The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-08-14
LESTER AND NESBITT.
COBB'S TWO WORTHY SONS
Nominated for the Offices to Which
They Aspired.

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Office of Attorney General and Ag-
ricultural Commissioner. Our fell
low citizen, Judge George n. Lester,
contested with the present incum-
bent. Hon. Clifford Anderson, for
Attorney General, and our esteem
ed county man, Col. R. I. Nesbitt,
sought to secure the nomination for
Commissioner against Hon. J. T..
Henderson, the present incumbent.
Mr.. Hunnicutt, of Coweta, being al
so a candidate.
The Nesbltt and Hunnicutt
forces, at the start, succeeded in
electing Hon. W. Y. Atkinson, of
Newman, permanent chairman, thus
Overwhelmingly defeating Hender-
sons partizan, Col. Emmett Wom-
mack, of Newton. This was keen
ly felt by Wommack, and was VIC
.tory at the very beginning.
After the nomination by acclama-
ton of Hon. w. J. Northen for Gov
ernor; Gen. Phillip Cook tor Secre-
tary of State Robert Z. Hardeman
for State Treasurer, and VIM. A.
Wright for Comptroller General !;
the nomination for Attorney Gener-
ii was next in order. This was a
most exciting time. Cobb's gallant
son, Hon. A. S. Clay, put Judge
Lester in nomination in speech Of
about ten minutes. lime had been
limited, but so intensely interested
and enthused were the delegates by
the grand and eloquent presentation,
time was lost sight of, and Col Clay
was allowed to go on uninterrupted
to the close. 1t was the speech
of the day, ana it has been said that
it was the finest presentation speech
ever delivered in Georgia. 1t lift
ed the vast assembly off their feet,
and there was an outburst of ap-
plause that was deatening. Hats,
hankerchiefs, canes and umbrellas,
were swung in the air, and cheer
after cheer went up for the one
armed hero, Lester. Col. Clay was
congratulated on every hand. The
Atlanta Constitution says "Steve
Clay presented the name of his gal
liant fellow and never was
the brilliant young statesman IRON
Cobb heard to better advantage.
His soul was in his work, and the
burning eloquence of his tribute to
Judge Lester got into the hearts of
his hearers. That was a vote-mak-
ing speech, too, and it had much to
to do with the result of the con-
test"
This is true. The uninstructed
vote went almost solid for Lester,
and he was elected on first ballot,
receiving 1876 votes to Anderson's
40. This was signal for renewed
cheering.
The next exciting contest was for
Agricultural commissioner. Col.
R. I. Nesbitt lead on the first bal
lot, receiving, l425, Henderson 14O,
and Hunnicutt $50. AS it requir-
ed 176 votes to nominate, the Sec
ond ballot was called, resulting,
Nesbitt 1415, Henderson 1463, and
Hunnicutt 443. Then came the de-
Gliding ballot, and Brooks and Burke
went from Henderson to Nesbitt.
Coweta from Hunnicutt to Nesbitt.
Fannin and Floyd went from Hen
derson to Nesbitt, likewise Rich
mond and Fulton,and others follow
ed suit, Nesbitt was nominated, re.
ceiving 204 votes, Henderson 100,
and Hunnicutt %.
This is glory enough for one day,
and We are content to rest upon our
laurels. The Marietta Journal put
up the best fight for its county men
that it could, and these gallant sons
will prove worthy of the confidence
of the people of Georgia.
Over 100000 applications for pen
sions have been filed since the ap-
| proval of the dependent pension bill
five weeks ago. The wonderful
rapidity with which these claims
have been filed is due TO the disin-
terested solicitude for the old SOL
diers of the Washington pension
claim agents, who receive a fee Of