Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-07
HOWARD HEADQUARTERS
ANNOUNCE FIRST POLLS
Optimistic Statements Given
Out by Howard and Harris
Campaign Managers

Campaign managers
The first polls of the senatorial cam
paign were given out yesterday by ID.
Nym Mccullough, chairman of the Will
liam Schley Howard club of Fulton
county, and temporarily in charge of
Congressman Towards state campaign
headquarters in the Kimball house.
The first poll was taken in Haral-
son county in a group of twelve men"
stated Mr.. Mccullough. 1T showed
eleven for William Schley Howard, one
for William j. Harris and none for
Thomas ". Hardwick.
Another poll was reported by a we'll
known travelling man as having been
taken at Carrollton. 1t showed eigh-
teen for Howard; one for Harris and
three non-commital."
Optimistic statements were given out
yesterday both by Mr.. Mccullough, on
behalf of Congressman Howard. and by
DR.. L. S. Ledbetter on behalf of Will
liam ]. Harris, whose campaign is I'M
der the management Of DR.. Ledbetter.
Speaking for his candidate, DR.. Led
better said:
Prospects for the election of Mr..
Harris are just as bright as they can
be. Letters from all parts OF the stats
are coming into headquarters in large
numbers every day, and they bring the
most encouraging reports of his growing
strength. No day passes without visi-
tors representing every section, and
they also assure US that Mr.. Harris is
by far the leading candidate in the field.
Three travelling men in campaign
headquarters today have just completed
trip through middle and south Geor.
gia- They assure us that Mr.. Harris
has more strength all through that sec
ton than the other candidates put to-
gether.
Mr. Harris is expected to return from
W Washington Monday. The state cam
paign committee will meet next week
and formulate schedule Of speaking
dates and other events of the cam
paign-
1--WE have nothing but the kindest feel
ings for all candidates. We will have
no unkind words to say about any of
them. Our campaign will be conducted
on a high plane. All of them have the
same right to return as our candidate"
n1ccunough's Statement
d. Nyn Mccullough, chairman of the
Fulton County Howard club. gave oct
the following statement for Congress
man Howard:
We have just received a poll of the
senatorial race taken at Buchanan, in
HARRISON county. 1t showed eleven for
William Schley Howard, one for Will
liam J. Harris, and none for Thomas
w Hardwick.
"A well-lznown travelling man report
ed to our headquarters today that on
Friday he took a poll in a large store
at Carrollton, where Senator Hardwick
and Mr. Dean, of Gainesville, spoke re-
Gently. There were twenty-five men in
the store. without expressing any
preference himself he poIled the crowd
with the following result:
William Schley Howard ........1S
Wv. ]. Harris NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. !
Non-commital NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3
From every section of the state the
news is most gratifying. Mr.. Howard
brought with him from Washington
trunk full of letters written to him
before and after he announced, and
great many more have come to head
quarters since he arrived in Atlanta.
Our greatest difficulty just now is TO
secure a force of stenographers to an
swer these letters. We hope our
friends will not think hard of us for
being a little late in acknowledging
them. We expect to get started on them
Monday. There are literally thousands
of these letters. They come from
prominent men In every section or the
state. They show that Mr.. Towards
candidacy has been received with the
most flattering enthusiasm everywhere.
Visitors representing every part of
the state have called at headquarters
in the last three days and brought us
similar assurances. Railroad trainmen
running out of Atlanta in every direc-
ton report that Howard sentiment pre-
dominates along their lines. Repre-
sentative Georgia farmers in large num-
bers have assured us of their support
in the most enthusiastic terms. Hon.
Charles G. Edwards. former congress
man, of Savannah, has written Mr..
Howard that he will carry every county
in the First district for certain, bar
ring two possible exceptions which he
thinks Mr.. Towards friends will soon
have in good shape. The friends
William ]. Harris claimed that Mr.
Edwards retired from the race IN mis-
favor. Mr.. Edwards is supporting Will
liam Schley Howard, and offers to
stump south Georgia for him. A prom
inent Walton county citizen reports
that Mr.. Howard will carry that county
almost unanimously.