The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-23
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secretary Of De emocrat;i;c :';z Com -:'l17:
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BY 8AksOcIhtet
ATLANTA, GA.,3 August 3: 222 The State
Democratic primary today rcatilt ted ed q n$
! victory for Hoko Smith, candidate for
D Govern !, un precedented in the size '[ of[
his majority. or the = IS counties II, the
state, 1he has carried pro be bly, 11o. l = "a
the returns available a I II " O'clock to-
night, Clark Howell carried tslx II coun--3
ties Eatill of sayanll 3. a tp'elye;
K. 3. Russell eight. and y amss d. y Smith
h three. leaving sixteen To- fear 81 from. THIS
,rcsul ts Viii give Ioke stnlt 2si votes
IN the, State Conye ntlon of 4 g otai \ q, q
ii 3Gs. Ri s5s8 n,
Mr. Iowell.s paper, the Gsonstl m tu tioh.g
III It's hrst edition. conced es more nor man ~ /;
10 counties to Hoke smlth and go w 81 ,hls 3. q.
nomination for Governor on the 4 hrst pai-$
$lot in the convention ~ !! "a
h aured. sIs ..&5s g, y,
s$ IN the city prtsnnr! es aptatnj W. :.
Joyner, for; twenty or more yea rs chlei3
II of the Fire DepGrt rtlnen t. was IN oInlnhtieu&&
\ Tor nj ~ yor, q mn of
stle canapaig n.
yvas oa of NOS trcnt nous pollf-
ical mpa igr.s tn the history sof g g Geofsiaa ~
that was con ded 9 pll.n ipn,,nia
y! r1eS were $neI1
e and "A county tickets, ca md ldat tes for 5u-aa
4 spreme Court justices. n United S states ate
Fl ,ena tor 10 slicceed Senator A. Q. !. Ba con.
y a nd to ma me congress ional ca ndldate m
U each OF the even districts Of the State..
For the Office OF Governor five candl-S
,dat tes we're la lloted for. T hey were Clark
Il Howell. editor OF the a tlanta eonstl1u con e
ton; Estill editor q tne a
v News IIoke Smith. form eri Seer ot4
4 the Interior under President Cleveland =
Judge X. b. Russell. IA prominen ttorney4
u AZ II ckson coun y, and ] mes N. smith,
a OF Oglethorpe county. 13
. The particular interest OF the election
H has beer, between AIr. Howell and . = oKe3 o
II smith. The latter began his campaign
through the State more than iqur.ssn s1
(. months ago, +, He has opposed Mr. EtoWell6
I: :,vit the charge OF being the represe a.
\ i've 4 3 so.caIled railroad ring ~ The
question of negro disfranc hlsemen ent also a.
has entered largely ,iiito the discussions y .s
OF the campalg Ign. IS The method sby "nich
this should be accomplished has been u
question much consid Tered .,4s33.s A s SSs IS
Bacon r Renorrlinated,
n, E,or the rest ors the state ticket there
was little opposition, al OF the incuH-
b bents OF the various State Offices being
N candidates Cor re-elect ion, For the ol-s
x fices OF school commissioner and comp
Il froIler5 ~ onIysdid the present incuHib bents
q have any opposit ton. 5S !, I, q
senator Bacon was un nopposed, and MS his
4 denomination is assured. !. 5s4 There were
a four candidates for the place made me- va va
* n u, ii by the death of Congressman Les
term the First District, and IN the lhlrd M,
2D!strict Congressman Elijah p. lewis
= was opposed by Dudley NJ. Hughes.
q In the primary today the vote was cast
g direct for the various candidates on the
ticket. The State convention will he held
y at Macon, September 4th a5 ,s
3rhe polls in the cities closed at q
4 q clock this evening. IN the county pre:-t
S cincts they closed at 3 o. clock q lny the
Il afternoon. @ Reports from different parts
II OF the State rece ceiyed al an nle ea rlyBs nour
This evening showed "a good vote polled.s
IN Atlanta 4 the early vote was heavy,
mora than half tho entire registered vote
being cast BY noon. 6 s-53g s n
" Joyner for Mayor. tsa
Additional Interest was added ito the
7oting to-day by city Democratic pri-g
ii nary. In which Captain Joyner. one q
4 me best known f1re-hg ghters N the coun-5
lry, was the candidate Tor mayor s'i tto
4 Es,s opposed by Thomas II. Good win, for-
merly IA member8o OF the Fire Depa rtment.5
Il This campaign has been brief, but sp!rsE
III fted. Goodwin having behind him a con-
( viderable portion OF the labor 70 to- Ca pa
tain Joyner asked the nomination on the
basis Of his long record In the service
ssssf the city, s. 8. s w.
a y, "a fea ture Of the entire s state canpai Ign
has beensthe strongly opposed posltloh 9
The Atlanta Journal formerly oWNeu I pyS
H Hoke Smith, which has been urging ms !,
q election, and the Constitution, edited by
i Mr., Howell