Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-07
Is FIGHTING TO
SAVE PARTY, He
TELLS HEARERS
Declares He Can Carry
More States Than
Palmer

Senator Hoke Smith came to Sum-
ter county today and with his old
time fire and vigor, sustained his
reputation as campaigner. Talk
ing for two hours at the court house,
where the Superior court room was
jammed to capacity, the senior sena-
tor from Georgia, who is now can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for the presidency, received round
after round of applause and cheer
after cheer. Perhaps he was speak
ing to an audience largely of the
Hoke Smith persuasion before he be-
gan, but whether this was true or not,
it was Hoke Smith audience, with
but few exceptions, before he had
proceeded far with his address. "A
number of men from a distance heard
the speech. Several women also were
in the audience.
Senator Smith arrived by auto from
Macon, where he spoke last night, at
II o'clock, an hour later than ex-
pected, because of the rough roads.
He was driven by Carl Ansley in l..
G. Councils car. Stopping a few
moments at the Windsor hotel to wash
the dust from his face, he proceed
ed directly to the court house where
his audience was waiting, escorted by
a number of prominent Sumter coun-
ty citizens. His arrival was greeted
by cheering, which he acknowledged
gracefully.
Introduced BY Furlow.
Senator Smith was introduced by
T. NJ FurlOw, who was presented by
Representative Stephen Pace. Mr..
.Furlow opened his introduction by re-
errnig to the senator as zone of our
biggest and brainiest men, man
who does things" He referred to the
attempts of the republicans in 1914
to fix the price of cotton, and the
kilograms that poured in on Senator
Smith to defeat the bill offered. he
recalled that Senator Smith wired
back to Georgia, "Men, I'm on the
job"
"And he was on the job and the
bill was defeated; and it is well 1t
was defeated" said Mr.. Furlow.
Mr.. Furlow recalled the fight OF
Americus for Souther Field and the
fact that Senator Smith had been
called upon for help in landing 1t,
which he gave. He also gave Sena-
tor Smith credit for Camp Benning,
as the senator did not give up the
fight for that camp when all hope
for it seemed lost. "And today we
have the greatest school of its kind in
ali the United States" he declared.
"I am proud of a man who can do
these big things in big way" said
Mr.. FurIow, concluding and present
ing the senator.
A Serious Candidate.
"I come to you in all seriousness,
asking YOUR support in sending dele
gates to San Francisco instructed to
vote for me for the Democratic NOM
ination for president of the United
States. I am not one of those who
believe we haven't a chance this
year. | believe we can WIN TINS year yea
if we do not cruelty ourselves. The
Republican party is shot all to pieces
We can shoot ourselves to pieces, TOO,
if we want to, but we do not need
to commit suicide if we do not want
to. and if we don't we have good
chance to win What we need IS to
pet back to old time Democratic
rrinciples." Here the senator was
greeted with tumultuous applause, the
first after he started speaking.
"The thing we want to do first IN
This regard. now that the war is past,
is to vine out the extraordinary pow
ers given to one man, to wipe out in
reference with the rights OF the
people. g on+ou
ing the race for president until Mr.:
Palmer announced on a platform OF
unnualifed endorsement of President
Wilson'S acts and the Versailles
treaty and League of Nations COW
enant as written, and he came down
here to get you to repudiate me. /
want to saw to you now that l
would rather be carried out of the
senate dead than see the League COW
enant endorsed Just as the president
Mpresented it to the senate:
y FIGHTING To Save Party.
"Thev saw that | am fighting the
president and attempting to XII the
Democratic party. | am not hghtlng
the president. There are many
great things in his administration that
I endorse most heartily. | am not
trying to kill the party, but at
tempting to help save it. I believe
the only way to save the Democratic
party is to defeat Mitchell Palmer on
April 20, for to endorse him would
be to lead the party to overwhelming
disaster in November
Senator Smith referred to Palmer
as a stalking horse for President Will
son to obtain a third term nomina--
tion for him at San Francisco. Il
wouldn't vote for any man alive or
dead for a third term" said he. 81
have never yet missed an opportun-
itv to vote for q Democrat, but that