Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
GEORGIA CAMPAIGN
QUIET WITH VOTING
BUT ONE DAY AWAY
Large Number of Unopposed
Candidates Augurs
Light Returns

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my, and there is now only one
90 remaining before the balloting
Tins Wednesday morning, Sep
I Aber 10. In many respects the
Campaign has been one of the quiet
est in the history of the state, with
few speakings and no joint debates.
There are many who predict that
the vote cast will be one of the
smallest in recent years, because
SO many state officials are without
opposition. 1t has been a long time
since governor has been nominal
ed without opposition, as will be the
experience of Clifford Walker. Rep
resentative Herschel Fl. Elders, of
Tatnal county, entered the race
against Governor Walker, but sub
sequently withdrew.
Leading the ballot sent out for
the voters to mark are the names
of United States Senator William j.
Harris, and Thomas w. Hardwick,
former governor and United
States senator. Governor HardWick
has made a speaking campaign Of
the state, but Senator Harris has
spoken only few times, as he made
a complete canvass last summer,
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state.
Agriculture Race Hot
Another race attracting attention
is that between J. j. Brown, COM
missioner of agriculture, and G. f.
Hunnicutt, editor of the Southern
Cultivator, for the post Of commits
sfoner of agriculture. Both con-
testants have made a number of
speeches, but they have met in joint
debate on only one occasion, in Hape-
vile, the home of Mr.. Hunnicutt.
Still another interesting contest
is the one between Major G. E. Nc
Gregor, pension commissioner, and
Colonel John w. Clark, of Augusta,
who was pension commissioner I'M
der former Governor HardWick, APP
pointed to fill an uneXpired term.
Fort E. Land, for many years a
supervisor in the state department
Of education, is a candidate for state
school superintendent against DR..
N. H. Ballard, the incumbent.
There are two contests for the
puIiic service commission, Repre-
sentative Albert j. Woodruff, Of
DeKalb county, opposing James D.
Price, incumbent, and Commissioner
IN T. Boifeuillet being opposed
by Representative o. r. Bennett, of
Dc e county.
Others UnoppOsed
Other state officials, including JUS
tees Samuel c. Atkinson and S.
Price Gilbert, of the supreme court,
and Judges Nash r. Broyles and
w. Frank Jenkins, of the court of
appeals, are without opposition.
In congressional races, Congress-
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is opposed by former Congressman
C. G.. Edwards, of Savannah, in the
First district; Congressman Frank
Parks, of Sylvester, is opposed by
e. E. Cox, of Camilla, in the Second
district; Congressman William d.
Upshaw, of Atlanta, is opposed by
Max Wilenslly, of Atlanta, in the,
Fifth district; Representative Ben
Fowler, of Bibb county, and Rep
resentative Sam Rutherford, of
Monroe county, are fighting for the
seat of Congressman Walter Wise,
in the Sixth district; Congressman
Charles H. Brand, of Athens, is OPP
posed by Representative Frank Hold
en-. of Athens, in the Eighth dis
trict, and Congressman Thomas M
Bell, of Gainesville, is opposed by
Sam G.. Brown, of GWinnett county,
in the Ninth district.
ORher Georgia congressman are
without opposition in the primary.
The& congressman who will be re-
nominated without-opposltlon are
Charles r. Crisp, Of Americas, rep
resenting the Third district; w. Z.
Wright, of Newman, representing the
Fourth district; Gordon Lee, OF
Chickamauga, representing the sew
enth district; Carl Vinson, OF MIL
ledgeville, representing the Tenth
district: w. c. Landlord, of Doug
las. representing the Eleventh dis
trict. and w. w. Larsen, of Dublin,
representing the Twelfth district.
The state officials who have no
opposition for reelection are Gov
/ ernor Clifford Walker, Secretary of
State S. G.. McLendon, Attorney Gen
eral George Nj. Napier, Treasurer w.
j. Speer, Comptroller General Will
liam A. Wright, H. M. Stanley, COM
missioner of commerce and labor,
and Judge II. E. Patterson, of the
prison commission.
A coincidence that will help swell
the voting in five of the largest
counties in the state is the referen-
dun on the fee system of paying
county officials, to be held on the
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Chatham. Bibb, Muscogee and Rich
mond counties. Although held on
the same date, this referendum cleo
ton will be conducted by separate
election officials, under provisions Of
the law.
The recent session of the Georgia
legislature passed an act giving
counties of from "A 900 to $50, 900
population the right to change from
the fee system to the salary basis of
raying county officials, provided the
soters of tie county desired the
ehange. and set September 10 as tho
leteren0ys IN date.