The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-04-12
,u,ovs HOLD TWO SIRE
s,-c CONVENTIONS IN ONE
DOOM AT SAME TIME.
THERE TO KEEP PEACE

riff THERE TO KEEP PEACE
Roth Crowds Had Employed
++o,neys to Give Advice. In the
Eri,mish the Day Before District
secretary Was Spirited Away.
rbo stormiest political meeting eV-
boId in Dawson was the convention
tba republicans of the Third CON
s,onal district Thursday, which
bAen called to assemble for the
nose of eecting one delegate and
alternate to the national republl-
convention to be held at Chicago
% 7th and for the purpose of per
ing their district organization
rhe colored politicians and a
mike of white men who affiliate
that party began to arrive in
Eson Wednesday morning on the
clock train, and others came in
81 afternoon.
II o'clock big touring automo-
81 arrived with Col. F. G. Boat
bit of Cordele, j. C. Croy of Ash
In. John Pope of Lily, George Z.
kker of Fitzgerald, and ]. w. Grit
8 of Albany, white representatives
the party, who came to handle the
sserests of Col. Walter H. Johnson,
10 for twenty years has been state
Rrman of the party and whose
is being sought by Capt. Henry
4 Jackson, who is making a fight
have Senator Roscoe Pickett OF
Akens county succeed the old war
arse as state chairman. Hon. H. i.
RKee, eX-postmaster of Atlanta,
bn. Alex Alderman of Macon, ex-
8ited States attorney for the North
4 district, Senator Roscoe Pickett,
JASPER, and Mr.. Charles Taunton
Cuthbert were the other white
kn who attended the convention.
se convention brought about 100
sgro men to Dawson, as there were
IL sets of delegates from each
knty.
Tried to Capture the Books.
IAN amusing incident occurred =
Rdnesday afternoon on the streets
Eween the stores of j. r. Bartlett
Son and Sam and William Solomon
Ben ]. c. Styles, negro merchant of
Aws)n, and B. J. Davis of Atlanta
8ed to induce H. J Martin of Ameri-
81 the negro secretary of the dis
#ct, to 90 up into the Masonic hall
ser Bartlett's store, where a caucus
the Jackson forces was being held,
help them make up temporary
n Of the convention. Martin stout
Erefused to go. Seeing their efforts
induce him to 60 into the caucus
Rs futile Styles and Davis tried to
pture the secretary's books. and the
fimmage that followed resembled |
|Otball game. At this juncture
pief of Police Peddy rescued the |
Sleged secretary from his puTsuers, |
ID Colonel BOatright spirited MIN
Vay in an automobile and hid both |
e secretary and the books.
Both Sides Employ Attorneys.
As a prelude to the convention the |
'anson faction employed Yeomans !
Wilkinson and the Jackson faction
lployed NJ. G. Edwards as their at
rneys Shortly before the time set
7 the convention Chief Of Police |
sddy with two policemen. took |
arge OF the county court room with
view to preserving the peace if any
SJuFoance should arise, i having
ZEN communicated to the officers
IoV Sucn result was likely. Sheriff |
'uer' however. decided THAI as he
rs custodian of the court house he
aS responsible for maintaining or
4 therein, and so informed the
lel OF police, who willingly surren-
l5u the role of republican peace
omoter to the sheriff.
a Double-BaITeled Convention.
promptly at 10 o'clock A. L. Eel
L. me permanent chairman, called
convention to order and request
a negro minister to offer prayer.
-. l.le,ulately after prayer the chair di-
,Ieu the secretary created the night
,oIe IN the Jackson caucus to read
cdil, which he proceeded to do.
- ~ started the fireworks, and one
'He Johnson forces demanded that
call be read by the regular sec
oi!!' The chair refused to recog-
{ me objector, and the improvised
'eldFy continued reading amid
u objections, and at the same time
Iesular secretary began to read
cdIl One of the Johnson wing
4e d motion to depose Chairman +,
, 'on and place Vice Chairman
~ Sht IN charge of the meeting.
'ue time pandemonium was reign
J. supreme, both sides making the
AIn ring with loud objections and
,ory, which were drowned In a
ldOle cyclone of all kinds of
SEES At this juncture the Jack
crowd, realizing that Chairman
ION was not equal to the Occa-
, cdIIed j. C. Styles to the chair
5!u porary chairman, and the Third
iCl republicans resolved them
es INTO two conventions in the
: room, and no one ever knew