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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1886
Page
5
At the solicitation of many friends I announce myself as a candidate for Representative of the state county and ask for the support of my fellow citizens at the coming election. LA. WILSON.
A local column notes a rumored Seadlight Excur sion as a major event. It reports Dick Ford colored shot and killed with Henry Flay named as a suspected murderer and a $25 reward. Eastman drunkenness and a shooting near Trishman Pat Collins noted with no arrests. A Pear son man sues the Brunswick and Western Railroad for 500 dollars after his wife fell from a moving train. The piece also mentions farm advice and a Savannah News freight-rate update ending a regional rate war.
A 1886 letter contends that Coffee and Ware delegates had no single voice in the Clinch county nominee selection and that the two thirds rule should govern conventions. It argues the majority rule prevailed, denies fraud, and notes the debate over rotation and locality for the Sth Senatorial district.
A corrected explanation from H Love, late chair of the Coffee delegation, contests a Clinch driven claim that Coffee delegates were instructed to back Clinch’s choice. He argues for a three county voice in selecting Mr Frank B. Sirmans as nominee over Clinch alone, urging unity to preserve party discipline and prevent independent candidates. He notes Ware and Coffee’s past cooperation and calls for burying independents to keep politics pure. The piece ends with a note about Prof Nawl not retaining control of the Velists Fostilnte.
A Warcross August article defends the Clinch county nomination in the Fifth district Senate race. It argues the process was fair, rejects fraud claims, asserts Sirmans won by a two vote majority, and calls on voters to back the regular nominee on election day. It notes Mattox’s initial lead and Cooke County history of nominations.
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