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ABSOLUTE proof. .nti* B GOH DON'S STATEMENT TO THE WORKING WORLD UNTRUE. Id He W**Not Interested In the Con- u#JKt »nd HU Name Not In the TiC I'»rtner*hlp-UI* WrltteD Ac knowledgment on Kecord. r I lia ve considered (he convict lease u s crest evil, and I am in favor of doing all I lr p tk u up. Ye*. if I am elected, I will **“ nin.il «uch action as will enable ns to abol- • ev ^ " , m not interested in any convict lease, dlrect- indirectly. I was interested for a short time, f ot dear of that aa soon as I could." me»f my friends desired me to aid them in liI; g convt ts. and after a great deal of persua- , ireiiM tjted t> go on their bond, which you ice by referring to the records, which I would tike for you to publish. You will find I am not entioiitil in the partneiship.*’—Extract from the f w rkiceu.an World’sInterview. CONTRACT Between John B. (Jordon and Edward Cox. gjATt or Georgia, County of Fulton—Whereas u v c y . (ii.rdou. of the county of DeKalb, State Aforesaid, in one of the lessee# of tho State Penitcn- >o. ‘i, and whereas the said John B. Gordon ktiie o*u*r of a plantation on Flint river, in Tay- |prcounty. BUte aforesaid, which plantation consti- a branch ^f Penitentiary No. 2, and whereas ii* said John b! Gordon believes that Edward Cox, afiheroiinty of Taylor, is a careful manaf ey and torM humanely treat the convicts ettrustedtobis fa. tLcrofore know all men by these presents that fte Mid John I), Gordon and Edward Cox have turn thirteenth (lSth) day of August. 1878, made and amrtd into the following agreement: The said John B. Gordon constitutes and appoints the said Uvird Cox bis agent to manage and work hlsplan- then in the said county of Taylor and alxty con* virti to be placed thereon, which number shall be BtibUined during the continuance of thla agency, jfpossible, fr >m the numb r of hands under Gor- oh ’i control after April l»t, 1870. In consideration whereof the said Edward Cox ifitti to furnish all the means necessary for the forking of said plantation and for keeping the said coavict* in a proper manner, to ke : p the plantation g od repair, to treat the con* < humanely and kindly and to ^ftf-rbis services all that remains of a’l the err*,* of whatever nature soever raised on the eald (fetation, after paying to the aald Gordon yearly fit amount due by the said Gordon to the State of fcofg a for the eald alxty convicts, and after turn* kg fifty hales of cotton over to said Gordon, which «fen U to be an average crop lot, and twenty-five feta ire to be turned over on the 15th day of No* water »nd twenty-five on the 15th day of Deoem* ter of each year during the continuance of this •Ki ll li expressly understood that the said Gordon htobeheld in no way liable for the money used In mils* said crops. The said Cox further agrees to hdmitfy the laid Gordon for any loss he may aus* tea by reason of the negligence of said Cox in allowing co&vlcts to escape. It U further agr.-ed that this agency shall b gin tens from the let day of January, 1879, and ehall jeatinM eight years therefrom, provide! the said GexceapUsa in every way with hi* agreement and farther oumplies In every way with the act of the ‘sgliiatare, 1870, leasing the convicts. Ia testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed •or hand* aud seals the day and date flnt above MMlottd. J. B. Oobdom, [Seat] _ Edwaxd Cox, [Seal 1 A. Alston, W. M. Ragadale, |Th» shone u on file in the clerk’e office. Supreme ftmrt. Atfeu-l THE OUTLOOK Foil COTTON. Casdltton of tlio Growing Crop a. Shown if lb. Agricultural Itureau. Vmhotox. Jute 10.—Reports received tee National Department of Agrionlture *"°* “at the tendency to an increase in “• **** °f cotton haa been checked in tho entem State, of the cotton bolt. The were, ,how a slight reduction in Sooth Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and AUbama. Tie owe Western State*, in which settle- tiettaad farm extension have been active, exhibit «)mo mcreaae, mainly in Texas. The net Increase is about 250,090 acres, an "'H per cent. The record otands: Virginia, O'J; North Carolina, 100; South fJ: Georgia, 08; Florida, 103; JUbsm.,Hissfiurtppi, loa ; Louisiana, joj.Lxw, lu7 ; Arkansas, 102; Tennessee, The Condition of tho crop is lower than »iMo, averaging 88.7, against 92 last year. Korip U \! u *?, ven s tales and higher in Soiih Carulma, Horida, Texas and Tennea- •’fate averages are: Virginia95, £™ c "°]tjt» 97, South C*rolina83, Geor- °T, AUbama 87, Misainippi • Tex “ !M - Heavy rams have canned damago in Geor- JU ana drouth was threatening in Texas, itu.n, V- v ^freshing rains. The fed;.'"-Rttlw, bnt baa bcenprac- “‘J Remedied by replanting. THE OREGON ELECTION. n ' will Have Control of State affair, for th. N.xt Four Year.. turn Jm SD ’.!? U V Juno TO--Election re- 3S“tfMjwd ere se follow.: Tho Re- bWOnlita!?