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(BUT Gil GREETS DORSEY
AT GARTERSVILLE TUESDAY
Candidate Upholds His Platform And Op
poses Making Jury Verdicts a Nullity
By Use Of Pardoning Power.
Hon. Hugh Dorsey, candidate for
governor, addressed the largest crowd
of the campaign in Bartow county at
the court house in Cartersville last
Tuesday morning and his coming, as
Wfei ] as a thoughtful, impressive and
earnest address, enthused his large fob
lowing in this section of Georgia.
\-- r Horsey arrived in Cartersville
over the Dixie Flyer and was met at
tin tiain by a representative number
or citizens and supporters. He was
conducted to the Park Hotel where
he remained a few minutes only as he
was billd to speak at 10 o’clock. In
this short interval, however, he was
met by a great number of citizens and
voter- who greeted him affectionatsly
in many forms of salutation, not the
least number used being the “next
governor of Georgia.”
Mr. Dorsey is an affable companion,
but none the less he gives the impres
sion that he possesses plenty of re
serve, of dignity and of thoughtful
mind, and bears himself well in any
company. He is not “gushing” in his
meeting with either friends or strang
ers, does not resort to the “hello Bil‘l'’
style of greeting and resorts to no
tricks to gain popularity through cas
ual meeting. He is, none the less, a
likable man, has a sincere and hearty
grasp of the hand and a kindly and
gentle smile of greeting that gives
cne the impression of earnest interest
and a wish to be useful and servicable
to all. ■
AH who met him socially w-ere
pleased with him. He held a short
talk with .Mrs: which was
plainly enjoyed by both. His enthu
siastic friends were thanked for their
labors and speech in his behalf, the
did men were impressed and the youa*
men pleased with hfrn. He wire easy
w ith all and seemed to be made for
a public life and to be able to stand
the fierce glare of the spot light.
•Mayor Paul Gi'ireath came to the
hotel to conduct him to the court
house and there to introduce him.
1 pon arriving at the place of speaking
the court room was found to be en
tirely filled, every available chair be
fog taken and many already standing.
Many seats were brought into the
"tom afterwards and these were rap
®y taken. Then the room began to be
further filled by those who stood in
the aisles and around the walls of the
auditoriuni. Each train brought more
lEMCLE CHOIS
IB SUPS! SMITH JR.
] he tabernacle services begun last
'•eek with Rev. Albany Smith, (Gypsy
Jr.) in charge.
1-arg.e crowds are attending the
- !: ~ held daily and on last Sun
ni:,|,ning the tabernacle was filled
1 yt: flowing to hear Mr. Smith. The
was lead by Air. Forest Cole
ed by a large chorus choir and
■“misters of local churches assisted
mp preliminary services. Mr. Smith
1 a particularly strong and im-
Pre-'vo
• sermon and greatly thrilled
1 -t e audience who listened at
m !\eiv to his every word.
services Sunday night were
■Vi\ attended but were interrupted
■ nip ' ' after *' ,r - Smith begun his ser*
■ ff lon . ' an electric storm. The rain
■ tht. ° rrents an< * Was in upon
■ of the tabernacle. This
■ causpH
■ jhj,/. 1,0 m uch disturbance and
l n , . H ‘" !o § et in drv calces upon the
part (\f V
■pit f i, ne great audience that the
| Was compelled to stop. The
■ f our C ° nt . iniJe<i unceasingly for an
■ ’iiuna " h! ' !e tlle lightning display and
Inc e ‘ C ' eps kept the more nervous
■ a stat of alarm.
ItQp b y ' ale is taking a part of
Btion, J h . dan of peaching and his set
fl*r of n ’ e en full of spiritual pow
■o° ovinc ef and Profound thought and
■ Palp in their conclusions. Mr.
as ma<le many friends here and
■‘m&drpdc; ~v
Hir v x Press their great interest
M hls Preaching.
B Co] •
| ™ an experienced, leader
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
j and more people to Cartersville, the
! most of these Dorsey enthusiasts,
| while others stilt want “more light”
j and were coming to see and to hear
Dorsey.
