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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA-, TUESDAY JUNE 8 1888
THE PEOPLE SPEAR.
VICTORIES FOR GEN, GORDON.
His Most Sanguine Friends Sur
prised at the Result.
Ar.d Others Postponed Recause He
Had Captured Them.
BACON MEN BADLY ROUTED,
By Losing Some of Their Most
Positive Counties.
DETAILS OF THE DAY’S CONTEST
Tuesday wu rat; out for Bacon, but It was
spoiled In the ranking up nnd turned out to be
Gordon's dap.
(leneral Gordon and bla friends eipectcd lit*
tie fren Tuesday's election. They realised
thatlhe counties had been called bp Bacon's
friends lie cause thep were thought to.be “ufo-
Ip aied" for Bacon.
Thep were part of the programme started in
Clarke and Coffee counties. It was thought
thatbp hurrying up mast mootings In tho
county towns, when tho fanners were very
busy, that local politicians could “manage''
things for Bacon, and giro him a lead over
(lordon that would discourage the friends of
tho latter. Under tbit programme Gordon
had to light Bacon in his own territory, and
on his own terms. Uo and hit frle nds would
have gladly compromised on hair the dele
gates Tuesday. They never claimed this
much, and hardly espected so much.
The result shows that they got Id votes
Baton's t.orjust four to one. In moat of the
counties Gordon's majority was overwhelming.
In Lumpkin Hon. W. P. Price, who nn as a
Bacon delegate, was beaten live to one. In
Polk “the majority was to overwhelming that
thtvotowas not counted.” In Hurray It was
over live to one. In Forsyth, which was
counted absolutely safe for Baoon until tho
vote was polled, Gordon's voto was two to one.
In Carroll It was overwhelming. In Gordon
he bad a hundred malorlty. In Dooly, which
bla most sanguine friends aet down as
“impossible,''ho had a small majority. Uo
carried aeven counties while Bacon carried
two.
The raoet algniflcant feature of the day was
the counties In which (lordon caught Bacon
on the run. In Haralson county about ten days
ago the esecutlve committee met. Tho Gor
don men begged for a primary to bo hold on
July 1st. Tho Bacon men Insisted on a mass-
meeting, and hurried It up on June let. The
Gordon men accepted the situation, and when
the meeting was held they had three to one,
and the meeting was a rousar. The Bacon
men then wanted a primary election, and a
postponement until July 1st, which was finally
agreed to. In llart county the man-mooting
was called for yesterday. When Gordon spoke
there the call was rescinded. Then Bacon
spoke there and it wu given out that the
mass meeting would select delegates anyhow.
The Gordon men hearing this went to work
and had out four to one. In the biggest politi
cal gathering overseen in Hart county. Then
tho selection of delegates wu postponed until
the first Tuesday In July. If then two ooun-
lies bad acted under the official call made
by the Bacon men they would have
been added by an unprecedented vote
to the Gordon oolumn. They
are, of conns, safe for Gordon whenever they
act, and In the meantime the Bacon managers
In two coantlu have been converted from tho
policy of hasty little meetings. The people in
other counties will appreciate the humor of
the situation In Hart and Haralson, and tho
lesson will ha wholesome all aronnd.
General Gordon's friends werojubilant over
their victory. As no trains were running tho
news wrs brought In and dlsaemlnetod by
telegraph. Scores of congratulatory dls-
patches, ame in from friends in othereountlea,
and the Gordon headquarters wit a busy
rcene.
While there wu considerable surprluatthe
result In many counties, thsre*wu no over
confidence among General Gordon's friends.
They realised that there wu a hard fight
ahead, and that while the outcome of the first
eklrmlah wu bettor than they had hoped for,
that It would take hard work to whip It.
The Bacon men had little to say. The news
from Lumpkin, Forsyth and Hurray wu not
received until late, when Bacon's headquar
ters were dosed.
We do not put the vote of Plckeu county
In the summary. Our reasons for not put
ting It there will be found In the report of tho
l’lrkeaa county meeting, published elsewhere.
It Is enough to eay lhat Id this meeting, called
for tho purpose of nominating a candidate for
the democratic party, that'aresnlutlou reciting
that uaue but democrats ahsuld bo allowed to
voto, wu voted down.
THE M'ltl’HISK OP ALL
HonTV7.rMA.Ga, Juno 1.—[Special]—Tho
news Ural Dooly county had Instructed for
(lordon hu terrified the Bacon fallowing In
this county, and a general rout will be tbs
result. Dooly la away off Urn railroad and
the Gordon men have paid but little atten
tion to It, hnowlng that It had booh thoroughly
worked for Bacon nnd wu considered one of
his strongest counties. Bacon bu visited It
■event times end bed on hie elds tho clever
est politicians nf the county. Hie manegen
have been exceedingly boastful u to
their strength and what they
world do. 1 hero wu scarcely
e doubt then but that It waold Instruct for Ba
ron. But the Gordon men hare stormed tho
county end carried tho day. Tba convention
met this morning et 10 o’clock la Vienne.
The Gordon following in tho county wu thsro
in euflldont numbers lo out voto the politi
cians. Tbs farmers and old soldiers, and
yonng men and avorybody else who favorer^
Gordon made ita point to be present and have
a voice In the action of the county, though
soma of them had to come twenty miles to do
lb The voto stood, Gordon one hundred and
twcnlyscvcn, Bacon oue hundred and twen-
ty-ona.
