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THE \OL. Or,|i nnry>s0mc(; NEWNAN, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1906. NO. 18 The Merchants Who are Advertising in THE NEWS Say That Advertising Pays! TWO CANDIDATES- Hoke Smith Spoke in Newnan Saturday and Dick Russell Appeared Wednesday. city. The senior Clark-Dick pen- oil shover had a horse and buggy TWO SPEECHES hidden out somewhere in the neighborhood of Merck & Dent’s shop. Richard and his companion climbed in and the candidate Ih>- gan his triumphal inarch to the Virginia House. The streets were 111 ” lined with people, the vast proces- The Hoke Smith men and the sion (composed of Dick,the editor, Howell-Russell men of Coweta the horse and the buggy) traversed have “rallied” in Newnan and the the streets unheralded and unsung, two occasions contrasted furnish a The crowd viewed the moving striking index to the political sit uation in this county. The Smith forces are enthusias tic and confident; the Howell Russell forces lack enthusiasm, lack confidence in their candidate and his campaign and realize that they are waging a hopeless con test. With nothing but Hoke Smith’s speech to draw the people to New nan. and the weather very unfa vorable and threatening, one of the largest crowds ever seen here gave Smith the greatest ovation ever tendered a gubernatorial can didate in Newnan on last Satur day. multitude with complacency. Not an eye was wet with teal’s, not a groan escaped the lips of breath less thousands when the Hon. Richard B. Bussell, accompanied by the Hon. .lames E. Brown, had finished that perilous journey and safely landed inside the hotel walls. Furthermore, not a shout or a yell greeted the candidate on his jour ney from the depot to the hotel. Then the band played and the crowd gathered in front of the ho tel. It was a nice, well-behaved Sunday school picnic crowd. Firey Howell-Russell advocates spoke in melodious undertones and nobody dared disturb the circumambient On Wednesday, a perfect day I summer atmosphere with the in- from a weather standpoint, Dick tonations of a whoop. The bund lined up, the candi date and some of his backers fol lowed in two carriages, the crowd fell into line, and the march to Mineral Spring began. Five feeble yells were heard, from as many overwrought supporters of Clark’s first assistant candidate. The funeral procession moved on the helpless barbecue in solemn silence, but with determination to eat or perish in the attempt stamp ed on the features of every grim- visaged vwter in thcf'rowd. Mayor Burdett presided in the Hoke Smith meeting Saturday af ternoon and presented Hon. W. C. Wright, who introduced Mr. Smith. The candidate spoke for at 2,000 by many conservative cit- two hours; outlined his platform i/.ens; Wednesday’s crowd at 1,000 of principles, answered the slan- to 1,200 by both Smith and How- derous statinents of his opponents, ell-Russell men. Weather condi- and thoroughly pleased and satisfi- tions made it necessary for Smith ed the crowd. The ovation tender- to speak in the Auditorium, where ed him in the Auditorium was as only about one-half the people great as that on the streets. Only could lie accommodated; Russell; two unpleasant incidents marred spoke in the open air at Mineral the occasion. A couple of over- Spring, where one-half the people joyful Smith men, one from Troup manifested more interest in the and the other from Meriwether, barbecue and band than in the persisted in “speakin’ out in Russell, “other speakers” and a barbecue only succeeded in bring ing to town a crowd about one- half as large as Saturday’s crowd; and the enthusiasm was utterly lacking and the ovation was con spicuous because of its non-ap pearance. Saturday’s crowd was composed almost entirely of voters and was a Hoke Smith crowd, not more than ten per cent, of the voters being opposed to Smith. Women and children constituted fully one- hall'of the crowd at the Ilowell- Russell barbecue, and consider ably more than ten per cent, of the voters were for Hoke Smith. Saturday’s crowd was estimated Mrs. Edgar Meriwether Passed Away Last Monday. After three weeks’illness with typhoid fever, Mi’s. Edgar Meri wether died at her home in New nan last Monday, aged about 47 years. The funeral was conducted by Dr. .). W. Quillian at Emory Chapel last Tuesday and was hu ge ly attended by relatives and friends of the deceased. Mrs. Meriwether was a member of the Methodist church for 25 years; her membership being at the time of her death m the First Church of this city. Mrs. Meri wether was a woman of strong and excellent Christian character; one who was much respected and 1h> loved by her