Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-11-23
EXAGGERATED
ACCOUNTS Of
JOE BROWN
MEETINGS
So Charges Volney Williams, Cam
paisn Manager for Hon. }.
Pope Brown.

Volney Williams, campaign mana
ger for Pope Brown, has issued
statement in which he charges that
The Constitution printed eXaggerat-
ed accounts of the Joe Brown meet
ings in Atlanta last Saturday.
The statement follows:
desperate on account of the lack
of enthusiasm and interest for ex-
Governor Brown, the Sunday Atlanta
Constitution endeavored to spring a
gigantic fraud upon Hne people OF
Georgia by printing grossly misrep-
resented accounts of Joe Brown meet
ings throughout the state
so utterly false were most of the
reports published by The Constitu-
ton, that when the people OF the
places where the meetings were held
read them, that some were indignant
at the CONSTITUTIONS audacity in print
ing such misstatements of facts, while
others were amused at it's disregard
for the truth.
For several weeks the Joe Brown
management had announced that Sat
ur6av, November II, would be Joe
Brown day throughout the state, and
that on that date there would be 100
speakers on the stump in his behalf
1t developed, however, that the great
est number of which any one has
was a fizzle. If Saturday was Joe
Brown day, which we suppose it was,
he has had his day, and that a very
small day, too
1.-THE account of the Cordele meet
ing seems to be the banner fake OF
the bunch. The Constitution says,
The people of the city, both strong
and loyal admirers of little Joe, and
those of the opposition began pour
ing into the immense auditorium I'M
til there was hardly standing room.
A representative citizen of Cordele
writes the following to the Pope
Brown manager:
Little Joes speaking started 40
minutes late with IS present. Crowd
grew to 80, but when Colonel West
stopped speaking there were A.
Next The Constitution says, Hon.
G. R. Hutchins spoke to a large and
enthusiastic crowd of Jeff Davis coun-
ty voters in behalf of Joseph NJ.
Brown. A gentleman who attended
the Hazleburst meeting states that
81 people heard the speaking. .-.---
THE Constitution says, Despite the
Indictment weather, a good crowd OF
Turner county voters heard the ad-
dress of Hon. Joseph NJ. Davis MI.
]. Lawrence, editor of the Wiregrass
Farmer. wires: Notwithstanding the
fact that the streets were filled with
people, the Joe Brown crowd, by
hold-up and dragging process, sue
ceeded in getting 80 people in all to
hear the Joe Brown speaker
"The next fake on the part of the
Constitution is the account OF the
speaking at Gainesville: AT Hall
county court house at two O'CLOCK
Hon. Burton S. Willingham and Judge
w. r. Jones addressed an audience
of several hundred people, in behalf
of Ex-Governor DIo"h. iioh' ~ "
Adams of Gainesville wires: The
Brown rally here today was a farce,
Only about 80 people present, and
Pope Brown buttons and voters all
over the crowd
"The Constitution says, Judge }.
IT. Myers of Waycross addressed a
large crowd at Folkston, Charlton
county, in the behalf of Joseph NJ.
Brown A letter from Waycross
states that Judge Myers had the
greatest difficulty in getting together
a handful of people to hear him talk.
Notwithstanding the fact that he is
well and favorably known in Charl-
ton county, and is one of the best or
ators in south Georgia.
eat Waycross the Joe Brown fol
lowing took advantage of the well
advertised public speaking of Harry
D. Reed, candidate for mayor of Way
cross and after his speech introduced
Mr. Hutchins, who talked for the ex-
governor. Mr. J. E. T. Bowden at
tended the meeting and states that
there were possibly 100 men who
heard Mr.. Hutchips speak"