The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1906-08-12
.HOKE SMITH
IN THE LEAD
In Little Over a Week PeO-
pie Viii Vote for a
Governor
WILL Be A NH|RLNIND F|yIsH
All of the Candidates and MANY of
Their Friends viii Speak Daily
Until the Primary on
August %.
WILL Be A AWH|RLWIND FINISH

This will practically the last week
OF the gubernatorial agIlt, as the state
primary occurs a week from Wednes
day, August %.
All of the candidates. of course.
are claiming victory, the only man
not being considered in the running is
Jim Smith, and some of his friends
even claim that he will carry enough
counties TO make him strong In the
convention.
But. with friends of all of the can
didates making claims it locke like the
light has been won by Hoke Smith.
That he will go into the convention
with twice as many votes as any other
two candidates there Is not the least
doubt in the mind of the politician
who has closely watched the campaign
But the question is will he have a suffi,
cient number of votes In the conven-
ton to elect him on the first ballot.
Whlle Mr.. Smiths campaign head
quarters claim that he will carry over
100 counties. 1t IS thought rs..m many
that he is not that strong. Bue-rsxzezz
those, or at least many of them who
are opposed to him, admit that they
would not be surprised to see him 20
into the convention with at least 80
counties He can win on the first
ballot provided 81 e of them are
large counties, al Is generally con
ceded that Mr. ,mith will carry a
majority of the large counties.
Hoke Smith is making a fight in ev-
cry county in the state of GeorQaa
He has been speaking $aassaeve liz J
year and his addresses nave all been
yote-makers. That lie will carry i
majority OF the counties there seems
to be but little doubt. Everything pos
siblc has been done against him, his
record has been assailed by the other
andidates all kinds of charges have
been made against him, but he has mel
them I'll fairly and they only served
10 make more voters for him.
The Fight Locally.
''''A''t7ih 'i'N ANPtiii lOiCtO OlYHix
county are doing everything possible
to put this county in the Savannah
candidate column, it Is known that
liolte Smith will win here by a large
majority. The Hoke Smith club has
about six hundred members, nearly
all IT them voters and there are many
others who favor his candidacy and
viii vote for him, who, for. varioua
reasons, have not joined the club.
The EstilI supporters. Of course,
are not conceding the county to Mr..
Smith, but they frankly admit that he
1t leading in the race in Glynn county.
From the counties adjacent Bruins,
wick also comes the report that Smith
will cary them. over in Camden theH
fight is said to be close, but the Ho 8
Smith supporters CLAIM that-tley wi
waS in the PRIMARY From W.
comes the report that Hoke Smilli
will win two to one: Appling Is prac-
tically conceded to him, he is making
hard fight in Mcintosh In Ware
it is claimed that he will win by AZ
large majority. In fact reports from
all counties in this section, especially
in the Eleventh district, indicate that
Mr.. Smith is leading
A visitor to the city yesterday from
Ware county, who is taking great in
terest in the race, but who is a sup.
porter of Dick Russell, said he be.
lieyed TIoke Smith would cary every
county in this district with possible
the exception of two.
The coming week will bring forth
the liveiest times politically Georgic4
has ever known. All of the candidates
expect to make whirlwind finish.
The candidates and many Of their
| friends will speak every day until the
primary, but. unless some unforeseen
facts are brought out, and some mar.
velous chances take place, Hoke Smith
will be the next governor of Georgia.
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