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FOUR |Ajf«rßi« ment.) (AffvertTgeirent) Greatest Political Gathering at Appling in Many Years on Friday Heard Judge Hammond On “Historic Hill of Appling” Judge Hammond Makes Grcal Impression Before 600 and 800 People ANSWERS THEATTACKS THAT OPPOSITION IS MAKING ON HIM Says Mr. Peebles Stated at Millen That Judge Hammond Would Carry Second Ward, and That it Was Composed of Saloons and Saloonkeepers Appling, Ga.—lscit since the days when the eloquent Ben Hill spoke to enthralled audiences of Columbia county citizens has such a large and representative gather ing graced the “historic hill of Appling” as attendants at a political meeting, as on yesterday when Judge Henry C. Hammond spoke in the interests of his candidacy for the judgeship. However, as Judge Hammond explains, he speaks more in defense of himself from the defamatory attacks which have been made on him during the past few weeks than in urging the voters to elect him to succeed himself. Never in his brilliant career as advocate and jurist has Judge Hammond appeared to better advantage than on Friday, when he held spellbound for two hours and forty minutes between 70 and 80 per cent of the registered voters of Columbia. On aspot where, from the lips of that great tribune, Alexander H. Stephens, fell words of wise counsel to the people whom he loved, within five miles of the home of William H. Crawford, and within a stone’s throw of a monument to Marshall, that pioneer minister who pushed Christianity to the uttermost outposts of civil ization in the years that preceded Concord, Lexington, Ket tle Creek and Yorktown, Judge Henry C. Hammond spoke earnestly, ably, effectually. BETWEEN 600 AND 800 PRESENT Between 600 and 800 people were there, among them the county's most representative citizens and also people from all walks and conditions of life who are determined to go to the polls on August 19th and do Columbia county’a part toward returning their present judge to the bench for another four years. Going among the people who know him so well and regard him so highly, Judge Hammond naturally felt at home from the start and had there been any disposition for him to feel at all ill at ease on account of the unusualness of the situation—a judge of the superior court having to de fend himself from what he terms the slanders, the insinua tions, the evil designs upon his character, etc he would have had the disposition corrected at once because of the sympathy, cordiality and good will which showed in the faces of three-fourths of his auditors. Judge Hammond was introduced by Dr. J. L. Weeks, a prominent Columbia county physician and county superin tendent of schools. Dr. Weeks stressed the great importance of the people deciding the question as to who should be their judge with calmness and with the absence of prejudice and bias. He said that he himself had considered the question and without hesitation felt that Judge Hammond was the man. Dr. Weeks expressed the idea that the election of a right type of man for judge was more important than the man to be selected for governor, congressman or almost any office, for the effectual administration of justice was a prere quisite to safeguarding the homes of the people, upholding their laws in such a manner that marauders and evil doers of every sort might be checked and that the peace of the community might be guaranteed. The address of Dr. Weeks, which was about 15 minutes long, was followed by the address of the judge himself. When Judge Hammond arose there was instantaneous applause from every portion of the court room and throughout his address he was inter rupted time after time by loud and prolonged cheering. Consideration* That Ought to Control a Voto. Judge Hammond apoPe affectionate- It of hi* long acquaintance with the people of tho county of hla practice In their court ami of hi* ten vrara of service on their t>«nch. He mild ho could not render a better amice to the people of Columbia county than to he* thorn to let the words of Chair man Week*, who had Just nddreaat-d them, alnk deep into their heart*. He aald If any conaldrratlon could put politic* on a high plane. It would he tho conalderatlona that ought to con trol a voter In the eelertlon of a Judge. Judge Hammond answered to the com plete eatlefactlon of hi* hearer* hi* opponent'* criticism of hi* cotton »ocd speech He read letter* *howlng how It *m being resented In all parta of the circuit that hla opponent had rent out an unsigned Inflammatory circular seeking to discredit him with the very elaaa whose Interest* he had tried moat earnestly to serve. He rpoke of the circular aa being wilhout a father or a gponaor. He aald It waa the mlssU of p character assassin He told how stationery war borrowed from certain merchants in Augusta to give the circular a starting point. How two of these merchant* had discin'to ed any knowledge of sending out the circular lie referred to letter* to thl* effect from the** merchant*. ll* aleo told of how certain other mer chants had I oat ease* In hi* court, and ■tun* by the lo*» were now seeking revenue lie *nld that Mr. Peebles In hi* Millen speech undertook lamely to explain that he did not have the original speech before him. but mere ly copied from the newspaper report*. Judß* Hammond said that was well enough, hut the blame lay In not cor recting It when he did vet the offlclnl speech which he had for week* been carfylna about the circuit In his pocket Judge llammond referred feelingly to the "slime and filth" which had been brodght into the