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CAMPAIGN WORK.
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X£««JO.t Wi H EittOVAKlEli'i.
!!• Announces III* Appointment*—TheMem
b«*r» at latrge of thn Executive Commit*
tee—The New Campaign Committee.
S.IJ
It looks like business at democratic head
quarters these days.
On Monday Chairman Clay announced
the members at large of the state executive
committee, as he was empowered to do
by the state convention. The new mem
bers are:
Hon. Fleming G. dußignon, of Chatham,
who will be vice chairm* % of the committee;
Hon. R. H. I*ewis. of Hancock; Hon.
Thomas C. Crenshaw, of Spalding; Hen. S.
C. of Thomas; Mr. B. M-
Blackburn, of Fulton; Hon. Marlin X .
Calvin, of Richmond; Hon. Thomas R.
Jones, of Whitfield; Mr. Marion Harris, of
Bibb; Mr. George R. Brown, of Cherokee;
Dr. John W. Nelms, of Fulton; Hon. S.
W. Cooney, of Dooly, and Mr. A. W. Fite,
of Bartow.
The Cumpnlun Committee.
Tn naming the new campaign committee
Chairman Clay has made an innovation
by selecting two members from each con
gressional district to aid in organization and
looking after the campaign in their dis
tricts, as well as » number from the
Mate at large. The committee as appoint
ed includes a number of the best known
party workers throughout the state and it
is a committee capable of splendid work.
It is made up as follows:
Hon. R. 1,. Berner, of Monroe; Hon. XX'.
H. Venable. General Clement A. Evans.
Mr. Dan Rountree. Mr. Thomas 11. R-
Cobh. Hon John B. Goodwin. Mr. Clark
Howell. Mr. 11. 11. Caboniss, Mr. 8. M.
Inman. Mr. T. B. Neal. Mr. •'. S. Northern
of Fulton: Hon. J. XV. Robertson. of
Habersham ;Hon. R. G. Mitchell, of Thomas;
Hon. W. N. Si>ence, of Mitchell; Hon. 8.
B. Hamilton, of Floyd; Hon. R. M. XV.
Glenn, of Walker; Hon. John Wltzell. of
Fannin; Hon. 11. XV. Bell, of Jackson; Hon.
Dupont Guerry. of Bibb; Hon. R. XA •
Freeman, of Coweta; Mr. J. A. Morrow,
of Clayton; Mr. 8. T. Blalock, of Fayette;
Mr. Herman Meyers, of Chatham; Mr.
George I— Bell, of Forsyth; Judge XX*. C.
Adamson, of Carroll; Hon. H. T. I*ewis,
of Greene; Colonel XX’. B. Burnett, ot
Clarke; Major R. J. Guinn, of Rockdale;
Hon. D. It. Groover, of Bulloch; Hon. W.
H. Wooten, of Dougherty; Hon. XX - M.
Hawkes, of Sumter; M ijor J. B. McDuffie,
l*er>ons. of Talbot: Hon. Robert Whitfield,
of Baldwin; Hon. J. D. Kilpatrick, of Jas
per; H< n. Boykin Wright, of Richmond;
Hon. B. D. Evans. Jr., of Washington;
Mr. P. A. Stovall, of Chatham; Mr. XV. C.
F. Price. of Bibb; Mr. XV. S. N. Neal, of
Cobb; Hon. F. B. Finnans, of Clinch; Judge
Dave Roberts and Hon. Walter T. Mc-
Arthur, of Dodge.
Colonel Clay has called a meeting of the
cam|Kiign committee to 1" held at the head
quarters in the old capitol building at 10
o'clock Thursday morning. It is urged that
ail members of the campaign committee
who can ]<ossibly do so be present, as the
xm-eting. being the first one, will naturally
be one of great importance.
\\ ill Mirk t«» l»eni«*crncy.
A card which appears this week In The
Gro nesboro Home Journal means a good
<• <1 to the democracy of that county and
t! .it state. It is a card from Major R. I*.
M« XVhort. r a;:d In it he announces that
having become convinced that the demo
cratic party can best preserve and per
petual v-nuine democrat!- principles, he
t ’i. McXX'horter Is one of the stvoug-
M »«*rne county and Ills return
*1 be a great blow to the
-•ion. His card Is to the
.< a
p*w• It I *'
, Editor*.—K is rumored for po-
SP-, • .ijn- tl. i* I would not support
the d m«~-atic nomin.vs.
•I heard tais landing the Irst contest
between my —hi. Judge II .ini ton Mc-
Whorter. and Judg- Thomss <«. iaiwson,
and w lid has- r. pl;, dt< th- r unor at once.
t 1 fully uu lerste.sl that it was circulated
fr ix.iitital purposes :«•-! a denial and
refoliation i- -sibly would i.-t Lave liven
F« '• I pending the coniv*t m good faith.
‘I tike O IS on no* to *iy that 1 expect
to suitotl all democratic nominees and
r . !er null service to the Mi<-cess and tri
umph f the party as 1 am able to accord
to it.
"On mature r» :l<-«-t|on I am convinced
th tl the I -st Inii-nn .f our pe.gih* rests
In the presetvath.n and protection of g*n
une democratic prin.-ipl—• and that this
< n be be-t d« ne and subserve .1 in the
democratic party.
