, 1881-12-29
Enco uraging Prospects There OF
Political independent
ism.
An Interview with DIR. William
IT.. Felton, I5x-N1embcr Of
Congress-.
Ho Holds that the Power of
Dourbonism Is Finally
Broken;
Declares i1lat Independents Will Run
for All tho Principal
Offices;
And Formulatos the Issues Which In
depondentism Will Make
Prominent,

Auu 10TMNlAIoa Luo 4bsHes HuAVA LIZ
depondentism Will Make
Prominent.
Srrtial Correspondence NJ 7hc Chttaco Tribune.
ATLANTA, o., Hec. .f.-As MI independent
1irmocrRt nud u hitter opponent Ut tho tiourlmn
Drtnucrnry III ueorKTa. probably no tnau In this
Sl'ltu tt1a sn tnuch prominence tsn,ay ns
III. WILLIAM II. FEf1TDS,
Of CnrtcrrIIle.whn for two turns represented tho
seventh district TT GeorEn IN tho I.ower tlnlso
0f Congress. i}r. FELTON, wns elected t0 CunGross
by Il handsome majority In 1876. l'enttnE William
II. hnhncy. uf Rnne. Again fu 1879 ho was vie
torl0us. ..necutinx this catdltc OF tho organized
1hn,prncy, Judge Ncor1e N. Lester, tho prcsid-
Ing n!tlcrr Of tho Juu Rltlxc Circuit. Sowlsh.
at,ndfng tho fnct lhat .1lHu Lester received tho
vnltinhlr support OF tho lion. .1oacp, Il. liruwtl,
now one uf Ucorxlas representatives. IN tho Sen-
ntc, nnd IL hust ur uthor plltttoinns. DR.. FELTON,
ilnh III, easy v,ctnry. Two successive yntnrte*-
sn his ftlonls elni,ll-broupht about feeling OF
confidence; anil It WIS this that defoatcd him f,W
Congress III iss0. t9cthcr with tho faut thnt lT.
FELTON, tnilr, tn receive tho support nt tho lie.
Eulcltfls Of h!a hfAtrtct, whn tuu voted fur Him
HulhlIs III Tho two sticerssfnl cnturmtRna TINT
precn'lrtl tho ono of 1sX1 The Republicans III
tho lMat election refused tn vote for htl MI thu
lrra,,u.i that hls pructlccs In Washington wore
mt in keeping With hts expressions on the
stump III tt'Or4IH and promises tn fsepubltcsns;
hut 1t Is HOW prt,babr That tho Dectnr will rt-
tssln tho eontldGucr ut his Republican friends. 10
within hr to great exte,lt dwell hts succ1ss. ~
hn hua takpn several atcpa towards in.!oTslnE
progressive npinl0',s and Republican principles.
Hc IL u,san rnIlylnx his forccs nbolit him, and
will nuke tho ruru fttr Congress from thu
tGventh District next November, unless ho Il
t,rxe,l to mnkp tin rare fhr Governor ut tho
hcnd III IN auts. Bourbon purity. lsy srsIls OF his
d,nIrgrs l,' Is rug,,s4ed sccu,lt Henry Clny,
hutt III appearances ind III. tho stump. Tint ho
will Mhsuat utcn,nfnrtnby wnrm for whoever
oppos4:a him, there Is little lnubs.
y few t.nYs snco Dr. FELTON, visited Atlnnta for
tho Turposo OF calling upon Con. Jatncs Long
street, tho prusent United StAtcs Mnrshnl Of
Georgia, WIN Is IN perfect harmony With Or.
Frltun and, while here, persuaded him to sub,
nit to
AN 1SrEuvfEw.
1Io talked quito freely, M will be seen by tho
. -iuIluwlnY:
..l,,c,,,r," asked, "what effect, II auy. will
Mnhnne's rGcctit Victory In Virginia have upon
Independence in GeorKlHs"
"lthink onc goosf effect viii he tho nssl,ranco
it gives tho independents of Gourgl,. und Ut tho
South that victory Il pussbu. Heretofore ono
Et,alt tfpst,(cs 10 tho shccess Of tho tndcpcntt-
eats has bcpn tho belief, entertained by ttoil-
sands"t our hest cltIzuns that urg,lfi|xcd no-
1norracy IN 0eoFgln and IN I'LL tllo Southern
cnxre Ts.r r.,ntmr,. NJ. ,rrr.ssIya NY ,n,vnm"n,s
,vnr,, tIn,m,nl IN Yn,,rc- If ,yns cnnsfdnrcI al,
,,,,'a, annr,,n,,. =. ,,,ns.,, ,,a ra;' ,n H..
ilost aaeFneHu ~ sInesuou lao stFeH4tn ana W.
faslsbillty nf hn organization which had 80 long
dominated MI pn!!tlcaf, social. and ccGnptplo
matters In the South. and whOsu traditions wGro
Interviewer with our h'st''ry bctnrc anu 'stlrn1R
tho Eiril Wnr. Our Young 1nen felt thnt their
...ss wus i,rwcv ieon,,rnt ,,,u,u tbIs nrvan5zts1
e'ss "''s f'lsey "epos.''t "p"'' lt.'s ~ nh"a,'c"
l'enA'ao9. =, ~" .uo't "..ass no ~.
W'tu wv. ~ ~. a,'"o r,,. -. uu .upo y.
1uu h'ltA's apP'o'"' aao 1ieuu,s ""Ss"'a''1o VI
thls political E't'wCr. 10 oppose It WIS to bct0Ma
II palltIcll outc.hs-t0 throw yourself nwdy po-
T,,I,,. ton,,rr,,art,o,n ,rft,ht aurcoot IN st,,,
N , ...s..n,'.,' ~ m,
cohnties: ~ W oSeAsMl ' .ui9ressin!l1t US.
trgt nWang 10 toen ann pnt 10
InakG ~ atck mnnR !me ,.a5e Ws ~ aaut tne r..
feslAtlb'c. AlaaoAc F1otuEy teAcaus our peoPle
that
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