Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-30
WILSON WILL CARRY
1OO COUNTIES WITH
MAJORITY OF $4,000
Campaign Managers Issue a
Statement, Predicting a
Sweeping Victory for Wilson
Next Wednesday

EXPRESSING confidence in the result
81 wednesdays primary. declaring that
Governor wilson's victory viii be de-
cided and overwhelming. and urging
Governor wilson's volunteer workers
throughout the state to stay steady on
me lob until the very last moment.
a statement from woodrow Wilson
Headquarters in Atlanta issued Satur-
dav morning advises the Democrats OF
Georgia to prepare themselves for
eleventh-hour campaign canards and
lfbels. fake clubs. etc. which may be
expected more certainly from the oppo-
sition as the time grows shorter IN
which they can be met and denied
we warn the public against credit
ing campaign nbels at this late hour,
say the Wilson managers
Thev point 20 q specific instance
ct has come 70 our knowledge" they
say. "that the Underwood manager con-
templates publishing 4 list OF names,
claiming such a list 10 constitute the
underwood club OF Fulton county Why
have thew kept their list secretg Why
does IL md the light OF day just few
hours before the primary
Following is the statement in full:
s-ro the Democrats Of Georgia:
I'VE are absolutely confident that
woodrow Wilson will sweep Georgia on
NAY J. His victory viii be decided ana
overwhelming We are conndent that
IA viii carry at least 100 counties and
shat ne state majority viii be at
least $4,000 votes.
s.1overnor Wilson's friends are every
where active and enthusiastic. They
are lighting hard and IL they continue
10 gain votes as rapidly between now
and the election as they have In the
past two weeks. our majority viii De
even larger than we predict today.
.sWe urge the friends and supporters
Of Governor Wilson 10 continue the
arh4 an 10 the very last moment and
nothing can prevent a sweeping victory
for wilson and the principles OF pro-
Eressive Democracy.
eve warn our friends against the
campaign fakes and hbels, so often IN
cfdent 10 the closing hours OF hot
polfticai nght. published at so late an
hour that reply is impossible and ex-
posure and fefutation difficult We
warn the public against crediting cam
paign lfbels at this late hour-against
radded lists OF fake clubs made up, in
rart at least, OF fictitious names.
minors. non-residents and unauthorized
signatures.
THAT UNDERWOOD LIST.
s-Tt has come 10 our knowledge that the
Underwood manager cOntemplates pub
fishing a list OF names. either on Sunday,
Monday or Tuesday. claiming such list
"a constitute the Underwood club OF
Fulton county
I'VE submit that II such a list is pub
ushed al 50 late a date. IL cannot and
should not carry any weight with the IN
dependent voters OF Fulton or any other
county In the state
we, as managers OF Governor Wilson'S
Georgia campaign. have published each
day since the beginning OF the campaign
the names OF the voters in Fulton county
who have voluntarily Joined the Wilson
club OF Fulton The whole state has
thus been given opportunity TO see who
IS supporting Governor Wilson in this
county. II there has been a single sug-
gestion from any source that any name
appearing on the Wilson list was not
that OF a registered bona fide voter OF
Fulton county, we have failed to heart
H.
Our list being thus open TO criticism,
II there had been anything to criticize
would not the opposition have been heard
from.
why have they kept their list Sc
cretg
why does IL find the light of day just
a few hours before the primary"