Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-05
CANDIDATES CLAIMS
TOTAL 263 COUNTIES;
ONLY 146 IN STATE
VoIney Williams Issues State
ment, Declaring Pope Brown
viii Garry SO Counties at
Coming Primary

elcctlou only lnTee Gays on the Fopo
Brown forces claim IS Georgia counties.
the Russell forces claim 90, and the Joe
Brown forces claim rs
This makes a total of 2es Georgia.
counties claimed As there are only 146
counties in Georgia. ii obviously follows
that somebody Is mistaken. As to which
OF the three are mistaken. the public is
uncertain.
Manager James b. Nevin. Of the Rich
ard B. Russell neadQarters, spent Sun
day at Rome and did not return to. his
desk at the Kimball until about II o'clock
Monday morning. mass OF mall await
ed him Il am absolutely confident" de-
clared Mr.. Nevin. And I would like to
make the distinction that my confidence
Is not merely that OF the campaign man
ager. have a profound and sincere per-
sonal conviction that Russell win win.
Ny conviction is based on facts"
ST have no written statement to make
this morning" continued Mr.. Nevin, but
1 am fully satisfied that the voters OF
Georgia understand Judge Russelrs posi-
ton. am confident that a majority OF
the voters hold, as a matter OF honest
principle. to the same doctrine of local
option for which he STANDS. and admit
ting the democratic principles OF self
government. / believe his platform Is
logically unassailable. 1 believe that a
majority OF the people, IN Georgia agree
should have the right to decide - itself
what 1t wants to do about the liquor
question"
ANSWERS CONVICTION.
Manager ]. r. Smith, OF the Joe Brown
headquarters. issues the following state
ment:
The political meeting which was held
noon under the cloak OF prohibition, but
in the interest OF the candidacy OF Col
Pope Brown. failed. in my opinion, to
give Col. Pope Brown any additional
comfort or strength
Judge Covington, the speaker upon
that occasion, is one Of the most force
full in the state. He made a splendid adj
dress. But when he made yelled attacks
upon ex-Gov. Joseph NJ. Browns position
they fell fiat upon the audience. His att
tacks were in the mildest form. / hes
itate 70 take issue with this learned
gentleman. but when he states without
qualification that there is no such thing
as personal liberty l cannot refrain.
THE people enjoy without restraint in
numerable liberties and they are not
and should not be curtaileds by law. ex-
fcept inscfarSas they AFFECT the rights OF
others. and for the preservation of or
ganized society.
II do not believe that his analogy
upon the question OF submitting to the
people the laws against pistol-toting
against theft, and against innumerable
other crimes, is just as reasonable as
submitting the question of prohiDIuon
and local option. For instance. there is
no perceptible division among the people
as to the question of pistol-toting, or
committing murder. or committing theft.
and other crimes to which he REFERRED.
The people are practically a unit on all
these laws. II they were not they would
have the. perfect right to demand their
repeal"
Manager volney williams prediction
and statement follows:
My prediction based upon reports from
every county in the state is that Pope
Brown win carry counties as indicated
below by congressional districts: n
First congressional district. Pope
Second congressional district, Pope
Third congressional district. Pope
Brown. Il
Fourth congressional district Pope
Brown. S.
Fifth congressional district. Pope
Brown. 4
sixth congressional district. Pope
Brown. 10.
Seventh congressional district Pope
Brown. 5.
Eighth congressional district, Pope
Brown, s.
ninth congressional district, Pope
Brown. g.
Tenth congressional district, Pope
Brown.
Eleventh congressional district, Pope
Brown, 9.
Twelfth congressional district Pope
Brown. 9.
Total counties. Sc.
This estimate puts 2 counties in the
doubtful column. II Is reasonable to sup
pose that Pope Brown viii carry his
share OF the doubtful counties, which
would give him a total OF SO counties.
I'm addition to the reports from all over
the state which give abundance assur-
ance that Pope Brown will be elected.
there are certain ethical facts that make
Us douhly sure OF his election.
- PEOPLE NOT REACTIONARY.
I'm the first place. the people of Geor-
gfa are not reactionary. Especially Is
this true when normal conditions prevail
as now exist Both the other candidates
are reactionaries. Russell wants to bring
back an immoral condition that existed
10. 90 30 years ago, when liquor and
rowdyism was rampant in the country
districts OF Georgia, as well as in the
cities He wants to commentaries the
education OF our children Of Georgia and
make 1t dependent on liquorfsm. for its
support The fact is. Russell is simply
the agent in this campaign for the dis
filters His campaign. is practically in
the hands OF the liquor trusts and Mr..
Lewis, the agent In this city for the
liquor dealers association is sending out
Is. 900 pieces OF literature daily with Rus
sells name signed to it. 1t is all stampes
with rubber stamp and Russell never
sees IL, never has seen il and never had
anything TO do with its contents 1t was
all written and compiled in the councils
OF the liquor trusts. This combine has
recently had three lots Of this literature
printed amounting to 100000 pieces and
the stamp bill. alone amounts to $500
day. And yet Judge Russell claims to be
prohibitionist.
Ex-Governor Browns claims to prohi-
bition are equally as repugnant to actual
truth as are Judge kusselrs. And his
reactionary tendencies are even more pro-
nounced Not only does he want to pro-
hibis the passage of the Tippins bill and
prevent any further Improvement or pro-
gress in our prohibition laws. but he
claims that the governor has nothing TO
do with either the making or enforce
ment of law. And yet he promulgates
his very platfOrru on the enforcement of