** Her,1 »“‘ to Congress by ^^Pjnrality, and also elect their ,or Secretary of State, Public »choola and pub- , Tha Democrats elect their jJ 0r UoYeTno R. Treasurer and tu, As the Governor, Becre- stitnte f 0 * 1 Treasurer con sent of .n bo "l? ,or the manage- t-Danoen!^ n*^ 0 stat ® institutions, W,U h&Te control of State <**Wbl£L.w “«t four years. McBride ^’p'uialitr ’ f0r i ^ cr «t»Ry of Stats, hss h c HAZY king i.UDiVIQ 'tsr.* 1° b. Maoutly font for Govern Mr-XT ,t# « eilc F Appointed. Ktt‘teilto t ^f„ 1, ? 1 ~ The physicians sp- *Sg Lnd.io^I'J 1 ® ,k ® ment *l condition of ^FS' itatw »i*JI e . r,,K>rt * d *t>»this malsiiy ^<ffia»nt.a.y > fr. in governing properly, ^ttttce Le< r»M *!“ P h J* ic i*na' report, ■nel. woeU»:.“ cle to the Kin K. bsT£ w tisUn^“^i? D ; countersigned by the f 4 *"”m». , h a o he *“ ,nm “ “»e regency Di *-t to meet oh *" tnstRncted by *4 him to sqil **** ,J*Po n the King end !P'"-7wnn ii "“ the TPoihtmentof . B* K 'cg whin i. ** "RC“t«t by order Boh.n»?h* U '“ entered tho Castle ol ‘J'kfv Urn, The King also gave u’? 1 the Cttttr* tP"?" n,r !' b ® pt*ccd ij.the r.L . 8 » Jv** of an order JJj 4 to 8 ? to R*l«eie Count llokkib ^ to . State eom ^teat ,, taK U h lil,, " ‘ UI1 ttannted <~fZ 5S S£ Bacon’s Kecord. Cartenvllls American. Bacon, of Bibb, for twelve years aervn^ During?! 1 * th ,° '■SWrtwe cToiSfe long te»mof servioo no Haw or THEJ^rVCON_WELKL Y TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 15,1886.—TWELVE PAGES. A HUMILIATING SCENE. THE JOINT DISCUS HON BETWEEN PATTlillSON AND GUKliltY. Ing that time. HlIho?c^h“knSwlSw the legis ation of these years fit him lTev- brmTa a nt t .°i m ^ k - 0 . Oe . Or8ia Bmost “ bI ° »nd brilliant administrator of tho laws as tha chief executive. He is undoubted!? the ernlr 1 H Pe ^ “1““ ln the Slatfi foT Gov- appoint committees to investigate the Stato thKt l h n “i> D i,* llke th f bravo r ' L ' 1 honeBt “»n that ho is, he gave place upon all these im- vortaut committees, to tho very best men in the House of Representatives. There was no wtiite-wasUing done by these com- unttees, and they performed a work for the State which in beneficial results will be ap- preoiated for all time. Men most familmr with tho history of that work, express the opinion openly that Bacon’s honest, bravo baud guided the actor* on that committee and on the floor of the Houbo to the conclu sion which has resulted so advantAgeously to the people of the State; and which Lid deep the foundation for honest and capa ble administration of the affairs of our Ktate government for coming years. Gtoruin owes him a debt of gratitude and she will pay it this year. The men who quaked with fear during trying and exciting days may well apprehend that the same hjnest hand and heart, if placed in the office of Governor, will certaiuly main tain the rights of the people at all hazards, against rings And political syndicates, whether at or near Atlanta, Wall street, N. Y., or elsewhere. Bacon has won his spurs as a civilian, a statesman; aLd the slander that he proved recreant to his duty as a soldier in the late war has been so fully exposed that even the Constitution and General Gordon do not repeat it. Campaign Nut,-,. Gordon was good at making charges hut he don’t know how to meet them. Every brave, honorable man will testify that neither slander nor facta can be answered by brass bands. si The Clarksville Advertiser says that local scribblers working for the Constitution do not represent Habersham county. The Gordon side-show still Continues its tour. As long as the hand plays, of course Gordon can’t hear or answer questions. Statements based upon facts are not slan derous. If General Gordon thinks himself slandered, let him deny the allegations and call for the facts. The Herald and Georgian errs in stating the vote at prceent to tie forty for Bacon and forty for Gordon. Gordon is thirty- two, Jones six and uninstructed two. If Gordon is slandered why do not his friends point out the slander and exposo it? No one has slandered him. He ts con demned by facta that he dare not meet. The Constitution complains that people slander General Gordon, and continues to misrepresent Bacon’s position upon the Railroad Commission and the primaries. “y ono R°®^ the testimony pub lished in yesterday’s and to-day’s Txijt- oaxrn concerning John U. Gordon and the convict leaee and say that hois a truthful man? ’Why,” asks the ClarksvUle Advertiser, “was it in accordance with Democratic usages to bold court house meetings when Emory Spoer was running for Congress in this district and not now?" It is a remarkable fact that after _ month's experience on tho stmup General Gordon bos never answered a charge nor txposed a slander. And still the column* of the Teucbapb are open to both. The Haralson Banner says: General Gor don eays Haralson eonnty was named utter hie father-in-law. We do not know about that, but grant It is true, does