Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-26
SMITH ENDS CAMPAIGN
ON HIS FRONT PORCH
Speaks Last Word on Eve of
Primary to Men Who Escort
ed Him Home From Depot

Packing porch, and lawn and street,
voters of Fulton county heard HoKe
Smith, candidate for governor, in his last
speech before the primary at the for
mer governors home on West Peachtree,
Monday evening.
The audience was a portion of that
mammoth escort which had accompanied
Mr.. Smith from the Union depot through
the streets.
Mr.. Smiths homecoming was preceded
by a deep roar that was audible while the
head of the column was still several
blocks away. AS the vanguard turned the
corner of Howard street into West Peach
tree the roar became deafening.
The lawns and porches of the neighbor-
hood were covered and filed with fami-
lies of the vicinity. The ladies of M.
Smiths own family, and some OF their
intimate friends, occupied one corner of
their own porch.
Mr.. Smith spoke from the steps of
his residence. His speech was constantly
interrupted by cheers.
my fellow citizens" said he, words
are entirely inadequate to express my
thanks for this unprecedented greeting
that you have given me tonight. have
never seen such a gathering of my fellow
citizens except once, and that was at the
auditorium when we were preparing for
tonight.
ut is utterly impossible for US tonight
to think about anything except what we
are going to do tomorrow. This tremen-
dous gathering means the fixed determi-
nation of the voters of Fulton county to
win tomorrow an overwhelming victory.
IT wish to bring you the news from all
parts of the state. Since last Thursday
evening I have. swung around from At
lanta to the western part of the state,
then down to the southern, then across
to the eastern. then home, then up to
Lawrenceville today. In every place
find the people deeply interested in the
campaign, just as you are interested
here There isn't county between here
and Columbus that we will fail to carry.
I regard Muscogee county perfectly safe.
From Tiff county down to Valdosta We
will carry everything. l don't think
there is a doubt about carrying Cobb.
We never expected to carry Lowndes
county, but Lowndes is with u.s. / have
not a doubt that we will carry every
county from Lowndes across to Chat
ham. have never believed that we
could carry Chatham, and wouldn't be-
lieve 1t now If the Brown club there
hadn't shown 1t is scared to DEATH"
He said that in Bulloch the friends Of
Governor Brown are very uneasy. There
is no doubt about carrying Richmond, he
said. Richmond IS Sa1e Win anywhere
from 500 to 1000 majority. I wouldn't
be surprised If even Chatham came with
us. The majority will be twice as big
in Stewart as two years ago."
He said he had been busy with the rest
of the state and asked his hearers to
tell him about Fulton. There was multi
pie assurance that Fulton is safe. Mr..
Smith said Bibb is very doubtful. l went
for Brown two years ago. He asked the
COM He confirms my judgment already
crowd how many would go to the polls
and work Tuesday, and there was cho-
rus of answers, 'All of us!"
1T haven't a doubt about carrying the
state" said Mr.. Smith, but I want to
poll a big majority in Fulton tomorrow.
We want to bury the political machine
in Georgia so deep that it won't be resur-
rected to fight anybody else next time
On the outskirts Of the crowd they were
singing, GLORY. glory, hallelujah" in a
bass chorus. Mr.. Smith had to speak
against this interruption from his
friends. But the song seemed to stir him.
1T didn't want the place." he said, but
I thoroughly believe my candidacy in
wolves the question of popular govern
ment. d. turn the campaign in Full
ton over to you in perfect confidence
that you will take care of ii"