Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-10-06
KLANz COUNCIL DENIES CLARK CHARGE
HARDWICK SITS
IN FAVORABLE
SEAT IN RACE
Six In Contest To Succeed
Thomas E. Watson In u. S.
Senate

ATLANTA, Oct. 6.-The sena-
torial entries have closed ana Che
fight to succeed Senator Thomas T.
Watson is on in earnest, Six can
didates are in the race. The cam
paign will be the hottest Georgia
has ever known, as it lasts only ,wo
weeks
The candidates who have paid
their entrance fees are: Thomas W.
Hardwick, governor Of Georgia; Wal
ter T. George, Of Vienna, ex-jasti@e
of the Court of Appeals and The Su-
preme court; Gus a. Howard, OF Co.
lumbus, former judge Of the Colum-
Lus Superior court and eX-campalgn
manager for Hardwick TWO years
ago and Clifford Walker this year;
John T. Boifeuillct, of Macon, mem
ber of the Public Service Commits
sion, newspaper man and for many
years clerk Of the house of Teprea9n-
tatives; John Randolph Cooper, Of
Macon noted criminal lawyer and
candidate for the senate for the last
ten races; Seaborn Wright, former
legislator, ono time populist candi-
date for governor and noted pE8l,i-
bition lecturer.
The Walker forces failed utterly
in their effort to get meeting OF
the candidates in Macon 50 as 10
agree on one man to beat Hardwick
They arc now said to be centering
on Judge George. Herbert Clay who
was in the race for time, and who
fought Hardwick for governor is now
an active supporter Of the governor
for the senate Horace NJ. Holden,
Of Athens, whose entrance fee was
paid by friends, has withdrawn from
the race. Jim Flgnt, who was chosen
by fften former Watson men, as
the Watson candidate at Macon
Wednesday thought better Of cam
paign and wouldn't run, Hub Dean,
cne of the chief Walker supporters
who was hoping Tor the support Of
the Walker forces, and who was de-
serted by J. j. Brown, after Mr..
Brown reached Macon, declined to
throw his hat in the ring although
he was vcry eager to, become a can
d'date. The Hon. Ogden Persons got
in had with the Walker forces by
oeclTing that the Vereen committee
was in its rights in postponing The
contention, and failed to get any
encouragement from the Walker
forces. Walker himself is for Hon.
Gus Howard but he has been unable
to bring ahis supporters to look upor
the senatorial situation as he does.
Some Of the Watson people wanted
to support Boifeuillet but when the
question came up at the meeting of
the Watson people Mr. BoifeuiIlet
failed TO get the endorsement.
Fielder Stays Out.
There v8as also a great deal Of talk
about Hon. T. S. Fielder Of Bibb
county, WHO opposed Hardmick o
number Of years ago entering The
fight, but-he failed to make his am
nouncemeht yesterday. In fact the
whole purpose Of calling the Macon
convegtion and the. whole trend of
the leaders was to get out 3 man
or center on a man who could beat
.Hardwick. Albert Howell was there,
esndeavoring to get folks togat@Aar but
bo Foflod fc,, rpno T{' I,yf-l,. l;f+, s.,
general scramble now with six candi-
dates out. Cooper won't cut any
more figure than he did in his last
race when he failed to carry q sin
gle precinct in the entire state. Gus
Howard won't carry more than two
or three counties, according to poll
teal leaders as he is now said 10
be in bad with the Hardwick forces
and with all the Walker leaders, eX-
cept Walker Boifeuillet, very
popular man over the state, is ex-
pectcd to be a strong factor. Boif-
euillet should really get the support
of the Howell and Dorsey faction
in Georgia as years ago he got out
Of the race for speakership Of The
house when he had the race. won in
order to let Clark Howell be elected.
He managed Clark HoweIl'a cam
paign for governor and has always
been a life long friend and support
er Of the HoweTl's but they are now
said to be for Judge George.
| Judge George has been flooded
with letters and kilograms rendering
him support. He Is also backed BY
the department pc agriculture and
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