The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-09
GEORGIA CANDIDATES
AWAIT VOTERS VERDICT
ONE OF MOST APATHETIC
CAMPAIGNS EVER KNOWN
IN STATE COMES TO END.
BALLOTS DECIDE TOMORROW
Several Contests for State Offices and
In Number of Congressional Dis
tricts. Local Candidates Unoppos-
ed and Small Vote Expected.

One of the most uninteresting and
apathetic political campaigns ever
known in Georgia will come to a close
tonight, and Wednesday the voters
will go to the polls and register their
verdict.
The duels for state Offices are be-
tween United States Senator William
J. Harris and former Senator Thomas
w. Hardwick for, the senatorship from
Georgia; ]. ]. Brown, the incumbent,
and George F. Hunnicutt for COM
missioner of agriculture; n. H. Bal
lard, the incumbent, and Fort E. Land
for state school superintendent Major
c. E. McGregor, the incumbent, and
! Colonel John w. Clark for state pen
sion commissioner; Colonel John I.
Boifeuillet, the incumbent, and Rep
resentative O. R. Bennett, of Dodge
county, for public service commission,
and James D. Price, the incumbent,
and Representative Albert J. Wood
ruff, OF DeKalb county, for the public
service commission.
Small Vote Expected.
Everything is in READINGS for the
balloting, and light vote is expected
except in districts where there are
spirited contests.
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 Congressman R.
L. Moore, of Statesboro, is opposed
by former Congressman Charles G.
Edwards, of Savannah; in the Second
district Congressman Frank Park, OF
Sylvester, is opposed by E. E. Cox,
of Camilla; in the fifth district Con-
gresham w. D. Upshaw is opposed
BY Max Wilensky, of Atlanta; in the
Sixth district Representative Ben J.
Fowler of Bib county, and Repre-
sentative Sam Rutherford, OF Monroe
county, are battling for the seat to be
made vacant by the retirement OF
Congressman J. w. Wise; in the
Eighth district Congressman Charles
H. Brand. of Athens, is opposed by
Representative Frank Holden, OF
Clarke county, and in the Ninth dis
trict Congressman Thomas M. BEL
OF Gainesville, is oppoSCd ny sam -
Brown. of Gwinnett county.
Candidates Unopposed.
Congressman Charles R. Crisp, OF
Americus. representing the Third dis
trict: w. G.. Wright, of Newman, rep
resenting the Fourth district; Gordon
| Lee. of Chickamauga, representing the
Seventh district; Carl Vinson, OF Mil
Iledgeville. representing the Tenth dis
trict: w. C. Landlord, OF Douglas,
representing the Eleventh district, and
IW. w. Larsen, of Dublin, represent
inc the Twelfth, district, are unoppos-
ed for denomination,
For Judge and solicitor general OF
the Pataula circuit M. ], Yeomans and
J P T, Castellow have no opposition
IT. D. Weaver, for representative from
! Terrell county, and R. L. Moye, OF
| Cuthbert. for state senator from the
Eleventh district, are also unopposed;;
On the same date the voters OF
Chatham. Bib, DeKalb, Richmond
and Muscogee counties will vote, on
the the, question of abolishing the salary
system of paying county officials. ms
referendum will add to the vote cast
i, these counties materially.