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|| I ROMITION DF COLLINS
fwice Appointed By President Wilson And
Endorsed By Congressman Lee Turned
Down In United States Senate.
J The omination of Charles L. Collins, twice appointed by President
\Vil~ ! as postmaster of Cartersville, was rejected by the United States
jjatp j a st Friday on account of the objections of Senator Hardwick.
j; r> I’oliins was appointed last February and his nomination, sent
to the senate by President Wilson, bu* was not confirmed at that time
( i ue . , the fact that Senator Hardwick held up his nomination, and since
tint time a great deal of murmitring and expressions of interest have
Ijeeit expressed by the people of Cartersville. Upon congress recon
veni.n, Air. Collins was again nomianted by t’he president and Senator
Hardwick announced that he would opi>ose confirmation. It was well
known that if Senator Hardwick persisted in his attitude that Mr. Col
lins would fail of confirmation, but it was hoped until the last that he
would relent and give him his support.
On last Friday, however, the nomination was brought up before
the senate by Senator Hardwick who opposed it with the result that
the senate rejected it, the rule being that upon objection by a senator
from the state from whicli the appointment was made, the senate
through courtesy will fail to confirm.
MR. COLLINS' ENDORSEMENT.
Ms Collins forwarded an endorsement to Washington which is
said to be the most formidable ever given an applicant for a public
position in Cartersville. A great majority of the people of Cartersville
endorsed him by petition and letter; ’he obtained the support and back
ing of Congressman Lee; two appointments by the president and the
favorable consideration of one of the United States senators, but lack
ing the other senator, he failed to secure the position.
Mi. Collins’ friends supported him until the very last. Ail sugges
tions made that an agreement be reached and a compromise made upon
arcther applicant w-ere turned down. They insisted that it was not a
mailer to be compromised, inasmuch as, ninety per cent of the people
had expressed their preference for Mr. Collins and that it would be a
"surrender without honor” to yield to scarcely ten per cent who op
posed him. If it had been a case where applicants had divided the
strength about equally, or even as much as forty per cent against sixty
per cent, it might have been considered differently; but to yield as it
was, would be to let the “tail wag the dog.”
COLLINS RECOMMENDS JOLLY.
Immediately after the senate finally rejected Mr. Collins, Mr, Lee
submitted to the postmaster-general the name of Hill J. Jolly and it is
understood that the senators decided to accept Mr. Jolly and, hence,
his appointment and confirmation will follow.
The appointment of Mr. Jolly comes as a result of the recommen
dation made by Mr. Collins himself to Mr. Lee. "When it was realized
that Senator Hardwick would likely mtinue to oppose him. Mr. Col
lin* wrote to Mr. Lee recommending Mr. Jolly’s name in the event he
failed to secure confirmation, giving as his reason Mr. Jolly had stoutly
and steadfastly supported him throughout and had been loyally his
friead in every sense of the word, and his appointment would give gen
eral satisfaction, not only throughout the city, but throughout the
county.
Mr. Jolly refused to be considered an applicant for the position,
in any sense of the word, until Mr. Collins’ chances were completely
exhausted. He maintained throughout an attitude of friendship and
loyalty for Mr. Collins and urged by letter and personal appeals upon
Senator Hardwick the wisdom and justice of Mr. Collins’ appoint
ment. Mr. Collins’ friends, learning that Mr. Jolly wa his preference in
the event of his failure to secure the job, promptly fell in and gave to
Mr. .]6Py their solid support. Congressman therenpoh endorsed
him and submitted his name to the postmaster-general, with the result
that Mr. Jolly was appointed and will be Cartersville's postmaste# - as
soon as the forms of law are complied with.
HISTORY OF THE FIGHT.
Mr. Collins’ friends, while greatly disappointed over his failure to
secure the office, have extended to Mr. Jolly their warmest congratula
tions and good will. They insist that Mr. Jolly would never consent to
the use of his name until it was definitely ascertained that Mr. Collins
Monel no further chance and that he fought wsth the great majority ot
; hc people of Cartersville and felt that the people of Cartersville should
U’W’ had their wishes gratified.
