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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19
JOHN R. MERGERS CLAIMS
Dawson Candidate Asks Support as
the Representative of the Bush
ness and Farming Interests.

DAWSON, Ca, Jan. 10, 191O.-To
the Voters of the Second Congress
sional District of Georgia. l have
long cherished an ambition to offer
my services to the people of the Sec
ond Congressional District of GeOr-
gia as their representative in Con-
gress. | little anticipated, however,
the unfortunate death of my friend
and felloW-toWnSman, and your dis
tinguished representative, whereby a
vacancy was occasioned and an cleo
ton of a representative necessitated.
| now have the honor to offer my
services to the people of the district
as their representative for the uneX-
pired term, and in so doing wish
them to understand that | lay no
claim to office on account of any abili-
ty peculiar to the professions, pol1tl-
clans or public benefactors. The ma
terial, practical, or the business end
of life has fallen to my lot. Along
these lines my fitness lies, if | have
any, and along these lines my success
must be judged and attested by the
people. From the farm in youth
went into the mercantile business and
then into banking. Later | returned
to my first love, the farm and agri-
cultural pursuits, in which | am now
engaged.
My wide and extended business ex-
perience, | believe, has enabled me
to see the needs of the people and
prepared me to incorporate their de-
mands into such laws as will best
advance their interests.
Personal friends have urged my
candidacy, but beyond this | am moi
the candidate of any caucus or com.
bination. If elected | will owe no al
legiance to private interests, but, be-
lieving that the office belongs to the
people | am of the opinion that theil
interests only should be served, and
that they should decide to whom the
Office should go
Ny candidacy is the deliberate
seeking of the Office by the man.
ask it at your hands because ! sin
cerely believe that my long years Of
experience in business and contact
with the people will enable me tC
creditably fill the high office to which
| aspire.
ask the Office at your hands sub
iect of course, to the action of tho
Democratic Executive Committee o
the district and if elected | promise
to faithfully guard and promote the
interests of the whole people in thu
halls of the National Congress. Re
spectfully, JOHN r. MERCER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19

ing is an extract from his state
ment, in which he discusses some of
the matters which have influenced
his final decisiOn
In the first place, some of the
newspapers of the district and a few
politicians whose small schemes are
pitifully transparent have had the
almost unbelievable indelicacy to
criticise Mrs. Griggs. for 'meddling'
and to designate the occasion of my
visit to her in her home last week
as the Dawson caucus God pity
the man who, even in the dire
straits of political emergency, is so
lost to prOpriety, even decency. as
to be willing to resort to such des-
perate eXpediency.
Such Shiny politics and miserable
journalism is to be checked at any
cost. We're there no other influences
to sway me this alone would be sufi-
cient to determine my present
course
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19

The following letter is being sent
out to the voters of the Second con-
gressional district from Hon. John r.
MERGERS campaign headquarters:
DAWSON, Ca, Jan. 18th, 1910
Dear Sir: The lack of time may
prevent me from meeting you before
the nomination on the 10th of Feb
ruary.
l adopt this method of presenting
my claims for your consideration,
feeling handicapped on account of
the fact that more than thirty years
of close confinement to business
affairs has limited the number of my
acquaintance. | therefore ask par
don if | speak of myself. l first
saw the light in Webster County,
Georgia, on my fathers farm. Com
ing up during the darkest hours of
the South's history, when most OF
the property of the Southern people
had been swept away by devastating
war, | was compelled to spend the
years of my youth on the farm in
order that | might contribute to the
support of my parents and family
Thus early in life | learned the i'm
portant lessons of hardship, labor
and economy.
In early manhood I moved to Cal
houn County and later to Dawson
in Terrell County. Here no man
has led a more active and strenuous
business life. l have sought to pro-
mote my own welfare, but at the
same time | have practiced the belief
that the highest aim and the great
est satisfaction in life could be
gained by advancing the happiness
and prosperity of others.
Permit me to say that no man has
labored harder, or done more, to
build up and promote the private and
public enterprises of this section.
During the past few years l have
served as Mayor of the City of Daw-
son, Ga, and later was elected with
out opposition from Terrell County
as a member of the Legislature
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19
MUST PUT $4,000 IN THE POT
The District Committee Placed Heavy
Assessment on Candidates and
Called Primary For Feb. 10.

