The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-08-23
TWO RALLIES END
LOCAL CAMPAIGN
SMITH FORCES MET Az The
OPERA HOUSE AND :, BROWN
NET AT CITY HALL--MANY
VOTERS WERE OUT.


berton, one OF the best orators in
Georgia, who has done splendid work
fer Hoke Smith in the gubernatorial
race, was the principal speaker at a
large and enthusiastic meeting held
in the Grand opera house last night.
The evening was intensely warm. but
in spite of this fact, the attendance
was all that could have been desired
and number of ladies graced the oc-
casion with their presence.
Hon. e. H. Mason, chairman of the
local Hoke Smith club presided at
the meeting and in calling it to or
der. took occasion to make an ad-
dress of twenty-five mi@utes which
created intense enthusiasm. Mr.
Mason is an old time stump speaker
and he was at his best last night and
threw shot after shot into the fallae-
les advanced by the Joe Brown peo-
pie as to why their candidate should
lie elected In closing MIR. Mason
presented Superintendent N. H. Bal
lard, who in a few well chosen words
introduced Mr. Olive. Thunderous ap-
plause greeted the distinguished de-
scendant of a family whose name are
written high mp in the history of
the state and he had not spoken for
five minutes until he had won the.
very closest attention of the vast au-
dience.
He did net linger about the edges
of his subject but waded in with
sea 0 facts to sustain his conten-
tions.
Mr. Olive began his discussion by
the statement that there were Cwo
lines of political thought in this
state and in this country, He liken-
ed the insurgency of the republicans
to the progressive democracy of
Georgia and brought a burst Of ap-
plause when he declared that HOke
Smith stood for those things in this
section as is best represented by
Victor Murdock of Kansas. who is
fighting the special interests and
grafters in his own party.
He did not wish, he said to be per-
sonal with reference to Governor
Brown. but he believed that the re.
cord Of every man seeking Office and
who is in office belongs to the public
and as such. was open to criticism.
With this preface he excoriated the
action Of Governor Brown in the mat
ter of calling out the state troops 10
remove a few dagoes from Jim Eng
'ish's mines, contrasting that action
of Governor Smith in refusing to call
trE ops in the Georgia railroad strike.
which finally led to a victory for the
white firemen on that line and won
to Governor Smith the respect and
support Of the laboring people Of the
state Gov Brown was severely crit
icised for his conduct If last summer
when he endeavored to show that the
state treasury was in grave danger
of bankruptcy proceedings.
The speaker interspersed his re-
marks with a Nmber Of pleasing an
eed ,es. all Of Ahch served to illus.
trate the one great truth Of the cam
paign that is to end today-that
Georgia must chocse as between the
masses and the classes-the speciaI
interests and the common peole.
Taking up the work Of Governor
smith Col Olive pointed out the
splendid laws he placed upon the .e
cords of the state The disfranchise
ment bill, the change in the convict
lease system, the pure election law.
etc, all cf which he claimed were
Tut the actual redemption of the
pledges made by Mr.. Smith in his
first campaign He pored grape and
canister into the ridiculous charge
tGat Hoke Smith did not want for
eign carijal 10 some to Georgia aid
vas against the railroads and on the
whole made telling address which
was received punctua.ed all the ev-
ening with burst after burst of aB-
plause
THE BROWN RALLY
The supporters Of Governor Brown
held a large and enthusiastic rally
at the city hall last night with L,
Randolph Anderson, Of Savannah. as
principal orator. The large council
chamter was well filled with people
when the meeting was called to order
Frank D. Aiken was elected chair
man of the meeting and he at once
introduced S. K. Brown. who. in
very able address, introduced to the
audience the speaker of the occas-
lon Mr Brown, WAC is one Of the