Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1926-09-30
STATE BANKS AND ROAD
BONDS BIG ISSUES in
GUBERNATORIAL RACE


4 Atlanta, Ga.-Banks and road
bonds! State banks and road bonds
stand. out as the big issues in the
governors race between John N. Hol-
der and Dr. L. G. Hardman, both of
Jackson county.
T. The positions of the two candidates
on these questions have been made
perfectly clear during the past week.
Mr.. Holder stands out as opposed
to any sort of bond issue and for
the removal of T. R. Bennett as sup
erintendent of banks.
DIR. Hardman's position on bonds
is indefinite. He has been on both
sides of the question during the CAM
paign, for and against bonds. He
has maintained sifeaTe concerning
Superintendent Bennet's removal
1t is remarked as significant IN
political circles that NDf. Hardman is
being supported in his race by Gov
ernor Walker and Banking Superin-
tendent Bennett. The governor is
leader of the pro-bond bunch in
Georgia. He squandered $f25,000 of
the taxpayers money last spring try
ing to force through the legislature
a $100,0OO,0O0 bond issue.
Bennett Not Removed
The governor, also, has failed to
acknowledge the recommendation of
the Fulton county grand jury that
Superintendent Bennett be removed
as head Of the banking department.
The grand jury's recommendation
followed an exhaustive investigation
of the Bankers Trust company scam
dial and the failure of scores of coun-
try banks in Georgia. The jury re-
turned indictments against W. ID.
Manley and others in the Bankers
Trust company and scored Mr.. Ben
net severely for his failure to enfroce
the banking laws.
Since the action of !, the Fulton
, copnty grand jury, Governor Walk
!er, instead of considering its recon-
.mendations, has devoted himself
chiefly to planning and plotting DR..
! Hardman's election, In. this he has
: had the assistance Of, Superintendent
Bennett, one of his appointees.
Theesfact that DR.. Hardman has
failedfto expires shimself with refer
ence to Bennet's removal.isategarded
in Atlanta as indicating that he will
retain the banking superintendent in
Office in the event Of his election.
i It is likewise believed in Atlanta that
Il should. he win the governors race he
will offer no resistance to the we'll
laid plans of Governor Walker and
the probond bunch to force through
a 100000, 900 bond issue following
the election.
Official Returns
Although not an issue in the cam
paign, the returns from the first pri-
mary apparently are having big
influence in the turnover. The Of
fetal returns show that Mr.. Holder
received popular plurality of over
1000 votes and made clean sweep
of Jackson county, in which both he
land DR.. Hardman reside.
The Jackson county reputation of
his candidacy evidently has riled DR..
Hardman and his campaign man.
ayers. They have sought to explain
away the loss Of his home county by
charging election Irregularities in the
jefferson precinct. DR.. d. T. White,
a Hardman man and one of the elec-
tion managers, has answered the doc
tor and explained that he was fairly
and squarely beaten in his home
county.
The campaign continues to be
marked by the abusive tactics of the
Macon Telegraph and the Columbus
Enquirer-Sun, through their respec-
tive editors, w. T.. Anderson and
Julian Harris, but despite this Hold
er's election apparently is assured.