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GEN. GORDON TAKES ANOTHER
LEAP FORWARD.

/ Pierce COuuty's Senatorial and Assem-,
bly, Nominating Convention BreakG
Up without Reaching "a Legal Result
a Bridal Couple Killed by Train.
! COLUMBUS, GA, July 3.-In the prb
mary election held here to-day the fight
| between the Gordon and Bacon factions
was very spirited in the early morning
but by noon the Gordonites were found to
be leading by large numbers Of votes. and
at the close of the polls the vote stoodt
Gordon 567 Bacon 42S. The county pre-.
cincts, which are not all heard from, ere
conceded to Gordon, and will run his ma.
jority in Muscogee county up to nearly
300. The result is a great disappointment
to Maj. Bacon's followers, az they full.
expected to at least carry this city.
HALL FOR GORDON.
GAINESVILLE, GA, July 3.-The re-
naming six precincts voted to-day. All
went for Gordon except the city, which
voted for Bacon.
THOMAS FOR GORDON.
THOMAsvILLE, GA, July 3.-The fol-
lowing delegates for Gordon were elected
to-day: John Triptett, X. 7. Mclean, Fl,
;. Heath, kedar Powell, A. G, stephens,
G. Nj. Bullock, J. Il. Thomas, S. J.. Hayes
j. Is. EasOn, John w. Mitchell, S. j. Cas-.
sells and j. A. Pope.
Three tickets were in the ield. and tho
result was as follows: Gordon $40, amin
structed l44, Bacon only 10.
JASPER FOR GORDON.
EAroNToN, GA, July 3-Relable In,
formation gives Jasper county to Gordon
by about two to Que. The vote tor Repre-.
sentative is undecided and very close.
ToCCOA's BACON CLUB.
ToCCOA, GA, July "A Bacon club
was organized here Thursday night WITH
membership OF about sixty.
PIERCE COUNTY's sQUABBLE.
BLACKsHEAR. GA, July 3.-The Demo-
cratic party OF Pierce county met in regu-
lar convention today for the purpose of
nominating candidates for senator and
Representative. w. +. Sweat, w. G.
Brantley, A. l.. II. Avant, IL. l.. Whatley
and Allen Brown were put in nomination
for Senator. The majority rule was
adopted. On the f0urtn ballot the chair
man declared that a. l.. K. Avant nad re.
ceived 13 votes aud w. G. Brantley II,
and that Mr.. AVAnt was nominated
The nomination for Representative wal
then taken mp. Jonathan l.. Thomas, A.
j. Dickson, ID. Il. johnson, k. q. RegginA
James A. Waters and Il. ID. Hendry were
put in nomination. On the fourth ballot
the chairman announced tue following
vote: Thomas l3. Dickson 8, Wylly e.
Waters l, and that Thomas was nomi.
mated. The convention then Adjourned
sine die.
After the adjournment N. N. Hurst, ore
of the delegates to the convention, stated
that on the last ballot for Senator be voted
for w. f. Sweat. inyesUigat on showed
the ticket he voted to have been an old
one, and 1t had Mr.. AVanps name on one
SIDE and Mr.. Sweat's on the other. He
ts,,. ~ 4 i
facts, which shows the proper vote on the
last ballot to have been: Brautly II,
Avant II, and Sweat /. A further Ia.
Yestigation showed that on the last vota
for Representative 70 votes had been
cast, and therefore that Thomas was not
legally nominated, there being but %
votes in the convention. An effort was then
made to have the delegates reassembla
and take action on the matter. Part OF
the delegates, however, had gone boma
and the attempt was failure, those meet.
ing refusing TO do anything, and the
meeting adjourned in wrangle.
The affidavit OF w. n. Hurst shows con.
clusiyely that Mr.. Avant was not nomi-
mated tor Senator, and the 26 votes cast
when Mr.. Thomas was declared nOmi-
mated shows that ne was not nominated.
There is great dissatisfaction, aud there
will be scrub race unless another con-
vention is called, as every body knows
there has been no nom nation.
GLAsCoCK FOR BACON.
WARRENToN, GA, July 3.-Glasoock
county went tor Bacon today.
FLOYD FOR GORDON.
ROME, GA, July 3-Floyd county's
primaries to-day were carried by the
GOrd0nites.
ELBERT FOR GORDON,
ELBERToN, GA, July 3.-Elbert county
selected Gordon delegates to-day by
large majority.
MONROE FOR GORDON.
WALTON, GA, July 3.-Monroe county
went for Gordon today.
NOTHING HEARD FROM THEM.
ATLANTA, GA, July 3.-NOthing has
been heard as TO the result OF the election
Of delegates in Heard county to-day. The
result in the counties heard from was ex.
pected here, and excited little surprise.
IL Is claimed that the elections tuesday
will give Gordon the requisite majority.
Later advices from HARRISON county
give Gordon IA majority OF 40 in the four
districts heard from.
The result OF the selections of delegates
as far as heard from up to tonight ls
as follows:
for Gofdon. ..-............. ........-....t....l5
fOf bacon .t.....s. .s....-....s.. ............... VI