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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA* '> TUESDAY I JUNE 29 886
44 TO 4.
Gordon Leaves Bacon Far in
the Rear.
A CXEA5 S1YEET OF THE COUNTIES,
ynieit
Enables Oordon
Bacon.
A 8HABF WEEK'S WOBK II* THE FIELD
Tbs remit of Saturday'* eloctlonx, whloh
Is detaUad below, carries nnmlitaksHe mesa 1
lag. All the sophlatrioa of Ur. Bacon's frionds
can’t wipe oat tbs fact that General Gordon
Is the clear cbolse of the people of Georgia
and tbst they Intend to nominate him for
governor. Tbey aro going to rebuke the
slanderers and give him the honor that he
bat won by twenty-live years of Hluetroua
Mt rice in peace and In war.
The result is about as follows: There wero
nineteen counties tenet on Saturday, choosing
fifty delegates. Of these Jones county post
poned action, leaving only forty-eight delegates
to be elected, In eighteen counties. Of ttie
eighteen counties we have not beard from
Chattooga and Webster. Of the remaining
sixteen, Gordon carried overy tingle county,
aqd MAiorJUaeon carried none. It It probable
that be will carry tbeee two con ntles not heard
from. This would make the rosult of yester
day's elections, Gordon forty-four, Bacon four.
A snore one-stdod result was never reported at
the polls of Georgia on so large a balloting.
There are two points made by the Macon Tele
graph which we discuss herewith.
First. That there were a group of Gordon
counties putued forward for offset. The utter
absurdity of tbit it found in the fset that the
counties are scattered nil over Georgia. There
It Bade and Whltllcld in the northwest.
Glynn and Pierce in tbe southeast, Lincoln
and Hall In tbe northoast. Mil lor and Baker
In the southwest Lowndes on the
Florida liorder, Terrell and Taylor In lower
Georgia, and Troup, Mcrlwoatber and l'lke In
upper middlo Georgia. Nineteen coontles
could not hare lieen selected that more thor
oughly cover every section of the stato and
represent the average sentiment of the people
of Georgia. General Gordon and his friends
have bad nothing to do with tbo calling of
them. They were called by their local com.
mltlccs, who in foor cases out of five are con
trolled by the Bacon men. This fact is be
yond dlsputo.
2nd. The Telegraph’s table, a most curious
little affair, la baaed on the election of 1883.
In that convention Major Bacon hadonoTmn-
Bred and thirty-nine votes, omitting Burke
county (which tbo Tolograph puts In thoanti-
Bacou column, although It votod for lltcon.)
This left him thirty-seven short of a majori
ty. On Saturday morning the Telegraph's
table (bowed that he had gained eight votes
on his voto of 1883, Boalty ho had
gained only alx votes, But lot us
»y that the Tolograph was correct, and that
on Saturday he had a uet gain of eight votes
of tbo tblrty-sovan that ho noodod to add to
hit voto of 1883 in order to got a majority.
Ho loat Saturday the following votes, which
be carried In the convention of 1883: Harris
fl* Meriwether 1, Troop 2, Dade Terrell 1
Fierce 2, Glynn 2. A total of fourtosn votes.
This taken from bla gain np to Saturday
Of eight votea would leave him now
nix voles behind his vote of 1883. Over half
the eountica have acted and Instead of gain
ing one-half of the thlrty-aevon votea hsjued.
ltd to hnvo given him a malorlly In'83, he
has a uet loss of all votea. No one will deny
that Ifojor Bacon had a better chines to g»!u
on his old voto, In Urn Ant halfoftho campaign,
than ha trill hnvo In the last half. Mr, Pat
Walsh has delivered to hlut the six
votes of Blchmond, tho tiro votes of
McDnfllo and the two voloo or Columbia,
Bla experirace In Vsmn, Lincoln and
Greent Justlflas na la saying that ho has about
delivered nil the goods ho can hand lo. Clarkn
county gave him her two votea before Gordon
ramo out. Ha has no inch votes to rely on In
Urn last half of tho battle, and Instead of gain,
log ho will lose in heavier proportion than he
baa nlretdy loat on hla voto of 1883.
So much for tho looaon of tho Telegraph's
table,
Wn repost that thero la hut ono moaning to
Saturday'* election; It lo that tho people hare
determined to rebnke Gordon's slanderers sod
Wipe off tho stain they hare pat on bis char
acter by no overwhelming nomination. They
know that hla record of twenty-llvn yean la
without blemish, and Is that of an honcot man,
n patriotic cltlsea, a brave soldier, and t
Christian gentlemen, and they do not Intend
that a miserable gang of malcontent* shall de
fame and traduce him, and build np potty
ambitions on the ruins of hla illustrious char
acter. Wo predicted this at the lint. Kvory
single election day that has com* sine* Gen
eral Gordon first entered tho field has justified
our prediction and made it more emphatic.
