Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-19
HOKE SMITH LEAVES
FOR STIRRING TOUR
AFTER BUSY DAY
His Trip to Columbus, vaIdos-
Ia. StateSSoro and Savan-
nah viii Be Most SpeCtaC-
uIar of the Campaign
ALL REPORTS THURSDAY
INDICATE A LANDSLIDE

Hoke Smith put in one OF the busiest
half days Of his career at his office and
Headquarters in the Peters building
Thursday morning. preparatory TO Ieav-
ing Atlanta Thursday afternoon, at
o'clock. on q whirlwind tour Of middle
and south Georgia. HE spent a halr
hour in headquarters. shaking hands
with callers. listening to verbal reports
from two score counties and discussing
other details of the campaign with
friends. The rest Of the morning he
spent in mis- ONCE, considering other
details OF the campaign, comforting with
political advisers ana giving directions
10 club organizations. correspondence,
etc.
Mr.. Smith stood up well under the
strain. and when he left the building
for dinner announced that he felt entire
Iy equal to the hard trip ne is about
10 undertake.
HIS SPEAKING TOUR.
Mr.. Smith plans to make set speech
rs at the following points:
Columbus Thursday night
valdosta Friday morning
statesboro Saturday morning
Savannah Saturday night.
IawrenceyiIle Monday morning.
In making this swing around the
southern half OF the state, Mr.. Smith
viii wtop also at waycross and Jesup,
and at each OF these places he VIII
make short campaign talks. provided
the train schedules ofrer him opportu'
nifty. he will be in waycross ana
Je~up for a hour and a alf. or more
MEETS BIG CROWD.
The following was given out at head
quarters:
HEADQUARTERS as filed to OVERLOOKING
with q cheering crowd Of loyal adner-
euts as he GREETED them today. Among
those registered IS counties beside Full
ton were represented. All the talk now
In Of the landslide OF Hoke Smith
POLL AT BROWN HEADQUARTERS
Yesterday Mr.. Z A Lowry, Of the
Lowry Produce company, al Broad street.
and Mr. A. r Smith. q prominent broker
Of the city, after counting the number or
enthusiastic visitors from various coun-
ties OF the state at headquarters found ~
20 be the actual count.
They went directly TO the Brown head
quarters and by actual count. including
all the people standing In the hall out
aide Of the headquarters. found -
Mr.. D p. Ellis. OF Oakland. Merfwether
county. q prominent Hoke Smith support
or. was there. stating that he called to
see how . Brown man looked as there were
very few in his part of the state He
also told them how the country people
intended to rebuke the Brown managers
claim of aiding the farmers in getting
Is cents for their cotton
The poll OF - present showed for
Smith and . for Brown. a pretty good
showing for Brown headquarters. Mr..
Lowry and Mr.. Smith say that this
shows very clearly to a disiniterested
mind that the Brown people see their
waning strength and their own people
are manifesting no interest in their race.
and this not only in Fulton. but through
out the state
ANOTHER POLL
Mr.. J. L. Patton polled the excursion
train from Brunswick and Townsville
that arrived at 10 p m. the 18th. He
found II for Smith. 70 for Brown. The
same train was polled by z. RI Jones, OF
Albany. a supporter of Governor BrowE.
and c. II. Scales. Of the samef city, g
supporter of Governor Smith their poll
showing III for Smith. 70 for Brown and
non-commfttal.
r J. Quinn and John CLAY Smith. Of
Atlanta, viii address the voters Of Fay
ettevfIle. Ga, and the surrounding sec
ton. at the Tabernacle. at 2 o'clock Sat
urday. August 20.
No complaints were received ct head
a. ArTers from Doughsrty and Polk ecun-
ties Win reference 10 the Taalure TO re-
cetvs commissions. in spite OF numerous
rsmorstrances and appeals.
Word was received from Edward
8 hseffer and J. B. Simmons. prominent
rlen Of Stephens county. saying that
Stephens viii go for Hoke Smith by 300
majority.
The following letters were also receiv-
ed al headquarters:
CALHOUN, Ca. Aug. ls. 1910.
Hon. Hoke Smith:
Dear sir: / notice in the papers q re-
port which was said TO be given out at
the Brown headquarters which stated
that conditions In Gordon cousty are i'm
proving I wish to say that Hoke Smith
is stronger in Gordon than ever before
and that Gordon viii roll up a majority
on the I'd for Hoke Smith of not less
than loo votes. possibly OF $50.
Yours truly.
L. " LEGG.
President OF the Lgg Brick Co.
FROM AUGUSTA.
Mr. George s. Murphey, president OF
the Mutual Life Insurance company. OF
Augusta. writes his brother. Mr.. y. z,
ofurphey. and says:
Mr. Smith spoke here last night; we
met him al the depot and took hmi "a
the hotel At night the opera house
u-.,t1 at hold the crowd bv about 90