Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-07

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SENT TO COUNTIES
Wont you please make q
careful survey Of the senatorial
situation in your county and
wire us your candid and frank
Judgment as to the strength ana
relative standing of the sever
al candidatesT'
TT will be observed from this
message that we. sought only the
truth as to actual conditions. We
have been gratified beyond measure
at the character of responses that
have come in.
THE race in many counties is be-
ing bitterly contested between Sena-
tor Smith and Mr.. Watson. So much
SO that in many instances the
change of a few votes will turn the
county either one way or the other
1t is on account of this situation
that we don't feel justified in giving
a. list of the counties that the SEN
ator will carry. By doing so 1t is
obvious that we might fail to men
ton counties in which his chances
are improving rapidly that we
confidently believe that he will win
them next Wednesday.
"All reports from every. section
indicate that Governor Dorsey's fol-
lowers realize that the contest is a
race between the senator and Mr..
Watson, and that thousands of Geor-
gians who otherwise might support
the governor are under these cir
cumstances deserving him and are
aligning themselves behind the can
didacy Of the senator. Every report
that we receive concerning combi-
nations and coalitions in different
sections are to the effect that SEN
'ator Smith is the beneficiary of
these arrangements. The obyious
reason for this is that everywhere it
is realized that Senator Smith has
developed more strength than the
governor, and is the more available
candidate under the circumstances
to defeat Mr.. Watson.
NOuB C0BB1onR1 O11tf1CtH
considering the state by congress
sional districts, it appears that the
senator is relatively weaker in the
First district than anywhere else in
Georgia, but even here he is sure
of not fewer than eight county unit
votes, which number we believe may
be materially increased by the rapid
ly changing, sentiment in that section
of the state.
'The Second congressional dis
close race between Senator Smith
and Thomas E. Watson, with the
governor developing practically no
strength. Indeed there is only one
county in that section in which he
is serious factor. In the other
eleven counties of the district, the
senator has an advantage over Mr.
Watson, but in many of them it is
'nip-arid-tuck' struggle. We haven't
a doubt that out of the twenty-eight
county unit votes in the Second con-
gressional district, the senator will
receive not fewer than sixteen.
The Third congressional district is
in even better shape, as regards Sen
ator Smiths candidacy. In all ex-
cept two Counties his contest is with
Watson. Our reports give to Gov
ernor' Dorsey only four certain coun-
ty unit votes in this whole section,
whereas the same reports convince
fI,o& will ronnjUo
not fewer than eighteen, with q pos
sibility of twenty-five county unit
votes.
Fourth In Excellent Shape
''The Fourth congressional district
is in excellent shape, although Wat
son is a serious factor in all except
where the fight has been
with Governor Dorsey. We have no
doubt of Muscogee today, and conf
IDENTIFY believe that the. senator will
receive more than twenty county unit
votes in the district. There is a
chance that Dorsey will not get a
single county unit in the fourth dis
trict, unless. POSSIBLY Heard county
goes for him.
1.-THE Fifth congressional district is
in excellent shape for Senator Smith.
The Democrats Of Rockdale and
Campbell counties have united be-
hind his candidacy, and it is believed
confidently that he will carry these
counties over Mr.. Watson, who Is
his chief opponent.
1.-THE same is true of DeKalb coun-
ty, many whose influential citizens
are well known in Atlanta. Follow
ing Senator Smiths address in De-
catur last week, there has been a
coalition, and today William Schley