relatives and friends. She is survived by her husband, two daughters and three sons, the youngest child being seven years of age. Miss Clestelle McLeroy. Miss Clestelle McLeroy appear ed on the program at the Griffin News and Sun’s correspondents’ picnic held at Mt. Zion last Satur day. In speaking of the success of this annual atla r, the News and Sun threw this boquet to Miss Mc Leroy: “One of the most delightful fea tures of the occasion followed when Miss Clestelle McLeroy, the beautiful young impersonator who had come all the way from New nan to entertain this favored as semblage, gave two humorous character impersonations that sim ply swept the whole audience oil' its feet. Miss McLeroy lives in Newnan and had been one of the attractions of the Chautauqua there the first part of the week. She 1ms appeared;at the (Jriltin op era house once the past season, and while comparatively a new ac quisition to the public stage, has become a great favorite in this sec tion and was the toast of the day at Mt. Zion Saturday.” Rules Adopted by County Ex ecutive Committee. speech. The Smith crowd came to hear Smith speak; the IIowell-Russell crowd came to attend the barbe cue and picnic. Mr. Smith arrived in Newnan from Atlanta via the A . & W, Railroad at 2 o’clock Saturday meetin’ ” more frequently than was necessary; and a young man, who said his name was Smith, and who is reported as being a resident of the Sixth District, created some excitement by interrupting the P. speaker. af- As this incident is bein grossly ternoon. Hundreds of enthusias- misrepresented and distorted by tic supporters greeted him at the the opposition, the News gives the depot. They filled the depot, the facts in the case, platforms, the street, climed to the! The young man was seated in tops of freight cars anil overran the rear of the Auditorium. When the railroad tracks. They escort-, the speaker was discussing dis- ed the candidate through the I franchisement he yelled something streets to the Virginia House witn about Smith having helped to edu- a display of enthusiasm which has cate negroes. Mr. Smith asked probably never been equalled in i the questioner to stand up; he did Newnan. j so; and the speaker stated that the Mr. Russell arrived from At-1 young man’s statement was false, lanta at nine o’clock Wednesday j but said he had evidently been morning, via the A. & W. I*. Rail- reading Howell’s negro circulars way. He was greeted at the de-j and that if he believed such false pot by “General” Arrington and and slanderous statments and lie- two gentlemen who were strangers lieved negroes should lie retained in Newnan. Seeing that no howl- ' in politics and enjoy all the rights ing mob appeared to take the can- 1 and privileges of white people, he didate in tow, the gallant “Gen- ought to black his face and lie a eral” moved forward and extended , negro. the glad hand to the palpitating | ^ t Mineral Spring, Wednesday, Richard. Then the pair of stran-j Mr. Russell was introduced by gers ditto. Mr. Russell had just' Hon. H. A. Hill. He spoke quite succeeding in catching his breath as long as Mr. Smith did on Satur- long enough to ask, “Is this New- day. As the speech was being de- nanf” when the senior editor of Ordinary’s Court. At a meeting of the County Democratic Executive Committee held August 4th, rules governing the Democratic primary election to beheld August 22d, were adopted as follows: Resolved, That a Democratic primary election be held on Au gust 22d, UlOli. for the purpose of nominating Democratic candidates for governor and other offices in accordance with rules made by the State Democratic Executive Com mittee on April HOth, 1 DOG. That said rules made by said committee shall Ih i enforced in said election. Resolved, That the polls shall 1h* opened in the thirteen districts of the county as follows: In the First in Henoia; in the Second at Young’s Tanyard, More land and St. Charles; in the Third at Corner Branch School House and Kirby’s Store; Fourth at Handy; Fifth at Newnan; Sixth at Shurpsburg: Seventh at Court Ground, Coweta; and Lewis’s Store; Cedar Creek at Court Ground and Madras; Runthor Creek at Rescue and Sargent; Tu rin at Turin; Haralson at Haral son; Grantville at Grantville; Hur ricane at Newman’s Store. Voters from following named districts can vote in Newnan: The Second, Third, Fourth, Seventh, Cedar Creek, Faultier Creek and Hurricane. Resolved, That polls will be opened at I o’clock p. m., and close at 5 o'clock p. m., at all vot ing places except Newnan. Senoia NO NEW CHARTER FOR NEWNAN duct said election according to the laws of this State in reference to primary elections and according to all