The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
GEORGIA ID HAVE NEW GOVERNOR Primary Will Be Held on
 Thursday AN UNUSUAL RACE ON Every Effort Will Be MadN Between Now and Thursday to ETliven
 Race-Candidates Busy
 Arousing Interest
AN UNUSUAL RACE ON

Atlanta December .-tSpecial.)-o next Thursday night the people of Georgia will know who will be their new governor. The primary of that day will decide the most puzzling race in the history of the state and one which has been unusual in the apathy | that has been shown on every side. At no time has any great interest been shown in the contest. It looks now as If the people will quietly walk up to the polls, then walk away to their homes or places of business and let it go at that.
 The candidates and their friends have done all in their power to waken the people. but the majority of their ef- forts seem to have been in vain. Be- tween now and Thursday. however, every effort will be made 10 liyen up the race. The candidates will use every endeavor to get the citizenry stirred up.
 Even the fact that prohibition is at stake has failed to put much ginger into the canvass for votes. The "drys' do not seem 10 have been alarmed by the fact that an avowed locaI option candidate was in the race. At one time it looked as If the entire dry vote would passively march up to the polls and cast their ballots for Pope Brown. In the last few weeks, however, there has been change, and Joe Brown has stripped Pope of a part of his follow ing at least.
 Pope Brown and Joe Brown have made their claims as to how the race will end, and how many counties they will carry Judge Russell has up to date given out no estimate further than to. say that he believes he will win. For a Thanksgiving Day dish. the managers of the Joe Brown campaign presented him with statement, show ing that he had 76 counties tied up in a bag, and that there were several others which were wavering, and it looked like they might tumble into his column at any time.
 Pope Brown issued a statement, through his headquarters, claiming something like 80 counties, and ridculing the claims of Joe Brown.
 Both candidates have conceded to Judge Russell some 3U odd counties.
 One feature of the campaign has been the small cost to conduct it. The state made no appropriation. In Fulton coun- ty the clerks and managers have do- mated their services to the cause, and the polling places have also been given. The candidates have been called upon and have agreed to furnish enough money fa h,,x- fba officials m that day From Augusta. however, came a report several days ago. that no money had been provided and they wanted to call the primary off.
 The feature of the past week has been the exchange of cards on the prohibit tion issue between Dr. John E. White and Volney Williams. manager for Pope Brown, and also the passages between Barlow Willingham and Hooper Alex ander. Dr. White holds that with two avowed prohibitionists in the field that there is no chance to settle the ques- ton of the prohibition strength and that the only way to do so. and to put an end to all contest and all future attacks on the dry. law, is to hold a prohibi- tion campaign of our own and go before the people of Georgia on this single issue.
 Volney Williams made the charge some time ago that at a meeting in Woods Whites office of some of the leading pro- hibitionists in the state, before Governor, Brown had announced his candidacy, Dr. White in speaking of Governor Browns position. said: Governor Brown cannot consistently adopt the prohibition plank if he is candidate for governor, be- cause his election was largely due to the whisky interests and corporations. This statement was sent out by Mir. Williams, it is charged. to many of Pope Browns friends over Georgia, and they immediate ly began to use it. to counter the influ- ence exerted in Joe Browns benefit by the fact that pr. White was for him.
 pr. White answered this'card this week, denying the accusation questioning the accuracy of this report of the minutes of the meeting, and that the disconneeted quotation was not even fair representa- tion of what he was alleged to have said. He also charges the officers of the Anti Saloon league with violation of honora- ble dealings in giving out for political use a part of what was said or done at an ex- ecutive meeting.