The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-29
THREE CANDIDATES TO
SEEK THE STATES VOTE
,,,nERwooD, M'ADoo AND
o anrn FORCES ORGANIZING
FOR SHOWDOWN
cDrECHES FROM CANDIDATES
Al Are Coming to Georgia Before the
~ primary in March. Thousands OF Pc
l...ons Have Been Sent Out in In
=. oF Missouri Senator.

.erec+ OF MISSOURI SSAoeA'
,TIANTA, Ga.-With three hats
.,..,n., into the presidential ring in
C.org;a an active campaign may now
=. aroected until the close of the pri-
~ election on March 10Th.
Tb,+ W. G.. McAdoo will come to
c.,roia as early as he can make ar
~,ooernents for big "home coming
.olabration" in Cobb county has been
,.;r+,a1Iv made definite by the Georgia
ucAdoo committee.
Chairman Thomas ]. Hamilton, Of
Ang,sta and others have been in con-
;srSmre here to discuss plans for
Mr. NcAdoo's visit to Georgia, and
,be details OF the campaign to be
wac to carry the Georgia delega-
ron for him by winning the prefer
entail primary to be held March 10. 1t
i contemplated, too, that there be
h;g central McAdoo meeting. An
norncement will not be made of that
until the dates Mr.. McAdoo can give
his state have been determined, and
other details Of the general campaign
alan can be worked out. Mr.. McAdoo
i expected to make four or five
speeches while in Georgia.
Hardwick Organizing for Reed.
Former Governor T. w. Hardwick
;s leading the fight for Senator James
Reed in Georgia. A statement in
behalf oi Senator Reeds candidacy
was issued Sunday to the people OF
Georgia by Thomas w. Hardw1ck,
forner governor and longtime advo-
cate OF Senator Reed; Richard B. Rus
sell chief Justice of the Georgia SUI
preme court: Walter A. Sims, mayor
OF Atlanta: James J. Flynt, former
chairman of the state executive COM
mttce. ex-iurist and forme~ state SEN
ator: B. F. Walker, former supe-
ror court Judge; James +. Boykin,
editor of the Lincolnton Journal AID
former state senator; ]. B. Daniel,
more Familiarity known as "Tobc .
Daniel, Troup county, member OF the
legislature; John |. Kelley, the Wat
son spokesman in the last state presl-
dental convention and Senator Wat
sons secretary; Benz. B Blackburn,
and George W. Seals, of Atlanta, and
Vim. G. McRac
Mr. HardWick states that more than
1000 Reed petitions have been sent
out Tor circulation in Georgia, and he
expects to overwhelm the state COM
mittee with thousands of signatures.
The committee" Mr. Hardwick said,
requires only 500 signatures to our
petition, but we expect to furnish it
with thirty thousand or more names. -
Also Mr. Reed is planning to come
~ to Georgia to stump the state, and it
IS said that he plans to speak at or
near the points visited by McAdoo.
Underwood Forces Sanguine
Friends or Senator Underwood who
4 have undertaken the sounding-out OF
sentiment in behalf of his can
dIdacy are elated over recent reports,
from many quarters and sources,
showing an unmistakable increase OF
strength for Mr.. Underwood in the
important northern and eastern states,
according to R. c. Gordon, OF
Savannah, now in Atlanta as Georgia
campaign manager for Underwood.
from the west also have come graft
lying reports, Mr.. Gordon says.
With these favorable indications the
\ feeling which has found expression
among some Of the political experts to
the effect that Mr.. Underwood would
De the hardest to nominate and the
3 easiest OF elect" of all the democratic
candidates has given away to the con-
Nctlon that the Alabama statesman
now occupies a commanding position
win respect to the nomination as well
as the election.
Inc preliminary canvass of the I'm
derWood committee, according to re-
ports received by Mr. Gordon, has dis
'osed no evidence to support any
serious apprehension that Mr. Under
Wood will be at disadvantage in the
# north because of his southern resi-
oehce Ills more than a quarter OF a
century Of leadership in public affairs
mas given him a character and fol-
oWrn@ that knows no geographical
limitations, his Georgia friends point
ont
lis friends are making an aggressive
sdmPa1gn, and the senator will speak
'n Georgia before the primary.
Don't Believe Reed Will Run.
4 dispatch from Washington says
u is not believed there Senator Reed
gong to enter the presidential pri-
maries.
The senator, so his associates there
Geeiare, IS decidedly Indifferent toward
ne suggestion he become a candidate
l'f president. There are some of his
associates. however, who are trying
10 get him to enter.
II the senator enters the Georgia
'Iin,iary it will be through the activity
p ms friends only and he will, it is
'eheved, permit the use of his name
,oiely IN accordance with their desires,
ana with no thought of being a real
.5,'S4der Tor the place Senator Reed
ana Mr.. Hardwick recently took lunch
0sether IN Washington.