As goes Dooly, so goes the state.
Crisp wu indorsed for congress.
GORDON FOB OOBDON.
Cai.notm,Ga. r Jana l.--[8peciil.]~The people
of Gordon county met in man meeting today
for the purpose of oloctlog delegates to the
RUbnerstorial and congressional conventions.
Resolutions wero adopted to the effect that
candidates for governor and for congress,
should be voted for by written ballot, and
that the chairman of tho muting should ap
point delegates to the representative conven
tions to voto for tbs candidate receiving the
majority of votes cast.
The ballot resulted u follows: Bscon, ooo
bondred and forty-uloe; Gordon, two hundred
and forty; Fain, for congress, two hundred and
ninety-two; Clements, ono hundred and one.
The delegates to tbe gubaersioiial conven
tion nro W. B. Itankin and Z. T. Gray, Tbs
delegates to tbe congreulonat convention are
H. J. Dudley. J. If. Brownlee, T.C. Hllner
and J. M. Robertson.
Them were four hundred nnd two votero
pretent, nnd everything passed off quiet and
satisfactory. _____
GAIIItOLI. COINCIDES
CAanor.i.TOir, Oa., June 1.—[Special.]—Gen
eral Gordon carried Carroll today. A mam-
meeting of over SOO voters wu preseub The
vote was twenty to one, amidst grut enthnst-
ssm end applause. The following known
Gordon men weie selected delegates: If. H.
Williams, J. C. Boop. J. .1. Valvio, It. lb Hose-
ly, J. B. Griffin, J.G. P. Gordon, J. H. Hewitt,
J, Burnr.
Uncle Tom Chandler, a democrat SB yean
old, moved that they vote for Gordon fotever.
It wu cnthualutlcally carried. Tbs rebel
yell Is aa familiar today at in '111.
FORSYTH POU GORDON.
Ct'MMIKO, Gn., Juno I.—[Special.]—'The
bravo old soldiers met here todsy, determined
to recent tho slanders made upon their old
commander, General Gordon. George N. Let
ter, tbe one armed hero of the mountains, and
William L. Chamblee appealed to tho people
In behalf of Gordon nnd purer methods instate
politics. By a vote of 1113 for Gordon and 108
for Bacon, Forsyth county placed herself right
on the record.
There Is great enthuslum among the Gor
don men in this county.
TOO MANY TO COUNT.
Cvdabtown, (la., June L—[Special.]—'The
convention voted on the Gordon delegates,
and they were elected by each nn overwhelm
log majority that the vote wu not counted.
The delegates are Instructed for Gordon,
Knthualaam prevails.
MURRAY MOVES IN
Spring Place, Ga., June 1.—[Spaclal.]—At
■ primary election held hare today Gordon
delegate* were sleeted for governor, and Fain
delegates for congressman, Gordon receiving
4IB votes and' Baoon 01 votes; Fain 273 votes
and Clemente 250 votes.
“AS PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED."
Hablkm, Ga., Jane I.—[Special.]—Accord
Ing to previous arrangement, the rote of this
(Columbia) county wu today placed at the
credit of Mr. Bacon. Tho delegates are
Messrs. M. J. Branch, W. J. Boggle, P. J.
Blount and O. Hardy,
[Baron Carrlea Catoosa, as UauaL
Rincjcoj.ji, Ga., June 1.—[Special.]—In tbs
primary hero today, which was confined to
Bacon's choun precinct, the vote stood for
Gordon 182, Bacon 21B, Clements 112, Fain 225.
MITCHELL FOR GORDON.
CAHH.LA, Ga, Jane fi.—[Special.]—At the
democratic mass meeting held hare today to elect
delegates to the senatorial convention and gob
ernatorial convention, shoot uvea bundled par
sons ware present.
Delegates to tbe eonatorlal oenventlon were first
elected by acclamation, and Hen. J.L. Hand wu
Indorsed as the choice of this county.
Delegates to tho eongrasitnnal convention wu
neat elected and 1101(11. G. Turner was indorsed
heartily and unanimously.
Gordon and Baoon were then balloted ror, Gor
don receiving WTotesand Bacon 157 votes. The
eutbualarm of the dordon men hu bun unbound
ed. and tha town bu bun In a turmoil all day,
During a great part at tha aftarnoon the boys have
been scrambling eronnd In genuine good humor,
having many friendly fights. Never before was ao
many fights In tha town to one day.
The old soldiers of Mitchell have Justly rabuksd
the slanderers of Ocnarsl Gordon.
A (II.ORIOVS day's work.
This hu certainly bean. one ot the grandest
victories of the campaign. A raw days ago every
thing reemed lobe for Adjutant Bacon. Tha farm-
era came out In good numbers with tho determi
nation of speaking through the ballot box u
thrlr choice for governor. Old Mitchell has at-
ways been right, and from the outlook for today's
work she will alwaya ha. Adjutant Bseon spoke
to the people of this county on yesterday both at
Camilla and Pelham.
LUMPKIN LUMPS tS
Dahloneua, Ga., June L—[Special.]—
Lumpkin county went overwhelmingly for
Gordon today, amid great enthuslum. Tho
Goidon delegates received one hundred and
thirteen votes, svhile Colonel IMre. represent-
leg Major Heron, received only twenty.throe.
