The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-07-26
WayCrOsS Candidate Fires First
Gun In Congressional
Campaign.
HE FLAYS HIS 0PPNONENTS
Says Judge Thomas Is Running
for Many Jobs - Takes a
Shot at Congressman Walker,
Too.

j. E. T. Bowden, of Waycross, one
of the four candidates for congress Of
the Eleventh congressional district,
made the first speech from the cam
paign in Brunswick last nigh. Mr.
Bowden was greeted by large crowd
practically all of the seats in the au-
ditorium of the city hall being oCcu
pied, and for over an hour he held
the closest attention Of his audience
He not only discussed the issues of the
campaign, but he TOOK occasion 10
severely criticize at least two of Ills
opponents.
Mr. Bowden opened his address with
a statement that there were three law
yers opposing him, that it had been
stated all over the district that law
yer should be sent % congress, a col
his hardships as a boy when left by
his father to support his family at
young age, and all of these years, he
said, he had struggled to render that
support which a mother deserved, and
he was delighted that he had succeed
ed
While not dealing in personalities,
Mr.. Bowden went after his judgecan-
didate and the present congressman.
He said he did not know how many
jobs Judge Thomas was running for.
"The state press, you will remember"
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, time ago that Judge Thomas would
more than likely be a candidate for
governor; he never denied it. He went
to Valdosta, it seems, and decided
, that the governorship was a little too
, big for him. so he thought he would
run for congress, though he has never
so stated definitely under his sigma
ture. Now he is serving as judge of
| the superior court; he has not re-
signed, so it would appear that he is
running for governor. for congress and
for Judge at one and the same time.
Mr. Bowden severely criticised
Judge Thomas for going over the Elev-
+ enth district campaign and holding
to his job as Judge, drawing the state
money and using his Office to better
his campaign for congress. He said
that he had made this statement in
! the presence of Judge Thomas several
days ago, and that the Valdosta jurist
did not make a reply. Mr.. BoWden
said he was delivering speech III q
county in this district, but not in
Judge Thomas judicial district Look
ing over the audience, he said, he oh
served the jurist, and there he made
the statement that he thought Judge
Thomas ought to be presiding over the
Colquitt superior court, which was
then in session, instead OF running
around the state fighting for another
job.
Mr.. Bowden greatly amused the
crowd when he made the statement
that Judge Thomas was such a runner
that he had observed that Mr.. Par'
ker. of Louisiana, nominated by the
! Progressiye's for vice president, was
in search of a running mate, and ne
would not be surprised to see Judge
Thomas land the place, and then, ne
said. he would be running for presi
dent. for governor, for congress and
for Judge. He dealt at length on the
danger of bringing our superior court
Judges into politics, and called atten'
tion to the fact that bill had been
introduced in the Georgia legislature
making it unlawful for Judge OF the
superor court to offer for another poll
tical job while holding the judge
ship.
Mr.. Bowden called attention to the
fact that, when he, Thomas, was sup
posed to be running for congress ne
held court in many counties in this
section. but he added that he was not
presiding now in any more OF the
courts of the Brunswick or Waycross
judicial districts.
Passing to Congressman walker ne
said he recently saw in many OF the
state papers in big head lines that nc
had been appointed member OF the
judiciary committee. Great import
! ance. he said, was attached to tha'
committee. He stated that if he wen
TO congress, and he was certain NJ
was going, he would not endeavor u
get on any such committee, but woult
seek appointment on a committe'