The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-07-15

derstand her case, her needs, her as
pirations. Nothing could please me
more than to spend and be spent in
her service. | ask nothing for my
self. The time was, as with most
ambitious young men, | craved office
Circumstances ruled otherwise. and
office has no attractions. | feel that
have reached the time of life when
| could do more on the outside My
controlling purpose now is to do all
that is possible for the betterment
of our laws, the betterment of the
condition of the people
Hot After Grover and Hoke.
His references to Governor Hoke
Smith, while defending his part in
the recent state campaign, were full,
explicit and pungent After narrat-
ing the causes that led him to break
with the chief executive, he said:
IF the governor claims that he
never intended or wanted to try for
the senate | will bet that he won t
face me and so declare
Not since NerO's day has an ad-
ministratiOn been as rotten as was
the second one of Grover Cleve-
lands, he continued, land Hoke
Smith was part of it."
His references to Bryan was bv no
means mild. He first stated that he
mad not word to say against the
Nebraskan's private character or per
sonal integrity. He did not believe
that anything could be said.
Biffs Bill Bryan.
We were in congress together. "
declared the candidate. And | saw
him vote for Springer of Ohio for
speaker, when the race was between
Crisp of Georgia and Mills OF Texas.
He insisted on voting for the Ohioan
even after his name was withdrawn
from the contest His only excuse
for his persistency was that he could
meyer vote for confederate veteran.
Are you men of the south, veterans
and sons of veterans of the grandest
army the world ever saw, going to
support a man like that?"
There were cries of Never. new
err and Kisses, as throughout his
eXcOriatiOn of the democratic candi-
date
Referring to the Brownsville ne
gro soldier incident, the speaker de
clared that President Roosevelt had
acted right in discharging them from
the army At this point there were
loud cheers for Roosevelt
Mr.. Watson spoke for more than
an hour. No further business was
transacted.
Jim, Bill and Scab Were Not There.
A noticeable feature OF the gath
ering was the absence of many
formerly prominent members of the
party. Neither Of the three candi-
dates for governor who polIed large
votes were present. Judge James K.
Hines had important business in
south Georgia and he did not return
in time. Colonel w. /. Peek of Rock
dale was in the city Wednesday, but
was not seen mingling with any Of
the present leaders. and was not
prominent at the meeting Friday
morning Seaborn Wright of Floyd.
the last of the candidates to get any
where near election. passed the Kim
bah House Wednesday night. glanced
in at the mingled thrOng and hurried
on his way
Nearly all the leaders are new men
who were not identified with the or
ganiZation in the days of vigorous
strife. In the ranks are recogniza-
hle many Of the old contingency.
little older, perhaps, but still en-
thusiastic.
No move was made in either house
Of the general assembly to adjourn
in honor Of the candidate. Nearly
half the members of the lower house
attended, however. as we'll as sew
eraI senator's
The feature of Mr.. Watson speech
which attracted most attention,
and is being most talked Of, was that
having to do with Governor Hoke
Smith. He went into details with
reference to his political relations
with the present chief executive
There has been no more import
ant political event since the war
than the recent election" he said in
substance. 1.-TWO years ago !
thought it wise to pick Hoke Smith
up, but | soon learned that / had
been misled This year | thought
Joe Terrell had better be picked up.
'Hoke Smith nor any other man
in Georgia will dare meet me on the
stump and say I opposed him for the
reasons they advance privately"
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