The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1906-08-22
SMITH RALLY
At THE GRAND
Largest Meeting of The
Campaign was Held
last Night
GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
Local People Tell the Masses of Bruins
wick What is Involved in the
campaign-Overflow Meeting
Was Held.

The last rally Of the gubernatorial
campaign was held in the Grand opera
house last night when the friends
of Hon. Hoke Smith, the peoples
candidate for governor, assembled
to pay the last tribute of the cam
paign to his candidacy and wish him
well in the battle Of ballots today.
The play house was filed from center
to circumfrance and the enthusiasm
that marked the meeting is of the
brand that has been manifest in the
campaign this great Georgian has
been waging for for year. People
We're there from all walks of life
the banker and the baker the ma.
chinist and the merchant, the labor.
er and the lawyer were all there to
add their endorsement to the splendid
fight for the people this matchless
Georgian has made
In many ways 1t was q remarka-
BILE gathering OF men Their cause
seemed to be common one and
| every man in the house appeared to
be wrapped up in the single idea OF
aiding their fayorite candidate for
governor.
The meeting Was presided over by
President A. NJ. zellner, of the Hake
| Smith club, who In the opening an
nounced the object of the meeting
He paid a glowing tribute to the char
acter of Hoke Smith and hailed him as
the next governor of the state.
He stated that Hop w, A. Gov
ington, of Cplquitt, who had been
scheduled to address the meeting.
was unavoidedly detained by the ill
ness Of his wife and could not at
tend the meeting, Mr. zeliner an
nounoed that q number of local
speakers were present, however and
he was quite sure they woula be w1lt
ing to make shars addresses to the
vast audience. He then introduced
Prof. B. f. Mann and it must be said
that he made a strang and telling
| talk. tie discussed the question OF
port rates, negro disfFaAcAisement
and all Of the other planks in the
platform of Hoke Smith and delivered
! a severe denunciatian of The present
i state liug, He retained the close at
tention Of his audience and was
roundly applauded when he took his
seat.
Col. F. H. Harris was the next
speaker and he confined his remarks
largely to the local situation. Hs
charged Estil with being a deserter
from the Confederate army and call
ed Capt. D. G. Purse, of Savannah, 70
witness the statement. He said il
4 Estill was not a deserter he would
be pleased to wear the Confederate
cross Of homer which the good women
of Georgia had refused to bestow up
4 on him Col. Harris was at his best
last night and his points were tell
ing, especially those about the eRd9r.
sement Of q f(egrp tor collector of Gus
toms at Brunswick, which Mr.. Els
till admitted in his speech here, ano
the charge Of desertion frem the
Gongederate army.
| Hon. r. Fl. Mason was next in
troduced and he made one of his
characteristic speeches. He poured
J, some hot shot into Mr.. Estill and re
4 viewed his record of endorsing ne
4 gro for the office Of collector OF eu'
toms at Brunswick while refusing Il
: endorse the same negro for that pc
q sition in Savannah, He ridieuled tht
t foolish statement of Estill to the ef
feet that ne would build the stat
road to both Savannah and Bruins
8 iwck in the event Of his election t.
t the gubernatorial office and shave
y the absurdity Of sucn position
l. Judge J. p. Sparks was presente
and delivered one OF the best talk
+ of the evening. He went over tn
/ platform Of Mr.. Smith and advocate
L it plank by plank. His address
; caught the attention Of the audienc
at once and for ~ by Stogr he ente
Fl. E.