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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. .aTLANTA, GA*> TUESDAY JUNE 8,1886
11
THE PEOPLE SPEAK.
[Continued from Tenth rage,
cation of their honor ana character—such an one
U indeed our Mirtet patriot and the (randett
rpeclmcn of fouthera manhood and southern cnar-
acter. 1 no* hare the distinguished honor of in*
traducing to you one whose deeds are as grand and
magnanimous in peace as they were brave and
chiTalrie in war. One whose name is inseparably
connected with every grand achievement in the
American government /torn the revolution of I860
to his own political victory as governor of Georgia
in lt&C. One whoso nasra Is familiar to every pa
triotic hearthstone In tba , .American nation. One
whose name will godown in story and song as long
aa the English langnaMeamesonrlegendsandour
history to the generations yet unborn. One whose
great name will ever interweave itself into the af
fections and entwine itself around the heart of
Georgians, wbeu that of political demagogues and
standing candidates, ana army oommissariats will
have been lost In the shadows of oblivion. I in
troduce to you Georgia's next governor, General
JohnB. Gordon."
The general then made a telling speech of two
hours,In whlc]» refoted the many slanders
which had been made again* t him in the cam-
JJms&oSntfcsflfc d P°" ltl0l> on t* 10 T * ri ° u *
During his whole speech he was listened to with
grest attention and frequent cheers.
When he concluded he said he would like to
know how his audience stood as between himself
and Major uacon. He asked all those who favor
ed Major Bacon to hold up their hands. Not more
than twelve or fifteen responded. He then asked
all in favor of Gordon to hold up their hand*. Ar
if by one impulse nearly every hand in the honso
went up, accompanied by r nearly unanimous
rotufng cheer for "Gordon.
There were in the house about from 600 to
1.000 representative men of the county, aid
the verdict was nearly unanimous '
Gordon. Nearly all voted. ^
From Terrell County*
Dawfon, Ga. f Jane 1. — Contemplate
General Gordon’s splendid history 1 Is It not a
treaiuro of which Georgians should be proud?
Should we not hand It down nntarnlshed to fixture
generations? But his opponents propose to cover
np all the glorious light of such a record with re
proaches of Intellectual feeblenem and moral cor
ruption. it is proposed to deprive my children of
the satisfaction of claiming among the evidences
of the glory of their native state the fair and
luminous history of John B. Gordon. 1 resent it.
As a proud Georgian, I will not oonsent to have
hla history marred by the addition of a false charg
ing him with insanity and disgraceful corruption.
I will not vote for a man whose great argument
for my support is an effort to blacken such a fame.
Let Georgia hurl back upon those who undertake
a work so inglorious, for merely private advance
ment, the fguomlny which they are seeking to tlx
on one ol Georgia’s noblest so ns.
Let the people of Terrell county, and all the
surrounding country, come out to Dawson next
Friday, June 4th, and hear Gordon's appeal. Hon
orable and patriotic Bacon men. come and calmly
review your cnoice. Unless Gordon is . a weak or
bad man, don’t join with the party which pro-
o blast bis fame
a’s fair history.
Patriot.
Bow Columbia County was Fixed for ISacoa.
Appling, Ga., June 3.—Editors Constitution:
1 haveAttended nearly all the political meetings
that have been held In this county for tbo last
twenty-five years, and have never seen such action
as was taken at the one on the 1st instant, that
elected Bacon delegates to the gubernatorial con
vention. The following notice was published in
our county newspaper for three or four weeks pre
vious to the meeting, by Mr. John Q. Spiers, secre
tary of the county democratic executive^ommlt-
"iJcmocratic meeting.
'The democratic party of Colombia county are
requested to meet at Appling on tha first Tuesday
'’The executive committee are especially request
ed to be present as vacancies are to be filled and
other buslnets of importance transacted.
"J. Q. spires, Secretary.
gretslonal conventions..The Gordon men opposed
this and contended that it could not be done at
that meeting as no notice of such action had been
given. The Bacon men contended that the above
notice was sufficient. The Gordon men would
have preferred a primary election, but stated ,to
the meeting that they wero willing to
leave it to a convention duly advertised.
Mr. Spiers, who had the notice of meeting pub-
liihed, was called ou to know what the meeting
was Intended for. and he theh) stated that It was
merely to organize, aa before ** “ * —
fbitbef, ibat be and M~
the committee, were all
preeentwben tho notice vratglven "and that ~as
Ui.tr chairman iu dead (tho Hod. K. a Neal,
cualmoD,died lait year) he onlyjodvt—
or,unite. NotwltluUndlei all this the Bi
paMtd their resolution by a tote Of 60 h
appointed dcletatea Instructed for Booon,
It hoi been the custom In this county for tho
chairmen or the executive committee to call a
meeting to orasulze and appoint delegates to tho
fubei n> torlal and congremlon* con
ventions, , hot It wai always
advertised that these delegates would bo appoint
ad or elected at the meeting, I had no Idea how
tho county stood aa to (Jordon and Bacon until
this meeting; but I non believe that if (Jordon
could have had a fair show he would have carried
It easily. The lamest portion ofman at the meet-
— was from that p«Uon ^olSho county through
represented.
y, thought that the Booon party would not
t election after hearing the statement of
Spiers and Luke, th. committeeman,
vho were both Bacon men, as
minty has been noted for fair
oraiingin such matters, and resorted to primary
elections whenever asked to obtain the voloe of
the people. Several or the Bacon party voted
with the Gordon party s^alnit the resolution (Ore-
mas delayed xndcould not make connection.
people of Hants county wero disappointed
Although the county Is beyond any doubt for
don. still they are conservative.