We have hat one word to odd to tho Gordon'
men throughout Georgia, and that is. work.
There are only ten more days of active cun-
pnlgnlug In most of tbo counties. Surely
every Gordon man can give that ranch to the
arise. The Beoou men ore desperate and will
makn every effort to retrieve their losses,
let every Gordon man stand firm, and there
ia no doubt of tho result. Avoid "nninstruct-
cd" tickets. They mean nothing mors or Isa
that Bacon at least. Vote the
straight Gordon ticket for Gordon delegate*
»nd everything will be right, and do not for-
gat to work. Work all the time, and when
yon are tired, keep working. Organise In
overy district where yon are not oeganlsod
“^ootkat no tricks are played. Tbo heart
of the people Is with Gordon. See that noth,
log atasds between him and tha people. With
this advice to the Gordon nun wn Invite at-
ftcotion to tho returns which are published
tla hoped that doctor will corns again when
bla supply of gall gives out.
Tbo official return of eleven districts of tho
thirteen In tbe county will ahow a majority of 1*7,
They am a follows: West Point district, 111 for
Gordon, fjfor Bacon; McLendon's It for Oordon
*nd t for Bacon; LnGrangn, 1M Air Gordon and IN
for Bacon; HogansvlUe, It for Oordon and 71 for
Bficoe: Hnrriaonvllls, 21 for Gordon sod 22 for Ba
con, Bougbenga. 79 for Gordon and at for Baoon;
O'NoaU’s Mills, n tor Gordon and!for Baoon;
Pool’s Mills, 7 for Gordon and SI for Bacon: Anti-
och, 25 for Oordon and 21 tor Bacon; Mouotvllle,
12 for Oordon and 27 for Bacon; Long Csn*,SI for
Gordon and 22 for bacon. Weal Vernon and Bast
Vernon are ret to hear from. They will give (ma
jority of at least«. A groat deal of oaettoaseat
prevallod. The Gordon men are happy over the
result.
Old Tioupsends greetings to tin Gordon.
JONES POSTPONES,
lint Her Votds Will be 1'lueknd for Oorddn
All the Same.
Macon, O*,, Juno 28.—[Special.}—Today n
mass meeting of live hundred people assembled In
Clinton, Colonel Homer lUdley, chairman of tho
moss meeting. The executive committee atoid
seven to seven, and alter a long discussion the Gor
don men agreed to a primary meeting by dlatrlotx
for July Jit. The mass meeting stood six lo one for
Gordon and the county of Jones stands three lo
ono In the same way.
After the report was brought In Colonel Bam
Jcmlaon addressed the audience for one boor,
grand collation was spread at tbe rerldenco of
Colonel II. V. Hardeman, to which General Gor
don and riutte a nnmbcr of hla friends were Inri-
After dinner General Gordon,
with Mrs. Colonel Hardeman and
a number of ladles and gentlomen walked lo
the court house, and as he entered, cheer after
Acer wen* up from the audience. One solitary
man cheered for Bacon.
General Gordon was Introduced by Profoamr
F. J. M. Haley, of Macon, who madaa nice little
joint on his former antagonism to Gordon on the
CoVjult campaign, and his earnest support of Gor-
don himself In llie present campaign. Gordon
sjoke for a little more than an hour and cheer up.
on cheer enternipted tbe progress of hla address.
The enthusiasm of tbe crowd who wan peeked
and Jammed In the building knew no bounds, and
w hen he came down from the sued, old vet-
crana and ladles crowded around to shako hands
wllh tho people's choice.
Jones will fall Into line on tho lfdh of July, and
but for tho Gordon men's magnanimity. It would
have went today.
i.ririr enough piiom lowndm.
The Gnllant Old County Wheels Into Line
for Gordon.
Valdosta, Ga„ Juno 20.—[Special.]-Five
hundred men and over, the hone and alnew of
lowndcs county, met here today to elect delegates
to the slato convention.
When General Gordon's candidacy wu first an
nounced, tho men who had promised to deUrer
the county to Bacon, loudly luilstod that Lowndes
was solid for tho cnndldato of the Macon ring.
ThoTImes, edited by Charley Pendleton, also ad
vocated the reuse of Bacon wllh vigor.
Tho men who sssomblod hero -today, howover,
bed heard of Gordon before. Tbey had board of
him when mlnnle balls whistled In tho air. Tbe
result was a vole of three hundred and thirty,
two for Gordon, and only ouo hundred and forty*
on for Bacon. Tho delegates aolected are
Messrs. B. F. Whittington and 0. K. Jones, with
Messrs. J. W. llarroll and C. It. Ashley as alter
nates.
