Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-05
TWELFTH DIST9ICT
GIVES STRENGTH
10 ALL CANDIDATES
Pope Brown Seems to Have a
Slight Advantage in Section
Where He Is Well Known
and Liked by All

Congressional district Is composed OF
counties that were formerly in the
First. Third and 18th districts. While
the respective campaign managers are
not considering the 18th district az
unit, the primary rules provide that unit
votes shall be based upon the latest re-
apoprtionment. and it is on this account
that the 12th is being handled separated
ly in this series OF articles.
There are in the 18th district the fol-
lowing countless: Pulaski. Houston. VII
cox. Twisgs. all OF which were formerly
in the Third district; Dodge. Laurens.
Montgomery, Telfair and johnson. which
were in the 18th district; Emanuel and
Toombs. which were in the First dis
trict. The II counties have 2s unit
votes. Three OF them-Houston. Leu-
rens and Emandei-each have tour
votes. and the others tive.
POPE BROWNS ADVANTAGE.
While each Of the candidates undoubt-
eddy has following in all Of the ooun-
ties OF this new district Col. Pope
Brown, for reasons that will be explain
ed. seems 70 have slight advantages.
Pulaski county Is his home. and he has
a wids personal acquaintance and nu-
merous friends In adjoining counties not
ably Houston. Wilcox. Twisgs and Lau
rens.
1t has been stated frequently that
the prohibition candidate has trouble IN
his own county. and some people have
made bold to assert that he could mo-
carry It. The oppoi ION to Mr.. Brown
in Pulaski eounskaM = from the fact
against the creaCon OF new county
with Cochran as the seat OF govern
ment. Many prominent Cochranites
hold this against their county man. and
reports Of HIS alleged weakness in Pu
laski emanate largely from this town
Well informed and impartial people
of the county are. confident however.
that Colonel Brown will get its uni
vote next Thursday. Some OF then.
may not themselves give him their sup
port but they recognize his popularity
with the rank and file OF the people Of
Pulaski.
There is also this to be considered m
connection with Pulaski county-the
people who are most opposed to Colonel
Brown, differ as to which of his oppo
nents has the better cnance to defeaf
him. Some insist that Judge Russel
is the stronger Wnl1e OlucTS are cQud4
Iy confident that Ex-Governor Brown Is
running better. Unless they can russ
on one or the other Of these men, Colo
mel Brown will haye a walk-over.
IN OTHER COUNTIES.
1t is not so easy to properly classify
the other counties fof the 18th districts
Houston county which Is one OF thcz.I
three that has four unit vores. is claim
ed for the prohibition candidate. Elk FL
Gov Joseph NJ. Brown Is contesting the
county with him. and numbers amons
his leaders many prominent and influ
entail citizens. who entertain hopes
that he will win The chances. how
ever, are>in favor Of Col. Pope Brown.
Judge Russell Is not regarded as Sc
rious ractor in Houston county except
in so far as his candidacy has ten
dency TO draw support from the ex-gov-
ernor
Wilcox county adjoins Pulaski, and
Col. Pope Brown Is well known to most
of the people in It, He has many men
who are actively at work in his be.
half but 1t seems certain that the c0un-
ty is In doubt. Both Judge Russell and
Ex-Governor Brown have friends In the
county, who are making fight. This
fact, however, may insure Pope Browns
success. At
The conditions in Dodge county were
discussed in Sundays Journal. Judge
Russell, 1t was stated, has the advantage
and will probably carry the county unless
the opposition fuses on one the other
Browns 1t was enormously stated tina,
in the 1906 campaign Judge Russell car
ried the county by II votes. Col wylif
]. Williams. whom I failed TO see while
in Eastman. writes that Hoke Smitl
received a plurality of II votes in the
county, and 1 am sure that Colonel WI.
liams is correct.
IN TWIGGs COUNTY.
Twiggs county is claimed by all three
Of the candidates. It has gone for Gov
ernor Brown in both of his former cam
paigns, and would certainly be for hin,
again If he had any one other than
Pope Brown opposing him. The prohi-
however. numbers among his
supporters In Twiggs county many In
iluential men who have known him for
years. and they feel deep pride IN
giving him Twiggs' vote this time. Judge
Russell also has following in Twiggs
county There are many local optionlsts
n the county.
Laurens is another OF the four vote
counties in the new 18th district The
,ity of Dublin is probably the largest
place in the district, and
here are in Dublin dozens of smart poll
ticians In the last campaign between
Senator Smith and Governor Brown, the
after won LauIens county by small
Tote.
While Judge Russell has some follow
ng in the county is is not believed pos
ible that he will carry II. 1t seems.
however, that his candidacy is cutting
gainst the ex-governor's, and this fact.
COUPLED with the-further fact that Pope
Brown is both a south Georgian and a
tends to strengthen the
laims of the Pope Brown people that
.aurens county will go for the prohibi-
Ionist in this campaign
SITUATION IN TELFAIR.
Until the last election, TeIfafr county
ad always been a Hoke Smith strong
old. but Ex-Governor Brown outran him
here the last time In this race Col Pope
Brown has aligned with him most Of the
1en who have consistently supported
he progressive policies Of Senator
NTH. Governor Brown has many OF his
primer leaders with him in this race,
ut u is undoubtedly true that Judge
russell has made great inroads upon the
ank and file of the ex-governor's sup
ort. Indeed the Russell people profess
Onf1dence that he will carry the county.
ut this does not seem likely, and the
hances are strongly in favor OF Pope
rown
'Idsh Graham" the solicitor general OF