTTLLE, June lL-The coroneF.
went down to investigate the
‘ ■“ man dueoTeira
— , J* improper aud lacking due
1—tLiB » '• 0 “ e rry U Well as to Mr. | ILJ I
hfsntioo b ?Maj. Black's j ary that went down to
►‘touSLi 1 k *P‘ “igbt for- Ranae of the .b ath of the
r "sloce Gaerry. in the nver l«iow Big Creek on; Wednesday
have returned with the verdict that be came
to bi» death bv nietns of »« s b 4r P ,n '
' stnunent in the ban 1- of an unknown per-
son. A deep K«.h was foon.1 on b * left
side and a bruise on his head.
cauls in money »« fouu l about. hU per
f HOW IS THIS.
""‘iJSS* jtos Iwj, Whjr Not
L W y V"‘ 01a C“"Pt»-
itolAQoroon oved a Mr. Green
tor aerrioes rf-n-l* rvd on
fa to P^Ution tor 1869-70. In
1 1 C fi^ ol that ariit-lF*, my
lU Mr - Itobinson.
}M >»tU find his answer. If .my
Th
body iri tb« rir
cm 1 bis crime.
IflYMtigatior
that otnu^ro
c probably tbr«-w
r, thinking thereby to cor
showed the body to
,, n inoari Dtly about fort.
Atlanta,” says Hob. Patrick Wulsb, “b
now tho political power of the Stato <v n-
ccntraied in tho bands of a few men. How
Ion# shall it remain? Is Atlanta the StHt*.-?
Aud are the people willing to hnbmit t * the
concentration of power in Atlanta and to
the monopoly ot nil the important office#
the bunds of a v men? 1 b> s nr» j»rnvo
questions for the people to con aid. r. They
lire involved iu this duivahs. and th * people
who aro in favor of recognizing o b* r si o-
tions o* Georgia an l of conferring oltieo on
honored and able Deiuocr *u in otlu r p.irta
Georgia should vote for Major Bacon,
ho is the candidate of the lx ?i and most
conservative wing cf thd Democratic p irty
f the State. ”
Tub Augu sta Chronicle: There cun bo no
doubt tbat the Bacon victory in McDuffie
county was one of tho most valiant and nig-
nificaut in this campaign. Pereomdly, (Jen.
Gordon was well known in the county. In
the campaign of 1880 be made a visit to
Thomson and delivered a speech. On Mon
day morning last ho arrived in Thomson
and remained over twenty four hours work
ing with bis frieuds. Ills presence bad
been sat down for Tuesday and lmd
been generally heralded. General Gor
don bud all tho advantage of prestige,
personal acquaintance, presence on tho
grounds. M *jor Bacon bad never stopped
iu the connty in bis life. He did not have
dozen personal acquaintances there. He
wa* not there on the day of election, and
outside of the club which bis supporters
bnd organized in the county thi re wore no
inti nonces brought to bear, no pressure to
work up n boom. All the organization, all
the euthusiam), all the wiuning strength
were formed for him in tho county, and
arose for him from the ranks of tho people
of the county.
Tho Athens Banner sounds a timely
warning in these lines: Iu order to create u
fictitious boom, the Gordon leaders hove
selected little batches cf their strongest
counties, und counties, too. that have in
variably gone against Major Bacon, in order
to get an early expression of * tho popular
wilt" But even in defiance of this shrewd
dodge, Major Bacon has manfully stood his
ground aud actually captured enough votes
trum his antagcnh.t to keep in tho lead.
Tho Bacon counties have been holding back,
so as to let the people have full time to mako
up their minds, but wlieuthoy do speak, tho
Atlanta ling candidate will be smothered bo-
neath a large majority of Bacon votes.
Next Saturday the Gordon men will play
their biggest and last card, and we aro in
clined to tho belief that they will then lead
in number of delegates; but it v ill bo only
temporary. The Bacon counties will then
begur to act, and Gordou will soon bo
buried too deep for political resurrection.