The cntlmsla-nu for Gordon Is Intense.
WHITFIELD WALKS IIP
Amt
Itoaeat
TKOl P TL'HNS IN.
And Glow fiordat » Roaring. Good Ma
jority.
LAGtaKOK, Oa., Juno 36.—[Special.j—(tor-
den'* o'.d tomeoounty ha Stoat by him nobly .and
fit vest him a majority of about TOO
km mad* tho wreayns kind of na effort to
ferry-Troup. Be net only sou personal and
pieedUg letters to numerous indirtdnla, catling
npeaihtm to support htau but ha soar hla chief
Usntcau^Dr. Triton, into lb* county lo do mis-
The people hoard *r. the doctor had to say, and
today grot klm by a majority of Mg for Oordon.
Answers Ur.
Harangue.
Dalton, G»., Juno 20—[Bpeclal.]--Tho con
lent In thin county haa attracted wide attention
throughout tho state. Helm? tho home af Colonel
L.’.N. TrammoU, tho independent* and republl
cant combined against Gordon in order to anub In
Trammell. Folton wa* brought Into the tight,
and tho echoes of hi* recent tirade had not died
away when tha rotor* began to act todaj
A* an answer to Felton** Insinuations against
tha dead and thoslandcrs of tho living, Whitfield
haa given (Tenoral Cordon a majority of 2M.
Fain bin small majority over Clemonts.
11V UK AH FOB II ARBIS,
Which Coe* for General Oordon by 900 Ma
jority.
CuiPLE v,Ga., Juno 2U.-[Spooial.1-PriourlM
H«w held today lu Harris county. Ten districts
five* Gordon four hundred and forty and Daooo
one hundred and forty-one. Davidson's district
Is solid for Gordon. Tha poll Is not given. The
three district* not heard from will Increase Gar*
don's majority.
Ten precincts give Tom Orimes (or congress
flAyone majority over Hurts. Pour products
aro to be heard (Tom which may Increase Grimes’s
majority.
OLYN FOB UORDON,
And .lake Dart Dances s Hornpipe on tha
Baach.
1!ritns'* ick, (ia., Jttna 2d.—[Special.]—'Tha
people of Qlyn county today voted to sand Gor*
don delegates to tho stato convention.
When tha Daconltes found that "tha people"
were coming Into tho city, they knew that their
doom was scaled. Not to be banted, however,
they resorted to the "untnstructed delegation"
dodge, hut the Gordon men were sharp enough to
■cc through it, aud a itralght-out Gordon ticket
was elected.
Jake Dart Is the happiest man In tha county,
and is aunounccd to dance a hornpipe on the
beach.
A DOT FIIOM DADK| U
Wlilt'li Viruses General Gordon and Saddens
Major Ilaron.
Trenton, Oa., June 28.—[Special.]—The
great northwest couuty of Georgia has declared
•r Gordon.
Btrong efforts were made to bullyrag aud bull*
doao the people Into the service of tha Macon
ring.
Tho result of tha ballot today-257 for Gordon
and ins Tot It* eon-shows that Justice triumphs
over the methods of Felton and his crew.
Clement's delegate* for congrew were selected.
TAYLOR I'OINT* THIS WAY.
r Nscdy, J. W. Barksdale, D. B. Cade, H. N. Free
man, A. F, Cbenault and J. W. Edwards, and the
alternates are W. c. Ward, J. A. Murray, F. H.
MttchelL Anderson Jonee; H. E. Sprathar, Thomas
Leverett, Cook Ray Crons, Tayioc Fuller,
Bently and B. J. Dubose.
TEBBELL CENSURES FELTON’S SLANDER
A Majority of Three Hundred RoHed up for
General Oordon.
Dawson, Ga., June 28.—[Special]—This
hu been a glorious day for Gordon, and tha peo
ple hare nobly rebuked the slanders of the Ma
con Telegraph.
Hern, uelsarhem, local Infiuence had bean
piaffed to Bacon for ware, Gordon’s name had
been alandered br Bacon's followers; the county
wufioodod with tho vilest kind of camptlfu lit
erature, and Macon Telegraphs wero scattered
abroad without price.
But today the people spoke. Every district In
the county want for Gordon. Out of n total
vote of *7*. Gordon rewired 6*8.
, The majority of o. B, Steve oa over B, L. Melton
for tho lofWaturo wu llA
BnoNWOOD.Ha. Jane 28.—[Special.]—Bron
wood district, Tamil county, fare a majority for
Gordon of thirty-seven. This la oar answer to the
slanderous charges of tho Folton gang.
0. N, Gates*
PIKBCM STANDS PA*
And Join* In With the Gallant Gordon Pro-
ne—low.
