Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-01
HUMMING NOW
ALL OVER EMPIRE STATE
Candidates in Court of Appeals
Race Receive Many
Endorsements

GRAY, Ga, Aug. 31.-Frank Jenkins
of Eatonton, Putnam county, Ga, hav-
ing announced as a candidate for one
of the justices of the court of appeals,
the members of the bar of Gray. Jones
county, have Endorsed his candidacy.
DOUGLAS, Ca, Aug. 3l.-The registration
list of Coffee county has just been completed
for the coming primary. There are little over
$500 qualified voters in the county, and a
heavy vote will be polled, owing to lines being
closely drawn in the representatives race be-
tween c. f. Stewart and john Paulk. and the
race for congress. in which Judge w. C. Lark
ford, Of Douglas, is a candidate.
MARIETTA, Ga, Aug S1.-Judge ]. j. kim
sey, candidate for judge of the court of appeals,
in letter TO friends here, announces that he
will within very short time visit Marietta to
talk his candidacy over with the voters of Cobb
county and present to them his Platform.
GAINESVILLE. Ga, Aug s1.-F1owery Branch
has organized Harris club. The officers are
president; ]. A. Mooney, secretary. Committee,
w. w. Lilies, j. W. Hunt, Henry Allen, Eli Car
Isle, Major Woodliff Speaker, Prof NJ. d. Col
Inns and E. b. Dunlap.
MARIETTA, Ca. Aug. 31-Cobb county poll
ties are at the sizzling point Much interest
Is manifested in the races on for solicitor of
the superior court of the Blue Ridge circuit.
Judge of the superior court and in the race for
congress. William Butts, of Blue Ridge, candi-
date for solicitor Is campaigning vigorously
against the present incumbent, Herbert Clay.
Next TO the solicitors race. the race between
Judge II. L. Patterson and Judge n. A Morris
has the attention Of the voters.
The race for congress, while not so hot at
present, promises to warm up enough to satisfy
any Judge T. W. Hardin is opposing Cor
don Lee.
SAVANNAH. Ca, Aug. 81-In pursuance of
their determination to make the issue in the
present contest for representatives In the gen.
eral assembly Mayor Pierpont and his policies
the adherents Of MessrS. Lawrence Myrick and
jackson, candidates for the legislature on the
anti-admnstra tion ticket, have swung a giant
banner at Pull and BrOughton streets Here
they have established their political beadQuar-
tiers. The banner bears this legend in let
tiers three feet high. "Anti-Pierpont Headduar-
ters." There is doubt that the supporters
Of the gentlemen named determined il 1t
polls and then declare that Mayor Pierpont has
heen repudiated by the peOnle at home. The
PierpOnt adhcrents are equally active and they
nre declaring that the mayor and the city nd
ministration is not the ISSUE but that what
they terms "the invisible government is the
real issue upon which the voters must pass
They mean by that that Messrs Lawrence
and Myrick, IN the past have silently put
through certain legislation IN Atlanta of which
the pcorle at home know nothing until after
" was PASSED and that for this reason they
should be repudiated ut the POLLS this year.
CARNESv ILIE, Ga. Aug. 31.-Thomas J.
Brown, candidate for congress from the Eighth
attentive audience of voters He charged his
opponent, Congressman Tribble. with having
failed TO make good as congressman, producing
the Congressional Record as proof