The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-31
BIBB couNrY F-Ecr1oN.
II. s. Holder Distributes a Unique
Dodgsr Among the Voters.
From the Macon (Ga) Telegraph.


From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.
On next Wednesday. Jan. ?. 1885. the
election for county officers Of BIbb coun-
ty VIII be held. and there is every indi-
cation that the regular democratic nom
inees will be elected without any diff
Guilty.
The straight democratic ticket as nom
mated at the primary election held in
October is as follows:
For Clerk Of the Superior Court-R. A.
Nisbet.
For Sherin-G. s. Westcott.
For Tax Collector-Albert Jones.
For Tax Receiver-R. ]. Anderson.
For Surveyor-G. S. Birch.
For CorOner-Frank Knight
The opposition TO this ticket will be
II. s. Holder for sheriff and W. ". Hen
derson for coroner, both Of whom are
running as Independents.
Mr.. Holder, who is better known as
"Coot" Holder. has distributed a rather
unique dodger on the street, which reads
as follows; To the Citizens of Bibb Coun-
~: The election on Dec. S, 1894, which
was the aldermanic election, is what /
think every good citizen approves.
I think that it is time to stop buying
Offices, as they have been bought in the
past. It has been the custom that the
man with the fullest purse was the man,
regardless of the person.
/ expect to adopt the same as that of
Dec. 5, 1884, in the election Jan. 2, 1895,
for election of sheriff of Bibb county
not to have any carriages or heelers las
the Telegraph calls them in issue Dec.
10, and not to run around asking every
man in the country to help me or give me
lift, but let every man go and cast his
vote as he thinks best and not do any
electioneering work at all, for I think
that every man who is entitled to vote
should know how TO exercise that right
without any one debating to him or
promising him anything for his vote. And
l hope that every citizen in the county win
notice and see who has heelers employed
and who is electiOneering and buying
votes on election day.
1 viii only have men at the polls to
give people my tickets, for 1 do not ex-
pect TO spend money and put in the
hands of heelers (as the editor calls
them), where it will not do them or any
body else any good, but probably have a
lot of drunken men at the polls.
I may not get elected, for the citi-
zens of Bibb county are not accustomed
to such elections and such customs in
which they do not use all kinds of po-
litical schemes, as promising every man
that asks for a job to give him one or
have from five to ten men at each pre-
cinct to work for him-and he will prom
Use the shrewd politician anything I'M
der the sun. If he were to ask for the
earth and il fenced in, he would prom
Use 1t. So the man that has the full
purse and makes the most promises is
the man.
Now, to the citizens of the county:
don't expect to be under obligations to
any one or promise any one anything.
officially, and l think the voters of the
county should be consulted as to who
CHI k. 4asf n haiti
And I propose to give the voters a right
to say who they shall be if 1 am elected.
l will employ a clerk for thirty days
to stay al my Office, and have tickets, so
every man who votes for me in the gem
eral election can so to my Office and vote
for the man he prefers. The box will
not be opened in thirty days, and then
opened in the presence of three or four
good citizens and counted, and the man
getting the largest vote for each place
will be the appointee, and 1 will publish
the result, so the public will know. This
gives every voter voice to say who
shall be the officers.
do not expect to spend money for
carriges and heelers, and other ways,
but will appropriate it where it will do
the most good. If [ am elected l will do
nate annually to the following charitable
Christian and educational purposes:
Public library ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .S25
Kings Daughters OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 70
Young Ladies' Hebrew Aid Society,". %
Appleton Church Home .................. .
Orphan Home .......................... %
Sisters of Charity ......................... 25
Hospital new ..........'.......'........ .
Home for the Instantaneous. %
st. Stanislaus College. .................... Is
(To be used in purchasing books for
some poor boy
Wesleyan Female College. 25
CTo be used in purchasing books for
some poor GRID
Board of education OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. %
CTo be used in purchasing books for
poor children who are not able to buy
them)
Kings Daughters and Sons.............. %
Each military company ........,........ %
| Each Sunday school OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
CTo be used in providing for poor chill
drea so they can attend)
1 have adopted this method to see
| whether the citizens of the county ap-
| prove of fair elections or not.
II. S. (CooD Holder.