The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-02-16
TRIBUTE TO JAS. M. GRIGGS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HONORS
THE DEAD STATESMAN.
Resolutions Adopted at a Meeting
Held in Albany Saturday Declare
His Record Will Endure.


At the meeting of the democratic
executive committee of the Second
congressional district on January
18th committee composed OF
Messrs. H. NJ. Mcintosh of Dougher-
ty, John Triplett of Thomas and j.
c. CLANCY of Early was appointed to
prepare resolutions in memory of
the districts late representative in
congress, Hon. James M. Griggs of
Dawson, and at the meeting of the
committee Saturday the following re-
port was submitted and unanimously
adopted:
James Mathews Griggs, representa-
tive of the Second district of Geor-
gia in the lower house of the national
congress, died at his home in Dawson
on Wednesday, January 5, 1910, in
the t1ftieth year of his life and the
thirteenth of his continuous service
in the national legislature.
His death, coming without warning
at time when the future seemed to
hold the promise of richer opportuni-
ty and far more splendid usefulness
than the past had already brought
to his door, profoundly shocked the
people of the state, and particularly
those who were his immediate con-
stituents. 1t was at once a public
calamity and keen personal sorrow
which found it's way into thousands
of homes. Death had found shin
ing mark. 1t could have reached no
other among us and caused a sorrow
so nearly universal.
Realizing all this and feeling that
this body is peculiarly representative
OF the whole people of the Second
district it is deemed proper that for
NAL and Official expression be given
of the appreciation which is so warm
| ly cherished of our departed friend s
faithful public service, and of the ir-
reparable loss which has been sus-
tanned in his death. Therefore, be it
Resolved by the democratic execu-
tive committee of the Second con-
gressional district that in the death
Of James M. Griggs this district, the
state of Georgia and the nation have
suffered a loss which no spoken or
printed words can adequately esti-
mate.
Resolved further, That as a body
occupying a position of authority in
the affairs of the democratic party
| in the district which Judge Griggs so
| long and ably served we hereby &C
knowledge a debt of gratitude to be
paid his memory. He served with
zeal and ability, with never-falling
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ness to what he conceived to be the
best interests of the people who hon.
ored and trusted him.
Resolved further, That during the
period of his service of this district
he upheld it's best traditions-tradi-
tions handed down by men who stood
high among their compeers in the
halls of congress-; that his record is
one of which his people are proud,
and will endure in the history of our
state
Resolved, finally, That this feeble
tribute be made part of the official
records of this committee; that a
copy be furnished each newspaper OF
the Second congressional district,
with request that publication be
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the family of our late congressman.
Monument Committee.
All of the counties represented al
the meeting reported progress when
the Griggs' monument matter was
brought up. Upon motion of Hon.
G. L. Wade of Camilla a committee
of three was appointed with full pow
er to act to raise the necessary funds
and to erect a suitable monument to
the late congressman in his home city
of Dawson. Hon. H. M. Mcintosh of
Dougherty, Hon. H. A. Wilkinson of
| Terrell and Hon. G. L. Wade of
Mitchell were named as this commit
tee.