The mast meeting held today appointed a
executive committee to 111 the piece of the
one, whose term bad expired. The meeting ..
JsSflP^f*? V 4 to* different sections _
If* to fxvor of Gordon.
SS2 ,. h —.-M' frl ' n d» have teen lit or thought
("“hihave elected or np-
bdto'e’IOh'dou delegates, but Gordon's friends
went primaries. They want the people to speak
?. nd .,r.* vo ,.S? ,e * ra of the success of their
rniorito. “Primary election’’ is out motto.
It Is fair and Just, and
more effectually harmonize all partfhv.
Primary elections, under a resolution adopted
today by an overwhelming a
in the county in each militia
Saturday of June, when voters will vote direct Car
•he candidate they prefer for governor,
candidate receiving the majority of voi
after the consolidation of the same at H ,
on the first Tneoday of July, will be declared to be
the choice of Herns county for governor, and del.
pfedecUre ** * ppototed “ ld tostructed as the poo-
SOLID AS COLD.
, Gordon hsi so reason to fear but that he Is safe
in Harris. Wo are not exulting or excited, but
know as well as it is possible for a man to know
who has carefully and unbtasly oanvsned the
matter, that Gordon Is overwhelmingly the choice
of Harris oonnty, and the primary on the Ibarth
Eatardsy in June will prove this prediction with-
ontdoubU Put down Harris for Gordon.
Gordon Will Carry Pike,
Baknf.8vii.lk, Go., May 31.—[Special.]—
Pike county is almost a unit for Gordon, and will
give the noble and beloved hero of tbo lost cause
a solid and hndevlded delegation. Bamesville
stands pearly four to cue In favor of Gordon and
this Is always considered a fair criterion of tho
position of the entire county. The BaruosvIUo
Hall, a strong Gordon organ, has called a meet-
lug or the Gordon forces far next Friday, when
they will orasnlze a strong Gordon dab.
Asto locslipoliUcs, Captain It. J. Powell Is the
coming men for the senate, He Is a man of recog.
nfzed ability and hla friends are anxious f ‘ 1
him in the state senate, in which body he'
a position lo which hlimcriti entitle nun.
Hancock CnUa s Primary.
Sparta, Go.. Juno 1.—[Special.]—At tho
mass meetint today a primary eloctlon for dele
gatee to the gubernatorial convention was ordered
for June IStb. The contest was between on early
and a late date for the election, the Gordon men
favoring July 20th. The Bacon men carried it by
a majority of fifteen inn courthouse meeting la
which the aggregate vote was 203. The democrat
ic vote of the county Is over 1,000. General Gor
don’s prospects are mote promising than ever. The
Bscon men were surprised at the smallness of their
own majority.
A resolution was unanimously adopted instruct
ing the next repmentxtlves from this ooanty to
the general arsembly to do all In their power to
defend the railroad commission as It now is.
A Frotest from Pickens.
I.vdville, Pickens County, Gm., Juno 1.—
Editors Constitution: We, os democrats, claim that
the convention held In Jasper today was no demo
cratic convention. A lew Bacon men had a mass
meeting, not of the democracy, hut of tho citizens,
called lor today, and passed resolutions allowing
republicans, independents and anybody that want
ed to vote to sail In. Tho chairman, who, wo
understand, Is a Bscon man, ordered a mam meet
ing of the cltirens at the courthouse, tntteid of
ersonton democracy, then we.arc left. Oar. pari
coun I7 frof *Mke ’they baTe I been < flfrim)iei
cut of tbeir rlrbta. by a lew pollUdaxii at Jatper
— Uiinncut and dried tor boom time
ioi an election at that
and prooounoed It aa
_ . . Yours truly, Gio.W.GaAT.
Tho above statement of the proceedings of the
meetint of tho democratic party of Columbia
county are trim.
JMLMXtNioff, ■
D. M. llOL-ZNOAKC,
f&i&SSS"'
B. A Finn*
A. J. Avaxy, Jil,
ftar
C. Be AVAAT.
General Gordon ^nd Mr. BUI*
Macon, Go., Juno 2,1888.—Editor* Consti
tution: The Macon Telegraph has been charging
General Gordon with slandering tho dead Bill, in
this: that Cordon sold In hla Americasspaeeb that
Mr. Hill offered him (Gordon) on lnterSt to the
leaso of tho SUM railroad, and that ho (Gordon)
refused to accept the Intereel. The Telegraph
called on General Gordon to produce tha proofs os
stand convicted of slandering the dead. Tha
proof baa been produced ana published la Tux
Constitution, Mr, Hill's own evidence before the
legislative oosnmiuee being reproduced lo sub
stantiate General Gordon? statement Now
dead.
