Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-05
CAMPAIGN FORCES
CLAIM VICTORY FOR
BOTH CANDIDATES
Lucas Says, Walker Will Not
Garry 20 Counties and
CASTOR Says Monroe Man
viii Defeat HardWiCk

campaign manager for Governor
Hardwick, predicting that Clifford
Walker "the invisible and inaudible
candidate for governor. the candi-
date without a platform and without
= a Speech" will not carry twenty
counties, and a statement by Joe
CASTOR. campaign manager for Mr..
Walker, predicting his election by
majority that will astonish some
of the wise old political prophets"
were issued Saturday afternoon
from the campaign headquarters of
the rival candidates.
Mr.. Lucas, in his statement &C.
cuses Mr.. Walker of being all
things to all men" He charges that
Mr.. Walker is telling the labor un-
ion men of his whole-hearted SYM
'pathy in their cause and telling the
bankers and business men that he
hopes the railroads will destroy the
backbone of labor unionism. He
charges Mr.. Walker with being
afraid to show himself on any plat
form, afraid to make a speech,
afraid to even issue a newspaper
statement.
Mr.. Castor, in his statement, ac-
cuses Governor Hardwick of AFRO
eating to himself the exclusive pre-
rogative of enforcing the law in
Georgia, of violating his pledge to
the people to repeal the tax equal
ization law, of paying eXhorbitant
feets to a law firm and bank in
connection with the discount of the
future rental of the Western and At
lantic railroad, and of putting over
at the last minute. an amendment
to a bill in the legislature which
places him and his appointee, Chair
man John N. Holder, in complete
control of the state highway depart
ment, so as to convert the depart
ment into a political machine"
No speaking dates were announced
for Mr.. Walker by his campaign
manager. On the contrary. Mr..
CASTOR stated that Mr.. Walker will
continue his policy of making no
speeches.
HardWiek's Speeches
Mr.. Lucas announced that Cover
nor Hardwick will deliver fourteen
speeches, as follows:
Monday afternoon, to rural letter
carriers in convention in Atlanta.
Tuesday morning at Marietta, af
.ternoon at Winder. -,e--s..----
Wednesday morning at Daniels
vile, night at Athens.
Thursday afternoon at Newman.
Friday morning at Statesboro, af-
ternoon at Meter and Lyons.
Saturday at Jackson and Month
cello.
1t was also announced by Chair
man Lucas that Gordon Suassy, of
Savannah; John p. Knight, of Nash
vile; Ben Hill Moye, of Wrights-
vile, and A. S. Anderson, of Millen,
will be on the stump the coming
week for Governor HardWick.
In addition to his headquarters
statement and the speaking dates
of tie governor and other speakers,
Chairman Lucas called attention to
"the large number of prominent
women all over the state who are
actively supporting Governor Hard
wick for reelection" land in this con-
nection gave the names of the fol-
lowing:
: Mrs. Dickson Williams, MiIledge-
vile; Mrs. Warren Smith, Mount
Airy; Mrs. L. w. Green, Sycamore;
Mrs. w. C. Edwards, Toccoa; Mrs.
Ira E. Farmer, Thomson; Mrs. Mary
B. Clay, Americas; Mrs. w. w.
Stark, Commerce; Mrs. Edgar Domi-
nick, Turin; Mrs. J. A. Stacey,
Mount Vernon; Mrs. Benjamin
Walker, Stillmore; Mrs. r. L. Ber-
ner, Macon; Mrs. Nicholas Peterson,
all I0oi
bridge: Mrs. Herbert M. Franklin,
Tennille; Mrs. Joseph E. Pottle,
MilledgevilIe; Mrs. George K Bag
well, Lawrenceville; Mrs. E. L. Rea-
gan, McDonough; Mrs. Phil w. Da-
Wis, LeXington; Mrs. r. G. Nash,
Washington; Mrs. Z. L. Fitzpatrick,
Madison: Mrs. Rogers Winter, At
lanta.
Mr.. Lucas Statement
The headquarters statement is
sued by Mr.. Hucas was as follows:
Governor Hardwick is going Is
sweep the state. We have had the
most flattering assurances from ev.
ery part of Georgia, and we know
Ithat on September IS Georgians
. are going to indorse the governor
We will carry counties from noun
tains to the sea. l have been in a
number of statewide campaigns, but
I have never seen anything like the
certainty of election as is expressed
for Governor Hardwick on the part
of our friends over the state.
'"There have been hundreds of
questions asked during the past
week as to the invisible candidate
Where is he? What has become OF
him What is he doing, other than
whispering? Why hasn't he made 4
speech? Is he afraid to face the
neopIe Is he ashamed of his plat
form? 1t he afraid to discuss it?
WHY does he tell people in certain
sections that he hates Tom Watson
and don't want his support, and why
does he tell other people that he is
Tom Watson's candidate? Why die
he make the statement in Athens
that the bootleggers, the labor
unions and Tom Watson were now
for him and two years ago they
were all against him? The invisible
candidate Never before in Georgia
politics has a candidate for cover
nor failed to at least come out il
public and be seen or at least write
q card in the newspapers. The in
visible candidate is doing neither
He is sumshoeing. Whispering Cliff
Suits him fine. He tells one man HI
is for law and order. He tells an
other he will stand by those who try
nieht-riding tactics and take the Law
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