Tb* delegates wire not instructed but Wero
asked to declare thiir views, when Colonel
Baker announced test they were for Gordon,
Aral, last and nil tbs lima. The crowd want
wild with excitement.
DOUGLAS FOR GORDON.
DoimAHViLtsB, Ga., Juno I*.—[SpeclAf.J—
Pumiantto (he onler of the county executive
committee, the democracy of DourIm county •«•
fcmblcd at tho court house in mess meeting to
elect drlcRttc* to the fubernAtoriel convention.
Colonel 8. M. Edge was chosen chairman, and C.
II. dark.secretary.
Alter a short delay. Colonel (iicnn, of Dalton, tn
a»i«ech hfrare power, sparklinR with wit, an l
rich with eloquence held his audience spellbound
while he advocated the claims of that great man
and Dower of chivalry, General John It. Gordon. He
was received wtlh bursts of applause which were
related time and again when aome happy hit or
Hath of eloquence aroused the euthuslasm of hU
auditor*.
Resolutions were offered by friends of Major
Nai ou to po*t|>one action In the election of dele
gates until July 22, which were laid on the table
On motion. Messrs. J. V. Edge, Thomas Carnes
and W. II. Nally were appointed a committee to
nominate ten delegates to cast the vote of tbe
county in the gubernatorial convention. The fol
lowing persons wero nominated and elected by a<s
demotion; C. II. Clark, J. It. Duncan. O. C. Clin
ton. J. W. Magouirk, J. T. ftamiw, D. W. Kskeir. a.
11. Pavla, A. It. Roman. W. II. Kalley. John M.
James. On motion, Colne! J. M. Edge and Colonel
M M Smith were added to tie delegation.
Tbe following resolution by Colonel J. S. James
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the delegates elected by this
B. (lordon.
WHITS FOB GORDON.
(SAiNKsvit.i-K, Ga., June r>.—White county
elected delegates today to the gubernatorial con
vcntlon. central Gordon received 83 votes and
Itacoo 8. j. ll. Nichols and A. P. Underwood are
tbe delegates. The meeting pawed .the following
resolutions:
"Resolved, That we hare witnessed with the
strongest Indignation the course of the opponent
of General John R. Gordon. In the wholesale issue
end circulation of malicious and slanderous
charge* In reference to him.
“2. That our confidence in him U unshaken, and
that his purity of character aa a private citUtn,
hts brilliant record as a gallant soldier and his
ability as a statesman challenge our highest adml*
i allon.
"3. That our delegates to the nominating con
vention to te held In Atlanta on July 3*. be In
structed to vote for John & Gordon first, last and
all the time."
Delegates were elected and Instructed to vote
for A. D. Candler in the congressional convention*
riCKENS IS A PICKLK.
JitrgR, Ga, June I.—[Special.]—In pnran*
arce of a call for a "citizen*’ meeting." a miscel
laneous crowd of dtlxrns of Pickens county met
here today and organised tor the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the state democratic convention.
Notwithstanding the fact that the ll:.V> train was
to bring In a large number of citizens, the crowd,
which was for Bacon, resolved to act without them.
TUX VILLAINV IXjJLMUMATED.
lion. I .cm Aired moved that the words, "da
wns' meeting," bo replaced by the words, "deauv
cratic meeting." This was voted down by ex Sen
ator Day and other republicans, who Immediately
proceeded to tbe election of Bacon delegates.
THE tiEMOCRATT TAKE ACTION.
When the democrats t>aw that they were con
lending against tbe republicans of the county, in
tbe selection of delegates to a democratic conven
tion, they withdrew. lbc republicans boldly de
clared that they had a right to vote ns It was s
"citizens meeting" and not a democratic meeting.
Tbe meeting of tbe democrats passed tbe follow
ing resolutions;
Whereas, Tbe meeting called on today to nomi
nate delegates to the gubernatorial convention In
Atlanta on tbe 28th of July, was only criled as -
citfrens' meeting; and
Whereas, After said meeting had assembled
resolution wu offered by W\ H. 81m
mous that all persons participating in the
meeting should be bound by 1U proceedings, and
whereas, also L. J. Aired offered an amendment
that no person should be allowed to vote but dem
ocrats, and to strike out the words "citizen*' meet*
Ing" and Insert "democratic meeting," which
amendment was voted down by the citizens meeting
and said meeting proceeded to nominate delegates
for A. O. Bacon.
Resolved, That wo protest against the proceed
Ings of this meeting, which was not a democratic
meeting, and that we proceed to organize the dem
ocratic party of Pickens couuty, that the
democracy may be represented in the coming
democratic convention at Atlanta.
Resolved, that there be ameeUngof the demo
cratic party of Pickens county on Satur-
day the 3rd day of July
to nominate delegates to the gubernatorial conven
tion.
The following was appointed as the democratic
committee of the comity, which comprises delega
tions from each district: Hon. L. J,
Aired, chairman: Hr. Jordan Pressly, secretary;
Turck Woeel diairict-R. V. Healley, B. F. War-
lick, C. B. Vincent.