Tho truth U.G cneral Gordon, instead of slander
ing Mr. Hill, passed a most eloquent eulogy on the
memory of the dead stitesman. Macon.
Troup Certain for (Jordan.
War Point, Us., June 3.—Ed itore Consti
tution—You can put Troup down certain tor Gor
don. Ha will carry our town two to on*. We hero
tho count on It. We think Trx Constitution
right, and that It will sot deceive Its readers. but
Toil call rc&il the Uiootx Tdczratiii afid cvcrv*
thing looks lovely for Major Bacon, and It pun
lu readers in had shape. I saw a reader of tha
Telesraphla fhw days ago bet that (tenoral Gor
don would not be nominated. He was relying on
the statements of the Telegraph and will gat
badly left. XI
ho at reliable
badly left. 1 hope Tun Constitution will always
be aa reliable sa lt has been In tha oast Troop
will go for Gordon. T.J.JUnv.
Two Gordon Counties Heard From.
Bainishk.k, Go., May 31.—[Special.]—As
others are reporting all over the state, 1 propose
taklac in two counties, Decatur and Miller. Out-
old, of Bain bridge x bare not found a half down
man M Hrcatur that will vote Cot BseOfL Wobave
a few in tha city who say they can't rote for Gor
don. But U would be unnatural and unptoao-
dented for some man to fall to disagree with tha
batoxes of tha comwnnlty. ItwUlmaka hat lit
tle dlffercnco whether primary or maos meetings
are held, at the general roll soil, this county will
ho nr resented by Gordon delegates. Mark
. Miller county, frequently called the banner
democratic county—no rads or scalawags there—
will ha oo hood, and don't Swgit It, to coot bar
vote for John B. Gordon. Gut people would ho
delighted to have tho general vultandmak.aa a
reesch. hnt lf hla services are needed elsewhere
we.con afford to wait and visit him m the execn-
Bacon l olled to Come.
CMIPUY.OA, Jane 1.—[Special.]—Hon. A.
O. Bacon tailed to meet the ciuitns ct Bants
county today In Hamllteo. as snnooared, oa ae-
ctxmt ol the change o< gauge of the nllro*da He
with men of all political parties U things are
allowed to toon in this way then farewell, Brother
Crawford. There la bnt lone men la this militia
district expressed himself for Booon.
Taut Democrat.
Bacon Gets a County,
Savannah, Go., June 15.—[Special.]—Ara
mor teaches here that Liberty county has selected
Bacon delegates to the gubernatorial convention.
Indwell was endorsed for oo ogress and Atwood
for tbo leglslamrn
Major Bacon aa Itallroad Attorney,
In an Jnterviow with Major Bacon, printed
in the Woiklng World, Major Bacon uses the fol
lowing language:
"Yes, 1 am attorney for tho Bast Tennessee,
Ylrglnia and Georgia railroad,’’ »«
tl“Ye», It might be termed a foreign corpora-
"I am only employed to do as they toy.”
The above, coming trom the lint ol Majot Ba
con, la very significant. We do hot think any
oomment couldadd to Its meaning.
PROGRESS OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Macon, Jane 4, 1880.—Editor. Const! tu
Hon: The Macon Telegraph, the Jlaoon-Maoon
rial daring tha campaign where It has sold that It
would support tha -democratic nominee.'' As the
Telegraph has foiled to support** some tlmo the
democratic namlnccjofcounty, district, state, also
lolled elates, i would llke it to come
out and say that It wlli
will not support tho nominee, no
who he may be to this campaign.
There is no question of doubt as lo tho "damoo-
racy' ’ of either Bacon or Gordon, but as there Is u
to the Telegraph, would It not ba In other tor It to
let tho people, the democrats, know whether thi
con count on the Telegraph supporting the dom,
ereue nominee, or a •■TodlcaK opponent; I siiy
radical, tor on todapndent democrat moans noth
ing else, and It tools to aman who,has always
been a democrat that the Telegraph la parading
themdtc* W H Felton »hr«3lh P tht JEuTpS
tandedly In the Interest of Baeaa. Tho poop!#
will find that the Bon. W. H F. com little iSTflr
Bacon, but Is looking after hts own Interests.
Will the Telegraph sty whether it wlU support
the nominee, no matter who ho maybe, that the
••democracy'’ of the great state of Georgia may
know whether It bo a "dcmocretto’’ or “ropubll-
C *The Stndertvlllo Herald has oomo‘tortile
conclusion that “General Gordon la evidently the
choice of the people. Seven out of nine ooanttes
reported (hr Gordon yesterday, and hla friends are
sanguine of ooeoem”
g.&^r^'/u^r 01 ^ w,u
Cherokee county will select delegates by prime-
17 on the 17ttz of /nlja
G timer county win hold Itrata meeting on the
first Tuctdsy to July.
Fannin ooanty wnl
Fnlaski county will electUordon delegate, oa the
The delegates from Wilcox county wlU be ap
pointed on tbo 12th of June.
