Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-30
HOKE SMITH To BE
NOMINATED HERE
ON SEPTEMBER |
Convention Will Be Held in the
Auditorium, and Charles R.
PendIeton, of Macon, Will
Preside

the state convention in Atlanta, on sep
TENDER /. The convention will be held
in the auditorium-ar mory, and will be
called to order at 10 o'clock by Editor
Charles r. Pendleton, of the Macon Tele-
graph, chairman of the state committee.
Mr.. Pendleton will call for nominations
for temporary chairman and will deliver
the gavel to the man chosen by the con-
vention.
There will be 36S votes In the conven-
ton, but there is no limitation among
the number of delegates and alternates.
For instance, a county having only two
votes in the convention may send eight
delegates. The number of delegates will
make no difference whatever. as every
county will vote as unit for the guber-
material candidate that carried it.
Governor Smith stated Thursday morn
ing that he hoped his friends in the coun-
ties he carried would confer with the
chairman Of the executive committees OF
the respective counties, concerning the
appointments of delegates to the con-
vention. While the voting strength of
each county is fixed by rule, there Is no
limitation on the number Of delegates.
The county chairmen are authorized to
appoint as many delegates as they choose,
provided, of course, they are named from
among the supporters Of the successful
candidate.
In a number Of instances, 1t is probable
that a county's vote will be divided be-
tween Governors Smith and Brown, neith-
er of them having received clear ma
ioriry In such cases, the delegates will
be named from among the supporters OF
either candidate
The personnel of the convention will be
controlled entirely by the county chair
men, who, under the rules, are directed
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spective counties from among the sup
porters Of the successful candidate in that
county. -.
Judging from official consolidated re-
turns received to date, Governor Smith
will have not fewer than no votes in the
convention, and Governor Browns not
more than 153 votes.
In addition to nominating Governor
Smith, the convention will also nominate
candidates for all other state house Of
fees, superior court judges and solicitors
general
The Cordele circuit furnishes the only
case in which the convention will not be
bound by the action of the people. In the
Cordee circuit. Judge U. ". Whipple and
Max Land ran a dead heat for the NOM
ination, and, under the rules. the state
convention must select candidate.
Governor Elect Hoke Smiths popular
majority over Gov. Jos. NJ. Brown in
Tuesdays primary was 416s votes.
The popular vote:
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Governor, Smith will go to the state
convention with 234 votes. as against
Governor Browns 1874 votes. Smiths ma
jority will be an even 100 votes in the
convention, and will enable the progress
sive Democrats to dictate the platform
and manage the convention to suit them
selves.
The official returns show that Cover
nor Smith carried SO counties and Gov
ernor Brown 81 counties.
The official returns show that Cover
nor Smith had clear majority OF the
popular vote in SS counties, and a pls=
rality in one other.
Governor Brown had a clear majority
in SO counties and a plurality in four
others.
SPLIT COUNTIES.
The counties in which Smith receiv-
ed a clear majority gave him 22S con-
vention votes, and the counties in which
Brown had a clear majority gave him
12S convention votes.
In Wayne county Smith received a
plurality, but the candidacy of E. H.
Walker kept him from having a major
ity, hence the convention vote is equally
divided between Smith and Brown, each
getting one vote.
Walton, Brooks, Dodge and White
counties gave Brown scant pluralities.
owing to Walkers candidacy, and their
convention votes will be divided equally
between Brown and Smith.
These five counties whose convention
representation will be split have II
votes all told, and each candidate will
receive six votes. This increases
Smiths convention vote to 234, and
the relative strength Of either candi-
date.
Although the fact of the returns
place Gilmer county in the Brown coll
umn, reports from Ellijay, the county
site indicate that Mr.. Smith really
carried the county. A contestins Smith
delegation will be sent to the state
convention from Gilmer. and If their
contention is established the county
will probably be given to Smith on
the final consolidation.
The face OF the returns give Brown
61S and Smith 533 votes in Gilmer
county, or a majority of so votes for
Brown. 1t is claimed that 1S6 illegal
votes were cast for Governor Brown
This being the case, GtImer county real
ly gave Smith a majority of 1O6 pop
ular votes, and her two votes In the
state convention.
Until the contest is finally settled by
the state convention, Gilmer may wei
be regarded as a doubtful county.
SMITHS ESTABLISHED STRENGTH.
Governor Smiths strength in the state
seems to be pretty well established by
the popular vote he received on Tues
day. It is slightly above his vote OF
1906, and slightly under his popular vote
of 1908. He received fewer than $1,000 pop
ular votes in 1906, and, in 1908, he polled
IS, 949 votes. In the three campaigns his
with the people hasn't varied
5 eco votes, which is considered remark
able and whichis regarded as fair In
dication that his following Is entirely
consistent in its politics.
Mr.. Smiths popular vote Of Tuesday
becomes the more remarkable, when 1t
Is understood that the total vote In the
state fell off approximately 10000 as COM |
pared with the primary Of two years ago. |
This tremendous falling off is not at !
so much to apathetic conditions
as the operation of the new registration |
law. Two years ago. Governor Brown !
received over 100. 900 votes and on Tues !
day his vote was considerably less than
K, 900 indicating a net loss of over 1900 /
popular votes in the state.
THE SECOND TERN PRECEDENT.
The assertion that the second term
precedent accounted for Mr.. Smiths big