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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
COBB REPUBLICANS INDORSE
FORAKER.
Chairman Urges Members to Work
for Defeat of Disfranchisement.

Marietta, Ga, April 21.-The
Cobb county republican executive
committee met at the court house to-
day and elected delegates to the ma
tional republican convention.
Resolutions were adopted COM
mending the administration of Pres
ident Roosevelt.
Joseph B. Forake.' was endorsed
for president. The chairman of the
committee made a speech urging the
negroes to pay their taxes and be
prepared to vote against the disfran-
chisement amendment this fall.
He also urged them to be at the
polls on June 4 and ask their white
friends to vote for Joseph M. Brown.
The speech was received with wild
Iapplause.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
Renefactor of the State.

The negroes are rushing to regis
ter, they tell us, to save themselves
from disfranchisement, but it will do
them no good. Hoke Smith sounded
the death knell of negro politics in
Georgia about two years ago, and We
haven't seen a negro at the polls
since. Thank God for that And
we incline to thank Hoke, too. If
he did nothing else in all his life he
would be entitled to be classed
among the states benefactors.-
Fitzgerald Enterprise.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
Mr.. SMITH IS MAKING GoOn
The Governor Has AccomnI;1
Most of His Promises, and Win
Carry Out the Others

1t is amusing to hear soma NJ,
talking, and even believing il tt.'
Governor Smith is the real caroo
the financial panic in the court,
For the life of me l can't seq h..
any sensible men can get such ria,.
ulous ideas in their heads. # M.
be, perhaps, they have not kent ~
with the times, and are ignorant =.
the origin and cause or the nan,.
Governor Smith had no more r. A.
with bringing about the panicEv
times than he did to bring nm A.
war between Russia and japan Son.
of the warm supporters of Brown aro
so hard up for something to nso
against Gov. Smith that they are cir
culating a report that he fayors tbo
Railroad Commission not issuino
thousand mile tickets to no one ov
cept the travelling men and the rich
Why, anyone can buy a thousand.
mile ticket if he can get up enongb
money to pay for it, be they bi9b
or low rich or poOr-can't misIead
the people with such reports as that
too thin.
Some people rely too much on
what they hear and what the enc
mics of the Governor are writing
and publishing without first posting
themselves as to the facts of the
charges brought against him. They
charge that he made promises that
he has not carried out. | defy them
to point out single one but what
he has not used his influence with
the legislature to pass laws to make
good those promises. He is not the
law-making power, and has to de-
pend on the legislature to frame
laws to carry out the wishes of the
large majority of the people as ex-
pressed by them in the last state
election He has only been in office
about nine months, and has made
good the most important measures
he advocated in his campaign
through the legislature. Before the
end of his first term of Office all the
recommendation urged by him will
be passed by the legislature. Wait
and see what he will accomplish be-
fore making up your verdict to vote
against him. COUNTRYMAN.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
EXPLAINED EXPLANATIONS
LITTLE JOE HAD A TIME LET
TING THE PEOPLE KNOW
rYhere He Was at on the State Pro-
hibition Question. What About
acknowledgements?

