The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-07-21
FIRST MEETING OF THE CAM
tar
PAIGN TO BE HELD ToMOR-
ROW NIGHT.
WAYCROSS SCENE OF MEETING
While Both Candidates Have E<-
dressed Their Willingness to Have
Joint Debates, NJ Arran9em rts
Have Been Made for Them.

The race in the Eleventh COZ s'.,s-
ional district for the toga of Con-
gresham w. G. Brantley of this city,
which is between Judge T. A. Par
ker of Waycross, and Col Randall
Walker of Valdosta, is now attract
liz the attention of the voters of the
district and is becoming quite an in
tcresting contest. The present week
will witness the first meetings to be
Ieid in behalf of the various candi-
dates, ana the future of the canpaig ,
of both the gentlemen will be out
lined.
Tomorrow night in Waycross two
meetings will be held, one by the
friends of Judge Parker and anoth-
Ell by those in that city who are sup
porting Colonel Walker. 1t is under
stood that a hard fight is to De made
TO. Ware county by the two candf-
dates, and the preliminary guns will
be fired at the two meetings to be
held tomorrow night.
Although both of the candidates
have accepted invitations from the
other for series of joint debates in
the various counties of the district,
no announcement has as yet been
made when the first debate will oc-
cur. 1t was stated several days ago
that both the candidates had ex-
pressed a willingness to open up in
this city and that the first debate
would be held in this city, but no
announcement as to such has yet been
made. 1t was stated in the city yes
terday that it had been practically
agreed that the first debate would
occur next week at Hazlehurst, in
Jeff Davis county.
Friends of both of these candidates
are already claiming victory. From
a perfectly neutral standpoint, how
ever, it looks as if the race is going
to be an unusually close one. 1t is
admitted by those who have studied
the situation that both of the candi-
dates will carry beyond question
about six counties each; that is to
say each of them is certain of that
number of counties, while the reA
naming ones are considered doubt
full, and it is in these six or eight
counties that the fight is to be made.
Among the counties which are placed
in the doubtful column by the friends
of both candidates are Coffee, Cam
den, Glynn, Wayne, Brooks, Ware,
Wayne and one or two others.
Locally, the contest has not at
tracted much attention as yet, but it
is more than probable that friends of
both candidates will soon get busy
as the primary is only a month off.
Discussing the question of a joint
debate the Valdosta Times says:
1T is understood that Col. J. G.
Crawford will represent Hon. ]. R.
Walker in making arrangements for
the Joint debate with Judge Parker
1t is not known yet when the repre-
sentatives of these two gentlemen
will meet, but probably in the next
two or three days.
"It is not known yet what county
will be favored with the first of the
debates, but it is very probably that
both candidates will be willing to ac-
cept mutual territory, or some coun-
ty which is regarded as doubtful.
Clinch county being situated be-
tween Lowndes and Ware would
probably be satisfactory to both
candidates for the opening joint dis
cussions."