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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: