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AND COURIER
VOL. XV, No. 42.1
Bell's Answer To Charters Shows
Lawyer-Politician's Deceitful Schemes.
Gainesville, Ga., Aug.8. 1914.
Hon. \V. A. Charters.
Gainesville, Ga.
Dear Sir:
I am in possession of a eir
cular lotter signed by you re
garding my vote on mileage. 1 #
desire to say that 1 remember
the vote of April 17, 15)14,
which was in no sense a vote
to reduce mileage as }ou must j
know, if you are properly in
formed. It was a proposition
to establish an open and tin- j
limited expense account in j
lieu of mileage. Under the pro
position submitted a member
of Congress could make his
expense ns much as he wanted
to. No one would undertake
to say bow much this scheme
would cost the government,
because if a -member had a
dozen in family and servants,
the whole expense would be
rendered. The fact that a ma¬
jority voted for (his proposi¬
tion in no way influenced my
vote, I have always voted in
the interest of my constitu¬
ents as I saw it. I have the
courage of my convictions. I
have always voted for the re¬
duction of mileage when (lie
matter came upas a reduc¬
tion, as the Record will show.
Vote for Terrell
For Judge of the
Court of Appeals
To The People of Georgia:
I am a candidate in
the coming Demo¬
cratic Primary for
Judge of the Court
of Appeals to suc¬
ceed Judge Benj. IT.
Hill, resigned.
I was born on a
farm in Cherokee
county, Ga*, forty
seven years ago;
worked at all kinds
of labor usually
found in the country;
taught school in the
country; studied law
and was admitted to
the bar twen¬
ty-six years ago; came to Atlanta more than
twenty-one years ago; and have practiced law,
which has been my sole business since.
I was a member of the General Council of
the City of Atlanta in 1903-4 and 1906-7; Vice
Chairman of the Bond Commission of the
City from 1909 to August, 1913; and am now a
member of the Atlanta City Board of Education.
I have not asked the lawyers of my City
and the State for endorsements of my character
and ability. As to both, I refer to the Judges
before whom I have tried cases and the law¬
yers and others who knowrne and with whom
1 have come in contact. \
l have no criticism to make of the other
gentlemen in this race personally, but 1 do be¬
lieve that the fact that they have each had al¬
most no experience in the practice of law, either
in the trial, or appellate courts, is a matter to
which it is proper that attention should be
called, while it is equally proper for me to say
that 1 have not had any other business, and to
express the hope that my experience as a prac¬
titioner in all the courts has qualified me for
the position which 1 seek.
Very* truly,
\\ 11X1 AM 11. TERRELL
Devoted to the Agricultural, (^pmercial and Industrial Interests of White County
and as you admit. I would
never vote to establish an
open or unlimited expense ae
eount to members which
might increase the mileage
double, and if you would vote
for such a proposition you
would yot make a safe Re
presentative of the people. If
> <UI will make a correct state
nient ot how much the cost to
tlie people would have Ikhmi
under this scheme, you will
greatly oblige the 5K» members
who voted against this, as well
i,s H**' 1 • 8. Senate, which is
democratic, and which voted
almost solidly against it.
Your statement that I went
to Washington to make up a
quorum is as false as a num¬
(
ber of other statements you
have made during this cam¬
paign. I repeat my offer, and
will give you or any one else
*100.00 to show by the Re¬
ft >rd, or otherwise, that I ever
failed to vote for the reduction
of mileage when a reduction
was proposed. I also repeat
my offer of $100.00 if it can
lie shown that you ever volun¬
tarily helped an unfortunate
person in need.
Yours truly',
THOS. M. HELL.
WILLIAM H. TERRELL
CLEVEIiAI rEORGIA, AUG. 14, 1914.
THE DIFFER! IN THE TWO MIN
WHO IN RACE FOR CONGRESS
Tom Bell a Mao That ‘ffes Always At Been In Close Touch with
The People—A Manpat Has All Tunes Helped the
Sick, Shoulder Needy Other and Peopled Thalia Sorrow Distress.....Has and Trouble. Always Helped To
Afc j * ——-—
You may go to him at a hi lyfioiir of the night and ask him to drive
tniles in the country to help i jjSu, yjnt and with a smile iie will answer
“All right.” Any man in tm&iNinth district who knows him will tell
you that he has never been 'Jfe kbown to turn any one awny that needs his
help. .
lie does not cater to the vnaAiiqf wealth ; but to the unfortunate and
those who need him. This beigfg true, who would represent you better
in Congress than this man whojp heart you know is always with you?
