The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-28
A ROMANCE WRITtR
GEoRolA's NEXT GOVERNOR "lIT.
Tle JOE" AN AUTHOR OF
CREDIT AND RENOWN.

Atlanta, Ga, June 27.-The next
governor Of Georgia is not the dwarf
that the Hokesmiths have pictured
him. Unofficial measurements make
him feet 8. Many leading characters
I In history have not projected into
space as far as that. Mr.. Browns
opponents seemed TO have supposed.
not incorrectly perhaps, that HOW
Smiths impressive height and size
were his strongest qualifications for
public life. He is Handsome Hoke"
/ too, whereas Little Joe" was set
down as incurably ugly. Judging
/ from photographs Of the two. Hoke
looks ike a fat variety sketch artist.
Joe like a sedate. scholarly and
thoughtful schoolmaster or profes.
sional man. His chest is said to be
narrow. but his forehead is broad. and
he has powerful nose.
Little Joe" Is son OF old Joe
Brown. governor and senator. shrewd.
. long-headed. long-winded. who held
his own and came into Office among
elders like stephens. NOVEL; Cobb
and Bob TOmbs. Little joe vas
born in 81. was graduated as first
honor man at Ogl-thorpe university
in 1872. studied at a business col.
lege, was admitted to the bar In 1873.
went TO the Harvard law school. but
had TO give up on account of his
ewes. So he took to railroading, be.
ginning as brakeman and working
up 10 general traffic manager. lie was
In the railroad business for % years
80 wonder Governor Hoke smith
kicked him out OF the railroad com
mission. However. Little Joe" had
other irons In the fire He had to
Dee a farmer. of course. Otherwise
how could his heart really be true
90 the farming interests of Georgia.
Even II he has We regret 10 say a
splendid home" az Marietta. which
used 10 belong TO other statesmen. he
redeemed his unfortunate birth 10
the people and plutocracy oy his deep
devotion 70 practical farming and his
deep plowing II rs his pride and
boast 70 have raised g. bushels oi com
and 20 OF oats 10 the acre on his
farm in Cherokee county.
There is nothing OF the sport. the
society leader or the bravado-what-
ever that may be-about "LitNp Joe "
writes Mr.. John Corrigan. Jr.. In his
personal history" OF this worthy. His
voice is defiant in resonance. but he
is one OF the most accomplished of
letter writer's. Moreover he is an
author OF credit and renown.
In 1856 Mr. Brown wrote and
V.Ft 1.HF 4
campaign which was paid the re.
markable tribute OF being praised by
both Gen. Joseph f. Johnson and Gen.
w. T. sherman as being an accurate
. and impartial history of that event
On learning that the author has r..
coiyed letters on both sides of this
fierce struggle commencing the accu
racy OF the account, Gen Marcus j
p, Wright stated that he had never be-
fore heard OF such a thing In the his.
tory OF wa. Mr. Brown also wrote
a historical romance OF the mountain
campaign called "Kenesaw's lombard
, ment"
In his leisure hours for the past
several years Mr.. Brown has been
working on a historical romance OF
. America. This was his greatest
, source OF diversion In his hours OF re-
Taxation, and freedom form routln,
business cares. The volume was call
ed 'AstyanaX' and was issued last
year"
The title Of this romance shows
Mr.. Browns classical taste His IT.
erary pursuits were brought uu
against him in the campaign as evi
dence OF his want OF acquaintance
with business and his unfltness for
Office. Fortunately Georgia, is fond
OF literature, and for It she forgave
Mr. Browns want Of oratory II will
be seen that Little Joe" II not a
sport and "bravado," IS a good deal
OF an "all around man"