Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-08-18
DIRTY POLITICS
Kesorted to Hoping to Injure the Candidacy
of Hon. 3. B. Lewis.
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10 me e E9ltor Of the Crawford County News.

In the last issue of your paner there orn - 4:,
NOT FOR SALE which was Wtan o tho @KAmfoRD Is
ung the candidacy of Hon E. B. Lewis The Sfst III
baf0us ana manufactured for political purposes adnad
politics. anu we method known in
tended Sredd OF TINS article nurng Mr. Lewis as its writer in
Crawford and rue tacts are known to the good people of
ana me hight OF truth be thrown on It will prove
% ana the people of Crawford County who for hon
stands higher will put their seal of IN georgia
fair and dirty political methods Oh Sucn I'M
editor Mr. John A. Stewart Says he did not e eed tne
w Inc phone IN Atlanta received your paper and
ne uScIned any knowledge of it. The article annoar b
peen written by certain Macon attorney who seems to ao
and CraWod ee fy Of nnng not only politics of Bib
GGngressona District Upon what meat hath this Caesar
or 50 greatly interested O the people of CTawford Coav
ana the politics Of the Third Congressional District
ter the effect Enclosed hand ou s M S do faa T 6 6f
Y p eoogn TO carry Sandy Point District let me know
SUCH letter e1eT or any Nne authorized by
letter unless forgery ever found bT or NOV was any sucn
any me written letter to Mr. Harrison in which en-
That such charge faseood manufacturer for noca
purposes and low and contemplate herewith attach aft
ae and II we are not swearing to the truth your state
searng NO 3 DF Sa You h9Te US arrested for false
T TFE 4F IL TR YOU A44EGE 70 HAVE BEEN WRIT
the same not true and that injustice has been done Mr.
Harrison Mr. Lewis and myself that you admit the same as
try rectify the wrong as far as possible w
As to the charge of buying votes in Crawford County, will
say that neither Mr. Lewis will ever party to such an
act Il we are duty good citizen demands that YOU
have the guilty party arrested Your statement that it is our
purpose intention purchase any votes in Crawford county
pronounce false and ibelous
In conducting the campaign Lewis it was nv desire
TO IND out as near as possible how the campaign stood in the
friends in Crawford County to make poll of the district and
see that all of Mr. Lewis friends registered which is per-
ecty legitimate under the law and fair will gainsay
it. took of their time, and paid them small amount
for this work which do not deny and unnecessary for
two certain Macon lawyers to Crawford county get
atdavts they will only come to me will admit any true
Mr. Lewis and myself are conducting this campaign on
high plane he wants the office other way and such false
and contemplate methods as resorted to in article will
not avail the purpose OF the writer and low and despicabe
IN the Of the good people of Crawford County, when they
ing them d. feel no uneasiness as to their promptly de-
nouneng such unfair false and beous article saying the
good name and such methods will meet Just condemna0n
Americas, Ca, July 81, 1906
N B-When this article was written by me Hon. Dudley
neco with and did not believe he would countenance
his speeches Also that the Twggs County Citizen Mr..
Hughes county paper after notice that 1t was false malicious
and beous published which beng sent all district
Affidavit of j. R. Harrison
GEORGIA-CoUNrY OF CRAWFORD.
Personally appeared before the undersigned j. Harr,
SON. who on oath says that the publication in the Crawford
county that Mr. R. Harrison received letter in June to this
to carry Sandy Point district let me know intimate
friend w. A. Dodson This letter found in the road
where Mr. Harrison lost it and read by several parties
Deponen says that the above statement and publication
absolutely false and malicious that such letter
anyone containing anything relative to such publication
received by him. and that he never lost such letter. or
any letter containing check received by
him W. A. Dodson that such publication without foun
daton false malicious and beou and manufactured by
the enemies Hon. E. B. Lewis and deponent calls the
good people Crawford County denounce such political
methods employed by the enemies OF Hon T. s. Lewis
July, 1906. j. r. HARRISON,
W. B. JORDAN Ordinary.