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CAMILLA ENTERPRISE.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
WALTER A. ALLEN
KDtm ASD PUBLISHER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES*
ONE YEAR - - $1.00
SIX MONTHS - .50
Official organ of Camilla, Ga„
• • And Mitchell county • •
TELEPHONE NO. 64.
Entered at Camilla, Ga., post of¬
fice as second-class matter.
FRIDAY. DEC. 23, 1904.
DISTRICT POi riCTS
The Macon News, is probably
tbe best informed newspaper on
politics in all Geoigia, outside cf
Atlanta. Editor Boiffeuillet has
written a resume of the situation
in this district that makes inter¬
esting reading, to say the least.
He may be wrong, and in some
of his presumptions he no doubt
is a little astray, but here's That
he says:
“It is generally understood
down in ihe Second district that
Cougre-omian James M. Griggs
will off-r for re-election only < ne
mpre time, and will then retire
from the congressional arena in
which he has been eight years,
up to the present time. He has
just been re-elected to his fifth
term, if he is re elected in 1908,
and retires at the end of that
term, which will be his sixth, he
will have served twelve years in
cbtigress. What will Judge
Griggs do when he retires from
congressional life? He is ambi¬
tious, as everyone knows, and
popular Will he enter the sena¬
torial fight in 1908, which year
will mark, according to present
expectation * the close of his ca¬
reer in i<ii" hotis-? Or, will he
hold him-, if m readiness for a
contest > >■ she governorship in
1910?
“In to.- event of the retirement
of Ootiirr-,inan Gtig^s, as sug¬
gested above, there vill be, no
doubt, a tiot fight in the Second
district in 1908 for his successor
ship. There are quite a number
of able and popular gentler.-en
who aspire to succeed Congress¬
man Griggs For instance: Hon,
W. E. Wooten, of Dougherty
county, solicitor general of the
Albany oireuit; Hon. W. N.
Spence, of Mitchell county, judge
cf the Albany circuit; Judge
Raines, of the City court, of Daw¬
son; Mayor 8. A. Roddenbery,
of Thomasville. There may be
other gentlemen, in the district
who may enter the contest, but
Messrs Wooten, Spence, Raines
and R ddenbery are regarded as
certain candidates.
“1. is whispered that Judge
Spence may not wait until 1908
to onter the congressional fight,
but may try conclusions with
Judge Griggs in 1906. Relations
ara said to be quite strained be¬
tween Congressman Griggs and
Judge Spence. The hot fight
made on Judge Griggs in t)ie re¬
cent state convention by Judge
Spence when Judge Griggs de¬
sired to go as a delegate from the
state at large to the St. Louis
convention, is well remembered.
“If Spence and Wooten should
run for congress in 1908, the un¬
usual picture would be presented
of the judge and solicitor general
of the same circuit opposing each
other for the office of congress,
man. Spence and Wooten have
just been re-elected judge and
solicitor general each respective¬
ly, for the ensuing term of four
years, which term expires in 1908,
the year of the prospective hot
fight in the Second district. The
Second district is the second larg¬
est in tne state, in point of popu¬
lation. It co . li!s 126,980 pet*
pie, and comprises the following
fifteen countif s: Baker, Berrien,
Calhoun, Clay Colquitt, Decatur,
Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitch¬
ell, Quitman, Randolph, Terrell,
Thomas and Woi th.’’
The editor of the Macon News
seems to be (?) better informed
as to Second District politics than
those who live in the district • The
editor ot the Enterprise, who
lives in Judge Sp<nee’s home
town, is in position to know tnat
the relations between Judge
Griggs and Judge Spence are no
more strained no" they have
ever been, and because two gen
ilemen happen to differ as to
what policy is best for their party
to adept in a campaign, does not
necessarily cause a disruption of
the personal friendship that may
exist between them.
The Enterprise is in po-ition
to say further that Judge Spence
has not stated, in private or pub¬
lic, that he would be a candidate
for congress two years from now
or at any future time, but we know
that the Judge is a mao of laud¬
able ambition with the rights of
every true American citizen, and
should the time and conditions
be opportune and his fellow coun¬
trymen desire it, he could n-t do
otherwise than accede to their
wishes.
But why project such surmises
two years before there is a call
for it? 19 it simply the woi k of a
sharp politician, who would try
and make men commit themselves
to something before it really ex¬
isted. ^
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The editor of this paper has
been in a position to observe
something of the conduct of
Judge Spence for the past year,
duiing which time efforts have
been put forth b j parties in the
district to create the impression
that l e was trying to work up a
sentiment in favor of himself to
8 icceed Judge Griggs in congres*
at the next election, even charg¬
ing that he was trying to use his
pjsitio on theb muh to put him¬
self forward, but we have eeon
nothing in hie demeanor, and
have heard nothing from hia lips
tha’ would justify the charge,
n he cent ary the Judge ia
attending strictly to his duties as
judge of the Albany circuit.
Christmas Tree.
With the usual commendable
that has been put forward
by these gentlemen in the past,
to give pleasure to young and
at the Christmas tiu e.
Mr. T. B. Perry and Dr. F. L.
will provide a handsome
Christmas tree and a Santa Claus
Bennett’s Hall on next Mon¬
day evening, to which the public
is invited to come and bring pre¬
sents for their little ones, their
friends and sweethearts.
The above named gentlemen
will generously pay all expenses
of the tree in the way of hall rent,
providing the tree and necessary
lights together with a Santa
Claus to please the children and
all that parents and friends will
be called upon to contribute is
the presents they intend to give
to their loved ones and friends.
Remember that the Tree will
be at Bennett’s Hall on next
Monday evening, with Santa
Claus and a full corps of assis¬
tants to make the evening pleas¬
ant and enjoyable to all.
The “Eoho,” the name of a
neat little four-page paper pub¬
lished in the interest of the Thom
asville High School, is the latest
addition to the Enterprise ex¬
change table. It is well edited
and nioelv nrmttd from thp
Thomasville Press office.
Nearly a half million Georgians
visited the World’s Fair.
NOTICE
WE
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and will keep a full supply
on hand until Spring.
We Sell Cheaper
than any firm south of
Atlanta.
Call and'see us.
Respectfully,
G. B. Cochran & Bro.
Camilla, - • Georgia.
XMAS!
HERE is music in the name It
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Will you have it remain so! We want to
impress on our customers that their inter¬
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you can get it from us.
We want you to remember this '‘Do you
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us. We will have on hand a fresh line of
nuts, raisins, candy, oranges, etc.
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