rules of the State Democratic Executive Committee and this committee governing said election. Resolved, That the county pa pers be requested to publish these rules and also the rules of the State Democratic Committee for The citizens of Newnan havejde- the benefit of managers and voters, cided that they do not desire a new This August 4th, IftOfi. ! charter for the city and do not de W. L. Stau.inus, Chair. sire that any changes be made at At Meeting of Citizens the New Charter Bill Voted Down and Out. R. A. Inuram, See Stallings Appointed Solicitor. Last Tuesday Governor Terrell announced that lie had appointed Attorney W. L. Stallings to be Solicitor of the City Court of New nan for four years, dating from March 24, IffOfi; the Governor hav ing allowed Solicitor W. G. Post to hold over from that date until this appointment was made. Col, Stallings’ appointment is received with high favor by his friends and lie is being daily show ered with congratulations. Of course, Col. Rost’s friends are disappointed because he was not re-appointed to the solicitor- ship, but that genial gentleman is bearing his defeat in an extremely philosophic and good natured man ner. Jury Lists. The following jury lists drawn and prepared by the Commissioners while that was in session this week: Grand Jurors drawn foi and Grantville. At Senoia and | regular Septum her term. Grantville the polls will be opened Coweta Superior Court: were .1 ury body the Hum, the local Clark-Dick newspaper forced his way through the surg ing, howling crowd, (composed of “General” Arrington and the pair of strangers) embraced the an ter rified Richard, and proceeded to escort him into the heart of the livered for the tenth time in this county, some people manifested unfeeling indifference and declined to hear it. However, a consecrated band of ex-Howellites stood or sat through the ordeal and furnished the necessary applause. In Ordinary Perdue’s court last Monday the following business was transacted, in addition to that which is stated in his citations ap pearing elsewhere in this paper: L. M. Farmer was appointed ad ministrator of Cornelia A. Den nis, deceased. \V. B. Orr, administrator on es tate of A. \V. Hill, deceased, granted leave to sell twenty shares of cotton mill stock. B. T. Thompson, guardian -of Ruth Thompson, granted leave to encroach on corpus of the estate. W. H. Holloway qualified as constable of the 1139th District,G. M. , Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our many friends for the help given us dur ing the illness of our precious boy, Clifton Mandeville, aged fourteen months, and for their loving sym pathy after his death. We hum bly and earnestly hope that God may spare them such an experi ence. W. H. and M. A. Burks. this session of the Legislature in the present charter. This decision was manifested in a very emphatic manner at a meeting of citizens hold in the court house last Wed nesduy night. Previous to this meeting two other meetings of eiti zons had been held to consider the proposed changes in the city’s charter; and it was determined that the matter should linally be submitted to a citizens’ meeting and that the action of the meeting should govern further proceedings in the case. The city council by a vote of six to two approved the new charter. Aldermen Good rum and Murphoy opposed the passage of the new charter bill. The mayor and coun cil agreed that the voice of the citizens’ meeting should be final and that the bill should lie with drawn from the Legislature if a majority of citizens opposed it. In the meeting Wednesday night, T. E. Atkinson acted as chairman and J. E. Brown as sec retary. <’ity Attorney A. II. Freeman read the provisions of the proposed new charter. Attor ney W. G. Wright stated his ob jections to the bill, saying he op posed it because it provided for Col. George If. C’armical Augusta this week. afternoon, Hon. C. L. Moses, of Turin, and Capt. Haliersham King, of Newnan, addressed the ciowd in behalf of Russell’s candi dacy. In summing up the News’ con clusions in regard to the two polit ical meetings, this paper would say that the Hoke Smith gathering was a magnificent success, and that the Howell-Russell meeting scored a magnificent success—for a How- Following the barbecue in the ell-Russel I gathering. at 7:3<> o'clock a. m. and close af <>:3<) o'clock p. m. In Newnan the polls will be opened at 7:20 o’clock a. m. and close at 7 o’clock ]>. m. Resolved, That the candidates shall furnish this committee at their expense tickets which shall conform to the rules of the* State Democratic Executive Committee, to be used in said election. Resolved, That in view of the fact that