■ It* | an -rm annoiin •* all the reforms
j i.. ,>p!.- for th.-ir
j ■. and if all our
p iple would d < luster about it.
■toad ftiiriy and
squarely upon the pi-tGirin would be re
. 1.. 1 iratioi.s of the
p.rty will la* fully ii i- r-ited and the best
inte-. <t and hap? • • of the people be
preserve 1, pr.-;n. - I per|*etuated.
• i; >fcX\ HORTER."
< I.AT 15 •.TVIXNETT.
'I he < bnlrmau OpviiM the < nnipnlgn
xx ith a strong Speech.
wiii -ietn : -v Gwinnett is in the sad
dle t .iay, a I 1 n. A. 8. Clay is the
■ -r.il Club invited Mr
Clay :• .i ltr • tl.. pciple here today and
in.*< aan a th- nd enthusiastic demo
crat- t appearance in Gwin-
r. -tt. H- m- k I two hours and made
an as«le *p- » |) ring the speech Colonel
T >m Winn hr ted him frequently, but
Mr I ■ al . very paM and got
th- .nnett's primary of Sat-
ir : ■, >t.i. th* enemy, and Clay's
» • • del. I the stampede.
C ;.nt i r. -tt'x majority in October
a: an even tb-.usmd.
A re- ; n ,ffered by G. D. Rucker
• "ay for his speech, was
unar.hu >uvly pted.
A i. -ive committee, consisting
oft: 1 • ;. :t each district, was elected,
with C H |- .nd as chairman.
Tie nt. lecldte! to have a barbecue
on XX di. iav, September isth.
Ur. R. .„ f rner was invited to address
the . n sarbecue day.
■' <.ii IS. > -■ behkf s.-nt
f .r. m.i i hurt, ringing speech in the
r.wo ,-it County** I'rlmvr.
I wrt vi Ga., August s.—{Special.)
Gwlnn-tt's i-.mary yesterday resulted as
f l. w •'., for desk, Haslett for sheriff.
M-s-re f r ti usurer. Fleming for tax col
-- tor. Haw lorne for receiver. Tate and
Brand I •-.ogress and the senate had no
<-pp siti-.n, U F. McDonald was renomi
hated. w.th \V. S. Cosby, as representative.
DOOO&Q©© OCO€ ’
A world of misery isX
in the words a
S“Sick Headache.’’S
A world of relief is O
g wrapped up in a twen- Q
ty-five cent box of
Beecham’s
® Pills
o f (Tasteless) Q
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA.. MONDAY* AUGUST 13, 1894.
Tate polled about 1.800, or over 700 more
than two years ago.
•-tra*-l»t O >t Dein.-cr»»«.
Brunswick. Ga., August 6.—(Special.)— A
publication in a local paper from The
Douglas Breeze today quoting the third
partyites of Coffee county as claiming
Judges M. D. Mershon and Courtland
Syiqmes and Colonel Frank Harris as re
cent converts to third partyism, meets
with vehement denial on all sides here t>y
friends of Judges Mershon and Symmes.
Attorney Harris has changed, but the
others are rock-ribbed democrats. Judge
Mershon will be in the field ‘next week
as the first orator to take the stump in
the democratic campaign. He will support
Leon Wilson, of Ware, on the slump for
senator. The Breeze in its publication dis
claimed believing the report.
•Itulue Hiiiea*>t Athens.
Athens, Ga., August 6.—(Special.)—Judge
J. K. Hines .spoke here this morning at
the courthouse to a crowd of about 350.
There were about 250 populists, 50 democrats
and about 50 negro s.
Th-y expected a large crowd from th- ad
joining counties, but were disappoint-d on
account of the bad weather. Judge Hines
spoke her ■ again tonight and will leave on
the morning train for Lexington, where he
expects to addr-ss a largo audience.
Fursj th's Democrats.
Cumming. Ga.. August 7.—(Special.)—The
democrats of Forsyth county met in mass
m<» ting here today, and nominated I r.
John Hockenhull for senator for the thirty
ninth district, comprising the counties of
Forsyth. Cherokee and Milton. Several
names wer also nut in nomination tor rep
resentative for Forsyth county, but each
declined the honor
Murray's Primary.
Dalton. Ga.. August 7.—(Special.)—Tht
primary In Murray county today for repre
sentative and congressman resulted In the
nomination of 8. A. Gregory for represen
tative and John W. Maddox for congress.
The vote stood —Maddox, 563; Gregory, 322;
T. J. Harris, 210. Everything passed off
quietly.
••I’ncle Itllly" Morton N'einlniited.
Athens. Ga., August B.—(Special.)—The
democratic senatorial convention of the
twenty-seventh district met tills morning ut
Monrue. Walton county, and nominated
Hon. W. T. Morton.
Carter Tale Itennminatetl.
Gainesville, Ga, August B.—(Special.)—Hon.
F. Carter Tate was to<i-iy ren.mtinated for
congress by the democrats of the ninth
Georgia district.
'lerixvether Acts.
''Greenville. Ga., August 11.—(Special.)—
The democratic convention held here today
nominated H. W. Hill and Dr. J. D. Sutton
for tlie legislature. The following resolu
tions placing Hon. H. W. Hill in the speak
ership ra<*e was passed:
“ •Resolved. That the democracy of Meri
wether county in convention assembled,
present with pride to the next house of rep
resentatives that fearless detnocr.it. wise
counselor and brilliant young statesman.
