Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-03
CONFIDENTLY PREDICTS
ELECTION OF HARRIS
Harris Manager DenounCeS
"Hired Campaigners" OF
Rival Headquarters"

DR.. L. S. Ledbetter, campaign man.
ager for William J. Harris, candidate
for United States senate, Saturday gave
out the following statement regarding
the progress of the campaign:
THE campaign is drawing to a close,
and, 1 predict, a successful close for
william ]. Harris. loyal Georgian, loyal
American and staunch advocate of the
administration.
"The people of Georgia are loyal and
patriotic They are standing with their
government and it's commander-in-chief
in this crisis. They are going to do the
right thing-the thing that will mean
the greatest good to the state, the coun-
try and its people-the greatest
good, too, to the soldier and sailor boys
in France and upon the seas.
"The right thing is obvious: 1t is the
election of William ]. Harris to the
United States senate, and the people of
Georgia are going to send him there.
THE people, the loyal people of the
state. have reached the conclusion that
Mr.. Harris is the man, and they are
going to elect him.
Mississippi and South Carolina have
already taken their stand loyalty with
the administration of President Wilson
Georgia is going to do likewise on Sep
TENDER IL.
I'VE wish to put our friends and the
public on notice of the political tactics
emanating from a rival headquarters
in Atlanta. Men are travelling all over
the state in automobiles who are claim
ing to be regular travelling men. We
have been told by letter and telephone
that such hired campaign boosters are
telling that Harris is weakening and
that the race is now between Howard
and Hardwick. Such campaign boosting
is being done by alleged travelling men
who claim they have been over the state
and always tell of alleged Howard
strength In some other part Of it. Such
claims by hired campaigners are too
ridiculous to be credited; but many un-
suspecting people may be led to believe
such extravagant talk. We particularly
desire to warn our friends and the loyal
people of Georgia against such false
statements. They should not be de-
ceived or imposed upon by shrewd and
tricky political methods of this sort.
1--WE have no word of censure for the
other candidates against Mr.. Hardwick.
We believe they are loyal. But Geor-
R1anS VINO OeSlT6 TO accomplish
Hardwick's defeat, have come to the
conclusion that the thing to do is to CEN
ter on the strongest candidate, Mr.. Har-
riS.
THAT is just what they are doing. We
are hearing it from everywhere: From
the hundreds who visit headquarters
every week. and from the hundreds who
are writing us by every mail from every
section of the state.
Admirers of Mr.. Howard and the
other candidates say that while they re-
spect them, they are going to Harris in
the determination to defeat Senator
Hardwick. That is the end they are
aiming at, and it is their purpose to
accomplish it
Mr.. Harris has had a splendid week.
He has covered five counties and made
eight speeches. In all of these counties
Harris. Talbot Pike, Crawford and
Houston-he has found that the race
is between himself and Mr.. Hardwick-
that the one thing the loyal voters wish
to accomplish is Mr.. Hardwick's defeat.
They have found the man in Harris
they are for Harris.
I'VE are going to win. Mr.. Harris has
persistently made the statement that he
is going to carry 125 counties. We are
more abundantly assured of that fact to-
day than when he first made it Loyal
Georgians are going to see to it that the
convention names Harris overwhelming
ly on the first ballot"