The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-02
GEORGIA ID HAVE
 ACTIVE CAMPAIGN

Atlanta, September 1.-(Special. 1.-The
 democrats of Georgia are preparing to
 open an active campaign, both on state
 and national lines. The state campaign is
 made necessary by the appearance of an independent candidate for governor, W.
 Yancey Carter of Hartwell, who is run
 ming on the Hearst independence ticket. A great deal of indignation is manifest ed every time it is suggested that some of the voters who were disappointed with
 the result of the last primary, are prepar-
 ing to throw their support to the in
 dependent candidate, although they are
 under obligation to abide by the primary
 results
 But reports to this effect, coming from
 all parts of the state, cannot be ignored
 Of course no one would suggest for a
 moment that Governor Smith or his
 friends would countenance such move
 ment as this, but 1t is a thing which, if
 voters wish to do. they cannot control.
 These reports indicate that the independ-
 ent candidate will acquire a material fol-
 lowing from the disappointed element in
 the state primary, and it is to that ele-
 ment that Candidate Carter and his
 friends are making a direct appeal They
 are offering arguments to show that vot-
 CTS who participated in the primary arc
 not in honor bound to abide by It's re-
 suits, and are urging those who voted for
 Governor Smith to vote for Carter
 While it is not considered that the sup=
 port which the independent ticket will
 gain from this and other sources will be
 anything like sufficient to prevent the election of the regular nominee, Hon.
 James M. Brown, still 1t is situation which the organized democracy of the state cannot afford to ignore
 The state democratic executive commit tee has been called in session for Satur-
 day next, September 5, for the purpose of planning campaigns looking to bring ing out the full democratic vote of the state both in the state and national elec- tions. It Is the purpose of the committee to organize strong campaign committees in each county, and to have these com- mittees devote their energies particularly to getting the full force of the democratic vote to the polls both on October and November 3.
 On Friday night preceding the meeting of the state committee, an extensive dem ocratic rally. relating more particularly to the national election will be held at the Grand opera house here. under the auspices of the Young Mems Democratic league of Fulton county. It has been arranged that this rally shall be presid- ed over by Chairman Hewlett A. Hall of the state committee, and prominent speakers representing both elements of the party in the state will appear on the plat form It is expected that practically the full membership of the state committee will be present on this occasion. Governor Smith will deliver an ad- dress, and although it is not expected that he will make a speech, 1t Is quite propaple that the nominee for governor, Hon. Joseph M. Brown, Will De cohsplcuoueiS present.
 It is designed to make this rally pre- liminary in measure to the work Of the state committee in planning a statewide campaign to bring out the democratic vote-a campaign in which, In part at least both wings of the party will be found united.
 The independent movements, as well as the republicans, have manifested deter mined designs on Georgia, hoping for some measure of success here because of the known split in the party ranks. But with both wings of the party work ing to the same end, there Is little like ,lihood of their accomplishing anything beyond the little they have done in other campaigns.
 "The general assembly ought to reach agreement on the convict question by next Saturday night, or determine that they cannot agree and adjourn anyhow, said Representative Ashley of Lowndes, in discussing today the probable time at which that body will conclude it's work. erhe house has acted on the main ques- ton. the disposition of the convicts, and 1t is now up to the senate. It is quite likely that the house will have to make some concessions to the senate, and it will, no doubt, be willing to do so. But if the two bodies get too far apart and an
 interminable deadlock is apparent, 1t will