Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-10

The gubernatorial campaign is warming
up a little. Several cards have been
written by the candidates within the past
few days, and besides there has been
challenge for a joint discussion. When
the card-writing habit appears, and
when the speeches begin to come with
clocls-like regularity it might be said that
the campaign is fairly on. Colonel Es-
till and Mr.. Query have been at 1t for
some time now. Both have written ten
cards and both have made speeches re-
Gently. Mr.. Terrell is wrapped up at
present in writing letters to the voters
He declines to write cards or give out
interviews on any subject. Besides, he
says, the other fellows have their speech
es prepared and he needs a little rest be-
for opening up. If he writes out his
views in the newspaper, so he says, he
will have nothing new to tell the folks
when the time comes for him to begin
his fireworks. Mr.. Brown is out Of the
race, and his friends who had promised
him support have split up. Hon. James
Smith, of Oglethorpe, continues to keep
The fact that Mr.. Terrell is working and
Mr.. Guerry is working and Mr.. Estil
is working keeps the politicians busy
thinking. The mails are being flooded,
the papers are full Of gubernatorial dis
cussion, and in some counties the can
voters with speeches.
The people will have some four months
Of this sort of thing yet, and have ample
time to find out all about the records of
the candidates and all the other necessa-
ry information which is looked for before
the votes are cast. AS the primary is
not to occur until June the voters of
Georgia will have every opportunity to
study the situation and look over the field
before picking out a favorite.
According to some OF the knowing
ones. however. many people have already
made up their minds about how they are
going to vote, and they do not hesitate
to predict that If the primary was to-
morrow who would be elected. But poll
tics are treacherous. Sometimes Things
come out according to predictions and
some times they do not. Once upon time
it was thought that the Hon. William J.
Bryan would carry the country by storm
for the presidency, but when the votes
were counted it was discovered one
morning by the Democrats that Bryan
was not near so popular as he was
thought to be. Such a condition OF az
fairs may exist when the gubernatorial
ballots are added up in June, and there
may be waiIing and weeping by some
folks who have political easy Things
picked out and probably promised. Some
times a candidates ep Sig nr are
poets. but when the election man.
ayers announce the result there is a
disappointment From what many say
just now former Attorney General Ter
rell is the favorite. The capitol visitors
are inclined to that opinion ana those
who visit the Terrell headquarters do not
hesitate at all to declare that Terrell Is
the man.
From Macon and Savannah come re-
ports. and reports that are said to be
accurate. that Guerry will win and tnat
EstilI will win. The campaign managers
of those two candidates are confident that
they will be on the winning side when the
total on the tally sheet is announced. Mr..
Blue who is looking after Mr.. Query
interests, doubts very much the statement
of Hon. Warner Hill who is in charge
of the Terrell headquarters that Mr.. Ter
rell would carry 100 counties. Major G.
M rivals. who is said to be doing the
ioIlying for Colonel Estill, has not been
heard from on this proposition, but 1t is
safe TO state that Major Ryals has already
pronounced it imagination on part OF Mr..
HILL Major Ryals, at last accounts was
so sure that Colonel Estill would be elec-
ted that he said 1t was no use Tor the
colonel to do much work.
Mr.. Terrell has received nearly 1000 let
tiers since Saturday morning from the
friends of Hon. Pope Brown, saying that
since Mr.. Brown had retired they would
support him. Judge A. L. Miller, or Ma
con, a brother-in-law Of Mr.. Brown was
in Atlanta this week. and it is stated on
positive authority that he Informed Mr..
Terrell he would support him in the com
ing campaign. Warren Grice, representa-
tive from Pulaski, and who would have
had active charge of Mr.. Browns cam
paign, wrote Mr.. Terrell that since Mr..
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