The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-15
The State Contention
of the Farmers
Union
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newly elected president, Cabaniss,
signified his intention of conducting
the affairs of the Union from his
farm and home, in Oglethorpe coun-
ty, instead of Union City, as had
been the custom before. This ar
rangement was entirely satisfactory,
as it seems but natural to every
sensible man that a farmers organ
ization should at least be headed by
bona fide farmer living on his farm.
John T. Mcdaniel was reelected
Secretary-Treasurer. The following
committee was elected: DR.. William
Bradford, of Cedartown, Ca; Hon.
Fred D. Wimberly, of Cochran; w.
H. Thompson, of Dodge county; J.
H. Hoyle, of Epson county; j. B.
Williams, of Hart county
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows: Conductor, Tom N. Bazemore;
Doorkeeper, J. E. Hall, of Berrien
county; Sergeant at Arms, Grady
Smith, Of Epson county.
The Investigations and elections of
the first two days had taken so much
time of the convention, that the third
and last day was SHINY attended, 'es-
pecially the latter part of the day.
These two sessions of Thursday were
devoted mainly to routine work, and
the consideration of reports from
committees. So far as we have been
able to learn, nothing of vital impor-
lance to the Union was done on that
day. The convention seemed to be
we'll satisfied with the work it had
accomplished the two preceding days
and all seemed content to rest upon
their arms while the dove of peace
lowered over the body so near that
the breeze from her wings famed the
fevered brOWs Of the heated contest
ants The convention adjourned on
Thursday afternoon.
One other lie needs to be nailed
The lineup in the convention was
not along political lines, all newspa-
per reports to the contrary notwith-
standing. No one man dominated the
convention, either of the Union or
out Of the Union. Men of all politi-
cal beliefs were opposed to Ex-Presi-
dent Lee, and were in favor of Presi-
dent Cabaniss. The convention was
SOVSluSu NY I0dSOl ana T1SnL, not by
prejudice and politics. Men of op-
posite political convictions and affili-
ations joined hands in a fight for
principle. They won, and if the de-
feated find consolation in casting
slurs against the character and mo-
tives of the men who opposed them,
let them have their consolation. In
the end they will find them to be
boomerangs, returning with re-
doubled force upon their own heads.
Now for some afterthought of the
convention. On the whole it was sat-
lsfactory. Revolution never comes
without more or less of strife, but
let us hope that the strife is all past.
We will not deny that there were
some stormy days of the convention.
But let us hope that the Union at
mosphere has been so cleared in
Georgia that all the days will be
bright and cloudless
Now that the truth has been told.
let us forget the unpleasant things
as soon as possible. The members of
the Union have too many foes in
common to think of having foes
among ourselves. Let us now fight
prejudice and ignorance instead of
Union men, Let us fight our enemies
instead of our brethren. Unless, for
SOOth. we find ignorance and corrl1D-