Jxudvlllc district—A. P. Mullinax, J. F. Sim-
ions, O. II. Tolbert. •
Town district—Alfred McIIan, Jordan Pressley,
N.C. McCfafiL
I’mlmmon Fill district—Benjamin Fuller, Sam
uel Aired.
Ttwpscnd-J. B. Morrla. Samuel Tate.
Grassy Knob-K. F. Williams, G. W. Mullinax.
Sharp Toj>-G. W. Meflaba.
Dug Road-8. M. Harbin.
Jerusalem-H. K. Wood, A. V. P. Jones, Wu
Forrester.
Cross Roads—William McCloud, Wood Patterson,
R. F. Kills.
Talklmrock—James Eaton, W'. R. Coleman, K
P. Watson.
In a conversation today with ex-Benator Day,
tbe leading republican of this section, ho was
asked:
"How is It that the republicans participated at a
democratic convention?"
“It wasn’t a democratic convention," he an
swered, “but was a citizens’ meeting."
“I Will Not!"
Montezuma, Oa., June 2.—[Special.]—
"Will you aupport Major Bacon for governor
if he la nominated by the democratic conven
lion?" asked Colonel Reuben Arnold today in
bis reply to the address of Dr. Felton, and
addressing tbe question to Dr. Felton.
"I will," replied the doctor, amidst tho
applanie of the Bacon men present.
"Then," said Colonel Arnold, "will yon
rapport General Gordon for governor if he is
nominated by the democratic convention of
the state."
"I will not!" wae the emphatic
reply of Dr. Felton, to which answer the Ba
con men gave vont to great and continued ap
platise.
This was the principal fcatnre of the joint
discussion hero today between Dr. Felton for
Bacon, and Colonel Buben Arnold, of Atlanta,
for Gordon. The people of Macon county had
been notified for aome time that Dr. Felton
would jpe»k today In Montezuma, but not
nntil a day or two ago was it known that
Golonel Arnold would meet him. About two
hundred and fifty farmers heard tho apepking,
and the Gordon men are enthusiastic tonight
over what they consider to be
a great day's work. They are positive that
many converts have been made for Gordon,
The Baoon man realise that they made a mis
take in bringing Dr. Folton hero. H2s speech
was a reproduction of hia Calhoun speech. He
•poke three solid hours and hit principal rea
son for urging Bacon's election seemed to bo
the simple fact that he was being opposed by
General Gordon. Ho made the same old
charges against General Gordon, and said that
he did not think him the man to bo electod
governot of tho state.
COLOR CL ARNOLD'S REPLY.
Colonel Arnold followed him In
most intoreetlng address of an hour. He start
ed by asking Dr. Felton the questions above
mentioned. The repliea acemed to please the
Bacon men, to surprise the Gordon men and to
astonish those who were neutral, and most of
tha latter am pronounced for Goidon tonight.
Colonel Arnold’s address was a masterly ef*
fort. He scored a complete triumph over Dr.
Felton and tho Bacon men in the county are
now about ready to give up the contest
When Colonel Arnold concluded tbe ladles
rose up and thanked Mm for his gallant de
fense of General Gordon.
Macon county Is safe for Gordon bsyond the
shadow of a doubt
•'Til* People's Choice,,'
CocnRAN, Ga., June 3.—[Special. I—This has
been a field day for General Gordon in Pu
laski.
He ipoke this morning in the court house
in llawkinsvlllc, it being filled to Its utmost
capacity with citizens from Pulaski, Dooly
and Wilcox counties.
General Gordon rcachod Hawkinivlllo at
8:15 o’clock this morning, and wu met at the
depot by a special delegation, which took
charge of him. Ho was driven to town In an
elegant phaeton, drawn by four spleudld bays.
Tho procession was headed by the Hawkins-
ville brass band. Tho party proceeded to the
residence of Mrs. John F. Lewis and was en
tertained in princely style.
His speech was a grand one and completely
refuted the slanderous charges made against
him rad placed him squarely with the people
on all the issues involved in the campaign.
At times the audience were couvuleed with
laughter by his anecdotes, wit and rldicnle.
Then they would be wrought to indignation
as he depicted the shameless slandars perpe
trated upon him, and again tho tears wonld
•teal down the cheeks of the hearers as they
listened to his touching eloquence.
At the close of his speech he called upon
the audience to express their choice as be
tween him and Bacon. About twenty voted
for Bacon while 1300 or more voted for Gor
don.
He was then escorted in a carriage drawn
by four splendid bays to Cochran. Three
milee before reaching Cochran he was met by
a delegation of citisena with a brass band who
took charge of him and placed him in a car
riage festooned with flowers. Banners were
floating with these inscriptions;
* Fur Governor—John B. Gordon!"
"The People’s Choice!"
He waa met at Cochran by an assembly of
about five hundred. Just before he began his
address
TWO BEAmPl’L LITTLE QIELS
marched upon the platform and presented him
with a banner beantifally wreathed with flow
ers with this inscription: "For Governor—
John B. Gordon. The Lediea’ Choice.” HU
address was in every reepect a grand dna, and
met with tha most enthusiastic reception. At
ita dose a vote was taken, which resulted in
only four votes for Bacon and at least two
hundred far Gordon.
Pulsski is for Gordon, and Cochran and
vicinity U practically a unit for him.
