Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06
HOWARD MACHINE GAINING
SAYS SMITH
He Also Declares HardwiCk
and Harris Have Failed to
Get Anywhere

That Thomas W. Hardwick and Will
liam J. Harris have failed absolutely to
gain momentum i'm their campaigns and
that the strength of Congressman viii
liam Schley Howard. candidate for the
United States senate to succeed Sena-
tor Hardwick. is being rapidly aug
mented daily. was the assertion made
Saturday by J. r. Smith. manager of
the Howard campaign.
In a statement issued from the How
ard headquarters. he said
The tail-spin OF William J. Harris,
which was referred to last week,
brought his machine to the ground in
the free states of Csrrollton,' and
Hardwick has not yet been able to get
his machine above the trees or other
surface distractions.
The concentration of political senti-
ment on Howard began more than two
weeks ago and not in the history of
Georgia politics has there ever been in
the minds of the people of this state
a determination so strong to defeat
man as that of the people of Georgia
at this time to defeat Thomas w. Hard
wick.
w hen Senator ItdruWlCh recently
came back to Georgia to open up his
campaign. it was demonstrated within
a short time that the thousands of DEM
ocrats who had asked MIR. Howard to
take the leadership of this fight against
this adroit politician. who had miSrep-
resented the sentiment OF this state and
who in order to succeed himself would
misrepresent his own attitude and acts
in the United States senate, were more
than justified in having selected Con-
gresham Howard as the one man best
equipped by experience and by ability
to meet the situation which they them
selves believed would arise.
Howard Knows Record
Mr.. Howard, who had voted on each
and every measure that Senator Hard
wick had voted on, had an intimate
knowledge not only of every vote but
of the attitude of the senator against
many of the bills which he opposed but
finally voted for for the purpose of us
ing that vote for political capital in
this campaign.
There is hardly an administration
measure for which MIR. Hardwick voted
that he did not first oppose and offer to
amend in such manner as to make the
bill ineffective. This the voters of
Georgia are entitled to know, and this-
the voters OF Georgia who hear and are
hearing by the thousands Mr.. Howard
will know.
The failure on the part of William j.
Harris to develop sufficient strength 10
inspire the people OF Georgia with con-
fidence in his candidacy was striking
confirmation of the editorial statement
of the Macon Telegraph a short time
after Mr.. Towards entry into the race
that William ]. Harris could not make
il" and that he was slipping 49,
Harris Changes Tactics
AT Carrollton Mr.. Harris removed
for all time the question he had raised
for political purposes as to the loyalty
Of Mr.. Howard, by stating that Mr.. How
ard was as loyal as himself, though ne
had previously a score of times Ques-
toned his loyalty. .. ~ = -.a. .. .
I'm this change of tactics, Mr.. Harris
switched from the question of loyalty
to that OF influence, basing now his en-
tire candidacy upon the absurd claim
that he made at Carrollton that he had
as much influence with the administra-
ton at Washington as any twenty-five
men in Georgia He stated also upon
that occasion that if you would take
into your confidence the members of
congress from this state and ask them
in some secret chamber, perhaps around
the corner. any of them would tell you
that he (Harris), had more influence
with the president and the administra-
ton than anybody else in Washington.
why should these congressman be
questioned in secret? If they have any
Information that would be beneficial to
the people of Georgia, why not make il
public? This statement of Mr.. Harris
as to his mythical influence is equally
as absurd as his contention up until
now with reference to Mr.. Towards
loyalty.
What the people OF Georgia expect
OF their senators and congressman in
Washington is influence based upon
service.
From all parts Of the state mes
sages written and oral indicate that
both Hardwick and Harris are beat to a
complete FRAGILE"