The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-04-10
G. c. SMITH WILL
ENTER RACE FOR
4. R. COMMISSION
POPULAR sRuNSWICkIAN TO EN-.
TER RACE IN COMING
PRIMARY
TO SOON FORMALLY ANNOUNCED
Friends in all Sections of the State
Have Urged Him to Become a Can
didate--He is Pre-eminently Quail
fled for the Position.

An article published in the Savan.
nah Morning News and other papers
yesterday, under Waycross date
line, to the effect that G. c. Smith, of
this city, would be a candidate fer a
member OF the state railroad commits
sion created considerable interest, not
only in Brunswick, 1ut in all sections
| of Georgia, where Mr. Smith is well
known.
Friends Of Mr.. Smith have been urg-
ing him for some time to enter the
race for railroad commissioner, AMI
while he has had the matter under
consideration, he has not previously
made any public statement, and he
was as much surprised yesterday
when his attention was called to the
article as were his friends. Mr.. Smith
was seen last night by a News re-
porter and when questioned as to his
reported candidacy, he said Il WAS
much surprised WIN my attention was
called to the article today. However,
as my close friends know, have
been considering entering the race
for railroad commissioner for tn? past
few weeks ! have been approached
by friends from all sections of the
state and have discussed my probable
candidacy with many of them but no
statement whatever was ever given
/ to the press for publication. How
ever, insomuch as the report has
reached the papers, | will say that |
will be a candidate :or the position
referred to and will make my forma
announcement within the next week
or ten days
While many of Mr. Smiths Bruins
wick friends have been among those
who have urged him to become a
candidate for railroad commissioner,
none Of them knew that he had defi-
nitely decided to enter the race, but
now that he has concluded to do SO,
they will rally to his support and II
| is their belief that he will be elected
to the position by the people of Geor-
gia.
Probably no man in the state of
Georgia is better qualified to serve
as a member of the railroad commits
sion. Having served many years Of
his life in the railroad business, he
is a practical railroad man, and it has
long since been realized by the peo.
pie of Georgia that just such men are
needed on the railroad commission.
Familiar with the practical operation
of railroad, having studied the busi-
ness from beginning to end, probably
no man in Georgia is better suited
for the position than is Mr.. Smith,
and his friends in all sections of
Georgia will undoubtedly rende" him
aluable support.
While Mr.. Smith will not make his
race on the south Georgia argument,
new such an issue in the state, still
it Is believed that the people of this
section Of the state realize that more
recognition should be given south
Georgia, and they should have ample
representation on the railroad com
mission as well as all other depart
ment of state government
Mr. Smith, two years ago, was urg-
ed by many people in all sections Of
the state to become a candidate for
the position which he now seeks, but
at that time he declined the offer
Since then he has been repeatedly
urged to enter the race, net only
by his many friends in Brunswick and
all sections of south Georgia, but by
many from the middle and northern
sections of the state as well, all OF
whom realize that he is pre-eminently
qualified for the position, being
practical railroad man, business man
OF unusual ability and man popular
among all who know him.
AS stated above, while Mr.. Smith
has not as yet made formal an
Inouncement, he stated to News re-
porter last night that he would, at
the proper time, formally announce
| for the place.