Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1894 — DEMOCRATIC GEORGIA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DEMOCRATIC GEORGIA

Hoke Smith** State Still in Line. An Atlanta, Ga.. dispatch, Oct. 3, says: X lighter vote was polled in the Stato flection today than was cast two years tgo. The Democratic ticket was elected ay a majority estimated at 30.000, Atkin* ion, Democrat, tor Governor, ran behind lis ticket. Populists made considerable rains in ths Legislature, but not enough To effect the Democratic control. A dis- ’ patch from Savannah says: Chatham :ounty gave Atkinson a majority of 2,749 n a total vote of 3.053. His majority is 157 greater than Norihen’s majority «in 1892, and 503 greater than in 1890. The Populist vote was 141.

Prof. David Swing, the noted Chicago iivine, died in that city, Wednesday night, from acute blood poisoning induced j by an attack of jaundice. Prof. Swing was born at Cincinnati in 1830, and was j educated at Oxford, 0., University, from | ' which institute he graduated in 1852. He ( located in Chicago in 1856 as pastor of the . Westminster Presbyterian Church. In 1871 he was tried for heresy before the Chicago Presbytery, but the charges were . not maintained, The subsequent feeling j was so bitter, however, that Prof. Swing I brought matters to a close by resigning bis pastorate, a large number of his (riends going with him and forming the , l entral Church, in which Prof. Swing has , (Ince labored with great success. For two years services were held in McVicker’s Theater, a permanent home being since tecured in Central Music Hall.

PROFESSOR DAVID SWING.