We say to our Baoou frieuds, do not bo
bluffod or bulldozed, for you aro sure to
triumph in tho end. After next Saturday
the etrength of tho Gordon boom will bo
spent, and then by constant and easy strides
will Major Bacon overtake and pass his op-
uin t-uiiucLiiiiu «itu uottuiticME •■* v
snranoe column)-, but bo does cot answnj i t' vuenl -
their letters. I Ur. W, P. Archer, onr correspondent nt
The Franklin N«w« ml. u I Jonesboro, writes to inclose in reply to tho
The Constitution hns^n'hod its yell for “Wgeof one Doyolthat bU nKnn, could not
* be trusted in tho jury-box, the following:
OEonoii, \
Clayton County )
I, W. T Kiwaey, clerk Bnpcrior Court la and for
sill connty, do certify that William 1* Archer'*
uamn appe*ra on the Uu of travers Juror* for CUy-
ton Hupcrior Court, m revised by ih« jury cuiu-
ralMlotrm of Mdd oounty on the 4th»iul .Mh of
Anaoat. 1904.
uiveu under ray hand and official •Ignaturo thia
10th of June, lbSO. W. T. Kimut, Clerk.
As this U a complete answer, wo foibear
the full publication of hU card.
The Augusta Chronicle •ays: General
Gordon is w« come to all tho ospitsl tli.it he
can mako by violating tbo term* id on
agreement which exprmsly stipnlitos tlmt
ho thall not use it for his own advantage or
for tho detriment of Miijor Huron. The
people admire fair play. Gen. Gordon is
linril run for campaign thunder when ho
endeavors to make capital for liimu lf Ly
seeking to make an nnf.ir and unwnrnmtnd
use ot an agreement tbat ahonlil have been
held inviolate by a gentleman of (]ra«i..l
GorJon'a antecedents, chiuscUl tad pto-
tuition*.
The putnonbip convict lo**e bu»jne»» them on hU list, but they'll not be miwtd,
was discussed in a very strong and vigorous 00 , not be missed. It has struck our town
manner. It was a bitter mil for tho Gordon ttt laat (sport of the town haa eanghtiti,
parUdan* bnt they could not and did not this mania now prevalent in old Oeorgis^
attempt.to retnio the conclusive argument. I wild and desperate desire to toll one
Major Heuson • speech wm admitted to be i ftD d *11 that J. B. Gordon figure i promisou-
an OTv-rwutlmtng amy of facia and argu-1 om> ly a t Appomattox. The story could get
ments. At the couclastoa of hU speech hut few auditors here until a boach aud
ni tnM 'V n! iutiodnced the Hon. I ( on r attracted a promiscuous crowd, from
W. O. Glenn, of DJton, Ga., who amused which a number were deUcbed that, with
the audience for one bonr. pompons treai, repaired to a hail. Here
C His witttcuma were heartily applauded levetal voices in various keys announced
but hut speech contained Ufithitig onUtde themselves as the Gordon clob. All were
of anattaelcon H m. W. H. lelton nnd thankfully receivedwitha"hfeltJmc,Ca»sias 1
the TshioiApa. (.lenn is eminently happy I or i ,ink 'kind of a grip,
in warding off the force of argument when I i am informed that no one was required
nnable to answer it I to ride the conventional goat; the only re-
At tho comlnslon of these exercUea the qnUite for memberihip being a total men-
Gordon executive committee of Clay ulblindnesa to tho Gordon, Brown A Co.
