Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-11
HOT RACE FOR THE
SEATS AT ATLANTA
Senatorial Scrap is ArOuS-
ing Great interest.
And the Fight for the
Two House Seats is
Getting Warmer Dali
Iva Clean-Cut Strug-
gle to the Close.

Politics of 4 'ocai variety seem 10
be reaching the boiling point in Amer
icus and Sumter county just now.
For the next ten days there is aps cc
be as pretty struggle on the home
run as one could wish to see
Interest centers on tge legisla-
tive race, of course. Gubernatorial
conditions are being lost sight of, t.
some extent, in the absorbing ques-
ton as to who is to represent the
district in the senate and which two
OF the aspirants for the L0dse vii
have the proud privilege of answer
ing the roll call at Atlanta the nexl
two sessions Of the legislature.
Chief interest may DE said to cente
in the scrapfest between Col. J. T.
Shepard and Col Jeff Taylor 70.
the senatorship. This is a politica.
contest that has reachea It's warmins
up influence into every part of tho
county and aroused as much interest
as any local battle OF recent years.
Both candidates for the senatorshiA
have warm friends at work for them
in every school district and there viii
be no lack of effort to bring out tn.
full vote in their behalf Col. Tav-
lor has been doing some very effaG-
tive campaigning, lis friends staty.
and will be vigorously in the fie,u
from now until the ballot boxes clos
Col Sheppard has been kept at AT
anita by his legislative duties. H
will be back this morning and vii
cast off his duster and make the fu
fly in shirt sleeve garb for tEe mex,
twelve days. Col. Sheppard is a hard
worker aud a vigorous and effective
electioneer and backed up by enthus
Iastic friends will lose no time in COW
ering the county. With both candi.
dates leaving no stone unturned, ant
With friends rallying to their suppor
in all directions, tie senatorial scra!
is apt to grow more and more intens,
in interest from now until election
day. 5t.z
One of the issues of the campaign
is the bill introduced by Col. Shep
pard to compel the cCS nty commits
sioners to work the streets of Ameri
Gus with the county convict force. CO.
Tay,or has made an issue Of THIS, TAX
| ing the ground that this should not be
required until all of the county road.
have been put in first class condi-
| ton. Col. Sheppard has not been
heard from on this issue, but vii
| undoubtedly have something to say
On his return to the city. The draw
ing in of the city limits is also apt
10 cut some figure in the fight. 1t is
not improbable that Col Sheppard vii
| do some heart-to-heart talking with
the country voters and explain his side
of these questions thoroughly before
election day. With the personal pop
ularity of both candidates, and the in
PRODUCTION of these and perhaps othcl
issues, the fight is regarded by some
shreWd politicians as apt to be q
| very close and stubbornly. contested
one to the end While no mass meet,
/ ings have been arranged for, it is
not improbable that Col Sheppard
who is an effective public speaker
will have one or more gatherings to
address within the next few days
In tie fight for the house the con
test, while not as spectacular as that
| f5r the senate, is also attracting ia
creasing attention. The four candi-
dates, Messrs e. A. Nisbet, j. f
Mathis, Calvin Carter and ]. T. Fer
guson, are losing no time. even
though they may be losing some sleep
and with their friends equally as
hard at work in their interest, ~ yot-
er is apt to escape having their mec-
its brought to his attention.
1t appears to be a race in which
every candidate is running ON his own
merits and without the making Of any
combinations whatsoever The issues
in the senatorial race are not cutting
any figure in the race for the house
Neither does tHe gubernatorial issue
seem to be mixing up with either
of the legislative races. Voters are
Seemingly not going to let the ques-
ton of Brown and Smith enter into
the selection of Sumters lawmakers
for the next two years, but are be-
ling governed by personal Friendships
and their Judgment Of the ability OF
The respective candidates to serve th5
people OF this county satisfactorily al
J Atlanta.
With total white registration q
481 votes it is regarded rs quite
probable that almost the entire yot;
will be poled. 1t would not be sur
prising if the proportion Of vote t.
regisfrati was tie greatest Sumter
has ever known.