One;of Gordon's old soldlen la Wilkes saved his
army canteen and when ha heard that Gordoo
was a candidate forgovtrnor, he hunted It up and
nut It on at once. He saya he shell wear It aaU'
Gordon la elected.
The Cnthbert Appeal says:
, The Macon Telegraph wants its Monde to sent
the "Adjutant" cot knocked oat of ttmo hero bi
the general, ita own Maff can taraUh copy cnoug!
Am a Bacon paper and a fwend 'of J
lire aunt admit that the tenor of the aaetlna Tues
day was undoubtedly tor Gordon. Had they so
desired they easily could hart forced tha oooren-
tlou end mod# a nomlnatlpn. 11 was their sebat
of fairness which ca>ued them not to force thei
con veniion, and the ftiends of Major Bacon in the
county who were hindered from being present will
thank them for their fairness.
Mr. Hamilton McWhorter, of^H
Itbcre is notashadotv of a doabMMI
county will to OTerwbelmJnfly
Jordonin.lead’ , lsooeof the ch—ring head
told*’’ll
lines In the Grccn-horo Ilcrold.a
"Bacon still In tha rear, sa usual’’ remarks anold
S!^^JS^fp{SSSi^r ta « «**
Conyers, Gt., Juno 5.—TSpodal].—All la
IDS- Si, vt> •!# Ul
Chronicle, was Irytn
getting subscribed. I
A Bacon man sak
con town.” Gsiuci replied, "You iBH
sir, I hare trarelad. At Gainesville I was told the
E , »&w*SP-ru
thS’town ’’ H * wentoffnlau ® t tog, ‘PDdone with
i^conrexsuid Rockdale are ail aglow for tho gal-
Auefihstwasmodetoget Dr. Futon, the gnat
dtsosgantrer,here ntxt weak. It soematboyar.
aboufto drop him Uka a hot potato. If the slan
derer of Gordon wants a ooofing, this la his place.
JnikTTE, Gm., May 31.-[8p«laL]-Mld-
dlehrook's district, of this coonty. tMonroe.) WM
f->«l«M Sn Im far lUftngi pfftpHp*)]* KHH tWQ TTIWkS
Prato
^EditoxsCQNSTiTtTION: ThofollowtogScto.
Horn Qnltman connM^mBmmimMm^SMmri
friends r.f General
ity may bo of rnma IntareS to tha
Gordon, aa they servo to show
Ihimrelf cn his ■■■■■PHI
A convention wes cci'.al ly the |
executive committee (a. li
c:il Gordon La4 innonr.
■■■■■mmaUalaemsittwwDP
chairman ol the "meeting.'’ On motion made by
Mareg appointed fix dfil^
_ ss _. and they were initructed to support Ma-
jor Bacon; whereupon our county paper "nailed
to ita masthead the name of Hon. A. O. r
for jrarernor" and declared that "Quitman o „ .
had spoken in no uncertain tones." But after
I called for his axd; let us not now prefer to him the
man whodid.
One of the most activo Bacon men of Lincoln
I wen in his neighborhood and not one Bacon
L EESBun«,Ga.,May 31.-Editors Constitution:
1 notice in tho Macon T *
statement from a party
i Telegraph and Messenger, a
ly living in 8mUhvlUc,«iatlag
i democratic committee of Lee
we are satisfied that If left to
a popular rote, our county would give a hand*
tbs majority for General Gordon.
We write this in the Interest of truth and In 4us<
tice to General Gordon’s friends here, who do not . ... .......
want the impremion to goi outi that they are lean I that a majority ot the democratic committeo of
grateftil andflesa appreciaUre than the thousands I eoenty were Gordon men, and that the call tor
of true and good men in other portions ol the Mato I r ominalion was intended as a snspjudgmentln the
who are rallying nobly for the grand and gallant I interest or General Gordon. I wish to ray that the
Gordon. EiRttcr, I ftjvtcment is untrue in toto. The facts ate these:
Canton, Ga., June 1.—[Special.]—The | The committee called the convention lu the Inter-
county democratic eifcntire committee of Chero- I est of Judge Crisp and Major Bacon. Tho com-
*"■“ ' - * - - mlttee stood at that time, four for lUcon and one
forjudge Simmons. General Gordon was not a
candidate. at the time the call was
made, and did not have any following
in the county. The county was considered
solid for Major Bacon. After General
Gordon came out as a candidate, and
up to the day the convention was held, the com
mittee stood two for Bacon, two for General Gordon
and one neutral. The neutral one did not come to
the convention at all. The Gordon men of the
connty did all they could to have the convention
kee axel today and fixed Saturday, July 17th. for
holding primary elections In every militia district
of Cherokee, to determine the choice of tho county
tor governor and congressman for Uxe ninth dis* ]
On the following Monday tho committee will
in tho primaries.