Hlacrshkab, Oa,, Jana 28.—[Special.]—
Bacon haa worked this field for years, and Us posi
tion In bis column wu considered assured.
Tho county wu plentifully flooded srith Felton's
harangues and "Wain Talks" were In profusion.
The people were surfeited with slander—slander
of the Bring and slander of the dead. They were
nauaeetedhy the dally deaes of the Macon Tele
graph.
At the maaa meeting today, Gordon received
192 vote* and Bacon 127. Thus Pierce lends greet
ing to the great disgruntled of the central city.
Colonel J. C. Nichols heads the delegation.
Tho congressional delegates are unluatructcd,
but are for Metahon,*
CAR1UED ON A LITTER
Ho That he Might Voto for Genera! [Gordon,
Hla Choice.
Grkknvillr, Ga., Juno 28.—[SpocialJ—
Meriwether la aolld for the gallant Gordon.
In the primary today Gordon carriedjthe county
three to one. The ofitclal ratnrni aro not in, but
the Bacon men concede at leal three to one, some
district! no t giving Bacon n single vote.
Captain A. J. Hnolson, ono of our largest farmers,
wu brought In on a litter fire mites to vote for
Gordon.
Wc feel good over our victory. Even Greenville
vote* two to one for Gordon,
COWETA COSHES IN
And la Warmly Welcomed as a Member of
tbe Atlanta Itlng.
Nkwkan, Go, June 26.—[Special.]—After
weeks of dragooning by tho Nownan Advertiser,
and tbo circulation of alanden on General Gordon,
tho people of Correia hare rebuked the slanderers
by electing Gordon delegates The county was,
perhaps, never before so thoroughly canvassod,
both sides bavlog worked up every available voto.
The voting wuby districts, but Gordon haa carried
the popular majority as well as tho majority of tho
districts.
Tbe Macon Telegraph and Its llttlo prototype
here, are now relegated to tho rear.
PIKE IS I'HOUD,
And Him Richly Deserves to Peel That
Way,
Uminesvillf, Ga., June 2d—[SpnolaU—
The: BaiucivlUo district gave Gordon so ma
jority 0127; Milner district gave him 21 malorlly.
These figures indicate the result throughout* tho
county. , :
l'lke will vote with the big majority In the r state
convention.
UAKEIt MAID TO DE SAFE.
Tli* County Reputed to Han Oonn for
Gordon.
Albany, Go., Jane 28.—[SpooUl.]—From
persons In from Ilskcr county, It Is learned that
there la no doubt of the rosult of tho gubernatorial Homier J.-
coo leak Tho old soldiers bad Gordon's casein I {JJ™ 0
band, and will do their duty.
-had been won, and make Gordon's nomination
and election sure.
THURSDAY'S' ELECTIONS.
Oconee for Gordon,
Watkieevhxe, Ga, Tla Athena, Jane 24.—
[SpeciaL]—Oconeeconnty for Gordon!
Tho Bacon boom has bora hit jut between
tho eyee in this gallant little connty and to
day died a natural d*ath at the hand* of the
people of Oeonoo. None on mom surprised
than the Gordon men of tbe connty, for while
they have been hard at work they appreciated
the odda against which they worn contending,
and morn than extimated tbo
strength of their opponents. Outride
of tho county, Oeonoo ha* not bean consider
ed doubtful as a Bacon connty. Tho friends
of Genera! Gordon never dreamed of carrying
It, Be certain did they oonrider II for Bacon
that ho wn* adviied not to apeak thero but oc
cupy tbo time in more doubtful eonntle*.
Sovoral requests were ant for General Gordon
to come here, as hla friend* believed that bis
pretence would go for toward overoomlng the
strong Inflnonco against him. The£gen-
oral himself wu anxious to go,
stated that he "would not fear tho remit If ho
could juat have a word with tho people." But
it wu thought bat for him to occupy himself
elsewhere, and Oconee wu left in the hand*
of bis friends In the connty. A few weeks
ago tbey began to work, with what loomed
bat llttlo poulbiuty of sueoea. They wore
antagonized by tho. xtrongat local po
litical inflnonco of the connty,
which wu thoroughly orgnlzed. Cam
paign literature wu poured Into tho county,
but of lata a clanof it from Macon hu really
bolped General Gordon by dlaguting hla op
ponent's supporters. The full influence of
Clarke county wu brought to bear for Bacon,
and being only a few miles apart, proved Tory
strong.
But tha friends of General Gordon wero ac
tive, and tho result of their work Is shown In
today’s vote. Tho largest democratic gather,
log ever held in thin connty Mumbled In
Watkinsvllle. Almost tbe foil white
vote of tho county wu polled. The contest
was a very clew one and mnch Interest and en
thusiasm wu manlfoatod In tho proceedings.