Ho«i. 11. W. Hill, as a suitable representa
tive f<,r the position of speaker. Mr. Hill’s
ability and legislative presence specially lit
him for the speakership, and his valuable
services to the democratic party In this
state deserve this recognition ’
"Mr. Hill has decided to enter the race
for speaker in response to the above."
Mosea Gets There.
Warm Springs, Ga., August 9.—(Special.)—
The hottest contest that the fourth district
has known for a long while has just closed
here. The deadlock in the congressional
convention was broken Just before 6 o’clock
this afternoon by the Harris county delega
tion giving a fraction of their vote to Hon.
Charles 1.. Mose.-. For two days the con
vention had be< ii tied up. Moses had 16
votes and the opposition 16. The opposition
centered on Captain Stanford, of Harris
county, also voting at times tor Hon. T. !l.
Kimbrough, of Harris, and Judge S. W.
Harris, <>■ Carroll. On the 317th ballot the
break came, M s< s getting I", votes from
Harris county. There was a great demon
stration in favor of Congressman Mises,
tie’is popular and has stuck squarely to
the denmei atte platform in all his acts. He
is a. farmer of Coweta county.
X ote Ituyiiig Charged.
Brunswick, Ga., August 11.—(Special.)—
The election for Justice of the peace re
cently won by Radford T Hatch was de
clared void and was held again today. The
r tee was Im tween iiat<-h and A. W. Corker.
Hatch today beat Corker 8 votes in a poll
of 7:«». Corker openly charged vote buying
against the Hatch faction. A well-known
attorney is authorit;- for the statement that
on Monday warrants will be sworn out
against several prominent citizens and
iou::ty officials. If warrants are. issued as
threatened si political sensation will be
sprung that will intensify the bitterness al
ready showing Itself among the two fac
tions ot the deni<H-raey In Glynn.
ttilili • tlot I'rimarv.
Macon, Ga., August 9.—(Special.)—Toilay
c >.h ci nt ty had the hottest primary for
li g Mature nominees ever known in her
. . ci, i . . aM ha« i.i-i'd m veil
weiks and the battle was fought with great
vigor all along the line. There has never
IM-en an election here the outcome of which
was more uncertain.
There were T’X well-known citizens as
candidates—J. H. Hall. Robert Hodges,
John T. Boifeuillet. Hope i’olhill. Hugh
Washington and M. G. Bayne. All of the
gentlemen are prominent lawyers of Macon
except Mr. Boifeuillet, Who is a journalist.
Bartatxv'a Primary.
Cartersville, Ga.. August IL—(Special.! In
a demo« ratio primary today th- indication;-,
are that W. H. Lumpkin defeats J. W.
Harris for the seiiatorship by a small ti it
jority. Lumpkin 1s seventeen votes ahead,
with four small precincts to hear from and
they will not mat rlally change the result.
T. <'. Milner and H. J. McCormick
safe majorities for the house over B. F.
Bibb and R. W. Murphy.
J. A. LwnKiey < hosen In XX hltfleld.
Dalton, Ga., August 11.—(Special.)—The
primary election h Id in Whitfield county
today, for the purjiose of nominating legis
lative and senatorial candidates resulted in
the nomination of J. A. Ixingley uy s ven
tj-five majority for the legislature. A good
democratic vote was polled over the county.
Trammell Starr was numinut d for the sen
ate by a good vote. He had no opposition.
John W. Maddox for congress led the
ticket.
Nelsler Currie* Tnylor.
Butler, Ga., August 11.—(Special.)—In the
democratic nomination in Taylor for s n
ator and repreaentative. Neisler defeated
Hall and Fi. kling overwhelmingly .< r tn
Imu-e Three pn emi ts to hear num will nut
change the result. Sanlor-i had
lor senator. Neisler uni <1 l<-.it the
third party nominee, D. T. Montfart in
the election.
CtXINT CARLTON IN.
The Doctor’s Friend. Compel Him to Enter
the Seuatoi ial Mace.
Athens, Ga., August B.—(Special.)—A < on
stitutlon correspondent t<Aiay called upon
(.x-Cuiigressman 11. H. < aritoii, of this
city, to ascertain the truth of the report
published that tie would enter the race for
the United Stales senatorship, and also to
gel his views uu the public questions of the
hour.
On being asked if it was true that he
would enter the race for the senate, he re
plied :
"It is true to this extent. When I was in
Atlanta in attendance upon the convention
quite a number of gentlemen, representing
different sections of the state, called upon
me and urged me to enter the race. I said
to them that it had been my purpose to re
main out of polities. 1 had been urged to
run for governor and also for congress, and
h id di-clined both races, as my business af
fair- did not Justify me in re-entering pub
lic life. But it seemed as if it was not the
purpose of my friends to let me retire to
private life, so I supposed I would have to
yield to their certainly most honorable and
urgent request to become a candidate for
United States senator. 1 further said. In
justice to myself, that the same obstacles
which were In the way of my making an
active canvass for either congress or the
governorship would obtain with my enter
ing the race for the senatorchip. In fact,
while I did not hold fully to the Arcadian
idea in politics, it being so decidedly averse
to the present American age, still as I re
membered the contest for this, the highest
honor in the gift of our commonwealth,
had heretofore been confined to the legisla
ture, and not made through a general can
vass of the state, and that until the law was
changed remanding the election of United
States senators direct to the people, I did
not deem it wise or proper to attempt to
change the bent of our existing custom,
nor did the people expect or desire a gen
eral canvass of the state.”
