The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-05-31
H. H. DEAN OPENS
RACE FOR SENATE
In First Address He Pledges
Loyalty To President And
Goes After His Oppo-
nents Vigorously

of many hundreds, including citizens
Of Athens and surrounding territory.
The people of Athens rendered him
an ovation. He was cheered and ap-
plauded throughout his address, par
| ticularly in connection with his criti-
! cism of certain public acts of the op-
| 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. J. Harris and Congressman
William Schley Howard, and stated
specifically that his only criticism
would beof 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 great commander-in-
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:
1--WE saw the Tammany Hall methods
nracticed there, introduced by w. j.
Harris and T. w. Hardwick, which
resulted in debauching and buying UP
large number of the votes by trades
and corrupt manipulations, resulting
in the defeat of the choice of the
people of the state
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 of Georgia from
laying in their usual supply Of coal
at the usual season, and causing Geor-
/ Oi4 QInnn and h0r nonnlo tho 1nCc of
millions Of dollars"
Mr.. Dean denominated Senator
Hardwick the bantam senator, and
referred 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 sl1.p bill.
the ship producing bill, the bill to
make 1t unlawful to make liquor from
grains and sugar and the sedition bill.
He declared Hardwick had voted for
and demanded the privilege of insult
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
something over two hundred miles
away. When the battle was over and
l had driven Hardwick out Of Georgia,
he comes forward, stating, I won a
great victory"
Declaring that there is something
truly amazing about the method OF
Mr.. Towards entrance into the cam
paign, Mr.. Dean challenged Mr.. How
ard to tell where he got the $4,255
which he admitted he had received as
campaign 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. ]. Park, a certified
copy OF which he presented. r. J.
Park was formerly in the whisky bust
ness in Chattanooga and this suit, &C.
cording to Mr.. Deans statement, was
brought against William Sclfley How
ard on a bill for whiskey amounting
to $500, on which there was a bal.
anoe due of $3.50. 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 il elected he would give
the whole state his best and most ef-
ficient 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, where
more than a thousand citizens of Oco-
nee were gathered for the 44th Go
shen anniversary. He was most en-.