An interesting incident which occurred
in Hawkinsville waa the rising of NVm. Lan
caster just before General Gordon began his
address. He pointed to General Gordon and
id:
"These b a man who wu my central dur
ing the war and who more than once when I
was tired, foot sore and sick got down off hb
horse and made me ride while he marched
with our webb-footod cavalry through the
mud and there are others here for whom he
hu done tbe same."
Tbe following Is
TIIK INTRODUCTION OF GENERAL GORDON
at Cochran by Colonel XV. F. Kelsey:
"Fellow citizens: You will be addressed todsy
by tbe greatest living southerner, one of the grand
est military chieftains and one of the profound**
statesmen this * or Id ever produced, a man who
went in defense oft he south in answer to the first
call and by tbe irresistible power of his own
matc hless genius rose from the ranks to the posi
tion or second in command of one of the greatest
armies ever marshalled on earth; who stood at tbe
right hand of the loved and lamented Lee—
bis trusted friend, his able adviser,
bis great captain ; a man who carved his name so
high upon the arch of fame that the notions are
familiar with bis greatness—that man is Oeneral
John It. Gordon, the next governor of Georgia,
whom I now have the pleasure of introducing to
you.”
This created the wildest applause, and
throughout General Gordon’s speech the audi
ence seemed to be worked up to the highest
pitch of enthusiasm.
Pulaski U overwhelmingly for Gordon.
GOltDON IN POI14YTH.
An Interesting Incident In the GubernS'
torlal Campaign.
Forsyth, Ga., Juno 5.—[Special.]—This
wu certainty a notable day in. the annals of the
historic little city of Forsyth. By early xunrUe
people were pouring In from every quarter bearing
gaily colored flags and ensign*. By the time the
train wu due foil two tbousa*i d people;had gath
ered at the depot to welcome the hero of the lost
came. When the up bound train pulled up tolthe
Elation,the crowd fairly shook the earth wlth'.thcir
yells Oldmcnccarccly able A speak inaudible
voice»|waved their hats while the younger of the
immense throng joined in
old familiar yell. Colonel Crow
dcr escorted General Gordon from the train to hts
carriage, amid the desperate struggles of the old
coldicis to get hold of him andcmbracelhlm. Then
the procession began to fall in line. 8uch a pro-
ccislou wu never seen before in Forsyth. Imme
diately behind the carriage in which rode the;gon-
ersl was a party from Barnesvllle driving lour
a bite horses, handled by Mayor Murphy. Behind
that camo another party from the country with
feur-in-hand. A noticeable fact wu that most of
tbe flags displayed In the procession was the regu
lar United States flag, and as they floated to the
breezes from the heads of handsome horses or.
were waved by trne and patriotic bands, tbe en
ure procession seemed to have caught the inspi
ration of the scene and made the air resound
with unbroken cheering. The general wu driven
to the beautiful home of Golonel B. H. Napier,
where he rested for about an hoar. The general
evinced unmistakable signs of fatigue upon hts
arrival, but that soon psaud away and he wu
himself again. Leaving Colonel Briggs' house the
procession again took op the line of march to the
beautiful grove near the square where comforta
ble seats were prepared for all tho crowd. At
egery house there w u some beautiful decoration
In honor of the grand hero. At the home of Colo
nel Proctor, a one-legged confederate soldier, wu
smpendedlt banner with the following Inscrip
tion, “Our noble, gallant Gordon! First In war,
first in peace, and first in the hearts or
bis countrymen." Around the banner wu festoon
ed wreaths of choice ^flowers and the effect wu a
most lovely one. From every window along tbe
line of inarch crowds of enthusiastic ladies and
children looked down upon the passing pageant
and added their chcera to tho already deafening
noiie. There wu folly nine hundred or a thou
sand people in the procession. Upon the arrival
«t the grove, there was found a number of lad to*
assembled, all enthusiastic to hear the
speaker. Cheer after cheer went up u the Impos
ing and well-known figure of General Gordon
mounted the rostrum, followed by a half score of
maimed veteran*, some with tears falling down
their sun-burned faces. This sight elicited greater
and louder applause. Captain Nspplcr, supported
by his crutches, arose, and in a few
simple though eloquent words, Introduced Mr.
Gordon. General Gordon Introduced hlslspecoh
by a very compUmsntary tribute to Monroe
county. He reminded tbe people that the county
and its capital, Forsyth, bore the names of two of
the great statesmen of the past He
also complimented the people of having
record worthy of the name
which their county and city bare. He next ex-
prewed his deep regret that his honorable and ro-
epeeled opponent wu not present. He paid
Major Bacon a very high compliment, and said no
man would support him more chesrfolly should
he receive tbe nomination. He uked tbe people
what he thought in view of that declaration
which he had mada lm every speech of
representations of the Bacon
organs, that he fwu threatening
bolt the convention. In this connection he created
great enthusiasm and laughter by his description of
what he termed the mouth piece and leader of
Baoonlan democracy in Georgia in the person of
one Vf. H. Felton. He dwelt at some length upon
Dr. Felton’s past record, his every thrust ellctlng
great applause and laughter. General Gordon next
reviewed some of the charges brought against him-
» elf in a manner so overwhelming a^toK'arry con
viction to a great number of men hitherto earnest
eupi orters of Major Bacon. Among there wu Mr.
