Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-01
DORSEY NOT To RUM;
SPEAKING DATES Of
SMITH ANNOUNCED.

Two important developments took
place yesterday in connection with
the Georgia presidential primary to
be held on April 20.
The first was an announcement by
Senator Hoke Smiths headquarters
Of several speaking dates to be fill
ed by the senator, including a speech
in the Atlanta auditorium on the
evening Of Thursday, April g.
The second was an announcement
by Governor Dorsey that he would
not enter the presidential primary.
This announcement was given out
Tuesday night for publication We'd
nesday morning. The governors
statement entered at considerable
length into his reasons for staying
out of the primary. 1t was not a
surprise, as the general belief for
several days had been that he was
going to decline to enter.
Next Saturday morning, April 8,
Senator Smith will speak at Gaines
vile at IL o'clock, and on the after
noon Of the same day. at o'clock,
he will speak at Commerce.
Next Monday morning, April 5,
Senator Smith will speak at Dalton
at IL o'clock, and on the evening of
the same day he will speak at Rome.
On Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week the senator will be in mid
die and south Georgia, with a speech
in the Macon auditorium on Tuesday
evening.
On Thursday evening, April 8, he
will speak in the Atlanta auditorium.
This engagement will follow two
days after the address to be delivered
in the auditorium by Attorney Cen
era1 Palmer on Tuesday evening,
April 6. Senator Smiths engagement
at Gainesville next Saturday morn
ing will precede by three days the
attorney generals opening Georgia
speech to be delivered in that city
on Tuesday morning, April 6.
From now until Saturday morning
Senator Smith will remain in the
campaign headquarters to receive the
callers and answer the letters and
kilograms being sent to him every
day from all parts of the state.
During the last ten days of the
campaign there will be conducted by
Senator Smiths forces a whirlWind
campaign in all parts of the state,
with corps of strong speakers. A
speakers bureau has been establish
ed, in charge of William Schley How
ard, who will go on the stump him
self and make a number of speeches.
III. Y. McCord and j. R. Smith, who
are jointly in charge of the senator's
campaign headquarters, spent several
hours in the headquarters. They are
getting their business affairs in
shape to spend all of their time
there.
Mr.. McCord stated Tuesday that
the situation of the Hoke Smith cam
paign was so favorable throughout |
the state that it would be possible
to have a detailed organization in
practically every county despite the
limited time until the primary on
April 20.
Senator Smith : is stronger today |
than ever before in Georgia, Mr.. Nc
Cord further stated, and his support
ers are at work with the utmost en- |
thusiasm everywhere.
Campaign headquarters on Tuesday
showed number of letters from |
prominent Democrats in Kentucky, |
Tennessee and North Carolina, well
coming the advent of Senator Smith |
into the Georgia presidential primary |
and informing him they they would |
be glad to see the delegates from |
those states go to San Francisco for |
Hoke Smith.
MIR. Dunbar's Statement
Clement e. Dunbar, prominent Au~
gusta lawyer in charge Of the cam
paign headquarters of Attorney
General Palmer in the Kimball
house, on Tuesday stated that the
campaign was proceeding smoothly. |
quietly and quite satisfactorily.
I'VE are not as strong on hot air,
perhaps, as some other campaign
headquarters which I could men
tion," said Mr.. Dunbar, "but we are
at work and are getting results"
In addition to his speeches in
Gainesville and Atlanta next Tues
day, Attorney General Palmer will
probably speak in Macon and Sa-
vannah the latter part of next week,