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*H* VALDOSTA TIMES VALDOSTA, GA, SATURDAY. AUGUST 00, 1010.
GOV. BROWN AT
HEADQUARTERS
His Campaign Manager Now
Claims Fulton County by a
Large Majority.
Atlanta, Aug. 18.—Got. Brown
wan enthusiastically greeted by a
hundred or more of his followers
when he visited headquarter? this | trip through southern and south-
MUCH ORATORY SECRETARY BLACKBURN PUTS IT FI6URES FROM
BY HOKE SMITH
The Gubernatorial Candidate
si Chasing a Forlorn Hope
Like a Wirlwind.
Atlanta, Ga., August 18.—Hoke
Smith leaves Atlanta thta atternoon
for a 1500 mile whirlwind campaign
morning. The governor shook bands
with those why crowded around him
He was told tost his majority would
be.much lari *r this time than It «i
two years ago.
After shaking bands with every
body In the reomtten room, Gov
Brown was in consultation witn Man
agers Ed Maddox and J. R. Smith for
about three quarters of an hour af
ter which he went to the capltol.
Will Sweep Entire State.
According to the Brown managers
here, the governor prospects of
sweeping the state from Dade to
Glynn, and Including both of them
aro growing brighter every day. The
claim of H. T. McCord, Heke Smith’s
manager, that Smith would carry
Fulton county by 2,000 to 2,500 ma
jority, created considerable amuse
ment at Brown headquarters.
In this connection J. R. Smith said:
"Their statement, strange as It
may seem. Is a virtual admission of
defeat In Fulton county. It will be
remembered that Gov. Smith’s friends
claimed Fulton county two years ago
by from three to tour thousand ma
jority. Adding the majority of two
thousand which Gov Brown had to
this this would make their estimate,
or guess, two years ago, wrong by
about six thousand. This time they
1 only claim two thousand. If they
are as far off now in their eatlmate
as they were two years ago, It Is easy
to see that Brown will have the coun
ty by between three and four thous
and majority.
"But the effort to deceive the peo
ple further with this sort of esti
mates will fall. The truth will out
on August 23. Meanwhile, Gov.
Brown's friends realise how Impossi
ble it Is to convince the Atlanta
Journal. Gov. Smith's political or
gan, that Gov. Brown’s supporters
are not of the sort who will be de
ceived by misleading statements
made and colored for political ad
vantage.
The People "Not Fools.”
"The real truth, of course, Is that
the people are not fools as our
friends of the opposition have asaum
ed. If my memory serves me right,
they claimed every ward In the city
two years ago. The result was they
only carried one. This time several
wards are conceded to Gov. Brown,
and others put In the doubtful col
umn. A careful canvass has been
made and completed in several wards,
add In all of these Gov. Brown's
majority has been great Increased.
As soon as (he canvass Is completed,
the result will be announced and any
statement made will be with Infor
mation In hand which will be sup
ported by the result.
More Than Enough Here.
"The Fulton Joe Brown club has
an enrollment now of more than
7,800 registered voters and this num
ber Is being Increased dally by cttl-
sens who voluntarily come Into head
quarters or send In their names by
friends."
President Stamps, of the Fulton
county Joe Brown club, went Into de
tails In a statement Issued by him
this morning, showing the absurdity
of the claims made by the Hoke
Smith following. In view of the care
ful canvass made to ascertain how
the county atands. The statement
follows:
“I notice In Tuesday afternoon’a
Journal and Wednesday morning's
Constitution a statement Issued by
the Hoke Smith Fulton county club,
claiming Fulton county by 2,500 ma
jority. Now, I wish to say that It
the officers of the Hoke Smith Fulton
county club had worked and watched
the campaign as closely as I have
done for the past four weeks they
would readily know that such a state
ment (a absolutely Incorrect.
west Georgia, making six speeches
in two days, a record probably nev
er equalled In a gubernatorial' race
In this state, and seldom In a na
tional campaign.
Mr. Smith returned from Augus
ta yesterday morning, not at all
wearied by the rather hard trip of
the day before and the all night ride
back, and after a day's rest he <ls
about to “take the road” again. Co
lumbus Tlfton, Valdosta, Waycroai,
Jesup, Statesboro and Savannah are
on the schedule. From Savannah he
will come straight back to Atlanta.
The exact schedule follows:
Leave Atlanta 4:10 p. m. Thurs
day.
Arrive Columbus 8:20 p. m. •
Leave Columbus 9:65 p. m.
Arrive Tlfton 2:50 a. m. Friday.
Leave Tlfton 6:30 a. m.’
Arrive Valdosta 8:05 a- m.
Leave Valdosta 3:42 p. m.
Arrive Waycioss 6:45 p. m.
Leave Waycross 7:30 p. m.
Arrive Jesup 8:45 p. m.
Leave Jesup 10:27 p.-m.
Arrive Savannah 11:59 p. m.