T. B. Lyons, of Pike county, ’a man of Influence
and worth, who publicly declared that henceforth
he would support General Gordon. This declara
tion, coming u it did from a strong Bacon man,
wu greeted with deafening applause. General Gor
don next took up publle questions Involved
In the csmpafgn. He Invited at this point any one
In the audience to Mk him there or at any time
during tbe progress of the speech any question up-
ou any subject, and that he would answer upon
the spot,* lu the .presence of the people and with
absolute sincerety. A great many question swere
asked him by Bacon men, to which tho general
replied with telling directness and promptness.
At turns his replica provoked great merriment and
wild enthusiasm among tho entire crowd. At this
period of the speech, while General Gordon wu
handling his slanderers unmercifully, a gentleman
on the outskirts of the crowd, and evidently a Ba
con mao, asked him if he said that all the Bacon
men were liars. The general drew himself up
and with eye* foil of spark
ling brllUncy, replied: "No, sir, none of them
•re liars. But upon the other baud they are u
honorablo and high toned at the supporters of
myself But I am compelled to say in theinterestof
truth and decency, that some of the papers that
support my opponent are, for they have done
nothing but misrepresent me, and nearly all times
stating the precise reverse of the truth concerning
myself for the last five years." He created great
laughter by saying "if those papers could be read
backwards instead of forward the truth would be
more succeMfolly reached"—at this point aome
one asked if the Cohstitvtxon always told the
truth: The general answered that he did not
1 now that it did, but he thought it tried, it cer
tainly wu five Horn the glarrlng and slanderous
misrepresentations which some of the opposl-
* l There wu a spirited and
• between the general
the leading Bacon
illy asked him questions
concerning the railroad commiosioo; The speak
er's replies were so crashing and hts repartee to
IOJLD COMMISSION,
hts point brought out a feat-
iw which was probably n»w
to every oo# of hla beams. Ha ttatol that an ex-
ocv.UTe, wbo was uniter tbs influence of the cor.
poreUous, could, by removal of the memberauf
the commission and the appointing of other* in
their etead, deprive the people largely of the pro-
tectum intended to be given by the law. That U
wu true that the executive wu compelled to re
port to t he succeeding legislature his reasons for
* * *e overruled by that body,
angerous a power to entrust
to an executive not in sympathy with the people.
In reference to the Stale road he declared that
he would veto any bUl for Its sale, giving power
ful reasons why It should not be sold, one wa%
lhat tbe state could borrow all the money U needed
ad that the sum which would
«le of the road under prerent
cirevinstances, lent out at« per cent, would prob
ably yield to the stare less Income than could be
secured from leasing. In tbe next place, that 1
money could be made by the rale, it mill ought not
to be soM, for whoever might be the purchasers it
would certainly in the end become Incorporated
In the great monopoly which now control nearly
the entire transportation of Georgia. The general
elaborated three points at length with great power,
and certainly carried conviction to tbe doubting
of the audience. He next took up tbe question of
primaries, end analyzed with withering ridicule
the Iniquitous system of securing delegates
by overriding the will of the peo
ple. He closed in an eloquent ap
peal to Georgians to stand by tbe state and their
own rights, and place Georgia where she belonged
In the very front ranks of the sister
hood of this republic. This was u grand a flight
of eloquence as was ever heard, and as he carried
his audience higher and higher, the
suspense was intense, and men and
women rose from their seats and
joined in one long and unbroken cheer. This was
a powerful speech. It was powerful because the
surroundings were such as to encourage as well as
inspire. A leading citizen said to your correspon
dent if General Gordon would duplicate that
rpceeb all over Georgia that the opposition would
dwindle away to nothingness. The speech was
not only gratifying to his friends, but many who
before were openly opposed to the general, came
up and expressed their Intention of voting for him
J n preference to Major Bscon. Sitting on the pi *t-
fotm near tbe speaker was a gentleman from Bibb
county, and when General Gordon was speaking
of the manner in which he wu treated in some or
the counties by the Baconltet hurrying ap the
little mass-meetings, this gentleman spoke out sad
>eld that if the people or Bibb county could get
primaries that General Gordon would carry the
<ounty, and that the Bacon men knew it, and
hence were afraid to let the question go to the peo
ple. Alter the reception at the courthouse, where
General Gordon was met by folly 1,000 people, com
posed or men. women and children, be was driven
io the beautiful, hospitable and elegant home of
D. J. Proctor. As the carriage drove up to the resi
dence, Mim Lillie Mitchell, tbe beautiful and ac
complished daughter of Colonel Mitchell, of Gwin
nett county, just graduated at Monroe Female col
lege, advanced with a number of ladles and de-
•Ivercd tho follow*
General Gordon:
welcome vou to !ts hospitalities.
The ladies of our state are deeply Interested
Epcrtators o! the political contest now in progress,
and hope to see the honor* fall upon the hero who
Mood firm amidst the smoke and fory of battle
when fighting for our homes and liberties, and
who, above r*‘ *'* *
being
ju, ana we acnounce ar“ **■“
1, who, claiming to be a
of Him who raid: "Judge not, that ye may uot be
judged." compared you to the treacherous
Benedict Arnold.
Sonllierncr* are not ungratefol, and are not con
tent that our heroes should be rewarded for a time
only, but will honor them during their whole
lives. When, sir. your labors are over, and you
have gone to receive tbe greater reward of "Well
done good and faithful servant," they will rear
monuments to your memory and inscribe on it the
plaudits of your countrymen. Again, we welcome
you.
