The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-06
JOE BROWN MEN ARE l. MUCH ENCOURAGED Believe He Will Be Next Governor of Georgia ELECTION TOMORROW Russell Supporters Believe State Is Ripe for Local Option Election.
 Pope Brown Supporters
 Expect Large Vote
ELECTION TOMORROW

Atlanta. December 5.--(Special.)-- With money in their hands and coins iingling in their pockets, supporters of Joe Brown are walking the streets and advertising through the papers for some one willing to take it way from them Up to date they say they have been totally unable to find any men from the camps of Pope Brown or Dick Russell willing to take a chance. There was a time, say the friends of the former governor, when there was a good deal of Russell money to be found. That happy time. they claim, is a thing of the past now, and the only chance that a Joe Brown man has to get a bet at anything like reasonable conditions,
 is to find the gentlemen who has se- cured courage through the acquisition of liquid stimulants.
 About Thanksgiving Day there were some bets made, and it looked then as if the supporters of the other can didates would be willing to come across with the evidences of confidence that appeal so greatly and so deeply to those who are able the next day to visit the stakeholder and order him to produce.
 The Joe Brown headquarters consider this one of the very best evidences of the growing sterngth of their candi date. They believe that money always talks on the side of the successful man, and that whenever the coin is up, there is the best chance for victory.
 Pretty much the same conditions, it is said, exists as to betting on Fulton county. While there was a good deal of Russell money in sight sometime ago, it is claimed that it has all dis appeared. and a great deal of the con- fidence that marked the behavior of Russell men a few weeks ago has disappeared
 Now Joe Brown men are deperately searching for some one to take their money, but most of them want to have little up, just in order to feel the prope rinterest in the campaign. But it is hard to find Russell money in Fulton; it is almost impossible it is said, to see the color of Pope Brown bill notes. Even the offer of odds has failed to bring it out, it is declared. In so far as the betting is concerned in Atlanta it is said that small sums, in which the Joe Brown people are giving odds of to 3 and to l, are the only wagers reported.
 It is also said that a number of Joe Brown men have offered to put up large sums on Joe Brown against the field at odds. Even this, they say has brought no response fro mthe other sides.
 At the places where money is unually uncovered in Fulton, there is none to a foup1 fl ic said nd if condition keeps up, Joe Brown support CTS must give big odds to have a chance to bet at all.
 The Brown headquarters are particn- larly entnused over the polls from all sections of the state which. have re- gently been brought into headquarters. Most of them were the work of travelling men, with whom Joe Brown stands pretty strong right now, and they were all favorable to the former governor.
 In some cases the straw ballots showed the candidates pretty much all together in a bunch, but in all of them Joe Brown had an advantage-big brittle. All this has made the Brown people feel that the campaign is going very nicely, and give them cause to say that the going is in very good shape.
 One interesting featuer of the cam paign has been the part played in it by Dr. John E. White. pr. White has al- ways been strong friend of Governor Brown, and has aided him with his in- fiuence and with his advice whenever 1t was needed. White has of course al- ways been regarded as a prohibtionist, and this was an additional help to the governor.
 Some time ago, before Joe Brown an- nounced for governor. it was decided that it was about time to take some kind of action on a prohibition candidate So a meeting of the anti-saloon league was held. At this meeting were present pr. White, officers of the association, and a number of others.
 Now. recently Messrs. Youni and Rich ards, two officials of the organization. made the statement that at this confer ence John White had stated that he didn't know whether Brown would run or nose but that if he ran, he knew he would not run on a prohibition platform, because at the election, when he had won, he owed it largely to the whisky and the railroad interests
 Of course this produced cards ad infi- nitum. and every day adds another one, either from Volney Williams, who made the original charge. and got the proff from the, league officers, or from pr. White, with every now and then one from the anti-saloon league when some chancs comes for them to rush into print.
 Dr. White has explained and has de- nied the accuracy of the quoting, but still the row continues merrily apace.
 Georgia is a much bigger state than folks would think, if you will have a glimpse over the claims of the rival can- didates, or their managers in the race fer governor
 For instance. "Plain Dick Russell says l, ;e- tnit tf. Qsl that he may get off with 105.
 Then Pope Brown says that he de does not see how he can possibly get fewer counties than S6. But wait minute Here is Little Joe," who says, and he really said 1t first, so that might help some. that he can't possibly get along with less than IS counties. Now a neat little problem in arishmetic-92 and S6 and 7S- why they make total of 256, and folks once thought that Georgia didn't have quite 15O counties. But who cares? This is election year.
 Thursday will tell the story, however Arrangements have been completed in Atlanta, for holding the primary, but it
 is stated that in many of the country precincts in all parts of the state the necessary preparations have either not been made, or have been made with ex- ceeding slowness and carelessness, which may. cost the candidates number of votes each.
 Pope Brown men are basing their claims to election on their belief that Joe Brown and Dick Russell are cutting each other's throats.
 Russell supporters are of the opinion that the state is ripe for local option election and think that Russell will be given a chance to put it into effect.
 Joe Brown supporters believe that the record he made as safe and conserva- tive governor, will land him in the gov ernor's chair again.
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