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Democratic Ticket. 1888
CLEVELAND AND THURMAN!
For Repreaontativo.
J N- COGGINS
Hon. Geo. T. Barnes has been re
nominated unanimously, for re
flection to Congress in the Bth
district.
The North Side Savings Bank of
Atlanta lias collapsed. Nelson,
the president, has absconded and
carried with him all the funds of
the bank—even to the one cent,
pieces.
Judge Lester carried Haber
sham county in the primary elec
tion; Lester received 134 votes,
Candler received 130. Cherokee
county has instructed her delegates
lor Candler. He also carried Gil
mer, White and Guinnett.
Chicago, as vet has made but lit
tle rejoicing over H rrion Morton
Several Ktronjr republican Senatorial
districts ot Illinois, say they will no
support the ticket. Pennsylvania re
pnblicans do*'S not telish it because
they think die t’cket a weak oDe The
influence Morton will iia*e in New
York will amount to no'bin*. The
republicans Ho not expect. Harrison to
carry Indiana.
An editor of Peora, 111., says he
has been publishing the “Blade”
since 18t>6. Ten years ago he start
ed on the cash basis of subscription
and advertising, he has succeeded
in keeping up a list of subscribers
and advertising, and reccommends
this as the only successful plan of
sustaining a newspaper.
Miss Mary Johnson, a teacher
in one of the public schools of At
lanta, was prosecuted for whipping
one of the scholars who, it appears,
was a very obstreperous young
chap. The whipping was done in
April last, and the father had the
-teacher—arrested—on—a—warrant
charging assault and battery. It
was proven that the boy was pret
ty severely chastised, but the jury
returned a verdict of “not guilty,”
“The Observer.—The Banks
County Observer is beginning to
reach us regularly. It is small,
true, but it may grow larger.
Banks county is a good field for a
journalist to spread himself, Banks
is one of the best counties in the
state, and it is the home of the
Banks County Guards, which of
itself makes it one of the leading
counties of the state. The Observ
er deserves credit for its pluck and
energy in trying to hold on in
Banks,”—[Banner-Watchman.
We publish this week the names
of the delegates to the Gubernato
rial, Congressional and Senatorial
Conventions, It will be noticed
that the delegations to each of these I
conventions are large. It was'
thought that a large delegation
would, perhaps, more fully repre
sent the county than a small one.
We do not know whether this is
wise or not, but there is more dan
ger of having no representation,
from the tact that one delegate de
pends upon another, and none may
attend, We hope every delegate
will he in attendance, especially
at the Congressional Convention;
because a strong fight may be
made to defeat Mr. Candler, and
if we lose Candler now, it will
be a calamity from which we
will not soon recover.
Senatorial Kotat ou.
It will be noticed by reference
to the proceedings of the Mass
meeting published in this issue,
that our delegates to the Gillsville
Convention are instructed to look
after the interests of the county-in
securing the nomination of a sena
tor for Banks county four years
hen e.
When Banks county was attach
ed to the 33rd Senatorial district,
it was distinctly understood that
each county should be represented
in the senate in regular rotation.
This agreement lias been adhered
to so far, but the last Senatorial
Convention, which met at Gills
ville two years ago, passed a reso
lution to place the rotation system
in the three counties on the basis
of population, which would pre
vent Banks from electing the sena
tor lor at least twelve or sixteen
years,
A plan of this sort would not
remedy any of the evils of the rota
tion system, because it proposes to
rotate (if we understand it) be
tween the counties of Hall and
Jackson, alternately for eight years
or longer, and then rotate to Banks
two years.
Banks is not satisfied with any
such arrangement, and when the
time comes for her to name the
senator she will contend for her
rights, and if either of the other
two counties kick we will, atleast,
hold the balance of power and be
able to defeat the candidate of eith
er county.
We do not believe, however,
that the people of Hall or Jackson
wish to deprive Banks of her right,
and we hope that the next Senato
rial Convention will pass resolu
tions to rescind the action of the
last convention in regard to the
matter.
Around Abom'.
