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Newspaper
Waycross Headlight
Location
Waycross, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1886
Page
4
A cautious editorial urges warm support for Col Wao A McDonald in the present candidacy. It argues he will reflect honor upon the Fifth District and benefit all through his services as senator.
Waycross convention protests violation of rotation rule as Clinch County delegates backed H. A. Mattox. Reform candidate Wa. A. Mattox announces bid for Senator, pledging support for railroad commissions and temperance laws, while opposing state road leasing and convict leasing reforms. He plans to visit voters once recovered.
H A Mattox argues rotation rights in Clinch Ware Coffe districts were violated by a Waycross convention nominating Sirmans. He asserts Clinch’s choice should lead, with McDonald as fallback. Delegates claim misrepresentation, fraud, and release from endorsement obligations.
A local letter urges view on the senatorial contest, discussing rotation rules, convention choices, and candidates Col William A. McDonald and Frank Sirmans. The piece argues McDonald’s fitness, recalls Clinch county support, and cites resumed campaign events in Waycross and Homerville with reader responses and county-by-county opinions.
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