The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-10-19
ALL Confident IN
GOVERNORS RACE
EX-GOVERNOR BROWNS POSI-
TIoN ON LIQUOR QUESTION
WARNS CONTEST.
STATEMENTS or MANAGERS
Statement Anent Local Option Issued
by the Managers Of the Three
Candidates.
ATLANTA.

Atlanta.
With all hands confident Of ultimate
success, the gubernatorial campaign
is definitely taking shape and is rap
idly rounding into what promises to
be one of the most hotIy contested
races ever Witnessed in Georgia.
With campaign cards flying thick
and fast and each and all dealing
more or less with the important ques-
ton of whether or not local option,
or prohibition, is a question for con
sideration at this time, the indications
are that before it is finished the race
Will arouse as much interest and en-
thusiasm as any of recent years.
James r. Smith, campaign manager
for former Gov. Joseph M. Brown;
Volney Villains, campaign manager
for j. Pope Brown, and James B.
Nevin, campaign manager for Judge
Richard B. Russell, are all supremely
confident of the outcome Of the cleo
ton to name a successor to Governor
Smith.
In statements each Of the mana
gers OF the three candidates expressed
perfect satisfaction with the progress
Of the respective campaigns up to
date, and each predicted that the par
ticular candidate in whose race he
is interested will pass under the wire
winner
Governor Brown is winner be-
cause the people are with him and
intend to stick with him." declared J..
r. Smith, "and he is going to make
the greatest race he has ever made
for q public office. Encouraging re-
ports are being received from all over
Georgia, and the indications are that
the governor made a telling stroke
when he declared that the question
Of local option or prohibition is not
an issue to be fought over by lndl-
vidual candidates, and demanded that
the executive committee submit the
question to the people Of the state. /"
Local option is the ISSUE declar-
ed James B. Nevin, and Judge Rus
sells straightforward declaration in
favor of local option has made thou
sands of friends for him, and he is
winning votes every day. Personal
visits and hundreds of letters receiv-
ed daily at headquarters convince me
that Judge Russell is rapidly gaining
ground in every section of the state
He is drawing supporters from the
ranks of those who have supported
other candidates in the past and not
a day passes that we fail to learn OF
additional influences which are being
set in motion in favor of Judge Rus
SELL"
Volney Williams, campaign mana
ger for Colonel Brown, is equally as
enthusiastic.
prohibition is taking like the small
pox,'' declared MIR. Williams, "and on
that issue Colonel Brown is gaining
strength every day in every section OF
Georgia. The majority of the peoplG
of this state are for prohibition, and
that issue alone would give victory to
Colonel Brown; but, in addition to
this, his personal popularity Is very
strong factor in his favor
Col. Dupont Query Of Macon, for.
mer prohibition candidate for COVER
nor, and warm supporter Of Colonel
Brown and his prohibition platform
issued a statement in reply to the re
cent card of Governor Brown, in
which Mr.. Query takes issue with
the former governor on the latter's
proposition that prohibition is not the
paramount issue in this campaign
Hudson Report Submitted.
There will be no delay in carrying
forward the investigation of the state
agricultural department provided for
by the last legislature.
The report of Commissioner Hud-
son, asked by the investigating com.
mittee, and submitted to Representa-
tive Ault of Polk county, was turned
over to subcommittee.
The committee is composed of Sen
ator ]. w. Harris and Representatives
]. t. Hixon OF Carroll, Minter Vim
berly of Bibb, e. Cabaniss of ogle-
thorpe and Ault of Polk.
The subcommittee will take charge
Of the report but will probably not
go into consideration of it until the
whole committee meets. Representa-
tive Ault stated that the committee
will not delay the investigation OF
the department and will hold its first
meeting some time in November.
The report is practically trans
script of all the records kept in the
department since 1905, and is a very
.voluimnous document 1t covers 4S1
closely typewriter pages and weighs
about twelve pounds.
Cuthbert. Mrs. ]. ]. Mcdonald OF