Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-17
VICTORY PREDICTED
FOR JUDGE GEORGE
IN FIRST PRIMARY

- NASSA SoS FANIOAJ O11 ILlS LII 81 DdI-
lot was predicted in statement Civ
en- out Saturday by the managers of
the senatorial campaign of Judge
Walter F. George, of Vienna. Late
reports from all parts Of the state
leave no doubt Of the result, the
statement declared.
The statement declares that the
race, from the beginning has been
squarely between Governor Hard
wick and Judge George. and says
the effort Of the governor to put
over another Two Toms campaign
has been disastrous to him."
Here is the full statement:
1T was apparent from the begin
ring Of the campaign that Messrs.
Wright, Boifeuillet and Cooper
would be remembered in history as
eloquent and entertaining orators
and not as United States senators.
They have not been serious factors
in the race.
Effort to Revive Former CAMPAIGN
THE effort of Governor Hardwick
to revive the Two Toms campaign
has had the immediate result of
losing some of the newspapers ana
thousands Of friends who had SUD-
ported him for governor when he
made weak attempt to make Sem
ator Watson and the Khan the is.
sue, and law enforcement the bur-
den of his campaign for governor.
His quick somersault failed to at.
tract the Watson leaders to his
standard because the friends of the
lamented senator could not bring
themselves to believe that Senator
Watson ever could have contemplate
ed that Governor Hardwick should
succeed him in the senate of the
United States. 1t was a bold play
and some Of the excitable politicians
were inclined to believe, at first,
that he might win some Of the Wat.
son vote through this bold and strong
effort to win their favor at the cost
Of the support Of his late political
allies who had long opposed the
late Senator Watson in politics.
1.-THE effect Of this attempt to put
over another Two Toms campaign
has been very disastrous to the gov
ernor in the race for the senate.
1.-THE Columbia Sentinel has turn
ed down his overtures, and Mrs.
Watson over her signature has EN-.
phatically denied J the statements
made and circulated by the COVER
nor's friends throughout the state
that she would support him. This
telegram destroyed whatever
chances the governor may have had
to get the Watson support or any
part Of it; because it is very Gen-
orally believed in Georgia that the
dead senator can have no successor
and that the words Of Mrs. Watson
will have a far greater influence
with his friends than the appeals
CT any group Of men and women liv-
ing.
apparent George Would Lead"
From the very first it was ap.
Parent that Judge George would lead
in the race. There was some ques-
ton as to whether he could develop
enough strength to be nominated in
the first primary and, had the gov
ernor's strong bid for the Watson
leadership been effective, he might
have succeeded in getting a ruiz
over primary with Judge George.
"Since all his plans went wrong
there can be no DOUBT but that
Judge George is a sure winner in
the primary on October II. Indeed,
second primary could have no
ether effect than to nominate Judge
George, even If the governor could
have succeeded in having his mama
on the second primary ticket, as
he evidently hoped to do through
the division Of the votes in some
counties by the races of Messrs.
Wright, Boifeuillet and Cooper.
cit has been a quick, and, in the
main, a quiet, orderly campaign
There have been misleading stories
sent out by some of the governors
press agents, which he. perhaps.
could not have prevented. Judge
George has made the race that all
his friends expected from clean,
able, Christian statesman.
"Our reports indicate great vic
tory for Judge George and our
friends from over the state make
it clear that the people have every
confidence that Georgia will have
in hi ma senator Of whom all Geor-
gjans will be proud, and who will
reflect honor and credit upon the
Empire State OF the South"