that foot en title General Gordon to be Governor of Georgia. When Gonerol Gordon crumpled np the Walker County Messenger, trod and spit upon it, he imagined possibly that he hud answered its charges. Simulated indigna tion does not accomplish as much as manly refutation. Gordon's managers expect to forge ahead on Saturday’s vote. Eleven counties vote then, eight ring and three Baron coantics. It ie probable thst a majority of these will go for Gordon, bnt oil that go for Bacon be yond three is a gain. General Gordon slips off intf a distant eonnty and goes into high tragi os over the charge* of a country editor. In the me m- time the Tsumaapu publishes charge* against him and tha proof, offering him tbo free nse of its oolumus to reply, hut vainly. He doc* not reply. The way General Gordon is traveling through tho State with brass bands and rushing into counties on the days appoint ed for the selection of delegatee, is humili ating to a free people, and it meana no good for Ueorgia. If General Gordon is not a demagogue, there is not ono. The Haralson Banner denounces in the •trongest terms the Constitution's report of the meeting in that eonnty. The article was published over the name of C. W. Ault, who tarnishes this certificate: “I deem it right to say here that I did not write the above article a* it apprare, nor do I endorse the language in it calling Colonel McBride a leader of a mob, and Mr. Fitts an incen diary partisan. C. W. Ault.'' Tbo Gwinnet Herald nays: "The Atlanta Conatitntionboasts that Lee eonnty went for Gordon. This oonnty acted before the State Convention woe celled, end the dele gatee were appointed by a maaa meeting and not a primary election. This ia exact ly what Clark eonnty did and yet there is no howl over the action of Lee county, but the whole State ie harassed up with the de nunciation of Clerk. It jnekes some differ ence as to whoae ox is gored.” Here ia part of tho Hawkinsville Dis patch'd report of Gordon'* speech in Ilaw- LinsviUe: "General Gordon was feeling mighty good, end be laid be hadn't been mad since the campaign opened. He said that be had juat carried seven conn tie* ont of nine, and he doubled himself over and laughed sweetly—ta smile child-iike and bland.' > Ob! 4 said the valiant General, as his voice dropped, TU get there!' Seven ont of mine'—end he donbled himself over and laughed again. ’Seven ont of nine; 1 ■ha! ha! ha!' ■Seven ont of nine;’ ‘why, that’s just a little hit of a shower. There a going to be one of the biggest thunder clouds yon ever heard,' and he bent over and laughed again." Imagine General’s Lc , or Jacksoo, or Albert Sidney Johnston, or Jefferson Davis in snch a position. To what depths hsa the “gray" descended? A rrtwaev IUscned. rt.r.ta. Mr., Jane 10.—Three mask ed men presented themaelvee et the .tation honae last night, overpower*! the 'fleer in charge, et the point of a revolver ■ .--.1 WilU m Buckley, who nt LeM under a charge of emb**x!emen\ on * Lvnn, Maas., warrant, and escaped *ith hint to the province*. Bdohlej lathe 11 ' who via recently enticul serosa the l ..r.it airustcd bv an Am*.-ii an tcctive. Ouerry Utterly Vanquished by the Sharp Thrusts of his Able Ailvrrsary—A Comprehensive Arraignment of Cordon's Record. WHERE INURED? FoetVxu.iv, June 10.—The most humili ating scene I have witnessed this campaign occurred here to-day in the joint discussion between R. W. Patterson, of Mucou, and DuPont Guirry, of Americus. Patterson had the opening and closing. In his open ing speech he referred to Gordon and his professions on tho Rnilroml Commission, tracing the General's rnilrouil relations and pinning him to the railroad side, lie said that ns to Bacon he was on record under his signature as favoring the commission. This was cno of the many strong points made in Patterson's speech, which lasted on hour and was a compreht nsive arraign ment of Gordon's pence record. In the middle of Guerry’s speech, he said Bacon was a railroad man, and that he was not for the commission. Holding up n printed journal of tho House, he said, lu a tragic manner, in n high pitch of voice: “Here is the evidence that he did not even vote for tho commission, although a member of the Legislature when the com mission act was passed.” Here Patterson rose and said, emphatic ally: "I hope the gentloman will not so impose upon this audience, even it be could, as to try to impiess them with the idea that Bacon conld have voted for or against the commission, for the audience well knows, aa must the gentleman, that Major Bacon was Speaker nf the House, anil could not, as Speaker, vote on any bill ex cept whero them was a tie, and there waa no tie on that bill." This was received with n storm of ap plause. One would have thought this would have squelched Gnerry, hut as he is a candidate for United States district attorney he wants influence at conit, and in a fury of voice and a