The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-08
GEORGIA CAMPAIGN
IS NEARING CLOSE
Only Two More Weeks Before
Election Day
BROWNIES ENCOURAGED
General Assembly VIII Adjourn Either
Wednesday or Thursday of This
Week-FuIton County's Blind
Coroner Unopposed

~ only two weeks remain OF the stats
campaign which, so far as effective efforts
are concerned, will come to close with
Saturday, August 90 Monday, the I'D
will bring the lull before the storm o.
ballots or the avalanche of ballots
whichever one prefers.
Outside of his messages to the legisla-
ture. which have been, In measure, per-
tinent to the campaign because they con-
cerned his official acts which have beer
brought into question, Gov Joseph M
Brown yesterday issued his first state
ment to the public regarding his candi-
dacy and the principles on which it Is
founded.
Except the brief and informal announce
ment of his candidacy, Governor Brown
has made no public statement of pure
ly political nature since the campaign
opened. He has not even given notice
to the charges which his opponents have
made against him, except insofar as his
legislative messages may be considered
in the nature Of replies.
Undoubtedly, therefore, his statement
yesterday was read with interest, as en-
bodying the basis of his candidacy and
presenting his version of those matters
upon which his political enemies have
seen fit to attack him.
The governor is In excellent good humor
and while making no public boast. ex-
presses to his friends his confidence in
the result of the primary.
Former Gov. Hoke Smith made his
first oral speech of the campaign at the
Auditorium in Atlanta last night. He has
made but two oral speeches, relative to
politics, since the campaign opened, and
he is scheduled to make one other in
Macon next Friday night. He is also
expected to speak at Triton and one or
two other points before the campaign
| closes.
| The former governors address here
was largely along the lines of his Way
cross speech, which was published, though
not delivered. and in which he entered
into practically every phase of the cam
paign He supplemented 1t at certain
points upon which there has been some
criticism of his attitude by his opponents,
making vigorous reply to their attacks.
| The ex-governor and his supporters ex-
press an unbounded confidence in the
outcome OF the election.
Strangely enough, since the little furry
OF week SO ago. betting on the re-
suit of the election has almost altogether
subsidized. 1t was reported that both sides
would show up with some thousands of
dollars, eager for takers, but 1t has not
come.
1t is possible that the passage by the
general assembly of a law making 1t a
misdemeanor to bet on elections in Geor-
gia has had the effect of putting a stop
| to public betting, even though the meas
| ure has not yet been signed by the gov
| ernor. 1t Is but natural. in view of the
passage of this bill through both houses,
that the leaders of both sides should call
off their friends from further Indulgence
in the betting game. particularly where
the bets made are composed chiefly of
campaign money raised for the purpose of
putting up a bluff. 1t is generally be-
lieved that the several $1,000 bets made a
week or SO ago were composed entirely of
campaign money or funds raised especial
| ~ by the two contesting camps purely
to take care of the betting situation
1t is quite probable that the bill against
betting. even though 1t is not yet law,
has had its moral effect and driven the
| campaign wager to a basis of privacy
So far as can be learned there are some
small bets being made now and then,
both on the result in the state and In
Fulton county, and both are made at
even money.
| One or two things have occurred dur
ing the week to strengthen the confidence
of the Brown men, notably the flop from
| Smith to Brown of Representative ]. w.
Bailey of Miller county and Senator F. M.
Longley of the Thirty-seventh district,
from Troup county, which has hereto
| fore been in the Smith column. The
Brown men feel confident they will carry
Troup this time, and they have sent one
or two speakers there to fight for it.
| Another thing was the card written by
w. J. McNelley, an avowed Smith sup
porter, who stated that as much as he
regretted to see 1t, as result of his
travels over the state, he found that
Mr.. Smith had small chance of election.
Mr.. Smiths supporters at once repudiated
McNelley as a supporter of his, but Nc
good faith and still hopes that he may be
wrong in his diagnosis.
| There Is no particular reason why the
general assembly should not wind UP and
adjourn by s or o'clock Wednesday aft
ernoon, instead of holding on until OF
8 o'clock Thursday morning and setting
back the hands of the clock, as Is usual
" the case-no reason, that is, except Its
own perverseness.
So 1t may be said the last day of the
session will find It sitting far on into the
night, IL not the next morning.
The house held It's first real Saturday
session Of the year yesterday. the only
reason being that Its time expires the
middle of next week. and 1t is important
to make some sort of a showing on the
wind-up.
in order to get them over to the senate
in time for action by that body before
the close
Some of the last measures to be en-
acted by the house to go over to the
senate. and upon which that body will
act next week, are the bill to purchase
the new state code prepared by Judge
John L. Hopkins. and another measure
appropriating $4,000 to publish IT.; the
bill to require hotels to furnish clean
linen, the bill to increase the salary Of
the state pure food inspector from $3.50 te
$500. and others.
On tomorrow, 1t Is stated, the house
will make effort to pass one or two more
house bills and send them to the senate
Immediately where, In order to gel
through, they must be read the first time
on the same day that they are passed ir
the house. One of the measures IT II