The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-05-07
sFVEN CANDIDATES IN
The SENATORIAL RAGE
WITH SEVERAL OTHER ANXIOUS
ONES MAKING SOUNDINGS
OVER THE STATE.
GOVERNOR DORSEY IS NOT
CONSIDERED PROBABILITY NOW

Mems Shots at Hardwick and Har-
u. Have Attracted Attention. A
Glimpse of Georgia Politics as
Seen Through Atlanta Spectacles.
ATLANTA, Ga.-There are just
seven candidates now actively en-
vaged in the Georgia senatorial race,
with prospects that others are yet to
be heard from.
Senator T. w. Hardwick's six OPP
ponents to date are W.. j. Harris,
Congressman William Schley How
ard. former Speaker William H. Bur-
we'll. H. H. Dean, Emmett Shaw and
John R. Cooper. Judge Charles L.
Bartlett, Of Macon, former congress-
man from the Sixth district, is talk
ing very seriously of enering the race
himself, and there are others who
geem 70 have a strong bent in that
direction,
The further along the race gets
the more complex becomes the situa-
ton While it might be an easy mat
ter 10 eliminate two or three of the
candidates or prospective candidates
against Senator Hardwick there the
elimination process would have to
cease in the present stage of the
game, as no man, however well vers-
ed in Georgia politics he may be,
could undertake to say which of them
would come out in the lead. The
CLAIMS Of presidents are just about
IS numerous as the number of can
didates.
Mr.. Burwelrs announcement ap-
peared in Sundays papers, and he
and Messrs, Harris and Howard have
opened headquarters in the KimbaIl,
and intend to conduct aggressive
campaigns,
Congressman Howard arrived IN
Georgia from Washington the middle
Of last week, and from now on will
y push his campaign vigorously. He
will make his first speech at Wrights-
8 vile, Go, his Ole home, where he
nrst began the practice of law and
/ where he enlisted for the Spanish
American war. This speech will be
made early in May.
Dean Fires BrCsdsides.
Hub" Dean, of Gainesville, who
rerpTT Al, ,A,4 -
take notice when he wrote a news
paper card vigorously assailing W.
J. Harris for the part he acted at the
macon convention when Senator
HardWck was nominated, surprised
everybody when he went over to Car
ToLton the other day and took a shot
at Senator Hardwick right where the
AFTER was making his opening speech.
All the accounts which came from
.Iairollton were to the effect that
MI Dean had all the best of the
meeting in point of numbers. He
challenged Senator Hardwick to en-
gage in joint debate.
ms brings up the question as to
whether there are going to be any
Joint debates during the senatorial
ilght. Senator Hardwick indicated in
uS Oarrollton speech that he was
a.1ii4s 10 enter a joint debate pro-
.ued It was arranged for all of the
"a. e2t2s TO be present, but that he
would not debate with one while the
!7st OF them were "pot-shotting" him
ii other parts of the state.
Still Talk of Dorsey.
there's lot talk, of course, about
what would happen in respect to the
sso'ernorship "if Dorsey should run
- rJl ;he senate" but nothing about
u I"a' gong to happen if he doesn't.
.. IS pretty well understood that the
sJIyernor isn't going to have to worry
SOout a return trip to his office. un-
G.ppoSsed, If he wants it. ANY chance
rat ne will run for the senate is so
,?nlote 1t doesn't enter into really Sc
n lSouS consideration now. Attorney
neheral Clifford Walker would, it is
% 5o| accepted as certain, be a can
LL.uaJe Tor the governorship if it did
ssappen, and he will be a candidate
Da ~ governor anyway, when Governor
itoISey has served another term and
ready to enter the senatorial fight
's"IiSt Senator Hoke Smith.
Alex Stephens For Congress.
so+ aIeH Stephens, who has never been
co o,'Sllea with the result of the Ma
;,H convention in the matter of fill
tbs e s me then newly created places on
6s5 S "a court of appeals bench, has
8U J, IN mind to stand for one of