The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-04-20
CONGRESSIONAL GRIsT.
What the Papers Say About the Race in
the Second.

~ nat inc dlefS say ABOUT Une haOo IN
the Second.
From the Thomasville Economist.
On Tues lay of last week the first
decisive engagement Of the congressional
campaign was fought.
The scene of the conflict was in Terrell
county, the home of Hon. O. B. Stevens
and Judge Query. The RESULT is already
known.
After hard fought fight the result
was made known, and it was one of
which any man might be proud. By his
neighbors, by the men who knew him
thoroughly, and trusted him implicitly
Mr.. Stevens was named as their choice
for congress
TIele were no side lights in the cam
paign that Mr.. Stevens made that could
not be shown in the full blaze of noon
day.
After the day was ended he called his
family together, and around the altar at
home, that most sacred of all affairs, he
offered to the great Father of all sincere
and devout thanks for all the good they
had known in life.
Even when flushed with earthly sacce. S
he did not forget the kind hand that had
been intrudad over them with such in
finite tenderness and mercy.
This is the man, you farmers and wage
workers, that you have named as your
Standard bearer, and he is one of whom
you may feel proud, and whom you can
ask the support of all sober, Christian,
right thinking people.
From the Calhoun Courier
The latest news from the congressional
campaign is that Judge Query has re-
tired from the race, and that he and his
friends viii throw their influence and en-
ergies to Col. Wooten.
Judge Query had a strong following
in the district, and no doubt there will
be numbers of voters who will regret to
learn of his retirement. We have not
learned his reasons for Withdrawing. but
when they are fully explained we have
no doubt they will be satisfactory to
those who may now feel disappointed in
the loss OF the opportunity of hOnoring a
good man with their vote for congress.
The outlook for Col. Wooten is CON
Siderably improved by this strong addi-
ton TO his support, and his friends are
enthusiastically hopeful of his success.
Button Cor. Calhoun Courier.
Some Of the most outspoken democrats
in this section say they are ready to vote
a republican ticket rather than for Ste
yens. The opponents of Hon. Q. B. Ste
vens insinuate that he is a third party
candidate and all his supporters are third
party men. The injustice of this is ap-
parent, Ind it is more likely to draw all
good ailiancemen to his support than to
draw any from his standard. O. B. Ste
vens has committed no crime by being
an allianceman. He is no less a demo
crat and is none the less deserving. The
Ocala platform, ON which he is before
the people, is demo cratic and has been
endorsed by the other two candidates,
possibly with the exception of some
minor points. Now the effort is being
made to declare the alliance the third
party, and O. B. Stevens third party
candidate. If this proves successful. if
for being an allianceman, we are driven
from the party to which we have given
answering support; from the party
which We revere for our fathers sake
then, in the language of that great states
man; "Sink or swim, live or die survive