Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-11-17
FLOYD COUNTY To
SUPPORT RUSSELL j
AGAINST ]. NJ BROWN
Many Strong Influences Have
United in Their Support of
the Local Option Candidate
For Governor

In so far as Floyd county is concerned
there has been a realignment OF the po-
litical forces in state politics. and this
evidence tends to demonstrate that
Judge Richard B. Russell is well In the
lead in this vicinity. The fractional po-
litical differences between many promi-
nent Floyd county politicians which
were the outgrowth Of former guberna-
torial campaigns have been obIiterated.
and many OF the strongest influences In
the county are working tremendously In
the interest of Russelrs candidacy.
Ex-Governor Brown. who has carried
Floyd in both OF his former campaigns,
still has some following here, but mons
of his friends is exercising himself and
many of his leaders viii tell yos conf
dentially that he hasn't chance at
Floyd's six unit votes 1t is certainly
as true that Col Pope Brown is out OF
the running In Floyd county.
ED MADDOX TALKS.
g. Ed Maddox. son of Judge John w.
Maddox. and the man who managed
Governor Browns last campaign. 10
quoted:
1T all depends in Floyd county on the
turn out on election day. II a fun vote
is polled. should say that Governor
Brown would win. but otherwise Judge
Russell has the advantage and win car
ry the county. The nieu who are sup
porting Russell are interested and thev
are active They will go to the polls
themselves and they will see to IL thar
Russells entire strength is voted. There
has been no organization attempted I'm
Floyd county in Governor Browns be-
half. and many OF his friends are mac
tive. IN the city Of Rome, believe
Russell has the advantage, but In the
country districts have notion that
the ex-governor is still strong. and that
his advantage in the country may Offset
his loss in the city. believe that Rus
sells candidacy has drawn from the ex-
governor. though he will also get many
votes from men who have always sup
ported Governor Smith," T.
COL. J. LINDSAY JOHNSON.
Col. J. Lindsay Johnson, editor of the
Rome Tribune-Herald, is supporting
Governor Brown actively in his paper.
and he has not abandoned hope for his
candidate in Floyd county. Colonel John
son is warm personal friend of the
ex-governor, and gave 10 him the suit
Of jeans In which he was iriaugurated.
Il still believe Joe Brown win carry
Floyd county" said Colonel Johnson
7 have made many inquiries and find
that the conservative business interests
are for the ex-governor in this race.
am free to admit that there has been
considerable sentiment for Judge Rus
sell In this county at first, but / do
not believe he is as strong today. His
strength is on the wane
1T is unquestionably true. however.
that the Russell people are making a lot
of noise, and measured by this he stffl
mas the advantage. 1 believe RusSelrs
following cuts both ways as between
the old factions in this county.
Yes, Pope Brown will get a good vote.
find that the ultra prohibitionists are
for him, but 1t is pretty hard to measure
their strength, because it is impossible
to say whether the county fayors local
option or state prohibition. 1t Is GER
tain, however, that the people would
never vote for the open bar in Fioyd
county,
1t is only natural that Ed Maddox, who
managed the ex-governor's campaign in
the last race, and Colonel Johnson. who
is warm personal friend. should en-
terrain hopes for his success in Floyd
county. 1t is possible that with each of
them the wish is father to the thought,
on which account their optimistic views
should be discounted just a trife.
SENATOR EN..., VIEWS.
Having set down in fairness and with
accuracy the views of two of the strong
est partisans the ex-governor has in
Floyd county, attention is directed to
the stand of State Senator William H
Ennis, a prominent attorney, who active
ly managed the ex-governor's campaign
in Floyd county, last time. Mr.. Ennis is
one of the best posted men In this sec
ton of Georgia concerning political con-
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carries more weight than his Today, he
is as strong in his advocacy of Judge
Russell and as systematic In his cam
paign work as he ever was in behalf of
Governor Brown.
There is no doubt about Floyd coun-
ty," said Senator Ennis. "It will give
Russell a large majority. The people are
with him in this fight They like his DO
sition on the liquor question, and those
of them who do not entirely agree with
him as TO local option admire the manly
way IL which he has met it. There has
been no stalling by him. He has not tried
to run with the hounds and hold with the
hares. he has not tried to catch them
a-coming and a-going, as it were but has
come out fairly and squarely on the local
option platform.
Governor Brown has twice carried
Floyd county. Each time he has had a
behalf. Nothing that should have been
done was overlooked by his friends. The
canvass of the county was one of the
most thorough ever made His victories
in Floyd county were due. say, to this
organized effort On part of his friends
We'll, Governor Brown has no such or
ganization today. Indeed, he hasn't any
organization, and what is more he can
not possibly perfect one. because he
hasn't the following in Floyd county.
but he couldn't win this time with
the organization. because hundreds of
men who have voted for him before pro-
pose to support Russell this time, and 1t
would be impossible to- line them up.
Moreover, Russell numbers among his
supporters scores and scores. Of men who
have heretofore supported HoHe Smith.
and they are with him heart and soul in
this fight. though they are none the less
for Governor Smith"
CONFIRMING SENATOR ENNIS.
Confirming what Senator Ennis had to
say about many Hoke Smith people being
for Russell is the statement of NJ. N
Griffin, president of the Georgia Foun-
dry and Machine company. Mr.. Griffin
has been an ardent Hoke1 Smith man Ia
all of his former campaigns He is stilI
a warm admirer of the seuator-elect, but
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