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jpld and gjpyiisy. Hewnan, Ga., Friday, September 7,1888. WEEKLY CIRCULATION, 1,750. JAS. E. BROWN. Editor. u 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. ' headquarters FOR CHATTANOOG CANE MILLS AND EVAPORATOfS! -OO- The best machines of the kind manufactured, from i-horse power to io-horse power. Can be adjusted to either horse, water or steam jver. 1 sizes -00- Sii^Catalogues containing prices and all informal will be furnished on application. HARDAWAY & HUNTR. COLE’S SEED COTTON ELEVATR Will add to the popularity of your Gin because ill ans the cotton and thus IMPROVES THE SAMPLIlyes labor, lessens the danger from FIRE, and make] 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, I From the Pittsburg Mills, and can sell at prices that woi H surprise you. You can not afford to be without PROTECTION FROM FIRE when pipe is so cheap. Save your boilers by having our t c JET” PUMP to raise water from well. It is cheap and the best mean] on earth for raising water. f Inquire about our anti-Wind Mill Water System. R. D. COLE MANUFACTURING CO. NEWNAN, GEORGIA.