Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-03

Ringgold New South: Politicians predict
that the gubernatorial primary will be
held about May 18th or goth. Perhaps
some of the aspirants will decide not to
continue in the race after that date.
waycross Journal: 1t looks like joint
debate will be the only way Terrell or
Guerry will get an audience.
Abbeville Chronicles Colonel Estin con-
tinues his still hunt in South Georgia and
wherever he makes his appearance he is
greeted enthusiastically by his friends
whose number Is rapidly increasing in
every town and hamlet Of South Georgia.
Indeed Colonel EstiiHs popularity Is not
confined to South Georgia but extends
from the center to the circumference. OF
the state. Unless we are very much sur
prised there is a revelation in store Tor
those who think that Mr.. Terrell has
mortgage on the solid North Georgia vote.
AS we before have remarked, II south
Georgia does her duty in this campaign
somebody is going to be greatly surprised.
Elberton Star: It looks like Col James
M. Smith will announce in a few days as
a candidate for governor. If there Is any
man in the state who can beat Hon. 10
semi M. Terrell. we believe Colonel Smith
is the man. With the colonel in the race
it will be a live campaign, sure
Cordele Sentinel: We shouldn't judge
Mr.. Estin will drop out of the guberna-
torial race by June 1st, as some editor SO
gratuitously predicted, judging from the
way he is skipping about over the country
meeting the people.
Cherokee Advance: Colonel Terrell came
nv Invitation Of the Terrell club to meet
the people of Cherokee and to make the
opening speech in his campaign. Notwith-
standing he had already made many
friends-in Cherokee. his coming strength
ened him and caused many others to de-
clare for him who had not before given
much thought to the governors race ana
consequently had not expressed a prefer
ence Now, it Is quite evident Colohel
Terrell may safely count on Cherokee,
Judging from the expressions we near ana
the interest that is taken in his candida
ev bv the people In all parts Of the county.
Macon telegraph: The Telegraph will
srnnort the nominee of the democratic
party; II will print all the legitimate news
of this or any other campaign; but IL VIII
not become the personal organ of any
individual seeking party nomination.
This fact-this position taken by The Tel
egraph as soon as 1T came under the pres
ent panagement-iS no reflection on any
gentleman seeking the nomination for
governor Whatever may be the personal
attitude of the editor of The Telegraph
is another affair. He will exercise the
right of other citizens, and select and
vote for his own personal choice Tor gov
ernor in the primary.
We have long regarded the personal
organ as the bane OF Georgia politics.
Mr.. Estill's own paper is setting most
admirable example in this particular.
He is making 1t in no sense his own
Il aT-
matter of congratulation that the Atlanta
Constitution, the Atlanta Journal, the Au-
gusta papers and the Albany Herald as
we'll, are taking The Telegraphs line
this year-the line marked out four years
ago
The old idea that a newspaper must
champion violently the personal ambi-
ton of a candidate for governor, claim
the victory when he wins, file a fiEst
lien on him and then boss him after
he is governor, is playing out, and ought
to play out because II is harmful to
every principle that republics hold dear.
Meriwether indicator: Col Guerrys
numerous interviews remind one of the
realistic poem of the Mississippi pilot
whose scow went down beneath the wa
tiers of the mighty stream. He says of his
little craft:
"She heaved and she sot,
She sot and she heaved.
And high her rudder flung.
And every time she heaved and sot,
The worser leak she sprung"
Walker County Messenger: The Meri-
wether Vindicator accuses Mr.. Query of
being afflicted with the cacoethes loquen-
al and the cacoethes scribendi That is
the worst thing we have heard against
Mr.. Guerry yet and if it is true it ought
to defeat him.
Dublin Courier Dispatch: Barrooms
have been run out of Rome. 'Tis true
that a dispensary takes their place, but
one dispensary Is very much preferable
to thirteen barrooms. In fact, one bar
room is worse than thirteen dispensaries.
The South Georgian: We learn that
Hon. Robert Mitchell, of Thomas county.
will be a candidate for judge of this cir
cult If that be so there will be no walk
over in the Judges race. We are glad the