The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-05-14

me name OF the source OF a steady
stream Of contributions to his cam
oaign fund, which had been coming
n since last October.
Dean Made the Fur Fly.
The Carrollton newspapers have
left no doubt in the minds of anyone
regarding the Dean-Hardwick Incl
dent in Carrollton the other day.
After stating that Senator T. w.
Hardwick, who made his opening ad-
dress there, refused to meet H. H.
Dean, of Gainesville, in joint debate,
and that Mr.. Dean, who is consider
ing entering the senatorial race,
spoke on the public square to larg-
er crowd than Hardwick had. the
Carroll Free Press has this interest
ing paragraph:
Dean called the senator the little
Bantam rooster and proceeded with
out ceremony first to pick off the
bantam's feathers, then his hide, then
trimmed his spurs and comb. In fact,
the senator would not have known
himself if he had stayed to hear the
arraignment."
From the report of the Carroll
County Times the following pertinent
paragraph is taken:
Dean proceeded in a manner to
fay the senator and to answer his
speech of the morning. He called for
Hardwick men to hold up their hands,
and be counted, but evidently they
were not in the crowd; they had, like
the senator, folded their tents and
silently stolen away, since scarce
dozen hands were thrust aloft"
Harris Home From Washington.
Mr.. Harris came home from Wash
ington Wednesday, and from this
time forward will devote his entire
time to the campaign. He has prac-
tically closed up his affairs in Wash
ington as chairman of the federal
trade commission, and will go back
once more, on May 30, to formally
turn over his desk and papers. That
trip, however, will take only two or
three days of his time. He expresses
himself as highly pleased with the
status of his campaign.
He intends to address the voters
in every county, following the out
line of his opening speech at Way
cross in which he scored Senator
Hardwick on his record as a ''friend
of the liquor interests, the corpora
tons and the kaiser"
Shaw Passes the Buck.
Mr.. Shaw has passed the buck to
the other aspirants. He believes the
people ought to see all of them
tstacked up together, ought to hear
them talk, and particularly the peo-
pie ought to have as much time con-
served as possible in the expenditure
of hours in political discussion. He
has addressed the other candidates
a letter to that effect, and asked
fit for at least two speaking dates for
the whole party in each congressional
district
Mr.. Shaw is busy with his cam
paign. He has made speeches in va
rious parts of the state, and reports
that he has been favorably received
anad has strong support in many
counties.
Dean Makes Formal Announcement.
In card in Sundays papers Hon.
H. H. Dean became an active candi-
date.
Stigmatizing his opponents as
"three chronic officeholders :. all
with unsavory political records" and
referring to them as political weak
lings," Mr.. Dean in his formal an
nouncement springs the latest sensa-
ton and makes the raciest contribu-
ton to an increasingly interesting
campaign.
The new candidate indicts each in
turn-Harris for his connection with
the Macon convention and the Hard
wick election; Hardwick for his rec
ord in congress, and Howard for
with considerable buster announc-
ing that the alabaster box, supposed
to be only for Harris, had been also
broken for him."
Three Agree to Debates.
Three of the candidates have
agreed to the plan of Mr.. H. H, Dean
for a series of joint debates arranged
by the state democratic executive
committee. Messrs. Hardwick, Coop
err and Shaw have sent favorable re-
plies, Mr.. Howard has declined, de-
claring it would accomplish no good
purpose to Ego galivanting around
! the state with Mr.. Dean and all the
other candidates in body, when the
object of his campaign is to defeat
Thomas W. Hardwick for re-elec-
ton" Nothing has been heard, so
far, from Mr.. Harris.
BurweIl Withdraws.
VIM. H. Burwell has announced
that he will not be a candidate, and
will support William j. Harris. He
does this, he says, because he believes
President Wilson wants Mr.. Harris
! e1acted