Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-26
WHY HE WAS DEFEATED.
A Georgia Candidate Tells Why He
Failed Of Election.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
At the request of q number of representa-
tives, the Hon. W. C. Winslow delivered at the
capitol last night lecture on 1.-THE Idiosyn-
crasies and Peculiarities of tie Average Geor-
gia Legislator and the Uses and Abuses of the
Present System of Eecting the Judiciary, and
Especially solicitor- Generals" He began by
saying there was wide difference between
Napoleon and himself. Napoleon had been de-
scribed as being grand, gloomy and pecu-
liar" IT." said the speaker, IAN neither
grand nor peculiar-but 1 am very. very
gloomy" [Laughter.l ''what defeated me?'
asked Mr.. winslow, solemnly after due
consideration 1 am forced to the conclusion
that it was want of votes" [Laughterl But
why did l lack votes?'
He answered this question by telling an
anecdote. Two fond parents in Iowa once
promised to take their little carriay e riding
When the time arrived they shut the door
upon the boy, jumped into the vehicle and
were rapidly driven off. The little fellow
rushed into the street crying as if his heart
would break. Some men came along, and on
seeing his distress said:
What is the matter, little fellow. We hope
you are not hurt?'
NO" said the boy, pointing at the flying
carriage. Il amt hurt bit-but yonder goes
two of the grandest liars in the state of
Iowa" This sally simply convulsed the
audience.
Mr.. Winslow then humorously described the
"fellow that stuck to him. Weeks ago he had
promised not only to vote for him. but to use
all of his influence to get him elected" Two
or three days before the election / met him
and said: 'Old fellow, you have not forgotten
your promise? OF course you are going to
support me-" The member grasped his hand,
but turned his face aside and whispered: "Oh,
yes; I'm going to vote for you; but to be per-
fectly frank, Winslow. l will have to give Billy
FELTON, complimentary vote on the first ballot,
but on the second ballot / am your man."
You will remember" said the speaker. most
seriously, that there were only two running.
and one. ballot did the work" [Great
laughter.l
when the winter throws its cold white
mantel over the earth, and the trees are
stripped of the leaves, we know that spring,
garlanded with flowers and breathing perfume,
will come again tripping under sunlit canopy
but the heart that has been once betrayed will
never trust again" [Applause.l
The speaker then assailed the system of
electing judges and solicitors. Suppose"
said he, that man like the glorious and
lamented Judge Lumpkin had been candidate
under this new system. Suppose he had been
defeated by combination. that splendid intel
lect would have passed under dim eclipse disas-
trous twilight shedding" He described the
manner of electing judges and solicitors as
soi' VI ttuee ctru monte trlch, anu Salu tnere
were members who, if necessary, would have
traded their grandmothers and mothers-in-law
for billy goats. This provoked uproarious APP
plause. The lecture fairly bristled with happy
hits. MIR. Winslow concluded with two quota
tions from Shakespeare.
Gentlemen" said he, '.the time of life is
short. To spend that shortness basely were
too long did life but ride upon a dials point
still ending at the arrival of an hour"
TO thine own self be true, and it must fol-
low. as the night the day, thou canst not then
be false to any man." lApplausel