One of Mr. Collins’ friends speaking of the matter said:
■ Mr. Collins Worked for the place and devoted the better part o.
l've> : ears to a campaign for it with the assurance that should he re
ceive a majority of the citizens of the town to support him, he would
s 'eu’v the position. He did more than this. He furnished an endorse
ment that would do honor to any man in Cartersville. Listed as en
dor-ers of his application are men of every shade of political opinion
>'i the democratic party; supporting him w-ere farmers, bankers, man
ufacturers, skilled and unskilled laborers, merchants, lawyers, doctors
ami ministers of the gospel. He secured a practically unanimous officia’
endorsement throughout Bartow county and men of the highest integ
tity, who have known him for a lifetime, have testified to his cliarac
ter - integrity and fitness for the position applied for.
‘With this endorsement he submitted his claims to Congressman
Gordon Lee, as did all other applicants. Mr. Collins’ endorsement was
so much stronger,than all others combined that Mr. Lee went over the
maiter with Senator Hoke Smith and Senator West, then the junior
senator from Georgia. After a consultation with the senators, Mr. Lee
W:is authorized to announce through the papers that Mr. Collins’ name
would be submitted to the postmaster-general with the official endorse
ment of the representative in congress from Georgia, Senators Smith
und West and Congressman Lee. Upon Mr. Akerman’s time expiring,
hn president api>ointed him and sent his nomination to the senate.
HARDWICK ELECTED AND OPPOSES.
In the meantime Senator Hardwick had been elected to the sen
aU ‘ *o succeed Senator West and when the appointment reached the
sen ate something like a half dozen objections came from Cartersville
f 1 the senators to opj>ose his confirmation. Not to have received the
a,i: ' hntinent would have not reflected upon Mr. Collins’ character, but
’ F'e appointed by the president and then to be refused a confirmation
*° s P p k to put a stigma upon a man’s good name, and Senator Smith
s aWd that he could not afford to refuse to confirm the appointment
f this reason, even though he (had previously preferred another. Sen
“ or sent two telegrams to Cartersville saying he could go no
*'* il< r in advocacy of a rival applicant and must vote to confirm Col
lins.
Senator Hardw'ick heeded these protests and held up the nomi
nalion until congress adjourned, hence causing the nomination to go
ra "ght and necessitating the second nomination of Mr. Collins,
011 and he be the president’s choice again.
Before congress adjourned, however, Mr. Collins, H. J. Jolly and
1 ’■ went to Washington for the purpose of laying, before Senator
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(Continued on page six.)
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
CARTERSVILLE, GA., JANUARY 13, 1910
SHERIFF HAS A HI
FINDING JURYMEN
Nearly Everybody Kin To
Somebody But Gets One
At Last.
Superior Court met Monday morn
ing and found itself at once in trouble
over getting a grand jury and it was
not until Tuesday that -a full panel .
was secured. A number had been ex- i
cosed on account of sickness and for
other reasons and on top of this came
the usual number of kinfolks of county
officers who bad to be weeded out.
Some time ago when C. M Milam
was drawn for grand jury service the
court excused him! notwithstanding
Mr. Milam was not asking to be ex
cused, for the reason, as given by the
court, that he w r as related to Henry
Milam, county school superintendent,
and stated that as the school superin
tendent's books are subject to exam
ination by the grand jury, no relative
would be allowed to serve. It was then
pointed out by lawyers that the books
of practically every officer in the
county were likewise subject to the
same requirement of law'. Thereupon
the court undertook to narrow its
ruling by declaring that only the kins
men of such officers w r ho themselves
were debarred from sitting on the
grand jury and had books to be ex
amined, would be excluded.
The action was altogether new and
not adhered to in any circuit in Geor
gia to this day except the Cherokee
circuit and not here until Cbas. M.
Milam appeared as a drawn grand
juror. Since which time a prospective
juror must look a little into the list
of his kinsfolk, who his grand-father
married, w r hat his grand-uncles and
aunts did in the marrying line, how
many relations his wife may have and
other items not heretofore considered
essential to his qualifications as a
juror.
The result of the ruling has had the
highly informative effect of definitely
ascertaining that Henry Milam has a
great number of kinfolks, that Geo.
H. Gilreatk is extensively connected
and that J. C. McTier, W. T. Button,
Dr. Thos. H. Baker, N. M. Adams and
Walter Bradford, have kinsfolks all
their own w-hile the ordinary, the
members of the county boaid of edu
cation, the tax receiver and tax col
lector can all account for the fact of
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their being on earth and prove it by
hosts of kinfolks, and hence are al
together unlike “Topsy” who claimed
that she just “happened.”
This ruling only became effective
last July and already quite a consider
ale number of well known citizens
have been turned away from the grand
jury because they are kin to some
body.
So, when court met last Monday a
perfectly good array of otherwise good
jurors were present to serve their
country, but not, enough. Warren Tins
ley had been excused and when the
cause was ascertained it was learned
that he was kin or something to Henry
Milam. John P. Lewis was there but
he was found to be related to the wife,
of J. C. McTier, county commissioner,
something like a third cousin, say. S.
A.. Gilreath’s name bore a striking
similarity to the name responded to
by the county treasurer. To make up
these deficiencies the sheriff was sent
out to look for and find a few jurors.
He thought that W. 0. Henderson
would make a fine juror, and he would
but —he was kin to Mr. Milam. The
sheriff worked and labored throughout
the day. Finally, on Tuesday morning !
he turned up in court with his tongue !
hanging out and beads of prespiration
running down his handsome face like
water brooks to report that he had
found four more men who were quali
fied jurors and not related to some
distinguished office holder. The chan
ces are that if the sheriff had needed
one more and if w-ithin the confine© of
the county there lived a man who had
his name on the grand jury list and
rot kin to somebody, he would have
been brought to court, put in the
grand jury room and made to serve
whether he wanted to or not.
About the only other matter of in
terest transacted by the court was
the trial of the case of Courtney
against the L. & N. Railroad, wherein
the plaintiff was represented by Judge
Spencer R. Atkinson, of Atlanta, and
J, R. Whitaker, of Cartersville. and
the defendant railroad by D. W. Blair,
of Marietta, and Neel & Neel, of Car
tersvill The jury returned a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff for ten hous
acd dollars.
IHE DIXIE THEATRE
PRESENTS GOOD LIST
Many Attractions Of Merit
To Be Shown During
January.
The Dixie Theatre lias been putting
on for a number of weeks an exceed
ingly fine array of photo plays. This
theatre has earned and deserves the
patronage of all who may seek an hour
or two s pleasure each day. The pic
tures couM not be put on the screen
any more perfectly than is done by
the equipment owned by the Dixie
and their selection of plays and com
edies, as weJl as the pictures.of trav
el and historical and current events,
have been delightfully entertaining
and profitable..
Maintaining the standard w-hicn
they have adopted as a policy, Messrs.
Gould and White will present on Tues
day, January 18, .Mary Pickford as
'Esmeralda.'’ This is Daniel Froh
man’s adaption of Frances Hodgson
Burnett’s great work, and with Mary
Pickford, as the idol of the screen, the
play comes to Cartersville thus spon
sored, as one of the best that theatre
goers have been favored in Carters
ville. From the youngest to the oldest,
Mary Pickford is a favorite, and her
acting, characterized as it is by orig
inality, sweetness and tenderness,
which is altogether her own, continues
o win friends through her impersona
tion of each character.
On Thursday, January 20, Margue
rite Clark appears in “The Prince and
the Pauper.” This is Mark Twain’s
romatic story and Miss Clark as the
star is remarkable in the first film
adaptation of any work done by Ame
ica's greatest humorist. “The Princs
and the Pauper” is a thoroughly en
joyable work of Mark Twain’s many
stories. It is i>eculiarly appreciated
by young folks in its merriment and
clever humor, possessing as it does,
also, many dramatic thrills which are
just as often replaced by a laugh. A
splendid audience will doubtless greet
this play upon its presentation.
The Dixie Theatre is peculiarly for
tunate in being able to secure on Jan
uary 31st the play known a* "Hypo
crites.” This picture was presented a
short time ago in Cartersville to a
number of prominent men and women
invited for the purpose of passing up
on its adaptability for presentation
here. It was the practically unanimous
opinion of all that the story had merit
and that the picture was one which
should be shown. Throughout the pic- j
tore the figure Truth appears before
certain members ef the church who are
in their various capacities acting in
consistently and hypocritically. It is
a remarkably fine portraiture of con
ditions in church, politics and busi
ness, and how often, in these various
capacities, hypocrisy plays an import
ant part. Tn all these scenes Truth ap
pears to point, the way and to drive
off the error.
