New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

be reelected. This is due to two things
tho split in the loyal vote and the
Neill primary law.
The latter Is probably his strongest
hope. As result of it's provisions the
man who gets the highest number of
votes In any one county casts the vote
of that county. In other words, county
unit votes and not the majority vote
Of the state decide the race. Since
tho city counties in Georgia are prac-
tically on par so fnr as votes go with
the smaller counties. man might lack
9 majority of the state and yet win.
For instance, Fulton County, in which
Atlanta Is situated, has some ESQ, 900
residents. And yet the man who car
ries this county would get only six
votes. whereas some man who CARRIE;
a county with, say, 10000 residents
would get two votes. Or three 10000
counties would vote as much as one
county with 250,00O. If no one can
didate gets majority Of the county
unit vote, then second primary will
be ordered.
It is admitted that Hardwick is strong
with the farmers. In Georgia they are
great believers in state rights and
think they are the final appeal on ques-
tions as to who shall represent them,
Ihey 90 not appreciate interference
from tho outside of any kind.
Howard's Record Is Good
1t ia admitted on every side that the
opposition to Hardwick is imperilled by
the presence in the race of two strong
men, both of whom have proved their
loyalty to the country and to the Ad-
mlnlstration. There is not the slight
est disposition on the part of the Har-
ris forces 20 attack the record Of
Howard in Congress for, from patri-
otic standpoint it is unassailable.
Howard made his one great mistake
when he went to see the President on
the matter of running for the Senate
in Georgia. When he asked Mr. Will
expressed his desire that Harris be
helped along all that was possible. and
then it is stated that Howard not only
promised he would not enter the race,
put even went so far as to state
that he would come to Georgia and aid
in Harris's campaign.
Howard, however, failed to do any
speaking for Harris. 1t was not long
before he was persuaded by friends
that Harris could not win, and he
wrote the President asking his release
from his promise. The President re-
piled that he was Every much disap-
pointed"
After Howard had started his cam.
palgn in Georgia the correspondence
between the President and Congress
man Howard was published, and this
did not help Howard at all in Georgia
thousands felt that, having given his
promise, he should have kept it.
Harris Made Several Mistakes
Harris was the victim of several mis-.
fortunes. He came South a year or
SO ago and investigated the price of
gasolcne and the shortage in Atlanta
and other cities Of Georgia, and the
price went up even higher, SO Howard
charges. He told the people not to buy
coal last summer because it was t1"
high and the price would come down
later Everybody knows what really
happened was that coal went up and
was hard to get at that
In the asset column Of this candidate
must be placed an extremely able or
ganization and the hardest kind Of
work. He is supported by practically
asl the weeklies In Georgia and by most
of the dailies, and not single paper
50 far as known~has come out
against linn cditorially.
IL han been chnreed that Chairman
Hurley Of the Shipping Board made a
contribution 20 the Harris campaign
fund Of $4,000. This charge has been
denisd ey NJ. Harris. who admits that
snall contributions have been made by
Various friends. but denies that Mr.