Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-04


measure Dy the four walls OF the court room.
anu OUTSIDE ms profession the future secretary
: VI .ne INFERIOR was unknown 10 the people OF
TeofSla. ABOUT 1857 the question OF aDan-
uohihS tne tEo-lhirds RUE Tor nominations
cams up III me uemocfasic state convention OF
"hlch Mr. smith wat member he cham
Pioned the chahge and took leading part IN
'ns uepate. ne was opposed by some or the
aoIes. men ana most influential pohticians IN
the state, out he carried his point and the rule
was changed
Ohiy IN the local campaigns did ne figure for
.ne next Few years. he devoted himself to his
PROGRESSION ana accumulated property at a
RAPID rate. HIS investments were mostly in
.ea. esss''e anu toaay ne Is large h0ider OF
."uaoIe ci's properly winch ne oought When
IL wls unlrnproved-
MS own nome, which is IN the middle OF
saluaoie DloeK on a fashionable street, ne
Dousnt iohg Seiore the city had grown 10 IL.
Ever thing 'hat ne mas toucned as an invest
Nie"t p"s Increased III Vaiue ana MS reputation
as shre"o business man rivals that OF the
iios' successful IN commercial lines.
AS A NEWSPAPER MAN.
Four or FIVE years ago he bought the control
ling inte-est in n strnogIino sva,;,o r.,a,
r., ,h.. 10.
i''A, '""' u"' ne was more ~ 'oucn Win the
peopie Vi the state. Inc FARMERS Alliance
movement started in Georgia and spread
rapidly. 1t threatened to swallow the demo-
cratic party. There were two elements. Col.
Georgia, was the head of the alliance and the
present governor, Northen, was an influential
leader among the farmers. Mr.. Smith fought
the alliance with more vigor, many thought
than discretion boycott was declared
against his paper, but he did not weaken.
Then the campaign for the United States
senate came on. Gen. John b. Gordon was
the most prominent candidate. Mr.. Smiths
younger brother had married daughter OF
Gen. Gordon. Mr. Smith took charge of Gen.
nd hn d1s,,l Npa oh So,
| as manager. This brought him more promi-
| nently forward than any previous event Of his
| career.
Last year the third party and the aggressive
: hght against Cleveland were both sprung on
utolg'a AZ tIe same ume. Inc Atlanta Constl-
advocs.aa Sana.nr ,f LII! ppei y. 'ne soutn,
the Journal. set mn Mr. cleveland 80
and hard fought campaign was conducted.
Indeed 1t was the most stubborn fight against
Mr. Cleveland outside OF New York. All
georgia was agitatcd. The democrats divided
and the farmers kept going off into the new
party. One morning II was announced that
Dir. Cleveland would pass through Atlanta on
his way from Joe Jefferson's Louisiana home
TO the north. Hoke Smith suggested an ova-
ton. When the train rolled in the streets
were thronged. The train was held few
minutes to allow the dsting shed traveller to
speak. an opportunity which he WAS not slow
to avail himself of. The ring politicians we're
convincing. Hoke Smith took on new vigor,
and from that time Georgia was stirred in
every nook and corner lie organized the
Cleveland men in each county
When the state convention came, Hoke
Smith ran it. He had the strength to override
precedent if he chose and send solid delega-
tion Tor Cleveland to Chicago. The delegation
wen. u!SIaeo' WIN sfnith Leading the Cleveland
encss With NJ Whi,"sv ~ ~ sne P rna.e co"ier,
Mr.. Cievelands closest friends. He made a
strong impression on them. His manner is
Intense. and he has sledge-lummer way Of
presenting his views. The Wsrwicks saw in
this young. smooth-faced man from Georgia a
shrewd and safe counselor.
DEFEATED THE THIRD party
NJ one re;o;ced ,,o-a 40 49, ,;..
a. 'Ae noa'io"' VI
'"e convention than hoKe smith. He came
hone and worked night and day for Mir. Cieve-
land. He rendered valuable service in the
campaign against the third marty and beInsd :,
to defeat On the day following Mr. Cieyeiand's
election Atlanta went wild and Hoke smith
led the jubilee celebration with ooyish elee
He and large crowd surrounded the Com
stitution Office, Mr.. Smith carried of Capt
Howell and arm and arm thew marched
through the street followed by ten thousand
men and boys. The State said that Hoke
Smith had won a seat in the cabinet He was
credited with tue handsome maiorities in the
neighboring states which he had stunned. too.
When Mr.. Smith returned from New York
after accepting the post of Secretary of the In
terror. his felow-citizens met him at the de-
pot and gave him an ovation. II was the first
time office in the cabine, had been con er-
red on au Albanian and all the people accented
~ as special honor and overwhelmed Mr.,