There is no doubt that Tom Hell has more good, true personal friends
than any man in Georgia. y r
Now as to his work for his constituents and the Ninth district; lie
is always on the job, ever watchful pf all that is to their best interests.
A request, or favor, asked of hfni by the most humble man in the dis¬
trict will receive as prompt and ctjrfcful attention as if lie was Governor
of Georgia.
Did you ever write him to attend to any matter for you? If so
didn’t you get a reply at the earliest possible moment? If you have
never had occasion to write him, ask your neighbor and he will tell you
that he is not only prompt in answering letters but is just as prompt
in attending to the request made of him.
He has brought more money into the district than any man who ever
went to Congress from the Ninth.,
A lady from Washington, D. C., made this remark to R. T. Good¬
win some time ago, she said : “You have one man in Congress that is
always on the job, a man that is sober, industrious and influential; that
man is Bell from Georgia.” She had no idea that Tom Bell’s friends
would ever hear of the remark made by (ter.
A friend while canvassing for him two years ago culled on a farmer
in Milton county and told him his business. The farmer replied: “You
need not electioneer with me; l.have always voted against Torn Bell,
but 1 am for him this time and my reason is this: Last year I built a
(ish pond and wanted to stock it, so I wrote him to please writhe me the
proper one to write to in Washington to get them ; instead of giving
«ne the name he sent the, fish by and wrote me to call for
them. Now l say a Congj-essn'jL {MmS 'Attend to business as
.
promptly as he dfd this for me wke a' ge&d Congress,
man and deserves the encouragement and support of every man in the
Ninth district.”
Now in regard to Mr. Chartets: He is a good lawyer, a very good
speaker and smart enough to make and save a lot of money while he
was Prosecuting Attorney, but be is not the brilliant orator that some of
(lie paid weekly papers would lead you to beheve. Now if you have
ever heard him, you know this to be the truth.
He and his friends will tell you that it is,not right to keep Tom Bell
or any other man in office for io or 12 years but he forgets to tell you
that he was solicitor for 12 years and that lie made mote each year than
a Congressman gets, and that he has the most of this today, for sympa¬
thy and charity to his fellow man is almost unknown to him.
Now if you do not believe this to be true go to almost any county
in the Ninth district, where they know him, and the people will tell
you this is true, and will possibly tell it to you in stronger terms than
this.
Now here is one very strong proof of the above. Lumpkin county,
where he lived for years, was admitted to the bar, married into one of
the most prominent families in the county (and they were always suc¬
cessful in politics) gave Tom Bell a majority; then take the good old
county of Hall where he “migrated” to for the purpose of running for
Congress, he was defeated in the county by a handsome majority ofbjo,
Charters receiving fewer votes than II. II. Perry and Carter Tate,Bell’s
previous opponents.
They told all over the district two years ago that Tom Bell would be
defeated in Hall county; or they tried to deceive, the people of the Nin¬
th district.
They are passing out this time the same old report, or dope; don’t
be deceived, for Hall county will give Tom Bell as large or larger ma¬
jority than it did two years ago.
Tom Bell will carry every county he did before and several that Mr,
Holder carried; the people of the ninth will vote for him because he is
in the true sense “one of them.”
You will find some (a little bunch) of lawyers of Gainesville for
Charters; especially those in active practice desire his election for mer¬
cenary reasons; on the other hand you will find for Tom Bell the farm¬
ers workmen, and merchants, because they know him and have faith
in him.
They know him to be a hard, conscientious worker, brainy,big-heart¬
ed and true. Vote for him and you’ll never regret it.—A , Voter in
Banks County Journal.
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THE CLEVELAND COURIER
CLIFFORD WALKER
FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL
{ill AN OPEN CANDIDATE
BEFORE THE PEOPLE
SIX WEEKS BEFORE
HIS OPPONENT WAS
APPOINTED.
