The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-08-23
| CANDIDATE IN EVERY BUSH
ARE MANY WHO WOULD LIKE TO
FILL SEAT IN CONGRESS.
Almost Every County in New Third
District Will Have a Candidate,
and Some Two or Three.

ana some Two OF 1hre0s
Now that the Legislature has pass
ed the redistricting bill and trans
ferred Terrell, Randolph, Quitman,
CLAY and Turner counties from the.
Second to the Third district, which
really is the new district and is with
out a congressman, there is much
SPECULATION among both the people
and politicians as to the probable
candidates in the primary to be held
next year.
The new district is composed of
fifteen counties, as follows: Ben
Hill, Turner, Crisp, Dooly, Macon,
Taylor, Schley Sumter, Lee, Terrell,
Randolph, Clay, Quitman, Stewart
and Webster. 1t has a population of
204,510 and each of the counties
will have two votes in the conven-
ton except Sumter, which will have
four.
That there will be no dearth of
candidates for the honor of repre-
senting the district is already appar-
ent, and no man is going to have easy
sailing. In fact, the man who finally
plucks the plum is going to realize
that he has had the fight of his life
and will be mighty tired when the
last gun has been fired, the battle
is over and the others have retired
from the scene of conflict.
Among the multitude who have al
ready been mentioned are prominent
citizens of a majority of the counties
in the district, and some of the coun-
ties who are none too modest may
offer three or four of their distin-
guished sons for the voters to choose
from.
Here in Terrell county the friends
Of Hon. John R. Mercer, the big far
mer and man of varied and extensive
business interests, assert positively
that he will be in the race, and it is
known that Hon. NJ. j. Yeomans, the
well known and popular lawyer of
i Dawson and former chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, is not aveTse to representing the
people at Washington. Hon. j. A.
LANG, who has ably discharged the
duties of the office of Solicitor-Gen-
eraI OF the Pataula circuit twelve
& years and is one of the most highly
esteemed men of this section, is also
being urged by friends to become a
candidate.
AnCJher prospective candidate
rom one of the counties transferred
rom the Second district is Hon. E.
H. Shaw of Clay, present State Sena-
Tor from this district Mr.. Shaw has
lot sometime been prominent in the
politics Of this section, and has waged
number of successful campaigns.
ne IS live wire, and should he get
III the race, as he will in all proba-
unity do, he will add no little to the
interest of the campaign.
IN sumter county prospective can
uIuates are almost too thick to stir,
sumo OF those mentioned up to date
Ce!hg congressman Charles R.
SSIISp, Judge q. A. Littlejohn, State
senator J. E. Sheppard, Hon. Craw-
H loIu Wneatley, Hon. G. R. Ellis and
~ commissioner of Agriculture T. G..
muuSon. All of these gentlemen of
course will not get in the race, but it
nay De safely said that when the
u us,II opens two or three of them
C ~IiI De found among the entries. Mr..
asp has already stated positively
'Dal ne will be in the race.
y III !! crisp county there is Judge
NJ " Whipple of the Cordele circuit,
"uo rumor says has an ambition to
r 1giPIeSent the district in congress and
WI W.T. soon resign the judgeship. Judge
supple has large following
~ oFf'Gogn the entire district, and many
MS friends are sure that he will
NJ. Al the race. Besides Judge Whip
d. S;S mere is another prospective can
s ssu% ave, IN Cordele-Hon. John Thorn
NJ IIlIlI, one the best known lawyers
bns mat section and who has been
tio noIed with various public posi-
ms ms Letters have been received in
~ TF@% Es from Mr.. Hill in the interest
VI MS candidacy.
tbo Io other prominent citizens in
non district who may be stung by the
tbnEe eSslonal bee, in which event
foI,, would have large and influential
my Oa,o%lngs are former Congress-
" Eil1ah B, Lewis of Macon coun-
srro ouu hon. Joe P. Heard, the big
ennn merchant and banker of VII
! q, IN Dolly county, and Hon. w.
iced, the well known lawyer of
Hill 'or county. Judge Wall of Ben
a. 81 ~ county has also been mentioned
u4iAeIy to have congressional as
ue political sea in the new district
wy 'Alng but calm, and time is sure