"Then, Mr. Carlton, how do you expect
to get your claims before the public?”
"I suppose those gentlemen who so earn
estly urged me to submit my name for
high position thought there was somewhat
of merit in me ’or the position, and that
they will In some measure present to the
public what of qualifications I may pos
sess. The truth is, it is nut so much what
bne may say to, as what he has done for
the public, which should commend him to
popular favor for continuance in public
trust.”
“Will you make any speeches before the
public?”
XX ill Make Some Speeches.
“Oh. yes. I shall address the general as
sembly when It meets, and being already
under promise to make some speeches at
different points, 1 shall endeavor to fulfill
those engagements. What 1 meant to say
was that 1 could not undertake to make a
genera l canvass of the state."
Dr. Carlton stated that he expects in a
few dais to furnish to the press
an address to the people of Georgia. 1 trust
it will advertise io every citizen of the
state," he said, “exactly where I stand
upon all of tfios.. questions which now con
front the American people, and render the
present perhaps the most critical and peril
ous period tluuugh which our country has
ever passed,
"In a mere interview like this, of course,
you could expect nothing more than a lew
general ideas, 'rhe whole question involv
ed in our national legislation at this time
ma. be summed up as follows: The r vo
lutionary party of the north of ‘the higher
law school,’ which has ever sought Io main
tain our American union without the con
stitution, and which, when the south in
sisted upon the union with the constitution,
precipitated the war between the states,
have, in their continued struggl for cen
tralized and sectional power, simply moved
to the halls of congress. Here it is the war
must- be continued for our constitutional
rights. ..linbolden with the success of arms,
tii y have gone from bad to worse—from
the success of armed conflict to usurpa
tion of governmental power; from the usur
pation of power to Hie complete abrogation
of all constitutional law and guidance, set
ting up as their governmental ere d the
federalistic or centrallistic principles as
promulgated by Alexander Hamilton in the
convention of 1789. Growing out as lids ab
normal u.-urpaiory and unconstitutional con
dition of affairs in our government is the
high, proteitiv,. and prohibitory tariff tax
ation; levying the burden of taxation upon
the already but dem-1 and oppressed many,
fur tile benefit and protection of the pluto
cratic and government favor d few. Like
wise the establishment of national balLKs,
which was the darling project of Alexand -r
Hariiituii, in order to mold our free, demo
cratic form of government into a strong
and centrallz d power. In keeping with and
supportive of this centralistic enactment
was tin* unconstitutional imposition us the
prohibitory 10 per cent tax on ail state bank
issues.
Com mends Ilotli I’lat forms.
“Finally, tis a climax to such legislation
as had already c ntralized, at least all of
the financial power of our government, in
the federal head, was the act of 1875, tie
monetizing silver in the interest of tin er d
itor class, viz: The bondholders, the gold
men and the national banks, against the
debtor class, the American people, and th c;
d nying to the trade and commerce ot the
eoujtry the constitutional money of our
government, the currency of our fathers.
These are the grave and important issue
which confront us today, and which must
1-e met and settled in 'til ini -d St u<,
congress. The Chicago democratic p’.at ' '
form of 1892, upon which we all stand m ‘
alterably and immovably, and our -t -te j
democratic platform, adopted in Atlanta
last week, and which is a sound, democratic
and most admirable endors inent and rati
fication of the Chicago platform, set f< rth
and fully establish the democratic battle
lines upon which must be fought the great
battle for tiie rights of Ameii -:in freem n.
and the fierpotuity of our f- co institutions.
With these issues before the country the
n xt session of th .’.merlean congress v.ill,
in all probability, prove the most nnpoi
tunt over before convened In the history ot
our government.”
A RIXGIXG ( XRD.
Geueiml I-’vitn*’* Friend* XX HI Support
Xlr. Atkinson.
The populists have made the charge th-t
tlte supporters of General Evans in th*
preliminary campaign, will refuse to vob
fur Mr. Atkinson at the October election.
In a. ringing card, Mr. Thomas li. R.
Cobb, one of General Evans’s strongest
supp rters, refutes this statement an -
makes four strong points to prove that It
Is untrue.
Here is his card:
“Editor Constitution— T notice In your
paper that Judge James K. Wines, th*
populist nominee for governor, in his Mil
ledgeville speech, asserted that the Evan
men are having the democratic party to
support him. He canrtot prove it! '1 h*-
men who followed General Evans are as
loyal democrats as any in Georgia. It
is an injustice to General Evans ami his
stanch and many followers for Judge llines
to make such a statement. When General
Evans withdrew from the race, 1, as his
friend and supporter, tendf’le-1 my services
to the democratic party, ami the day after,
received a warm letter from him. congratu
lating me on my fidelity to democracy ami
endorsing the step 1 hiid taken in offering
my humble services to the greatest party
in the union. Why should Judge Hines
in dnuate that the Evans men will be un
true to democracy? His partner at law
an I personal friend, the Hon. Thomas B.
