Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-07
MANY VOTES ARE
PROMISED SHEPPARD
The Outlook is Fine For
Ills Candidacy.
Strong Signs That South
Georgia VIII Rally
For a South Georgia
Candidate.

The candidacy of Col. J. E. Shep-
pard, senator-elect from the Thir-
teenth district, for the presidency Oh
the next Georgia senate. is making
excellent headway In all parts Of the
state friends of Col. Sheppard are
zealously at work in his behalf as
surances of support have been re-
ceived from number of sources, and
TIE outlook grows more promising ey-
cry day.
The candidacy of Col. Sheppard ap
peals with particular force to tho
great belt of country generally re-
ferred to as South Georgia, the section
that has moved forward with such
vast strides in recent years, and
which at some not distant day viii
awake to its power and assume dom
inent position in Georgia's political at
fairs.
Every day brings letters to the
Sumter candidate. from influential man
in various counties of tLfs section,
expressing their intention to do all in
their power to promote his candidacy.
1T is time South Georgia asserted
itself in political way more than il
las done in the past" said one Oh
these correspondents, in letter re-
ceived yesterday. North Georgia has
had the two last presidents of the
senate, and it is time for the honor to
come to South Georgia. For this rea-
son l will support YOU"
Slaton, Of Atlanta, and Aiken. of Car
terswile, We're the%two last presidiLs 2
officers of the senate AS tae writer
of the letter referred to says, it is
time now for South Georgia to ha, e
the naming of the man.
Speaking of this feature of the can
didacy of Col. Sheppard, local friend
of that gentleman yesterday said that
he did not believe that in the last thir-
ty years South Georgia had had the
presidency of the senate over about
Cnree or four times.
The next administration will have
a governor from North Georgia" col.
tinued he. The TWO candidates for
speaker of the house, Holder. of Jack
son, and Burwell. Of Hancock, are
from North Georgia, and Slaton, the
candidate opposing Sheppard, halls
from Atlanta. This is somewhat of a
nogging of tie honors that Soutr Geor.
gia would be justified in resenting. Bul
aside from territorial considerations
Sumter and South Georgias candidate
IS man who will fill the position wisr
credit to the entire state and he
should lave the solid backing of all OF
the counties south of a line from All
gnsta to Columbus"
Col Sheppard is not seeking on,y
South Georgia votes, though. Several
votes are already assured him from
North Georgia and he is placing his
candidacy squarely before every sen
ator-eiect in the state. AS stated, the
letters that are coming to him from
all sections are highly encouraging
IN their character and with a year
before him in which to work up his
there is every reason to be-
lieve that this section will carry off
the prize when the next legislature as,
sembles.
Assurances of support are coming
from both Smith and Brown men. Els,
pecially is this true of South Georgia
"rere the feeling is running higher
t~3n ever that North Georgia has s.lc-
ceeded in euchreing South GeorgiA
out of all political Ionors in the pas
by encouraging factional differences
IN this section kaile it coolly appro-
priated everything in sight.