The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-07-26
[RSEY GIVEN AN
|oTATION AT DAWSON
-opIAJ. CANDIDATE
P~nDrssED SEVERAL HUN
DRED PEOPLE.

s .nlp at Ia
Il in the interest OF his canoidacS
governor IL soc+ions If
III and many from other coun-
re and 1I some say it was the largest
"n1 any, that ever assembled here
spolitical meeting.
h. crowd filed the large court
m NE and gallery to Overhowing and
III stood in the aisles and win
ny 4ho number present being esti-
~ ~ ' OF 500 to $50, among whom
~ nnmerous ladies'. A large num-
,,.bo could not get even in hear
distance left the building.
wr Dorsey was introduced by
Hoe L. C. Hoyl, who attended col
T. with him. Judge Hoyl paid elo-
IEon+ tribute to his high character,
| ability and his fidelity to duty
high and responsible position,
II predicted that he will make
6orgia one of the best governors
A s}ate has ever had. When Mr..
Srsoy arose to speak he was loudly
n enthusiastically applauded.
Paws Respects to Opponents.
od,,oca+ed education, a state
.d;tor an efficiency committee, the
Eension of the state road to the sea,
4 other planks of his platform.
3 aid a number of jokes that took
n with his audience, and closed
II q pledge of law enforcement If
kcted governor.
While referring to the principles
which he stands Mr.. Dorsey spoke
3 quiet and dispassionate manner,
he grew vigorous when he began
sTiinp his respects to the other can
sates. Governor Harris, he said,
a no platform, and he thought 1T
&ght be we'll for him not to have
h. since the governor was accredlt-
with changing his mind so often
sat it would not be safe for him to
5mmit himself.
He attacked the governors recent
htement that he would pardon any
sentleman" convict who expressed
desire to enter the army, declar-
l that his offer was more preposter-
1 from the fact that army regula-
ms forbid convicts joining. He also
hailed Governor Harris because Of
actions in the Stripping case, re-
ring to the promise the executive
Bde tn elittle daughter of the life
I'm prisoner to pardon her father.
His Own Records as to Pardons.
Mr. Dorsey was not interrupted
interrogated by any one in the
dience, as has been reported, but
said in the course of his speech
BIT he had been handed newspa-
! since reaching Dawson in which
w. Harris was quoted as saying
a public speech that he had asked
governor to exercise clemency
seventeen cases. "a thousand or
elye hundred prosecutions are
ndled in the Office of the solicitor
heral in Fulton county every
ar,' said the speaker, "and it is
possible for me to remember ev-
Sthing in connection with these
ses. Having had no opportunity
examine the records | cannot say
bether or not l have recommended
Fmency in these cases, but do say
bt | do not now recall having rec
lmended any one To Governor Har-
for pardon. 1t is possible that |
I've done so, but if l did l was en-
avoring to perform my duty in the
rticular case, and presumed the
vernon would weigh for himself
+ record presented to him accord
& to its merits. The governor is
{ final Judge in all pardon cases,
d after considering the whole case
duty bound to render his judg-
snt according to the facts submit
to him.
Even if I have appealed for Glenn
cy for any one l could have done
and still remained within the
ghts of my Office and my duty to
people, for after l had prosecuted
defendant my duty was performed.
was then at liberty to ask the gov
nor for anything l pleased in view
the fact that the future of the
Sc was solely with him.
In every recommendation | may
We made to the pardoning authori-
IS have been guided by what ap-
AIRED to me to be the justice and
lllty Of the case from my viewpoint
ID my knowledge of it."
DR.. Hardman's Record.
Dorsey challenged some of the
ans made by DR.. Hardman in his
yyertising as to his legislative rec
O. and declared that others had
ne much of the work which the
'm1merce man cites as his own.
Hartman says he ought to be
scted governor on his record in the
neral assembly. Why, he did no
ore while serving in that body than
Ae-tenths of the others who were
em3ers of it at the same time he
Mr. Dorsey could not reconcile the
atement of Joseph E. Pottle at War
h'on that he entered the race at
Instance of no persons, factions
influences, which was followed in
most the next breath with the as
~ Iaon that he was a candidate at the
aeltation of hundreds of friends
On all sections of the state. Dor
SAID that he thinks Pottle "over-
ae the thing when he declared
q he would die rather than see the
ne road sold. He asserted that
,Iue was the candidate of small
' eue IN the fractional politics of the
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