The democratic executive commit
tee of the Second congressional dis
trict met in Albany on Saturday af-
ternoon and ordered primary for
the short congressional term, which
means that there will be two congress
sional primaries this year The short
term primary will be held on Feb
ruary 10th, six days before the cleo
ton, which has been ordered by Gov
ernor Brown for February 10th.
Entries will close on January 25th.
and the registration books will close
on January 29th. The registration
list of 1908 will be revised to that
date
Considerable discussion followed
the motion of Committeeman Wilkin-
son of Terrell county that the can
didates be assessed a total sum of
$4,000 for the purpose of paying the
expenses of the primary. Some
thought this amount too large, but
the majority of the committee voted
in favor of this motion after voting
down substitute of Mr.. Bell of
Grady that the sum be fixed at ST.
500.
The committee will meet in Albany
on Saturday, February 18th, for the
purpose of consolidating the returns
of the primary, and the candidate
having a plurality of all the votes
cast in the primary will be declared
the nominee of the party
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19
Pneumonia Follows a Cold.

But never follows the use of Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar, which stops the
cough, heals the lungs, and expels
the cold from your system. Take
at first sign of a cold and avoid a
dangerous illness. Dawson Drug Co.
and Peoples Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19

A lazy liver leads to chronic dys-
pepsia and constipation-weakens the
whole system. Doan's Regulets (25
cents per box correct the liver, tone
the stomach, cure constipation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19

Early County News: Mr.. Mercer's
announcement has the ring of sin
cerity about it, and he will doubt
less do his share towards making
the short campaign interesting.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19

Cuthbert Leader: Mr.. Mercer
makes a good impression by his an
nouncement. He is a successful bus
mess man, and has had some expe-
rience as legislator. Those who
know him best say he is we'll quail
fed to serve in congress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19

Calhoun County Courier: He is
we'll known in this section, and has
large business interests in Calhoun
county. He has numbers of strong
friends who believe he is best fitted
to be Griggs' successor, and who are
already rallying to his support
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19

Worth County Local: If there is
any reason why Mercer would not
make a good man to succeed Griggs
we are not aware of it, and he will
be a hard man to beat and we are
sure if any other candidate in the
race should call him up over the
phone he would never use the mes
sage in an attempt to discredit his
opponent. We know him we'll
enough to know he would not do
that. The writer has known Mr.
Mercer for the last twenty years or
more, and the only criticism we have
heard was that he could make money
where others would perish, which
we think is complimentary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19

Shellman Sun: Mr.. J. R. Mercer
of Dawson announces this week for
congress for the short term. Mr..
Mercer has had extensive experience
as a business man, is a promoter and
firm believer in the advancement of
his home section, and should the peo-
pie elect him he will likely get all
from congress that's available for his
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19

Turner County Banner: He stands
on his merits as a practical man OF
the world, and not upon past politi-
cal prestige or reputation. His an
nouncement is clear and pointed. If
elected to the Office there is little
doubt but that he would follow out
his practical ideas.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19
MR.. MERGERS CANDIDACY
What the Newspapers of the District
Say About the Dawson Man.

Thomasville Press: Mr.. Mercer
sets forth as his chief claim his
success as a business man, and pro-
poses to give the people of the Sec
ond district services along that line.
He cites that he is a farmer and
banker, but has returned chiefly to
his first love, which is farming. Last
year he received considerable notice
throughout southwest Georgia by Of
fering a hundred dollar prize for the
best acre of corn grown in Terrell
county. A Mr.. Bridges got the prize,
making over one hundred bushels.
We are not personally acquainted
with Mr.. Mercer, but from his repu-
tation he will doubtless have a strong
following in his race for congress.
Blakely Reporter: Mr.. Mercer
has been a successful man of large
affairs, and has contributed largely
to the growth and development of
Dawson and Terrell county, and
where are a town and county making
better progress on every line which
means the betterment of each indi-
vidual? He has an extensive ac-
quaintance, and his reputation as a
safe and successful business man is
far-reaching, and that he will have a
strong following in his race for the
high honor goes without saying.
Congressman Mercer would sound
all right to The Reporter, and it is
with pleasure we direct the atten-
ton of our readers to his clear-cut
announcement appearing elsewhere
in these columns.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19

Fitchville, OhiO.-"M My daughte
down, suffered from pains i'm her s
limbs, and could walk but a short
time. She came very near ha'
prOstratiOn, had begun to cough
and seemed melancholy by spell
two doctors but got little help.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Blood Purifier and Liver Pills
proved so much that she feels O,
another girl" Mrs. @. Cole, Fitc
Emn rhrnrnn XrnmnnA ~ RooH :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
Stand bY the Institution.

