Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-15
RIVAL CANDIDATES
CLAIMS CONFLICT
III STATE CAMPAIGN
Sunday, and return to Atlanta Mon
daV morning.
Chairman Gaston's Statement
Continued from Page u

DAY morning.
Chairman Gaston's Statement
The statement issued by the
Walker headquarters was as fol-
lows:
"When Mr.. Walker entered the
Kimball House lobby last Monday,
the ovation given to him showed
plainly that representatives and SEN
ators, whether with or without
character or intelligence as we'll as
the visitors gathered from different
sections of the state, looked upon
his election as governor as GER
tainty.
Our headquarters and the hall
way were crowded with enthusiastic
friends who assured him that we
will make almost clean sweep Of
the state.
"Since >our headquarters opened
there have been callers from prac-
tically every county in Georgia.
| There has never been such enthusi-
asm about any candidates headquar-
tiers before, in spite of the fact that
there has been nothing to create
unusual excitement, except the
speeches made by Governor Hard
wick at Blue Springs and Decatur,
which caused some sharp replies in
the senate and insured the COVER
nor's defeat.
THE plain truth Of the matter is
that every man in close touch with
| Georgia politics knows quite we'll
that it was apparent that Mr.. Walk
I er would be elected from the first.
and that the opposition has not been
able to stem the tide. Only in a
small section of the Fourth and
Third congressional districts has the
| opposition been able to develop any
strength, and the few counties in the
| Second district in which a fight has
been made for the opposition are
! showing signs of weakening.
| "Our reports by letter, from trav-
! cling men and leaders among men
and women throughout the state are
| convincing that Mr.. Walker will be
| overwhelmingly elected"
| Chairman Lucas Statement
| The statement issued by Chairman
| Lucas at Hardwick headquarters
| was. as follows:
! 1.-THE Hardwick campaign is in
| magnificent shape. All information
| received during the past week has
| been exceeding favorable and we
are more of the opinion than ever
| before that Governor Hardwick will
| be renominated by an overWhe Ginning
vote on the day of the primary.
| reports from our leaders in the
! different counties tell us that the
! Hardwick sentiment prevails every
! where, and there is little if any
! strength being shown by the gov
! ernor's opponent. In fact many of
| the reports, are to the effect that
! hunt has been made for any oppo-
| sition to the governor and that none
can be found.
] "Bibb, Chatham, Sumter, Musco-
gee, Clark, Richmond, Floyd, the
big counties that were against the
| governor two years are solid for him
| now
"Many of the smaller counties that
did not go for the governor in the
last election are strong for him this
| year aid will be found in the Hard
wick column on September 49,
I'VE do not believe that we will
lose single county that went for
| Governor Hardwick in the primary
OF 1920 and we are absolutely con-
| fdent that a big majority of the
counties that went against him then
| are for him now.
Governors Dates"
CAS- has ben stated we do not be-
leive that Walker i'll carry fifteen
! counties on the day of the election.
! Our information is reliable. 1t comes
! from conservative people who can
| be relied upon and who know the
situation.
Governor Hardwick made three
speeches yesterday and Monday he
will deliver two mere. In the morn
| no l. NJ
MurraJ county Id in the afternoon
at Dayton. On August 10 he will
| speak at Rome in Floyd county. On
August 25 he will speak at Clayton
in the morning and Hiwasse in t.
afternoon at Young Harris.
ION August 20 he will address the
voters of Walker county in La F'a-
yette. September 2 the governor
will speak at Dallas in Paulding
county in the morning and Doug
Iasville in Douglas county in the