Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-06
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Oglethorpe county. was acquainting the
people with what he proposes 10 do? Mr..
Brown is a farmer. In his letter TO the
people declining to make the race, he
said that as he rode over the fields, which
had been his friends and the friends OF
his fathers before him. he thought he
would be making a mistake In turning his
back upon them. Mr.. Smith. of Ogle-
thorpe. is a farmer as well Mr.. Brown.
and the people are wondering If he is
going 10 say something similar to Mr..
Brown, or IL he is going to announce that
as he rides over his fields which have
been hts friends and the friends of his
fathers before him. he thinks he would
be making no mistake by running for the
Office Of governor and letting his over
seer look after the fields while he looks
after his campaign.
MIR. Smith Is rich. He has said to some
OF his friends that he is tired of farming,
and that he wants TO go into politics. He
has told other people that he wants 10 run
for governor. But he has not been saying
much recently lie is keeping his an
nouncement in. and the result Is that he
has a lot of folks wondering. Mr.. Smith
is very popular. He would have many
supporters IL he entered the race. but
those supporters are beginning to think
something strange when Mr.. Smith keeps
so silent. A certain gubernatorial candi-
date has received as many as one hun
dred letters during the past week saying
that II Jim Smith did not run they would
be glad TO support him. They were only
waiting for Smith to announce, and IL he
didn't announce soon they would vote for
the candidate who is already in the field
Mr.. Smith may say this week what he viii
do. or he may remain silent. There is
report. which has been gaining in circu-
lation for the past three weeks that he
would not be a candidate. 1t has been
told over and over again at the capitol
and now it is being whispered around in
the different counties. 1t is generally
conceded if Mr.. Smith does not correct
that report within the next week or so,
that Il is true that he Will not be can
didate. II is possible that he might want
to wait until after the Democratic COM
mittee meets and arranges for the pri-
mary before he says anything. but at that
time the race will practically be settled,
as Chairman duBignon has stated that
there would be no meeting Of the COM
mittee until some time in May.
That withdrawal of Mr.. Browns which
appeared in The Macon Telegraph of Sat
urday morning Is regarded as an unusual
sort of withdrawal. With so many can
didates running, It is generally customary
for a candidate who withdraws to give
his support to another candidate, but this
Mr.. Brown did not do There is no telling
who he is for now. Mr.. Query said In
speech some days ago that Mr.. Brown
was his choice for governor outside Of
himself. and that II he was not in the
race he would vote for Mr.. Brown. Judg-
ing from the remarks of Mr.. Query, 1t
might be construed that Mr.. Brown IA
vors Query for governor. and that he Will
use his influence in throwing votes Mr..
Guerrys way. 1t may be also that as
Mr.. Brown holds a state position--that OF
railroad commissioner which pays sal
airy of $500 a year-may think II Is I'M
proper for him to have any choice in the
matter and keep his hands of. Mr.. Brown
is generally regarded as prohibitionist,
and i'm support of those principles he
would probably vote for Mr. Query. who
is now the only advocate of state prohi-
bition. Mr.. Brown has about four more
years as railroad commissioner.
At the time he was appointed railroad
commissioner in August, 1900, by Gov
ernor Gambler there was considerable talk
that he had been sidetTacked in the race
for governor, that the appointment was
for that purpose. At the time the report
was denied by both Mr. Brown and Gov
ernor Gambler. but since Saturday there
has been revival of that talk. Mr..
Brown practically admitted in September,
1900 that he would be a candidate for the
governorship. and a few months ago he
said he would be a candidate, and now
he has withdrawn from the race.
Now that Mr. Brown is no longer
candidate for governor and Hon. #. @.
duBignon has announced that on account
of his health he would be unable to get
into the mixup this year, it is said that
Governor Gambler will support Terrell
Governor Gambler will not talk about the
matter further than this: when / was
elected governor of Georgia I made only
one promise, and that was that would
not attempt 10 dictate who my successor
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Use. l am not going to take any active
interest in this race. OF course, have
my choice of the candidates, but 1 am
not saying who 1t is
The general talk at the capitol is, how
ever, that the chief executive is for Ter
rell. and that he might put some votes in
Mr.. Terrelrs ballot box when the time
comes.
Joe Pottle. OF Milledgeville. will be a
candidate for solicitor general of the Oc-
mulgee circuit. when Gray Lewis runs
for judge to succeed Judge John Hart,
who is a candidate for attorney general.
1t is not thought that Mr.. Pottle will
have any opposition. He is one of the
brainiest young lawyers I'm the state. and
will get elected so his friends say. with
out any trouble. Representative Barron
Of Jones county. will oppose Gray Lewis
for Judge. The race between these two
men for the judicial position VIII be
very interesting one as both are splendid
lawyers and very popular with the people
OF that circuit.
Representative Kelly, of Glascock, and
Treasurer n. A. Williams, OF the same
county. were i'm Atlanta Saturday. DR..
Kelly says that he will run for the house
again and that he will introduce, in a
modified form. the Australian ballot bill.
He stands for fair elections in Georgia
and says that he thinks he can get the
bin passed at the next session without
any trouble. 1t Is understood that DR..
Kelly will be candidate for the senate
some of these days, and that when he
does it is the intention of Mr.. Williams to
run for the house. DR.. Kelly says that
in the coming race for governor Terrell
will carry the county. He is also of the
opinion that Hardwick will win in Glas-
cock I'm the race for congress. Mr.. Will
liams says that Terrell will carry Glas-
cock. but he thinks the people of that
county are for Fleming in the congress
sional race.
The Terrell headquarters in the Kimball
house are becoming very popular. SRtur-
day afternoon shortly after rooms ia and
1l6 were opened up there was a large
throng OF Mr.. Terrelrs friends on hand
Mr.. Terrell was kept busy shaking hands
Rooms ia and lie are regarded as very
lucky ones. No candidate who ever had
those rooms as his headquarters has lost
in the race for gOvernorship or any other
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