Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-05-19

papers which, each to it's capacity, are doing their
best to elect him. and which together make noise
enough TO make it appear that there was some
real strength behind him. But all these newspa-
pers, with but ono single exception, opposed Gov
ernor Smith two years ago, and then exactly DIS
they are doing now, hOwled themselves hoarse aud
claimed everything Only one newspaper in the
state which supported Hokc Smith in 1907 is OPP
posing him now while on the other hand, quite u
number of newspapers which opposed him then
are now giving him their earnest support. And
this represents fairly well the situation among the
people. Undoubtedly there are some voters who
were for Hokc Smith in 900 that against him
now, but there is a greater number who opposed
him then but who are for him now. This is the
conservative class OF citizens who don't make
much noise, but who will vote to sustain wise
precedent which cannot be broken without work.
ing great harm to the state.
"Asan example of this feeling report has just
been received of several citizens of Screven county
who did not even register two years ago, and one
of whom had not voted in sixteen years who have
registered this year simply to be able to sustain
democratic tradition by voting for Governor Smith
for d second term.
GLOW the Joe Brown campaign consists al
most wholly OfhOt air which has also been strklngy
illustrated in that famous list Of the Joe Brown
campaign managers to catch votes by making the
people believe that in other places Joe Brown IS
sweeping things. In the cities they spread re-
ports that the country people solid for Joe
Brown and in the country they tell it that the
cities will give HIM immense majoritieS. In South
Georgia they claim that North Georgia is strong
for Joe Brown and in North Georgia they as
sert that South Georgia is wild for him. And
everywhere they try to create the impression that
Atlanta will vote for Joe Brown almost solidly.
They are hoping to catch votes by making the peo-
pe believe that everybody else is for Little Joe,
and the cold, uncOlOred truth is that Hoke Smith
is stronger everywhere than he was during his
first race.
Sin Atlanta the Joe Brown campaign managers
have made their most desperate efforts Men nave
been employed to enroll members for Joe Brown
clubs They tried to earn their money by bringing
in all the names they could and they brought IN
large number. 1t was the daily subject of boast
to what proportions this Atlanta Joe Brown club
had grown. In an evil hour some fool among the
managers persuaded the rest to publish the list and
it was done. According to the statement OF a Joe
Brown paper ST. 800 was spent to publish this llst
of names in one paper alone and it was published
in many papers all over the state That was an
expensive piece of folly, for that list has been the
Joke of the entire state since it was published
week ago last Sunday. Everybody could see that
it was a spurious list, filled with duplicates and
impossible names. Since it's publication Atlanta
papers have teemed with denials, of people pro-
testing that their names were added without their
consent. And on top of all this it has now been
found that out of total of over 1900 names only
1O65 were the of registered voters in Fulton
county.
''June will show exactly just how little there
was really behind the Joe Brown candidacy, and
those that are now making such positive claims
will stand exposed as frothing frauds Augusta
Herald.