campaign. Ill* good name, defamed and the very sanctity of hi* home assailed He said Mr. Prehire In hie Millen Bp**ch had disclaimed responsibility for this and he could only accept his disclaimer. However. Mr Peebles In hie Millen speech had stated that Judge Ham mond would carry the second ward judge Hammond * home ward, but that wa* because It was a ward of sab uis and saloon-keepers. Judge Hammond tugnted out feelingly that Ibe Court house In which Mr. Peebles expel ted to preside was In that ward the postofftre, the V, M O, .V, the Tubman High school lor young iadica indeed he said it was notorlouuly a ward of whoolN and church**, a ward in tin* heart of the city In which many of tlie bent people reelded. Supreme Court Record. •Judtfc* Hammond exhibited hi* «u --preme court record and orders by dif ferent governors appointing him to HU vaiani'les on the Court of Ap peals. Jle said Mr. Peebles and his friends had started the talk about lawyers elalrr ing that ne vvas opposed by 80 per cent of these. if is answer was a publication of the list showing a great majority of the lawyers of the Augusta bar and of the circuit. An other of Mr. Peebles' charges was that the young lawyers were against, him, but he had switched round and now sought to ridicule his list of lawyers because there was so many young men on it. In the same con nection he sought to ridicule it be cause there were old men on it and mentioned <*ol. M. P Carroll. Judge Hammond said Mr. Peebles pointed out with great earnt-Htness that some of the lawyers who represented him also represented corporations— he would like to know what that had to do with it. Judge Hammond contend ed that the brotherhood among young lawyers was and should be strong, that as a rule they were considerate and generous towards ea-h other, but he charged that in his Millen speech. Mr. Peebles in ridiculing and criti cising the list of lawyers endorsing Judge Hammond and in giving their reasons for endorsing him. said three of them held Jobs under Judge Ham mond, namely, Mr. Archibald Black shear, Mr. Bryson Crane and Mr. Ir vin Alexander. Judge Hammond said lie regarded as infamous the broad In ti mat ion by Mr. Peebles that these gentlemen were supporting him on any such account. He stated that Mr Crane had been appointed a re ceiver of the court because of his pe culiar fitness for the service and at the earnest request of many parties at interest, so had Mr. Irvin Alexan der. He said indeed Mr. Alexan der hesitated long before accepting the task of iinruvcling the tangled affairs of the Irish American Bank. He did so only when Judge Hammond urged him on account of the confidence the depositors would have In him If he undertook tiie task Judge Hammond then read a letter from a Columbia county citizen In which he said of Mr. Irvin Alexander: "There is one other man in Augusta that 1 would like to see In your place when you get tired of it. and that is Mr.lrvin Alexander, a gentleman through and through, a good Christian man, and I believe he would do his duty as he saw it with out fear or favor.” Bate and Wretched Insinuations. Judge Hammond said the insinua tion made to strangers about the gen tlemen named that they were support ing him on account of his favors was base and wretched and beneath the dignity and self-respect of a brother attorney and an aspirant for judicial honors Judge Hammond said it had been charged by Mr. Peebles or his supporters that he. Mr. Peebles, was the poor boy and the poor man’s son. still Mr Peebles had stated at Millen that hiH father had amassed a fortune of twenty thousand dollars and this could he verified by a reference to Pradstreet’s or Ptinn’s Judge Ham mond caused a lfiugh when he said if he had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he swallowed It at the hour of bis birth. lie said that any success he had achieved in Ills life had been by hard, conscienious work. He said he had attended diligently to the business which the hand of cir cumstance had laid before him. Judge llammond said tlm only complaint Mr Peebles bad made of him of 11-' dally was his manner and emphasis In charging the Jury. He said he did not believe that hundreds of Intellig ent, upright Jurors who had served the county under the sun city of their oaths could be swayed by the mere manner and emphasis of a judge who it was admitted was charging the law. He said such a statement was an Insult to the Intelligence and manhood of the Jury bodies of the circuit. Judge llammond said that he hoped the voters would get their information only from some worthy and unbiased source, that they would not believe anything told them I*y his enemies. Ho told about the white man who suspected his darkey of stealing the mule’s feed, bow he employed a ven triloquist to hide in the fodder loft and when the darkey began stealing the corn out of the trough, the ven triloquist threw his voice in such a way as to make the darkey think the mule was speaking and said: “Look ahear nigger. If you steal my corn I'll stomp you to death tonight right in this stall." The darkey droped the corn and ran into the big house told the boss man that he was going to quit right away and wanted his money. After his employer had paid him off and the nigger had started on his way. he came back and said: "Bossman. you treated me mighty good, but tlu*r# is Just one more favor I want to ask. Don't you never be lieve nothin’ dat old mule tells you about me." No Attack on Paeblas* Character. The Judge repeated tits staement hitherto made that he would never ut ter a word about Mr. Peeblea’ private