Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02
GEORGIA CANDIDATES
ENTER F|NAL. WEEK
OF HOT CAMPAIGN

With only one full week for cam
paigning before the statewide pri-
mary on September 10, the various
opposing candidates have prepared
for Intensive drives during the final
days. They will attend Labor day
celebrations on Monday, and then
hustle to the points where they feel
that their fences need repairing, SO
communities the following Monday
and Tuesday, then cast their ballots.
The duels for state offices are be-
tween United States Senator William
j. Harris and former Senator Thorn,
as w. Hardwick for the senatorship
| from Georgia; j. j. Brown, the in.
cumbent, and George f. Hunnicutt
| for commissioner of agriculture; n.
II. Ballard the incumbent, and Fort
E. Land for state school superintend-
ent; Major C. E. McGregor, the in
cumbent, and Colonel John w. Clark
for state pension commissioner; Colo
mel John T. Boifeuillet, the incum-
bent, and Representative o. r. Ben
nett, of Dodge county, for public
service commission, and James D.
Price, the cumbent, and Represen-
| tative Albert j. Woodruff, of De-
Kalb county, for the public service
| commission.
Heavy Vote Expected
Everything is in readiness for the
| balloting, and a large vote is expect
ed, despite the fact that there are
no contests for many offices, accord
ing to officials of the Democratic
state executive committee, which
has charge of the primary Sample
ballots have been sent to the Vari-
Gus county chairmen, and the Off
cial ballots are now being prepared,
according to Mrs. Bessie Anderson,
secretary of the state committee.
In addition to the races for state
house positions, there are number
of warm congressional contests that
will aid in bringing the voters to
the polls. In the First district Con
gresham r. L. Moore, of Statesboroi
is opposed by former Congressman
Charles G.. Edwards, of Savannah; in
the Second district Congressman
! Frank Parks, of Sylvester, is OPP
posed by E. E. Cox, of Camill ; N
the Fifth district, Congressman w.
d Upshaw is opposed by Max Wilen-
sky, of Atlanta; in the Sixth district,
Representative Ben j. Fowler, of
Bibb county, and Representative
Sam Rutherford, of Monroe county,
are battling for the seat to be made
vacant by the retirement of Con-
gresham j. w. Wise; in the Eighth
district, Congressman Charles Il.
Brand, of Athens, is opposed by Rep
resentative Frank Holden, of Clarke
county, and in the Ninth district,
Congressman Thomas M. Bell, of
Gainesville, is opposed by Sam G..
Brown, of Gwinnett county.
congressman UnOppOsed
Congress- len Charles r. Crisp, Of
Americus, representing the Third
district; w. G. Wright, of Newman,
Gordon Lee, of Chickamauga, repre-
senting the Seventh district; Carl
Einson, of Milledgeville, representing
the Tenth district; w. G. Landlord,
of Douglas, representing the Elev-
enth district, and w. w. Larsen, IF
Dublin, representing the Twelfth dis
trict, are unopposed for renomina,
ton.
On the same date the voters of
Chatham, Bibb, DeKalb, Richmond
and Muscogee counties will vote on
the question of aholishing the fee
system and substituting the salary
system of paying county officials.
This referendum will add to the Vota
cast in these counties materially.