The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-07-13

z-iously Estimated ut from Three
to Five to one for iIoke And this
in spite OF the Amaigamated Can
didates all beipg represented with
she Clark Howell Buttons or their
Lapels.
We'll we went there, That we did brother
we knew that there were a few Howell men
down this way, but we never knew tb2y were
so few before, and all this in spite Of the
Gct tn. the AmalgamQtion Of Russell, Estill,
and other people "A Agin Hoke, = as lar as
II could be done was wearing Clark Howell
badges. Clarlts friends We're not a third Of
tie crowd that heard this speech, some say
not fourth, but let's take out all the ones
that were too weary to rise and sand to
cheer anybody and give them to CLARK, which
they want by darn sight, and then tine
clsering showed it up at least 3 to one for
Hoke. There was room, for you could pack
in nine thousand probably in Albany Audi
forum. It has been claimed in the past that
more could get in. Tie proposition was
made to build It on 4 six thousand seat ca
pacity excluding The stage But before the
debate got fairly started she was full to the
d,ors.
4oke Smith people had printed 1000 yell
low badges, all Of these soon gave out, they
printed up the blue ribbon and the red ribbon
brigade wore the Holle Smith badges
and a vast throng had to be content with on
" a Hoke smith button for they had misca!-
culatel that there were 50 many HQEe Smith
man ana had not prepared for the enor-
nous demands made upon them.
A vast throng Of people were there waiting
axpectant to hear from candidate who
HAD A PLATFORM and was ready to main
tain IT, When he entered the centre aisle
with his friends and one Of the FARMERS OF
GEORGIA. Pope Vason to INTRODUCE
HIM, the shrek Of the steam Siren would
have been drowned in the hsty lunged APP
plause Of the WOOL HAT BOYS and the
merchants and business men who are supper
fling his candidacy for this is a campaign OF
the people and not of the RINGS. As the
surge OF the sea in the tempest, that great
crowd rocked and swayed as they rose, to
greet him, hat blmS were torn from their
laStenineS. but their owner sill had enough
TO wave, as he held the brim aiolt and shout
ed for the PEOPLES candidate. IIandker-
chiefs were atlutter among The ladies, ban
dannas coats and umbrellas and in fact every
thing else obtanaoe waved in lne hahis OF
The men. That crowd was for tlol<e Smith and
had come 10 hear CLARKS PLATFORM
which nobody has ever heard before except
|LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE" which in
a recent editorial Of the Constitution he adj
mittec that he had heard Holle Smith say
some where way back yonder, when londiu-
DnS Were different from now
1t was an ovation such as Hoke Smith
should feel proud Of.
A little later when Hon, Clark Howell en-
tered the side aisle with mis- friends and at-
companlel by Hon. Ds f, Crosland Judge Of
the city court who was to introduce him,
there sent up the hearty cheers of the Anal
ganated, but was rendered far greater in
volume Of soand BY the Hole Smith men lus-
tly yelling Hol,e Hoke along with Mr.. How
els following, and then there We're cheers
for Ho<e and cheers for Clark and cheers for
Hoke and Clark all to gether, bedlam broke
loose and nobody could tell what from a
which, Quiet was restored A cheer was
proposed for Hoke from the lungs of luSty
farmer. rise was started from the people
and the stage, and once again the great body
surging and swaying arose, they seemed as
the sands Of the sea for number, as a thouS-
ami stentorS combined for their volume OF
sound, A cheer was proposed for Howell and
the rise was adopted, ana then the AmIIga-
mated read their name Dennis with the crowd
by the show Of the rising vote. That great
central mass was deaf to the plea, around
the edges were marshall.l liberal supply
Of the Amalgsmated. The vast party show
sd bench after bench where no one rose, in
twos threes and by ones over the house
arose the response to the invitation, there
were cries Of Hamps baby, and Dear Tom
and Little Albert, and then there were cries
Of Dear Hamp, and Dear Judge, and then
th9re were cries OF look at the ring, and rot
Ven FiSgsters ana Hoke Smith tantics. and