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THE HUSTLER OF ROME
THIRD year.
W ■.
The Cherokee Advance Falls
into Line.
jINES ATKINSON’S COHORTS.
Bearing Witness to the Faith that
it Boasts. Believes That Atkinson
i{ the choice of Cherokee County
femecracy.
It does not take a strained v*-
lion or the perversion of appear
ances for one to see that Mr. At
kinson is gaining daily in the gu
bernatorial race.
A few days ago, we published
the names of seven papers which
had come over to the support of
Mr. Atkinson within two weeks,
reflecting the sentiment of the
people.
And now the Cherokee Advance,
published at Canton, and one of
the oldest and most influential pa
pers of Nortn Georgia, ha. become
a supporter of Mr. Atkinson, af
ter having been entirely neutral as
between the two candidates.
The last issue of the Advance con
tains the followings
Tue Advance heretofore occupied
a perfectly neutral position between
the two honorable gentlemen who
are candidates before the people for
the Demecratic nom nation for Gov
ernor of Georgia, but now that the
Democratic Executive Committee of
[he county hrs met and fixed the
lime and mode of eelecting delegates
to the gubepnatoiial convention end
thereby officii > ' 1 y opened the contest
for the delegation from Cherokee,
we think it behooved every man to
align himself for either the one or
the ether of the gentlemen named
So believing, and in view nt
the fact that no matter who may
be nomiuated it is evident that
Democrats are to have a terrible
contest with osr populist friends
to secure the election of our ticket,
we have considered both candi
dates, their past records, fide.ity
to party interests and ».vailability,
carefully, and with a view of
championing the nomination and
election of that one whose election
would in our opinion best promote
the interests of the entire state
and the Democratic party, we have
come to the candid and honest
opinion that Hou. W Y. Atkinson
would best meet the requirements
of the nominee of the Democartic
party and the Chief Executive .f
this common-wealth.
The people of Cherokee remem
ber with gratitude Mr. Atkinson’s
splendid service in behalf of the
democratic party in this county
two years ago. They remember
how nobly he came to our rescue
when we were about to be over
whelmed with defeat, and no oae
can detract from his well earned
reputation or lessen the esteem and
0 Duration the Democrats of
erokee have for him by any op
probrious epithets they may heap
upon him.
ne believe he is not only the
choice of the Democrats of Chero
-60 county, but that he will re
the endorsement of a large
dumber of the Democrats of North
eor giaand be triumphantly made
nominee of the State Demo-
J?' 11 ' gubernatorial convention,
’c i meets in Atlanta on August
Q d. next,
\ SECOND BAPTIST
? i u ths i-.u Wirl at 2i
aptlhc ]« i icreegiu y in inleresi.M •
■*'Hfcn Lom Dalton i 8 helping. He
P achWi one of the best Sermons last
gbt faulting in 8 orlO giving their
. interest in the qrayers
° . text,A new way and a
4’®' T; V ‘ c “ 4pM 8P M
. bcdw invited.
ROME GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY EVENING MAY 2. 1894,
im. nm smith.
llis Reply to Hon. Geo. W.
Fleetwood Chairman oi the
POPULIST EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE. ALL THIRD PARTY PEO
PLE ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO
COME BACK INTO THE DEMOCRAT
IC RASKS BUT THEY MUST ABIDE
THE RESULT OF THE PRIMARY.
Rome Ga. Muy 2nd 1894.—Mr.
Geo. W. Fleetwood. Cha'rman of
Populist Executive Committee of
Floyd county:
Dear Sir—Your open letter ad
dressed to me through The Hust
ler of Rome was read in its col
umns. In reply I will state that
i .10 Democratic Executive Com
m ttee has already acted upon the
subject of legislative nominations
ana therefore the matter is beyond
nn' power. Any communication
upon the subject should have been
addressed to the committee at its
meeting.
Permit me however to state that
lam sure all good democrats will
welcome you and those who are
with you. in a return to th* demo
cratic party. Our resolution, upon
the subject of voters in the pri
mary, permits all to take part in
the selection of candidates who
will declare themselves to be dem
ocrats and who will pledge them
selves to abide by the nomina
tions .
