Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-17
DEFINITE LINEUP
IN SENATORIAL RACE
NOW ESTABLISHED

The senatorial campaign has
reached the point where it is pos
-sible for observant persons accurate
ly to gauge a1ignments, discern mo-
tives and formulate estimates re-
specting the relative strength Of the
candidates as reflected by develop
ments.
The period of disqualification has
been reached, and the last three
weeks of the campaign yet to come
will witness the opposing forces in
the throes Of unremitting effort
the one seeking to encourage the
swell of the sentimental tide that
to it assures certain victory, the
other bending every energy to dis
count and discredit unmistaka BILE
evidences that leave no doubt as to
the way the wind blows.
The Hoke Smith forces in At
lanta and throughout the state pro-
fess a confidence that Is supported
by visible. manifestations on their
part, strengthened by the results of
personal inquiries, hundreds of let
tiers and kilograms and voluntary
and unsolicited expressions from
leaders in all parts of the state.
The lineup is apparent to the
Hoke Smith men. The race in a
contest between Senator Smith and
Thomas E. Watson, as they view
the situation. Governor .Dorsey's
candidacy has made no Roadway and
his presence in the race, according
to them, is contributing only to help
Mr.. Watson.
The effect of the governors un-
willing candidacy, they remark; is
realized by the rank and file Of the
voters, and this, they add, accounts
for the many reflections that have
been noted during the past week in
the forces that heretofore have fol-
lowed the governor. in his political
ambitions. 80
Senator'S Friends Active
The ominous silence that greeted
Governor Dorsey's announcement
and which occasioned SO much re-
mark among his frie nds in the legis-
,lature. who were then in ATLANTA,
is even more pronounced today, two
weeks after his entrance, than the
day after he unwillingly yielded to
the desire of certain factional po-
litical leaders and launched his can
didacy. The silence is confined, not
alone to Atlanta. 1t is the subject
Of remark in every section of the
state, according to advices received
at Hoke Smith headquarters.
The reported activity of the gov
errors friends here and there, in diff
ferent sections of the state, finds ex-
PLANTATION in the fact that his cam
paign managers have sought to en-
courage the organization of Dorsey
clubs in various section OF the state.
with little encouragement, according
to reports being received at Senator
Smiths rooms. None of the So
called initial meetings have been we'll
attended, it is claimed, and in no
instance has the launching Of club
been marked by any enthusiasm.
But the Smith forces, according to
men familiar with the details of the
senator's campaign, are aroused all
over the state. They are militant.
confident and enthusiastic. The week
was by far the most encouraging the
senator Has Idu. Ills opOo1rAtA6 - AP0
were successful beyond the hope
and expectation OF his advisers.
Visiting Conyers and Covington, in
Rockdale and Newton counties, and
Vienna and Cordele, in Dolly and
Crisp counties. Senator Smith re-
turned to Atlanta confident that his
time had been well spent. Communi-
cations that have since been recetv-
ed from these communities strength
ems the senator's confidence in the
of his speeches. and has
led his advisers to believe that the
counties he visited have been re-
moved from the doubtful column.
RockdaIe and Newton counties fell
to Mr.. Watson in the presidential
preference primary. Crisp went for
Palmer, and Senator Smith captured
Dooly county There isn't doubt
in the minds either of the senator
or the men who advise with him, from
the character of reports that have
been received from Newton and Rock
dale counties, but that they will be
found once again in the Smith col
umn.
The reports from Crisp and Dooly
counties are equally as reassuring. |
At both Cordele and Vienna the Smith |
forces are sanguine, and their re-
ports have brought to the senator the |
most encouring tidings from adjofn-
ing counties.