county got in their work. Having “mud-id^" It is sdd the chairman, on
discovered that the majority of the I enteriag on the discharge of hi* various and
mass meeting was for Goidon this onerous dnties, made the usual “tffort of
Gordon executive committee decided h i* life.” Bat then there is no law to pre-
that no time would ever serve better I vent an exuberance of lung power. It is
than the present for sending Delegate*, amusing to see parts of tho club in secret
There waa aneamet protest against snch action here and there on tho streets. Ileal-
an unjust procedure. Bscon s fnend. ex- | y th o, would not seem more deairona and
pected th** Ik* convention wonld order a I anxious to entorce their “sponUneoua"
primary. Gordons fnends foun-1 their w » y ot thinking if they wer^efending the
hand stocked and proceesled acoordtogly. government agrinst a veriuWe Ony Fawks
Delegates elected **(• ®'Jf’Morn.a, W- It. I .j, d hi* desigos. When they disband the
Graham, G. L. Collins, W. L. Jenkins, G. I H s a(d “hurrah for the hero ot Appomattox”
W. Brooks, T. M. Speight, O. R. Sntlive. I mils tho interested and disinterested that it
Wie utmost good feeUng prevailed between u , ke tame old atory to capture vote.. But
the speaker*. I they look blandly at each other aa if they
A resolution was introduced before the f e it; “ain't we brave M
meeting finally adjonrne.1, returning the i„ a| UMt eT ery in'.Unccthey fail to meet
thouks of the citizens of Flay county to I the Bacon men on the field of argument and
M.ior J. F. Hanson, fur the honest, fair bnt attcn.pt to defend themselvea
end rtrrightforward way in which he dts- wit h , uc h puerile expression* a* "we ll get
cussed the subject, and was adopted by a t he re all the namee,” “we are a eyclone, '
unanimous rising vote. “aj n ' t »e brave "etc
[Our correspondent at Fort Gaines sent W e trnst that bnt few in our county w"
h ' , « r T"? of “• P^twof the meeting mistake buncombe for srmraent. Piss.
at that place on Saturday by mail, instead I
of wire an we bad requested. Hence it was I WtiirFlELD
not received until Sunday night.—Ed*
Tsuossru]
MR. DUFONT GUEIUIY
Will Act by Primaries on June 10—Bacon
the Favorite.
Daltos, Ga., Jane 12.—The executive
committee of Whitfield connty met to-day
Shown I’p by to Mau Who Knows IIU at the court bouse, and after a few hunts
Itecord. discussion the county resolved that there
“Well done, Dnpont Gncrry! You de-1 be primaries held at the various precinct*
tented Major Ilicou in 1883." I on the 2tith of Jane. General Gordon s
I find the above in the report of Ur. Sim-1 followers wen shocked at the result of the
mons' introduction of Mr. Dupont Guerry committee's action, for they know that
in Americas on the 11th. It u true, Ur. I primaries in Whitfield moans Bacon, and
Editor, that Mr. Dupont Gnerry did pre-1 the It non men an feeling assure 1 they can
vrnt the nomination of Major Bacon in tin-1 carry this connty by a Urge majority. Then
convention of 1883. Bnt how did bo do it? axe crowds of men at this writing gathering
Ah! how did he do it? Mr. Gaerry knows on the streets, and they have been polled
very well how he earn* to be pi t ted on the I rqie*ted!y and have shown up three to one
conference committee. lie knows what | to favor of Major Bioon. Let the good
pleog--H be u-.uie and I know who vouched | work go on.
for his integrity and reliability.
Mr. Guerry knows what transpired in
that committ. e. He knows that he re-1
; -Iit-ilv -.ul timt in- wi.nl.i M.l- t ■ r SI-' ‘ "
Duron under the contingency of Gov. Me-
1> mil-la's »ithdr..wal. lie knows that he .
u-i'a.-d hi- '■ ill.-iig.ie ■ ' V. inform M»j. B>-1 C4 '‘> '*• Ei
con's friend- in tin connuitt.e of hi-1 Who
WnrmxLO,
Every
a postal <
John B. Gordon
in Georgia,
t x-Govi rnor Siuitli
In tl .1 he 1- polili-
ild idenu y pnrjK
, he wio. badly dl»tig“
I to do, under
d h. wanted ■
th
id OVe
G -
- it that i-
eounti.w to h
■ n tin; i
“J “1 th.
m nt— into
The
primaries. Nor does the rebel yell work
worths cent ^whoro tbo people 'get a
chance.' The Gordon programme is now
it harried court home clique. Let tho peo
ple have a chance.”
