The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-05-21
POLITICS IN GEORGIA.
THE TRICK OF THE ATKINSON MEN
OCONEE REACTS.
The "ContrOllers'' of HaraIsOn County Re.
fuse to Regard Observation-Disclosures
County 1nstructs for Atkinson.

Athens, Ga, May H.-(Special)-The news
of the Oconee mass meeting and the out
rageous trick by which twenty Atkinson
men declared the county in favor OF At
kinson and so instructed their delegates,
has stirred up the greatest inolsnatioh
here.
E,ven Atkinson's warmest supporters do
NOT ccndoue the action and admit that IL
was unfair but attempt to excuse thelr
Oconee men by saying that Evans men
would probably have done likewise mao eheS
had a majority of the convention. !hsie
are very few so credulous as to pc lhliu-
snced by this hatch-d-up excuse, ana the
dirty work of the Atkinson men IN Ocoliee
rs n,aved sad havoc in the Atkinson RANKS
OF this county. .+;on
Mr. Lindsay Downs, a prominent cl.iHen
of Oconee was in Athens TO-DAY, aii" ne
said that the snap judgment was coinp
surprise to the Evans men. lie went " "a
/ w. Johnson, the chairman OF the oi
executive committee, and one VI 1894
Evans,s most hearty supporters, ana aohSu
h,m if any action would be taken d. 'l0
mass meeting besides electlng d new 49,
utiye committee, and naming d oa'e 49,,
primary or mass meeting LOT lhe ioe -
ton of delegates to the guoernatoi i"i ~.
vention. Mr.. Johnston told MN 'ii,'. Va
vyould not be, and acting on this ADVICE NC
topether with another strong Evans iiah'
1aft Watkinsville, not thinking the work De-
fore the convention important enough ~
require their presence. .o
He SAYS that this was the general mp
sion. and that the Evans men ulo ho' '''
out on that account .oa
The new executive committee Is Iepoi y"
as being straight Atkinson, ana VIII pfopa
bully refuse the voters of the county pr
mary. whereby full and fair expression
could be obtained, but meeting Oh lhe Wy.
ers will be called for the known purpose 0,
selecting delegates to the cohVeh'ioii' ''N
an Evans delegation Will be sent.
VIII They Attempt 1t Here.
The cali for the mass meeting IN Clarhe
county on May 18th is of the same NATURE d"
that of the Oconee call. That is FOR the
purpose of electing a new executive GULL
mittee and tranSacting such other BUSINESS
for the good of the party as may co'lie
fore the convention" What 90 the az
linson men who control the present e1Necu-
tive committee mean by that other pusi-
ness?' If they should get a majority OIL 'he
mass meeting will they outrage the voters
of Clarke as their Watkinsvlile 1rlehuS ulu
Oconee Saturday? Such may be theif III
tention but they will never carry IL ou'
here where General Evans's tf1ends are
alive TO their methods and will not submit
10 such trickery. Evans's friends ana tne
true democrats of the county want PIT
mary whereby every man can express ms
preference by his vote, and they VIII nave It,
The. Reaction Is Hurting.
Athens. Ga, May 15.-(Special)-lhe At
,,inson men here are fearfuliy sore over the
Oconee outrage and realize that they are
losing ground daily on account OF II. Every
Imaginable excuse is being offered IN ther
effort to stem the tide of indignation whlch
is sweeping away Atkinson's strength III
Clarke.
1t is reported that an effort will be mace
nv the Atkinson men here to induce tief
allies in Oconee to order a legal primary
believeing that it would be much better 10
lose Oconee's votes than to let the influence
OF this action continue its opefati as"li'S'
their candidate.