The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-20
INTERNATIONAL COMMENT.

! Douglas Breeze: When your home
! folks say you are all right il must be
! true The savannah Press says EStill
| is the right man for governor. We
! sorter feel that way about it ourself
BulIoch Times: The South Georgia
! forces are continually receiving Estill
| recruits. A notable and powerful in
| stance is that of Editor Stovall of the
Savannah Press. He will champion
! Col Estil's cause from now on and he
| has an able article in his paper of the
! 18TH inst.
Campbell News: Editor Pleasant A.
! Stovall of the Savannah Press, one Of
the best writer's and most eloquent and
convincing speakers in the state, has
announced that he will actively sup
port Col. ]. II. Estill for governor.
Somes weeks ago the business men OF
| Savannah held a mass meeting and
| decided unanimously to support Col
Estill i'm his political aspirations. With
that city solid for Estill, Atlanta for
| Terrell Macon for Query and Augusta
ON the fence. with the balance of the
state to hear from, I'VE may safely eX-
pect a hot time in Georgia before the
thing is over with.
Sandersville Herald: And now Edi-
tor Stovall of the Savannah Press es-
pouses the cause OF Col. Estill. The
weight of influence welded by the
Press is a power worth reckoning.
Sparta Ishmaelite: One of the nota-
Bile indications in the gubernatorial
race for the week is the announced
purpose of the Savannah Press to sup
port the candidacy of Editor Estill. 1t
would be a mistake to consider this as
a happening of but little significance
From the outset and down to this week
the Press has been an earnest sup
porter of Henry G. Turner, and in this
advocacy it has had the backing of
other strong South Georgia papers.
Convinced that Turner is not, and will
not be, in the race, the Press will throw
the whole of its great influence to Es-
till. 1t is reasonable to think that many
of the weekly papers, which agreed with
it in the preferring of Turner, will now
go with it in supporting the Savannah
Matchmaking South Georgia more praC-
tically unanimous for him than at first
appeared possible for any candidate.
II now looks as if Estill is going to
give our man Guerry something to
think about. 1t is comforting to know
that Georgia viii have a good Governor
If either of them should win the race.
Elberton Star: There seems to be
considerable talk over the candidacy
of Col. James NJ. Smith for Governor.
Some think he won't run, while others
think he will. Mr.. Smith says moth
ing, but is still writing letters. What
he will do he alone knows. At this
stage there are some who would sup
port him if they had not hitherto
pledged themselves to another, and
some of them do not wish to be re-
leased from that pledge. Mr.. Smith is
best known over Georgia as large
farmer. His friends say he will easily
carry Gilbert county. 1t is safe to say
that if Mr.. Smith does run there will
be a pretty fight in Ebert.
Darien Gazette: The Savannah
Press in an able editorial has declared
for Estili for Governor, and Editor Sto-
vail will now be found among the
Colonel's most enthusiastic supporters
And this means a heap.
Dublin Courier Dispatch: Col ]. H.
Estill's chances for the guberna torial
nomination seem to be growing brigh ter
every day. In due time South Georgia
will line up all right for the Colonel
and other sections of the state will also
give him strong support.
Blackshear Times: Has the guberna-
! toriaI race run out? The last we heard
| of Col. Estill he was a long ways ir
! the lead. and as everything along the
line has been so quiet we thought he
| (EstilD had probably gone on to AT
lanta and his opponents retired to pri-
vate life.
Statesboro News: The Wrightsvile
Record seems to think it's section will sc
| for Terrell for Governor. We do moi
know, but our opinion is South Georgia
| will be found solidly for Col. Estil
| when the time for counting of votes
| comes.
| Albany Herald: The knowing ones
at the State Capitol now say that the
resignation of Hon. ]. M. Terrell as
! Attorney General will come mex. week
and it is predicted that his eormal am
/ nouncement as candidate FOR Gov
ernor will precede his resignation
When Attorney General Terrell resigns
| the Governor will have to appoint his
! successor. The men who are mcsi
prominently mentioned for the place
are Allen Fort of Americas. Boykir
! Wright of Augusta and Judge y. L
| Hutchins of Lawrenceville. 1t is con
sidered almost certainty that one oil
| these three men will be selected to sue
coed Mr.. Terrell.