Scott Thornton mnnner of tragedy, he rushes over to Put- terson, and holding another printed Honso journal under that gentleman's nose, ex claimed in a mciodramio voice: "I thought that would he your subter fuge; bnt here is another record that shows that he did vote, as Speaker of the House, when there was no tie, for when yon were a candidate for solicitor general he voted, and yon were retired on Major Bacon’s vote." This seemed to be orushing, and the Gor don men cheered lustily. As quick as a flush Patterson was on bis feet, and said. "I am surprised that you persist in an ef fort to delude this audience, for you must know that where the Speaker can and does vote on all elections for office, ho cannot vote on any bill except where there is a tie. He conld not have voted for or against tho Railroad Commission even though he did vote for candidates elected by the Legislature." Unabashed, even in tho face of Patter son's exposure ot his conduct aud a humil iated audience, he exclaims alond again "I thought that would be your sub terfuge.” The rest of Guerry’s speech was on Fel ton, the Tileghivh and Gordon’s war record. When Patterson closed he said it wav true that ha bad bean a candidate for So licitor General, but be could say to the gen tleman thnt he bad never bent the pregnant hiDges of the knee that thrift might foUow fawning. In Patterson's 'opening speech ho had also scathed Gnerry by say ing bo had been surprised thnt Gaany, who had stomped the Stato for Norwood, and attacked Colqnitt on Gordon's resignatijn. should now he stamping for Gordon, until he learned tho gentleman was a candidate far district attorney, over which Colqnitt will have control. About one hundred and fifty votera wore present II. A Matthews introdneed Pat terson and W. C. Winslow introduced Gner- 2 . Patterson used argument and Gnerry c fuss and fury of the war record. The thinking men listened calmly to Patterson, while the Gordon men did much shouting on the war record. Gnerry had no argu ment His defense was a simple dents), which was backed by a dispatch from Gor don, lent to-day from Marietta, which said: "Dr. Felton’s charge* reflecting on my offi cial or private honor are base elandeia." Gucrry was totally unable to parry and fell beneath the throats of his able, argumenta tive adversary. HOW IT" WAS DUNE. Direct Evidence 1’rovlug that Cordon Don't Want Primaries. Newnak, Jnne 9.—Having seen nothing in your colnmna in reference to the selec tion of Gordon delegates from Carroll county, and knowing that campaign correc tions and information never grow old, hare decided to write yon fact* that can be S roven. On the day of the election of the elegatea Gen. Gordon waa to apeak in Car rollton. The Gordon men of conne at tended. It was a Gordon meeting and oon- dneted by him. Alter his apeeeh had been concluded, as is him custom, ho asked those who favored him to hold np their bands. Of course the majority was for him. He thea tamed to some of his ardent support er* and said: I* not tbi* a good time to elect delegate* to the convention. They were elected according to the above by Gen. Gor don’s request My informant lay* iet him deny it and he will take pleasure in prov ing it by some of the best citizens of Car- roll eonnty who hoard the suggestion. The eonnty, by a primary vote, wunld undoubt edly go for Major Bacon. The action taken by that “court-house clique" is very unsat isfactory to the majonty of the voters. There wiU be two delegations from Carroll if the county should go for Bacon, and there is bat uttie doubt bnt that it will do so by a large majority. “As the thing now stands we've got 'em." M MUON County Solid for Urn* and the night. Bnwx Vista, Jnne 10.— Eorroa ’Tile- okapb: Not baring seen anything in yoar most estimable paper from our section in regard to the gubernatorial campaign, we would be glad to have it known throng!: your columns that old .Marion ia, aa wr*i on the right aide; there being only two Gordon men in Bnena Vista, and three other* in the eonnty. The people have never become reconciled to the “bargain and sale" business of Gordon, Brown A Co. We would further my the Gordon men are not old soldier*. Bacoxiaxs. JEFFKHSO.V. Appoint* July 1st a* liar Day-Daeon Ahead. Wall let, June 9.