Would that we had good music organization
iii this town. that we might have music festival
each year as some other towns have.
Ne hare-&een that WISH eF tte substance TT It,
expressed in at least two newspapers within the
past week.
Richmond has such organization one of the
best and the best known in the South. 1t has
taken a great deal of money, great deal of labor
and years of patient practice and vexation of
spirit to establish the Wednesday Club But it is
established, thoroughly so, except as to endow-
ment 1t has Of support except from its
yearly contributors. Its life depends upon the
good Twill of the music lovers of the city.
But it is not CHARITY organization. 1t does not
ask any alms/ 1t gives far than value re-
ceived for the money which the public contributes
II gives the best entertainments for the money
ever glSen in Richmond. 1t gives more music, bet
ter Music and a greater variety of music for the
pfice of admission than Richmonders receive from
any other In fact, it gives the only enter
tanment of the kind, with grand chorus and
orchestra and renowned solists.
This season t. entertainments Will be better
than ever and the Wednesday Club desires that as
large number as possible of the people shall Ell
JOY them.
1t seems to us that it is quite the respectable
thing to be patron of the Wednesday Club. 1t
is to be patron Of art and it should give every
patron a sense of pride, and to enhance his en-
joymcnt Of the music.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
WHISKY FROM WHTSk
That Sent 10 Colonel Roosevelt Some
of Old Pendennis Club.

That three aIInns of whisky Com
eraI t,astIe,nnn sent Roosevelt and
which awakened s,teh a grateful re-
snonsa was most nroha hlv a se1ectior
from some az mat 3o0 barrels ~
,yhisktv that Colonel cri, Co1ings
Judged and bought for the pendcnnis
I.tnb atoIJt ffTtee0 Years ago Thfs
LOT was a famous brand in The pen
dennis and for many q vear was sold
to members for 80 or 90 cents 10 81
a bottln II il now ht1a Of 81 ana
hard to got AT that II was great
mo- sent rcd C.hristmas vhiskv and
hundreds Of cases were sent ont as
presents That excellent gentleman
the late Henry EranlxaI eTrv Christ
n1ae Tr,,,Id act,,n1lV distribute wagon
Loads of II 70 his world az friends alI
over this country ana F,,trona
Colonel Critterden Collinrs one or
tba u-orld's, iudgas re snirits ar the
paris E,xhibitinn vas considered IN he
the American wing Of evnerts he
had nicxed out for tho Pendennis the
finest and largest coiIection ~ whis-
Mo- evar seen in Anartca ard rarely
took a drinl, himself B,,t the level
~ them ali Wa the obsolete "Old
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
WILL OBSERVE
ANNIVERSARY
Asbury NJ. E. Church Has Fine
Program-Other Sunday Ser
vices in Southside.

