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Newspaper
Americus Weekly Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1886
Page
6
Athens Banner reports a candidacy hint for governor with Mrs Felton seen as the family political voice at an Atheneum club gathering. The event featured Miss Gordon arriving with Charles Scudder, exchanging a cold greeting with Mrs Felton amid tense political chatter.
The Rome Courier notes Southern cotton goods enter Western markets cheaper than Northern fabrics, provoking Northern manufacturers to threaten court action to force railroads to raise Southern rates or lower Northern ones. It argues such moves reveal sectional motives, not genuine protection for American industry. The piece also surveys sword tests in Solingen and jokes on watermelons in Atlanta, ending with a stat about sixteen Cincinnati wid ers valued at $14 million.
Gladstone’s boyhood is recalled through how father William E Gladstone trained his children to justify opinions. A staged dispute over picture placement ends with a servant planting a nail to align with Willie’s supposed opinion, illustrating eloquence valued in the family. The piece notes the father’s praise “Hear, hear” for straight argument and witty fencing by Willie. Also referenced is the 1886 Louisiana State Lottery drawing in Memphis, with Beasley and ex Postmaster Z. H. Smith each allegedly winning large sums, and plans to add funds to riverfront protection.
A historic roll calls delegates by district with counts for Gordon Bacon and Uninstructed across ten districts. The tallies show district totals and county allocations, highlighting contesteds and the distribution of votes among factions.
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