I life, hut would confine himself to his course in this campaign and to his public career. He asked what claims Mr. Peebles had put forth what rec ord he had pointed to to warrant his demanding at the hands of the people this high and important office’' lias he even built up any reputation as a distinguished lawyer? If so let him point to It? He asked If he had ever taken any active part in any great public movement for the benefit of ths community, either social, educational, or religious? Judge Hammond said, conaider your own vital interests in the selection of a Judge and next the reasonable claims on your support of the two candidates. Judge Hammond said Mr Peebles contends that while T complained of his not publishing the whole of my speech, that 1 did not publish the 1w hole of a letter of his to which I re ferred in my Thomson speech. 1 did i'HE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA. not publish any part of the letter. Judge Hammond said that when h* road the letter It was there for any person to see, that It Involved the names of third parties, he did not pro pose to read all of it, or have it pub lished. He said the letter contained an uncomplimentary reference to prominent business men In the city of Augusta, and referred to family connection*, and there was every rea son that such a letter should not be published. That if any discreet friend lof Mr. Peebles’ wanted to see the tetter, or If Mr. Peebles wanted to see the letter, he would be very glad to show it to him. Commended by Grand Juries. Clerk L. K. Blanchard of the su perior court then placed before Judge Twice As Many Chandlers for 1915 (HANDLER H 595 Light-Wright Six The Chandler Company has doubled its production for the season 1915. The public has given its verdict. It wants more Chandlers. The handsome design, the workmanship, the economical. light-weight and the Marvelous Motor of this splendid six have achieved widest recognition. Come in and study the Chandler motor. Take the car out ana drive it. Then you will understand why we call it mar velous. It is the finest American development of the long-stroke principle. It is beautifully made, precise as a watch, and it is powerful. In it, and on it, you will find every high-grade feature of the costliest sixes. And remember this: it is the exclusive Chandler motor, the result of eight years of six-cylinder experi ence and not a common-place stock motor. Cast aluminum motor base, extending from frame to frame, taking road strain off the motor. Genuine imported Coventry silent chains for driving auxiliary motor shafts. Cam shaft cut from solid forging, with cam integral. Extra heavy crank-shaft, perfectly balanced. We are making 1915 Deliveries. Order Your Car NOW SPETH GARAGE AND SALES CO. Phone 2137 930 Ellis St., Augusta, Ga. CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO i -ii when you Sharpen* your wit-energize* \ ' 1 ' 1 1 AW.TI lock for tint Label \ CHEROCOLA BOTTLING CO. Hammond on the bench, two large volumes containing the minutes of Columbia superior court. One of these dated at the beginning of Judge Ham mond’s term of office, and the other at the recent term of the court. From both of these lvr crts, Judge Hammond read the wolds of the two grand Juries con.n ending him in the highest terms, and particularly his course as judge, his economical administration of the courts business, his absolute fairnc«;*u' his cornu and his pro found knowledge of the law. Judge Hammond eloquently said that he appealed from the slanders and false reports of a political cam paign to these solemn reports spread upon the minutes of this court, by the grand Jury sitting in the courts of the circuit during the long period that he had been honored by a seat on the bench. He asked whether the citizens of the county who knew him, and had followed his conduct in the courts of the land, and who knew his record of an earnest and faithful life, if he was to be eet aside by the clap trap and buncombe that had been started in a political campaign, when charges without truth, and arguments without reason were u*ed by bis op ponents. His speech was punctuated by the continuous applause, and w r hen he concluded the wildest enthusiasm prevailed. At the conclusion of the magnifi cent appeal, Dr, Weeks thanked the audience for the wonderful order that Unusually large connecting-rod bearings. Self-contained oiling system, with constant lubrt cation for every working part. Separate unit electric starting and lighting system. Bosch Magneto, for ignition. Motor beautifully finished in pearl gray baked enamel. All parts immediately accessible. Now, that’s only a suggestion as to the extra ordinary quality of this exclusive Chandler Motor. You must come see the car to fully grasp it. Chandler Body Design for 1915 is the last word in motor car beauty. And the profit-sharing price is $1595. There is no like value to be had at a similar price. SUNDAY. JULY 2b. had prevailed, and told them to let the spirit which had prevailed in this hearing continue during the dinner hour and the balance of the campaign, and discuss fairly and frankly among themselves, the merits of the two can didates, and then go home and deter mine to vote for the one best fitted to occupy this exalted office. The arrangements for the speaking were in charge of Mr. Allen Phillips and Mr. BaileyjMunday. aided by a host of Judge Hammond’s enthusiastic friends, and they were highly compli mented for the manner In which every detail had been handled. Columbia county is expected to go for Judge Hammond by a large ma jority. *