Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-16
SOUTHERN MEMBER
Or the Cabinet a Very Young
Man.
Mr.. HOKE SMITH OF GEORGIA,
The Gentleman Who viii lake Uncle lorY
Rusks Place, and Tell us How 10
Cultivate Pumpkins and Do
horn Cattle.

Atlanta, Ca. Feb. lj.Tbc selection
OF Mr. liokv Smith. chief owner ol thc
Evening Journal, tor secretary ul thv
interior, iH the sequel ul the hot iiEht
in this stotu last year. between the
friends of cleveland and of illll Tho
cause OF the latter Wus chUmpiuucd hy
The Constitution. which is uWuNy ull
nal rspousuu the cleveland adp.
In the state &C large the liili people had
a little the best Of thc light but b. hally
hinged upon the result iu this Fulton
county Cleveland carried the primaries
ip Atlanta by d small mujorty, which
guvv hlm the state convention ID! Tow
votes, though Smith failed in the Effort
80 secure Instructions for him, AZ Chi
cAgO the fight was renewed between
smith and Clark Howell, editor of Tho
CouetituuOn. over the selection of the
Georgia memher of the national cNcrus
tive committee. Howell had held the
place aud Smith wanted &c. The Com
sutuuon man was the victor Since tbc
nloctiuu Smiths paper has been ui
great service 20 the chief holders of the
Richmond terminal bonds iu the re-
organization of thut property. ana their
influence is believed to have turned the
scale IN his favor la the mnkvup of the
cabinet tie Be- bright original, turru.
ful aud fearless fellow, and 10 is oN-
pectcd that lu will bee heard from at
Washington.
The Following isl sketch Of DIS career.
llOkc Smith. hWAprNyus born ut Sew
ton, y, G., Sept %, 1860 lc b. de-
seconded FROM the best puritan aud
cavalier strains iu this country, aud has
both Ills father Professor II IL,
Smith. Of revolutionary stock was u
distinguished educator iu New Humu-
shire. and his mother Mary Brent llukp.
comes from u famous family of iuusA
and public men OF Virginia aud North
Carolina
Mr. smith went TO Atlanta, Ca. la
1879, 10 rrnd law; taught school awhile
in Waynoshoro, diuo conourrenty study
ing law, aud was admitted Co the bar I'm
Atlanta iu 1871, beginning practice there
at II yCnrs of age lie was chairman
Of the Fulton county Democratic cNccu-
! tive committee in 1919, cnuyushed North
west Georgia iu 1871. advocating At
! lHutH for capital against Parish Fur
man. who spoke for Millcdgcyllc: was
delegate 10 the state Democratic convon-
tiun of iSS2, which aided IN nhulishing
| the congratulated twO-thirds rule ;
| president of the Young Mems library in
| 1881 -Az-Si, and iuuugurator OF the
unique ana successful arr loan Of
! 1889.
In June 1887 he organized and he
came president Of The Atlanta Eryning
came president OF The Atlanta Evening
journal which, under his sagacous
management has developed into the
leading afternoon paper of the South.
Mr. Smith rs bold. energetic man,
versatile. Tudious and practical whose
strong methods win success No every
/ thing hc attempts At - years of age,
starting with nothing and among strung
crs. he is one of the foremost lawyers
OF lis state with q practice Of SO. 900
u year. one Of the mrErst real estate
owners boo Go0rga, toe head ol "a groit
newspaper Hnd president of ihc huurd
Of education Of Atlanta and nll this sue.
I cess Of Dis own making
As lawyer, bee has been original
/ learned aud iudrfutiuble grnspiug the
/ principles and mastering The methods of
/ the profession aud succeeding imme-
/ diutely as "a skllful plc1drr aud strong
/ speaker lie leads in Georgia no thnt
/ largest field of Jurisprudence o0rpOra-
/ ton aud commercial law lie h "a
/ pioneer Ia great public questions. had
| litigated grent Suits and won large ycr-
[ diets, having been especially successful
I against railroads
! Mr. Smith married the youngest
/ daughter ~ General q u r. Cobb. and
\ hc T. devoted 10 his family, with which
| he spends an his leisure time