The North Georgia Citizen says: “There
U a report that A. O. Buoon cast tin deciding
vote establishing the Railroad Commission.
There was no tie on that question. Ilu-on
was an argent adroeato of tho bill. It was
in reference to tho establishment of th*
department of Agricnlture that there wan a
tie, and Bacon cast the vote which gave tin
State that depertinent,"
The Valdosta Times aaya: “Local man
agers are not to handle the cash for the
Gordou csmpa'gn Financial agents are
sent into the oonnlies from Atlanta One
O'Brien manipulated things in Mitchell last
week. Why aro these people spending
money to elect Gordon?" Tne same mau
haa been at work in Clay county on
election day. The Times'* question is per
tinent.
The Rome Daily Courier says: “General
Gordon made a speech in CrawfordviUo on
Tuesday, and commenced it by a glowing
eulogy ou Alex. H. Stephens. The fr quenl
dragging ot the names ot Messrs. Hill and
Sttphnm into this canvass is, considering
the circumstances and the object, little short
of a desecration of tha tomb." We have al
ready published Mr. Stephens's opinion of
Uordon.
Fellow countrymen, imagine tho knightly
Robert K Lee, journeying from county to
connty with a brass bund, whooping up
voters to pnt him into a position of trnst!
Imagine Stonewall Jackson on the stand
tolling bow he fonght at this place and tbit,
and apptsling for votes! Im-giuc, if you
.■ad, the ronrtly Albeit Sidney Johnston
dodging charges that effected bis character
for truth and honesty, and playing the pan
of the demagoguel
Says the Augusta Chronicle: “The brass
Land adjunct and the frantic appeals to the
war memoriu of ‘61 aud '05 prove that Gen.
Gordon is now satisfied that there has not
been and there will not be a spontaneous
uprising of the Dumocratio masses in his
behalf. The conviction has forced itself
upon him that he is engaged in the desper
ate bnainee* of leading a forlorn hope. Gen.
Gordon has been deceived. Tho voico of
the people ie for Major Uacon.”
The Thomasviils Enterprise furnish, s a
column of bright paragraphs, from which
we take three:
Thie is a business proposition. Major
Bacon has made n success of business.
Geneml Gordon haa made a failure. Choose
between them. Twelve years of service
without a flaw. This is Major Bacon's
record. M itch it if you can.——Gene’al
Gordon was one of the convict leasee*. lie
snb-ieased his slaves, in plain violation of
the convict lees* law. And yet Genet*!
Gordon wants to be Governor of Georgia.
Says the Alapaha Star: “U Gordon is a
pare statesman, why dose he permit to go
auauawered the grave charge* made against
bis political record by tbe Uacon Tsleosapu
and other papers? Is it reasonable to sup-
pise that be wou'd reat quietly under anch
charges if it waa in bis power to success
fully deny them? Bacon haa ajet every
charge brought against him, and will con
tinue to meet them. Gordon should be
forced to do tbe tame or bear the conse
quence of what his silence in regard to them
wonld imply, namely, that said charges are
tnieb”
The McDuffie Journal aaya: “In order
to get tbe votes of the laboring men, who
s'e snppoeed to be opposed to the existing
convict letse system. General Gordon stated
in a recent icterriew tbat be was not men
tioned as a putter l tbe convict lease and
had no ntb tuoii.j tor tbe convicts;
that it become maajKir) tor h.m to furnish
means to meet the immediate demands on
account of convicts, and thut he asked
Governor Smith to allow him to
turn the convict* to the .State. A writer iu
theTsLaosaru prove* by th- nworn state
u.i iiu of Governor J. M Smith that G»n
. r..l Gordon v the Lea.1 of Onupauy No
2 of th*- -L .t« convi. by !>>cSett sail
Lost* th**. he was a partour uuJ 0-1-*»<•*■
uy Dr. Mil- t.ell that he une.1 uml work:
tin te eonvi ls for bin own personal pur
-.es, mill by Nelni-th.d he r-i
c u.virt.- on hia farm in Taylor county
This testimony pl»c- n (i- ru-rul (iorilon'i
aaoertioDH in mi ngly light.'