_-.might have a fair showing lu the
AH such propositions were positively re
Macon Telegraph for publication by one of t
connty did all they could to have the convention
— , nut off. so that the people might hare an opportu
ne Conyers South says: I *»!ty of knowing that General Gordon was a candl-
Tho Bacon men favor their candidate because, I date, and that he might have a fair showing in the
as they claim, he was euchered out of tho govern- I county,
orship four years ago. Did it ever occur to you | foxed t
that foe gallant Or* *'"
muskets, stumped
to face the or—
then •“
once. .
The Senoia Sentinel says;
The campaigu teems to I ,
rampant politicians, and when we uso the wore
E omician we intend that portion of tho definition .
y Webster which reads: "A man of artifice or
deep contrivance," for In attacking General Gor
don’s record as a statesman, as a soldier and as a L
msn, theyarecontrivlnr to dive as deep Into the I Tua Comwiti tior struck
damnable pit of artifice as *tls possible for men to F **
do. They accuse General Gorooo of selling out to |
Joe Brown; any one can make an accusation, but i
havo any of them proved itt In the first 1
S scc Gordon could resign but had not
e • appointing power. Colquitt was the man
whadM this bloody deed that so many of these
woOld-bo. "king makers" are crying down. "
appointed Joe Brown and who appointed Colo'
\\ hy, ro.000*majority of the Ignorant peopu
Georgia, jsnd these same Ignoramuses will api
The people of a dozen counties we could name
B forget the ill-timed and most unjust
b by Bacon against the truo and noble
* * * Stephens.
the good
tatho
I can furnish them.
If you wish any pro
Onb Who Knows.
and is acquainted with the many noble traits of
James 8. Boynton, against whom no man has ever
* * utter a sentiment of "
sepato for another term the Hon. J. & Brown.. Bo, I snsplclon of anything but honor an<f praise.
P 01 J, 0 * Brown in his Plaoe, I very few Bacon men here, not one In thirty ih
the people of Georgia acquiesced very heartily in I the county. We knew aud honored Boynton,
hisfidmirahmseraetion. As a statesman, General I - "Coon SkinBangzr."
Gordon has .broad views. His mind and soul are
vsst enough to take In this whole country. “
oneofthoso
x*Tail men sun-crownt-.
Who lives above the four I The railroad.corroratL
In imbllo duty and In privaw thlnklng.’’ I not anpportlna Oorilon In thlicampalxn.' Mr. Bacod
When In tho renate there me no one who had S^ 0 ‘
Rs&sstts IjsS Sffin9SxBe3« M
13Saeam.«-M
rol main Eton iholl hare filled tho
A, a toldltr hi, record la Incomj
van cement fromcaptaln of the!
lieutenant general of the oontoderato army
Inx in the preapeet of a grand and glorlau, future.
But the reeontipeoches of Gordon and Black teach
•I to glowing term, that the prineiplee no fought
tor can never die or be forgotten, and that the
great conflict In all lie nigged Bearing, ahould be
embalmed to the record, of our country, whore
tomtom boost to, and alvraya ihould be,dovolloa
too pare and lofty palriotlzm. In this reconcilia
tion that haa been effected between the atiuee
where hand baa been re active and po
tent aa General Gordon'. Must Goor-
(la foreether favorite genaral. and can we so soon
forgethls rcrvlees as a sutesmsn in con gross,
ss here, for many years, he stood almost alone la
the defense or the down-trodden south, end
where he battled tor ua until ho saw among hla
brethren a democratic majority? The character or
Gordon belongs to Georgia. Ills her pride, a. hla
energies and coursge In the past bora been her
hope. When thla character If traduced, the peo
ple rise, es they are rising now In Lincoln,
andon over the state, and sternly rebuke the bold
They say General Gordon Is no bustnosa man and
that he haa proved himself a tolluro In tho man
agement of Ms own affairs. When he entered up
on his pnhllo duly ho wax young tnd poor, and
after rerrlng hla pooplo falthftilly tor twenty roars
we so him still crushed with poverty. Still during
all that tlmo ho wea not extravagant nor a spaeu-
poverty, still during
— ,-■»«... ■
later, bnl he woe
service# his~wholVsnd excUiiive
end grew poorer
giving lo (bet at
devotion. Must, ho then, be cost off os a failure?
Heaven forbldl Surely, we should he prouder of
Gordon to ho I, then It he had, while
wit
history or the war.
education, ha was
i any mighty km In
mints
B ■clous leader and ...
■tor Tears when songe llull lie sung —
[pirtodawey tho names ofGaedoa end Ney will he
I coupled togetherss "bravest of Ui» bravo." Asa
man,amanof tastoese ha may hare heenunsuc-
cestml la '.various enterprises,
Bpalre
no after his I lng oonnty met Satntday. A primary elealloa was
■U worms V c*ned at aaeh voting prednet to tha ooanty on the
Ihls SUP I l*th dey of June to select delegates to meet In
Lnehsto I Gridin on tho ltthdayof Juno lo select delegates
to tho guhcriiaturlal convention.
after tho eommdtcc adjourned, an
Mood ll for Gordon anil 2 forliseo
gallon will bo rcntupforUordon.^H
rolitlcs evero not dlsctisscil last svoek-ln tliol
grand jury roomof Terrel county during business
hours, hut at a rtcers It u as a.- rcnalncd that tho
Jurors stood21 lor Gordon and 2 far
will addic-s tho citizens of Dawson
Junet.
