Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-04
ORGANIZED ATTACK
ON PARTY TICKET
MADE ALL At ONCE
Fresh Reports From Every
Quarter of State Show Out
break of Concerted Move
ment to Stampede Voters

Georgians were startled, yesterday at
ternoon, to learn that there is state
wide raid now on against the Democratic
party.
They were astonished to realize that
the same thing that has been taking
shape in their own respective communi-
ties is part of generally organized eff
at the polls on Wednesday and unseat
the nominee Of that party.
That such is the case, that there is a
statewide and organized stampede in
process among deserters from the par
ty, became more and more evident as
the day progressed. Each hour brought
new confirmation from stin other sec
tions of the state than those already
reported.
The statement that the attack being
led by Thomas K. Watson, at the head
of no one knows how many or how
few of his own followers, mustered
with disgruntled followers of Joseph
M. Brown, on the principles of white
party supremacy in the state, is a de-
termined and organized assault, is war
ranted by every evidence.
His own following Is behind him I'M
questionably. regardless of whether they
voted for Brown or Smith in the recent
primary or took part In IT at all.
And a few Of the less conservative
adherents or Governor Brown are ais"
behind him. The journal cannot pub
lish the names OF some OF the more
prominent among these who are known
to be engaged under Mr.. Watson's stand
ards. The desertion of these from
their own party is conceded, branding
them more deeply than the Watson men,
who are Fopulists first and something
else second.
From several points in the state there
have come to The Journal copies Of a
fake democratic ticket" which bears
at its top the name of Joseph M. Brown
for governor. These have the spaces for
county and district officers left blank.
They are evidently circulated by a CEN
trail headquarters.
From Douglas county there has come
printed ticket with all the county and
district and other local officers names
printed on it, and with everything in
regular order except that the name or
Joseph NJ Brown is substituted for
that of Hoke Smith at the top Of the
ticket. This is apparently the work OF
the local organization.
scores Of strips of gummed stickers.
each sticker being printed For Govern
or, Joseph M. Brown, have come in
from various parts of the state, their
recipients having FASTENED to wash their
hands OF them by reporting them to The
Journal. The stickers are supposed to
be pasted over the naue OF Hoke Smith
on the tickets printed ~ the state COM
mittee. .-..
Letters, kilograms and telephone calls
were arriving at The Journal office all
day Saturday-all reporting the out
break of this widespread and carefully
planned movement. At almost at the 18th
hour the concerted attack has been
hurled against the primary.
Gov. Joseph M. Brown, in an interview
given out Saturday declines to answer
mo" or yes" to the question: do you
repudiate the use Of your name as a
candidate for the gubernatorial cleo
tion?" and would you serve If elect
ed?'
He implies as strongly as he can, how
ever, without giving a direct answer,
that he gives no recognition to the at
tempt to place him in the governors
chair despite his defeat in the primary.
He says The statement that 1 would
serve if elected is not authorized by
me, directly or indirectly. nor by any
thing have said, under any interpreta~
tion or construction" but he declines
to say whether he will or will not serve,
terming the question ridiculous. He
says he is going to vote the straight
Democratic ticket, openly.
Il believe it is the duty OF every Dem
ocrat in Georgia to support the noml-
nees Of the party named at the auditori-
UNI convention" he says. 81 know moth
ing OF any organization in Georgia or
in any county of the state, to elect me
governor. The Democratic nominees will
be elected, beyond any shadow of a
doubt, next Wednesday," Governor
Brown says that he will turn the reins
of office over to his successor in June,
and will retire to his farm in Cherokee
county and forget politics.
j. r. Smith, campaign manager for Mr..
Brown two years ago, and assistant cam
paign manager recently, repeated Satur-
day that he feels himself bound by the
Democratic primary that nominated Mr..
Smith. He said that he had discouraged
every man who had come to him with
the statement that he (the friend) wanted
to vote for Governor Brown in the cleo
ton. He said his participation in the pri-
mary bound him to it's results.
G. Ed Maddox, Of Rome, campaign
manager for Mr.. Brown in the 1910 prl-
mary, said he would vote for Mr.. Smith
as the party nominee in the election
Wednesday. He said he has no connec-
ton with the boilers movement, and
knows nothing of 1t except what he has
seen in the papers.
On every hand, among the more re-
sponsible of Governor Browns leading
friends, there is the same attitude of in
di1idua1 renudio tioO None of them will