Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-10
JUDGE c. \. HOWARD
QUITS SENATE RACE
To ASSIST GEORGE.
Withdrawal Leaves Five
Candidates in Contest for
Toga of Late Senator
Thomas E. Watson

Judge G.. H. Howard, who on Sun.
day withdrew from the race for the
United States senate in favor of
Judge Walter F. George, of Vienna,
will take charge of the George head
quarters Immediately as campaign
manager, it was learned Monday.
The retirement Of Judge Howard
narrowed the race to a five cornered
affair, with the following candidates
still qualified: Judge George, Cover.
nor Thomas w. Hardwick; Seaborn
Wright, Of Rome; John T. Boifeullet
and John r. Cooper, of Macon.
The campaign began to warm up
Monday with the announcement by
Mr.. Wright that he will begin a
speaking campaign Tuesday that
will include engagements in Atlanta,
Augusta and other cities. Mr..
Wright has long been noted for his
oratorical ability.
Governor Hardwick and Judge
George will not make any speaking
engagements, and the plans of Mr..
Cooper and Mr.. Boifeullet in this re-
spect have not been decided.
In quitting the race and giving
Judge George his support. Judge
Howard declared he was making the
sacrifice for the sake of the prin.
ciples involved. g.
Towards Statement
His statement follows:
''For the sake of the principles in
v0lved and for my friends who have
stood by me, I have agreed to do
what it has been my lot to do ell my
life-make the sacrifice.
II have withdrawn from the raca
Cor senator and will assist Judge
Walter +. George.
Perhaps I stood no chance-I do
rot know. No man could tell yet,
but one thing is certain--I have al
ways been willing to do for others,
and have done much. Perhaps some
Of them will remember.
my friends who were willing to
help need not fear-I shall not for
get"
After issuing this statement,
Judge Howard took a train for Sa-
vannah in connection with Judge
| Georges campaign. On his return,
he will be in charge of the head.
quarters IN the Kimball house.
Wright Active
Dispatches from Rome quoted Mr..
Wright as saying that every break
in the situation during the last few
days had been in his favor. Bank
ers, lawyers, union men, county of.
ficials and political leaders in his
home section were said to be flood
ing the state with kilograms and let
tiers in his behalf.
The Rome bankers were sending
out the following message to all
Georgia bankers:
"Seaborn Wright, who has always
lived in Rome, has been success
as business man as we'll as a law.
yer, and as a statesman his ideas
are sound and his counsel safe"
Will B. Floyd, PRECEDENT Of the
Rome Typographical union, was said
to be urging union men to support
Mr.. Wright Gin view Of his stead
fast sympathy with our cause" So
licitor General James Maddox, Of
the Floyd city court. prominent
Walker leader and brother Of G. e.
Maddox, chairman of the new Demo-
cratic state executive committee,
was declared to be actively working
for Mr.. Wrights nomination.
Mr.. Wright was expected to re-
turn to Atlanta from Rome Monday
afternoon and announce his plans
for the eight days remaining before
the special primary of October II.
Issuance in the Sunday newspa-
pers of the platforms of a majority
of the candidates served to increase
considerably the interest in the cam
paign.
Boykin to Tour State
1t was reported in political circles
Monday that State Senator J. H.
Boykin would at once begin a tour
Of the state for the purpose of dis
cussing the campaign with the fol-
lowers of the late Senator Watson.
Mr.. Boyllin came out Saturday IN
favor of Mr.. Wright as the candi-
date who comes nearer measuring
UP to the principles for which our
late and lamented chieftain stood"
The prevailing view, however, is
that the Watson men will split sew.
eral different ways in the forthcoln-
ing primary, and that all the can
didates will receive a portion of the
Watson vote, which before the late
senator's death always went almost
solidly for one candidate.
A number of Watson leaders al
ready have begun working actively
for Governor Hardwick, others are
indorsing Judge George, while Mr..
Wright and Mr.. Boifeullet are re-
ceiving the Endorsement and sup
port of still other Watson leaders.