Says an Antioch cnmrpon.lent:
In tin- / a - J
have numberless others who have _ ,
copied positions of tnui and honor within the
gift of the paopio. Colquitt failed more than
once, yet he woe twice elected governor, and la
now senator. The gifted and eloquent Hill v
" — '.thlklold
or Georgia rro idillauthropli-, Ju*t and I
and when they ilnd men like Colquitt,
and Cotdon who can't make a living at anything I
else, they always take pity on them and elec! \
them governors, and don’t forget It. Oh, ye in-
•tnioton of the people.
■ Tho chairman of tho democratic executive q
of General Gordon tor governor. The Bacon men
oomodotMrii^nmytohimnow.ond hla strength
oonntyj
wy electl
ItltT
errsMugdally)
fcercCTUIvc eoramlttcoor (Vi
*«v Jiml decided to have a
Ion the Till of July, (ho voters to
the candidates for governor, and
reiving tho largest number of votes wlU get tho | JfJSX,
[2C0 rules cast to tho primary. Both sldo. arc M|
■llockdale will elect delegates on tho 121h of
June. Tho South says: J
A ltacon club was organized In tho Masonic hall
Monday night, Slnco then ft has rented n room
on Couimtrco strceL On tho door Is advertised
tho startling announcement: "Bacon headquar
ters." In opnoslllon lo lids tho Cordon "bead-
■unrlers" Is hounded only by tho limit or tho state.
■till further wo catch tiro cheers fur Gordon Irom
Alabama and South Carolina,
1 notice In Uio Augusta Chrasrlcl* a statement
hlch nys that “two-thlrdi of the ox-coufodoratce
This side of Oglethorpe county Is almost solid for
General Gordon.
The democratic executive committee of Wash
ngton connty, mat at tbo courthouse Saturday,
tnd unanimously passed a resolution calling «
.aass meeting of the democrats of tho county, to
meet at the coarthouM on Thursday, the let day
ofJnly.toielect delegates to tho gubernatorial
— Nilonal conventions, or order a primary
S isi as they prefer.
of Thornes oonnty writes that “not-
ng tho fleet that Major Booon haa aa
supporters here sharp experienced political ma-
nlpulatore, rest usnred he Is going lo get loft all
the aame in Thomas connty. Ann if tho pooplo
are allowed lo speak through a primary election
(tboonly wtyloget a lull and fair ex pen
their roico will be heard lu thunder tones ft
silent and ipcorrupUblo Gordon," .
regiment soldier writes from.
? jr«inod hi, place*
Georgia, tot wo weret —
titer at that Umo than a
jane. Tniaistneworxortneuoraonmen.wno
sired oil the people to vote.
Ajskxictfo, Go., May 31.—[Special.]—A largo
id cnthtulastla meeting asaombicd it the conrt
iloeitdale county) howover?don't SA WtSf
club. All ibcy want u ro ODportunliy lo exprerat | flald Howell* rUrkbrIm ... . .
Rt the bRliot-box* their loro Rod apprccl ‘
I'porl'sUlty to CM'U'-v*.
the gi
s
The following batch of iotereetlng little
ruulbs ctmo to Tun Constitution last night from
tire dollan reward for a Booon man in Morrill's
- ‘
. _ Farmer Rod Old Soldier.
FourtmndrM. voter* of tha samo sort lntiritter
iTho .-fanners followed onrleaderuln
SS*Mi
Urn
voloe of tha people would consign Gredon's slan
derers to shame, The Immense crowd adjourned
IsaMaboMgfieraoodosi. 1 ■ ■ . • . ■■ -'«
I.LXINr.TON, (la., May
rnuntyexcenllvocommlfteol - .
WyuS. c t«S.?S»
Imcn on tho committee, unllko those In
, - -—people ty ordering a primary,and will to
net, SoOTOCftrt* I |0M,
- and effloo I It Is proposed to oarer eight dlstrlots out of the
Brantt. I thirteen for Gordon, Mheuthelreholce. In toot,
~ he will ran well in eveire district in the county.
Tkepeoote ere tor him and the politicians are op-
^ABaSm man srent np to tlutt good old
c£n w. Bridges, whonow wal* oa hla.
mzn, etc., thinklDfi he copli
n j-ftcon man oul«Mo tho
.. ...irkIta to Jlerrltt'H <!ui-
aaathow Rn«l WRrulnic to our
ISSW««»m 0 , r r o°«5SS
rSrethe GrlftlnNews: Oiit, J
As between Gordon end Bacon, Sptldln* count J
Is obliged to vote against tho man whotu inonll
mate ambition cati-ed J. s. Boynton to loro tho or
01 i
-, Shoultl never Im lorgoltcn that so Indecmt was
lijor Bacon's hosto to open tho campaign on Mr.
