The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-06-06
GORDON STANDS BY EVANS
THE SENATOR TO MAKE SPEECHES
IN GEORGIA.

He Writes an. Open Letter Urging General
Evans Nomination--Win Take
Hand in the Campaign.
Senator Gordon is taking hand in the
gu6ernatorial campaign.
He spoke in Savannah on Saturday IN
behalf of General Evans.
Besides his Savannah speech he VIII
also take the stump in Macon and Grlfnn'
unless something now unlocked for hap
pens to discomfort his plan
Senator Gordon was present at meet
ING of the Evans campaign committee IN
Atlanta last Tuesday.
After leaving the committee meeting
he wrote the folio wing letter, urging
General Evans nomination, and gave
copies of it to the press:
MyDear Friend-You have long been,
and hope you are still, my friend. May
I call upon you once more, not for my
self, but in theinterest of my long known
and cherishe comrade, Gen. Clement A.
Evans! Let me say to you in all serious
ness, weighing we'll my words, that feel
sure of my ground in asking your earn
est support of this truly great and good
man. In doing this | do not in any
sense undervalue the services or ability
of his distinguished competitor. He,
too, is my personal and political friend,
and shall hereafter be glad to see him
advanced.
But the considerations which calls US
to Gen. Evans support now impress me
as of the highest and most cogent char
acter.
After life of noted purity, of singu-
lar devotion to the highest claims of cit
izenship, and of the most unseltish servl-
ees to society and the church and to his
people and country, he now for the first
time, and at the solicitation OF his fellow
citizens, comes before the state as can
didate for Office. Never since his early
manhood has he failed in promptly and
brayely meeting every obligation of life.
Never in war did he shrink hardship.
or fail to share in full measure the trials
and bitter experiences of Ills soldiers,
nor seek sheisa. from bullets and danger
when duty called.
1 AID confident that you will appreci-
ate the fact that no selfish al n could in
spire this letter, because whatever per-
sonal OF political interest might have
in the future would surely suggest my
silence in this contest between demo
Gratis. Without claiming for myself, how
ever, any peculiar exemption from the
spirit of selfishness common to US all,
do claim for Gen. Clement A. Evans
very large share of exemption. do
claim for him peculiar fitness in all his
characteristics for the grave and respon-
sib,e duties of our great state. do
claim that if elected, his sole concern
will be for the good of the state and the
best interests of all the people. do
claim that he will have no political debts
to pay and no foes to punish, l doclaim
that his administration of the laws OF
Justice will be fearless and free from all
stain. do claim that in disjointed and
troublesome times the election of man
of his breadth and bravery and strength,
OF his great business capacity, of his ele-
walton of character and wide reputation,
is of great moment to our future welfare
and that it will insure an administration
of which every Georgian viii De proud,
under which popular rights will be
secure and by which confidence will be
maintained and material development
encouraged. His reputation as bust.
ness maa is SO we'll established that it'll
would greatly advance our material in
ertest,
You VIAL pardon me for saying in con-
clusioa that the duty and interests OF
our people in this contest seems to me
so plain that deeply regret my inability
10 speak to them at once face to face. l
do not know how much influence, if any,
could exert, but 1 could at least tell
them, as cannot in personal letters, OF
the interest felt in this nomination out
aide Of Georgia 1 could at least better
make known to them the reasons which
compel me to believe that Gen. Evans
nomination under the present conditions
is important, if not essential, in many
respects. Outside of any debt of graft
Sude due to him land it is due to him if
So any GeOrgian), outside of the bitter
ness which defeat would now bring to