The fifteenth anniversary OF Asbury
NJ. T. church. the celebration II when
was postponed from last week. VIII
take place Sunday. A program tor
the occasion has been arranged, winch
contains many interesting features.
Special services in the Sunday school
will take place at $3.50 O'Clock, When
addresses will be made by Mr.. w. II.
owens. Mr.. II. l.. Patram, Mr.. Edgar
Walthall and Mr.. J. II. Walker.
AT II A. NJ. the anniversary sermon
will be preached by Rev. w y.
Laughan, the first pastor OF the
church.
A Homecoming service and reunion
Will take place at 3: 5n-P. ii, rhfs
feature will be in charge of all OF
the Methodist ministers of the south
Side. Several former pastors OF AS
bury will be present, while letters WIN
be read from those VINO will be an
able to attend the celebration.
Rev. L. f. Lipscomb, ID. H., VIII
preach at p. NJ. At the conclusion
of this service the money resulting
from a ten weeks campaign for the
parsonage fund will be taken in.
Special music, under the direction
of Mr. j. S. Renner has been ar
ranged for this event. The junior
choir will sing at $50 A. NJ. and $3.50
P NJ The usual choir will sing o,
the other services.
Ciopton Street Baptist.
Rev. ]. c. Miles. pastor. will speak
on "A Great Victory of "a Great Peo-
Pile" at tho Clopton Street Baptist
church Sunday. He will trace the
church history from its Organization
thirty years ago. At the evening ser
vice DIR. NJ Pierce Kucker will MI
the pulpit and make an address on
'"rhe Cure and Prevention of Tuber-
cuiosis,"
Oak Grove Baptist. 9.
At the Oak Grove Baptist church
usual services will be held. The sub
ject of the morning sermon will bt
Not Able to Discriminate Between
| Things That Differ" At night The
Law OF Recompense" will be the SUBJ
ject Special music at both services
Weatherford Memorial Baptist.
Services at the Weatherford Me-
mortal Baptist church will be con-
Quoted both morning and evening by
Rev. b. d. Thames. the pastor Spe-
cial music at each service.
West End Methodist.
Rev. J. M Rowland will preach al
the West End Methodist church al
both services. His subject at II A
M. will be Not by Might. Nor BY
Power" At s p. NJ, Fools"
Revival services viii be held a,
ell will lead the singing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
ASKS $4,000 FOR
HUSBANDS DEATH
Damage Suit Against Atlantic
Coast Line Most Important
In Hastings Court.

One OF the most important cases
which will come up at this term of the
Hastings Court. Part Two. will be
that OF Mrs. Julia Caple. administrtrix,
who seeks to recover from the At
lantic Coast Line railway $4,000 dam
ages for the death of her husband,
who was killed while employed as a
brakeman,
This case was tried some time ago
before the late Judge Ciopton and the
plaintiff secured a verdict Of $4,000
damages. The railway appealed and
took the case before the Supreme Court,
where the decision was reversed and
new trial ordered.
The hearing will begin May 8.
Other caEes to be tried at this In
clude Mhoney & Weisiger vs. N. p.
Builard, April 20: Jesse Clayton Va. l..
Wolf, April rs; II. q. Watkins va. At
lantic Coast Line. Railway Company,
April Is; American Underwriters Com
pany VS.. Eugene L.. Griffin. April 26;
Rutherford Deitrick Company va. l..
NJ Rowe, April 80; ]. NJ. Hancock VS..
Arena Muse. May 4; !. NJ. Hancock
VS.. c. C. Knoor, May 4; w. H. Hughes,
administrator, vs.. William A. Harris,
April as; r. "A. Bowen VS. J. H. and
Clarence Wailen, April "a; ]. 8. Wake
field We. q. Hooker and r.. l. Mahaiey,
April IS; American Chewing Gum
Company VI Pocahontas Avis Apri!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
Carolina Comment
,xp,.r crxsrrs.

x One of the most interesting features
of the taking OF the 18th census In the
tenth North Carolina congressman ois-
trict will be the gathering OF informs
ton concerning the Cherokee indians,
who live In the district probably tne
largest settlement of Indians THIS sioe
of the Mississippi river.
In the 18th census which was taken
In 1909 there were found to be l.a2s
Indians dwelling within the limits OF
the tenth district the majority OF
whom were on the reservation IN
Swain county, 9l7: Jackson county, gay,
Graham 1913, and Cherokee 30. They
are an Industrious people and are en-
gagged in various pursuits.
The census OF the Indians in the i5th
census will be taken by the regular
enumerators who will engage the ser
vices OF an interpreter when necessary.
The Indian census taking viii be under
the direction of DR.. Thomas J. Jones,
of Washington, the expert speciat
agent for Indian census. DIR. Jones ae-
companied Supervisor Norwood to the
conventions OF the enumerators that
were held in Cherokee. Jackson, Ora
ham and Swain counties and gave
special instructions as to the taking
OF the census among the Indians. When
the census taker employs an interpre-
ter the government allows the latter
$3.50 per day for his services.--Ashe-
Vile Gazette News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
How to Get the Best Councilmen.