Stephens's death, thatwiillo the burial w as goto
|on, the motor was Juggling with tho county riul
gagasggwrsfeg s*®n
bass;
J'SkWm'lS
, the |.,lltlc«l sharjs-r
esl.l ho could not ox*
jUto^^^^TSwTlt to about so. Put us
■ Gainesville, Ox, Hay 31.—[Special,}—I
Major Baooa la flooding tho country with lettm
begging and pleading with tbs people tor their
support, hut hla mlmfres on doing him no good,
aiSaig
[organ, Urn
don bmb. _ -
Irvir ronottra
~ ^ in Ibec'
the war lx over, but rs long
pl*ce In the bunraa boRrt* the M
•ir" : especially of Georgia, w
HU the la'to'sre?* *|
SSS2S
boom, but iIoca Gordon
SJl? kM OSSjmiA*-
finf, doablle», to tho fact
Iho cdltora and proprioton
General Gordon u) over
log him jet. Major Butt,
charges him with Mlllnff out. Gordon MlUtig out.
can.a Georgian ray this without a »tloi of re
morse? And when ne utters It he surely feels Uko
he is Inflicting upon hlmrelf a perrons! Injury.
And how can the brave Hplrit of Gordon bear tnts
calumny ? Let us not dwell upon tho thought, but
let us tce his withering reply, so overwhelming
and conclusive.
. Touching hU roslgnaUon* he said: "What
I to bargain my seat in tho senate for? Either
Uttoal power or money. I had as much political
rower as any man in the state? [Applause.
>> by make a combination with a man politlcsUy
leraojt unpopular at that time In tho state? I
a by staying in the senate and voting tho way
le money kings wsntcd me to vote."
He did not stay and sell his vote to tho monoysd
kings for millions as he might have done had ho
been oorrupt. Hlnoe his roslgnaUon ha has shown
hlRuelf a .peerless business man. He has built
roveral railroads of Incalculable benefit to Geor
gia, and he Is now a rich man. Hlch. but not on
the spoils o! office; honestly rich.
Gordon is a great man and Georgia’!
he^not tbc Bayard of the south, sana pour et sans
ontend with
u ornonr w no out a clamorous appu?ant for ofilco
of long stsndlng, a fretted child, inclined to bo
good looking? lie had the right to run for offleo
ten rears ago; ho had the right to announce his
OsndJdacvJoverthe bier of Governor Stephenson the
ether day and openi
forty-seven names.
.^TBRNO, Go., Juno 3.—[Special.]—This
morning', tone of th# Athens BanncrTa BMoa or
gan, has the following to wy of Dr. Fallon:
Dr. Fallon la not speaking any more III tbo Inter
est of Bacon than of Gorton.
. Ho has simply declared against tho latter with-
out announcing tor the former,
i Our opinion to that tbo old doctor la trying to nt
Ip.a.twlUon whore gubernatorial llghtulng will
^llr>ilvoTDortorFoIionyjH»^Ii*r attltado,
»m._ r I
The lahmullle, on tbo same subject, nys:
Wo venture tbo prediction that In tu
event ot tbo nomination or General Gordon for
taverner Doctor Feltou u
ent candidate, and IbMU
not support the nominee.
Bowman and tho country around is solid
for Genet* Gordon. Out of about 2IS voter., only
0 for Booon. 212 ft» Gordon. Gordon will got twolo
Bacon's one throughout Elbert county,
A letter from lioschton lavs:
An anthuilattlo Gordon olnp was organised here
with Mr. W, H. Cobb ch*rman. Ablo and elo
quent nwechee were moda by Messrs. W. U. Cobb
end J. (V. Barr. Mr. tv. & BcGents Spoko a tow
words In behalf* Major Bacon, after which tha
WffiSa&ttllltlM ftrgov'
emor of Georgia, are niilng their claims betorn the
pcoide torthenomtoatCm. Ba It
Bcsolved, That we, the democracy ai
and surrounding country. In view of Oe
B. Gordon's noble detonre ofthe aonth, his ability
nd hi, atnoss tov ^tw-
^■nlled Slates senator, andMHHHBH
! l , h7ev7 1 'r,KS.°t. u , r,, ' 1 ' [K,nta "' ri ' t * y
’ Put Jackson county on Gordon’# list.
I Richmond oonnty has elected Bacon delelMI
At the meeting of the executive oommlifto o
Screven county, on tho Mth dey of Mqy,|a rceolul
MhMMIo different preotnote of tho oounty. i
•ii, who were on tiro comiiilllec, lu-
ihould ho carried out, aud tlmUlio
}■■» done at primaries, Vat they worn
•n, tho Toto standing «to 2, and, as has
■o published, a mass meeting was called
at tho courthouso on Juno Till, lo select
PSHRc’n nf Town, f Aftlr a rnM on til
ti'Tln! ,/iiiitlun. Hal:
Mild '
ers and tonne r. fro.
ties. Out of thirty-
tor Bacon.
Bacon
■Bull's alllFC", ft
L "Thyboys ch or^^UMttSISoeoSSS
when they wero hungry, ar.dlf Major Bacon had
unto, I tcnce department, he should, u Major Butt oon-
.a—i I tlnncs. hare due credit for IL . |
'•one, 80 were
Tub Maeon Telegraph’s In* name for Oon-
erel Gordon la "the intotnoa* Uenodlct Ar
nold and bin lawful in ccewor."