Correct.
Dr as Tnniurs:
Joe haa hs "(olitra Win*."
(Hinton has tbs flams,
Buena haa no art ns ut all
llllt tin'll eat Iheva lust lha
TU.OM aHVILLg.
Fotlllon for Prohibition Klrctlnn—ProliA-
tillltj- That ths County Will Ho Ury.
TnOMaaViua, Jnuell.-'Tbe Prohibition
ists of tbo county met l.»re to-day and de
termined to present thetr petition to ths
ordinary on Monday, the l'Jth Inst., with
the request that the election bo order. .1
held on July 22. If Ibree-foiirths of the
a era of the petition vote “against the
tbe county will go dry eney. The
Pr hibltionUts aro will organized nnd
working. Thty expect to have some pablio
rpeaking, probably from Dr. A. G IUv-
gord, bat **y they will havo no orators of
the Sam Jones-Hawthorne type, Tho cam
paign will probably be a decorous one.
Whisky or no whisky. Bacon or Gordon,
Mitchell or Turner, who'll go to the Legis
lature? are the qnMtlons agitating tbe
connty. They have so far beeu kept pa
ra to, and every one is trying to keep them
throughout. The chances nro strong iu
favor of no whisky. B con, Mitchell and
tho LepiaUtive qnention is apparently
settled—S. G. McLendon and J. A. Bulloch.
MATTERS AT MILL EDO KYILLB.
r* J*mea Darden Meet* with m Scrlou*
Accident—I’eroonaf, Etc.
Mii4.'*doey;ixs, June 13.—At 230 o'clock
yesterday afternoon Mr. James Durden, of
Was nil) gton county? left this city for homo
in a buggy, and on rei hing th* reel-
dence ot Mr. L. II. Thom** the moles
l.itchew to a wagon in hia rear ran away,
turning Mr. Durden's buggy over, and,
throwing him out, breaking four rib- at tho
point of the left shoulder blade, and also
breaking the point of tho right shoulder
blade. He waa carried to the Oconee House
and attended to by Dr. W. T. Lockli ut.
Mr. Darden it quite an aged Man, and this
accident may prove fatal.
Mr, J. J. Wooten has porchated from Mr.
T. J. Fairfield bit interest in tho Chronicle.
Mr. U. E. Krentz is home again.
Mr. J. J. Wooten in a very short time to.
day added to hi« list 115 Bacon m* n and 10
Gordon men. Yoa may count old Baldwin
■olid for Bacon.
W l»»t Can bo Done.
Bj trying ipla sad looping «p rrna#i many
tnlnga noomingly lupoosibla m*j Unit sine. 1. Huu.
droda of bopclooo cnoeo of Kidney iiul Liver Com
plaint hove boon cured by Kloctn. Bitter*. *f t *. r
ovorything olao l*! Uon triad in win. Ho, don't
think there U no care toe you, but try Electric l)it-
t»r». Thc^e U no medicine eo ufe. *o pare, an t
partial a Blood Parifier. BmMc MMartlMl
cure Dyapepeia, JL)i*betce and all d..f the
kidney*. Innloeble la eflecti .ru St- t:..„ „ An .i
Liver, and overcome all unn*ry .hm .ih e4 , i.» run
■ - '• tv. a! I.ti..ar h.\iikm \ •.
1“ by the loom nutkoiv
to induce th«* Prcai-
*-e on hi* tour Eut this
tor of the l'CnldfUt H,
a thiro.
KiTortN will be
lies of WoLur.-, M t ..
dent L) v:.-*i*. that j*l»u
Nuuuner. An ati< «ht
*LO filial 171'r, ll-il,