Felder, tii.m whom no truer democrat lives
and no more effective and ardent Evans
man worked in the recent campaign, avow
ed on the stump he would support and work
for Mr. Atkinson, and will prove his worils
by opposing Judge Hines to the best of his
splendid ability. The Evans men entered
Hie democratic primary in good faith, and
when General Evans withdrew for tlte sak<
of party harmony, every honest democrat
fi It himself bound by honor and party loy
alty and fidelity to General Evans, to sup
port the democratic nominees and work for
the democratic party. If Mr. Atkinson had
been defeated in the primary, knowing his
friends as I do, 1 know they would have
rallied to the democratic banner, as Evans's
friends are doing now, and brin - up a
greater majority than that which met
Peek when Northen was male governor!
“1 believe every honest Evans democrat
Will support W. Y. Atkinson!
“THOMAS R. li. COBB.”
WILL E.XTER THE HAVE.
Judge W aller Becks, of Griilln, n Can
didate for the Senate Presidency.
Judge Walter C. Beeks, of Gritiin, who
will represent the twenty-sixth district in
the new senate, will be a candidate fur the
presidency of that body.
For some time Judge Beeks has been
considering whether he should enter the
race or noi. Wednesday lie reached the
decision stated above.
Judge Beeks is one of the prominent
members of the new senate. He is a law
yer at Griffin and Ims a wide acquaintance,
throughout the state. A Griilln gentleman
*.ho >vas here •VediiCMlay said: “inkluentiai
friends from ail parts of the state have
been after Judge Beeks to enter the race
and he does so on their advice. He has
assurances of support that warrant every
hope of success.”
Tills Indicates that the contest for this
very desirable honot may develope into a
lively one. Hon. W. H. Venable, of this
district, is being supported by friends in
all parts of the state, and while he has
never made any positive announcement ot
his candidacy, is regarded as a decided
pivbability. Hon. W, A. Dlvughlon, Hou.
Nat Harris and Hon. C. H. Brand are
among the others mentioned in this con
nection.
Two Populist Convention..
Griffin, Ga., August 10.—(Special.)—At
noon today A. A. Murphey, of Barnesville,
addressed about 250 populists during re
cess at the courthouse.
After the speaking the populists ’.vent
into convention and nominated 8. C. Mc-
Candless, of Butts county, for the senate
from the 25th district to oppose Judge W.
C. Ikieks. That convention then adjourned
and the Spalding county populists were
called together and nominated W. V.
Blanton for representative to oppose cap
tain D. J. Bailey, Jr.
They are forming campaign committees
and on eaoh and every one a negro is
placed.
Few I'opulNt. in Sumpter.
Americus, Ga., August 11. —(Special.) —The
populists of Sumter county h Id their much
advertised convention hire this morning to
nominate candidates for the legislature.
The body consist.d of forty-eiglit men and
probably represented most of the party
strength in tills county. John N. Feagin
and Janies E. Bass were nominated. 1 a
gin was one of the populist nominees two
years ago, wniie Bass ran in the democrat
ic primary and was d .seated and has tince
tinned populist. The convention made no
nominations for county otlieei s ami tabled
a resolution to endorse the nemo -ratio tick
et nominated by Thursday’s primary.
XV. A. BROLGHTON NOMINATED.
The Convention Also Endorse* Him
for (lie I’renidency of the Semite.
Shady Dale, Ga., August 10.—(Special.)—
Colonel William A. Broughton was unani
mously and harmoniously nominated hen
today by a convention composed of dele
gates from the counties of Morgan, Putnam
an*l Jasper, composing the twenty-eiglitu
senatorial district. The convention was
presided over by W. A. Reed, of Jasper,
with C. M. Furlow, of Morgan, as secreta
ry. Judge H. W. Baldwin in a short spe. - a
placed Colonel Broughton’s name nefor the
convention and he was nominated uiihout a
dissenting voice.
Resolutions introduced by Judge Bald-.', in
wire adopted warning the people, white
and color d, not against the rank and tile,
but against the leaders ot tin- populist par
ty, condemning the republican party, com
mending Governor Northen, Congressman
Lawson and Colonel W. Y. Atkinson.
Calvin George, of Morgan, moved tli.it, -i’-
asmuch as Colonel Broughton has b en
prominently mi-nttoned in connection With
the presi'l nej of the next senate, that he
be endors'd by the convention for the posi
tion, and commending to th ■ members <-i
the next state senate as a man eminently
and ably equipped for the position. 1 Ins
motion was unanimously carried.
THE CRI < I.XL MOMENT.
I'he Next Meek’. Meeting of the Alliance
Wilt l»«-<-id« It* Fate.
The convention of aliianei men to be held
nt Dublin next Wednesday will decide tiie
fate of the Farmers’ Alliance in Geirgia.
The result will be either the disbanding
of the order, or of its enthusiastic organi
zation upon a sound and lasting basis which
will insure its lasting success. The situ i
tion is accepted by the farmers everywhere
as a critical one, and they fully realize tli.it
the critical moment in the history of the
alliance is at hand.
Everything tends to make the meeting at
Dublin on Wednesday the decisive hour.
The interest and membership in the alli
ance lias been falling away at. an alarm
ing rate during the past eighteen months,
ami at present nearly all of the enterprise.-,
of the Georgia State Alliance are in a bad
way.
