Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-13
100000 CAMPAIGN
FUND DECLINED by
COL. ]. Pope BROWN
Irresponsible Parties" Offered
Prohibition Candidate Enor-
nous Doodle Fund to Ad-
voCate Local Option

With one candidate declining to accept
a contribution Of 100000 from the liquor
interests predicated only on his advocacy
Of local option and with another SLAP
ping the face Of one Of his auditors at
a political meeting, the Georgia guberna-
torial campaign is, indeed. looking up.
Verify. 1t seems that the governors race
Is not to be without ginger.
Col. Pope Brown, prohibition canei-
date, declined point blank to accept
contribution Of $4,000 from RESPONSE
Die parties If he would amend his Way
cross speech by the insertion OF a local
option plank
Judge Richard B. Russell, local option
candidate, is reported to have slapped
the face OF ]. E. Wilhelm, at SWANS
boro. because the latter called him liar
for asserting that he Cwilhelrn) was in
the pay of another candidate.
The incident with reference to the al
legged campaign contribution occurred
supposedly In Atlanta-shortly after Col.
Pope Brown opened his campaign 1T
WaycrosE.
The Russen-wflhelm difficulty hap
peend at swainsborc. Emanuel county.
last Tuesday. following campaign
speech By Judge Russell
THE s1Oo.yoo CONTRIBUTION.
vcIney williams. Col. Pope Browns
campaign manager, declared. Thursday
morning. that the prohibition candidate
had been offered 100000 to advocate
local option. and had spurned the offer.
Colonel Brown himself was not in At
swainsboro, delivering POLITICAL speech.
In his absence, Manager Williams said.
concerning the campaign contributions:
ct was Colonel Brown who was Of
fered and who declined to accept 500 900
as a campaign fund, If he would advo-
cate local option. Colonel Brown so
Informed me some time ago. and l
mention the matter now only because it
has been referred to In the public prints
by the Rev. DR.. H. F. o'Kelley. The
minister did not give any names, but
have no hesitancy in saying that Col
onel Brown was the candidate to whom
the contribution was offered
Colonel Brown was approached by
responsible parties shortly after his
waycross address. He was told that his
speech read well and was entirely salts
factory In all but one respect. II he
would add just a few words to his orig
inal declaration by advocating local
option in Georgia. he was assured that
he could have campaign fund of 100000
at his disposal.
The campaign contribution was de-
clined by Col. Brown, who informed the
people with whom he was talking that
ne would rather go down In defeat than
to be elected through the aid OF such
influences He declared that he had
ever been stanch prohobitionists and
could under no circumstances consider
advocating any change in the law that
might impair the usefulness of the
present prohibition statute"
RUSSELL'S MANAGER TALKS.
James B. Nevin. Judge RusselRs cam
paign manager, declares that he knows
nothing of any campaign contribution,
and that Judge Russell is making the
race as a local optionist because he
believes in the principle OF individual
liberty and local self government,
which are democratic.
Judge Russell has always been
local optionist. as his life's. record
shows" said Mr.. Nevin. He stood for
local option as a member Of the state
legislature, and he is only consistent
in advocating local option as candi-
date for governor.
st observe that the Rev. DR.. o'Kel-
ley declares that the offer OF the cam
paign contribution was declined by the
candidate to whom the tender was
made Judge Russell is advocating 10
cal option now. so 1t Is evident that ne
was not the candidate to whom the min
lister referred. Judge Russell has re-
ceived no campaign contributions and
has had no dealing with any persons
Offering such financial help"
RUSSELL AND WILHELM.
The Russell-wIIhelm incident, IL
nothing more, indicates that the cam
paign has reached the stage OF open
hostilities It was impossible, Thurs
day morning, to get in touch with eth
er Judge Russell or Mr.. Wilhelm, al
though both were reported to be in At
Ianta AS noon the former had not
reached his campaign headquarters
Mr.. Wilhelm, 1t was learned, had Wis
tied the Pope Brown headquarters. but
mad left the rooms when sought by
Journal reporter.
From the best accounts obtainable. It
seems that Mr.. Wilhelm, who is life
insurance agent, travelling from Allan
Ia. was in Swainsboro last Tuesday
upon the occasion Of Judge RusselPs
visit.
After the judges speech, Mr.. Wilhelm
was informed that Judge Russell had
declared that Wilhelm was hired at 81
a day and expenses to follow him
CRusselD around. The statement was
resented by the insurance agent who
is said to have sought out the candi-
date and called him a liar. Whereupon.
Judge Russell is reported to nave slap
ped Mr. Wilhelm's face. Mr.. Wilhelm
then struck at the Judge. but friends
interfered and hostilities ceased.
RUSSELL GOES TO DALTON.
Judge Russell is scheduled to speak
at Dalton Friday, and his manager
states that a great reception awaits
him. The Whitfield county fair is in
progress, and it is believed that large
crowd will be on hand to hear the local
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