Tbe poll reenltod:
For Gordon, 216.
For Bacon, 200.
Tho delegatee elected are Thomas Booth and
J. T. Hester, and they ue both enthusiastic for
Gordon.
Tho Gordon men aro highly elated tonight
over their brilliant victory,
Twiggs for itaeon,
Boi.LABD8,Ga.,Jnne24.—[Special-]—Twlgga
connty today elected Baoon dolegates by only
a majority of flfty-rix In n vote of thru hun
dred and six. This hu boon considered onoof
Bacon’s strongholds, and tha olouneu of the
voto was a revelation to General Gordon's rap-
porters In tho county. In n primary election,
General Gordon wonld have carriod the connty
beyond a doubt. _
How They stand.
The vote of the counties that havo acted to date
la u follows:
Brooks
Carroll
Charlton..
Clajr
Clayton
Cobb
rooljr
Jouglu
Kaycttp
■'onylh...............
Fulton...
lordon
Irene
-ompkiit ..'.'.'.T.—....
Mitchell
Hurray..
Oconee
Folk
'auldlug... _.
‘utnam..
lereven
Spalding.......
MILLER MARCHES IN.
A County Rlilrh (semi to lUvn Lett AU
MgM uttheMajor.
BtTLKn, Gs, June 26.—[Special.]—Taylor
couuty today voted for General Gordon by a good
majority.
The people nurnefi out. ami were’determined
that the good name of John U. Gordon should not
tie turted beneath the slanders of an unnriutfl-
tried conspiracy.
Taylor potuta tho way.
UAtL PUR II ALU
Which Declares Its Preference for General
Gordon.
Oaiwxavm.K, Gs- Jana ‘Jtl.—[Special.]—
revert districts tn tha couuty were to hare acted
today. Five ot them have gone lor Gordon. In
ooe there uaa a tie and In another no election.
In twodtstrli ts ltacon did not gel a rot*. This w
eorea the connty for cordon beyond a doubt, at
the doubtful districts have voted.
Tint VICTORY IN LINCOLN
Saatrhrd Irani Under III* Wing of Wch*
Lincoln ton, Ga, June 8R—[Special.]—'To-
day at the target man meeting ever held an the
county, old Lincoln cl Sited Gordon delegate* lo
Ihegulxrtraurtla. raarentUm. Great enihuaiua
prevails, because the county hu bam claimed
from lb* tint for Bacon. Ue spoke hero, and Tut*
apoke hare; and (Ulbat, but all In rain. Thepeo-
ptoharo declared for General John B.’.Oord*u.
Tho ton delegates aro W. T. Murray, N. W.
fimwaon, 8. J. Colley. T. B. Iiutlngsbeod. & T.
AuoUter South reset Georgia County Dow
Duly.
Baihbiiixik, Ga, Juno 28.—[Special.]—
Miller county today voted for that gallant sol
dier, General John B. Gordon. Her people send
greeting lo the neat governor of Georgia.
How tbe Returns Were Received.-
Saturday wu an nxeittng day at Gordon’s
headquarters in Atlanta, By two o'clock in
tba evening tbn two rooms occupied by tbo
committee were throngod with anxious visi
tors asking for tko news. It wu generally
conceded that tho Baoon men had mad* the
stubborn fight of tbo campaign daring ths
present week, and there wu gnat anxiety u
to Us* outcome of the day's baUotting.
Tbe lint nows received wu n dispatch from
Mr. L. N. Cole, of Nownan, uklng for ths newa
and stating that the fight wu do** in La-
Grange, In n fow minutes a dispatch wu re
ceived from Lowndes connty stating thu Gor
don had carriod it by 200 majority. Thlqwu
followed by a dispatch from Taylar stating
that Gordon bad carriod Reynolds and Bailor.
Thonowi came on without a break daring tho
afternoon. When it wu announced that Dads
county had given Gordon about seventy ma
jority, the rooms shook with applsnse. When
Lincoln county’s vote wu announcsd for
the Gordon columns by n vote of five majority,
the chonring wu renewed. Old Troup's two
hundred majority, and Terrell’s three hun
dred, kept the crowd In a good humor. Tho
orowd kept inereering until tho rooms wero
densely pocked. At 8 o'clock the interest wu
centered on Coweta. It wu nt first reported
thst it had gone for Bacon, but that wu stout
ly denied by thou who hod etadied thecam-
palgn ia that connty. At n o'clock news earns
that tbe districts stood tlx for Gordon and
fire • for Bacon, with two to
hear from. At half pest nine Gnntvllle wu
reported as having gone for Bacon, which loft
the district* alx and alx, with Codar Crook to
hear from. Tko excitement wu now nt favor
heat, and at fifteen minutes to ten n telegram
wu received that Cedar Creek had gone for
Gordon by three majority, which gave him
the connty, his popular majority in tho county
reaching about 130. Jut at this moment
General Gordon himself entered ths room
having come np on tha 9.3d train from Jonas
county, wh*re(haspok* In tho morning. He
wu greeted with the wildest eheen
end enthusiasm. Oa tba wall of ths com
mittees' room la hanging n lug* map
at Iho stale cnrofhlly marked off. Koch connty
that hu acted is tagged with a small roaod
waftr, tha color of tha tag indicating the can
didate that carried ths connty. Tho Gordon
color in rod, ltacon bine and Jone* yellow.
