The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-11-18
LITTLE BUT LIVELY.
THE DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING
SATURDAY.
Delegates We're Elected to the SUI
preme Court Convention and
the Z. 5, SenatOrship
Discussed.
Discussed.

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Discussed.
The demOCr attic mass meeting at the
court house Saturday to elect delegates
to the supreme court convention,
which will meet in Atlanta today. was
not overwhelming in numbers-only
twenty-seyen men being present-but
what was lacked in numbers was made
up in lively discussions.
DIR. J. q. Dean. Of the executive
committee, called the meeting to order
and stated its object. He was, upon
motion, made permanent chairman, and
E. /. Rainey was elected secretary.
Judge j. A. LANG nominated as ell
egdtes to the convention J. g. Dean,
r. T. Dozier, B. ii. Hood, r. F. Sim
mons, Z l.. Rainey and NJ. j. Yeo-
mans, and they were elected by accla-
nation and empowered to appoint al
ternates.
Judge r F. Simmons suggested tina t
the delegates be instructed, but this
was opposed by Judge LANG, who said
that the people of the county were in
terested in Judge KiddOO getting one
of the iudgeships, and that instruc-
tiOns would cripple him in the conven-
ton. Professor J. w. f. LOwrey then
took a hand in the discussion, and
thought that the meeting, without Civ
ing Instructions, might express a
preference for three names-Hopkins
KiddOo and Little. He thought the
whole county could be unified on these
three men. A compromise was finally
reached by the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions offered by Judge Sim
mons:
"ResOlyed, That while we do not in
struct our delegates for whom to vote,
we helrtily endorse the candidacy of
Hon. w. A. Little, Hon. w, d. KiddOo
and Hon. John L Hopkins for associ-
ate justices of the supreme court; also
Judge Samuel Lumpkin for re-elec-
ton.
THE L. S. sENATORsHIP
ProfessorJ. w. f. Lowrey wanted
the meeting to take action on the
United States senatorship and request
the cOunty's representatives to drop
all names then before the legislature
and vote for a new man
This was vigorously opposed by Hon.
A. G. Hill, who stated that petitions
representing two or three hundred
people had been sent to our represent
atives to vote for Hon. Evan p. How
ell, and wanted to know if this meeting
Of twenty-five people would undertake
to undo what so many had done. Here
Mr.. N. w. Dee err evoked applause by
saying that lie vas in for new man.
Hon. r. l.. Melton said that this
meeting had been regularly called by
party authorities, that this was meet
ing of the people and its action should
take precedence over any petition. He
favored the endorsement of HOke
Smith.
Professor Lowrey again secured the
floor. He said that Terrell county did
not want to be represented in the
senate by either Steve Clay or Evan
Howell, and he was in favor of recon-
mending to the legislature the name
Of Fleming duBignOn. He said that
he was a free silver man. but the Amer.
lean people had settled that question
and he was not in favor Of sending g
man to the senate to retard legis-
lation. Professor Nj j. Yeomans and
DR.. Dean also briefly spoke in favor OF
some one who had not been before the
legislature.
Judge Iaing thought that the legis-
lature had exhausted the free silver
timber, and a senator must be chosen
cut Of the silver ranks. He believed
that duBignon would reflect credit up
on the state and people.
Mr.. Hill took the floor again ant
said it was well-known that Terrell wa
for free-silver, and that it would be al
outrage to ask our representatives t
vote for the rankest gold bug in Geor
gia: that the free silver material ha
not been exhausted that the none
issue would be fought over in fou
years, and if silver was then successful
sound money man would have no bust
ness in the senate.
OIL on the troubled waters by offerin