Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-08
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Smith in both Of his previous races.
the last time by a majority of 3l4. He
will get at least that large a majority
this time. Mind you, 1 say at least
3I4 majority. 1 believe he win get a
larger one. 1 do not believe Hoke Smith
has lost a vote in Henry county.
know one brown man who says he VIII
vote for Hart"
Mr.. ]. w. Smith, of $50 ,,.ndsor
street, zone of the best known travel
ing men in the state, called at the
Smith headquarters and made the fol-
lowing report:
IT have Travelled all over north Georgia
and as far south as Cordele, and the
one thing that has impressed me most in
this campaign is the great number OF
people who have changed from Brown
to Smith Everywhere 1 go 1 find these
changes, but never find a change from
Smith to Brown. The sentiment for Mr..
Smith is growing daily"
Among the many callers that go into
the Smith headquarters there is a large
sprinkling of Confederate veterans, one
Of them, Mr.. T. L. Wimberly, of Eman-
ueI county, who was a gallant Confeder-
ate soldier and is now a farmer, said
yesterday: :.-
I'm my county Brown beat Smith the
last time, but the indications now strong
ly point 10 Smith carrying the county.
The last time l voted l did not think
would ever vote again because OF my
age, but l want to live long enough this
time to vote for Hoke Smith again. The
race in Emanuel is between Smith and
Brown, and, in my opinion, Smith will
carry IT, 1 never heard Judge Hart men
toned
FROM ocoNEE COUNTY. '
Mr.. George w. Wells, a prominent
farmer and citizen of Oconee. who lives
at Watkinsville, said:
Smith and Brown tied in Oconee coun-
ty in the last race. but I am satisfied now
that we will carry the county for Mr.
Smith. We stand a better chance now
than we did before. and I am almost safe
in saying we will carry the county"
Mr. 8. c: Townsend, of ST. Marys, Ga,
in talking with parties In the Smith
headquarters, said:
Camden county has alawys been
against Hoke Smith, but this year the
supporters of Brown are very uneasy.
l have talked with a number or Brown
men and they have expressed the opin-
ion that Mr.. Smith will carry the coun>
ty. There has been material changes
in the county. / have been in Clinch
county recently and find that Mr..
Smiths chances for carrying the county
are good. ~...
Among the letters received at Hoke
Smiths headquarters today was the
following from DIR. Il. H. Nelson, OF
Alamo, Ga. DR.. Nelson is one of the
most prominent citizens OF Montgm-
cry county:
II notice in newspaper that
some one in Montgomery county sends
in a report that this county will go for
Brown by a good majority. 1 have
money to bet that Mr.. Smith will carry
this county by larger majority than
he did before"
The following letter was also re-
ceived from Oscilla, Ga, this morn
ing. 1t was signed by d. ". Purvts.
who is engaged in the mercantile bust
ness at Oscilla:
opportunity of correcting the mistake
made in 1905. when 1 cast my ballot
for the present governor. VIII also
state that my partner in the mercantile
business, a former supporter of Mr..
Brown, will vote and work for Smith
this time. AS matter of fact, there
are several prominent merchants here
that have changed from present COVER
nor to next governor-Hoke Smith. 1
know OF no changes from Smith to
Brown. Neither do 1 know of any
Mr.. Smith is holding his own and
gaining others, while Brown is losing
gradually but surely"