The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-02
"a. J. BALDWIN,
Nv. II. DAVIS,
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w, H. OAFlSs
~. G. DEAN,
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The circular created some excitement
and great deal of talk among the peo-
pie Of the city, and there was much Gu
rosity to know what position the friends
of Mayor Cheatham and the three alder
men whose time will soon expire would
take in regard to the met ting.
During the day petition was circu-
lated and signed by about one hundred
and twenty-five citizens calling the mass
meeting for the time and place publish
ed in Wednesdays News, and early
Thursday morning the following copy
was handed in The NEWS job rooms
with an order for circulars, which were
soon printed and distributed upon the
streets:
"CitiXens of Dawson.
Realizing that harmony, good feel
ing, and unity of action are of the great
est Importance in securing the prosper
ity of our growing city and promoting
the happiness of our citizens, the voters
are requested to meet at the court house
.0-Aight at 7 80 o'clock for the purpose
Of nominating ticket for city officers.
BY doing this large part of the strife
and bittern SIS heretofore experienced in
our city elections will be avoided, the
will OF a majority can be peaceably ex-
pressed and good government secured
Let us lay aside all personal preferences
and i'll feelings and pull together for the
good of the town and the public welfare.
Everybody invited. Come!
'MANY VOTERS"
ThiC njIaI11oT nYaato6 ,,a11ah Ioupa
cussion, and the friends of both factions
began work among their fricads, one side
trying to get the people to keep away
from the meeting and the other urging
them to attend it.
The Meeting.
Nhen the hour for the meeting arrived
the court house was very comfortably
filled, the crowd being variously esti-
mated at from $50 to $50. HE NEWS
counted the crowd, and 200 is very fair
estimate, so or more being colored citi-
Zens
The meeting was organized by electing
j. X. Mercer chairman and w. K. Pills
bury secretary.
Captain j. A. Laing was requested to
state the object of the meeting. He be-
gan his remarks by referring to the no.
1ce that had been published in THE
NEWS, without his knowledge, and then
told OF the paper that was circulated
Wednesday and signed, he said, by 125
white citizens calling the people of the
city together for the purpose of nomi-
mating municipal ticket, and keeping
DOWN the strife, wrangles and discord
mat usually crop outi4 our city elections.
One faction, he continued, claims not
TO nave been consulted and will take no
part III the meeting. Nei her was the
oIier faction consulted, as this is not
movement by the candidates, but by the
people. He said that just before COM
ing INTO the meeting he had had a talk
VIII WIN Mayor Lheatham, who said it was
MS desire for the people not to go into
domination then, as he did not wish
70 take the least advantage of Mr.. Bal
U"ln, who Vas at home sick, and ex-
pressed desire that it be postponed and
harmonious settlement of the questi N
reached.
y Capt. Laing closed by repeating that
~ ~ Cheatham had nothing to do with
ole calling of the meeting, but that those
~ who wished to keep down such
IIlSgraceful wrangles as have occurred
'''e before were responsible for it.
Colonel Hart Makes a Motion.
Nol' Eb. Hart was called for. be SAID