These three plays are especially at-;
tractive and will doubtless meet with ;
great favor through liberal patronage.
RED STAR DEPARTMENT STORE
MOVES TO BANK BLOCK.
The Red Star Department Store
have moved into their new quarters on
Bank Block, formerly the location of
the old post office, and the changes
made which will add to the effect of
making light and airy this room, en
ables the store to very attractively
display its fine stock of dry goods,
shoes and clothing.
This business is rapidly becoming
one of the leading houses in Carters
ville, and, efficiently managed by Mr.
A. Davis, its trade has been on the in- j
crease ever since it was established
in CartersvLle,
After the removal of the post office
to the new post office building, Mr.
Davis acquired a lease on this store
from its owners, and those who pre
dicted that the removal of the post
office would render this location less
!K>pular have been greatly fooled, as
Mr. Davis has succeeded in making
his store a popular and attractive
emporium. The stock is an entirely
new' one, arranged in artistic style,
and the show- window's have been
made the means of displaying samples
of that kept in stock, with the result
that the Red Star has been brought
into increased popularity by the
change.
COM'S PROMINENT CITIZENS
COMPOSEJANUARY GRAND JURI
Business Of Superior Court In Hands Of a
Body Of Strong Forces Who Make W.
A. Dodd Foreman For the Term.
The following well known citizens of
Bartow county compose the grand
jury for the January term of the super
ior court:
W. A. Dodd, chairman, is a widely
and popularly knowir citizen of Car
tersville with extensive farming and
real estate interests located at differ
ent points. Mr. Dodd is now the repre
sentative in the general assembly from
Bartow county, serving his second
term, and as such is one of the most
influential members of the legislature.
His work in favor of temperance leg-
islation just passed was effective, both
as a member of the committee from
which the legislation emanated, as
well as throughout the membership of
the house, by which it was adopted.
Amos Keith has been a citizen of
Bartow county for a number of years
and as such has established himself
in the good will of all who have come
to know him. He is a well to do and
up to date farmer with conservative
tendencies, and his service upon the
grand jury will be helpful to his as
sociates and of benefit to the county.
R. L. Saxon is a citizen who is
known throughout the county, and a
farmer and one who has devoted him
self to the best interest of the county,
in both civic and business affairs. He
will give to the duties of the grand
jury devotion of service and wise ad
vice.
J. B. Smith lives in the Cartersville
district and is favorably know'n be
cause of his high character and busi
ness ability. He will bring to the du
ties of a grand juror the best of good
judgment and business experience.
R. W. Landers is a merchant of Car
tersville who occupies high rank as a
business man. He is a director of the
First National Bank and recently re
ceived the highest vote in the election
for commissioners of the city of Car
tersville. Mr. Landers is personally
popular, a good business naan .and in
every way qualified for grand jury Ser
vice.
J. P. Walker lives in the Cassvili-'’
district and is an influential citizen
well knowm throughout the county for
his quiet and conservative judgment.
His association with his fellow- mem
bers will be of value to all.
J. M. Field, of Cartersville, is wide
ly known, both personally and in a
business way. He has the faculty of
making friends and holds them w-ith t
grip of steel, while his business ability i
is of the highest order, and his ctnnec- j
tion with the grand jury will be of
great, serviceable value.
S. S. Atwood lives in the Taylors
ville district and is one of Bartow
county’s most progressive farmers and
business men. He has served with dis
tinction upon the county board of com
missioners and has devoted much val
uable service as a director of the Bar
tow County Fair Association. Popular,
genial and wholesouled, his influence
is wide and his service to his people j
valuable.
B. C. Sloan is one of the younger
mem be is of the grand jury w-hose
home is at Cassville. He is a farmer
and. actively identified with the opera
tion of the Cassville Gin & Warehouse
Company. Mr. Sloan is the clerk of
the board of commissioners and takes
a lively interest in public affaire into
which he throws a sincere and patrio
tic purpose.
