The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-06-22
WILL NOT RUN FOR GOVERNOR.


Prominent newspapers ana lnolvldu'
ais throughout the state are sug
costing Congressman James M. Grlggs
Of Dawson as candidate for governor
TWO years hence.
Judpe Griggs would beyond douot
prove a very strong factor in a race for
, eubernatorial honors, but his ambi
ton does not at present lie in that
direction. Two years from now he
will again be candidate to represent
the people of the second district in the
national legislature. For eight years
he has done this work with distin'
euished ability and to the eminent
satisfaction of well-pleased constltu-
ency. No member of congress from this
district was ever more popular, and
there is no doubt of the result when
the people again express themselves
through the ballot box.
AT Knightsville, Ind, when the
Young people have desire to trip the
toe known as light and fantastic they
have an arrangement whereby they
d,snort themselves under the pastors
watchful eye. A few nights ago a
dance was given with the pastor and
other prominent church members at
tending in a body, with authority to
stop the frolic when there was any
thing unseemly. A prayer offered at
the beginning of festivities had qul'
citing effect, and there was no occasion
for stopping the fun.
THOSE of us who have been there
can appreciate this; when you re-
port yourself as being on the sick list
as late as Thursday or Friday you
should, in Justice to the editor, remain
sick at least until the paper is in the
DOS soffice. 1t is terribly embarrassing
to say that Mr.. or Mrs. Geewhillkens
is dangerously sick as we go to press
and then while Juggling the papers to
the postofice meet the said party on
the street looking quite cheerful"
THE Atlanta Journal declares that
Judge Parker's chances were never
better, and that his nomination is
practically assured. The Washington
Post. a conservative and intelligent
newspapers living at the center OF
r,f.
Parker boom is in desperate straits.
This is a case where you can pay your
money and take your choice.
SOME of the partisan Parker papers,
among them the Macon Telegraph, are
attempting to brighten those democrats
who do not believe the nomination OF
the New York jurist would be the best
the party could make by holding up
Grover Cleveland as a scarecrow.
Cleveland at least stands for some
thing, but if Parker does NOBODY
knows what it is.
THE old rebel yell is still heard IN
the land. Thousands of the battle
SCARED and time.wOrn heroes met In
annual reunion in Nashville last week,
and the occasion was one of the great
est of the kind ever known. General
Clement A. Evans was elected com
mander of the department OF Tennes-
see.
THERE is some talk of the populist
convention nominating Hon. Thomas
h. Watson for president The News
has an idea that when Mr.. Watson
again takes part in politics it will be as
democrat, and that some prominent
Georgian will have strenuous times IN
batUle for political existence.
An exchange notes that the summer
session of the Legislature is not far of
and hopes that the "boys will make it
short aud to the point" 1t will De
just fifty days short, and there will be
several points made during the time.
FOR some reason republican patriots
are fighting shy of the vice-presi-
dency, and the convention of that par
ty, now in session, may find it neces
sary to conscript some one to pace with
Teddy.
THE brownsville Times thinks that
"some of the Atlanta spiritualists who