Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-09-01
HOKE SMITH
FOR PRESIDENT
Enthusiastic Georgia Demo
Gratis Endorse Him for the
Highest Office.
IS AN ARDENT PROHIBITIONIST
Also Believes in Regulation of
Railroads--WilI Be Elected
Governor.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 1.-The Demo
cratic state convention today adopted
a resolution endorsing Hoke Smith,
former governor and member of Cleve-
lands first cabinet for president of the
| United States. The resolution de-
clares him; 'Eminently fitted to
perform the arduous duties of the high
office OF president"
Smith is an ardent Prohibitonist
and it was his advocacy of railroad
regulation that helped to defeat him
in the Democratic primaries two years
ago, by the present governor, Joe"
Brown, who was backed by the rail-
roads and the enemies of Prohibition.
Smith was elected governor four
years ago and served for two years
and was again chosen as the Demo
cratic candidate for governor at the
recent primaries and is assured of
election. He is an uncle of Mrs. W.
! H. Pope, wife of Chief Justice Pope,
OF Roswell.
! Who He Is.
! Hoke Smith was born at Newton,
n. c., in 1853, and was educated in the
| preparatory school conducted by his
father. He moved to Georgia in 1872.
He married Miss Birdie Cobb, the
| daughter of General T. R. Cobb, and
in the following year he began an in
teresting career as lawyer. He prac-
ticed law at Atlanta from 1873 to 1903
and was also in journalism, being the
proprietor OF the Atlanta Journal from
1887 to 1898 Since 1908 he has been
the senior member of the law firm of
Smith, Hastings and Ransome In pol
itics he has been quite active. In 1882
he was delegate to the Democratic
state convention and delegate to the
| Democratic national convention IN
1892.
The following year his abilities had
so impressed Grover Cleveland that
Mr.. Smith was rendered the secretary
ship of the interior.
/, Smith Real Orator.
| In 1907 he was elected governor of
Georgia, after one of the most bitter
and remarkable campaigns in the his
tory of that state or of the south. For
an entire year Hoke Smith toured the
state and spoke in every county. With
a powerful voice, a strong constitution
and remarkable mind worthy of the
we'll trained lawyer that he was, Mr.
Smith carried everything before him.
As a public speaker Mr.. Smith is
successful largely because he never
loses his temper and always has ar
apt retort for his adversaries or any
of those in the audience. During the
campaign in Georgia, and in which {
member of the New Mexican's editor
ial staff participated, reporting severa
. of Mr.. Smiths speeches for Georgi;
paper, Mr.. Smith never failed to tel
anecdotes in his inimitable way an,
caught the audience from the star
by his brand of humor worthy of
/ Mr.. Dooley.
His Answer to Howell.
One of the familiar expressions o
CLARK Howell, in opposing Hok
|Smith was, IF this is not true, an
willing to get out of the race for go1
| ernor," Before a monster mas
meeting in Atlanta Mr.. Howell mad
a similar assertion and Hoke Smitf
making gesture like brushing
Georgia mosquito aside said: mi
Howell talks about getting out of tn
race, why he isn't even in the rae
-he wont carry two counties" Smit
q carried Georgia by such an overweln
e ing majority that it did seem he wa
: the only man in the race.