The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-24

Atlanta, August 22,-The state DEM
ocratic primaries today resulted IN n
victory for Hoke Smith. candidate for
governor. unprecedented In the size az
his majority. or the li5 counties {,
TIE state he has carried probably lin
by the returns yailable at II
o'clock tonight. Clark Howell carried
SIX counties; J. II. Estill. OF Savannah
Il; X. b. Russell S. aud James NJ
smith ); leaving l6 TO hear from. This
VIII give Hoke Smith 2s4 votes in The
state convention. Of total of $50.
Mr.. HowelI's paper, The Constitution
IN It's first edition. comedies more than
one hundred counties 10 Hoke Smith
and says his nomination for governor
on the first ballot In the convention i
practically assured
In the city primaries Captain " y
Joyner, for twenty or more years chief
! OF the fire department, was nominated
lot mayor by majority of 255 votes
Atlanta, August 22-One of the
most strenuous political campaigns In
the history OF Georgia was concluded
'ooa! III the state democratic pri-
maries which We're held 10 nominal.
complete state and county tickets. can
dldates for supreme court Justices
United States senator to succeed sen
ator A. o. Bacon. and 10 name con
gressional candidates In each Of the
eleven districts OF the state. For the
once OF governor, five candidates were
DalIoted for. These were Clark How
ell, editor Of the Atlanta Constitution
j. II. Estill. editor Of the Savanna
News; Hoke Smith. former secretary
OF the interior under President Cleye.
Iand; Judge K. II. Russell. a prominent
attorney OF Jackson county. and James
Nj. smith OF Oglethorpe county
Ihe particular interest OF the eiec-
tion has been between Mr. Howell and
Hoke Smith. The latter began his
campaign through the state moro than
fourteen months ago. He has opposed
Mr. Howell with the charge Of being
tne representative OF the so-caIled
RAILROAD Ring. The question OF
| negro disfranchisemen. also has en-
tered largely into the discussions Of
the campaign. The method by which
this should be accomplished has been
| question much considered
For the rest Of the state ticket ther.
was little opposition, all OF the pres
ent fncumbents OF the various state
| officers being candidates for re-elec-
ton. For the Offices OF school com
missioncr and comptroller only did
the present incumbents have any OBJ
position
Senator Bacon was unopposed and
his denomination Ia assured There
were four candid.tes for the place
made vacant by the death Of Congress
man Lester in the first district and
In the third district Congressman Eli
jah B. Lewis was opposed by Dudley
II. Hughes
In the primary today the vote was
| cast direct for the various candidates
on the ticket The state conyeatioa
will BE- held at Macon September ith
The polls In the cities closed az Z
O'Clock this evening In the county
| precincts they closed a. ; O'Clock IN
the afternoon. Reports from different
parts OF the state received at an early
hour this evening show q good vote
| polled- In Atlanta the early vote was
| heavy. more than half the entire reg
| istered vote being cast By noon Af-
| di,ional interest has been added 10 tho
| voting today by q city democratic p1-
| mary IN which Captain ". r Joyner.
| for more than . score nf years chief
OF the FIRE department. one ot the best
known fire fighters IN the country Is
a candidate for mayor. He 10 opposed
| by T. II Goodwin. formerly . member
of fire department This campaign has
been brief but spirited. Goodwin hav-
ing behind him q considerable portion
| OF the labor vote. Captain Joyner
asks his nomination on the basis Of
his long record In the servic. Of the
| city.
| 4 feature OF the entire state cam
palgn has been the strongly opposed
positions Of the Atlanta Journal. for
merly owned BY Hoke Smith, which
has been ufsing lis election. and the
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