Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-08
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
GREAT VICTORY IN
GOVERNORS RACE
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legislature dQJOuTHS we Will pTOU-
ably accept their kind invitation to
make some speeches.
"Mr. Walker will be in Atlanta
Monday or Tuesday and will re-
main several days. For the present
he has scheduled no speeches, as the
situation is in such excellent shape
that speeches are not necessary"
Mr.. Gaston's statement continued:
1T was apparent, from the begin
ming of the campaign, that Mr.. Wal
ker's friends expected him to win by
a substantial majority. There was
not congressional district in Geor-
gia that his friends did not report
larger number of counties for him,
in their opinion, than would be
found in the other column, and with
the exception Of the Third and
Fourth districts, the reports were
that such decided opposition to the
governor had developed that Mr..
Walker could expect them to line
up almost solidly for him. Even in
the Third and Fourth district,
larger number of counties appeared
to be for him than for the governor
and the reports that now come from
these two districts indicate that they
will be stronger for Mr.. Walker than
his friends anticipated at first. Only
few counties in middle and south
Georgia report any activity on the
part of the opposition and these are
well scattered and very hopeful for
us. That north Georgia and north
middle Georgia are solidly for Mr..
Walker is well known.
Perhaps the outstanding feature
Of the campaign in Mr.. Walkers
favor, since the governors Blue
Springs and Decatur speeches, in
which he undertook to place those
whom the cap might fit in the
camp of those without character
or intelligence" which speeches
alone insured his defeat, if, indeed,
they were not the outspoken evil
dence of the desperate state he was
in. was the attack on the so-called
tax equalization law, made by Mrs.
FELTON,, of Gainesville, published in
the Columbia Sentinel and other
papers. This article was so convinc-
ing and so clear that hundreds who
had been inclined to look with favor
upon the present law have seen it
in it's true colors.
Walker clubs and other county
and the campaign is well organized
in practically all of the counties. It
is so clear that the Walker forces
are hopeful and enthusiastic in
nearly all of the counties that 1t has
not seemed advisable to do more
than for Mr.. Walker to visit the
counties and confer with his friends,
which he is doing as rapidly as pos
S1ble. OF course, we expect that the
campaign will be enlivened and we
Will give to the press, from time to
time, articles and news of the cam
paign. Members of the senate and
house have stated they expected to
make some speeches on the issues
of the campaign later on, but while
many of them are highly indignant,
as would naturally be the case, the
impression given by them is that
they expect to discuss issues, rather
than candidates and make such an
appeal as will make Mr.. Walkers
election as unanimous as possible.
I'VE will appreciate the calls
made by ladies at headquarters and
the practically solid support they
are giving to Mr.. Walkers candi-
dacy.'
Campaign activities by J. ].
DfOWH, commissioner OF agrlCul-
ture, and A. o. Blalock and C. M.
Houser, his two opponents, are
noticeably increasing as the race
begins to approach the home stretch.
The state primary will be held
on September 13, which means that
there is only little more than
thirty days left for campaign pur-
poses.
Mr.. Blalock has opened campaign
headquarters in Room 40S Of the
Kimball house, and will devote his
entire time to his campaign from
this time forward. His son, D.. B.
BlaloclS, resigned last week as pri-
vate secretary to Governor Hard
wick In order to devote his whole
time to his fathers campaign.
Other Candidates
Mr.. Blalock will make a number
of speeches in the next two or
three weeks, it was stated at cam