Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-10
HOWARD WILL LAUNCH
HIS CAMPAIGN SATURDAY
Refuses to Share Time With
Dean at WrightSvilIe-Bu-
we'll TO Support Harris

William Schley Howard. candidate
for the United States senate in oppo-
sition to Thomas W. Hardwick, Will
launch his campaign next saturday
morning at wrightsville, where he was
admitted to the bar and lived for sew
eral wears
Mr. Howard on Tuesday received
fourteen invitations 10 speak at diner
ent points in Georgia, and has accepted
two of them. He will speak at Waycross
next Monday. May IS. and at Dawson on
the following Monday, May 20. The
other invitations will probably be &C
cepted in the arrangement OF his speak
ing itinerary.
Mr. Towards headquarters in the
Kimball house was crowded with visi-
tors Wednesday. Among them were q
number Of members Of the legislature
who are enthusiastically supporting
him.
Burwen for Harris
William II. Burwell, of Sparta, for
mer speaker of the house and now a
member of the house from Hancock
county, announced wednesday morning
that he will not be a candidate for the
senate. He will support William J..
Harris. His announcement was given
out following a conference with a num-
Der OF his political friends in Atlanta.
William j. Harris is expected back
from Washington either Wednesday or
Thursday and from this time forward
will devote his entire time to the cam
paign. He has practically closed up
his affairs in Washington as chairman
of the federal trade commission, and
will so hacl, once more, on May 80,
to formally turn over his desk and pa
pers. That trip, however. will take only
two or three days of his time.
II. Fl. Dean, of Gainesville. has re-
quested Mr.. Howard to divide time with
him at Wrightsville next Saturday. Mr..
Howard has declined, declaring il would
accomplish no good purpose to go
salivantius around the state with Mr.
Dean and all the other candidates in a
body, when the object of his campaign
is TO defeat Thomas w. Hardwick for
reelection"
Burwell's Statement
Mr. Burwelrs statement announcing
that he will not be a candidate is as
follows:
"Since the publication of the report
from washington to the effect that as
between loyal Democrats who. might
desire to become candidates for the
Office Of United States senator, the
president would have no choice and
would refrain from injecting himself
into the situation I have been con-
sidering entering the race and have
been deeply gratified by the assur-
ances Of support that have had from
every section of the state.
Developments in the meantime, as
brought to light by the special corre-
spondence OF the Macon Telegraph, from
Washington last week, leaves no doubt
in my mind but that Mr.. Wilson earn
estly desires the election of w ]. Har-
ris, and without reservation is indors-
ing him to the loyal Democrats of
Georgia Knowing this to be true,
would not, for the qualification of my
personal ambition, become a party to
any division of the loyal Democratic
vote under the unusual conditions now
confronting the party in Georgia Feel
ing il is the highest patriotic duty Of
the citizens of this state TO defeat for
reelection our present junior senator,
1 will with every effort and influence
at my command, in Difference to the
wishes of the president, support the
candidacy of the Hon. William J. Har-
ris. as the undoubted choice of Mr.
Wilson.
tSignedD wv. II. BURWELL."