Perhaps the most striking example of this
can be found in the State Alliance ex
change. Alliancem n now agree that this
lias been a failure, and there will be a
strong effort made to discontinue it if the
. idlutieu pqU* through. Aceoi’ding to the
alliance officials the exchange has never
paid ami is doing so less than ever now.
It is doing practically no business now,
but is tiie source of very great expense.
'i’he alliance exchange is now under the
management of Mr. L. S. Ledbetter, of Ce
dartown. He is an experienced business
man and has comiueted the exchange on
good business lines, but it lias gradually
gone down tiie decline.
“It is doing no business to speak of,” said
an alliance olli ml yesterday, “and at tiie
meeting next week 1 shall certainly be in
favor of the movement tiiat will be brought
up to discontinue it.
“\’o t will reiiiembor that when the alli
ance started out it wag d a war upon a
class of merchants, ami boycotts were fre
quent. Not a. few met'-hams in the smaller
towns were driven out of the busines’s on
account of these boycotts. The farmers
believed tiiat tin- most eti -ctual way to con
trol prices was through the exchange, and
alliance lodges all over the slate contribut
ed money to it.
“Fur a time it did a rushing business. It
was run on a scale almost as gr. at as that
of a wholesale establislini- nt. and for a
time goods were sold to farmers from nil
sections of the state. The door <l* livery
was heavy and the shipments were exten
sive. Hut for some reason tin- patronage of
tii*- farmers dropped off and now tin y are
buying their supplie.-j els where.”
The mistake has been made that the alli
ance an*l tin- third party were one. There
are many .good democrats in tiie alli
ance, but it is true that tin- populists did a
great deal to weaken the alliance, as its
leaders took up the new idea ami lost in
terest. in the old. The third party failed to
absorb the alliance, but it gave it a power
ful blow.
'J’iio Living Issues, the organ of the state
alliance, has this to say:
“Next week the state alliance meets in
Dublin.
“it will be the turning point in the order
to either an upward tendency or a final
dissolution.
"If tiie organization of the farmers goes
to pieces all hope for relief from tiie present
condition of affairs will go wltii it.
“Il is only through organized effort that
the producer can ever hope to better his
condition.
“We want to appeal to the delegates to
do their duty. Don’t let any personal feel
ings stand in the way. Don’t let any man
siaml in tiie way of tiie progress and success
of the alliance organization. Men are but
chaff— principles everything.
“It will devolve upon the alliance to say
whether the order shall live ami prosper or
whether it shall languish ami die.
“if the men who gather at that conven
tion will look tiie question square in the
face and decide it like nun. as we believe
they will do, all will be well. The alliance
will take on new life and will again become
a power in the land.”
THE PL A TFORM APPROVED,
Savannah Press: The platform adopted
by the state convention is one upon which
all democrats can stand. It was accepted
by Mr. Atkinson and was cheered by the
convention. This is no time for political
maneuvers for position. Neither side should
endeavor to torture the platform into a de
feat of any wing of democracy. Tile party
has an important contest before it, and
every man should move up and take posi
tion and put himself squarely in line to
win the October election.
Covington Star. Tiie platform adopted
by the convention is a very good one, and
reaffirms the doctrine of the <ie..ioeratic
party, as enunciated in the state and na
tional platforms of 181*2. It declares for
tariff reform, for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver upon a parity with gold,
and tor tiie repeal of tne 10 per cent tax
upon state banks.
Jonesboro Enterprise: The convention
adopted resolutions in strict accord with
the Chicago platform, favoring the coinage
of silver at 16 to 1 ratio. The whole demo
cratic column seems to be wheeling into
this line ami we will soon forget that there
was any differences.
Waynesboro Citizen: A platform which
Colonel Atkinson asked that he could stand
on, has been given to the democrats of she
state, leaving nothing for us to do but to
defend democracy against its enemies.
WOMEN’S DEPARTMENT
OF THE EXPOSITION AND WHAT
THEY ARB DOJNN.
Mrs. Felton Says an Auxiliary Board for a
Vt'oman'. Exhibit from Every County
in the Slate Will be Formed.
Speaking recently of the work for the
woman’s department of the exposition, Mrs.
Felton said that the woman’s board has
notified a lady in every county in Georgia,
to form a state auxiliary board that wo
men’s industries should be thoroughly ex
hibited at the exposition next year.
“This -exposition is in no sense a local
affair. Its success means a great deal to
every section of the state,” Mrs. I’tlton
continued. “Illinois contributed most val
uable assistance to Chicago in furthering
the interests of tiie world’s fair, and this
work was done in every county in the state
in a most systematic way.
“Tlte women ;of Illinois organized in
every county for an exhibit of wcmen’s
industries, and the record shows a most
thoroughly acquainted with the remunera
tive occupation of women. Not only were
material exhibits collected, classified and
exhibited, but statistics of (he numbers
engaged in industrial ami professional vork
were carefully formulated and printed. The
result was alike astonishing and invigor
ating to every thoughtful woman In the
state of Illinois; and such a general display
is without a precedent in the history of
the world. Tiie woman's board of man
agers- remembering what was done for
Chicago by tiie other sections of Illinois,
immediately set to work to elicit the cordial
co-operation or every county in Georgia,
for helpful assistance during lhe exposi
tion of 1895.
“The executive committee made these
selections before Mrs. Thompson si.led for
Europe, therelore this plan had the i-earty
sysnpathy and assistance of <>ur president.