The political history of Floyd
is too well known to think that an
occasional failure to vote for the
nominee reads a man permanent
ly on<t of the party .
I will further state that I be
lieve in the carrying out of the de
mocratic platform, and I frankly
state that in my belief, any demo
cratic official, whatever his rank,
who fails to use his best efforts in
that direction violates his pledge
to the county, and is not worthy
of further trust.
Respectfully,
Halsted Smith,
Chm’n Dem. Ex. Com Floyd Co.
CARLTON OF ATI? SNS
0
EJETEEB THE BACK AS A CANDIDATE VCR
GOVERMOR
This mornings Atlanta Constitution
contained a column special f’ , oui
Dannelvill. telling of a big Speach
made there by Dr H H. Carlton of
Athene, and winding np by declar
ing the Doctor had shed his castor
into the political ring.
The Coustitutiou does not seem
to have been surprised by the ap
pearrance of the dark horse, but
rather seems to to have not only
known of him, but who had tied
him out.
Will General Evans come out
of the raoe or will they both run
aud let Dr. Carlton deliver the
votes iu the convontion? It mat
ters not t» the woolhats of Geor
gia, how tne “ring’ lays its pipes.
Atlanta will notdefeat their choice
W. Y. Atkinson. Heres to Atkin
son our next governor, defeating
the pair.
SUPERIOR COURT.
ONE CASE TRIED YESTERDAY AND ONE
TODAY.
The entire day was consumed
yesterday in the trial of Singleton
Ford a “Darktowu consitulator”
who was charged with hog stealing.
He was ccnvieted and sentenced
to 12 months in the chaingang.
Mark Eubanks for defense*
John Culberson a young white
man was on trial all the forenoen.
He was charged with assault with
intent to murder. He is defend
ed by Col. J. B. F. Lumpkin aud
Col Cicero Clement.s
iMffi MI.
Romans Will Pay Tribute to
the Fallen
HEROES OF THE LOST CAUSE
On May 15. Beautiful flowers on The
Toombs and Burning Words of Un
dying love from Eloquent Tongues
Will Mark the day ou Memroy's
Tablet.
Yesterday afternoon after The
HusTlEr of Rome had gone t»
press,.the program for memorial
day • x rcise was completed.
The program was made up by a
joint committee of the Ladies
Memorial Association and the Con
federate Veterans, who assembled
in the elegant parlors of the resi
dence of Mrs. H. A. Smith, at 5
o’clock yesterday afternoon lor
the purpose.
At 3 o’clock the afternoon of
May th« 15th, the organizations
chat are to participate in the pro
cession will assemble on fourth
Anenue, opposite the First Baptist
church.
The line of maich will be down
Fourth Aveuee to Broad, down
Broad to the Bridge, out Main St,
to Cemetery, and up Cemetery st.,
to Myrtle Hill,
The formation of the procession
will be as follows :
Silver Cornet Band; Confede
rate Veterans ; Hill City Cadets,
Capt. Byrd; Rome Light Guards,
Capt. Patton; Knights of Pythias;
Rainbow Fire Co. No. 1; Moun
tain City “ “ “ 2; Hook &
Ladder “ “ 1; Fifth
Ward “ “ “ 4; Car-
nages with Orators; Carriages
with Ministers ; Carriages with
ladies of the Memorial Associa
tion ; Mayor and council of Rome ;
Rome Public Schools; Shorter
College; Professor J. D. Gwaltneys
high school; East Rome Academy ;
Private Schools; and Carriages;
ORDER OF EXERCISES AT CEMETERY"
Ac the Cemetery the exercises
will be opened by prayer, then fol
lowed by mhsic by Band. Addre s
es of 10 minutes each, by Ca?t. A;
B. 8. Moseley, Capt. K. G . Clarks
W. O. Connor ot Cave Spring. W.
A. Wright; Musis; Benediction;
Firing Salute by Rome Military;
And decoration of the soldiers
graves.
Col. John R. Towers will be
marshall of the day, and the veal
music including “Dixie” by a quar
tette, and grand chorus and “Sleep
Comrades,” by a double quartette,
will be under the supervision of
Mr. Charley Patton,
“FALL OF NINEVEH”
THE SEAMY SIDE FEV ICWED iN PjI’CE
COURT.
