Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-02-17
Saturday, February u. 1906. =

dtive Committee met here this
afternoon and called a county
primary for the nomination OF
county officers, for Wednesday,
April 25th.
It's now the Cordele Weekly News.
"a
This is the right kind of weather for clean
ing up the back yard.
There are number OF prominent citizens
from other parts of the atty in the city to-day,
talking politics mostly.
gentleman from the country tells US hat
rine out of ter of the country people II this
section are for Hoke Smitb.-Cordele Ram bier.
If ANYBODY doubts Hoke Smiths streng b
with the people of South Georgia. let them ask
the men who present this week at his re-
ceptions at Eastman, Jessup, Waycross and
Brunswick.
A travelling man, reported o
promine mt merchant today that he was in
poll of the men they met 10 that city. They
found 88 voters who were willing to express
their preference for Governor. One of them
was for Dr.. Nunnaly, of Newman. Probably
the best man from religious standpoint. One
of them was for Farmer Jim Smith probably the
biggest and best farmer in Ga Two of them UNI
81 a,ing>y declared for Dick Russell, the smart
est Russeller that ever russelled for office In
Georgia Nine declared for Holly E-tll, the
best looking South Georgia editor in the race.
Ten were for Clark Howell, the smoothess
politician ever
And 81 of them threw up their hats and
hurrabed tor Hoke Smith, the peoples candidate,
who will carry more than 100 counties into the
convention, leaving less than IS for the five also
rams"
Fitzgerald is to have a bucket shop. We do
not believe that bucket shop is good thing for
any community, but it IS probably unnecessary
for us to say more than express disapproval.
In this connection it wi be In terestng to Eote
that the supre me court only yesterday decided
that bucket shops we're legal that is bucket
shop transactions do not come under the head
of gamng. The court says:
AS the general assembly countenauces
"bucket shops" by imposing a license tax on
every individual or firm engaged Ia buying or
selling futures, the supreme court of Georgia,
ia decision handed down today in the case
of Miller & Co. versus Shropshire. holds that
such concerns cannot be subjected to pros
ecutiop for gaming
This very important decision will have a
far-reaching effectover the state ia giving inn
munity to bucket shops on gaming charges.
l. probable that several indictments brought
in Atlanta against such concerns will be mol
pressed as a result of of this decision.
The Atlanta Journal has, from time to time
wasted go deal of its valuable space in
effort prove that it has larger circulation
than The Constitution. aud it is trying
equally as hard to prove that Hoke Smith has a
stronger following for governor than Clark How
ell.
Ia the first instance The Constitution knocks
all the props from under The Journals argu-
affidavit from the Atlanta postmaster 10 the
effect that The Constitution pays mo e postage
? tran T he Journal and all other publications in
the CITY com ed.
To the second case The Journal claims every
thing in and out of sight for Hoke Smith by
means of he polling process. But The Cousti-
tuition easily puts The Journal out of business
along this line by taking poll now and then
showing the people to be we'll nigh unanimous
for Clark Howell.
You can't down The Constitutional
patch and News.