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MAJOR BACON PLEADS HIS
CAUSE AT VALOOSTA.


CAUSE AT VALOOSTA.
liberty Comfy Instructs for the MA
conite-Scriven County Backs the Hero
of the War-Six Lives Lost by "A II all
road Accide mt in South Carolina.
VALDosTA, GA, June I. - Notwith
standing the heavy raining to-day and the
short notice of Maj. BacOn's coming, be
was greeted with a packed house here
this afternoon. HIS speech was mastery
and dignified. Those who expected mud
Singing, which was promised by advance
literature furnished from Atlanta, were
disappointed A leading Gordon man said
tonight that Maj. Bacon had made friends
# not supporters among Gen. Gordon
following here. Mai Bacon's criticism
upon his antagonist was confined solely
TO his public acts, speeches. and inter-
views. etc. His own position on the Rail-
road Commission. the leasing OF the state
road and the lease question were put
strongly. and are familiar to the puclIc'
Mai. Bacon has strong following IN
Lowndes. His visit here has added TO MS
strength.
MR.. NORwoOD'S GOOD WORK.
DARIErN. GA, June while the peo-
itics. il becomes more and more evident
that Hon. Thomas NJ. Norwood is their
choice for Congress. The argument used
'bv his friends IS potent because practi-
callv unanswerable, viz: that ne has
succeeded in securing what other Con-
gressmen have only wasted wind Oman
appropriation for our river ana harDof.
His opponents, who are few and far be-
tween. insist that Judge Crisp should
have the credit Tor this, and that Mr..
Norwood was simply instrumental in ef-
fecting a division of the appropriation so
that the half of the amount could be eX-
pended on the bar. But, while all CRATE
fully acknowledge that the services rem
dered by Judge Crisp in the matter are
invaluable. there are few, il any. who do
mot feel that a large share Of the credit
belongs to MIR. Norwood.
LIBERTY COUNTY's DELEGATES.
HINEsVILLE, GA, June THE Demo-
cratic mass meeting of Liberty county
was held Saturday, for the purpose of
electing delegates to the GubernatOrlal,
the Congressional and Senatorial Conven-
tions.
The delegates elected for the Guberna-
toriaI Convention are Hon. II. c. Parker,
Capt. E. 2. Miller, George Il. Norwood
and Capt. S. ID. BTadwell.
A resolution was adopted unanimous
~ requesting the delegation to cast the
votes Of the county for Hon. A. o. Bacon.
The delegates eleeted~to the Congress
sional Convention are Capt. William
Hughes, Hon. Jesse Brewer, d. w. Fol-
som, A. S. WAY, d. A. Smiley and w. n.
Clark, resolution was passed unani-
mousiy and enthusiastically requesting
that the delegatiO Castillo vote of the
county for Capt. S. D. Bradwell, of Liberty
county.
ThedeIegates selected for the Senatorial
70 arnt RPah xvn N
j. Norman, Capt. William Hughes, j. p.
Collins, W. d. Baggs, S. M. Chapman
and John AXtell.
PIERCE FOR BRANTLEY.
BLACKsHEAR, GA, June Hon. A. j.
Strickland was on Saturday reelected
Ordinary of Pierce county. The county
Saturday selected delegates to the Senate
nal Convention. AS predicted, W. 6.
.Brantley had an easy victory. AS it is
Pierce's time for a Senator, Saturdays
election is equivalent to a nomination.
sCRIvEN FOR GORDON.
HALCYoNDALE, GA, June 7.-Gordon
delegates were nominated by Scriven
county at Sylvania to-day. The vote was
235 for Gordon ana ia for Bacon, hence
Gordon delegates were chosen and in
structed to use all honorable means to Sc
cure his election. Uninstructed delegates
were chosen to go to the Congressional
nomination.
MONTGOMERY FOR BACON.
Neville, GA, June 7.-Montgomery
elected Bacon and Macarthur delegates
for Governor and Congress.
TALBOT FAvORs PRIMARIES.
TALBoTToN, GA, June Talbot
eounty-s Democratic Executive Commit
keee met to-day and decided on July II as
the daV aad primaries as the mode of
Riecting delegates to the GubeTnatorial
and Congressional Conventions. The
ballot will be cast for the respective
candidates and the friends of the ones re-
ceiving the highest votes will name the
delegates. A Senator for the Twenty
Senatorial district and member of the
House of Repr esentauves will be nomi-
mated at the same time. The county will
20 for Gordon.
COLUMBUS GORDON CLUB.
COLUMBUS, GA, June The friends
OF the war veteran organized a Gordon
club here tonight with G.. A. Redd as
chairman, and Col. j. +. Iverson as secre-
tary. The meeting was well attended,
and was addressed by Col. w. T. Revill.
B. A. Thornton and ex-GoV. Smith.
Gov. Smiths speech was finely
delivered and strongly advocated the
claims OF his iayorite. During his re-
marks he referred to DR.. Felton's speech
In Montezuma, in which he FELTON, SAID
that Smith had pecuniary interest in
the convict lease. This statement was
denounced by Gov. Smith as a falsehoOd.
A committee was formed to receive
Gen. Gordon when he arrives here
June Is. Most OF the delegates to the
Congressional Convention arrived here
to-day. Col. Butts is Chairman.