The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-08
GEORGIA CAMPAIGN
GETTING IN SHAPE
Four or Five Men May Be
Candidates for Governor
TOM WATSON BOBS UP
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Former Populist Leader Is Back in the
Democratic Party and Threatens
to Run for Congress In the
Tenth District
TOM WATSON BoBs UP

Atlanta, June 7.-(special.)-N that
| the state executive committee has met
and gone home, the state campaign will
| begin TO shape up.
And the shape-up far looks like a
two-candidate fight between Hon. H, H.
Perry of Hall and Gov. Joseph H. Brown,
| pitched squarely upon the issues and prin-
ciples OF the campaign of 1905, supple
mented, of course, by that of 1905
| There may be one or two others who
will think they are running for while.
| This does not refer to Judge r. B. Rus
| sell of the state court of appeals from
whom the latest news is that he will prob
| ably not run.
| But there was Edward H. Walker, for
ner mayor of College Park, who an
nounced for governor a short time ago,
but has not been heard from since his an
| uouncement.
| Then there was Hon. L. L. Middle
| brooks of Newton, who announced all
| right, but whose friends say will hardly
push his claim.
And now comes ]. W. Brice, an Allan
|
IN the local option platform. That was
supposed to have been Judge Russells
| hunder, but he did not see fit to hurl the
| bolt
! Neither of the leading candidates for
| governor paid much attention to the ex-
| ecutive committee meeting today. Gov
ernor Brown remained quietly In his Of
| fee at the capitol, busy as usual with
| executive matters, while Mr.. Perry spent
he day in Augusta where he delivered
| ais second speech of the campaign last
night.
| By the way, nothing has caused more
| comment in political circles recently than
Mr.. Perry's practical approval In his At
lanta speech of the action of Governor
| Brown with reference to the land near
| Chattanooga for state road terminals.
which the governor refused to purchase.
Mr.. Perry said that the governor had
to himself, to reject the purchase. and
he would not have voted for the bill on
any other understanding.
| This is considered a very interesting de-
| velopment in view of the fact that every
effort has been made to turn the gov
ernors action into campaign material
against him.
Governor Browns announcement was a
comparatively brief one, and 1t is under
stood he will make no campaign except
such as he considers necessary through
the medium of the state press.
The pitching of the campaign on the
form basis for which Mr.. Perry is RESPONSE
BILE, keeps 1t in the same groove it has
followed for the last four years; nor does
it seem to leave much room for anyone
else to wedge himself in.
Mr. Perry appears to have had fear
that the reform movement would be
looked upon as back number" In his
recently issued letter to members of the
state legislature with whom he has
served he said among other things:
Thousands of patriotic voters support
ed Brown in the last election without in
tending or realizing that the effect would
be to put us before the world as reac-
tionary and a back number and not
abreast of the times. My ambition is to
see Georgia stand in the front rank of all
modern and progressive reforms
But as Mr.. Perry himself said, he is 60
ing to see to 1t at least that the flag is
kept flying
The action of the state committee today
will not only start the state political ball,
but twill open up the situation in most of
the counties of the state. Some few of
them have held their primaries solely be-
cause their county officers wanted to have
their affairs settled; but the vast ma
iority of them are vet to act.
County executive committees Will now
be meeting all over the state and calling
the county primaries for the same day as
the state primary SO as to avoid null
tiplicity of elections.
The same will be true of the executive
committees OF the congressional districts,
as 1t is expected every congressional pri-
mary will be held on the same day with
the state primary.
Politics in some of the congressional
districts, by the way, is of more absorb
ing interest right now than the state stu
alton. Particularly Is this true In the
Tenth district, where Tom Watson has
thrown himself into the game, come back
into the democratic party, as he states,
and now, in response to Congressman
Hardwicks dare, threatens to get into the
race for Congress.
If Watson should make good his threat,
the state campaign from a standpoint OF
political interest might look something
like tail to the Tenth district kite.
Editor Tom Ioyless OF the Augusta
Chronicle, who was here the other day,
when asked about the matter said In his
opinion there was no question that Wat
son could carry the district, but there
are those who think the situation would
be badly mixed with four candidates In
the race. and 1t Is not presumed that
either A. W. Evans of Washington or
o. r. Eve of Richmond would step down
and out because Mr.. Watson came into
the race.
II Watson should run 1t would be a
race of more than state interest, and
there are those who think he may yet
do 1t.
Training of Deaf Mutes
In the annual report of the board Of
visitors to the Georgia School for the
Deaf at Cave Spring. just submitted to
Governor Brown. attention Is called to
the fact that there are more than 600
deaf mute children in Georgia in need
of proper care and training.
Less than 200 of these are students at
the Cave spring school, whose term has
just closed for the summe-. But the
school has, nevertheless. practically
reached the limit of its present capacity
accommodating as 1t does less than one
third of those entitled to its privileges.
To remedy this situation the board of
visitors recommends an appropriation OF
at least $4,000 at the coming session Of
the general assembly for the purpose OF
charging and equpping the school This
would not enable it to take care of all
the deaf mute children in the state, but
| It would probably be sufficient for the
care of all present applicants.
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