There Is no doubt but that tlitj county Is solid
AN OPIOM EATER’S STORY.
Crawling Ovar Bed not Ban of Iron In His
Fearful Frenzy—A Scientific Investl-
gatlon and It. Rsaulta.
A SALTY CARD.
In Which a Macon Merchant 8ays a raw
lids Words.
Hr. Georgs C. Price, the* brother of
Mayor Prlco of Macon, Is ono of the most suceess-
ftil and prominent merchants of lhat city, and Is
also ono or tho moat Influential gentlemen of Bibb
county.- Consequently the following letter, writ-
ten by Mm to a committee of Eatonton gentle,
men, deserves more than parsing notice, ft will
be remembered that a citizens' mooting of Eaton-
tonlmna passed resolutions! censuring the exagge
rated reports of tho Telegraph ot (lie Joint discus
sion In Eatonton. This mooting made a true
statement of what wu done that day and asked
that It bo published by tho Telegraph. They mot
with a fist refusal, which created groat indignation
among tho citizens or Eatonton, and which
prompted tho following totter, which Is taken
from the column! of the Eatonfon Meaaenger:
Macx>n. Ga., May 20.—Mean. C. D. Leonard,
mcl
. -: ti]— - -. .—.. —
ser. I, like minyothcrz, he
Ft will defeat the Hon. A. o. Baoon, and will ztlnk
Itself to death with the abuie it iz heaping upon
tbe Hon.J.B. Gordon and many of hla an —
Yon m.y rest assured that the
and corporation! of like character and
size. You may again nzt easy when you know
that every manor cauae that tho G. G. T. ha, aeon
fit to abuat baa boon zuceezaftil; which fact should
convince aoyranalblesetof men that th. T. and
M. doe. hot represent tbe people. I have talked
with quite a number of gentlemen, and among
them aome ot Captain Bacon's strongest supporters,
who condemn the comments or the editor of tlit
T. and M. upon your card. The buatnass men of
Macon have dealt for yean with many of you arho
signed tha card to T. and M., and know jou to be
as upright and honest a set of men
aa any man or sot of men con-
ncctcd with the raid paper, and think It
as litUo oa theG. G. T. could have dona to;
other. To show what effect the G. 0. T. Is having,
a tetter received by Mr. J, 0. Hannon, or Lyons A
. Cline, written from Albany, Dongberty county, by
tonewho asaerta that he la a Bacon man and ex
pect# to vole for him, aaya that notwithstanding
tbe claim of the strongest or Mr. Bacon's support-
— Dougherty county will certainly
for Gordon, and that
county wilt cerialuly
—n, and that Gor
don can credit bis success to tho abuse of IhcTcio-
grab and Messenger. The editor's comments upon
your cant will and certainly should hurt the great
and gootl.Telegraph, aim the cause of th. Hon. A.
O. Bacon, not only In Bibb and Putnam counties,
hot in every section of tho state. There aw many
here who are sick of the Telegraph's abuse of each
and every one whose views seem to differ with its
own. Believing lhat I express the feeling of the
people, I am, youra roapectlully.
Gaotux C Pitux
Oeneral Cordon tn Auguste.
From tha Augusta Chronicle, Sunday, June 0,1310.
General Goidon addreaaod tho people of this
city at the city hall yesterday afternoon. Hia an-
dlcnce waa one of tho largest and moat respectable
that we have ever seen In thla city.
The chivalrous soldier and gifted statesman waa
received with enthusiastic applause. HU speech
waa listened to with close attention and elicited
frequent marks of approval, inhere wore any
doubts as lo the propriety of Senator Gordon's ac
tion, they were effectually removed by hia apoech.
It was candid and eloquent. The Idea of bargain
and sale has never been entertained by our people,
and Senator Gordon did not need to make any ex
planation for bis vindication. They have tho rail-
cat confidence In hla Integrity and honor,
a We have tho greatest respect for General
Gordon. Hla services In the field and In
the icuntc entitle him to lbs gratitude of all
Get rglans and all aomherncra. He possessed the
enlitc confidence of tho southern people while In
cilice. In hts retirement to private life, he car-
ties with him their confidence and rospcci. It la
not necessary that he should explain hb official
conduct.
We present a synopsis of bla speech thb morn-
Ing. In a few days we will give It tn fall to our
readers. We are aure that II will carry courictlon
lo all fair and Impartial minds. Wa are satisfied
that General Gordon U no party to any bargain and
•ale. We are satisfied from the lip. of Senator
Gordon that Governor Colquitt b as guiltless of any
bargain and aal. In the appointment of Governor
Brown as Senator Gordon. This Is our deliberate
conviction, and we have the authority for It of a
man who has never deceived hbpeople-wbo
has been true to them In peace and In wu—who
la without fear and without reproach. We do not
approve of tbe appointment of Governor Brown,
but we are Dee to tag we do not belter,
that either Senator Gordon or Governor Colanltt
would Intentionally be guilty of any aet det-
rlmenUl to the honor or Interest, of the people of
Georgia.
Gonorwl Cordon In Cowate.