—Our executive com mittee met in Louisville jester.Ur au l de cided to lied delegates to the gubernatorial •onvention by mats nu< ting on first Tues day in July. The committee wood five for Bacon and two t .rGrl n. Wear* going to carry ti.in 1 mty for l;.i •. bu l l a .! iibt. One of the most ir.lt .. nti d mi:... A Correspondent \t riles 1111 Editorial Full , ofAIrat. Your editorial in Sunday's Ibhug struck the key note in the present candidacy of Gordon. The Gordon men are heard to say, “l don’t believe that either Gordon or Bacon will be nominated.” Of course; it is just what they most detiro. Tho whole fight is not so much the election of Gordon, bat the defeat of Mej. Bacon. It is as clear os tho noonday sun that the t-rgau of Gor don would claim, and, in double-leaded headlines, boost of a victory should M ijor Bacon be defeated; and it wonld be all tho snme to that decent, truthful (?) organ whether the defeat of B'icon was accom plished by the unme of Gordon, or by some one eUe. It is funny to hear Gordon men tdk about Dr. Felton. They can’t get around tho facts which he so pointedly states, because these damaging facts are in tho records and can the dodged. But, oh! how they talk about Dr. Felton’s Markbnm II »nse confer once. But thev don't mention Hulsey, Mil ler nor Cox. sir’ee! And suppose Dr. Felton was there. And admit, for Hake of Argument—yet it is not true—that Dr. Fel ton U as vile, meau, corrupt and w ieked as the devil, or the Cnnstitu’ion would have hnu be, does that wipe ont the array of facts presented by him ogiinst Gordon, which arr? sufficient to forever pfiiticilly damn any ordinary gubernatorial anpiraut? Dr. Felton could not, were he inclined to do as the ConaliLutiou would have him do, obliterate the records from which he fo well bus pro duced the evidence of Gordon's mis state inept of J lmvtt no apology to offer tor the Doctor’s political standing iu years past os an independent, but a* a man, an upright, hon est man, ioved and houorud by bin neighbors, those who know him best, there is naught against him. Look to the history of tho Seventh District and son what the records say about him. As to Got don's con nection with the convict lease, go to the grave of poor Bob Alston, and hear from his widow aud orphan children the histoiy! One thing above every other thing satis fies me of tho truth of the charges against Gordon, to-v.it: If they were false, it i.n the easiest tiling in the w orld to prove. As to ieal questions now beL re the pople of tho StUe. The convention for selecting delegates will be held next Saturday. The raco will be done, but w$ propose to carry tho county for Bacon. PKRRY. o: lento Houston County Nomtuntes Mr inherit of the L<*c;lidifttiirt» amt County Olllcors. Perry, June 9 —The primary election for members of the Legislature and county officers took place yesterday. Tho follow ing Are the candidates chosen: For representatives, Bibert Fagan, II. A. Muthewn; for clerk, F. S. Wellons; for sheriff, J. W. Colyer: for tax collector, It. E. Story; for tax receiver, It. D. Brown; for county surveyor, W. L. Carr;-for coro ner, A. B. Shilling. Everything passed off quietly. bt* ll.uflTcd. Athena IOnn.r-W.teliUiaii. The G.irtiouiteo ure now engaged in play ing one of the must braxen games of bluff *» ever saw. W.th a view of creating a fictitious b mm for their candidate, they have selected hutches of their strongest counties, and when, as every one expected, they go ugiiiu-t Major Bacon, that impar tial!?) newspaper, the Constitution, fairly explodes its Bides with hurrahing. iVe never saw the outlook more hopeful thin it is for Bsoon, and thru s nothing to dis courage Iiia friends, in the counties that hove acted thus far, he has carried eight more votes than over before, and the p'tiful little majorities by which Gor don Moved several of the counties that were stocked in his favor shows that the people are aroused end stand ready to repudiate the candidate who was imported from New York solely to defeat an honorablo and ac ceptable gentleman, just btcansn be would not bow to the Atlanta ring. Wo are just as confident of Bacon's nomination as we were the day that wo espoused his cause, and we say to his friends, do not let the Constitution's little gumoof bluff dishearten yon. It is nothing but sheer brag and bluster. As we said, the Gordonites arc selecting their strongest counties, and the friends of tho people's candidate ^ have not spoken as yet. Why, we his resignation: Where is Newcomb? Where 01,11 • b - ck out ln this immediate is Joe Brown? Where ie the pay-roll of tho Louisville A Nashville Railruiul Company? Why, it seems tome, if be desired to dis prove these thing* there wonld be an “ab solutely spontauecus” upheaval of his friends; but he prefers to "make capital out ei.it-” Colqnitt succeeded on same liue. Where is Governor Smith? Tim. BACON IN PULA-SKI. An Able ami Forcible Address. Which I. Productive .,f Much Good. Haweinsvilli, Jnne 10.