The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-23
H0KE SMITH
 THE WINNER The Indications Point to
 Landslide. CLARKE HOWELL BEATEN
Journal Candidate Seems to Have
 Majority Over All.
James smith Is Reported To Have Car raed Home County of Tom wat eon--chief Joyner Chosen
 Mayor.

Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 22--At this hour the result of the primaries in Georgia today seems to indicate that Hoke smith has carried not only a majority ct the 145 counties of the State. but has majority over all opposing candidates which will insure his nomination on the nrst ballot in the State convention
 James Smith Is reported to have car- ried McDufhe County. the home of Tom Watson. who has been allied with Hoks smith in the present campaign. HokA Smith carried this. Fulton County. the home of himself and Clark Howell. by more than 1.s00 majority.
 In the city primaries Captain w. R. 5oyner carried the city for Mayor by the narrow margin of 255 votes.
 One of the most strenuous political campaigns in the history of Georgia was concluded today in the State Dem ocratic primaries. which were held throughout the State to nominate ccm- piete state and County tickets. candi- dates for Supreme Court Justices. U. S. Senator to succeer Senator O. A. Bacon. and name -congressional candidates in each of the eleven districts of the State.
 Late returns tonight from the Third Congressional District show that Con- gressman Elijah B. Lewis has been re- nominated. In the Fifth District Judge J. W. 40verstreet was nominated to fill the unexpired term of the late Rufus E. Lester, and Walter Sheppard of Chath- am for the regular term.
 Fof the ofics Of Governor. five candi- dates have been ballotfed for. These are Clark Howell Editor of The Allan ia Constitution: J H EstffI Editor of The Savannah News; Hoke Smith. for naer Secretary of the Interior under President Cleveland; Judge R. B. Rus ~R W1 County. and James M Smith of Ogle- thorpe Countv.
 The particular interest of the cam. paign has been between Mir. Howell and Hoke Smith The latter began his campaign through the state more thau fourteen paonths ago. He has opposed Mr. Howell yith the charge of being the representative of the so-ealled 'RaA- road Ring
 The question of negro disfranchlse- nnent also has entered largely Into the discussions of the campaign. The meth cd by which this should be accomplish ed has been a question much consid- cred.
 For the rest of the State ticket. there has been little opposition, all of the present incumbents of the va rious state officers being candidates for reelection. For the offices of School Commissioner and Comptroller only have the present incumbents any
 Senator Bacon is unopposed and his re-nomination is assured. Four candi- dates are seeking the place made var cant by the death of Congressman Lester in the first district and in the third district. Congressman Elijah B. Lewis is opposed by Dudley M. Hughes
 Tn the primary today the vote has been cast direct for the various can didafes on the ticket. Under the Georgia State primary law. the can didate for Governor receiving the largest individual vote in each county is entitled to name the delegates 10 the state Democratic Convention rom that county, each county being entitled to twice as many delegates ss 1t has representatives in the lower branch of the Legislature.
 The State Convention will be hold at Macon. Ga, September ( Conse- auently. the vote by counties is watch ed with greatest Interest "
 The polls in the cities closed at o'clock this evening. Tn the country precincts they closed at D. m. Re- ports from different parts of the State received to an early hour this even ing show a large vote polled. In Atlanta the early vote was especially heavy. more than half the entire registered vote being cast by noon. Additional interest has been added to the voting today by the city Demo cratic primary. in which Captain W. R Joyner. for more than a score of years chief of the fire department and one of the best known ire fighters in the country, Is the candidate for Mayor. He is opposed by Thomas Fl. Goodwin, formerly member of the fire department
 This campaign has been brief but Epfrited. Goodwin having behind him A considerable portion of the labor vs.a Captsin Joyner aslxs the nomi- nation on ths basis of his long record in the service or tha city.
 A feature of the entire State cam naign has been the strongly opposed positions of The Atlanta Journal, tor Ineriy owned by Hoke Smith, which has been urging his election. and The Constitution. edited by Mir. Howell.