Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-08-01
JOINT DEBATE To
CONE WITH MANY
Of CANDIDATES

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. AFTER Can
didate Joseph E. Pottle has challenges
the other candidates in the race fa-
governor to joint debate, the first ae-
ceptance has come from Hugh Nj. Do--
sey.
Mr., Pottle wrote a summary of his
charges against Mr.. Dorsey in hin
challenge, and 1t contained the fol-
lowing
You and l each desire to be the
Nominee of the democratic party anr
governor of Georgia. Each of us hsa
announced platform and presented
his views upon public questions in
numerous speeches throughout the
state. 1t has now become apparent
that there are irreconeilable differ
eaees between us, upon which the uec~
rle of Georgia will be called upon tn
to pass. | have specifically charged
that you should not be elected guv-
e7nor, among other reasons, because
4. While solicitor general, ana
bound under the law to represent the
state in any matter, arising in yonx
circuit, civil and criminal, in which
the state was interested, you accepted
employment in case brought in be-
half of the Louisville & NashYiIEe
Railroad Company, to compel the state.
through its secretary of state, to Ts-
more an act of the general assembly,.
forbidding your employer to destroy
or seriously impair the value OF the
Western & Atlantic railroad by build
ing a railroad running parallel Hirn
tie state road.
2. Having accepted employment In
the matter just referred to, you WIZ
be disqualified as governor to repre-
sent the people in the determination az
any question connected with the sub
ject matter of that litigation.
3. Having taken the position, as an
attorney, in court that the anti-paray-
leling act is unconstitutional, yoa
are not the proper person To pass up
OF the constitutionality of that act as
governor, because your oath to sup
port the constitution will not permir
you to enforce an act, which, in your
opinion, violates the constitution or
the state
"a. You are making an unworthy
appeal to the passions and preiudiceS
OF the people upon the subject OF exec
utive clemency, when your public re-
cord is entirely at variance with your
public professions upon this subject,
notably in the case of the negro. Dew
berry, who was convicted of numbering
a white boy, upon a public street IN
Atlanta, and sentenced to be hanged.
which sentence was approved both by
the trial judge and the supreme court
Without proof OF any new fact, you re-
quested the governor to commute this
sentence to life Imprisonment, upon
the ground that you thought the jury
may have made a mistake in reference
tc the identity of the guilty party, not
the fact that six or more
witnesses identified the accused zs
the perpetrator of the crime. The
governor refused your request and the
negro confessed upon the gallows-
have called attention to numerUaS
other incidents of like kind which the
press reports you as having denied.
"5. Your exaction of fee from the
Widow Nelms, if not in direct violation
Of the law, showed such conception
OF official duty as renders you ine0n-
Eetent TO discharge the duties of the
high Office of governor. now charge
that as direct consequence of yoa-
acceptance of this fee, you were nuA
BILE to prosecute number of indict-
ments which were returned by the
rrand jury against Victor E. Innes ana
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