The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-01
LIVELY CONTESTS
OVER IN GEORGIA
Six Congressman Have 0ppo-
sition In Primaries
GRIGGS SEEMS TO Be SAFE
In the First District a Three-Cornered
Race Is In Progress, With the
Chances In Favor of Con-
gresham Edwards.
SEEMS TO Be SAFE

Atlanta, May 31-(Special. )-There are
some interesting contests in progress IN
six of the II congressional districts of
Georgia, all of which will be practically
decided in the primary of next Thurs
day, June 4.
Five of the present delegation have no
opposition-W. c. Adamson of the Fourth,
Gordon Lee of the Seventh, w. M How
ard of the Eighth, T. W. Hardwick of
the Tenth and w. G. Brantley of the
Eleventh. DR.. w. F. Golden of HARRISON
started in to oppose Congressman Lee IN
the Seventh, but dropped out of the race
about three weeks ago. After Congress-
man Lee had Endorsed the candidacy FOR
governor of Joseph NJ. Brown, DR.. Golden
talked about getting back into the race,
hut failed to do so although the oppor-
tunity was given him.
There is a three-cornered race down in
the First district, in which Congressman
c. G. Edwards is opposed by Walter
sheppard of Liberty and E. K. Overstreet
of Screven, the later a we'll known re-
form leader and supporter of Governor
Smith. Congressman Edwards was the
compromise candidate two years ago
when the congressional convention In that
district was so long deadlocked between
Walter Sheppard and ]. A. Brannen of
Bulloch. According to the reports which
reach Atlanta, Congressman Edwards has
his race won. He will, of course, carry
Chatham, his home county, and the indl-
cations are that he will get sufficient
other following in the outside counties
of the district to insure his denomination.
According to the politicians who have
watched the race in the Second there
does not appear to be any question of the
denomination Of Congressman James NJ
Griggs, although Judge S. A. Rodden-
berry of Thomas has run him a warm
race, and is still running. 1t was gen.
orally understood when this race started
two years ago that Roddenberry was to
have the support of the state admins
tration, at least that was the talk at the
time. But for some reason he did not
receive ii, and those who have watched
the race assert that the effect has been
strongest friends In the district are some
of the leading supporters of Governor
Smith and his policies.
In the Third district there is a hot
tilt between Congressman E. B. Lewis
and Hon. Dudley M. Hughes of Twiggs,
who ran against him two years ago. Mr..
Hughes has come back at the congress
sional plum with renewed vigor, and it
is said this time he has got the con-
There is also a sharp contest in the
Fifth between Congressman Livingston
and Hon. James l.. Mayson, Atlanta's
city attorney and well known prohibit
ton leader. Several counties have al
ready acted, and of these Congressman
Livingston has carried Newton, Rockdale
and Campbell, giving him six votes in the
convention, while Mayson has carried
Walton, giving him four votes. DeKalD
with four votes, Fulton with six and
Douglas and Clayton with two each are
yet to act. The Livingston forces are
claiming both DeKalb and Fulton, the
latter being Mayson's home county. If
Livingston carries these he will have a
majority of eight votes in the conven-
ton. If Mayson should carry Fulton his
home county, and one of the two-vote
counties, while the others went for Liv-
ngston, the convention would be dead
locked. All the counties but Douglas will
act on June 4, so that the result will be
settled one way or another at that
time.
Solicitor General o. H. P. Bloodworth
of Monroe county entered the congress
sonal race in the Sixth only few weeks
ago, but since doing SO he has stirred
things up to the boiling point. and he ia
giving Congressman Charles l.. Bartlett
the race of his life There is little doubt
however, that Bartlett will carry his
home county, Bibb, which gives him six
convention votes, and with anything like
an even break In the other counties of
the district he will land the nomination
Indications seem to point to the renomi-
nation of Bartlett by small majority
Up in the Ninth Congressman T. NJ
Bell is being opposed by Dr. e. w. Wat
kins of Gilmer. DIR. Watkins has been
a frequent aspirant for congressional
honors, but has never landed them. Re-
ports from the district indicate that Bell
will be returned by good majority.
bel POPULISTS ARE WAKING UP.