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if 300 NAMES SECURED
OUTJF 3000 VOTERS
Fite Managers Decline To Publish Names
Because Promise Was Made
To Keep Secret.
Wher e are the petition® which were
ia circulation more than two
Iks ago favoring Judge Fite’® can
!Ly for the judgeship? How many
led them and why have not the
ames of the signers been made pub*
Hc , Th ese are questions which are re
as pertinent in view of the
Tairas that are being made that these
sctitions represent “the bone and
{ , neW ” of the sentiment of Bartow
bounty Have you seen the petitions?
Have" you seen the list of chose who
signed and have you been permitted to
lount them? No? Well you are likely
never to see them.
It is not the fault of The Bartow
Tribune that the voters of Bartow
aranty are not given an opportunity
to know who the petitioners are or
rto compose what is now termed the
Fite Club.
Knowing that claims were being
tt ade by the manager© of the Fite cam
paign that these petition© had been
largely signed and that they contained
tte names of fifteen hundred voters,
* representative of The Bartow Trib
une on Wednesday sought out Mr. W.
T. Townsend, the manager of the Fite
campaign in Bartow county, who is
under ordinary circumstances a very
genial and accommodating spirit, and
told him that the columns of The Bar
tew Tribune were open to him for the
publication of the signers of the Fite
petitions without cost or charge for
space. Mr. Townsend replied that he
did not care to have them published.
He was asked if he had the petitions
in circulation in each district and he
replied that be did. He was asked
igain if he cared for the publication of
the name* of all signers to which he
replied that he could not do so as
some who had signed the petitions had
been assured that no publication of
the names on them would be made And
'lt would be unfair to these to have
them published.” ’ Thus The Bartoiw
Tribune’is unable to furnish its read
ers and subscribers with the names of
those who are championing Judge
kite’s cause, although they signed pe
titions which* are themselves of a pub
lic nature and which are supposed to
public proclamation of intention.
The Tribune Representative, unable
:o obtain any information regarding
the number of names on the petitions
■ lwn Mr. Townsend, sought to find out
'rem other sources how generally the
Mltions had been signed: It was as
certained that the petitions did not
the names of more than three
hindred men who signed their own
fc®es throughout the entire county,
®<l that even some of these appear to
* unwilling to have the public know
1 hut are willing each to know it on
he other.
!l - known that considerable effort
145 niade to secure signatures to pe
:t>oas favoring Judge Fite and that
cte petitions' were started to offset
e claim of the Tarver men' that the
J'i and county strongly favored Mr.
arver for the judgeship. It is sup
***** that at first the Fite men did
01 believe this to be true and, per
faring that more might come
er to the Tarver side, they would
a petition which would bind
> by their signatures to favor
0 ge Fite., lx is also believed that the
purpose in circulating the pe
, Ds Was to get a great number of
I are ® an d have them published
the district. But it seems
thing went wrong. Great
cultv was experienced in getting
feres. Many strong men in the
. k Wa fe s of life refused to sign.
t „ S kn °wn that the Fibe followers
. . ' en n 'uch surprised in a number
it is said that Sheriff
circulated the petition for
I, a!l< * I^en burned it back to the
u, * 0 gave it to him and decided
Jttf-rp at tcnd to some other
te-e A number were sent to the
it coij'V °" an< * districts over
id }, nt ' :u " 1 have had a hard
M aesonie ’imc. Some are to be
• ****** reposing in the stores
te 3 . w ere sent with nary a
e f o them.
!it „ .
tea ah lh,? "bole thing has now
tilt j £ d vLf i ant * no more
" n£r dene to secure signer
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
tures favoring Judge Fite and the Tar
ver men are now asking:
“If the thing was so soon* to be done
for
“What was it ever begun for?”
The Fite managers now claim that
the petitions were circulated for the
purpose of forming a Fite Club, but
the preamble to the petition simply
states that the signers “heartily en
dorses Judge A. W. Fite for re-election
to the judgeship of the superior courts
and commend him to the voters of the
circuit,” which sounds like a petition
and Is really no agreement to join a
Fite Club. According to Mr. Townsend
a voter can sign and assurance wiflfl be
given that his name will never be pub
lished; that is, will be kept secret
from everybody except others who
have signed.
The Tarver men are greatly elated
over the failure of the attempt to make
any headway with the petition®. They
refuse to take the Fite Club as any
thing but a joke. They do not believe
that any considerable proportion of
the voters have signed up and that the
refusal to publish the names shows
and proves that they have such a small
number that they refuse to reveal how
small the number is who have signed.
Mr. Tarver’s friends are not at all
frightened over the fact that the effort
is now made to make it a “secret" and
exclusive organization. They state that
it does not contain the names of over
three hundred men throughout the en
tire county and that it will never con
tain the names of more than 750 vot
ers in the entire county, and that as
the average vote of the county is
something like three thousand, the
Fite Club will have to travel some be
fore it can claim to represent the rank
and file of the sentiment in Bartow
county.
The Tarver supporters do not see
what real effect the petition could
have unless the public was informed
as to who compose the list, and inter
pret the refusal to publish the same as
meaning that the petitions are too
weak in number to have any influence
or a purpose to form a secret political
organization. One Tarver man sug
gested that the signatures were ob
tained for the purpose <df furnishing
Judge Fite with a memorial which he
can keep after the election and study
during his idle hours. And in the
meantime, the Tarver men are going
right ahead with their campaign, mak
ing their appeals to all classes of men
in every rank and station, but do not
attempt to “bind” anybody by signa
tures, though they express the great
est confidence that on September 12th
the citizenship of Bartow county will
march to the polls with their ballots
in hand and cast an unrestrained and
conscientious vote.
OPENING OF THE PINE
LOG PUBLIC SCHOOL.
The Pine Log public school will
open on Monday, October 2d and con
tinue for a term of eight months.
Miss Jessie Pittard and Miss Lula
Greene, the assistants of last year,
wiTl be back for the coming term. The
indications are that there will be a
large attendance and the partons of
the school are asked to unite their
efforts to make this a successful year.
W. F. TRIBBLE, Principal.
BOIFFEUILLET TO SPEAK
IN INTEREST OF HARRIS.
Jno. T. Boiffeuillet, of Macon, will
speak at the court house next Monday
morning at 11 o’clock. He is not him
self a candidate for any office but will
speak on the political situation.
PENSIONS READY FOR
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.
Judge Hendricks desires to an
nounce that the confederate veterans
who failed to get their pensions last
spring can do so now by ealling at his
office in the court house.
CARTERSVILEE, ga., SEPTEMBER 7, 1916
TARVER MEETS FITE'S STATEMENTS
AND SHOWS UTTER FALSITY
Enumerates List of Wild Campaign Charges
And Backs Up Denial With
Best of Evidence.
The following letter has bee sent to each voter in the
Cherokee circuit by Mr. Tarver's campaign headquarters
and finally sets at rest the campaign charges urged against
Mr. Tarver’s character and shows how he is regarded by
responsible,.inen who have themselves been honored by the
people of Whitfield county.
>£ Dalton, Ga., September 7th, 1916.
Dear Sir:
Earlier in the campaign I addressed to you a letter asking your
help in my race for Judge. As the day of election draws near, I am
sending to those to whom I wrote originalty, this circular letter, desir
ing to express to those who have seen fit to give me their help my sin
cere appreciation. I am confident from reports received from over the
circuit that the people have decided the Issues involved in this race in
my favor.
In certain sections of the circuit, (possibly not in your immediate
neighborhood) the usual campaign slanders have been put out against
me, and as I feel that some of these attacks might be injurious with
those who do not know me, I take the liberty of attaching hereto a copy
of a certificate signed by some gentlemen who have a wide acquaint
ance over the circuit, in the hope that you will not consider as authen
tic anything which may be circulated derogatory to me. I have the
highest ideals as t our judiciary, and believe that it should be com
posed of capable lawyers and worthy men.
With best wishes for your own happiness and prosperity, I am,
Very truly your friend,
MALCOLM C. TARVER.
Dalton, Ga., September let, 1916.
To Whom It May Concern:
We take pleasure in stating that we have been intimately associat
ed with Hon. Malcolm C. Tarver, candidate for the judgeship of the
Cherokee Circuit, since his admission to the bar, andi we have person
alty known him since his infancy, and we consider him well qualified
for the position sought. Relative to the reports being circulated as to
the private life Of Col. Tarver, we desire-to state that so far as our
knowledge extends, his life ha® been exemplary.
Personally, we have always found Mr. Tarver to be honorable, up
right gentleman, and sober in his habits, and especially is this true in
so Sar as it relate* to him in all of his transactions in these offices.
Respectfully,
W. C. CLBCKLER, Deputy Sheriff, /
J. T. NICHOLS, Tax Collector. /
W. A. BROAD RICK, Tax Receiver. *
W. M. SAPP, Clerk Superior Court.
H. J. WOOD, Ordinary.
C. A. CONNALLY, Sheriff.
The undersigned, being next doop neighbor to Hon. M. C. Tarver,
and being well acqaaimted with his private and hds public life, desires
to heartily endorse the foregoing, and to say further that beyond que
tian, Mr. Tarver iis an upright, moral gentleman.
CHAS. C. MAPLES.
Mr. Mapiesite*. Baptist minister, and was formerly ®rand Chaplain
of the I. O. O. F. df this state. He is at present Moderator of the Norfflh
Georgia Baptist -Association, and Pastor of the Second Baptist Church
of Dalton.
How the Two Candidates For Judge Size
Up Concerning Those Who Oppose Them
Judge Fite Abuats Them.
“The grafters of Cartersville and
the gamblers of Daltor are the men
that, are behind this thing and they
are trying to deceive and mislead the
people and they are simply against me
for personal reasons; they are not
looking after the best interest of the
county, they are not looking after the
1 est interest of the circuit, and you
can lodfe them in the face and tell
them so, sand they wfil admit it, if they
are willing to admit the truth about
it.”—Judge A. W. Fite, hi t speech at
CarterevtHs, August 12, 19W6.
COMMISSIONERS Sir
IMPRISONMENT DISH
Editor Tribune:
Our attention has been called to a
card appearing in the last issue of
ycuT paper, by Attorney Jesse M. Sel
lers, concerning the contempt case
brought against us last September.
We fully and heartily indorse every
statement made by Mr. Sellers in said
case.
We, and eaich of us, are on the
"western slope” of life, and the state
ment by Judge Fite that we, at this
late day in our lives, -voluntarily broke
Mr. Tarver Respects Them.
‘"Again let me assure those who feel
that they should give Judge Fite their
support, that they are exercising the
right of an American freeman, and
I that I -respect them, and shall not
siieak unkindly of :them, and, as here
tofore, I shall not allow the heat of a
political campaign "to blind me to the
real merits of my cpixment, to ause
me tc forget that he iis a man df many
admicable qualities, ;and to moke me
cease to hope that after the battle
is over, I may take -him by the hand
and hope for his friendship and pledge
him mine.” —M. C. Tarver, in a teeter
to tthe ptcople, August 17, 1916.
into jail for an indefinite period, vd
actually remained in durance vße
thirty day*, of our own choosing, is
absurd.
Are we supporting Judge Fite for
re-election? Let your readers place
themselves in our stead —separated
from families and loved ones—person
al liberty ruthlessly taken away—and
humiliated by being unlawfully con
fined in the common jail of the county
for thirty adys—considering these
things that actually happened to us—
how could any American born, liberty
loving citizen support him?
Respectfully submitted.
D. R. DUNN, Chair. County Board.
T. M. HEMPHILL.
J. A. McGHEE.
JUDGE FITE LOSES TOM WATSON
WHO ATTACKS SUSPENDED SENTENCES
Testimonial Being Circulated By Judge
Fite Was Written Eight Years Ago
And Is Now Repudiated.
Since Judge Fite has had printod and circulated throughout the Chero
kee Circuit, an endorsement of his administration signed by Thos. E. Wat
son, one of Mr. Watson’s friends in Murray county, Mr. J. Roy McGfnty, edi
tor of the Chatsworth Times, wrote to the reputed author of the testimonial
in order to determine whether he is taking any interest in the judgeship
race in the Cherokee Circuit, and under what circumstances the testimonial
was secured. The following letter, which was written in. repty, and which
is used by permission of Mr. Watson, is self-explanatory:
“Thomson, Ga., August, 28, 1916.
“Dear Mr. McGinty.
“Yours received. 1 see no impropriety in telling you the facts, nor h&va
I any desire to conceal them.
Some months ago. Judge Fite sent me a copy of the old testimonial
and requested that I make the change which brought it down to date. As
it stood, it read 28 years; as desired, I wrote, instead, 36 years.
“At that time, I knew nothing of the facts stated in your letter, nor 4Ut
I know that he had written to the Prison Commission in tho Frank case',
saying that if two other cases were precedents (naming them), ’he’ (Frank)
‘has not had a square deal.’
“The practice of suspending sentences is illegal and most dangerous.
I cannot imagine any exercise of arbitrary power than this recently usurped
power to halt the penalty which the law imposes on the convicted defendant.
‘‘lf not stopped, It will lead to the gravest abuses.
“Yout® truly,
“THOS. B. WATSON.”
It will be noted that the testimonial referred to was written 8 years ago
and was re-dated at request of Judge Fite.
BARTOW COUNTY SEED
CAN NOWBE SHIPPED
County Found To Be Not
Infected By 801 l Weevil
Spread.
Some days ago it was ascertained
that the state agriculturaal depart
ment had ordered a quarantine against
shipment of cot/ton seed out of Bartow
county, this section including this
county having been placed in what is
termed the ‘‘safety sone." The effect
of such quarantine was and would be
to disadvantageously affect the agri
cultural interests of this county and
prevent farmers from selling seed ex
cept within a limited territory and re
strict the market for seed to about
three mills.
Investigation upon the part of In
terested citizens developed the fact
that this embargo was laid because
Bartow county was thought to be in
fected by the boll weevil spread, or
that it was sufficiently close to in
fected districts to cause E. Lee Wor
sham, state entomologist to make
preparation against the likelihood of
infected. Therefore, Dr. Worsham
ordered Bartow county to be placed in
the "safety zone.”
Upon learning this fact a number of
citizens wired and wrote J. D. Price
that it was unjust to this county to be
placed in the restricted territory and
to send a man here to investigate con
ditions. Thereupon Mr. Price sent an
inspector who went over the county
and found no evidence of the spread
of the weevil. It is presumed that his
report and recommendation brought
about the order appearing below,
which has the effect of lifting the
quarantine as to cotton seed and the
railroads are privileged to accept
shipments of this commodity to Chat
tanooga or any other point that wishes
to draw from this territory.
The following is the order given the
railroads:
“Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 5, 1916.
“Mr. Cbas Barham,
Genl. Freight Agent,
“Nashville, Tenm.
“Dear sir:
“Asa result of our investigation of
the hell weevil spread we find that the
weevil has made no progress along
the northern! line, and we are lifting
the Quarantine on seed from Carters
ville and points north. We will author
ize you to accept shipments of cotton
seed from Cartersville or any point
north of this point on your line, to
Chattanooga or any other, point that
wishes to draw seed from this terri
tory.
“Very truly,
“E. LEE WORSHAM,
‘'State Entomologist.”
GHiLDREN DESPOND
10 CtllJT ‘BOOKS”
White And Colored Public
Schools Open With Rec
ord Number last Monday
The* public school's! of CartenrrWte
opened last Monday for* ttoe regard
school term and. the little tots who en>
tered the doors for the first time,, tie
boys and girls of the grammar grades
and the young ladies and gentteinoa
who are pursuing a high school course
make an. enrollment of 600 pupils, the
largest in the history of Cartereville
schools.
Everything was in readiness; except
ample seating and floor space and sf
fleient school house requirements. The
teachers had all returned from a sum*
rner of rest and recreation or devettoa
to summer school work and were eager
to assume the burdens and
bllities of their positions’.
Superintendent Sewell was greatly*
pleased with the start made and fully
expects a prosperous school year. Two-
new teachers took their places; Mr, L.
O. Ward, principal of the West Side
school and Mis© Mary Pittman, teach
er of 4th grade in West Side school.
The following assignment of teach
ers was made.
East School Teachers.
Miss Pearl Go dwin, principal and
teacher of stb and 6th grades.
Miss Florence Rowan, teacher of
4th and sth grades. ,
.Miss Sarah Rogan, teacher of 3d
grade.
Miss My.rtice Adair, teacher of 2d
grade.
Miss Jessie Daves, teacher of Ist
grade.
West School Teachers.
Mis® Eva Happoldt, teacher of Ist
and 2d grade®.
Mrst Jennie Milam, teacher of 2d
and 3d grades.
Miss Mary Pittman, teacher of 4th
grade.
Miiss Sara Heyward, teacher of 54h
grade.
Miss Leila Gilbert, teacher of 6th
grade.
Miss Lydia Jackson, teacher of 7th
grade.
High School Teachers.
Mr. G. G. Ward, principal and teach
er of science.
Miss Annabel Conner, teacher of
English and History.
Miss Lizzabel Saxon, teacher of Lat
in and History.
Mr. H. L. Sewell, teacher of .Mathe
matics.
The enrollment in the colored
schools was 420, which with the 600
white children make the largest en
rollment on record for the Carters- *
viWe schools.
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