Whenever there is an election in Richmond to
choose Councilnen the newspapers harangue the
voters and urge upon them the duties of citizen
nip. begging the best men to come out and run
and begging the voters to give them support. But
after all the candidates few and many OF
those who are most desirable decline TO allow Their
names 10 be used Nor is it strange that tins
should be the Ii is at best thankless Job
70 serve in the city council. II a man is honest
there is no money in it, and if he is seeking honors
~ had best look to other source. He will
~ little honor out Of that place, do as well as
HI may and he will be to receive vast
sdesl 81 criticism and censnre He gets little en-
engagement from any point of view and the won
,6f n that 70 many men are willing 10 serve, And
1 w0rk itself il no trihe. If the councilman does
Ifr duty He must attend committee meetings as
I'll ~ council meetings aud after the work Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23

The action OF Attorney General Wick
ersham in beginning suit by the gov
eminent against the bull pool in cot
ton, composed of Patten, Haynes,
Brown and Scales, merely adds empha-
sis to the fact that the logical develop
ment of the Sherman Antitrust Law
is practically bouRdless. In one view.
we are glad to see that the government
has manifested a disposition to apply
this remarkable law IN accordance with
the logic of its provisions. In another
view we are again impressed with the
truth that there win and can be no
peace to people or industries. to prt-
vatc citizens or corporations. until by
amendment. or by logical construction,
some limit is put upon a statute that
embraces practically every human &C
ttvity, and is subject only to the desire
of the government to enforce its pro-
visions acre, or not to enforce them
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
Political Independence.

Ma. Hearst says that he is true American CIT
izen and will again put his head into the
party yoke II will owe allegiance to party, -
he declare, that does not express my political
and rather than be insurgent in
any party would be independent outside OF
every party.
That is all right, but every man cannot be a
party unto himself. Political parties made up
Of men who believe in the same fundamentals and
if the party would preserve its integrity it must
adhere to its principles. But party policies
are largely a system of compromises and the ma
iority rules a man is not justified in boiling
his party merely because it's policies are not all
to his liking, lie must be willing to give and take
and so must his associates, there can be no
compact and permanent organization The trou-
Bile with Mr. Hearst is that he is either boss an
insurgent He will affiliate with party whose
policies he cannot dictate, lie vans party Of
his own which he can rule Hence his lndepend-
cnce League. He has recently declared that he has
no authority to speak for the league nor has his
Man Grave But that was a mere pleasantly.
Mr. Hearsts Independence League is composed of
Mr. Hearst personal followers Of men like John
Temple Graves 1t is the Hearst League and
Hearst is its prophet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
HEBREWS TO CELEBRATE
FEAST OF PASSOVER

All true believers in the Hebrew
faith will begin Sunday morning cele-
brating the Passover or the Feast OF
Pesach, which will continue for seven
days.
Services In commemoration Of this
event will be held at ii O'Clock Sun
day morning at Beth Ahabah syna-
gogue, Rev. DR. r.. n. Calisch officiat-
Ing. His subject will be. "A Moder1
Redemption" The regular choir. az.
sisted by the choral union, will render
special music.
Tho Passover ID always observed by
those Of the Hebrew faith In COM
pliance with the command OF God to
the children Ut fSraei, following their
delivery from Egyptian bondage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
DIR. HYDE MEETS DIR. HULL.
Physicians, Facing Like Charges,
Shake Hands at Formers Trial.

Physicians, Facing Like Charges,
Shake Hands at Formers Trial.
DIR. Hull came to Kansas City to
consult his attorneys, who are acting
as special prosecutors In the Hyde
case. Therefore. he went to the court
room and shortly afterward DR.. Hyde.
with MrE. Hyde. entered Some one
told Dr. Hull, and he started toward
tho man who had seated himself at
the end OF the press table.
cdr. Hyde7" he asked. and when
the physician answered In the affirma-
tive. said
II am DR.. Hull, of Monroe city.
and I just wanted to meet you"
II am glad TO know you" the ac-
cused Kansas City physician said, and
the meeting was over
What do you think OF DIR. Hyde =
DIR. Hull was asked later.
He looks like a fine man." the
Monroe City phyrician said.
And what do you think of DR..
Hull?" DR. Hyde was asked.
II saw him for only a moment"
was the answer.
''He says you look like fine man."
was put forward,
did he?" the physician asked.
THAT was Very nice OF him.