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Newspaper
Cedartown Record
Location
Cedartown, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1876
Page
2
A local editorial urges steady support for the candidate Dr. Felton, arguing political storms pass but communities endure. It calls for harmony, condemns heated rivalries, and promotes civil discourse, unity among neighbors, churches, and tradespeople, while noting regional voting loyalties and county dynamics.
The Rome Bulletin reports a sparsely attended Goodwin-Dabney meeting in Rome on Thursday for Congress in the 7th District. Of the 24 attendees, 15 were from the Dabney Democratic club led by Dr. R. V. Mitchel, with four Republicans and five other Dabney supporters, plus Sam Sheats. The piece mocks the alliance and predicts its quick demise, labeling the delegates as bogus and the effort as futile.
A lengthy 1876 letter from Artawra Ga condemns the organized democracy and party caucuses, praising independent candidates like Belton and Butler, arguing for the people’s right to choose representatives, and criticizing political rings and “organization” in Georgia politics.
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