When Coweta's vote was announced ono of ths
electa of the oommittce had prepared n hags
red placard cat in the shape of Coweta, and
covering ths vritol* rannty, and wu tacked np
amid roondi cf apptanas* Tho Gordon men
wero jabUaat of conn* at tho result, bat
simply determined tn get to work all the
harder east weak U eealraa tka victories IhM
Troup. '
Ham*
LOWnUtleera*.
TerreliLnn7.« , .!ra!.V..’.’
Glynn,...
Meriwether
Taylor.
Baker ««.
Coweta........ ...
Miller
Total
|lll
Bibb re..
Bulloch......... .. .......
Camdon....ro ............
Catoosa...
Clarke -
Clinch
Cofltee
Columbia....-
j^—r:
Hancock ....
Liberty.
MoDufflc
McIntosh...
Montgomery
KE=:
Quitman
Richmond
Twig** ....—
IVayno
Chattooga....
Webster.
KtUngham
Total.—....
Burke's six vote, are instructed for J. J, Jones.
Courage on the llattle fflold.
LaGkanuk, Ga., Juno 24, 1888.—Editor*
Constitution: I notice an article in tbe Auruita
Chronicle of recent date, copied from the Macoa
Telegraph and signed by E. W. Butler, tn which
the writer claimed to report s conversation with
Captain J. T. Wingfield, or Washington. Ga„ who
spoke tn the moat eulogistic terms of the courage
of Major Bacon on the battle field while acting
adjutant of the Ninth Georgia regiment.
Maculating any Intention whatever of trying to
detract from the mertti of any men In any sphere,
and admitting that Major Bacon may ho brave and
all, even more than bU trtonds claim for him', 1
am at a loaa to know where and when Oaptaln
Wingfield had an opportunity of witneaalng this
courage, certainly not on the battle field.
Tbe “firm Hanasau" wu the only battle fought
by that pari of ths army to which the Ninth be
longed while Captain Wingfield's company (com
pany A) wu attached to this regiment, and the
regiment wu not In that battle.
You may remember u well u myself, end his
tory so record! the frets, that a portion of John.
alon'a army did not reach “firm Manaaau” from
the valley In lima to take part In that
great battle. The Ninth Georgia wu with that
ran of the army, hence, could not havo tekeu
peri. During the ensuing winter Captain wing-
field's company, at tts own request, wu transferred
ftem infantry to tho artillery auric*. This oc
curred. 1 think, iu December, 1ML It wu then
detached from the Ninth Georgia regiment. The
w tiler, Iheu n mere iad, want to Virginia and co
llated in tba artillery under ths brave and affieient
Captain J, T. Wingfield, and remalnad with hla
until the last day at Appomattox.
The first Manaaau then being the only battle
fousht while Wingfield wu with the Ninth, and
tn«y were not engaged In that, Ido not see how
Captain wtagfiold can be a wltneaa to the courage
of (to lAiuUuxt.
Tbe battle* around Richmond in 1*62 were the
fimtbm Captain Wingfield'* company wn* on*
gaged in. 1 rt peat, far be it from me to disparage
tlit courage or auy other merit Mah* Baoon majr
bat e. 1 limply want tbe fact* to go on record.
Irvin AuriLLKi’.V.
The “Docbymenti" Sent Back.
Lexington, Ga., Juno 28.—[Special.]—The
editor of the Banner-Watchman sent a large bun
dle of hi* Bacon paper to Mr. Jowph Glenn of
Stamm dtalrtct, tbe large*! In thecoonty. for polit
ical reading. Tbla most estimable gentleman, be
ing a *olid Gordon man, aud a regular aubacrlber
lo Tub CoxsTmmoN, opened said bundle, and on
glancing over one copy, picked up bl* copy of Tbb
CortsTiTmoN and enclosed it In aaid bundle of
Banner*Watchman* and returned to the editor.
8o much for the influence exerted by the Bacon
DUPONT GPERRY
PUNCTURES THE MACON JUNO
WITH VIGOR,
Bacon Blag Bxpoaed.
