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GORDON AND BACON SWINGING
AROUND THE CIRCLE.

GORDON AND BACON SWINGING
AROUND THE CIRCLE.
The Msjor Greeted with Enthusiasm p
D4wsOn-The General Greeted with
OvatIOns at Hawkinsville and Coch
ran-A Hideous Negro MOnstrosttS
Murdered at Macon.
DAWSON, GA. June 3.-Mai. Bacon ar
rived here on the > O'Clock train to-day
He was met by the brass band and a
large crowd OF citizens, and conducted
to the Farnum Hotel. He spoke in Hauts
hall To 500 people. The people checred
him Justify on the street. and applause
after applause greeted him while speak
ing. He gained many votes. Gen. Cor
Ion speaks tomorrow.
POLITICS IN THE EIGHTH.
FLBERTON, June 3.--The people in
Ebert, Hart and Franklin counties are
very much divided between Gordon and
Bacon. Ii primaries are held in Gilbert
and Hart both counties may send Bacon
delegates, Gen. Gordon standing better
chance there in mass meeting than IN
primaries. The Congressional race in
this the Eighth district promises
10 be equally as warmly contested
as that Tor Governor. Hon. II. Ii.
Hon. Seaborn Reese. The campaign has
not opened actively yet as Mr.. Reese is
absent in Congress, but DR.. Carlton is
visiting the different counties and becOm-
ing acquainted with the people. Both
gentlemen are popular, and in this part
of the district the race promises to be
very close at present, but DR.. Carlton has
not been in the field long enough TO form
any definite conclusions as to the result.
Hon. Young A. Daniel, OF Madison
county, has announced himself as a can
didate TO represent the TAirtieth district
in the Senate. He will possibly have no
opposition.
TAYLOR COUNTY FOR GORDON.
REYNOLDS, GA. June 3.--The Demo-
catic Executive Committee of Taylor
county was advertised TO meet for re-
organization last Saturday at the court
house in Butler. Only three of the com
mittee attended, two of them being Bacon
men, they called a mass meeting for the
purpose of electing delegates to the Cub
ernatorial Convention. The action was
severely criticised by the people at large
who had been promised a primary cleo
ton, and they have sent to the chairman
a petition asking for primary.
This county can be put down about four
to one in favor of Gordon.
When the papers came in to-day and
our people saw the result OF yesterdays
meetings the air was rent with cheers for
Gordon. The report was far better than
his most ardent supporters expected.
GORDON IN PULASKI.
COCHRAN, GA, June 3.-Gen. Gordon
spoke this morning at Hawkinsville to a
packed house. His address was a mas
terry REPUTATION of the charges brought
against him. The audience was heartily
with him, and at the close OF his address
o. of W. TO az hot -
and Maj. Bacon, which resulted in favor
of Gen. Gordon by about 7 to l at the
lowest estimate. Gen. Gordon was then
taken in a carriage, with four spanking
bay horses, and escorted to Cochran. He
was met about three miles from Cochran
by delegation of citizens with a brass
band, who took him in charge. At Coch-
ran there was "A crowd of about 800, Of
which $50 were voters. AT the close of
the address vote was taken and resulted
in Just four votes for Maj. Bacon and at
least 200 for Gen. Gordon. The enthu-
siasm for Gen. Gordon is immense, and
he will carry Pulaski without doubt.
THE TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
AUGUSTA, GA, June 3.-The members
of the Democratic Committee OF the Tenth
Congress ional district met this morning
at 10 O'Clock at the court bouse, Hon.
Oscar Fl. Rodgers, Of Sandersville, pre-
siding. A quorum was present and Au-
gusta was chosen as the place for the
meeting to be held to nominate Com
gresham, and July 10 was selected as the
time. A rule was PASSED that each coun-
ty viii be entitled TO be represented atthe
meeting by twice the number Of repre-
sentatives of each respective county
There is no idea outside Of Augusta of
the true feeling here over State politics.
TIE mass meeting tomorrow is the talk
at the corners and in the hotels. The
Gordon and Bacon champions are IN SEES
sion tonight, aud have perfected arrange
ments to bring out the people in force at
the mass meeting. Tomorrow will wit
ness the greatest political gathering ever
known In the history of the county, and
excitement will reign supreme. Rumors
on the streets tonight as to undernand
work on the part Of the friends or one OF
the leading candidates fail OF authentica-
ton and are not matters Of news. The
Gordon men will make a gallant fight.
but the BacoEites will probably win.