Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22
CONFLICTING CLAIMS
MADE by HARDW|CK
AND WALKER FORCES
Governors Speaking Dates
Announced for Week,
Walker Club Organized in
His Home County

That Governor Hardwick will
sweep the state" and that "a heavy
mail each day brings new assurance
that Mr.. Walker is to be overwhelm
ingly elected" were the conflicting
claims issued Saturday at the re.
spective campaign headquarters OF
Governor Hardwick and his oppo
nent, Clifford Walker.
Hardwick headquarters announced
the following speaking dates for the
governor:
Monday at noon, Alpharetta; Tues
day at noon, Lexington; Wednesday
at noon, Washington; Thursday
Winder Gf schedule can be made)
Friday morning. Clayton; Friday
afternoon, Hiawassee; Saturday at
noon, Blairsville.
Beyond these dates, it was an
nounced that the governor will be
on the stump practically every day
from now until the Democratic state
primary on September IS, and the
claim was made that Eat every place
where the governor has spoken he
has been given an ovation by the
| people,"
No speaking dates were announced
for Mr.. Walker by his headquarters
Walker Clubs Forming
The Walker headquarters an.
nounced the formation Of Walker
clubs in many counties. The text
Of the Walker headquarters state
ment was as follows:
Some of the outstanding features
of the campaign for the week have
been the organization Of Walker
clubs in many of the larger counties
of the state, and the report that
these are being joined by hundreds.
I'm Mr.. Walkers home county of
Walton club was started immedi.
ately after the governors Blue
Springs and Decatur speeches, which
now hGc " membership Of $500, in.
Guiding 500 women. The list was
presented by a delegation from
Walton county, who declared that
none refused to Join and that they
expect to increase the organization
by securing the names of all regis.
tered voters.
"The club membership is pledged
to work actively in other counties of
the state by writing letters and per.
sonal appeals.
"Resenting the early speeches the
governor made, the women of Wal
| ton county Vs." 18th tribute to Mr..
Walker as an outstanding Christian
gentleman who has always stood for
law observance and who,N as gov
ernor, will demand law enforcement
in this state. They show their re-
sentiment of the use Of the words Of
the governor, without character OF
intelligence" as applied to Mr..
Walker and large number Of his
prominent friends. They also com
mend cur clean and Eigh-toned cam
paign.
Stewards IndOrse Him
Another significant happening Of
the week was the Endorsement given
by the board of stewa'-r Of one of
Atlanta's leading churches. OF the
80 members present all agreed to
vote for Mr.. Walker in this cam
paign and pledged him their individ-
ual support.
another feature was the address
delivered by Major C. B. McGreagor
at Buford, in which he commended
Mr.. Walkers platform and vigorous
ly attacked the governors record.
"Our reports from friends who
have heard the governors speeches
state that this audiences have been
small, and that he has been able to
arouse but little enthusiasm.
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growing in Mr.. Walkers favor, and
the heavy mail each day brings new
assurance that he is to be over
whelmingly elected.
Hardwick Headquarters Statement
The statement issued Saturday by
Hardwick headquarters was as fol-
lows:
Governor Hardwick will sweep
the state in the primary on Septem-
Der 10. Judge William H. Fisher,
who has been assisting Arthur Lu-
cas- in headquarters for three weeks,
and who has made careful study
of the situation, gives the following
opinion:
ga conservative survey of the
situation throughout the state
shows that the governors reelection
is a foregone conclusion. South
Georgia is solid for the governor,
while sentiment throughout middle
and north Georgia is very crafty
ing and shows that the governor is
far in the lead in those sections.
The governors friends over the
state are~fntensifying their efforts
in his behalf, which is another rea-
son why we believe he will be re-
elected by an overwhelming ma
jority. For the past two weeks I
have had occasion to observe the
progress of the campaign through
out the state. During that time the
tide of sentiment in the governors
favor has steadily increased. People
who did not support the governor
two years ago are now most en-
thusiastic in his behalf. Counties
that went for Walker two years ago
in the first and second primaries
will give the governor a substantial
majority in the coming nrir'oorv.'
women of Georgia are taking
great interest in the race for gov
ernor, and are writing Governor
HardWick pledging him their SUD