The fpeech of Hon. DnPont Gaerry, recent
ly delivered in Coweta county, hag creeled
finch general comment that it U given to the
public ag follows:
Ladlci and fellow cltlseni, of tho connty ol
Coweta: I am here today for the pnrpoeo of ad*
drerttag you upon the gubernatorial question. It
li with ui a family affair, and tbe campaign thould
be conducted with the utmost good buaor and con-
cerratlfm, to that all ofu* will be ready when the
remit will hare been duly ascertained, to abide the
nomination and to elect overwhelmingly the
T#t t&S^ftwere «o that I could enjoy the
privilege of comparing the menu of them two
candidates; It would be pleasanter, It would be
in better taste. But I miuteay here, in the utmost
good spirit, that tho character of the cam
paign aa waged by the a opposition,
cuta off that privilege, and
we are here tor the purpoae of considering certain
public question■, and, in connection with the con
sideration of those public question*,
personal quoatlotu which ought never to
havo been brought into public dlacumlon. Now,' I
iball have to follow, in the brief period allotted
to me in this debate, the outlines m already
marked out in the d!*cu>i!on of there questions
and tbe first thing to which I will address your
attention is tbo great complaint that has been
made on the part of Mefor Bacon and his friends
that be was defrauded out of the nomination in
the convention of 1883; that tho expressed will of
the people on that occasion was defeated by fraud.
Now. let us look to the record and see if there if
any truth In it. I have before me the record of tbe
ballot*, taken both from the Macon Telegraph
and Thb Atlanta Coxhtitction at a time when
there was no dispute about it, and that record
shows that there were seventeen ballots. If you
will take the votes received by Major Bacon,
add them together and divide them by 17,
you will find that he got 146 and a fraction votes
on the average, and if you mako the same calcu
lation with reference to the votes of Governor
Boynton on those 17 ballots you will find that he
sot 116 and a fraction votes on the average, and
the larger fraction at that. [Applause.] It is true
that Major Bacon, with tho help of General Cook's
friends, got the highest vote, 15C and a fraction,
but at tbe same time tbe highest vote that wu ob-
*-*“Td by 8cnator Boynton was 163 and a fraction.
. further, when the substitute for the appoint
ment of a conference committee was offered, a
square out fight was made on It by the Bacon
men. the (opposition to him, uniting In voting for
it. This was the only real test vote, and the re-
suit was Bacon rot 147 votes and the opposition
208. [Applause.) These are foots that have been
lost sight of. if notsuppraiaod in the argument of
this question by the champions or Major
Bacon before the people. [Applause.] I want
you to look at the statements of these
champions of Major Bacon, and take their indis
putable record, and you will see that what defeat
ed Major Bacon on that occasion was not any
*-*ik or fraud or legerdemain, but it wu a great
^piracy of the Georgia democracy as represent-
by these 303 delegates in solemn convention.
•phrase.]
tow, we come to the great convict lease scan
dal, and Major Bacon seems to have all at once
become the champion of reform In this particular.
He was a member of the legislature six or
eight years while It was in operation, but
be never found out how iniquitous It Is.
or cared a cent about it until now. [Applause.]
But as soon aa Dr. Felton and Major Bacon make
their coalition'the convict lease complaint be
comes very prominent; it is tho Feltonlan plank in
the coalition platform. [Applause.] Something
has got to bo dono with tneso people. General
Gordon says he Is opposed to the convict lease,
lie wants to irake some better deposition of our
convicts. Perhaps ho is right about this. Major
Bacon wants to ao the same thing; but let me call
yotir attention to one fact. General Gordon, sov*
eral years ago, was a lessee, and soon found out, as
be thought, that It was wrong, and got out or it.
But Major Bacou, a public man and a member of
tbo legislature, voted for this lease, and never
found out that thero was anything wrong about It
until ibe formation of tbe Bacon-Folton coalition.
[Ajpplatuc.J
But let ns go a little farther Into this. A few days
ago I had a discussion with a dla.ingulsbed
gentleman, the lion. K. IV. Patterson, of Bibb, at
•ortt alley, ho representing Major Bacon and I
General Gordon, and when no was discussing that
question I put to him tbia query; "Major Bacon
was In the legislature when tbe lease act was pass
ed, did be vote for or against it 7" Ho responded,
tionr When Bacon, the sworn representative ol tho
—‘ ~ loral Gordon, as
- thorn off, aud
that's tire whole of It. Yet Bacon
■ to be lauded for bis legislative
erylce, he is to be pralsod for his statesmanship,
while Gordon in to be condemned and disgraoed
because he simply hired the convicts when Bacon
•ndhlscolleagues put them up for hire. [Ap-
S Wo como now to a great question, and that ia
c ^railroad commission. Now, It seems that
Gordon always has been In favor of the railroad
oomaualon, and there has nevarbecn any dispute
about it. Baoon has been in the legislature for
ten or twelve yean. He was there immediately
aner the constitution was adopted in 1877, whan
all this legislation was going on upon tho subject
of a railroad commission, and when every public
man in Ucorgla took position on it, and yet his
pcniUqn upon that important question wu so ab
solutely unknown that he had to coma out in a
^rncona^tou^ Pjopta SSTbetorofl
rad
uo of 18* bill cretin, UteGeorgin railroad com-
mlHlon, be never voted for U when It ceme np,
rad tha focta are that after tbe voto war taken,
and while the count was being verified, it locked
toreral vote. Major Bacon wu there, and tbla
aass
-jffident number of additional votasforit; and
yet, Mgjor Bacon sat there, a friend to this great
measure, and never apoke one word In
lta behalf, or voted for it. (Immense applause.)