When she returns, in September, the board
of women managers will have a grand rally
to gather into one assemblage as many
of these ladies as can possibly attend the
meeting.
“In fact, Mrs. Thompson Ixas been in
touch with tiie workings of tiie board dur
ing her absence, and her enthusiasm l as
nut abated in the slightest degree. We will
welcome her and Mrs. Barrett with delight
ful anticipation of the encourag jn’ent, that
they will give us of the Antwerp iiJr, and
the general progress of women in European
countries. *
"Every mail brings in letters of accept
ance—or of inquiry concerning tiie duties
of the state auxiliary board. Many of our
appoinlet s are unwilling to protn’se to serve
until they understand the duties Impcsed
by the uppointant; and 1 uni glad to have
the opportunity to say to the readers of
The Constitution that no arbitrary duty is
required of these ladies. We are happy to
have their co-operation and assistance in
their respective counties to collect the test
exhibits of women’s work—at the county
town or most accessible shipping point; at
which place, the best things are to be
selected to prevent duplication an.l con
fusion. These selected articles are to be
ilirect. il to ensure prompt delivery at the
exposition building. A list of all selected
articles will thus be kept, an-l the leturn
fully att -n led to. ’
“How ai’e the expenses of such shipments
to be borne?”
“We propose to raise money In the differ
ent counties to bear tiie expenses of col
lecting, shipping ami installing such selected
articles, in the Cotton States and Interna
tional exposition—in tiie same way that we
raise money by entertainments, suppers,
etc., for any other public purpose. These
ladies v.ill doubtless be able to enlist the
energy and patriotism of the ladles all over
the county in this laudable work. Young
people are always ready for an entertain
ment, am! they should he encourage*! to
enter into innocent and helpful pleasures.
A small entrance fee in a popular under
taking of this sort would relieve 'he ladies
of embarrassment, who were working to
iilmlrnt * their counties in this valuable
advertising way, with little trouble or
worry, to themselves or anybody else.”
“Ar-- there salaries to be paid to these
boards?” Mrs. Felton was asked.
“it would bo impossible to pay nr: body
for the collection of a county’s exhibit,
where the scope of the exposition is so
large,” was the r j»ly.
Nobody was paid to send their own ex
hibits to’ the Chicago fair. The wori :’s
fair commission was paid a per diem when
<-n duty but exhibitors sent their articles
at their own expense and paid fur th-.-ir
return trip also. The exposition company
mad -a pli.ee lor the exhibits, at immense
expense to themselves, and »he inert as. 1
ml vantages that accrue to this wonderful
advertising opportunity is considered a
great privilege to those who place a com
mercial value to Hie award or certificate
of merit granted to successful exhibitors.
But. the state board will have lhe privi
leg, s of the woman’s building, when in
Atlanta, and enjoy all the social
opportunities that attend this co operation
amt extended acquaintance, with tne visit
ing members from other stales, in fact,
it is a labor us love for the grand oid com
monwealth.
“It means a strong pull am! a long pell
t > advertise our various resume- s ami ad
vantages of Georgia. Georgia vom*-n never
I fi to be interested in everything’ that coli
eerns the prosperity of tiie state. Whatever
concerns th«lr fathers, husbamls cm!
brothers det ply concerns them. In these
tiins of financial distress -end worry v.e
med .-li! the good work and good wishes
that v.ill hit the old eomnionwxilth up to
its former prosperity ami progress. 1 be
lieve this C.tton States ami International
exposition will do more to : 1 vet£!-•*' c”r
resources and general advantages than has
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ever been done before, on any line— looking
to public interest and attractiveness."
.Mrs. Felton is enthusiastic and very hope
ful, and impresses one with tne iaij. xhaX
certainly the woman’s beard of managers
is going to be an active 1 actor in pushing
on this undertaking as soon as Mrs. Thomp
son returns.
it is also understood that selections will
be made in all the southern slate.-, ami
countries intimately connected with tiie
Cutton States and international exposition,
of active energetic ladies who wiil co
operate witn tne woman’s board of man
agers in prucurmg a nne display iroin these
states and cuunues. The outiook on this
line is most encouraging.
Tne list of acceptances, with the names
of il tiie alternates up to date, is as fol
lows: _
airs. Ella S. Hand, Milford, Baker coun
ty, Alias Unnia riuuspeth, Newton, Baker
couity, alternate.
.Mrs. A. B. Wottord, Hollingsworth, Banks
county.
.Mrs. J. M. Veach, Adairsville, Bartow
county.
Airs. C. 1. Groover, Quitman, Brooks
county.
Airs. Alice W. Brannon, Statesboro, Bul
loch county.
Airs. r . U. Meldrim, Savannah, Chat
ham county.
Airs. Jonn Cleghorn, Summerville, Chat
tooga county, Alias Carrie run, Tyron, Chat
tooga, county, alternate.
Airs. J. K. Brown, Canton, Cherokee
county.
Airs. H. C. White, Athens, Clarke coymty,
A. rs. Al. A. Lipscomb, .Athens, Clarke coun
ty, alternate.
airs. 11. H. Carlton, Athens, Clarke coun
ty, alternate.
Airs. W. Y. Atkinson, Newnan, Coweta
county.
Airs- f. W. Bryan, Dillon, Dade county.
