The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-06-29
STATE POLITICAL
SITUATION IS
PUzzLING
ENTRANCE OF ATTORNEY GENE
RAJ HART PUTS THE PoLlri.
TioNS TO GUEsSING-cAM.
PAIGN ON SOON.

Atlanta, Ga, June 28.-With the
announcement Of Attorney General
Jchn G. Hart for governor, the CUB
ernatorial situation in Georgia as
sumes new aspect. The announce
| ment came as distinct surprise as
hitherto the attorney general has not
even been mentioned among the ''pos-
sibilities".
Judge Hart. to use his own Ian
| guage, enters the race in the interest
o: peace.
Il simply want to stop the political
to a few friends at his Office in the
capitol this morning. When told that
his announcement came as a great
surprise, the judge smilingly replied:
"Yes, | did not discuss the matter
with any one except my own wife"
Judge Harris announcement covers
about 300 words. In the second par
agraph of the announcement, having
previously referred to Governor
Brown and former Governor Smith,
| he gives the chief reason for enter
ing the race. This paragraph reads
Is follows:
AS the candidates of factions, their
usefulness is greatly impaired and
| irreparable wrong and injury done
| the state. This is not their wish,
III am sure, but it is the inevitable
| consequence of personal Bitterness
and irreconcilable differences. The
| commonwealth Cf Georgia should be
| saved from further strife"
| What effect win the entrance
Judge Hart have? This question has
| been asked on all sides. Among the
Hoke Smith men the claim is made
| that the Brown forces are behind
Judge Hart to enter the race, they
hope, to play strong card. Judge
Hart said this morning that he had
not been besieged by letters and tel
egrams to enter the race, nor had not
consulted any one. So much for the
contentious of the Smith men.
The Brown forces, nevertheless, de-
| clare that Judge Harris entrance into
ths race will be decidedly helpful to
Governor Browns candidacy. They
/ show that Judge Hart is popular in
! the Eighth district, in which he lives,
and which in the last campaign gave
Mr.. Smith big majority. The cOun-
| ties in this district include Greene,
in which Union Point is located,
| where Judge Hart is resident; Put
nam, Hancock, Talifaerro, Warren,
Walker, Ebert, Franklin, Hart and
| Morgan,
Botl Governor Brown and former
Governor Hoke Smith were busy to-
day receiving callers, letters and tel
egrams, although Mi. Smith was ab-
sent from his Office in the forenoon
arguing a case il the supreme court.
The campaign headquarters of MI.
Smith, which are located on the fifth
| floor OF the Peters building, will be
opened and ready for business some
time tomorrow. Although Mr.. Smith
will manage his own campaign, he
will be assisted by a committee cf
Atlanta business men. This commit
tee will be headed by H. Y. McCord,
OF the McCord-SteWart Company.
Wholesale grocers, and r. j. Griffin,
retired merchant These two gentle
men have been identified with the
two previous campaigns of Mr.. Smith.
AS previously announced, Mr..
Smith will formally open his cam
paign the week of July 4th. with
| big speech at the Auditorium-Armcry
in Atlanta. He will make only a few
speeches during the campaign and
has announced that his campaign
work will not interfere with several
engagements he had previously made
for chautauqua and educational ad-
| dresses.