observation-disclosures.
On the 18th day of March Little
Joe" NJ. Brown said, among other
generalities in his gubernatorial an
nouncement, that he would sign any
amendment that the Legislature
might see fit to make to the prohibi-
ton bill After making during the
next three or Jour weeks three other
ordinations of his stand on the pro-
hibition question, in each instance
virtually indicating the same lnten-
+ion as at first announced, and after
having said on the 18th of April over
his signature in a fourth effort TO
straighten himself with the temper
ance voters and moral element or the
state that the governors veto
amounts to nothing anyhow, on the
Goth dav of April, just one month
after his first announcement, ana
when realizing into what stralghts
he had gotten himself with the good
neonIe of the state as a result OF MS
many explained explanations, ana
when run to cover by MeSsis'
Wright, Broughton and Whlte ne
saws he will veto any change IN the
nrohibition law which may be passed
by the IegisIature!! Ye gods! what
yacillation! Will he tell us where
he is att" If he doesn't know him.
self in one matter can he be depend
cd upon in other state AFFAIRS! MT.
Smith, at the very outset, when Lit
tie Toe" had made his first pronun-
ciamento, stated, face to face TO ms
fellow-citiZens in no unmlstakaDle
language. that he will veto any
change the legislature may un-
dertake to make in the pres
emf law which has not the APP
proyal of the friends of prohlbl-
fion. He has made no change IN
this statement; he has not been
guilty of looking one way and push
ing another" You can always nnd
him and what he stands for. lie tolu
Won before he was elected Governor
that he would vote for prohibition III
a local fight, but that he advocated
local option as a state policy. sun
he told you that if the legislature
should see fit to pass a general pro-
bibition bill he would sign it. He dld
it. He told you he would go ms
length for DISTINGUISHING the ignor-
ant and purchasable negro; he ala
il. and only the ratification of the
people remains now to erase TINS
blot from our dear state. what mas
Little Joe" said about this matter?
Can you tell us what he intends 40
ing with this all-important question!
No, He is persistently as silent as
the tomb on that question. Can ne
be risked on a matter which means
so much to the state of Georgia? He
would have you think that it is not
an issue. 1t is vital issue Those
who are behind him do not want I"
lose the negro as factor in pol'tlcs'
They need him in their business.
They do not dare risk tho Intelligent
moral forces of the "tate when the
schemes of the big CORPORATIONS o'
the whiskey interests are at stake
They know here Governor smith
stands on these matters, and ne IS
the last man they want in the cap'-
toll at Atlanta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

Inc following conversation occurr-
ed few days ago on the streets of
Dawson between two profession
ais"
Doctor: Say, Colonel, what in
the world did you fellows get out
such a sorry fellow as Joe Brown to
beat Hoke Smith with for?"
Colonel: II wish he was great
deal sorrier than he is, for we want
to thoroughly humiliate Hoke
Smith.
Now. then; here it is in a nutshell.
The humiliation of Hoke Smith, and
NOT the good of the state of Geor-
gia is what the Brownies are after.
Can any thinking man, whatever
may be his predictions in this mat
ter, or whatever may have been his
vote in the last election, afford to
lend himself to such an unpatriotic
position? We think not.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
Cincinnati Whisky Man Tells of Plan to Name
Brozon; Also of Whisky Campaign Fund

Sharks Ca April 19OS.Editor Atlanta Journal While
Cordele old school
Cincinnati whiskey
In discussing governors he told bet Hoke
why they didn't
the could persuade to run
his conclus
lively that the state looking the situation trying to
and ont where the money do the most good
he uttersa political lie Very truly,
40 e - T. MOXLEY, O. Wadey
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
Confederate Veteran Praises Gov
ernor Smith.

Atlanta Journal: | see a great
deal said about the governors race
am an old one-legged soldier, 6S
wears old, formerly of Walker coun-
ty. now of Franklin. wish TO say
every old soldier in the state ougnt
to vote for Governor Smith. "oulu
walk ten miles on my crutch rather
than miss voting for the biggest gov
ernor that has occupied the govern
or's chair since John B. Gordon was
governor. I consider Governor smith
has been a true friend to the old sol
diers, and has gotten more for them
It is coming just as regular as we
want it, and what more coulu we
ask? The men that cast their votes
aoainst Governor Smith ought to pay
him a browning tribute this time
Respectfully. VIM. H. O'BRIANI.
Lavonia, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
Followers of Watson.

