The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-05
HYSTERR IN SOUTH HAS
BEEN FORC|BLY CHECKED
Browns Victory Means the Return of
Great State to Sanity In Dealing
With CapitaI-AtIanta Wild
With Delight.
EY C. M. STANLEY.

Aldnldi june f-NOpcCldlsJ-< iiiioAii6he
1t looks as though Little Joe Brown has
been nominated for governor over Hoke
Smith by no less than 10000 majority.
1t was a landslide of disapproval of the
things for which Hoke Smith stands.
Georgia rose in her might and said the
attitude of the state administration toward
invested capital must be changed.
To1ay's primary, it is pointed out marks
thu eturn of a great state to sanity in
dealing with capital. 1t is taken to mean
that the hysteria which carJ over the
southland two years ago has been checked
and that developments of tAe great re-
sources of the section by those in position
to do it will be encouraged rather than
scotched.
The next governor of Georgia was not
In Atlanta tonight, but spent the evening
quietly at home in Marietta, where he
was early notified of the result by his
friends. Although the campaign just
closed has been one of great bitterness,
Mr.. Brown and his campaign managers
have conducted themselves with great
dignity. They have declined to meet half
way the bitter assaults made upon them.
No bette- idea of the campaign and the
issues involved can be conveyed than
that expressed in the statement issued
tonight by j. r. Smith, manager of the
Brown campaign Mr.. Smith is an At
lanta groceryman who has never before
taken part in politics. but he has handled
the situation with remarkable skill. Mr..
Smith said:
I'VE fought clean fight and won. The
reasons for the victory are so pronounced
that they would hardly admit of discuss.
sion The attitude of the administration
n ft,xra tod araif al iC
paramount issue. 1t was not issue be-
tween men, but what they represented.
Todays election shows that the prevailing
opinion among the people is that Mr..
Browns election would go far toward re-
storing confidence"
Noisy Demonstration.
Alabama has never seen an election
such as this in Georgia today. For en-
thusiasm, for general interest and for
noisy demonstrations todays contest is
said to be unequaled in Georgia, state
poted for hot political contests.
As early as o. clock this afternoon
there were enormous crowds around the
Brown headquarters at the Kimball house
and they were in excellent humor On
the other hand there was an evident feel
ing of gloom at Smiths headquarters
The governor himself was ait headquarters
between 6 and o'clock, and when he left
Just before o'clock, he was in anything
but good humor.
Birmingham has certainly never seen
such an election demonstration as there
was on the streets of Atlanta tonight
The crowds began to assemble long be-
fore o'clock Newsboys were crying
extras as fast as the presses could turn
them out Great newspaper canvases on
the principal corners were giving the
crowds the returns The crowds were
cheering wildly, brass bands were playing
Of
where that certainly indicated that the
result of the memorable campaign struck
a popular chord.
All the afternoon people on the streets
showed the most intense interest in the
outcome. Thousands of dollars were
wagered In one jewelry store window at
a prominent corner money was stacked
up as though it grew on trees and sur
mounting the pile was a placard reading:
This money will be bet on Brown at
odds of 5 to A." That Smith men were
game is shown by the fact that so many
bets were made this afternoon.
Polls Close Early.
In Georgia they have a different sys-
TEN from that in Alabama. All county
precincts close the polls at o'clock in
the afternoon and this enables many
of the returns to be received early in the
evening In the cities, however, they
had the same trouble that handicapped
Alabama in her recent campaign. The
ballots were so long that 1t frequently
took as much as five minutes for man
to vote When it is remembered that
some of the Atlanta wards have as many
as 1000 voters the difficulty in handling
them can be imagined. The rain began
about o'clock and this possibly made the
vote lighter than it would have been
otherwise.
Atlanta's streets tonight are seeth-
- l,,,,, a,,ft rol,i o,l
ing, blowing horns and in other ways
showing their jubilation. Former Gov
ernor Terrell said late this afternoon
that the result was "a direct slap at
anarchy; that it was revulsion
against Smithism, and all that that
meant. The cheering crowds to-
night bear out this idea. Browns vic
tory is considered little short of re-
markable by observers of political
events. Smith has a remarkable per-
sonality which draws men to him. while
Brown is quiet and unassuming Smith
by all democratic precedents in Georgia
was entitled to a second term but
Brown has uprooted this time -honored
principle.
It is pointed out tonight that the re-
suit is in part due to hard times. This
is an arugment against an officeholder
that is hard to overcome and Brown
has made the most of it.
Governors Compared.
Some way or other when one meets
Governor Hoke Smith he cannot but be
reminded of our own governor, who
was elected by just such a landslide
nearly two years ago. Governor Smith
has the same upward tilt of the chin
that characterizes our own Governor
Conner. He has the same intensity of
manner when in conversation. His
" chest protrudes in the same manner
Swhen he is walking. Around headquar
: hers this evening he addressed his 1eiu-
tenants in that same manner that our
i yWn governor used to address his legi-
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