this committee has no funds with which to pay managers and clerks or for bringing in re turns, managers and clerks are re quested to conduct this election without compensation. Resolved, That the Executive Committeeman in each district shall procure and appoint mana gers for said election ten days be fore said election as provided by the State Democratic Executive Committee. Resolved, That the county reg istrars be and are hereby request ed to furnish this committee with out compensation, a complete list of all qualified white registered voters in said county who shall have registered in 11)05 or I DOG not less than ten days before said pri mary, said list so furnished to lie used in said election; that no per son whose name does not appear on said registered list shall be per mitted to vote in said election. Resolved, That the returns of said election shall Is* brought to Newnan by a member of this com mittee or one of the managers the day following said election and this committee shall meet at noon on August 23d, 190fi, and consol idate the vqtes cast in said election and declare and certify the result of said election. Resolved, That two tally sheets and two lists of voters shall lie kept at each voting place and said tally sheets, voters’ lists and all other papers connected with the holding of said election shall be returned to this committee as re quired by law on noon the day following said election. Resolved, That the managers in said election shall, before the polls are opened, take an oath to con FS Cureton, \Y A Steed, II II unlimited corporation franchises North, \V A Bohannon, G II Car- at the discretion of council and mieul, lie A mail, Hr, .1 B Shell, I conferred upon council the right Sr, LW Bowers, II G Bailey, \Y to open, close or give away streets C Russejl, E M Y eager, E.I Bailey, at will. He stated other minor ob- (' R Stephens, .1 \V Kirkland, M (i jections to the charter, but up- Keith, Glenn Steed, ES Buchan- , proved of some of its provisions, nan, \V BOrr.A Rope, C L Moses, j The crowd was almost unanimous Bartow McDonald, D B, Lambert, : ly with Gol. Wright; and, without W II Meriwether, J J Goodru I j further delay, voted to ask the R Stamps, Lee Hand, S G Travis, 1 mayor and council to withdraw the S vV Murray, Geo R Hurst, L |{| charter bill from passage at this Rowell. j session of the Legislature. . . .. .. Probably one hundred citizens traverse Jurors drawn lor the 1 regular Wept, term, 11)0(1, Gowetal Superior < 'ourt: First week—O Z Graufprd, G W j Kidd, S A Gallahan, A W Stubbs, i Geo R Hod nett, G N Hurst, B Pj (look, F J Flannery, J II Sum mers, L. G Watkins, W R Gear reld, R F Guttino, 'I’ .J Thurman, Othel Morgan, W W Garmical, .1 T Harrison, W R Evans, A B Copeland, W S Benton, Alvin a dozen of this number appeared to favor the new charter. Books Catalogued by the Car negie Library, Aug. 6. Nights with Uncle Remus, J. . Harris. Thesaurus, Peter Mark Roget. Fenwick’s Career, Mrs. Humph Potts, C B Nixon, .1 A Hunter, J I n ’.V ^ a,,, L H Jones, J B Goodwyn, T R Shell, I Silenced Dean Maitland, Max- 14 L Smith, R C Platt, R D Cole, I vve11 <>rey. Jr, J R Camp, W B Baggarly, 11 t Over the Border, Robt. Barr. B Sasser, E H Rowers, A M Nor ris, S V Carpenter, J D Hunter, H S. Cochran. Second week—M R Story, R H Ozmore, S W Woods, W L Allen, A E Brewster, T W Cook, A I 1 ’ Sewell, C J Owens, A E Wilkin son,.! I) Pearson, T II C’armical, C M Davis, E N Camp,T F Brooks, Geo II Urquhart, J I Scroggins, W J Tarleton, .1 D Bexley, W J Wood, D 4’ Manget, J C Cook, I J Stephens, R A Herndon, DM Cox, H E Taylor, G W St John, Z Christopher, W 8 Carmichael, Simeon Addy, J R Brown, G C Grimes, W A Alien, W L Crow der, W W Ingram, Geo N Sewell, T. A- Brown. E. Gary Summers succeeds W. G. Arnold as general delivery- clerk in the Newnan postoffice. Mr. Summers is Coweta county’s popular tax receiver and is one oi the best known young men in the county. He is a thorough busi ness man and will prove a valua ble acquisition to Mrs. Atkinson’s force of employes. The Battleground, Ellen Glas gow. • Role Baker, Will N. Harben. Rupert of Hentzau, Anthony Hope. The Maid of Maiden Lane, Amelia E. Barr. Wake Robin, Locusts and Wild Honey, John Burroughs. Rebecca Mary, Annie H. Don nell. Recollections and Letters of Gen. Lee, R. E. Lee, Jr. The Cast, David G. Phillip. Reminiscences of Peace and War, Mrs. R. A. Pryor. The Rivers Children, Ruth Me E. Stuart. Seats of the Mighty, Gilbert Parker. Tom Sawyer Abroad, Mark Twain. Truth Dexter, The Bow of Amelia E. Barr. The Packers, Lines and the People, J. Ogden Armour. Mas. D. B. Woodruff, Librarian. Sidney McCall. Orange Ribbon, the Private Car