J. M. Conyers is another one of the
1 younger members of the grand jury
whose activity in business and public
affairs has brought to him admiration
and good will from all sides. He is
prominently and highly connected
and his service and energy upon the
jury will lead to valuable conclusions.
George M. Jackson, of Cartersville,
is one of the county’s strongest men
w-ith a wealth of experience and judg
ment and with a sincere desire to
properly advance the moral, intellect
ual and business interests of the coun
ty, and the court is fortunate in having
him upon the grand jury.
R. J. Donahoo, a merchant of Car
tersville, is devoted to the advance
ment of all material interests of bene
fit to the county. He is personally at
tractive and likeable and In business
energetic and progressive. His service
upon the jury will be prompted by
high motives and good judgment.
H. W. Paris is a merchant of Adairs
ville and one who, while attending to
his business interests with energy and
judgment, well performs the duties of
a citizen when civic affairs are to t©
met. Mr. Paris is an independent
thinker and one who will at ail times,
in the judgment of his friends, give
the soundest advice and reach most
correct conclusions.
J. A. Partain lives at Emerson. He
is a citizen of the highest integrity
and deeply and devoutly religious. In
addition to performing the duties of
a citizen he is a qualified and well
equipped local preacher who takes a
large interest in the uplift and direc
tion of h.is neighbors and friends.
James Haney is one of the oldest
citizens of the county and for many
years the justice of the peace of the
Stamp Creek district. He has frequent
ly served on the grand jury and al
ways exercises the best of judgment
and gives to his associates the sound
est of advice.
J. A. Madden is a farmer of the Iron
Hill district and also the justice of
the peace of that district. Mr. Madden
has an extensive influence among hi3
neighbors and friends and is distin
guished for his soundness of judgment.
While giving strict attention to his
own business, he finds time and oc
casion to perform the duties of a citi
zen and officer.
John P. Worley, of Pine Log, was
formerly a county commissioner and
one of the staunch and stalwart citi
zens of the county. He is a successful
man and his presence upon the grand
jury goes far toward insuring strict
adherence to the law as well as wise
presentments.
John P. Worley, also of Pine Log, s
cousin of the member of the same
name, is an influential farmer wh<
finds delight in following his duties a!
a citizen. In co-iteration- with his* f@l
lowmembers, all of strong type, Mr
Worley will be found among the most
advanced among the membership of
the jury.
John T. Bray is a farmer and miller
of Linwood. popular and highly es
teemed among friends and acquaint
ances and with a capacity for doing
things. Mr. Bray will be a valuable as
sociate on the jury and will give ad
ditional reason for the inspiration of
the confidence upon the part of the
people in the justness and wisdom of
its deliberations. *
John G. Dees is a farmer of Pine
1 Log and one of the strong members of
I the county, in association with the
neighborhood and community which
has produced a great number of wor
thy citizens, Mr. Doss is ranked
among the best of these, and, hence,
his presence adds strength to the jury.
J. H. Cowart has for many years
lived in the CartersviMe district and
is a farmer. Together with other mem
bers on the jury well acquainted with
the agricultural interests and in sym-
pathy with all other enterprises w'hich
go toward making Bartow county
what it is, Mr. Cow'art has assumed
his part and performed his duties.
J. R. Coombs, of Adairsville, is in
the employment of the Western & At
lantic Railroad Company as an opera
tor and has always held the esteem
and confidence of his fellowcitizens.
This has been worthily bestowed and
Mr. Coombs is in every way equipped
to make a good juror.
E. F. Noland is a farmer w-ho re
sides east of Adairsville and is per
sonally popular and enjoys the esteem
and confidence of his neighbors and
acquaintances. Mr. Noland has always
shown a disposition to promptly re
spond to the call for his services in
civic affairs and at all other times de
voting himself to the interest of his
business, family and neighborhood.
FATHER OF J. J. HILL SICK,
J. J. Hill lias spent the better part
of this week at the bedside of his
father who lies sick at his home in
Resaca. Due to his advanced age, now
past eighty years, grave apprehensions
are felt, but the many friends of the
family hope that he will convalesce
over his present attack.
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