Tu* more conntlM Gordon carries thedl.l-
Jer .wlll Ueomo. tbo abuse tb* la henpod on
'bjm.
DR, Prlton, who nbnieg Gordon, now U tbs
s»me Dr. Felton wbo, In n loiter over hi* own
name, printed in Tor Constitution * the
time, raid be woe eo filled with shame and
disgnrtofBen Bill aa n senator th* ho would
have denied being from the lame etato u Mr.
Mill if a stronger had Mkedthe qaeetlon,
A Strong Letter From Ass Honest Msn,
.DRNNigmiR) Troop Connty, On, JnneSJ
l&te.-Edltor* Constitution: In answer to jronr
friendly questions: lam tor John B. Gordoo tor
governor of Georgia. Hlnoe the death of Lae and
Jockeon, be la tha greatest laodar of tbaaoatb. He
sros true and bravo, and moreover, there never
was t man kinder to hla men that were under him.
Then to another thing. Hla wito waa a daughter
of Hugh A. Haralson, bom and raised In Troup
oonnty, end wo nil know Gordon waa honest when
he was young and lived here amongst ns. and we
know he to hose* yet, nod lb* he came out of
congress poor. Bo we can’t afihrd for each a moo
to he s* aside oy antrue statements and stuplclom.
Tills charga of bargain and aala to htoreatgutioo
la absurd. II money was his object, and he was
mean enongb, be could here stayed in the senate
and made hla millions like Mahons, BUlae and
Sot
n tha United
RUawd to bJfi t
*ready A condemned P *t£l? ehargo
bt trusted to proloct tho luUrosu of tM people.
At SpftrtR the question was pot to them before
tfccy had time to think up an answer, and that
showed what each man wae. portion answered
Is the month* enid hawonloJall to be treated
ho was ii.................... .
needed hie arm, and there he ■
tas^^^berefiogted oot to t
[of the two men | radv.says: . , . t
‘ •■'••••. 1
over their candl-
Omb^rtotmuft
i man th* knows General Gordoo
> celta upon ne to
• *“ d h * :d ounclS. to
rc’onrrc; to
tlqnthat Is somewhat mora pi^St moftA/Sfa I ^hatomwof thaw* are settled. It la tobt hoped,
soldier in thefirmac* bottle. He did not doettoo I forever octtled. Tfceaoulbbmreto thedecrenanf
the place U peall and mgwg when hie toontry | faMaadaccevtithentoatloo. Ita big heart pstoat-
the If ermtoe through the revolutionary wanNot
^^^■blstqey shows, mggaated th* the war
did appetizer and tovlgoretor, Imparts a del,
clous flavor lo *1 drinks nod cares dyspepsia-
ditrrbiee, fever and agua. Try it, bnt bewaro
of counterfella, Atk yonr grocer or your drug-
gist lor tbs gennine Anroatara, manufactured
by Dr. J. O. B. Siegart < Bona.
Ex-QURRN la a pella ba* giren toQneen
RegentthrliUna, of Spain, lhachrisUntog robe of
tb* lot* Xing Alfonso. It to of Maltoes loos,
trimmed with watered ribbons, embroidered with
Bourbon llllex
A Meet liberal Offer.
.earn why
SCROFULA
Humors,
Erysipelas,
Canker, and
Catarrh,
Can be
cured by
purifying
the blood
with
I do not believe that
Ayer’s 8«fup*n!lftaM
aa otra* as a remedy
for Scrofukma Ilu-
more. It 1« pleasant
to take, glrei strenrtli
and vigor to the body,
and'produces a more
permanent, listing, re
sult than any medicine
I aver need.—E.
Ihlnea, No, Llnds'.c, O.
I have used Aycr>»
Sarsaparilla, In my fem-
ily, for Scrofula, end
W. F. Fowler, M. D.,
Greenville, Tens.
For forty years J
bsvo suffered with Ery
sipelas. I bare tried
all sorts of remedies
for my complaint, but
found no relic! until I
commenced using
Ayor’e Sarsaparilla.
After taking ten bot
tle# of this medicine X .
am completely cured.
—Mary O. Amcsbury.
Rockport, Me.
I bare.suffered, for
years, front Cntnrrb,
which was eo revere
tb* it destroyed of
appetite end wcakonea
my system. After try.
lng other remedies,
and getting no relief, I
began to toko Ayer**
Sarsaparilla, and, In n
few months, was cared.
-Susan L. Cook, Mt
Albany it., Bolton
Highlands, Muse.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Is superior to any blood
purifier that I have
aver tried. I bsvo
token it for Scrofula,
Cankar, tnd Salt.
Itheum, and received
much benefit from It.
It to good, also, for n
weak stomach.—MINI#
Jane i’clrce, South
Bradford, I'
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla,’
prepared by Dr. J. a A yer Jk Co., LowtUgUaM* ',
X’rlo® ffil | ill bottlofl* IS.
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