J Upon Mr. Dorsey’s appearance be-
I tore the vast crowd that had assem
bled a cheer went up that proved the
feeling of the crowd. Mr. Dorsey is
i what may be termed a handsome man.
Slightly 'below the average in height
he is of “stocky’ and robust built. He
is clean shaven, has a rather promi
nent nose, indicating strength, purpose
, and honesty, a clear brown eye and
i was dressed in a pul'.'m beach suit. Al
(together he appeared to be as clean
,in personal appearance as he is in
his private life.
Cm after getting to the court
i house Mayor Gilreath arose and in a
ishort but splendid speech of inbroduc
i tion presented Mr. Dorsey to the au
j dience.
Mr. Dorsey was greeted with en
thusiastic applause and then entered
jupon a discussion of the issues of the
(Campaign. He discussed in a thorough
j ly cool and logical manner the various
j planks of his platform. He answered
j the oriticisms of his various political
: rivals for the governorship, stating
| that for them personally he had a
j high regard and that each would cred
itably fill the office of governor
but that they differed along lines of
principles and policies and that he
was here to uphold and maintain the
. thing he stood for.
H>e >as gtvew the closest of atten
tion throughout and it seemed that ev
ery hearer was giving rapt and thought
ful consideration to the ideas advanced
i by the speaker.
He upheld the sanctity of jury ver
dicts. He maintained that the granting
of pardons meant taking a.wav from
juries the force of their findings and
giving the governor a power which he
used as a political asset. He vigor
ously opposed granting to the gover
nor -any such power or placing in hls
hands such a political asset.
It is impossible to give Mr. Dorsey’s
speech in full. Sufficient to say that
ho pleased and delighted his support
ers and went away from Cartersville
well satisfied with the reception Ac
corded him here.
Mr. Dorsey lett by automobile for
Fair mount where he spoke at 3 o’clock
and to Calhoun where he spoke at
night.
in song and his solo selections, as well
as his direction of the chorus and con
gregational singing, is of the very
best and he takes rank with the finest
singers who have visited Cartersville
to lead the music in tabernacle ser
vices.
The meeting closes Sunday with
three services at the tabernacle and
doubtless the tabernacle and grounds
will be covered with visitors from all
over the county and from nearby
cities.
The merchants of Cartersville close
their business houses every morning
so that clerks and employes can at
tend.
SEVERE ELECTRIC STORM
PASSES OVER SUNDAY NIGHT.
j* —————
A severe electric and rain storm vis
ited the county Sunday night and
caused great damage to crops, while
the lightning killed stock and struck
several houses.
The storm was particularly heavy
in and around Cartersville. It broke
up teh tabernacle meeting which was
in progress a*d caused a great deal
of alarm.
Lightning struck the house and
shattered the porch of Mr. W. A.
Goodrich, living on the Chas. Smith
place on route 4. Mr. Goodrich’s wife
was shocked by the impact but was
otherwise uninjured.
Farmers report that crops were ser
iously damaged by the heavy rains
that fell.
Rev. L. G. Hames is in Savannah
and Rev. C. L. McGinty is in Craw
ford where they are conducting re
vival services.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., AUGUST 10, 191 G
COIiIITEE Fill FEES
FOR IKE COMTES
No Single Shooting And
Candidates To Enter By
August 15.
The democratic executive commit
tee of Bartow county met at the court
house last Tuesday tor the purpose of
making preliminary preparations for
the primary of September 12.
The official report of the business
transacted by the committee will be
found below and its various orders sot
out in plain terms. The following is
the report prepared for publication fiy
the committee itself:
The Bartow county Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee in response to the
call of the chairman met at the court
house in Cartersville Tuesday morn
ing, August Bth, 1916, with the follow
ing members present:
Allatoona district, M. E. Russell;
Adairsville district, S. T. Burns
(proxy); Cartersville district, J. J.
Hill; Cassville district, J. L. Milhcl
lin; Emerson district, P. M. Mans
field; Eubanlee district, not represewt-
id; Iron Hill district, not represented;
Kingston district, L. J. Barrett; Pine
Log district, H. H. White; Sixth dis
trict, not represented;* Stamp Creek
district, J. M. Knight (proxy); Tay
lorsville district, n.ot represented;
Wolf Pen district, E. P. King.
The chairman explained that the
meeting was cal'led for the purpose of
assessing fees for various candidates
and for the 'transaction of such other
business that might be .necessary 'for
the primary election to be held Sep
tember 12. 1916. The assessments
were as follows:
Congressmen, $50.00.
Judges, *20.00.
Solicitors, $20.00.
Representatives, slo.os.
It was ordered that the prim ary,-be
conducted and managed in the same
manner as general elections are held.
The Justices of the Peace and Notar
ies Public together with Free Holders
acting as managers. The managers
shall make returns to the Executive
Committee at the court house on Sep
tember 13th, 1916, at which time the
committee will consolidate the vote
and declare the result.
In addition to the regular voting
places at genera'! elections voting
places will be iprovided at Salacoa,
Linwood, Atco, White and S'tilesboro.
No ballot shall be received or counted
by the managers other than the of
ficial ballot which will be furnished
by the chairman of the executive
committee. No “single shooting” will
be allowed. Candidates will be requir
ed to enter their names and pay as
sessment to chairman by August 15,
1916.
There being no further business the
committee adjourned until Septem
ber 13th, 1916, unless called together
earlier by the chairman.
J. J. HILL, Chairman.
L. J. BARRETT, Sec’v. Pro Tem.
CONGRESSMAN LEE
AIDS FLOOD SUFFERERS
The 7th district can again congrat
ulate itself upon having an experienc
ed and able representative in con
gress. Learning of the heavy loss in
the district from the recent flood, and
the suffering that has followed, Mr.
Lje went to work with his usual en
ergy to secure federal aid for the suf
ferers. On July 18. he and Congress
man Burnett introduced resolutions
appropriating money for flood relief,
and' these resolutions were followed
by numbers introduced bv other con
gressmen. After hard work in l>ie
senting the situation to the Military
Affairs committee and members of
the house, congress last week appro
priated $540,000 for relief of flood suf
ferers in six southern states. This re
lief will be distributed by the " ar
Department, but Mr. Lee has arranged
for the Department of Agriculture to
have charge of the distribution of
seeds for quick maturing crops to the
farmers ln the flooded sections. While
the sum appropriated will not be suf
ficient to give the proper relief, Mr.
Lee says that the amount appropriat
ed was the very best that could be se
cured. Unlike many other congress
men who are at home campaigning,
Mr. Lee has stayed on the job m
Washington and has not failed to look
after the interests of the people of the
district.
CiNUIfIATES TO SPEAK
|TO VOTERS OF BARTOW
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Judicial Aspirants Waging
Hot Contest Throughout
The County.
i judicial candidates are closing
in on Bartow county and both Mr Tar
!ver an< l ■{* 'fee File intend to make a
hard tigj to land the vote of the
will ly jGdorce during the next
two a Fite will speak to
'!>• P ~at tlit- court house on next
rirday morning. Mr. Tarver enters
county next Tuesday,
it has been many years since a race
of such general interest has been
fought out in this county. Judge Fits
has heretofore counted on the vote of
,Bartow as a certain asset and the ma
jority given him here has nearly al
ways been sufficient to give him the
by a comfortable margin. It
jis said that more than once it recpiir
tert the majority from this county to
overcome an adverse majority from
the balance of the district to land
Judge Fite.
The friends of Judge Fite have be
come alarmed over Bartow now and
hi view of the sweeping campaign be
ing waged by .Mr. Tarver in the other
counties of the district and the bril
liant speaking campaign being made
Lby him, together with the fine impres
sion he is creating everywhere he
[lgoes, the vote of Bartow is badly
[needed by the judge. There is strong
evidence, however, that the voters in
phis county are showung an independ
ence of spirit and have been greatly
Pimpressed with Mr. Tarver’s ability,
I'hi.s- announcement of principles, hls
L personal attractions .and, more than
teaii, with his judicial fitness for the
[Jcffi-ce he seeks.
The close friends of Judge Fite rea
lize that the county is close. They
ffir.d that Mr. Tarver has made a splen
| aid impression. They find that the peo
ple like his • speeches and that they
approve his views concerning what
the bench stands for in the way of
fairness and impartiality. Too many
people are coming out and saying
that they intend to vote for Tarver
to make the friends of Judge Fite
comfortable. They regard the thing as
dangerous for Judge Fite in Bartow
county and the reports from the other
counties of the circuit indicate that
if Judge Fite wins at all he must car
ry Bartow county by a bigger major
ity than he has ever carried it before.
In the meantime Mr. Tarvers
friends are confident of success and
believe that after all the voters have J
an opportunity to meet with and to j
hear the brilliant voting lawyer of j
Whitfield that Bartow county will line
itself up with the Tarver end of the
argument. A vigorous fight is being
waged for Mr. in the county. !
His following is general and among j
all classes of men, and from all sec- i
tions of the county. The friends of Mr.
Tarver Claim that a tidal wave is
sweeping through the district in favor
of Col. Tarver and that Bartow county
voters will join hands with the rest
and place him on the bench.
Mr. Tarver is going to spend all of
next week in the county and his pub- j
He addresses are hilled as foftlow3:
Folsom, Tuesday night, August 15th
at 7:30.
Pine Ix>g, Wednesday night, August
16th at 7:30.
Cass Station, Friday night, August
18th at 7:30.
Adairsville, Saturday afternoon,
August 19th at 2:30.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these addresses.
On the fallowing week Mr. Tarver
will . continue his campaign in this
county with public addresses to be an
nounced later. He intends to wind up
his speech making tour of Bartow
with a night speech at Cartersville
and particularly invites the working
man to attend this meeting.
Camping Party.
A camping party have made merry
on the Etowah river during the past
week composed of six boys under
charge of Mr. McKenzie, of Marietta.
The boys have many friends in Car
tersvil’e and have proved to be fine
entertainers, as well as fishermen.
The youthful party is composed of the
following promising youths of Mariet
ta: Frank McNeel, Douglas McNeel,
Malcolm Whitlock, Richard March
land, Joe March land and Wallace
Montgomery.
MOST Vim IMPROVEMENTS'
TO REGEIKjpmOI IT ONCE
Commissioners To Seek Data And Secure
Plans For Sewerage and School Improve
ments In Response to Public Demand.
Recognizing the existence of a prac
tically unanimous sentiment in Car
tersville for health and better school
buildings and the construction of
streets, as shown by the various in
terview's in recent issues of The Bar
tow Tribune, the city commissioners
last Thursday night passed a resolu
tion directing that a survey and esti
mate and right of way for a sewerage
system be ascertained and that an ar
chitect be engaged at onge to furnish
plans for extensive school improve
ments, preparatory to submitting a
bond issue proposal to the people of
Cartersville for ratification.
The motion was made by Commis
sioner R. W. Banders and was adopted
by the board.
it is believed that the desired infor
mation can be obtained in two or three
weeks and that w'ithin a short period
of time a'l'l sufficient data will be as
certainable and in the hands of the
commissioners.
Seweraae.
A number a of surveys have already
been made for which the city has paid
various Sum®, of money and the officers I
have these maps, estimates and worlds 1
of data by which to be guided. The city j
once employed Mr. Nesbit Hazlehurst,
who submitted a plan and maps for
which the city paid something like
$750.00. Later it engaged the firm of
Solomon-Norcross & Cos., who likewise
furnished a plan, maps and estimates
and later the J. B. McCrary Cos., wffio
likewise received a payment fpr their
services in this respect.
It is therefore a matter which en
gineers have already covered and it
now remains only* for the commission
ers to take these various plans up and
settle on what is. best.
Schools.
A capable architect would require
some five or six days to offer recom
mendation® of changes and plans to
how to go about improving the school
buildings. It will not be long before the
schools will reopen and hence it be
comes a matter which the commis-
RINGGOLD TURNS OUT TO
HEAR TARVER SPEAK.
Ringgold. Ga., Aug 7. —Coi. Malcolm
C. Tarver, candidate for judge of the
superior courts of the Cherokee cir
cuit, addressed the voters of Catoosa
county at the court house here today.
The court room was packed to Over
flowing and many eager to hear what
Col. Tarver had <to say were turned
away on account of being unable to
gain an entrance to the court room.
001. Tarver began speaking at 12:15
o’clock, but his speech was cut short,
as usual, by Judge Fite who stated
that Mr. Tarver was encroaching upon
the court’s time, although earlier in
the day the judge had usurped con
siderable of the court’s time while
charging the grand jury to further hi3
own campaign.
Loud and long applause was heard
at frequent intervals during Col Tar
ver’s speech, and he seemed to hold
the crowd at high tension all the
time. He made reference to the is
sues in the campaign and dwelt at
length upon the duties of a judge,
stating that Judge Fite’s record had
shown that be had been unfair and
partial in many instances; that he
favored certain corporations in the
granting of new trials, while he had
refused in certain instances to grant
new trials to the laboring man; that
he refused the right of appeal from
his judgments in certain cases. He
also referred to the number of rever
sals of Judge Fite’s decisions by the
supreme court and to nis unpreced
ented record for directing verdicts in
criminal cases, which were illegal.
The people who* heard -Col. Tarver
were deeply impressed with what he
said, and the statement was frequent
ly heard during the day that “Tarver
would be the next judge.” Indications
are that Mr. Tarver will carry Ca
toosa county by a large majority.
sioners hope to take up and settle at
once.
• Streets.
The same can be said of streets that
relate to sewerage. All these various
engineering firms have made recom
mendations as grades and it
is pretty well known what grades are
to be established and wffiat work
should be done.
It is the general belief that the com
missioners can decide on the matter
within two weeks, three weeks at the
outside, and that then will respond to
the great demand which has been
made and so often expressed at the
I toll's for sewerage, schools and streets.
Citizens Speak Out.
W. A. Brown was of the opinion that
! health should be guaranteed through
| the building of sewers, the comfort and
j health of children through better
school buildings and that jtermanent
j streets should be built. All this, with
1 a city hall, should be done by a. bond
issue
W. C. Satterfield favored health
first, schools next, then streets and
afterwards a city hall.
T. E. Manly strongly favored a sew
erage system, schools and streets be
fore spending any money for a city
hall and then, if we could, we should
build a city hall.
Geo. C. Tinsley was emphatic in the
opinion that we should regard health,
I schools and streets as more important
than a citv hall and that these' im-
I
j provements should be undertaken by
j a bond issue at once.
Jas. Al. Smith favored a bond issue
for all permanent improvements such
as sewerage, school buildings, streets
and city hall. He regarded schools as
an item coming first in the order of
importance for Immediate appropria
tion if to be met by direct taxation.
Obas. S. Mayes thought that sewer
age, schools and streets were of great
er importance and should be under
taken before a city hall. He would
favor all these matters being taken
up by a bond issue.
B. L Vaughan strongly advocated
comprehensive sewerage, school im
provements and streets before think
ing about a city hall.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
TO MEET AT FAIRMOUNT.
The Woodmen of the World of all
North Georgia are expecting a great
day at Fairmount on August the 17th,
1916. This is the date of the second
annual “Log Rolling” of the Blue
Ridge l.og Rolling Association, and
many camps have already notified us
they and theeir friends are going to
“shut up shop” and everybody come to
the Log Rolling at Fairmount.
Beach Camp, located at Fairmount,
assisted by the entire town and com
munity, are exerting every effort to be
ready to interest and entertain the
crowds who will come. They are ex
pecting three or four thousand people,
and are preparing to feed more than
that should they come.
Fairmount never does things by
halves, and the following is a partial
list of. the attractions arranged for:
! A big parade.
Music al‘l day by one of the best
bands in North Georgia.
Speeches by some of the best speak
ers in the state.
A “Tug O’War.”
Base ball, and various other sports.
Big class introduction at night.
Faairmount wants you to come;
Beach Camp extends a cordial invita
tion to all Woodmen and their friends
and neighbors—in fact Fairmount is
joined by the entire surrounding com
munity in making the inviation to
“whosoever will.”
P. A. GATES, Consul Commander.
S. N. 8080, Clerk.
Motor Trip.
Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Weems and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank E. Matthews wfM form
a party for a motor trip next week,
who will journey overland through
South Georgia. They leave next Moo
day.
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