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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1892
Page
3
A Democratic party schedule announces the specific day for selecting the party’s congressional nominee. The notice outlines eligibility and voting procedures observed by local party committees.
The article reports an executive committee meeting in Elbert County to set August 24 1892 for the 8th district Democratic convention to nominate a candidate for the 53rd Congress and to form a new district committee. Judge Thomas G Lawson is favored as probable nominee with minimal opposition.
A reward of 35.00 is offered for the return to the Banner office of a black and tan Gordon Setter named rayed found missing. Contact J. W. Jurrris for recovery.
The Third Party formed at Clarke county during a late meeting in the courthouse jury room with about ten charter members. George T. Murrell and Tolbert N. Lester were named delegates. Leaders promise a permanent setup later and will actively campaign in Clarke county while Democrats predict the new party will fade by next November.
The record cites 2 298 672 bottles of Dr King s New Discovery sold in the United States from unit 1 on March 10 792 Urde d and Twe led States amid a numbers mix.
The opening day shows no clear president race with Blaine and Harrison forces evenly matched. McKinley of Ohio is chosen as permanent chairman. committees on credentials and rules move slowly amid bribery rumors and intense factional maneuvering shaping the convention’s course.
June 9 report on credentials shows a tense scramble among Harrison Blaine factions over Alabama seating. Delegates fear a prolonged delay, with projections suggesting no single candidate holds a first ballot majority. Sherman McKinley Reed and Alger are named as possible dark horses amid party friction.
Delegates highlight unity for James Blaine at Minneapolis convention and note California alternates wish to represent voters. A National Committee member denounces alleged influential pressure from administration on Minneap olis delegates. Messages to McBride and Russell Harrison seek support for key state votes.
Record lists scattered baseball results across multiple minor and major circuits with sites like Atlanta Macon and Chattanooga, showing uneven scores and oddities. A Washington Capitol report notes a sparse Republican presence in the Senate opening, with Sherman Morrill and Manderson among the few, and a House session start with judiciary committee reference actions.
June 8 Barnwell SC Gov Tillman at the first Democratic state campaign meeting issued a sensational pledge. He proclaimed that there is only one crime that should deserve lynching and declared he would head a party to lynch any negro who would rape a white woman. The remark drew strong reactions and was reported as a dramatic moment in the campaign.
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