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Hewnan, Ga., Friday, September 7,1888.
WEEKLY CIRCULATION, 1,750.
JAS. E. BROWN. Editor.
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT :
GROVER CLEVELAND,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT :
ALLEN G. THURMAN,
. OF OHIO.
•STATE DFMHCRATTC TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. GORDON.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE:
N. C. BARNETT.
FOR treasurer:
ROBT. U. HARDEMAN.
FOR COM PTROELER-GENERA L:
WM. A. WRIGHT.
for ATTORNEY-GENERAL:
CLIFFORD ANDERSON.
FOR CONGRESS—FOURTH DISTRICT.
THOMAS W. GRIMES,
OF MUSCOGEE.
FOR STATE SENATOR:
LEVI BALLARD,
OF CAMPBELL.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES
w Y. ATKINSON,
J. P. JONES.
The Senatorial Convention
The District Senatorial Convention
met in this city on Wednesday last to
nominate a Senator to represent the
Thirty-sixth District in the next Leg
islature, delegates from all the counties
composing the district being present.
On motion, Hon. W. A. Post was call
ed to the chair, and Messrs. L. M.
Farmer of Coweta, and C. D. Camp of
Douglas, were elected secretaries.
The roll was then called by counties,
when the following delegates were
found to be present:
Douglas—C. D. Camp.
Campbell—T. W. Latham, J. N. Rob
inson, J. II. Longino, C. T. Lyndon,
S. W. Long, R. M. Holley, T. G. Sut-
tles.
Meriwether—R. D. Render, T. H.
Meacham, N. II. Upshaw, J. M. Ter
rell, A. H. Freeman, T. A. Atkinson.
Coweta—J. W. Shell, L. II. Walthall,
P. 8. Whatley, J. B. Goodwyn, I. W.
Johnson, John Avery, N. B. Glover,
W. A. 'Post, J. B. Shell, J. D. Arnold,
L. M. Farmer, W.. B. Berry, G. E.
Cranford, H. A. North, S. L. Whatley.
The roll call having been verified,
Hon. T. W. Latham, of Campbell, sub
mitted the"following resolution:
Resolved, That we indorse as emi
nently wise and patriotic the adminis
tration of President Cleveland, and
that of Gov. John B. Gordon as econom
ical, faithful, just. We commend to
the people the services of Hon. Alfred
H. Colquitt in the Senate of the United
States, in behalf of his country, as wor
thy the highest commendation, and urge
his re-election. The nominee of this
convention will reflect the wishes of
the people by giving to him a hearty
support.
Mr. N. H. Upshaw, of Meriwether,
offered the following amendment to
the resolution introduced by Mr. La
tham:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that the retention of the
State Road by the State is vastly more
to her interest than the sale thereof,
and our Senator is hereby instructed to
vote against the sale of said road, and
against the payment of any amount to
the present lessees for betterments.
Mr. Latham objected to the amend
ment, not because he disapproved the
spirit of the measure, but for the rea
son that it had no connection with or
bearing upon the subject covered by
his resolution. While he agreed most
heartily with the sentiments expressed
therein, he doubted the wisdom of
hampering our Senator with positive
instructions upon a question involving
so many intricate points, in advance of a
thorough investigation. The equities
insisted upon by both the State and the
lessees could be ascertained'only by pa
tient, painstaking investigation, and it
frould he neither just to the nominee of
the convention nor fair to the parties at
issue’to forestall the result of his inves
tigations by forcing him to a public and
final committal at this juncture.
Hon. J. B. Goodwyn, of Coweta, co
incided with the speaker. He had the
utmost confidence in the ability, judg
ment and integrity of the gentleman
who sought the indorsement of this
convention; and even if he had reason
to think otherwise he would be opposed
to any action calculated to embarrass
our Senator before fae opportunity was
allowed.of hearing argument in- the
matter. Is was a qnestion whose mer
its he did not clearly comprehend him
self, and in advance of an investigation
really could not say whether he would
favor betterments or not. Taking this
view of the matter, he was decided in
his opposition to the amendment offer
ed by Mr. Upshaw.
A motion was then made to lay the
amendment on the table, but before
t4e question was called the amendment
was withdrawn.
The question then recurred to the
resolution offered by Mr. Latham,
which was adopted without discussion.
The chair then announced that the
next business in order was the nomina
tion of a Senator to represent the
Thirty-sixth Senatorial District in. the
Legislature, and ordered a call of the
roll of counties for this purpose.
On motion of Hon. J. M. Terrell, of
Meriwether, the majority rule was
adopted.
When the eounty of Campbell was
called Col. R. M. Holley arose and, on
behalf of the Democracy of his county,
presented as the choice of Campbell
the name of Hon. Levi Ballard. In
making the nomination he spoke as fol
lows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: Under the rotation sys
tem which has worked so admirably m
this Senatorial district in the past, giv
ing unity, strength, and success to the
party, it is now Campbells time to
have the Senator. Acting upon this
she has made her selection, and in so
doiH <r she was not ignorant ot the tact
that the question as to the proper dis
position of the State Road would come
up for consideration in the next Gene
ral Assembly of Georgia; and favoring
as she does, a lease and not a sale; and
also that the question of betterments
would be then and there vigorously
presented,—we are willing to abide the
law of the contract, with the equities
all in favor of the State.
She was also mindful of the great
national issue now before the country
—that of tariff reform. The accumula
tion of a large surplus in the treasury
of the United States must be stopped.
It is the demand of the country, the
crv of Democracy. It is robbing labor
of its legitimate wages,' and weakening
to the financial growth and prosperity
of our land. As to the manner of tariff
reform, we are in accord with the poli
cy of President Cleveland, as expressed
in his message to Congress-rthat is,
that the reduction be made upon the
necessaries of life rather than upon the
luxuries. Having considered all these
things and made our selection, it is a
sufficient guarantee that upon all of
these questions our candidate stands
with the people of this Senatorial dis
trict, firmly planted, deeply rooted.
Mr. Chairman, we have selected a
gentleman of high integrity and moral
excellence, one who is loyal to his par
ty and true to his country; agentleman
whose heart is in sympathy with, and
whose hands are outstretched for, the
oppressed and burdened of his fel
low-citizens. It has been my privilege
to know him from my early boyhood
up to this hour; and during this time I
have watched with pride his career in
private and in public places, and I ad
mire his walk throughout. I admire
him for his splendid ability and his de
votion to truth and right, I admire
him for his manhood; ms bravery in-
espousing the cause of right and in de
nouncing that which is wrong. I ad
mire him for,his broad, liberal views.
In him there are no hidden tricks; he
is open, frank, and just. I admire him
as a man of honest convictions. He is
as sympathetic as a woman, yet as firm
as the mountain.
Mr. Chairman, it is with pleasure and
pride that I now place in nomination
before this convention the Honorable
Levi Ballard, of the county of Camp
bell.
The nomination of Mr. Ballard was
warmly seconded by Messrs. P. S.
Whatley and John B. Goodwyn of
Coweta, both of whom made good
speeches. Hon. J. M. Terrell, of Meri
wether, also seconded the nomination,
assuring the convention that the choice
of Campbell was Meriwether’s choice. !
Upon the conclusion of his remarks he
requested a suspension of the rules,
and moved that Mr. Ballard be nomi
nated by acclamation. The rules were
accordingly suspended and the gentle
man was nominated by acclamation.
The chair then announced that Hon.
Le.vi Ballard, having received the
unanimous indorsement of the conven
tion, was the regular Democratic nomi
nee of the Thirty-sixth Senatorial Dis
trict, and as such was entitled to the
support of the party.
On motion, J. M. Terrell, W. B. Ber
ry, and T. W. Latham were appointed
a committee to notify Mr. Ballard of
his nomination and to request his ac
ceptance of the same.
Upon being notified of the action of
the convention, Mr. Ballard came for
ward and in a few well-chosen remarks
accepted the honor conferred upon
him. He fully appreciated the courte
sy shown him by his fellow-citizens,
and adopted the sentiments of the
speakers who had preceded him as
his own. He recognized the impor
tance of the trust reposed in him by
his fellow Democrats, and would use
every endeavor to carry out their wish
es. His line of duty would be to sub
serve the best interests of the people
and of the party, regardless of person
al preference or conflicting influences,
and he would point in advance to his
record for a verification of the pledges
here made. He was profoundly grate
ful to his friends and supporters for
this manifestation of their confidence
and esteem, and promised a full per
formance of his duty as their chosen
representative.