But, fellow • citizens, they . leave
a dodge for the major. They say that there la a
rute of the house, that the mejor waa speaker and
could not vote a unless there was a tla, or union
by his vote he. could make it a tie. or unless
of bla ring was running for office, when
But I will ahow you tnat this ia
‘ ‘hi* little rule, gotten np
of which he was chair-
crazy political bomb-
no legal or constitu-
(Applause., _ _
virtues Init’toprotcct him "for hU respohst-
“ him of bla right to vote. I read
Old soldiers, (lie being|anc) does not believe the
Msndenras epithets burled at the gallant Gordon.
Watch old Oglethorpe on the day of election.
Determined to bo Thero,
When General Gordon wu announced to
apeak in Sandenrillc on Monday, an old soldier
who lived about eight ailet from town, told bis
wUb be waa going to Sandemille to see his oid
general once more. "And," said he, "if 1 die be
fore then, I want yoo to send my body then, far I
am going to be with him once more, dead or
•lift."
by tbe committee on rules, c
man. is nothing but a little
proof. [Applause.] it has
tonal virtues Inf* *
biuty or to deprl
' om Barclay’s d!_
‘•on a very important question taken December
.1808, oo an amendment to tbe constitution so as
to change the form or voting for president aud vice
president, which required a vote or twothlrds,
there appeared 81 In tne affirmative and 43 in the
negative; It wanted one vote In the aitomatlvoto
mako tbe constitutional majority. The speaker
(Macon) notwithstanding a prohibition in tne rule
as it then existed, claimed aud obtained his right
to voto, and voted in the affirmative; and it was by
that vote that tbe amendment to tho constitution
was carried. The right of the speaker, as a mem-
5cr of the house, to vote on sll question# is secured
>y the constitution. No act of the house can take
it from him when he chooses to exercise it."
Why, fellow cUlxcns. in 1803 the nouso of repre
sentatives of the United .state* had exactly the
same rule that tho major's friends attempt to shield
him under, that be could only vote when there
waa a tie, or when his vote wonld
make a tie, or in eases of election. Yet Speaker
Mecon, though prohibited by that rule, demanded
the right to vote, and the bouse decided on that
occasion that he had the right to vote; he did
ititutional amend-
Now, follow cUl-
ii a member of the
i is secured by tbe
rgla, and no act of
rtiy the act of the
sker. can take it rrom mm when he chooses to
relic It. (Applause.) Tbe constitution grafted
. right aud required this dntr, and no man un-
►toed It better than Major ltacon, and yet this
it was well enough as a matter of convenience or
ccurte»y. to exempt tbe speaker from voting when
no harm could result. But under the present con
stitution no bill can pass the house without a ma
jority of the whole house, without 88 votes, and
the speaker is couutcd as a voter in ascertaining
this majority, and a failure on bis part 13 rote for
a bill is the same as voting sgalnat it. The old
theory of tteing or untieing the house has disap
peared and under the constitution it is as much
the duty of the speaker to vote as any other mem
ber of the hotue. The house can not relieve him
or disfranchise him; nor can he relieve or disfran-
chiselbimreUany more than can any other mem-
But follow citizens, they tell us that history
tr aches that a great military genius won't do for a
**■— was a young man in tbe
the name of Geom
i at aft
a great mill
Why, there .
early history of this count
Washington that won aoa
dies and statesman and
■■■■■■■■■■Pont was thaeelebratsd
| Andrew Jackson, who did the same thing. Since
our own war who have helped to fight for us the I
civil battle of our country? Why, oar soldier*.
Not that they have dooe any better than toose
who bare fought with them, but tbey bare ahowa m
theis capacity aa statesman, as well aa their valor a
assoldien. (Applause.) That distinguished ora- m
tor J. C. C. Black; of Richmond, in bla very unfair
letter telle the people of Georgia that "the occs*
etomta not ooo far tire crowning of a srarrter." a» |
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