The Joe Brown braggarts of Law
renceville are loud in their claims
that many former populists are going
to follow Tom Watson to Little Joe.
Not a one of them will follow Wat
son to Little Joe, for Watson isn't
now, nor will ever be, for Brown,
and I'll give any voter of Gwinnett
county the best hat in Lawrenceville
to get it over Watsons signature
that he will vote for Joe Brown
Gwinnett Journal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

Scratch the backs of most OF Joe
browns supporters and you will find
an old-time supporter of one of the
other candidates in 1906, an anti
prohibitionist, an old liquor dealer, a
railroad man or a loafer. Now just
FRY it.-Brunswick News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

Of all the reforms advocated bv
Hoke Smith in his memorable cam
paign only one remains to be passed
by the legislature, viz: an anti-lob-
bying bill, and the last session was
SO completely taken up with other
important matters, as the prohibition
bill, and the disfranchisement act.
that there was not time for the lob
bying legislation. Don't worry: II
will come, and very soon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

How do you like Little Joe"
Browns looks? Haven't you seen
him? He is at his "headquarters"
in the Kimball House in Atlanta, and
since Hoke smith has reduced pas
senger fares you might afford to run
up and take a look at him, as he
promises not to come before you.
While Governor Smith is addressing
the voters in person Little Joe" is
trying to straddle the prohibition
question, seeming not to know him
self where he is at"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
Noise Makers Getting Noiseless.

The noise makers had their innings
for Brown in the gubernatorlal race
and now the solid and substantial
voters of the state will proceed to re-
elect Hoke Smith, and thus prove
a safe and sane government
RrnnSWick News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

The Macon Telegraph says that
Joe Browns message to the people
will make him governor unless a
miracle intervenes. Just so; plenty
of folks consider Governor Smith
miracle of success Elberton Star.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
RidicuIe Is Not Reply.

The people may ridicule Motley.
Joe Browns friend. as much as they
please, but they don't answer his
card concerning how many times Joe
has had job and was fired
WaynbOrO True Citizen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
Little Joe is tEe Standard BEARER

Little Joe is TIE Standard bearer
around wtoll is collected the whis-
key clement of Georgia, backed up
b. The whiskey interests of the coun-
try. All that this crowd have against
Governor Smith is that his backbone
is too stiff to bend to their whims
and interests. He has asserted mis-
position, and they know he will stand
Dy it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

Where is that long list of Hoke
Smith men who have turned over to
Joe Brown? Give us their names.
It's easy to make a statement, but
proving it is something else.-Syl-
vania Telephone.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

Thousands and tens of thousands
of citizens who were against Hoke
Smith before will be Tor him this
time He is going to have the al
most solid support of the moral
forces of the state. Ask any preach
err, church steward or deacon, Sun
day school worker, public school
teacher or school trustee and ne will
tell you he is for HOke Smith.-Al-
phII eta Free Press.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

The opposition to Hoke Smith is
trying to make as much fuss as they
did in the last election. We don't
see how they can get up the enthusi-
asm with such a candidate as Joe
Brown Waynesboro True Citizen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

The noise of the Joe Brown Club
is something tremendous, but the
votins strengti of it IS yet to be
heard; in feet, it strikes us that it
is the last desperate dying wall OF
the disorganized political ring of
Georgia, trying for the last time to
assert istelf, but the masses of our
citizens think, act and vote for them
selves. and the count of the balloCs
will demonstrate to you their power
as nOise-makers, their weakness as
voters.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
They say Mr.. Smith has done moth.

ing, hence we must nave a change.
The real trouble is, ne has been
doing entirely too much for the
whiskey interests, the big corpora
tions and the disgruntled politicians.
He is ''one too many for these fell
lows
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

Some of the newspapers facetious-
ly remark that Hoke Smith has saved
the peach crop. Gentlemen, it is of
greater Importance that he save
the rulership of the state from the
railroads, the whiskey dealers and
the negro voters.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29
About Fools

The Rome Tribune has discovered
the fact that the April fools did not
die on April LIST. No, there seems to
be few mixed up in that Joe Brown
campaign. News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

1t is the unanimous report of all
newspapers publishing accounts of
the addresses of Governor Hoke
Smith that he has everywhere been
received by very large and enthusi-
astic audiences.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

