Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-14
BONDEN SPOKE IN
BEHALF OF SMITH
Gives Ills Reason for
Hopping :
Large Audiences on
Hand to Hear Both
Speeches, But Little
Enthusiasm Aroused.

The first gun in the campaign of
speH-binding which is promised to
be waged merrily by speakers for both
candidates for governor during the re-
naming days before the primary, was
fired yesterday morning by Hon. j.
e. t. BoWden, of Waycross, who ad-
dressed a political gathering at Par
ker's warehouse in behalf of the caQ-
didacy of Hoke Smith.
Mr.. Bowden was introduced by Hon.
W. T. Lane in brief speech. By way
of preliminary explanation the speaker
announced that he thought it neces-
sary to ts.l why he was busily en-
gagged in stumping the state during
the present campaign for Smith,
whereas he appeared in many coun~
ties of the state last year speaking
for Governor Brown. The personal
pronoun figured very largely in the
explanation, and it was some time be-
fare Mr.. Bowden could get we'll un-
der way
1t was during this preliminary part
of his speech that the speaker began
the ridicule and personalities that
formed a large part of his talk, and
which, was his main reliance in gin
gering up the crowd. He referred tc
the charges that he had "flopped' be
cause Governor Brown had not ap-
pointed him railroad commissioner
and of tbs he gave an emphatic de
nial. Mr.. Bowden said that person
alities were Of no use in a speech
of the character that he intended tc
make, but he cnotinually made use Of
them at every turn in his address.
His Change of heart had come about
he said, on account of the fact thai
Governor Brown ha dnot acceded tc
his (BoWden's) demand that the gov
ernor veto an amended charter bill 0
the city of Waycross, which. it was
alleged, disfranchised 400 union labor
ers in that place. He paid his re-
spects to the Augusta Chronicle ana
the Macon Telegraph as regards the!l
utterances on the convict lease mat
ter, branded Jim" English as tho
chief convict lessee in the state and
gave Hoke Smith the full credit 70!
the abolition of the convict lease sys.
tenn in Georgia, as he was aided b.
Fielder in the senate and Covingtor
and Gambler in the house.
Mr.. Bowden next dealt with what
he sneeringly termed the Battle o
the Bull Durham Mines" which
brought but weak applause from the
audience. He ridiculed Terrell, Eli
glish and Handsome" Joe Brown fol
dining together at the governors man
sion after the last campaign. The
settling of the Georgia railroad strike
on the theory of white supremacy and
the disfranchisement law came in fD!
much attention, and the necessity OF
4 bond issue on account of Governor
Browns failure to purchase the Chat
tanooa terminals was the concludine
note of the address.
Though there was a large attenG-
lnce present, enthusiasm was nota-
bly lacking. Either the August
weather or the proximity of the din
ner hour served to settle a substan-
tial inertia over the meeting. Ther,
was applause at intervals, but cries
Of "Hurrah for Joe Brown" were heard
several times, making it evident thai
There wepa many supporters of the
governor present, while a large num-
ber Of the spectators took no part in
the applause at all. Mr. Bowden ad-
dressed another a1dinnca lac+ niobt