In the "Fe’l of Nineveh” tb’s for-.-
nuon, Recorder Spu’'ock, pa~ ad ou a
quartett of beautiful cases.
Manuel Pryor, a massive sou of
Di ktowa was fined $5. for a caste of
plain old fashioned
.tnMary W'l' e, a kallud pet and
< a ktown bell, wel’ known to the po
lice, was assessed $5. for go’ ig on a
“high k-uesome.’
Will L»o ks, a ,; ck cP’zen of A”an
tu. s l ime Ki’l Hub, was bound over
jn the sum of $50,00 and went to j’’
oa a charge o‘ La-cony after trust.
W’ 1 had the Atlanta lick of stealing
chickens ipp’-t-g the farmer bit ig
his fowls to the city, so that be could
get em easier.
Sister Selma Jones of the r'ster
hood of kullud daughters of Dkcerd.
was fined $2,50 for hurling a hard
br : ck at the door of the home of
mother sister in the seme order.
Col. W. C. Bunn, of th* Cedar
town bar is in the city today | looking
after business in the Superior Court,
MODL’S OPERANDI
Os the way the Evans Barti
zans of Bartow
WIN VOTES TO DEMOCRACY.
The County Executive Committee re-
fuses a Primary, and set Down on
the Atkinson Pltitioners. A Waruing
From the Atlanta Journal.
That the counties iu which Ev
»UB men control the democratic
executive committees, are working
great harm to the democratic par
ty in those counties is the rule and
not the exception, just now.
Ou Saturday, quite a number of
th*>se counties will elect de'egates
to cue gubernatorial convention to
be held in Atlanta on August 2nd,
and a'most to a county the action
will be by a mass meeting at the
couuty court house.
Atkinson men have objected to
such ring rule methods aud in
vain have protested, claiming that
the farmer ’u the field twenty
miles away could not afford to
leave his plough and planting and
attend a meeting in which he knew
a cut and dried program would be
worked out by the “ringsters."'
But all to no purpose, the Evans
partizan has brushed aside the
good of the democratic party, has
arranged the deck, cut the cards
and propose, ou Saturday, to deal
winners to General Evans, regard
less of the voice of the people.
Along on this line the following
was published last week abou
Floyds neighbor. Bartow county
which acts one week from next
Saturday:
“The executive committee of
Bartow county met at Cartersville
ast Saturday to consider the pe
tition of the Atkinson men against
the mass meeting called for May
12th, and asking for the simple
j ustlce of a primary .There were t vo
Atkinson meu present ou the com
mi tree, and one made the motion
for a primary and the other sec
onded it. It is twenty miles from
some parts of Bartow county to
Cartersville and is difficult for a
man with a horse to attend and
gnt home the same day ; for a poor
man without a horse it would
simply be impossible to attend the
mass meeting. But the politicians
a e able to manipulate the Carters
ville district, and they are for Ev
ans, so the presence of the Atkin
son farmer is not desired. That
such a proceeding is open to ths
charge of unfairness does not
bother them a particle so long as
they get Bartow’s four votes.”
“As if this were not enough I j
emphasize the partisan Dias of a com
mH tee elected to re nr esent the whole
Democratic par.y of the county aud
not a faction, when one of the Evans
men bad made a motion to adjoD** he
withdrew it in order that another
of his paiiisans, Maj. Foule, whose
name deserves to be mentioned for
bis zea 1 , might read a letter stating
that Gen. Evans would speak there
on May 5. He stated that he had
v zitten to Gen. Erans to come, but
th*? letter replied that he wes “in ti e
hands ©f bis campaign commiivee, 1
and did not know whether he would
come or not. This wai the reply from
the Evans campaign committee, and
as soon as the letter was read the
committee adjourned. “
" It looks very much es if the Dem
ocratic executive committee of Bar
tow county is simply a branch of the
Evans campaign committee of Fulton
county, and it should be so named
instead of ma°querading uder a dis
guise.
