The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-06-04
H. H. DEAN OPENS
RACE FOR SENATE
IN FIRST ADDRESS PLEDGED
LOYALTY TO PRESIDENT AND
WENT AFTER OPPONENTS.


address of his campaign for the Unit
ed States senate at Athens before an
audience Of several hundred people
The people OF Athens rendered him
an ovation. He was cheered and APP
plauded throughout his address, par,
ticulaTly in connection with his crit
cism Of certain public acts of the Cd
posing candidates.
He said he proposed to pitch his
campaign on high plane of loyalty,
dignity, efficiency and responsibility.
He paid his respects to his opponents,
including Senator T. w. Hardwick
Hon. w. ]. Harris and Congressman
William Schley Howard, and stated
specifically that his only criticism
would be of their public acts.
Mr.. Dean declared that Georgia had
suffered greatly in the past by not
having in the senate men who would
measure UP with senators from other
states.
Referring to Americas part in the
war, Mr.. Dean said:
I'VE have a great commandment.
chief of the Army and Navy, Presi-
dent Wilson, and we all feel safe in
following his leadership and direction.
Should | be elected to the senate, it
will be my purpose to cooperate with
him in every plan and purpose to bring
the war to a speedy and successful
determination. There can be no di-
vision while the war is in progress.
We have but one flag; we can have
but one leader, and all loyal citizens
must obey his command"
Wants Honest Politics
Mr.. Dean then read his platform,
which is published in full elsewhere
in this paper. His declaration in ia
vor of honesty and integrity in the
political world" brought prolonged
applause He stated that the cor
ruptness in politics had more to do
with bringing him into the race than
anything else, and in this connection
he called attention to the Macon con-
vention of 1914 concerning which he
said:
I'VE saw the Tammany Hall methods
practiced there, introduced by w. J.
Harris and T. w Hardwick, which
resulted in debauching and buying up
a large number of the votes by trades
and corrupt manipulations, resulting
in the defeat of the choice Of the
people of the state.
"W J. Harris now undertakes to run
for the senate, and states he is run
ming on his record. All of his record
in Georgia has been to put T. w. Hard
wick in the senate in the Macon con-
vention of 1914, and to step in and
prevent the people or Georgia from
laying in their usual supply of coal
at the usual season, and causing Geor-
gia alone and her people the loss of
millions of dollars"
Mr.. Dean denominated Senator
the bantam" senator, and
to the fact that Mr.. Hard
wick had refused to meet him in joint
debate at Carrollton. He criticised Mr..
Hardwick for voting against all meas
ures proposed as necessary to carry
on the war against Germany, naming
among others the bill to raise an army,
the food control bill, the air ship bill,
the ship producing bill, the bill to
make it unlawful to make liquor from
grains and sugar and the sedition bill.
He declared Hardwick had voted for
ing our flag, our president, our gov
eminent and our constitution, the
navy and the army.
Again referring to Mr. Harris, Mr..
Dean said:
when Hardwick came to Carroll
ton, Harris knew of it, but stayed
over two hundred miles
away. When the battle was over and
had driven Hardwick out of Georgia,
he comes forward, stating, I won
great victory"
Declaring that there is something
truly amazing about the method OF
Mr.. Towards, entrance into the cam
Daign, Mr.. Dean challenged Mr.. How
ard to tell where he got the $4,255
which he admitted he had received as
contributions. He spoke
also of Mr.. Towards refusal to meet
him in joint debate.
Sued for Liquor Bill.
Mr. Dean next referred to a suit
brought against Mr. Howard in De
Kalb County by r. J. Park, a certified
copy of which he presented R. j.
Park was formerly in the whisky bust
ness in Chattanooga and this suit, ac-
cording to Mr.. Deans statement, was
brought against William Schley How
ard on bill for whiskey amounting
to S6190, on which there was a bal
ance due of 1890. The suit was
brought in 1915, five years after the
alleged purchase, and Mr.. Dean charg-
ed that Mr.. Howard defeated the suit
by pleading the statute of limitations.
Mr.. Dean charged that Mr. Howard
bought the whisky for the purpose OF
defeating Congressman Livingston,
making this statement:
You will notice Mr.. Howard post.
poned payment, claiming he was
broke until after the account was
four years old, and then took advan-
tage of the statute of limitations to
defeat paying the debt he had incurred
for the purpose of defeating old man
Lon Livingston for congress"
Mr.. Dean thanked his audience and
promised that if elected he would give
the whole state his best and most eff
hcient service as senator.
Following his Athens speech. Mr..
Dean went in the afternoon, by spe-
cial invitation, to the Goshen Picnic
grounds in Oconee County. whore
more than thousand citizens of Oco-