Kewnan, Ga„ Jana .1.—[Special.]—Yester
day morning Generel Gordon arrived hereon tho
train from Carrollton, and wu met at the depot
by a number of hb friends, including the Senoia
brant band. He wu crooned to the residence of
Captain T. M. Jours whose guest be was for break-
But. Be afterwards went to hb rooms at the Vir
ginia hotel, where he wu 'called upon by great
nemben of hblrienda from all poitiona of tho
county. He spoke In tho opera house,
and the city uu full of our leading
chirms irons all portions of the eounly, and
th. opera house wu filled with the but people of
the county.
At tor - -
andienc
words:
country only tn times of war. But he who after
serving hb country nobly and bravely on the ihsld
—after having bared hb breast to tbe battle's
storm—after baring poured out hb patriotic blood
lln tbe crimson tide—returned to bis oppreared sod
From tho Cincinnati Tlmoa-Siar.
“Opium or death!"
Thla brief ten trace wu fairly hissed Into
tha car of a prominent druggut on Vino
street by a person whs, a few yearg ago wall
off. Is todsy a ho poles# wreck!
Ono can scarcely realize the anfforlngg of an
opium victim. DeQuIncy hu vividly por
trayed It But who can fitly describe tha joy
of the rescued victim?
H. C. Wilaoo, of Loveland, 'O., formerly
with March, Harwood & Co., manufacturing
ehcmlsts of St. Lonls, and of the well known
Arm of H, C. Wilaon A Co., chemists, formerly
Jf tula city, gave our reporter yesterday a
bit of thrilling penonal experience In thlg
line.
“I have crawled over red hot bars of iron
and coals of fir*,” he utd, “In my agony dar
ing an opium frenzy. The very thought of
my anfferinga freezes my blood and chill* my
bene*. I wu than eating over 30 grains of
opium dally,”
“How did you contract the habit?"
“Excessive business caret broke me down,
and my doctor prescribed opium! Tnat is tho
way nine-tenths of eases commence. When I
determined to stop, however, I found I could
not do it.
“You may bo surprized to know,” he said,
“that two-fifths of th* slaves of morphlno and
opium are physicians. Hanyoftheao I met.
Wo studied our eases carefnUy. Wofoundont
what tbe organs wore in which the appetite
wu developed and sustained; that no victim
wu free from a demoralized condition of theso
organs; that tho hope of a ears depended en
tirely upon the degree of vigor which could
bo imparted to them. I have seen patients,
while undergoing treatment, compelled to re
tort to oplnm again to deaden tho horrible
pain lu those organa. I marvel how I ever
escaped."
"Uo yot.
have conquered tho habit?”
“Indeed I have ”
“Uo yon oUoct to tolling mo how?”
“No, air. Studying tho matter with nveral
oplnm-aatlng physicians, wo became utlzfled
that tbe appetite for opium wu located in the
kldnoyz and liver. Our next object wu to
find a specific for restoring these organa to
health. Tho physicians, mneh against their
code, addressed their attention to a certain
remedy and became thoroughly convinced on
ita scientific merits alone that it wu tha only
one that could be reltod upon
in every cue of disordered kid
neys and liver. I thereupon began nilng It
and oupplementlng It with my own special
treatment, finally got fully over tbe habit. I
may uy that tha moat Important oart of tha
treatment Is to get those organa lint Into good
working condition, for In them tho appetite
originates and lx sustained, and In them over
ninety per cent of all other human ailment*
originate.”
“For tho lut soren yean this position hu
been taken by tho proprietors of that renody,
and finally it la uocomlng an acknowledged
scientific troth among the medical profession;
many of them, howoror, do not openly ack
nowledge It,andyot, knowing they havens
other scientific specific, their code not allow
ing them to use it, they buy it upon tbe quiet
and prescribe it In tholr own bottles.''
“Aa I sold before, the opium and morphtna
habits can never be cored until tbe appetite
for them la routed ont of the kidneys and
liver. I have tried everything, experimented
with everything, and u tho result of my
•tudiee and investigation, I canny I know
nothing can accomplish this remit bat War
ner's safe cure.
“Have others tried your treatment?"
“Yes, air, many; and all who have
followed It fully have recovered. Several of
them who did not first treat their kldnoya and
liver for six or eight weeks, u I advised them,
completely failed. This form of treatmoat Is
always insisted upon for all pstleuts, whether
treated by mall or at the Loveland Opium lo.
stltute, and supplemented by our special pri
vate treatment, it alwaya cures.”
Mr. Wilton stands very high wherever
known. His experience is only another proof
of tbe wonderntl and conceded power ot
Warner’s Ufa cure over all diseases of tbs
kldnoya; liver and blood, and tha dlutsu
round by derangements or those organs. Wo
may uy that it u very flattering to tho pro
prietors of Warner's ufo core that ft hu
received tha highest medical indorsement
and, after persistent study, It Is admitted by
scientists that there la nothing in materia
medics for tha restoration of thou gnat
coming from so reliable a source u Mr. Wilson
and confirming by personal experience whit
wo have time and again published in our col
umns. Wa also extend to the proprietors oar
hearty congratulations on tho results wrought.
J et disc
cord.
cause back In the victories of peace an the forum,
unto their restoration
the union and the vlndl-
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Swret ore the uses of adversity, tho printer’s
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A Friday entry nn the minutes of th* legis
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