—Major Bacon arrived in Hawkinsville this morning nt 9 o’clock and wns met at tho depot by a large delegation and brought up town in grand style. The procession was headed by the Baby Bond. At 1 o’clook he addressed the citixens of Palsski at tho conrt house, which was packed to its utmost capacity. Ho wns introduced by Judge C. C. Kibbe and Col. L, W. Lamsr, both gentlemen making ben i- tiiul and appropriate remarks. The speaker wes received with great applause. lie held his audience sptii-honnd for nearly two boors. He made clear his position on the railroad commission, and said he was op posed to the sale of tho State ro ui or to the State's running it, but that bn favored its The Mujot*' speech was monlv, modest, eloquent aud powerful, and has already resulted iu good. In ono hour alter h* ceased we heard of several changes, and many of his opponents here concede that the speech cannot be answered. His effort was indeed an unusually fine one. One lady who was present, happily remarked: "I listened a few days ago to an harangue; to-day I heard an argument." Hhe had heard Gordon's presentation of Gordon and appreciated the difference between the boasting, arrogance and demogegiual appeals of the one *Dd the calm, statesmanlike utterances of the other. Every member of Company O, Eighth Gtorgia regiment, are eaid to be for Union. The judge of the Saperior Court, two ex- judgts, the clerk of the Huperior Conrt, shot iff and ordinary of the coanty, town officials and the conserration element of Holaaki are also tor Banin. DUTY OF THF, HOUR A Raeon Man in Macon County Speaks. OoLKTiioni'E, Ga, Jnne It).—Editor* Tei.eorapu; In your issue of to-day I notice an article from the Athens Banner-Watchman, handed “Don't be bluffed," which I consider to the point. There are some men in our county who are Baeon men, but wlieneverone or two coun ties go for Gordon I notice they are dis posed to grow a little weak, when really they should become strong and more deter mined to win, and work for Major Bacon harder than ever. There ia only one section of this coanty, eo far as I have been able to ascertain, that i* solid for Gordon, and that ia composed of abont thirty live votars. Wo all feel sanguine of snooaae. .Still the Bacon party should not login its energy, for Dooly waa lost in just that way, and one great trouble is thst the fanners are net taking that interest in the campaign they should. I fear they are not ooming ont on the day of election, which is uext Tuesday, the 15th. Wonld that I bad the power to instill into the minds of every man the importance ot the day. The eonnty must go for Bacon. Let every man put hi* abonlder to the wheel and push with aueh a vim as to give the Major such a rousing majority as was never heard of before in old Macon county. Yonrt for Bacon now and all the time. GORDON IN WAltHKN. Ha Falla to Enthus- Dy the Usual Airing of His War Kecord. Warbektox, June 10.—General Gordon spoke here today to abont two hundred voter* and seventy-five lodiee. Mr. Bacon’s friends treated him with marked courtesy and persistently refused to respond to his urgent appeals for somebody to step on his coat-tail. We had rather hear him snort than whine. He advanced no argument why he shonid be Governor, diseuaaed not a single rational issue in the campaign, but confined hi* remarks to himself and bis record as he read* it, but not as others read it, and some ungentlemanly allusions to the stoppage of the joint disciiMions. Out side of those who were openly proclaimed for him, his effort waa cot ret. 1 arued aa any thing shore an ordinary effort of a man who wilt say anything to gain vote*. The ladi. h were sympathetically moved when he patheticidly alluded to a midwife scene that occurred in Washington City some years ag . MAJOR BACON AT JK3UP. Ill I>u< Not l!u*lnaf« .«j>rff!i tlon (Jordon’* .>*aih** • M i r !;.t .’i ;t Mr >•*.,. \ f f thU iWtjna) coanty th s L*- conrt hewj in tLj-? i.’v • ?• Unnin< - • 1 by the- j - H' section fifteen or twenty counties that aro sure to go for Bacon, bnt they have very foolinhly delayed action. Gordon can never capture them, and when thoy do speak you are going to see tho spots knocked ont of thnt Constitution-inflated boom. We have information Dorn every section of the State, and there is not a shadow of donbt about Major Bacon’s triumph. His friends, we think very nnwUely, are holding book in stead of rpeaking out and showing their strength. The Constitution is Inking ad vantage of this fact to whoop up tho Gor don followers. It is nothing but wind work. Bacon is all right, and his friends need not be the sligbest uneasy. Cainpntgii Note*. Gordon is afraid to truat primaries in his own and moss meetings in Bacon's coun ties. Had tbo Bacon men all turned out in Fulton couuty Gordon would have been snowed under Forsyth county, eays our correspondent, elected os a Gordon delegate a “Democrat” who voted for Bullock against Gordon. If the B icon men organize as they did in McDuffie aud Pickens counties there wiU be uo more lost opportunities. DeKalb 1* said to be - n Gordon couuty, but lho “plain DeKalb countryman" is afraid to trust the people to vote on his oandidacy. Some of these fine morning* a boy will rn»h in'o the Navannah New* office and tell the editor that the gubernatorial campaign has opened. The shock will bo tomble bnt it is inevitable. The Albany New* says: “The brass band attachment does the work in upper Geor gia, but for Southwest