Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-13
SUMTER'S HOT FIGHT
DRAWING SPEAKERS
Hoke May Be Brought
Here for Speech.
Hall for Brown Saturday
--Bowden For Smith
To-day-Callawa For
Brown Monday.

IDetact Chat tnere IS a real fight OF
in Sumter county in the gubernatoria
race, and that though it was carried
four years ago, aid again two years
ago, but the latter time by a great!
reduced majority, for Hon Hoke Smitl
is not being | tsosight of by those il
charge of the campaign interests O
the two gubernatorial candidates.
1t is now recognized that the fight
in this county is going to be one o.
Jhe closest and most stubbornly con
tested in the state. There have beer
changes from one side to the other
enough to make the mix up more thai
ordinarily interesting, the registration
is short of what it was two years ago
and both sides have suffered as a re
suit, and on both sides there are capa,
Bile leaders, putting forth their bes
efforts and bending every nerve t.
land Sumter's two votes in the statt
convention for their candidate.
The influence of Sumters fight i,
llso being felt in adjacent counties
Lee, Webster, Schley and other coun.
ties have their eyes fixed on Sumte.
and are more or less Influenced by tn.
waves of political thought sent ou
from Americus.
1t was thought for time that there
would be no speaking here, that tn
ampaign would drag along listlessly
SO far as outside indications went, ans
that the work done would all be OF
1uiet, personal character. But all that
has been changed now. The big guns
)f the fight are to be fired in Ameri-
Gus and the campaign in Sumter vii.
be about as vigorous from now on as
in any county of the state. Boil
sides are enlisting their speakers ami
there will be several opportunities
for voters to come out and hear some
rattling good talks before the ballot
ng day arrives.
This morning. as announced in yes
lerday's Times-Recorder, the Smith
Lorces fire their first public gun in q
speech by Hon. ]. e. T. Bowden, OF
Waycross, who two years ago cam
Daigned for Brown, Las switched to
the Smith ranks this year, and is nov
campaigning in the interest of the
former governor, telling people why
ne has changed front in this fight.
Mr.. Bowden is said to be a snappy.
bright talker, and he will be greeted
with a good crowd, Smith and Brown
men turning out to greet the visitor,
and his visit will he the chief event
Of the day.
On Monday, at p. NJ. either il
he opera house or the lot across
the street, the first Brown gun ..
the speech-making variety will Be
turned loose. Judge Galloway, of An
gusta, will then speak in behalf OF
the candidacy of Gov Brown. Judge
Galloway needs no introduction to a
Georgia audience. He is one of the
best known men in the state and a
rafting good talk is down on the lists
from him.
The next scheduled speech is also
from the Brown side. Hon. Joe Hill
Hall, the heavyweight champion oil
Bibb, than whom no one in the STATE
stands higher in public esteem, will
be in Americus on Saturday of next
week at IL a. M, and will be greet
ed by another large audience. Joe
Hill Halls name is enough to draw
a crowd, and the fact that he is in
the habit of talking straight from the
shoulder is another feature that is
apt to swell the audience.
Of course, the Smith club is not
going to let things stand like this
and yesterday it was rumored that ar
rangements would be made if in any
way possible, to bring ex-Gov. SmirA
here to greet a final rally of his forces
and throw enthusiasm into the last
stages of the campaign. Stress is be-
ing laid on the fact that Sumter went
for Smith twice in each of his prev
ious campaigns and that the Brown
forces must not be permitted to SCOOP
it in for their man this time. If ex-
Gov Smith cannot possibly come, then
some other speaker of high calibre
will lbe brought and the campaign on
that side wound up with plenty of red
fire.
Altogether it doesn't look much like
the next ten days will be dull ones in
the political line. Between the Cub
ernatorial race, the senatorial and the
hlouse rases, there seem to be "hot
time ahead in the old town." And with
the enthusiasm waxing strong it looks
like an even bet all around as to
where Sumter will stand when the
ballots are counted.
In order to make room for my fail
shoes, ] will sell for the next ten
days Wei Tan and Gun Metal in
Clapps Oxfords at $4.25 a pair. Also
Patent Leathers at $4.75. s. L. silrs.