We have made several trips through
different portions of the county during
the past week. We find that farmers
are somewhat behind, and crops are
rather late. Bat cotton and corn are
looking well, and “laying by” is un.
der full headway. We have never
known as many farmers over-cropped,
neither have we ever known them to
make a more heroic struggle to free
themselves fnm debt by raising a large
crop of cotton. We are fearful tha
this is a mistaken policy. A few aores
w 11 cultivated will, in the end, be
more profitable than a large crop poor
ly tended Bat we notice a alight id
crease in the acreage of corn and oth
er grin crops, and we lope the day is
not far distant when our farmers will
raise all their tnppliea at home.
Wbat has turned out badly, hut oats
are generally good. Logan Peikii a
states that he will make over 1,000
bu-heh; James Gardner has a fine
crop of oats; John Eaglish mvde aav
eral hundred bushels on a small piece
of fresh land.
We notice that W. A. Qnillian is
building a handsome residence on his
placS ou the Carnesville road, nerr his
mills. It is rumored that he intends
making it his summer residence.
Proceedings ot Tuesday’s Mass M e -
ing.
The object of ti e meeting was ex
plained by Judge A. C. Moss. Meet
ing then vent into election of dele
gates to ihe Congressional Convention,
which resultel in the election of A P.
Wofford,V. D.Lockha-t, JE. Stiange,
T. A. Noal, W T. Cochran.
Del ga e-i to the G beri ator al C< n
vention, W. A Wat-<n. J. W. Si m -
ter G W. Pm n, J N Coggins. P.
F. M. Farr, H J D*vid, W J 8...-
j ee •■, Ca t Cl i wood, A C. Moss
Delega'es to the Senatorial Conven
tion X D. Lockhart. E Anderson A
P. Woff rd, David P irks, W. M. Ash
W. L. Telford, M L. McDonald
Win. M As vv* chosen chairman
O the executive commitiee, aDd the fol
lowing gentlemen for their respective
districts:
Homer, R. 0. Alexander; Wash
ingtun, J. H Caidell; Columbia, C.
Chituo>d; Bus iville, M. L McDon
ald; Berlin, D F. Scales; Poplar
Springs, J. C Srnelley; Wi'mots, W
H. T. Gdlispie; Davids, A D. Wil
b:nks; Anderson*, T. J. Carr; Golden
Hill. C. Sweet.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolred, Ist, Tbat We endorse
the adminisirationof Pres, Cleveland.
Resolved, 2ud, Tbat we endorse
the aot of Hon. A. H. Colquit in his
effort to aastain the president's met
sage and supporting the Mills Bill.
Resolved, 3rd, That we heartily
endorse the action and course of Hon.
A. D. Candler while in Congress, and
heartily recommend him to the people,
and we recommend that the delegates
from this eouaty support him in the
convention and nse all honorable
means to eeonre his nomination and
re election.
Resolved, 4*h, That we endorse the
admimstiation of Gov. Gordon and re*
commend our delegates to vote for the
nomination of the present state house
officers.
Resolved, sth, That the delegates
to the Senatorial Convention insist on
the Rotation System between the coun
ties of Gall, Jackson and Banks, and
that this eounty seleot the senator ev
ery six years, and that four years from
now, we eleet a senator.
Resolved, 6th, That the Observer,
Banner Watchman, Jackson Herald*
and oaineeville Eagle, be requested to
publish these proceedings.
A. C MOSS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HO.MEK, GEORGIA.
Collect ioos nia.le on.l promptly remit fe;t
P. M. EDWARDS,
Attorney at Law,
UOMER, GEORGIA.
I^T 11 Will practice in all the Courts
of the Western Circuit.
W. L. TELFORD,
Attorney AT Law,
Homer. Georgia.
G. W. BROWN,
t
Maysville, Georffin.
Will do a general practice.
Collecting a specialty.
James M. Merritt,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
MaysvUle, Georgia,
Dr. A. H. Stapler.
HOMER, GEORGIA.
Special attentiou given to Surgery,
Obstetrics and Chronic disease* of long
standing.
V. D. LOCKHART.
PhysiciaN.
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Homer, tieoruia.
J. W. Sumpter,
GENERAL BLACKSMITHINO,
Homer, C*eorg;ia.
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to rioer. Repairing a Specialty.
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