On motion of Hon. J. M. Terrell, of
Meriwether, the different county dele
gations were requested to suggest
names for appointment as members of
the new District Executive Committee,
the chairman of the convention (Hon.
W. A. Post) to be the chairman of said
committee.
In accordance with this motion the
following names were reported :
W. A. Post, of Coweta, chairman.
Coweta—L. M. Farmer.
Meriwether—A. J, Hinton.
Campbell—J. H. Longino.
Douglas—W. A. James.
The appointments were duly con
firmed.
On motion of Mr. C. D. Camp, of
Douglas, it was agreed that each coun
ty be entitled to the. same representa
tion in the next Senatorial Convention
as allowed in this, to-wit: Coweta IS,
Meriwether 15, Campbell 12, Douglas
10.
The following resolution wa^ intro
duced by Hon. W. B. Berry:
Resolved, That this convention favors
the continuance of the rotation system
now in vogue in the Thirty-sixth Sena
torial District, and recognizes the right
of Meriwether to name the next Sena
tor.
Mr. L. H. Walthall, of Coweta, op
posed the resolution. If a Senator
made a good record in the Legislature
and gave satisfaction to the people, he
thought it was a poor rule that would
not allow' him to be returned. When
we succeeded in getting a good than for
that office he was in favor of keeping
him there.
Hon. R. D. Render, of Meriwether,
spoke in favor of the rotation rule, and
strongly advocated its continuance.
Hon. W. B. Berry also spoke on this
line, urging as a reason for continu
ing the rotation system that it pro
moted harmony in the district and gave
general satisfaction to the people.
Mr. J. W. Shell, of Coweta, called at
tention to the action of the Coweta De
mocracy about four years ago, at which
time a resolution was passed declaring
against the policy of rotation. He had no
personal interest in the controversy, but
referred to the action of the convention
four years ago to show that the oppo
sition of Mr. Walthall was in accord
with the wishes of the county Democ
racy, as expressed at that time.
Mr. Berry corrected the speaker. He
remembered that such a resolution had
been introduced upon the occasion
mentioned, but it was subsequently
withdrawn. He regarded the rotation
system as eminently fair and just,
’and insisted upon an adherence to the
rule in future.
The resolution was adopted, with
only two dissenting votes.
On motion of Hon. T. W. Latham,
the thanks of the convention were ten
dered Dr. J. T. Reese for the use of
the Opera House.
The Herald and Advertiser
was requested to publish the proceed
ings of the convention.
The chairman returned thanks to the
convention for courtesies shown him,
and, there no being further business,
declared the convention adjourned.
In 18S0 the South had 20,612 miles of
railroad, costing, with all equipments,
$699,800,000. At the present time’it has
39,000 miles,costing $1,450,000,000, a gain
of 19,000 miles in track and $750,000,000
in the amount invested. In the growth
of railroads, the growth of iron inter
ests has had a marked effect in stim
ulating construction. Next year the
South will make 1,800,000 tons of pig
iron against 397,301 tons in 1880. Traffic
in coke, ore and iron developed by this
business will furnish the Southern
railroads in 1889 over 12,000,000 tons of
freight, which is equal in volume to the
entire wheat crop of the country, and
is seven times as great as the cotton
crop. _________
The Carroll county Democracy met
in convention last Tuesday and nomi
nated candidates for the Legislature.
Col. E. R. Sharpe, of the Carroll Free
Press, was nominated as Carroll’s choice
for State Senator, and as this is Car
roll’s time to name the Senator, under
the rotation'rule, the action of the con
vention is equivalent to election.
Messrs. G. W. Harper and W. G. Mc
Daniel were nominated for the Lower
House.
In Campbell county last Saturday
Dr. H. L. Johnson, of Palmetto, de
feated his opponent in the primary
election for Representative by a major
ity of twenty-three. He will be op
posed in the general election by J. J.
Beall, independent, though we cannot
believe Beall’s candidacy will affect the
final result.
The estimated expenses of the State
government for the incoming fiscal
year foot up a total of $1,466,305.23. Of
this amount the general tax will yield
$990,521.06, the capitol tax $213,111.17,
and the poll tax $262,673.00.
The tax digests of the one hundred
and thirty-seven counties in Georgia
show that the taxable property of the
State has increased $11,240,000 since
1887.
Your Uncle Allen Tlitirman seems
to be running the campaign all by him
self, and at this writing is carrying
things pretty much his own way.
There were ten deaths from yellow
fever in Jacksonville yesterday and
forty-six new cases. Total cases to
date, 434; total deaths, 52.
HERRING & HILL,
DEALERS IN
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
CLOTHING
The “Century” for September.
The September number of the Cen
tury will command very general atten
tion outside of the regular patrons of
the magazine, because of its many
merits. It is devoted largely to educa
tional themes. The contributions in
clude “The University and the Bible,”
by T. T. Munger, a plea for the study
of Christian as well as heathen classics;
“Women Who Go to College,” bv Ar
thur Gilman, and “The Industrial Idea
in Education,” by Charles M. Carter.
One illustrated paper is on “College
Fraternities,” with pictures of twenty-
eight chapter houses and society halls
at Yale, Harvard, Princeton, and other
colleges, and another is on “Uppingham,
an Ancient School Worked on Modern
Ideas,” with a number of illustrations
by Joseph Pennell, and a portrait of
the late head master, Edward Thring,
who is said to be, since Arnold of Rug
by, the most highly esteemed educator
of England. There are also several im
portant short editorial articles and
‘‘open letters” on different branches of
the same subject. Other distinctive
features of the magazine, the Lincoln
history, Siberian papers, fiction, etc.,
are, however, retained. The Century
Company. Union square, New York.
Carrollton Free Press: Mr. Walter T.
Forbes, of Atlanta, agent of the Boomer
Cotton Compress Company, was in
town last Tuesday, prospecting' with
a view to locating a cotton compress
here. It is quite probable that the
proposition that be made some of our
business men will be accepted and a
compress located here.
AND
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
DRY GOODS.
We carry a complete line of
Dry Goods, consisting of Sat
eens, Ginghams, Calicoes, Ta
ble Damask, Linseys, Cheviots,
Cashmeres, Flannels, Sheet
ing, Shirting, Checks, goods
for boys’ waists, latest styles
and best quality Jeans, 10-4
Sheeting, Opera Flannel, etc.
Latest styles Ginghams, (fan
cy stripes) 10 to i2|c. Cali
coes, 5 to 7c. • Bleaching, 5c.
and upward. Jeans, 20 to 50c.
NOTIONS.
A large lot just received, lat
est styles and best quality, in
cluding Collars and Cuffs, But
tons, Gloves, Suspenders, Ho
siery, Handkerchiefs (silk and
linen.) Our Gents’ Furnish
ing department is complete
and attractive. The best Shirt
in town for $1. Reinforced
linen bosom shirts, 50c. N ew-
est and prettiest thing in Cra
vats and Scarfs, 25c. to $1.
Good Linen Collars, 15c. Best
Corset in tdwn for $ 1. Latest
styles in Umbrellas.
HATS.
A beautiful line of Hats just
received, (felts, stuffs and wool)
and can suit you both in qual
ity and price.
CLOTHING.
Our stock of fall and winter
Clothing is now in, and in
cludes everything new and at
tractive in that line. Best
American and imported goods
from $8 to $2 5 per suit.
SHOES.
We carry the best line of
Shoes in town, both ladies’ and
gents’. Gents’ Shoes, $2 to
$7 50. Ladies’ Shoes, $1 50
to $5. We can sell a solid
leather Ladies’ Shoe for $125.
Brogans, $115.
Our finer grades of Shoes
are sold upon an absolute
guarantee.
HARDWARE.
We keep a full line of Hard
ware, such as Table and Pock
et Cutlery, Razors, Hammers,
Axes, Mule and Horse Shoes,
Nails, Well Chains, Pulleys,
Steelyards, Cedar Buckets,
Locks, etc.
A job lot of Axes just re
ceived, which will be sold at
the following low prices: A
good Axe for 60c.; formerly
sold for 75c. A splendid Axe
for 75c.; former price, $1.
GROCERIES.
Flour, Meat, Oats, Bran,
Corn, Sugar, Coffee, Rice,
Grits, Hams, Lard, and every
thing usually kept in a first-
class Grocery store, at the
lowest living prices.
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COST OF GINNING LESS.
Our Elevator is sold for less than half the cost
other system of handling cotton.
We have just received a car-load of
PIPING,
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From the Pittsburg Mills, and can sell at prices that woi
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surprise you. You can not afford to be without
PROTECTION FROM FIRE
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