Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-02
HOWARD ATTACKS
HARDWICK, LAUGHS
At VIM. J. HARRIS
COngreSSman'S Homecoming
Draws Magnificent Audience
From Many Countess Cheers
Interrupt Speech a.

The largest and most enthusiastic
political audience that Atlanta has
known in years flocked to the auditor
ium-armory Monday night 10 welcome
home William Schley Howard from MS
tour of south Georgia and TO prove 10
him that his own people stand behind
him practically one hundred per cent
in his campaign for the United States
senate.
4 crowd variously estimated at from
5000 TO 5000 surged into the great
building. They filled the arena, they
illed the boxes and the dress circle,
they dribbled over into the topmost gal
lery and they stood deep behind the
last row downstairs.
They brought their band and their
banners proclaiming sentiments all the
way from bill. We Love YOU" to
Howard. Our Next Senator" They
whooped and they eheered when Will
liam Schley Howard mounted to the
platform. They cheered the speakers
who preceded him, they kept him stand
ing for many minutes with their ova-
ton when he rose to address them. And
for an hour and twenty-five minutes
they sat, by turns attentive, interested,
wildly enthusiastic and convulsed with
laughter. while William Schley Howard
addressed them.
Escorted to Hall
Mr.. Howard was escorted down from
the Kimball house just before o'clock
by more than 500 shouting enthusiasts
who represented practically every coun-
" in this section of the state. Mem
bers of the DeKalb delegation predom-
mated in the escort, but Howard sup
porters from all over the district WED
with one another for the honor of march
ing in the impromptu parade.
Thanked on either side by James D.
Weaver, Of Dawson. vice president of
the Georgia Farmers Union, and by
Colonel George NJ. Hope, well-known
Atlanta insurance man, Congressman
Howard mounted the wide stage and
was greeted by the huge audience,
which rose to acclaim him while the
band played Dixie and everybody did
their utmost to raise the roof.
The stage quickly filled with promi-
nent citizens from all parts of the dis
trict and many counties outside of it..
Close to Mr.. Howard were seated Judge
Charles w. Smith, of the Stone Noun
tain circuit; Judge George Hillyer,
Judge John S. Gambler, Henry Y. Nc
Cord. Robert c. Aston, ]. d. Weaver, j.
r. Smith, ex-Congressman Charles G..
Edwards and hundreds of others who
The delegation from Rockdale coun-
~. more than 100 strong. was headed
by ]. p. Tilley. w. L. King, T. V. Brooks.
r o. Galley, c. X. Galley, r. p. Big
gers. H. A. Patrick and host of other
prominent and influential citizens.
Up from Campbell county came an
other deputation of Howard supporters
headed by Robert Tatum, representa-
tive; d. B. BuIlard, of Palmetto; Law
renee Camp, county attorney: c. B. Mi
lam Paul Latimer, II. w. Jones, H
Camp and scores of others who desired
to express their admiration and affec-
ton for the congressman who had rep
resented them for eight years and is
now asking for a post of greater respon-
sibility.
The Douglas county delegation num-
bered more than $50 men, every one
wearing a Howard badge and headed by
an enthusiastic group of Howard sup.
porters carrying a banner inscribed
God Bles Bill" Among the prominent
citizens in the Douglas delegation were
Clyde Selman, J. r. Duncan, Otis Sell
man, L. c. Upshaw and a host of 9TH
ers who have become members of the
Howard club recently organized there.
The DeKalb delegation, numbering al
most a thousand men from all sections
of the county, was in evidence from the
time the candidate was escorted down
from the Kinball house to the audito-
rum. They carried banners and pen
nants and rent the air with their up
roarious cheers. To attempt to enumer-