Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-02
Hoke Smith Headquarters
Riddles C0nstltutzDn Claim
OF DoryeyJ Press Support
Several of dorsey Papers"
Are Supporting the Sena-
tor at Least IS Are Neu-
trail and Only 46 Respond
ed to Recent "PoIl'''

Hoke Smith headquarters was
greatly amused Tuesday over the
publication in the Atlanta Constitu-
tion of a newspaper directory of
Georgia papers claiming that 107
papers were supporting Governor
Dorsey. A..
Attention was called to the fact
that although the Constitution claims
107 papers for Governor Dorsey, in
its newspaper poll on the senate race
published Monday, it was only able
to quote from forty-six newspapers
and of these six were supporting
Senator Smith. 1t was also inter-
esting to note that three of the pa
pers listed Tuesday morning by the
Constitution as supporters of Cover
nor Dorsey are actively supporting
Senator Smith. These papers are
the Walton News, the Sylavania Tele-
phone and the Jesup Sentinel. The
views of the Sylvania Telephone are
set forth in an editorial in another
column of The Journal today.
II was also an interesting fact
that one paper listed a supporting
Governor Dorsey suspended publica-
ton before the governor entered the
race: This paper is the Cordele Sen
tinel.
Papers wrongly Classified
Wednesday also brought deulge
of proof that the Constitutions list
of Dorsey papers had misrepresented
the attitude of the Georgia press on
the senatorial race.
H.
fatty denied that they belonged in
the Dorsey column were Jow Law
renee of the Wiregress Farmer; r.
B. Moore. of the Union Recorder, of
Milledgeville, and Johnny Jones, Of
the LAGRANGE Reporter. Editor Law
renee telegraphed that his paper is
Doth and nail'' for Hoke Smith
Editor Moore used the long-distance
telephone to say his paper had taken
no stand whatever, but that he was
personally supporting the senator.
The LAGRANGE Reporter on it's front
page Tuesday declared that it was
supporting no candidate in any race.
not even it's own editor. who is run
ming for the legislature.
Hoke Smith headquarters further
cited the case of other prominent
Georgia papers that the Constitution
claimed for Dorsey, but which are
strongly urging the reelection of
Senator Smith.
Since the publication of twenty
nine daily and weekly papers sup
porting the senator. the following
newspapers have been added to the
list of Hoke Smith supporters: Ebert
County Times, Sylvania Telephone
Crawfordville Advocate Democrat,
the Ashburn Wiregrass Farmer, the
Doerun Courier and the Campbell
News. Doubtless there are, many
others that will be heard from, but
no D9Der onnnfpd for, fnI
Smith until a copy of the paper is
received with an editorial urging the
senators reelection.
The Carroll County Times was
listed by the Constitution as sup
porting Governor Dorsey, but Tues
Gay morning Editor J. 7. Thomas
son told The Journal over the long
distance phone that the claim was
false and that the Carroll County
Times was not supporting the gov
ernor.
Marvin NJ. Dickinson, owner of the
LAGRANGE Graphic, another paper
claimed by the Constitution as a
Dorsey supporter, telephoned to
Hoke Smith headquarters that the
Graphic was in favor of Senator
Smith.
Z. 3. Ayers, editor of the Daniels
Vile Monitor, stated to The Journal
on Tuesday morning over the long
distance telephone that the position
of his paper had been misrepresent-
ed by the Atlanta Constitution with
reference to the senatorial race. He
declared that the Danielsville Mont
tor has maintained and still main
tainS an absolutely neutral position
and has made no expression of opin-
ion in support of or in opposition
to any candidate in the contest.
But the most interesting feature
of the CONSTITUTIONS claim is that at
least seventeen newspapers listed as
supporters of Governor Dorsey have
had no editorial expression on the
senatorial campaign whatever. If
they are supporting Governor Dor
sey, they certainly have concealed it
from their readers. These papers
that have remained neutral in the
campaign thus far, but claimed by
the Constitution as supporting Gov
ernor Dorsey are:
cambridge Post-Searchlight, Cuth-
bert Leader, Dawson News, Butler
LAGRANGE Reporter, Henry County
Weekly, Covington News, Decatur
New Era, Gainesville News-Tribune,
Chatsworth Times. Marietta Journal,
Eatonton Messenger, Hartwell Sun,
Lavonia Times and Gauge, Telfair
Enterprise, Rome News.
Commerce News Support"
One of the papers listed By The
Constitution as supporting Governor
Dorsey is the Commerce News. This
may be correct, but the latest ex-
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