The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-04-18
A PRIMARY ON MAY 9TH
WILL DETERMINE THE GUBERNATO-
RIAL CONTEST IN TERRELL
COUNTY.

III w rs NAt1eU Nv TIC DcuAoCAOe8O ASAOONfASN
Committee Ssturday--A Mass Meet i
ing to Be Held on June 10th.
On Saturday, May 9th, only two weeks
and /. half from now, the gubernatorial
contest, SO far as Terrell county is con-
cerned, will be concluded.
This was made certain by the action of
the democratic executive committee,
which met Saturday morning.
THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
Chairman Statham called the commit !
tee to order shortly after 10 o'clock.
Captain Kaigler asked to be excused
from performing his duties as
secretary on account of his eyes,
and E. L. Rainey was selected by the
committee to act for him in that capaci-
ty. Eighteen of the twenty-four mem
bers of the committee answered to their
names.
Chairman Statham announced that he
had appointed Judge Query to place on
the committee to I'LL the vacancy caused
by the resignation OF Mr.. j. E. JAY The
committee did not think the chairman
had the right to fill vacanc es, AMI said so
by the adOp ion of a resolution to that
effect.
Captain Kaigler introduced some reso-
buttons providing for primary on Sat
urday, May 9Th, for governor and state
house officers, and a mass meeting on
May 18th to reorganize the executive
com mittee and to elect delegates to the
congressional and senatorial conventions.
Hon. A. G. Hill thought that June 18th
would be better date for the mass
meeting and offered an amendment to
that effect. The amendment was accept
ed by Captain Kaigler.
STRENGTH OF THE GUBERN AToRIAL
CANDIDATES.
MI. Hills amendment vas followed by
one offered by Mr.. Jacbje d al 10 have
the primary on June lot = wllch devol-
oped the strength OF the two gubernatt
rial candidates in the committee. The
| fri ends OF General Evans ON the COUNT
tee were opposed to the amendment,
and motion to table it was adopted
with only one dissenting vote, that being
Mr.. Daniels.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions as amended by Mr..
Hill, and which were adopted, are as
! follows:
Resolved by the democratic executive
committee of Terrell county, that prl-
mary election for said county be, and the
same is hereby ordered, held on the 9Th
day of May, 1894, for the purpose of
selecting delegates to the democratic
state convention for the nomination of
candidate for governor and all state
house officers
Resolved End, That said election be
! held at every voting precinct in the coun-
| ty. aud that the managers of said cleo
ton shall be members of the democratic
executive committee, and, if there be any
voting districts with no representative,
Of the committee therein, the said cleo
i-tion shall be held by three freeholders.
Resolved 3rd, That at said election all
persons known to the committee or free
holders holding said election to be dem
ocrats and who will be entitled to vote
in the regular election in October, shall
be entitled to cast his vote, and no others.
Resolved 4th, That the voters at the
said primary election shall vote directly
for his choice for governor, secretary OF
state, treasurer, comptroller-general, at
torney-goneral, and commissioner Of ag-
riculture, and that on May lGh the returns
of said eection shall be consolidated by
this committee at Dawson, and the chair
man of the executive committee shall
appoint such persons as delegates to the
convention as shall be selected by the
friends or representatives of the success
full candidates.
Resolved further, That the democrats
of Terrell county are hereby called to
assemble in mass meeting at Dawson on
Satul day, June 10th, at 10 O'Clock a. M,
for the purpose of recognizing the ex
ecutive committee, selecting delegates
to the congressional and senatorial con
ventions. and taking int consideration
the time and manner OF nominating a |
candidate for representative.
There being no further business the |
committee adjourned.
EVANS LARGELY IN THE LEAD.
Several of the committee, aft.r the
meeting, said that the strength of the |
gubernatorial candidates in their sec |
lions is in about the same proportion as |
was developed in the committee Meeting |
on the notion TO have the primary occur |
On lima nth