Georgia, Stephen Dorsey O’Brien, of Atlanta, with his whis ky attachment, ia replied npou.” The Alban) Newi joins u tremendous meaning in these few lines: liob McWhor ter, whom home in Penfleld, Ga, was the rallying place of old Skowbegan Bryant in 18G7, and who lead the Bollock crowd in Greono ngu nst Gordon in that campaign, is now n strong Gordon man. The statute of limitations doe* not ran against any who need “Gndication" and will return. The day before tho election In Fulton the Constitution was crammed full ot piteous appeals for help. It bad been boasting that Gordon would carry the coanty ten to one. The day of the election, when hi* majority ahowed up only three to one, it declared that every Bacon man voted and the Gor don men stayed at home through overcon fidence. And this, when hacks, wagon* and brass band* were frantically rushing about for voters. The Gordon organs claim Greene eonnty, because, so they say, it belongs to Bob Mc Whorter. Wo wonder how a man feels who is eons ions thst his franchise and his opin ion* are controlled by a political trader? Bob McWhorter, in the estimation of the Gordon organs, is Greene county. The vo ters are helpless and dependent atoms not to be consulted. We trust, however, thero J* “onlines* enough in Greene to repel this implied charge. The Butler Herald hss been giving away a State secret: “A yonng gentleman from Upson informed os last week that that lion end fonr barrels of "tangle-foot" and sent it down to Spalding coanty in the in terest ot Gordon. Tbo gentleman said that the party in charge of the wagon woe in structed to viait every residence in the coanty named and leave a copy of the Con- stitnuon and aa much “red eye” aa de sired." The Athena Banner-Watchman says: To show tho utter inconsistency of Gordon, in hia blatant demand for primary elections we have only to refer to DeKalb, his home county, where tho followers of Atlanta's candidate refused to let the voters be heard through primaries, bnt forced upon them a conrt-house meeting. They were afraid to show Gen. Gordon's weakness at home, as a fail vote of the people wonld have mani fested. and therefore throttled the publie voice. If Gordon was sincere in hu de mand for primary elections, why did he not let his own county set tbs example? This is a fair sample of the inconsistency of tba ring candidate, and should open the eyeaot every voter who is not hide-bound by prej udice. Gen. Gordon demands of other counties what he throttles in hia own. The Talbottob New Era says a Bacon man has rectired a lithograph letter from General Gurdon, whi-h r. .„bt as fullows: comouTUL A TLA XT A. Ga.. il»7 IfeMfT Dlar 8 nr I bear mitii plruura that 3on are «ith me la the coming campaign, and I •f*-»tr« to thank job for ytmt confidence sad friend*hip, end to aak that JGU n.AA* j.AAr* J1 rt j; I ;t »nd eaneet All tia*t 1 u or, al n, *1. l i mb aare that if jon At.d rnj oih*r fmn U in yonr coon j wiU grt t j* tfu-r sad organ lie in my Whalf. 1 will be able t* r*rTjUk« 'Maty.' I te’ J-u * ill do whxt j, 1 le a L‘ne from 70a to man who has reecivcfl ono,is 11 subscriber to tin? All mtit Weekly Constitution. They lira hont to tho country subscribers of tho Con stitution, all contain tho (mine lungiuq'e and all are marked “confidential ” As mi elec tioneering scheme to catch tho unwary, it is <'« H.iMil\ "on top.” Hays the Athens Burner-Watch rutin, un der the head of “Bluffing and Bulldozing:’* It does not take a very wise man to discern that the pnbernatorial campaign, on tho Gordon side, has degenerated into an at tempt to triumph by a deliberate gimo of bluff and bulldozing. Never within tho political history have tho people witnesstd such a shamefnland brazen canvass as is be ing made bv General Gordon, and in many counties his adherents have adopted tho regular Atlanta methods in their desperate attempt to secure that spontaneity on tho part of the votera that Gordon boasted bad called him from his office In Now York. IIo saw that Major Bacon was the undoubted ohoice of the whole State, except his littio handful of backers in Atlanta, and ttmfc spontaneous, unsolicited uprising of tho people didn’t pan ont worth a cent. Gen eral Gordon began the campaign by trying to ride into the Governor's office on tbo issues of the late war, buried for over twenty yean in a blopdy grave. 