Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-05
ALBERT HOWELL BEHIND
DORSEY, POTTLE DECLARES
little Albert the Directing
Genius of DorSey'S DEM
agogic Campaign"

Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)
SANDERSVILLE, Ca, Sept. 4.-Jo-
seph E. Pottle, of Milledgeville, candi-
date for governor, in his speech here
this morning said that 1.-The hand that is
really pulling the strings back Of Hugh
Dorsey's candidacy is that of Albert
Howell, Dorsey's law partner and the
present representative of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad in it's efforts to
parallel and destroy the Western and
Atlantic, the states greatest material
asset"
There can be no doubt" said Mr..
Pottle, that the directing genius of
Dorseys demagogic and unworthy cam
paign is Albert Howell, known far and
wide as Little Albert Every signifi-
cant move in the Dorsey campaign bears
the unmistakable Albert Howell ear
marks. Practically all statements given
out for publication and purporting to be
speeches delivered by Dorsey show on
their face that Albert Howell was their
author.
1T is perhaps hardly necessary for
me to remind the people Of Georgia who
Albert Howell Is Most all of those IA
miliar with the politics and public af-
fairs of the state know that Little AL
bert is now and has long been the po-
litical representative in Georgia of many
OF the SpeClal luleTeSISS whose desires
and activities are inimical to the well
fare of the state.
cit has only been a few years since
Hoke Smith and others exposed Little
Albert's' work and manipulations for
certain corporations and other interests
which were seeking to exploit the state
and its citizens.
HOwELL'S POLITICAL RECORD.
Albert Howell's political record is
anything but a savory one For years
he was known as the chief of the state
he is still entitled to that distinction.
A recent instance Of his activities along
this line was his attempt to lobby
through the Interurban BILL perfectly
innocent, on its face but adroitly de-
signed to repeal the Western and At
lantic anti-paralleling act, and thus &C
complish the destruction of this great
property which the preceding leglsla-
ture had almost unanimously passed an
act to preserve.
Does anybody suppose for a moment
that Albert Howell, who planned the
Dorsey campaign and the clever hand
that has, so far. conducted 1t, is schem-
ing and maneuvering just because of his
love for his law partner?
ITO do him Justice one must concede
that he aspires to big things. Under
the circumstances, What Digger prize
could he be striving for than to be in
position to control the governor Of the
state?
tom Watson, Of course, has the
same ambition. and If IL should so hap
pen that Dorsey was to be elected 1t
would be quite a spectacle to see Tom
and Albert playing for the advantage.
THE people of Georgia have In times
past. rebuked Little Albert and Tom
Watson for their attempts to elect one
OF their proteges governor, and 1 am
quite certain they will do so again in
the approaching primary,
CALLED UPON HOWELL
1T Is to be noted that when the Louis
villc and Nashville railroad decided to
attempt to put through this nefarious
scheme, to destroy the states property.
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