New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-07
PROSECUTIONS II TIE sOrIH.
ADDRESS OF w. ". HlcK, TO TIE ElPr nLicANs OIL
III WIN As.-l,B.Y Dl-IR-cr.

ADDRESS OF W. ". HICKS TO r,fE EEPr BLIcANs OF
THE WITH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
The Republicans OF the With Assembly Dis
trctrael tne nInat!oa OF tle saraiosi CenFcnli'u
~ ne.nz ned iast eveoin the rooms of tAe Lin
coin Club. W. 81 Cimtoi-pllce John ID. LAWSON pre-
sided Justice Morgan read a of resolutions AZ
proving t4u candidates, after which v W. HEX. ~
Florida. vas introduced the arst speaker Mr Hicks
was porn in Wales. aud is about tmrty-nine years u
age He came 10 this country IN l-i7. and settled h
Pennsylvania \. the OF eighteen he entered the
ministry OF the Methodist Episcopal Church and VS.
at a MISSIONARY India. After some uune spent
there obliged % leave Tor the sake Of his health
Returning 20 this country, Ae settled M Brook
Ism as pastor Of the Lee Avenue L formed
Dltch Church. Forced account u Dis
health to seek warmer climate. he went
south eleven years SrJ. where be has resided ever
since lie Is al orangt-grower Oh The e. J III :
River lis remarks last evening had sp"cnl reference
The condition Of affairs the south where be sub
Jec tia annoyances experienced BY al who go there
the North and stand ~ III defence OF Republican
principles.
In his address he said that be DID not North FOR
the purpose abusing the southern peop, ah,traciy,
but charge upon them their crimes poll clans he
came however. reafrm the charges made by Repub-
hcais, and denied b. the Democrats. th~t ID the
south there Wa practical 4nca.Ion of tie Con-
stfational Amendments and that those Kpuhiicans OF
the south dared 10 stand up IN support Of their
principles ostrtciz.d FOR opinion sSe By he peo-
pie among whom they dWelt A. proof % the inst
charge be took the ease u Chatham C1ultY Georgia.
III wnIch there Republican majority ~ 1900. BY
the organic law o. Georgia. be said, 10 = provided
there shall be poiiin-place in every militia
district and In Chatham County there -ht or nine
poug-piaces The selecilu u these ~ Ing places -
M OF tle Ordinary OF the county his Ofn4-
nary closed a.. the poln2-oaces ia iat county exc,
that m savannah. ~ tA, means maturity OF tne Re-
uu1caus lCrcel t0 travel thirty o. forty ml ea ID
order 10 The waiie men voted hrsi. tnc blacks
voted l-t Many OF tue latter we've asked 10 show
their Doll receipts. bU had lelt them tlrr
Beng denied the prIvieg. ~ voting l. uuuleSus
tAy were approached by Democrats and OAert lOOd and
money % they would woe tie 10 lcrAilr leAct ms
Ieused - do and were assn u-ru lutb some
be Republicans and % the better c"s7 uI ~ h"crAt'
mir al the pOugpuces o DE- opened Out he Lrgisli-
ture look the establishment OF polling places out ~ the
hands % Ordinary and lodged Tie pow rr with the
Comfy Commissioners, ihs defeating the IL pl mean
Efforts practical pull NJ the nights conferred
Dy Constitutional Appointments other instances OF
Ike character were cited showing the tFuIh oi the IL
publican charges
On the question OF Ostracsm ne as an illustration
the OF Dennis EAglb, now collector OF tAttrhAI
Revenue at Jacksonville. and +. r.. TGwe. VINO
brought charges of lrreguarty IN the Conduct 0i elec-
Ions against Judge K VI. Wther-p0On, Oi Mddson Inc
latter ali nougn falriy tried the United states Courts
was acquitted bare neutrality-suspicious. an
inclination meeting held by leading Democrats 10
euouuee Eagan aud Tia we'll for tIer part in the afr
Mr. Hicks from Florida Democratic papcf llie
atoms the meeting, by which 10 WAS de-
acknowledging and TO have no social intercourse WIN
mem vDaever but 70 treat them with the
f.mDt tGat they Justly by severely etiug them
alone" " Mr. EagIn left the town or MAdlAon, saiu
MIR Hicks and M ridwe!l occupied the house which
be vacated, but himself and wife nave been avoided Oy
their neighbour from that day 10 tnir.
Mr. Hicks said believed thai al tnese wrongs
would sO0u he rghted, ana tnat me success o. tns -
publican ticket this and other states AT tue North th
year would contribute largely % that result
Addresses were also delivered y Aired Conkug.
nephew OF senator CoHkhng' aud by Lucas l. Van