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V'OL. <> (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 ) 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. NO. 24