Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-12
HOKE SMITH LEAVES FOR
MACON FRIDAY At NOON
will Make Three Speeches Be-
fore He Returns to Atlanta.
In Hall County Monday

In Hall County Monday
Hoke Smith put in q busy day at Of
fees Thursday, preparatory to leaving
Atlanta Friday at noon for Macon, where
he will discuss the issues OF the cam
paign Friday night in the city audi
forum. He will go from Macon to Tiff
ton. for a speech Saturday morning, and
Saturday afternoon he Will deliver a po-
litical address at Vienna. in Dooly coun-
ty. He plans to return TO Atlanta Sat
urday night. II possible.
On Monday Mr. Smith will speak al
Gainesville at IL o'clock
Tuesday night Mr.. Smith will address
the voters OF Richmond county at Au-
gusta.
Saturday week Mr. Smith will speak at
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett county.
The following was furnished by the
Hoke Smith Headquarters:
AT HEADQUARTERS.
There was a large crowd of out-of-town
callers at Hoke Smith headquarters. Mr..
w. N. n. Reese, Mr.. p. d. Reese and
Mr.. w. N. Russell, of Milton county,
say that their county will go for Hoke
Smith overwhelmingly again, increasing
the majority of 1874 he received last cam
paign.
Mr.. B. r. Morgan, one of the largest
farmers of HARRISON county, is an en-
thusiastic adherent of the Hoke Smith
policies. He believes that on account of
the many changes from Brown to Smith.
HARRISON will reverse the Brown ma
Jority OF two years ago.
Mr.. G.. d. Vickery. of Campbell coun-
ty, says that Campbell is safely in the
Hoke Smith column.
Mr.. j. H. Farmer. of Stephens county.
which gave 10 majority for Brown last
campaign, says the county is safe for
Hoke Smith this year.
Mr.. Everett Stubbs, of Liberty county
says that Liberty and Mcintosh, both
OF which gave a small majority for Gov
ernor Brown Is strongly, for Hoke Smith
this year. The white people are grateful
for the suffrage amendment to the con-
stitution, through which the negro vote
has been reduced to a neglible auan-
tity.
ENCOURAGING NEWS.
K j. Quinn, the well known insurance
man or Atlanta, has Just returned from
an automobile trip in which he passed
through 81 Georgia counties. Durine
this trip Mr.. Quinn talked with big mer-
chants and small merchants, big farm
ers and small farmers. and he was con-
WINGED that the sentiment all through
the section which he touched was over
whelmingly for Hoke Smith Mr.. Quinn
says:
"Of course, I could not resist the op-
portuntty to make inquiry concernine
the gubernatorial campaign. From the
expressions made to me the sentiment
in the sections through which I passed
is overwhelmingly for Hoke Smith. This
is true in both. town and country. The
farmers, who, through organization and
Intelligent planting and marketing, have
gradually raised the prices Of their prod
ucts, keenly resent the claim Of the
Brown supporters that the present good
price Of cotton Is an achievement Of the
Brown administration. They do not SO
much resent the effort to rob them of
the credit to which they are due, as they
do the reflection on their intelligence in
supposing that they were so gullible as
to believe such an absurd proposition.
I travelled through the counties Of De-
Kalb, Rockdale. Newton, Walton, Nor
gan, Green, Putnam, Baldwin. Hancock,
Washington, jefferson, Burke, Jenkins,
Screven. Effingham, Chatham. Bryan,
Liberty, Richmond, Columbia, McDuf-
file, Warren, Taliaferro, Oglethorpe,
Clarke. Jackson, Hall, Banks, Haber-
sham, Stephens and GwinAett. or these
81 counties I believe Governor Smith
will carry at least 20"
GOV. BROWNS CLAIM
At the Hoke Smith headquarters to-
day they are referring to the fact that
the only thing Governor Brown claimed
for his administration was that IN 1909
he paid a large sum to the teachers.
Mr.. Smiths supporters say that when
Governor Brown took charge as COVER
nor he and his friends took the position
that ire entire year Of 1909 so far as tn e
financial condition OF the state was con-
oerned, rested on appropriations made
and expenditures made by Governor
Smiths administration and that they
predicted a deficit on January /, 1910.
Governor Smith accepted the response
bility for the year 1909 and stated that
every liability could be met during the
year and leave a surplus OF over $40p. 900
in the treasury, and by Governor
Browns own admissions the payments
made to teachers In 1908 were out OF
funds provided by Governor Smith, and
that Governor Smith really through his
business management OF the affairs of
the state had provided this fund and
that the 100000 was found In the treas
ury In spite OF the false prophecy OF
Governor Brown and his leaders.
On Southern railway train No. 90 COM
ing from Birmingham to Atlanta last
night a poll on the gubernatorial race
was taken In two of the cars of the train.
About 100 passengers were picked UP at
Tallapoosa. Messrs. Oscar starnes and
o. H. Pickett, who are both strong
Smith men, went through the two cars
with a Brown man. The result of the
poll of the qualified voters was: Smith,
e. Brown, II. There were three nom
committal voters on the train.