Democratic unity and threats mark 1896 conventions
A Mass Meeting in Bainbridge June 6 appoints delegates to the June 25 Macon State Convention. The piece criticizes free silver at 16 to 1, warns of potential bolt threats from Tillman and Howell, and discusses campaign strategy and Democratic integrity amid looming national conventions in St Louis and Chicago.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Decature County
Court House
Bainbridge
Macon
A. L. Hawes
Democratic Party
Ben Tillman
South Carolina Brothers
BE. P. Howell
Tillman, Howell, West and Company
Tillman
Howell
Democrats Split on Money Question as Georgia Holds Mass Meeting
The piece attacks free coinage and warns against gold standard rhetoric while urging unity for Georgia Democrats planning a mass meeting on June 6 to choose delegates for the state convention in Atlanta and the national convention in Chicago. It mocks rivals and defends Judge Bower’s bimetallic stance.
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United States
Aesa
Bower Leads Sound Money Drive in Second District Race
Albany May 3 Judge Byron B Bower of Decatur County, the sound money candidate, has the nomination in the district. Silverites are divided between Jesse Walters and Jim Griggs, with McIntosh pressing arbitration that breaks down. Bower travels a steady campaign, gains support, and is seen as a strong contender in the convention. Born in Talbotton Ga in 1839, he rose from local justice of the peace to ordinary of Baker County before the Civil War.
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Daily Herald
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Jesse Waasters
Jim Griggs
Walters
Judge Griggs
Decatur
United States
Byron B. Bower
Talbotton
Isaac Bower
Newton
Baker County
Alfred H. Coquitt
Cuthbert Biffes
Georgia Cavalry officer and judge rises again in politics
The narrative recalls Tuscaloosa born officer who served as captain of Company B, Georgia Cavalry, and adjutant of the regiment. After the war he settled in Miller County, became county judge, then Bainbridge, later elected to the Albany circuit Superior Court, winning re elections. He resigned in April to run for Congress in the Second district. The piece notes Ben Russell’s arrival in support, plus political chatter on currency and silver coinage.
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Cumberland Gap
Georgia Calvary
Wis
Plymouth
N. C
Lee
Peterburg
Hampton
Grant
Bower
Miller County
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Congress
Russell
Benjamin Russell
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Ben Russell
Ben Tillman
Camilla
Mitchell County
Georgia
Reward Offered for Mare Colt Stolen Near Whigham Georgia
Notice offers a twenty five dollar reward for the two year old dark bay mare colt stolen from a farm four miles south of Whigham on the night of March ith. Description notes a few grey hairs on the forehead, thin black mane, long bluish tail, stands straight with open front feet. Jail Ga. J. W caesten.
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