Airs. Eva Leonaru, Vienna, Dooly county.
Airs. J. S. Mims, Blakely, Early county.
Airs. Eugene- Heard, Aiiduleton, Elbert
county. Airs. Allred S. Oliver, Elberton,
Elbert county, alternate.
Airs. K. B. L. File, Fayetteville, Fayette
county.
Airs. H. H. McClure, Floyd county.
Airs. W. G. Cooper, Floyd county.
Airs. YV. J. Neal, Rome, Floyd county.
Airs. C. A. Evans, Atlanta, Fulton county.
Airs. H. P. Bell, Cumming, Forsyth coun
ty.
Airs. Coleman. Ellijay, Gilmer county.
Airs. N. L. Osborn, Ellijay, Gilmer county,
alternate.
Airs. Coleman, Ellijay, Gilmer county,
Airs. A. J. Crovatt, Brunswick, Glynn
county.
Mrs. Roberta Wilson, Calhoun, Gordon
county. Airs. W. L. Hines, Calhoun, Gor
don county, alternate.
Airs. 8. H. Sibley, Greenesboro, Greene
county.
Airs. W. E. Simmons, Lawrwiceville,
Gwinnett county. Airs. A. Al. Winn, Law
reicevilie, Gwinnett county, alternate.
Airs. Howard Thunipst-n, Gainesville,
Hall county, Airs. H. W. J. Ham, Gaines
ville, Hall county, alternate.
Aiiss Lula Alobley, Hamilton, Harris
county,
Airs. S. W. Peek, Hartwell, Hart county.
Airs. E. B. Smith Monticello, Jasp<-i
county.
Airs. A. F. Daly, Wrightsville, Johnson
county. Airs. J. Al. Huff, Wrightsville, John
son county, alternate.
Airs. W. D. Wells, Smithville, Les coun
ty.
Aiiss Alinnle Perryman, Lincolton, Lin
coln county.
Airs. Al. A. AlcLean, Thomson, McDuffie
county, airs. Dr. E. S. Harrison, Thomson,
AlcDuitie county, alternate.
.Mis. \\. T. AtcArthur, AieArthur, Mont
gomery county, Mrs. J. D. Vaughn, Ale-
Montgomery county, alternate.
Airs. W. C. Clark, Covington, Newton
county. Airs. James G. Lester, Covington,
Newton county, alternate.
Airs. B. E. Overby, Watkinsville. Oconee
county, Airs. C. 11. Ashford, Watkinsville,
Oconee County, alternate.
Miss Laura Weaver, Dallas, Paulding
county.
Airs. Carter Tate, Jasper, Pickens county.
Airs. A. N. Smith, Blackshear, Pierce
county, Mrs. A. P. Brantley, Blackshear,
Fierce county, alternate.
Airs. Julius Peek, Cedartown, Polk coun
ty.
Airs. C. C. Smith, Hawkinsville, Pulaski
county.
Mrs. J. L. Asbury, Clayton, Rabun
county.
Airs. J. N. Cheney, Ellaville, Schley coun
ty, Aiiss Lesley Hornady, Ellaville, Schley
county, alternate.
Mrs. Alary L. Bascom, Lumpkin, Stew
art county.
Miss Annie Dennis, Talbotton, Talbot
county.
.urs. Dr. A. . Beazley, Crawfordville, Tal
iaferro county, Mrs. S. J. Flynt. Sharon,
laliaferro county, alternate.
Mrs. R. B. Alexander, Reidsville, Tat
nall county.
Airs, lorn Eason, Mcßae, Telfair county.
Airs. S. G. AleLendon, Thomasville,
Thomas county.
Mrs. O. B. Stevens. Dawson, Terrell
county.
Airs. B. G. Swanson, LaGrange, Troup
county.
Mrs T. Al. Alatthews, Thomaston, Upson
county.
Miss Dora Suttle, LaFayette, Walker
county, Aiiss Nannie Warthen, LaFayette.
Walker county, alternate.
Mrs. J. H. Redding, Way cross. Wane
county.
Mrs. T. F. Massengale, Norwood, Warren
county, Mrs. Julia ('. Evans, Norwood,
YVarrrn county, alternate.
Mrs. Georgia B. Whaley, Jesup, Wayne
county.
Mrs. J. C. Bivings. Dalton, Whitfield
county. Mrs. R. M. Manley, Dalton, Whit
field county, alternate.
Mrs. Frank Colley, Washington, Wilkes
county.
Mrs. W. A. Harris. Isabella. Worth coun
ty, Mrs. C. A. Alford. Willingham, Worth
county, Mrs. I. G. McPhaul, Poulan, Worth
county, alternate.
The Executive Committee Meet*.
Macon, Ga., August 10. —(Special.)—The
democratic executive committee of Bibb
county met at the courthouse today to con
solidate the vot ■ cast in yesterday’s prima
ry for d mocratic nominees for the legis
lature. The race was very close between
the six candidates. When the returns were
consolidated today they show d the candi
dates’ standing in the following order: Hope
I’olhill, John T. Eoifeuillet. Robeyt Hodges,
J. 11. Hall, H. V. Washington and M. G.
Bayne. The committee declared Polhill,
Boifeuillet and Hodges as tiie nominees. N.
E. Harris was declared the nominee fol
senator. He had no opposition.
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