Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-31
SENATOR Smith
PLEASES VOTERS
ON COUNTY TRIP
Talks to Them in Frank
Manner-In Crit
ICISm

ana spoke mere at 5 CLOCK IIhS al
ternoon spent the morning visiting
several towns in the county where
he talked with the residents and in
an informal way discussed with the
voters the issues of the campaign.
Accompanied by five automobiles
filled with his admirers, Senator
Smith first went out to DeSoto where
he arrived at $50. He made his
tour of the county in L. G. Councils
big car and riding with him were W.
7. Lane, W. P. Wallis, P. B. Will
ford and NJ. A. Holloway, who acted
as chauffeur. r. L. McMath F. B.
Arthur, Dan Chappell, Robt. C. Lane,
Robt. Lee McMath, L. L. Sutlive, W.
7. McMath, W. H. Chappell, j. E.
Sheppard and several others accom-
panied the senator on his visit to De-
Soto. Leslie and Plains, and the
party reached Americas on the re-
turn trip about 1890. Many friends
of Senator Smith called on him at
his rooms in the Windsor before
he left Americus for his ride about
the country.
Greeted at DeSoto
At DeSoto Senator Smith was
greeted by probably, fifty voters, be-
sides a number of ladies who re-
quested that he be presented to them.
At this place Senator Smith sat upon
a bench in front of the store of E. A.
Luke and there he talked with the
people who had gathered to greet
him, and in an informal manner told
them of his efforts for them and
their interests during tn six years
he has represented Georgia in the
Senate Of the United States. Senator
Smith made no speech at DeSoto-
he merely talked and he talked con-
vincingly upon two or three subjects
in which, he said, the people of Geor-
gia are especially interested. He first
told the DeSoto people of his et-
forts to maintain the price of cation
in 1914; of his fight to get cotton
overseas before the United States
entered the war with Germany and
then with a fatherly smile upon his
features he asked those present to
tell him what they thought about
him.
Asks For Criticisms
''If any of you here have anything
on your mind you want to ask me
about, if there is anything l can tell
you about it, if there is anything l
have done as your senator in con-
gress-or failed to do-just ask me
about it." said Senator Smith, which
caused Freezing Scarborough to ex-
claim:
"'I guess we are all about satisfied
Ilsenator"
Several questions were asked him,
however, one of these being about
the collection of alleged illegal to-
bacco taxes which are now being re-
funded by Governor Dorsey. This,
he said, Governor Dorsey should
have known was illegal, adding that
one of the representatives from Cor
don county in the legislature had con-
ferred with Governor Dorsey before
the legislature adjourned, demand
ing that these taxes collected in Cor
don county, be refunded Immediately
and asserted that Governor Dorsey
had refunded them 70 per cent of the
amounts collected and had asked
the complaining representatives to
say nothing about the matter.
Hundred at Leslie
At Leslie there were a hundred
people in the crowd that greeted Sem
ator Smith and he talked with them
all, hat in hand, upon the sidewalk
in front of the Bank of Leslie. Here
he again asked for criticisms of his
congressional course but no adverse
ones were heard. One or two Dorsey
men among his hearers refused to
ask Senator Smith a single question
though they said they had heard,
or believed he was opposed to the
League of Nations, even with res
ervations. This subject he touched
upon in his talk and in his remarks
he brought out his positions clearly.
The Lodge reservations to the League
covenant, Senator Smith said, were
considered by the senate, separately
one at a time, and afterward adopt
ed as a whole. Seven of these, he said
he had opposed and voted against,
though when the final vote upon the
ratification resolution came up he
had voted to ratify notwithstand-
ing the seven Objectionable reser-
vations, in order that ratification of
the peace treaty might be assured
and peace again established with its
commercial and other advantages.
Plains Stores Close
At Plains all of the stores or near
ly all of them, closed that all the
residents of that town might hear
him. Senator Smith there called for
questions from his audience and sew
eral were asked. Each of these ques-
tions he explained at some length and