Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-15
Friday, April Is, 1910.
Wants Hoke Smith
For Governor gain

ATLANTA. Ga. April 4, 1910
Editor Atlanta Journal:
wish now to second Mayor Paul Gill
reath's letter OF recent date nominating
the Hon. Hoke Smith for our next COVER
nor of this grand old state OF Georgia
i come now asking every loyal citizen
Of this grand commonwealth OF ours TO
rally. rally soldiers, and let's stand with
our IaIlOts and defend our children and
their paternity. which we recognize ne
viii do IL placeS in charge Of Georgia's
affairs with equal justice TO labor and
capital alike as expressed by the Hon
Thomas z Watson in his magazine
shortly after the legislature adjourned
in 1907 in the following words: Hoke
Smith wrung more good measures and
ADVERSE circumstances from the present
legislature which has just ADJOURNED
than any man since tie civil war, and
no man could have done better and some
day Georgia will place him in the United
States senate. where he proudly belongs.
And now, let's place him back again
once more as Georgia's chief executive,
which all men recognize OF all shades
of politics as being capable OF taking
the helm Of state AMI plotting her al
fairs which will not only be a credit 10
GEOTEL2 ana dAcO 0AN ~ Ga
true American citizens He piloted our
ship OF state in his last administration
rs few men could have done. He fl
nanced her affairs with almost a de-
pIeted treasury account OF loss OF taxes
from the whisky traffic. He gave us
more money for our children for our
public schools. He gave US the disfran-
chisement laws; abolished the convict
lease, ami gave US one OF the best laws
aEw-cr all
men who are not citizens and have no in
terest in Georgfa's welfare from being
colonized in large cities and being sold
and voted as sheep. But now they can't
be used to pOilute our elections, Tor
they can't bring them TO our large cities
now and colonize and vote them Now
Mr.. Editor, let's ask every man who can
and viii work and vote for our grand old
state TO rally TO our next governor.
HOke Smith. OF Georgia. and let him not
only have our influence, vote, time and
whatever elss-needed to carry this great
battle to success We can and We Will
and must redeem our fair state. Watch.
work and DO and the battle is won. Let
every man be a committee on one circu-
late petitions. write and fight in this
great battle which has just now start
ed. All classes are now ready to hear
the bugle sound TO fall in line. You
ent avOcatfons of life saying: I want to
see Hoke Smith governor once NOR.
Thousands upon thousands say: voted
against HOke Smith. but now / will vote
for him for governor or anything he
might offer for, and let's make him gov
ernor and then IL he prefers other hon
ors at our hands he can have them also.
He can fill any Of cur legislative halls
with honor. being a statesman of the
highest order and 4 noble Christian man.
i once again ask all HOke Smith men
TO write. work and vote for our next
governor. Hon. Hoke Smith, with the
kindest regards to our fearless editor OF
The Journal for allowing me space IN
his columns previous in a communica-
cation on registration and on disfran-
chiSement .aws- 7 Oeg to remain
true. tried H0ke Smith reader OF your
noble paper. Very respectfully,
o. ]. NANCE
PS Mr.. Editor. I know a man who
not only left his business. but cost him
some SIS or more to come home and reg
lister. I call this loyalty TO his state
This same man previously went on his
cane and registered and voted when he
had been an invalid for some years. He
won't be DISTINGUISHED for he is quail
flied Hoke Smith man