Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-27

ton has prevented him from taking
the stump. Otherwise il is believed that
he would make several speeches against
Blease.
Governor Blease's political managers
were fairly stunned by the Endorsement
OF Judge Jones by Senator Tillman. for
Governor BIease in almost every speech
has referred to his friendship for Till
man and said that if forced to show his
hand he believed Tillman would indorse
him. He gave out a statement the mild
est document he has written since as
Stunning the executive chair, in which he
compared Tillmans stand to stab in
the back and insinuated that the sena-
tor was in his dotage.
Both of the United States senators,
Lieutenant Governor Smith, Attorney
General Lyon, 80 per cent of the last
legislature. and a majority Of the leading
men in public life OF the state, every
one of the five living former governors,
the entire daily and with half a dozen
exceptions, the weekly press, almost all
of the preachers and hundreds and thou
sands of citizens. men and women
throughout the state, have declared
themselves for Judge Jones and have
banded together to work for his cleo
ton.
PRAY FOR BLEASE'S DEFEAT.
In many places in the state the. min
listers have prayed for divine assist
ance in defeating Blease and in other
places the ladies have been holding
daily prayer meetings in the interest
OF Judge Jones success. The state is
thoroughly wrought up and the most
determined fight ever made in this
state is being waged to defeat Gov
ernor Blease for reelection.
Governor Blease. attacking his enc
mics promiscuously, and lighting for his
political existence, has let up and Is
making the cry of being bounded. He
is appealing to the factory operatives
and the poor people and processing to
be their friend and Offering himself for
their cause. He has strong personal
following among this class that would
support him to the end and they be-
lieve he will be reelected, he says.
Both sides have flooded the state
with literature and are using every
ounce of energy they have and will
continue the fight right up to the clos
ing of the polls.
II Is believed that 10000 votes will
be cast on Tuesday and Of this number
Judge oJnes says he will be elected by
a majority ranging from $4,000 to 2O,-
900; while Governor Blease claims a
majority Of between $4,000 and 10000.
Both Of these claims were made De-
fore Senator SNAA0 SoAAO 49,
and although Blease stu claims the
election, ne gave no figures. Judge
Jones in his statement said he would
carry the home county OF Governor
Blease. The third candidate John i.
Duncan, made no statement OF what
majority he expected.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE.
While the race for governor between
rN-TA
shadows everything else, the race for
attorney general is attracting almost as
much interest. Attorney General Lyon
who came into prominence with his
axht on the old state dispensary and
who was elevated to the ONCE OF attor-
new general in 1905, and whose ngnt
to put in the penitentiary those persons
responsible for the fraud ana corrup-
| tfon of the old dispensary, is opposed
for recollection by three candidates. Mr..
T,von himself is a strong admirer OF
4 Judge Ira B. Jones and is the only
/ ZONES candidate In that race. he wtll'
! therefore,. poll practically the entire
/ Jones vote and seems assured OF re-
] election His opponents are Tnomas n
Peoples and J. r. Earle, ootn OF WhoLn
have declared for Blease, and y. p.
Evans.
the mills all over the state will open
tuesday morning at 8 o'clock and VIII
close AT 4 o'clock except in the city OF
/ charleston. where they will close at
o'clock The various contests in the dif-
| ferent counties and the length OF the
tickets win make the counting of the
returns slow work and it is expected that
Il will be Wednesday morning oeIore
the full returns are all in. However,
Tuesday night about midnight enough
votes win be reported to show who VIII
be the winners.
STATE TICKET.
The state ticket to be voted for fol-
lows: .,,
For United States Senator: B. r. Till
man. James w. TaIbert, W. B. Dial.
For Governor: Ira B. Jones, Cole u.
Blease, John T. Duncan. IN
For Attorney General: ]. Fraser Lyon
T. H. Peoples. j. r. Earle, B. B.
Evans.
I w. McLaurin.
For railroad Commissioner: J. G. Rich
ards, ]. II. Wharton, James Canister.
For Secretary of State; r. M. Nc
Gown.
For, Superintendent of Education: J. E.
| Swearingen. s5...
For Commissioner of Agriculture: 2. J.
1 Watson
For Comptroller General: A. w. Jones.
For Lieutenant Governor: Charles A.
| Smith.
The candidates for congress in the va
rious districts follow:
First District: G. H. Legar and H. z.
Larissey.
Second District: James T. Byrnes. H.
1 D. Calhoun.
Third District: Joseph T. Johnson.
Fourth District: Wyatt Aiken, F. s..
/ Evans.
Fifth District: d. E. Finley. W. p.
| Pollock, c. w. Ragsdale.
Sixth District: ]. e. Ellerbe, ]. w.
/ Ragsdale.
Seventh District: A. f. Lever.
In addition to these, solicitors in each
/ Of the u judicial circuits. the lower
branch OF the general assembly. half Of
/ the senate, and county offices are to be
voted for In the primary on Tuesday.
In case any Of the candidates fail to
get a majority of the votes in the pri-
mary the two highest will run over in
a second primary two weeks later,
MORE FROM. TILLAdAN.
Senator TiIlman has given out an
| other statement in which he denies
i that 8harA WAS an Misunderstanding he