That such methods are undemo
cratic aud dangerous to the party,
is conceeded by all clear headed
democrats, be they for Evans or
for Atkinson. Prompted by a
feeling of this kind, the Atlanta
3,500 YADS
OF FRESH
MATTINGS
Have you seen our immense stock o fresh new muttingsF
If not you have missed a treat. Come right now before itre
too la e. The deft fingers of the Chinaman have tried their
best on these, and as tor prices, considering that they eaxat
all the way from China, why they are a mer 3 song. TTme*
only place where the straw grows that make the superior
mattings is in the damp and swampy regons ofßantes <
Come this week for wonderful bargains in these goodk-
We can compete with any bankrupt stock in the land.
MILES OF CARPETING
We show a stock of carpets that will surprise you. fit©
need of going anywhere else to buy c irpets when so mtiiw
beautiful varieties are right at your door almost, it will b*
worth your time to come and see them. Anything from
Cotton Ingrain to a Body Brussclls or a Velvet.
LACE CURTAINS
After you have covered your floor with either a handsorae -
carpet or a fresh cool matting*, you must look to
your windows. You need not look lar, for we can fix
windows beautifully. Curtains and shades at all prices, a!
styles at a geuine bargain too. Re ueTiber we do all we say,,
No blowing and puffing just to attract attention, but all
say we can and do verity.
THOS. FAHY.
Journal, one of Evans strong sup
porters has in the following double
leaded leader entered its protest to
all such methods:
THE STATE CCNVRNTICN.
I
“The State Democratic Convention
shov’d represent the Democracy of
Georgia.’
“In order that it may do so, it is
necessary that the delegates should
be chosen in the fairest manner po,si
ble.Tbe best method of expressing
the wi'l of the Democratic masses
is the primary. Mass meetings are
almoat. invariably attended by only
a sma'l per cent of the Democrats
of a county,and in their management
there is opportunity for sharp prac
tice aud tnckery.Tne indepenqent
>sm whieh became so strong in Geor
gia a few years ago, began iu a pro
test against the methods of the mass
meetings which pretended to speak
for the Democatic party. There is
danger of another revolt if we return
to bad practice. If the party machin
ery falls into the hands of court
bouse ring*, ’’e massrs of the people
wilt lose respect for it and party
dlacipl ne will be at an end.
It is incumbent upon the execu
tive committeas iu the various coun
ties to see that there is no scandal
in conection with the choice of dele
gates to the uext convention the com
mittees have a plaiu dutyto perform,
and upen its honest discharge much
depends
Eve<ywhere the people should
have the fullest and fairest oppor
tunity to register their will. There
ought to be no snap judgement
aud do smart tricks.
The candidate in whose interest
such tricks sre employed, jvill
eventually loses more than he can
gain by them. The Democrats of
Georgia must have fair play. They
demand it and they will have i\
In several counties already
10 CENTS A WEEK*..
primaries have been refused be
cause a majority of the
committee believed the gubernat
tonal candidate they favor will,
have a better chance in mase-meeii
illgß ‘ ' i
“We hope to see no more eftbn?
sort of work. It is unworthy
a great party, and if persisted ia.
will create fatal factious in- tins.
Democracy’’.
General Evans and his friend*
would not continue the joint de
bate, “they said’’ because of th*
tendency it had of disrupting' th*
democratic party. How does th*
“ring rule methods*’ in the Evane
counties strike the General? in
h« poor enough democrat and sharer
enough partizau to
such corruption? Is he selfish,
enough, to gratify a personal am
bition to deny the people the riphit
of expression?
Be it as it may with him and the
politicians wtio are doing this in
demo.Tatic work in his intexest
such methods cannot prevail
Georgia. Mr. Atkinson is Eli*,
choice of such a vast majority «£•
the people of Georgia that trick
ery. campaign funds r politioJ
rings known as Evans- clubs, pre--
mature mass meetings and all the
scheming# of all the Atlanta
can never defeat him»
All Atkinson asks is“,et th?
people express themselve? fairly,-
freely, fully and if I am- tbewo
choice I will serve them, if they ,
want the other man I will belt,
elect him.”
Atkinson is a democrat F.
Do not forget to attend the *erwCr»-
at tl e First Methodist Church. Str > I
nigh!. Song Service at 7 :30, prea-afe*-
jog will commence at 8 o’clock: