The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-14
NO SHAM REFORM LEADER
JOE HALL SAYS HOKE SMITH Is
NOT THE MAN FOR GOVERNOR.
Famous Legislator Talks Plainly, and
Calls on Atlanta journal to repro
duce Editorial Against reforms.

duce Editorial Against reforms.
Reports to the contrary notwith
standing Hon Joseph H. Hall will
not support Hon. Hoke Smith for gov
ernor of Georgia.
For some days past reports have
been freely circulated in various parts
of the state to the effect that Mr.. Hall,
the recognized leader of the reformers
in Georgia, was in line with Mr..
Smith, and would support him for
governor.
No little stress was laid on this by
the friends of the recently announced
candidate, and it was freely predicted
that Mr.. Halls support would help
Mr.. Smith considerably.
In answer to these reports MIR. Hail
has given to the press a signed state
ment in which he says that he will not
only not support but will fight the At
Ianta lawyers candidacy. MIR. Hall
statement is addressed ITO the Friends
of True Democratic Principles IN
Georgia, " and in part is as follows:
at has come to me from two or
three sources that the friends OF one OF
the prominent candidates for govern
or. the Hon. Hoke Smith, are circu-
latino statement to the effect that
the men who have, in the legislature
and before the people, stood Tor true
democratic princi pies will support this
gentleman for governor | have been
urged by many of the men who have
been aligned with me in this fight for
the rights of all the people to make at
this time public declaration OF our
position. -,
Il believe that what | now say will
meet with the full endorsement of all
the friends of this great movement in
Georgia. [ now say to our friends IN
Georgia that | am not for Mr.. HOke
Smith, or Mr.. Howell, or any other
man whose name has been mentioned
for governor.
'In our great contest with the cor
porations. the lobby and the ring in
the election for governor three years
ago every man whose name is now
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flee. with the single exception of Hon.
j ames NJ. Smith of OglethOrpe county,
was then actively engaged in the OppO
sitiOn to our candidate. make the
exception of the Hon. James NJ. Smith
because | do not know how he stood
at that time.
1.-The convention that nominated the
present governor of Georgia In 1907
was thoroughly and completely domi-
mated by the Southern railroad and
it's influences. Mr.. HOke Smith, my
recollection is, represented Fulton
county in that convention, and was
one of the delegates from that county
that cast the six votes from Fulton
against the Hon. DUPONT Query and
for the Hon. J. M. Terrell. MIR. Hoke
Smith was with the majority in that
Why was his voice not
then raised for the principles for
which he now declares?
''Mr. Smith now appeals to the
friends of the Hon. DUPONT q Jerry to
come to his support. Will he please
explain to those friends why ne aided
those corporations and trusts in
crushing this great Georgian when he
was struggling for the very principles
which MIR. Smith now proci&ims?
''Mr. Query made his magnificent
campaign in the interest of the people
against the lobbyists, and declared on
the stump that if he was elected gov-
ernor the Southern railroad would
have to move its political neadquar-
tiers from the capitol of the state. As
the result of Mr.. Guerry's campaign.
and of the open attack upon lobbyists
upon the floor of the house, the halls
of the legislature have been relieved,
during its session, from the presence
of these mercenaries2 Isn't Mr.. Smith
a little late?
HE says that no measure that is
opposed by these special interests can
be passed by the Legislature. This
declaration is rather sweeping. AS the