Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-19
HOKE SMITH WILL
MAKE WHIRLW|ND
TOUR THIS WEEK
Leaving Atlanta Thursday At
ternoon He viii Speak in Co.
IumbuS, Triton, vaIdosta,
WaycroSS, JeSup, States
boro and Savannah

Leaving Atlanta Thursday afternoon.
Hoke Smith. candidate for governor.
plans speaking tour Of the western,
southern and southeastern Georgia prob
ably never before equaled In a state
campaign He will deliver six speeches
IN the two days. and will touch more than
half dozen important cities and towns.
The itinerary Of the tour viii take Mr..
Smith TO the following places: Column
bus. Triton. Valdosta. waycross. Jesup.
statesboro and Savannah. The schedule
Leave Atlanta 4:lo D. m, Thursday az
ternoon.
Arrive Columbus $40 p. m.
Leave Columbus s:55 D. m
Arrive Triton ESQ a. m. Friday.
Leave Tifto- $50 a m.
Arrive valdosta sos - m
Leave valdosta $40 D. m.
Arrive waycross SIS D. m.
Leave Waycross 7:3o p. m.
Arrive Jesup s:t5 D. m.
Leave Jesup 1917 D. m.
Arrive Savannah u:5s p. m.
Leave Savannah SIS a. m. Saturday.
Arrive statesboro SIS a. m.
Leave Statscboro $50 D. m.
Arrive Savannah $50 p. m.
Hoke Smith returned to Atlanta on
"Wednesday morning from Augusta
where he was rendered a magnificent
ovation on Tuesday and Tuesday night.
He expressed himself as gratified with
TIE Augusta demonstra,.On, and convinc-
ed that progressive Democracy will rally
strong In that section OF Georgia. Mr.
Smiths offices were crowded with call
-ers all morning. and the capacfous cam
paisn headquarters on the fifth floor OF
the Peters building would not nearly
accommodate the crowds.
GOING TO CHATHAM.
The Hoke Smith club Of Chatham
county several days ago invited Mr..
Smith to speak in Savannah on next
Saturday night. IL possible. assuring
him Of q cordial reception and a ire
mendous crowd OF voters not only from
Chatham county. but from the surrounG-
ing section OF southeast Georgia The
Invitation was tentatively accepted by
Mr.. smith. and upon his return to Allan
Ia Wednesday morning he made his ac-
ceptace positive.
The former governor and his campaign
managers are convinced. from advices
received from Savannah, that Chatham
ceutv is not hOpelessly lost TO the prog
ressive Democrats. Indeed. there are
hundreds OF people in Savannah-non-
rartisans-who Insist that Mr.. Smith
will carry the county. and the candidate
Is determined to lend TO his supporters
his personal efforts.
Mr.. Smith win leave Atlanta on
Thursday afternoon for Columbus and
will not again reach the city until next
SUNDAY afternoon.
There are not elevators enough in the
building nor Is there room enough on the
entire nth floor TO comfortably accom-
nodate the crowds that are visiting the
Hoke smith headquarters said Walter
p. Andrews. as he left the room We'd
nesday morning.
The reception room at the headquarters
occupies the entire end Of the fifth floor.
looking south. The clerical force oc-
cuples other offices on this floor. so that
they do not interfere nor take up any
OF the reception room. which will COM
fortabIy accommodate 80 or 900 people.
When Hoke Smith visited the reception
room Wednesday morning. IL was liter
ally packed with people. The chairs had
been pushed back against the wall. and in
many OF them men were standing. cram
Ing their necks In an effort to catch sight
OF the towering figure OF the former gov
ernor Besides all these. there were in the
hallway 40 or 80 people. N.ho had been
unable TO gain admission to the reception
room
The shouting and cheers that greeted Mr..
Smiths appearance in the Headquarters
could be-and was-heard across the rail-
road tracks. FIVE stories below. Thus the
people from the street were attracted TO
the rooms by the enthusiastic demonstra-
ton
While the great crowd in the campaign
headquarters waxed enthusiastic as they
listened to Mr.. Smith tell OF his visit TO
Augusta and discuss details of the cam
paign. the political advisers and clerks
ard photographers. in other rooms. work
Cd with a zeal born only of confidence
we have been just overwhelmed with
the Tremendous mail" said Calvin VI.
Hitch. looking over a pile OF letters two
feet high IF do nothing but read let
fers the balance OF the day. it will be
impossible for me TO read all of these.
he added. pressing down the pile with his
hands Our stenographic force is hardly
equal TO the work although we have add
ed two more and now have eight experts
attending TO political correspondence"
HEADQUARTERS NOTES.
The following was given out at head
quarters:
The following Hoke Smith workers