If Hoke Smith was right in 1906
he is right now, and We, believing
him to be right then, are supporting
him now. That's the plain sense of
it.-Brunswick News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

Such demonstrations as were made
in Marietta the other day are about
the best Hoke Smith campaign thun-
der we would want.-Brunswick
News
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

As one gentleman remarks, ION
June 9TH, the day after the primary,
Little Joe Brown will look like five
cents worth of lard IN a paper bag"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

The Valdosta Times asks. who is
Joe Brown" Ask his fellow-towns-
man, Mr.. Motley, and find out
Montezuma Record
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

Hoke Smith says he is a prohibit
zionist and that he will veto any
measure that tends to curtail the
present prohibition law. We are
supporting him for this.-Glascock
Banner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

The battle cry two years ago was
WATCH THE LINEUP" Mr.
Voter, just watch it now.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-04-29

When fresh from the ranks profess
ing no fear,
He said Il will sign any bill"
When the committee ran down and
hemmed Mr.. Brown
He said, Il will swallow the pill -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

exhausted the strength of a mule.
This young lady did not speak one
word Wat heard, but about one hour
of torment exhausted her and those of
US who were against her found her
weight was held by pressure alone
Her head fell back and forth with it's
weight. I caught one of her arms,
another man took her other one and
a small right-of-way was made, but
we could not move, but let the next
two men have her. I saw her when
she was ten feet away for the last
time.
I did not hear all of any one
sentence that the speaker spoke, and if
the time is as long before 1 see him
again as it has been since I saw him
before, it will be on the other side of
the eternal divide, and my greatest
wish is that it will not be as hot and
crowded over there.
TOWN PUMP.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

Ella Doten, Elizabeth Nelson anG
Edna Coleman went to st. Cloud Tues
day to enroll at the Normal school.
Miss Irene Lienbakuer of st. Cloud
returned home Monday evening after
visit here, the guest of Mrs. F. Il.
Ruth.
Frank Brown came down from Park
Rapids the first of the week to attend
the local high school.
John Billsteln, who has been EN-.
ployed at Ledgerwood, N. D., re-
turned home the first of the week.
Robert Hinkle, who has been en-
plOyed near Pine River during the
summer, returned home Tuesday for
a visit before resuming his studies at
the co."
Miss Ida Anderson, who was visit
ing at Warren, returned home Tues
day.
Miss Nina Hogle. who was visiting
in Glenwood, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. A. r. Davidson aud son,
Roland, who have been visiting here
with relatives, returned to their home
IN Winnipeg Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Turner and son,
who have been enjoying an outing at
Birch Lake, returned home the first
part of the week.
Mrs Martin Poster and daughters,
Kate and Fannie, who have been
visiting at Mandan and Bismarck, N.
D., returned home the first part of the
week.
Dr.. j. II. Newman was a business
visitor IN Royalton Tuesday.
~
Miss Marie Lucia went to Hibbing
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11
TOWN PUMPS LETTER.

I went to the Minnesota state fair.
mot for the purpose of taking In the
fair, as much as to hear Bill BRYAN
talk.
Bill and I first saw light of day in
the same county in the good old state
of Illinois. l came into the world in
1849 and Bill some ten years later.
1 cast the first vote of my life for
Judge Bryan, Bills father, for con
gress and lost it. I have lost each
vote cast for Bill in the past, but do
not expect to lose the vote-I will give
him the coming November.
Nearly fifty years had passed since I
last saw Bill, and while I am now
satisfied with only seeing him, I
would have been better pleased, had I
heard him, and to have given him a
friendly grip. tried all day long on
last Monday to locate the place where
Mr.. Bryan would speak, but was not
able to do it.
/ knew It was to be at six and out
side the fair grounds, as he refused
to speak inside, If admittance was
charged. At four O'Clock p. m.
found handful of seats, some on the
outside, and some on the inside Of the
fair grounds, and small platform on
the outside. The platform was on the
outside of the wire fence, and also on
the St. Paul side of the fair grounds.
Had I anchored myself then, l would
have been so close to the speaker,
when he finally came, that the
magnetic current which runs between
two true lovers would have set Bills
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

