The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-05
ALL CANDIDATES
HAVE ACCEPTED
s.
Citizens Club Nominees
Publish Cards on
the Subject
lNDORsE THE PLATFORM
The Four Gentlemen Named at the
Mass Meeting Wednesday Night
VIII Offer for Election on
Tuesday Next.


The candidates nominated and en-
: dorsed by the Citizens club at the
mass meeting hel Tuesday night. have
all replied to the notification COM
mittee and all of them have accepted
the call made by their fellow-citizens
as is evidenced by the following card
of acceptance from the four gentlemen
in question.
In connection with the card from
Major c. Downing, it may be of in
terest to say that the Citizens cluub
mass meeting was aware of the fact
that he was committed to the white
primary, and when it endorsed his
candidacy it it did so with the full
knowledge an understanding that he
had been previously nominated by the
primary and in his case it was mere
ly an endorsement on the part of the
Citizens club, hence his letter.
These acceptances would have
appeared yesterday but for the fact
that Captain Duncan Wright was out
OF the city and his acceptance of the
nomination was not received by the
committee until yesterday morning:
The acceptances in question are as
follows: -
From Mr.. Downing.
Messrs. U. Dart, H. F. Dunwody, c..
H. Leavy, Committee:
Gentlemen: Your courteous noti-
ficatiqh of this date is before me- You
are aware that l. am committed to the
idea of. a white primary, was nomi-
) mated as a candidate for alderman on
that basis, and could not and would
not do any act inconsistent with that
movement.
AS candidate for alderman / stand
upon the results If the recent primary
but, while could not occupy the in
consistent positi IN of being candi-
date upon the ticket nominated at the
recent mass mee ting can but feel graf
ifled that yor endorse my previously
announced candidacy.
Yours respectfully,
c., Downing.
Captain DUNCAN Wright.
Messrs. U. Dart, H. F. Dunwory, c. II.
Leavy, committee:
Gentlemen: Replying to- your no
tifcation of date of December 2. ap-
prising me of my nomination as an
alderman of the city of Brunswick for
the ensuing two yearrs,permit me to
say accept the nomination and will
to the best of my ability, thrive for the
best interest of my native city in case
i am called to the council
Very truly,
Duncan Wright.
From Geo. r. krauss.
Messrs. U. Dart, Chairman; H. F.
Dunwody, c. H. Leavy. commit
tee:
Gentlemen: Your favor of Decem-
Der 2, advising me of my nomination
for alderman, is received. l beg to
thank YOUR committee for the courte-
GUS manner in which | have been ad-
vised of the action of the Citizens
club mass meeting, and l accept the
elected will give the city the best
ability in my possession.
Yours truly,
Goo. n. krauss.
From MIR. Davis.
Messrs. U. Da~, chairman; H. r. Du3'
woody, c. H. Leavy, Committee.
Gentlemen: am in receipt OF
your favor of the End, advising me
Of my nomination by the Citizens club
mass meetingyfor place on the alder
manic ticket named by that organiza-
tnon In reply I beg To- say that !
have given the matter deep consider
alton and slice l have been called by
my fellow-citize1s, have decided tc
accept the nomination, and if go in
council will fulfill the duties Of the
office 70 the lest Of my abiliay.
tha /. you for the consideration.
Yours truly,
John Basil payie.