I I THE APPOINTMENT WAS
ACCEPTED WITH FULL
KNOWLEDGE OF THAT
FACT.
Formerly Solicitor-General Western Circuit.
In Active Practice of Law 17 Years.
A member of the law firm of Walker & Roberts, of Man
rott. Twice mayor of Monroe. Member of State Executive
Committee. Trustee* Mercer University and Shorter College.
Grand Chancellor, Knights of Pythias. Solicitor-General
Western Circuit.
PRESS COMMENTS:
Looks like a winner. His strength is not sectional, but
State-wide!—Commerce Observer.
A strong sentiment in his favor has scattered like wild¬
fire.—Waycross Journal.
Cliff Walker seems to have nailed down that Attorney
Generalship in a neat and unmistakable manner.—Bainbridge
Post.
Cliff Walker is winning in a walk. He is eminently quali
fied to fill the place because he has been found on the right
side of every question.—Talbotton Era.
Cliff Walker is taking the Sfate by storm. He will go into
the convention with a great plurality ot votes on the first bal¬
lot.—Stewart County Independent.
Competent, clean, fine timber for the office.—Waycross
Herald.
There can be no doubt as to his fitness for the office.—
Camilla Enterpr »nse.
A stainless $itiv ?teiz*?n, always* to be found in the forefront of
any movement for ' the betterment of the State.—Cherokee
Advance.
Vigorous in prosecuting criminals, yet never a persecutor,
his sole object was to see justice done.—Columbus Sun.
The people of Jackson are about as unanimous as his home
county of Walton—Jefferson Herald.
A man of unimpeachable character, a good lawyer and an*
ideal citizen.—Gainesville Herald.
Mr. Walker is equipped in every way for the high and re¬
sponsible position which he seeks.—Augusta Chronicle.
Lcradsville Lines.
Mr. J. A. Ledford, of Ilall coun¬
ty, was up this way one day last
week*
Quite a lot of our people spent
the 6th in Cleveland and heard
Tom Bell’s address.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Dr. Adair last week. He owns the
Lytle farm on Town Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. McGee, of Gaines¬
ville were up this way last wqek.
We are glad to learn that Miss
Pauline Kimsey is having a fine
school at Tesnatee.
Miss Mary Glover is spending
this week with her sister, Mrs.
White at Cleveland.
We had the pleasure of taking
dinner with Mr. Milton Smith’s
family on Shoal Creek last Friday.
We are very sorry to state that
Mr. J. L. Hood is not any better at
this writing.
The people will meet and clean
off the cemetery at Tesnatee on
August 20 th. Every¬
body invited.
Mr. Frank White was in this
Sunday.
Mrs. LI la Johnson On^y. imving made applr
for twelve months support out oj '
estate of John W. Johnson, and ap
praisets duly appointed to s-t apart the
having tiled their return, all persons
are hereby required to show fj
t*efore the court of Ordinary (l
county on the first Monday in Sept, j
lint, why said application should not be
This 10th day of Aug. 1014.
». L. Baow.v, Ordinary,
[PlilCE 11.00 A YEAR
The Solicitor’s Race.
(Clarkesville Advertiser.)
As the day of the Primary elec¬
tion approaches it becomes more
and more apparent that Mr. Robt.
McMillian, the present incumbent,
‘will sweep the Circuit and thereby
gain tlie endorsement of the people
for his faithful performance of his
duties during his first term in office.
It is one ol the unwritten laws of
the Democratic party that an officer
who measures up fully to his duties
is entitled to a second term, and
from the best information we can
get, secured from every one,of the
nine counties in the Northeastern
Circuit, the great majority of the
voters feel that Mr. McMillan has
proven one of the most efficient and
conscientious prosecuting officers
that we have ever had.
And the record of convictions
show that lie has fully measured up
to any former Solicitor General for
an equal period of time.
LEAF R. F. D. No. 1.
The best rain that has fallen
since April fell here a few days
ago, and crops are looking fine.
Mr. T. P. Tatum, of Cornelia,
s P ent fro,n . rl(ia .V unit! Monday
with his father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. II, A. Tatum.
Mr. Lester Stovall spent Satur
day night wit Mr. Lut Tatum,
We have been having some fine
preaching at Blue Creek for the
past week and the meeting is still
going on.
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