people anchored on these seats, inside
the wire fence, but had no idea
they were there for any purpose,
but to rest few minutes.
My brother Chowen, who was with
me, limited that if we wanted a seat
near the speaker we had better stay
there. He, Chowen, is a republican,
and thought he was making sport out
OF me. 1 said no. we would come
back at half past FIVE and get near
seat We went back at half past five
and found hundreds of people there,
and could not get near enough to Bill
to hear him only when he turned his
face towards the fair grounds We
beheld his compressed lips while he
with outstretched arm tried to stop
the racket which was going on around
him. We were inside the fair
grounds north of the speaker s plat.
form. When Mr.. Bryan arrived we
were packed and wedged by those be-
hind US, until we could not move and
renamed In that condition one hour.
Men and women were crowded in so
close and the pressure was so great,
that men got mad and would have
fought if they could have found the
guilty. The fact was we were all
guilty The tendency was toward the
speaker and up near the fence the real
pressure was one hundred pounds I
was pressed against an unknown lady,
and used my strength to keep from
crowdlng too heavily against her as
long as my strength lasted, but this
crowdlng lasted long enough to have
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11
COME AND GONE

Miss Lena Duclos, who has been
visiting IN Staples, returned home
Monday
Mrs. Harriet Joslin visited relatives
in Royalton Tuesday.
L. L. Stoehr, until recently pro-
prietor of the Little Falls House.
started Tuesday on a trip to Chicago.
Kansas City and other points.
Misses Hattie and Abba Richard
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

Born-To MI. and Mrs. Jake Trafas.
Saturday, Sept. 5th. son.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Carl F.
Shubrlng, Monday, Sept. 7th, a
daughter
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

The high school has organized q
football eleven, with Frank Hall as
captain. A number of the boys are
trying out for positions on the squad,
and confidence is expressed in the
captains ability to turn out q good
team. Arthur Hoffman, science
teacher, will coach the eleven, and
Others will be asked to help recruit the
squad. 5.ss.ss,.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

Miss Eva Harting, who has been
seriously i'll with an attack of APP
pendicltis, IS now feeling much better
and considered out of danger from the
present troubles.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

WrNight school begins next Mon
day evening. Common and com
mercial branches taught.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

Tuesday for visit.
Miss Ramona Randall has returned
from visit in St. Paul.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Blals
Sobelck of Pike Creek, Thursday,
Sept. 10th, a son.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

The local baseball aggregation
goes to st. Cloud Sunday OF
play the st. Cloud bunch Of ball
tOssers. A lively game Is expected.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11

Mrs. Mary Nichols of Haywood,
Wis, arrived Tuesday evening and
will for the present make her home
here with her son, r. L. Nichols.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-09-11
WARMING FOR FEDERAL OFFICE
+ HOLDERS,

Princeton Union: It appears that
one A. D. Sanders, an internal
revenue collector of Buffalo, N. T.,
has been defying the president by
dabbling in politics after being
notified to desist. The president, up.
on learning of Sanders activities, dis
patched to him the following
awakener:
Am informed that, notwlthstand-
ing my telegram on Aug. 20, you are
still actively engaged in manipulating
local politics. I wish you to under
stand distinctly that this you cannot
do. as I shall retain no one in the
service who does not comply with the
strict rules Of the department and nv
orders with regard to fractional con-
tests in the party. II you will not
comply with these orders, wire your
resignation at once. Wire answer i'm
mediately.
Government employees in Minnesota
who are mixing in politics should
carefully peruse this message and take
warning thereby.
It is understood that orders similar
to above have been issued to post
masters, postal clerks and letter
carriers.
3 "A very successful meeting Of the
rural mail carriers was held Monday.
at which the old officers were re-
elected and other hneiunnu .,,n.8%~..