11 would mount some stamp and for two hor.ru electrify his andionoe with his deeds of v«ilor, and deliberately place upon his own brow all the laurels left from that trying period. But somehow or other this dod^o didn’t have the dosired effect, and ho saw that ho must certainly go down before tho o^noentrated flro of Bacon’s solid reason- i..g. **•••• In order to defeat his honorable antagonist, and forco from the people that verdict thoy aro loth to give, General Gordon is now visiting counties with a brass band and addressing the voters the day they arc c&llrd on to select Gubernatorial delegates. Ho is re peating this game on frequent occa sions, and it is tho duty of every man in Georgia who believes in pure polit ical methods to denounce by his vote each an audacious departure. General Gord m aud his Atlanta backers aro now’ pressing to a vote, every county of which they aro sure, with a hope of building up a fictitious boom for their candidate; but not 0011 tent with this, in his fear lest he lose a voto has Gen eral Gordon overstepped all bonds of fair ness and propriety, and is trying to forco a favorable verdict from tho people by his presence at the bollut-box. lias our proud old State snnk so low as to indorso such methods? We believe not PROMINENT PEOPLE. txthiy, N'.: ■. Kr tel b A'rJwllOk’ p'lilt- 1 T.< James Paynisto mako a litoral translation of "The Decameron." Tho Rev. Dr. Handerland’H fee at the big wedding was a crisp $luo bill. General Logan is to take a long rido by rail over tbo Northern Pnrifio at inidHum- mer. Ilorr Rnbinstein has sent 2,0Qpf, to Jf. Psstoar, tho deliverer of mankind Irom mad dogs. M. Rocheforfslotostplay, “LTrliindnifO," tells of Hbilielabs and a Fenian fandango in Quebec. Mr. Gabanol, tho French artixl of just fame, is seriously ill of bronchitis anti asthma. George* lingo, grandson of Victor lingo, is so ill of heart disoaso thnt his friends aro mnch concerned. Kir Donald Stewart and Kir John McNeill, Britons ut Bruin u ■*. II till.- me looking oronnd New York. Alma Tadema's new picture of Mary An derson will show her as ••Krdammbo," Flau bert's Oarthagenion girl. Mr. Arthur fonnd n bit of wedding ciko in a dainty package that reached him from tho White ltonse on Friday. Wilson 8. IIii.m lI, now COUBpicUOUH AH (| friend of tho White Iloaso family, wan known at Yale os “the woodon-spoon man.” Minister Pendleton's danghter arrived in Liverpool on Saturday and was mot by her father at the wharf. Both then star tod fo* Berlin. The widow of tho lato Bayard Taylor ami her danghter Lillian will return to Kennett Square this summer, after a two yuan' h o- jonrn in Europe. Princess Amelie, daughter of tho Count of Paris, has among her wedding gilts a ‘Id 1 '■' -ur. ", "nt,.icing I. fragment ol one of tho bones of Ht. Lawrence of Eu." Professor Bell, the telophono millionaire who married a deaf mnte, is much alarmed becunsphi* children, lntcly afflicted with soarle^fei'er, are threatened now with deaf- MM. When the infant King 'of 8pain wns bo- ing christened Alfonso Leon Fernando Maria Santiago Isidore Poseoal Marciano he protested |uv*rnltimes in a load voico. No wonder. Edward Everett H de, of Boston, has lieen elected an honorary member of the Vassar churn of 1880 and haa accepted hin election. He is the first bouorurv in, mi,, r of any class at Vossar. Andrew CamegU, being nrked by tho Critic if there was any fonn.lntion for the stonr that ho ba I bought Curlyle'M old homo ol Chelsea, Eng, replied: “Not tho slightest. New* to me.’’ William IL Rid. ing, writing wittily of gradtiitions in England, avers: “The occtt- pants of the softest roahions are treated with tho softest manners—tho occnpuit* of tho bardeat with nn appropriate asperity.” R®v. Dr. E. N. Kirk, Congragution- alm , who died a few days ago, U M .iid by Harper's Weekly to have been an enthuM- ostic boxer—a man so fond of muscular sports and activities that he once was seen laughing with the blood btrtaming down hui face. Her Adolf 8onnentha! f tho Austrian tra gedian, is billed to play the whole of S bil lers tragedy, “Wallenstein,” in ono day, no will begin at 2 o'clock in tha afternoon and end at midnight or later. Tha play in- r h** Camp,” one aet; “Piccolomi- ni, fivo acts and “WaOaastcin’s Death,” five acts. **Chlef Justice Marshall,** a Washington character, died there the other day at the age of 87 years, ne was a qnaiut Virginia negro, John Marshall, by name, aud ho was never seen asleep. In his last years ho got to believe that he really whs "Chief Jus tice Marshall,” and died with the sense of satisfied worldly ambitions. Don Augusto Leopoldo Gonutgne, Duke the grandson of Dom Pedro tbo tho II , arrived in Now York on Sunday sailing np the rivtr on a Brazilian man-of- war, which carries eight gnus ,n j officer., and men. Tbo Prince hu« id . riv,| the complexion of his German father. \U H Loir and eyebrows are golden 11* ts (l waU-btnUyoung fellow,tall and sk-ndi r un.l wore a plain gray suit. I.’.-l .• *•:>! fit Arthur ha* gained nothing in ft' -II daring th'r post few Wt« ks ui*d bZ '• "C •• »«Ry’.MiJ£ 1 I , .vi, ai.,1 patent anti (d vahai, trouble to hi ... .n.hr.u. It i* tL ' ltiBOW t'.athe will .... taUu to .V . London, Conn., f,.r tL. n,.u,l - '■n m ho i, at ... to un.nl th,. lr ,..y. Mi"ii.'l.t*.,- trip 1„; rami.- Mr. Arthur will I", «»ltoO up th. Sound in a • t- .1,1 \.u ht and gi>«-n comfort kbit* nui.io.Lfc- !'/' n ‘ cottages atuchcal t<3 tbo i equ j t IIo Ono.