The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-08-26
TOOK EN- WHOLE WEEK
How Convention of Two NOmi-
mated Garter for Governor.
FULL ACCOUNT OF THE FARCE

Both Willie and John Temple May
Stump the State for the Chosen,
and Howard of 'If Christ Came TO
Congress" Fame May Spellbind
Some, Too.
The state chairman of the hide
pendence party gave one loud gayel-
rap on his roller-top desk in a room
in an Atlanta Office building at late
hour at night and in stentorian tones
announced that the state convention
was at an end. National Secretary
Walsh stuffed a lot of kilograms in
his pocket, and Bernard Suttler dis
tributed a handful of Radicals among
the delegates. Then they all sang
something like this;
cit matters not that few we be,
Or that inspiration seems hard to get;
We're in the fight, hip-hip-hOoray!-
Our Willie'll come across, you bet"
The convention then transferred
itself to the sodawater fountain on
the first floor where its parched
Threats were cooled with lemon phos-
pilates. Then it adjourned to the
local newspaper Offices where the
Hon. William Yancy Carter of Hart
county was duly announced a candi-
date for governor of Georgia.
And thus one more contribution
was made to the gaiety of current
politics in Georgia.
Convention Lasted a Week.
The convention, which lasted for
nearly a week, was held in room 706
Austell building. 1t was something
Of star-chamber affair, as inquiring
reporters were usually met by an
affable gentleman asking them to call
later for the great surprise. Wheth-
er the meeting was heightened by
diversity of opinion among its con-
stituent parts no one knows, but it
is generally believed to have been
due to the difficulty in finding a suit
able candidate.
Only One Candidate Named.
Only one candidate was named,
that for governor. All other state
Offices are filled satisfactorily evil
IDENTIFY, unless the party leaders de-
cided to retain the remainder of it's
strength for voters. 1t was intimated
that the party might put out a few
candidates for congress. This threat
was reduced to a mere intimation
because of its startling import The
party leaders are humane, if moth
ing else, and their policy seems to
be to brighten the democratic nOmi-
nees one at the time. They pooh
pooh the suggestion that in some of
the districts it may be difficult to find
a candidate, and aver most sOlemnly
that they have at least one follower
in every district in Georgia. There
fore, if it is held to be advisable they
will be able to have congressional
candidates; that is, if the estimate of
their strength is a correct one.
Hearst May Speak.
No details of convention organi-
Zation were given out while the
ty of only a few of those in attend
ance was made known. In addition
to Mr. Walsh, whose position seems
to be that of chief warden of the paw
ty, there were eX-Congressman w.
M. Howard Of Alabama, he Of IF
Christ-came-to-cOngress' fame. Mr.
Howard announced that he will make
a speaking tour of Georgia, his ma
tive state. 1t is also probable that
Mr.. Hearst will come down south
and tell the people in a few Brs-
banesque speeches the many reasons
why his newspaper-adjunct party
should be supported
The Hon. John Temple Graves, it
is said will be given a leave of alb
sence from his $4,000 job on
Hearst's New York American to come
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