Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-18
POTTLE GOES 800 MILES
BY AUTO TO KEEP DATES
Candidates Reward Is Enthu-
aStiC Reception in DeCa-
tur County
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.


three hundred miles in an automobile
in order to keep four speaking engage
ments in Decatur county today and Mr..
Pottle, although he did not have more
than two hours sleep last night, says
he is amply repaid for the hardShips
endured by the extraordinarily friendly
and enthusiastic reception given him in
this county.
MIR. Pottle spoke at Wrightsville,
Johnson county, Monday. 1t had been
his purpose to drive TO Macon from
that place and catch the afternoon train
to Albany, the only train that would
get him to this county in time to fill
his engagements He was unable to
make the train, so drove through the
country, passing through the towns OF
Dublin, Jeffersonvifle, Macon, Fort VAL
ley, Marshallville, Oglethorpe, Monte
yuma, Andersonville, Americas, Smith
Vile Leesburg, Pelham, Camilla and
number of other places.
Mr. Pottle arrived in Albany after
o'clock this morning and was up again
at TO start for this county Several
prominent citizens of cambridge accom-
panied Mr.. PottIe on his rounds of De-
catur county, where he was scheduled
to deliver four speeches today. He
spoke at 10 o'clock at Attapulgus where
he was introduced by Ellis WOOD SUI
perintendent of schools, and one of the
school commissioners of Decatur coun-
". At 1870 he spoke at Climax, Where
he was introduced by Rev. c. w. Jordan
pastor of the Methodist church, who
referred to Mr.. Pottle as christian
statesman.
This afternoon he speaks at Donal'
sonville and tonigt at cambridge. Hun
dreds of the leading citizens of Deca-
tur county are actively working in Mr..
Politics. behalf and they unhesitatingly
declare it a certainty that he Will carry
this county by an enormous majority
SOME SUPPORTERS.
Among some of the most active sup
porters of Mr.. Pottle in this county are:
Peter S. Cummings, of Leila, saWmill
man and extensive farmer; Charles ,.
Hodges, Cyrene, turpentine and sawmill
operator; ]. L. Davis, of Eldorendo, far
mer and turpentine operator; L. 3
Halves, cambridge. attorney; j. w. Nc
Duffie, cambridge, travelling salesman;
c. B. Scott, cambridge, merchant; josiah
Renfroe, cambridge t. L. Roberts, Don :
alsonville, merchant; Judge H. b. Spoon
er, judge of the city court OF Balm
bridge; r. L. Lane cambridge, mer-
chant and city councilman; DR.. john e.
Toole, cambridge; John Drake, Iron
City, tax assessor-elect; Ellis Wood, At
IaDulRuS,
c. Schaffer, Amsterdam, merchant; JOS
eph Curry, Climax, farmer; ID. c. Nose
ley, druggist Climax; p. b. Carter, Gil
max, chief of police; A. w. Hester, CHI
max, farmer, and hundreds of others IN
all sections.
Mr.. Politics. friends throughout south
west Georgia are confident he Will carry
this section by a big vote. Among the
counties in this section which they claim
for him are Dougherty, Mitchell, Deca-
tur, Baker, Early, Colquitt, Thomas,
Grady, Coffee and Calhoun.
Peter S. Cummings of Leila, Decatur
county, one of the wealthiest and most
influential men in this section, is hard
at work for Pottle. He has had nu-
merous signs printed which read: Vote
for Pottle for governor" These signs
are attached to the backs of automo-
biles. Mr.. Cummings is also making
personal canvass of Decatur county for
Mr.. Pottle.
GOES AFTER DORSEY.
In his speeches today Mr.. Pottle Went
after Hugh Dorsey for his connection
with the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road, scored him for failing to meet him
in Joint debate before the people and
declared he was running on platform
of insincerity which was nothing mote
than a pretense an da sham.
DORSEY AND THE w. & A.
Taking up Mr.. Dorsey's connection
with the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road in its attempt to parallel and thus
ruin the Western and Atlantic railroad
the states best material asset-Mr. Pot
tie said:
II wish to call the attention of this
audience and the people of Georgia to
the fact that when the application for
charter for railroad to parallel the
Western and Atlantic railroad was pre-
scented to Hon. Philip Cook, secretary
of state, that able and patriotic Official,
having in view the protection of that
declined to grant the charter
81 do not doubt that this faithful Of
fetal rendered a service to the people of
this state of incalculahle value which will
long be remembered by the people. His
refusal to grant the charter was clearly
right, but he would not have been SUBJ
ject to any just criticism if he had not
pursued this course. His patriotic
action delayed the matter until the gen.
eral assembly could meet and consider
it, When the general assembly met il
promptly and wisely passed an act with
but few dissenting votes, prohibiting the
of this great property so
long as it belonged to the state.
Mr. Dorsey's undenied connection
with the nrm OF dorsey, brewster, How
ell and Heyman, which was especially
over the heads of the genera;
counsel of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad to attack and destroy this wise
law, fixes upon him, responsibility there
FOR which cannot be sidestepped. He has
not denied, so far as 1 have seen, that
he shared the fee paid his firm for this
service
Being therefore on record as assert
ing in the courts that this act of the
legislature is unconstitutional and void
1t is plain that the interests of the
people of Georgia in connection with this
ought not to be entrusted to
him as governor of this state.
CALLS REPLY ABSURD.
Mr. Dorseys reply that he ought not
to be held responsible for the conduct
OF his firm and for the recorded opini IN
expressed by them as to the validity of
this act is absurd and the people of this
state will not relieve him of responsible
fly on the ground, as stated by him in de-
Tense of himself that he personally had
nothing to do with the litigation.
THE fact cannot be disputed that mis-
firm made this attack on the greatest
asset the state of Georgia owns, at the
time he was an active member of the
firm. sharing in it's professional income.
"As a lawyer Mr.. Dorsey in his firms
brief, has declared the act of the general
assembly designed to save Georgia-s
property is a nullity and that the rail
road paralleling the Western and Allan
ought he hIilt IS Of