The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
GEORGIA CAMPAIGN
WILL CLOSE TODAY
Voters Will Go to the Polls
Tomorrow
USE COUNTY UNIT RULE
Lies Between Brown and Smith
and Interest Is Intense-The
Issues in Question

Atlanta, August 21.-The democrats of
ernor and II other state officials, as well
as seven congressman in primaries in
which nomination is in all cases equiva-
lent to election. All the state officers
will be elected under the county unit
rule, that is, primaries will be followed
by convention at which all the dele
gates from each county will vote as a
their respective counties on each candi-
date, making 1t possible that a candidate
receiving the most votes In the state at
large will not be the man chosen by the
convention.
For governor there are three candi-
dates
Gov. Joseph NJ. Brown, former Gov.
Hoke Smith and Edward H. Walker.
The main race is between Brown and
Smith. The past struggles of these two
are a chapter in the souths most pic
turesque political history; Brown being
the state railroad commission chairman
whom Smith, while governor three years
ago, deposed, only to have this ex-chair
man turn the tables by beating him for
governor when Smith desired a renomina-
ton. So intense is the interest now that
polls have been taken of the passengers
on railroad trains, corner groceries have
had straw votings and it Is not uncom-
mon to poll office buildings elevators in
their flights between floors to learn wheth-
er their occupants preponderate for
Brown or Smith.
Questions Mt Issue
Amonglthe issues is the question wheth-
er registration shall be required six
months in advance of the polls, or the
period reduced to three months. Cover
nor Brown favors the reduction. while
Smith holds that reduction would mean
an unwelcome increase in the negro vote.
Other issues include the questions how
the arrears in the salaries of rural school
teachers shall be met, whether the state
railroad commission shall be reduced 20
three members as advocated by Brown,
or the number retained at five, as favored
by Smith, and whether there has been
too much delay in negotiations to DUR
chase the still unbought terminal at Chat
tanooga for the state owned railroad, the
Western and Atlantic. Governor Browns
sending of troops recently to the Dur
ham mines, where about a score of
Italians were made to leave for alleged
threats of violence, is declared by the
Smith supporters 10 nave Deen unWdl-
ranted.
very important subject of debate is
whether Governor Brown has given the
state an administration favorable to bus
mess development. In this connection the
campaign furnishes a novelty in an al
legged issue which both sides are faith
fully endeavoring to put down. but which
won't stay put. 1t Is the claim that Gov
ernor Browns administration caused the
% nd q IL
though derided alike by Brown and Smith
men. it stays In the limelight In defiance
of the rules Of the game.
Anti-Faction Candidate
Mr. Walker is running on what he
terms the anti-faction platform
In addition to governor, the following
officers will be voted on:
Secretary of state, comptroller general,
treasurer, attorney general, commission
er of agriculture, school commissioner,
pension commissioner, member of prison
commission. chief justice supreme court,
associate justice supreme court, judge of
court of appeals.
One constitutional amendment touches
a problem vital throughout the south.
namely education. This amendment would
give each county the privilege of taxing
itself for the support of high schools,
the law now permitting such taxes for
common schools only.
Georgia's congressional delegation OF IL
is solidly democratic and promises to re-
main so, although the republicans say
they will make a fight in two districts
which polled a strong Taft vote, the
Seventh and the Ninth.
In the Second, Third, Fourth and
Eleventh districts the incumbents are
unopposed. In four districts fights are
being made On the political congressman
on the charge that they voted for the So
called Cannon rules when the House was
organized last winter.
These districts are the First. Fifth,
Seventh and Eighth. The congressional
candidates. where there are contests, fol-
low:
First district, Congressman Charles G.
Edwards; Enoch J. Giles.
Fifth. Congressman Leonidas r. hv-
ingston, William Schley Howard.
Sixth, Congressman Charles L. Bartlett,
! ]. Flint, o. II. p. Bloodworth, j. F.
Redding. J. p Ross.
Seventh Congressman Gordon Lee,
Moses Wright.
Eighth. Congressmas William II. How
ard, Samuel ]. Tribble.
Ninth, Congressman Thomas M. Bell,
H. H. Perry.
Tenth. Congressman Thomas w. Hard
wick. Osyell r. Eve, A. W. Evans.
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