The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
ELECTORS TURNED DOWN
Georgia State Democratic Committee
LecIares Eleven InsIiginle on
Account of Holding offices.

Eleven democratic nominees for
electors and alternate electors for
Georgia have been declared ineligible
to hold these Offices, the tribunal
passing upon their qualifications be-
ing the democratic state executive
committee at meeting in Atlanta
Saturday.
The eleven nominees were pro-
nounced ineligible on the ground that
they already held state Offices, the dis
qualifying Offices beng three notary
public commissions, two colonelcies on
the governors staff, one membership
of city board of education, two may
oralties, two county court solicitor
ships and one membership in the state
senate.
The men deprived of their nomina-
tons, together with the Offices for
which they were nominated by the
democratic state convention, are as
follows: @ ,a
]. H. 5Estill, Savannah, elector from
the state at large, and excluded be-
cause he is a member Of the Savan-
nah board Of education.
R. J. Bacon, Of Albany, alternate
from the second congressional dis
trict, excluded because he is notary
public.
Graham Forester, of Lumpkin, al
ternate from the third district, exclua
ed because he is solicitor Of the cour-
ty. court.
J. R. Madden, of Concord, elector
from the sixth district, excluded be-
cause he is a member of the govern
or's staff.
NJ. ]. Head, Of Tallaroosa, elector
from the eighth district, excluded be-
cause he is notary public.
F. B. Shipp, of Greensboro, elec-
tor from the eighth district, excluded
because he is mayor of Greensboro.
Mr.. L. Ledford, of Blairsville, elec'
tor from the ninth district, excluded
because he is a member of the pres
ent state senate.
T. w. Webb, alternate from the
ninth district, excluded because he is
a member of the governors staff.
Ira E. Farmer, of Thomson, elector
from the tenth district, excluded be-
cause he is mayor of Thomson.
R. N. Hardeman, Of Louisville, al
ternate from the tenth district, ex:
cluded because he is solicitor of the
county court.
A. T. Woodward, Of ValdCsta, elec-
tor from the eleventh district exclud-
ed because he is a notary public.
This action followed after lively
debate, during which several commit
teemen contended that to deprive the
eleven men of their nominations for
electors and alternates would exceed
all bounds Of prudence and place Geor-
gia in a class all to herself.
The exclusion of the eleven was
based first On a provision of the CON
stitution of the United States and sec
ond on a section of the political code
Of the state.
Elections for their successors were
then held, and resulted as follows:
George B. Monroe, of Buena Vista,
to succeed J. H. Estill; ]. NJ. Stricil.
land, of Spalding county, to succeed
George B. Monroe; ". D. Kiddoo, OF
Randolph county to succeed R. ]. Be-
con; John W. Forester, of Lee, to suc'
ceed Graham Forester; George Col.
lier to succeed J. R. Madden. John
F. Madden, father of J. R. Madden, to
succeed George Collier; John ". Dals
20 succeed NJ. J. Head; Lloyd Thomas,
of Tallapoosa. to succeed ]. W. Bale;
NJ. G. Michael to succeed F. B. Shipp;
James B. Park, of Greenville, to sue
ceed M. G. Michael; Samuel c. Dun
lap, Sr., of Gainesville, to succeed
NJ. L. Ledford; William Butt, of Blue
Ridge, to succeed Z. W. Webb; W
VI. Wheeler, of Hancock, TO succeed
Ira E. Farmer; P. B. Johnson to sue
ceed R. N. Hardeman: Frank Spain
to succeed A. T. Woodward; o. NJ.
Smith, Of Valdosta, to succeed Frank
Spain.
General KuroSi has Joined forces