Leave Savannah 6:46 a. m. Sat
urday.
Arrive Stat-csborr 9:55 p. m.
Return to Savannah 6:30 p. m.
Mr. Smith was Invited some rime
ago by the Chatham Hoke Smith
club to speak In Savannah next Sat
urday night, If possible, and prom
ising that If he came Into southern
and southeast Georgia people would
crowd to hear him.
UP STRONG TO HOKE SMITH
MR. BLACKBURN SHOWS THAT MANY OF THE “ERRORS” CHARG-
ED UP TO GOVERNOR BROWN CAME OVER FROM THE SMITH
ADMINISTRATION—HOW PUBLIC PAPERS WERE TAKEN OFF
BY SMITH'S MEN.
Atlanta, Aug. 18.—In reply to at- ^‘!Clty court of Camilla. H. C. Dash
er,'Judge; W. H. Haggard, solicitor.
7^'Clty court of Leeavllle, H. L.
bqug, judge; Ware u. Martin, sollc-
itbr.
lng that Mr. Smith’s administration . "City court of Sandersvllle, E. W.
tacks upon the administration and
himself particularly. In the matter of
Issuing commissions to justices of the
peace and notaries public, and show-
TAFT WIRES
GOOD WISHES
The President Hopes That
Hooper Will Win Victory in
Tennessee.
Nashville, August 18.—Captain
Hooper, the republican nominee for
Governor today received the follow
ing message from President Taft
I want to extend to you person
ally my warmest congratulations on
your nomination and a great victory
for good gorwiment. In Tennessee,
which has jflt been worn well,
hope to see followed by your tri
umphant election.
Great pressure la being brought to
bear on Governor Patterson to In-
dues him to withdraw from the
Governor’s race. Telegrams of this
tenor ire being received from all
over the state. -
MRS. FELTON ARGUED CABE.
Arctic Steamer Goes Down.
Copenhagen. Aug. 18.—Reports
reached here today that the Danish
arctic steamer, Alabama, «ank off
Eastern Greenland, but all abroard
were safely landed.
Aged Woman Appeared Before R.
R. Commission In her Behalf.
Atlanta. Aug. 18.—One woman and
three lawyers faced the railroad com-
mission yesterday morning to argue
a complaint. It was Mrs. W. H. Fel
ton, of CartersvIMe, who objected to
the removal by the L. A N. railroad
ot a spur track which runs to cer
tain ore mines on the (arm of her
late husband, above Cartersvllle. Tyo
Peebles t Jordan, attorneys for the
L. A N. were arrayed against her.
She made a good argument and was
congratulated by her chivalrous op
ponent, who nevertheless set forta
their side of the case In clear cut
terms. The commission, as Is cus
tomary, took the case under advise
ment.
was far more delinquent in this very
respect than Gov. brown's, B. M.
Blackburn Jonlght addressed the fol
lowing open letter to ex-Qov Hoke
Smith:
“Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 17.—Horn
Hoke Smith. City. Dear Sir: Since
you and the Atlanta Journal have
made as the Issue In the-present cam
paign, the failure of Gov. Brown, to,
furnish commissions to certa.n nota
ries public and other officers, and
since my name has been mentioned
as the party Initially at fault In this
dereliction, 1 deem It proper to ad
vise you and the people of Georgia
that' your administration was even
more blamable in this and other rg
spects than has been the administra
tion of Gov. Brown.
By way of sustaining this state
ment I present the following exam
ples:
Points Some Instances.
“Daring the last few days of the
recent session of the legislature the
representatives of Heard county
brought mo a letter from the Ordi
nary complaining that he had not re^
celved certain commissions for
targes public. He recited that
flu IT was apii-lnted
1657 district at- the UepicTB .
1808, and again at ill* March term,
1909, and still he had neverrecetv-
ed his commission, fhls was under
Gov. Smith’s administration, and '*
mailed him a new commission after
two years' waiting signed by Gov.
Brown.
"The superior court of Appling
county wss held In September, 1908
and Judges G. W. Livingston and W.
J. Mcddcrs were recommended. These
gentlemen did not get their commie
slons until November.
'The superior court of Berrien
county In Its March session, 1908,
recommended Judge George P. Grif
fin, who wss not commissioned until
May.
'The superior court of Ben Hill
county, at Its October term, 1908,
named Judge Z. A. Dormtny, and his
commission was not Issued until De
cember.
Mentions Some Omissions.
The superior court of Dodge coun
ty In Its September term. 1(08,
and recommended Judge C. M.
Thompson and W. I. Coleman. These
commissions were not Issued until
June 25, 1909, or nine months after
the grand Jury recommended.
"In Miller county, Judge J. K. Rit
chie was recommended In October,
1907, and commissioned Feb. 5,
1908. In the same county Judge L. A.
Reed was recommended In April,
1908, but was not commissioned un
til June 25.
'8o much tor notaries public. Now
delays and omissions In such
cases are so serious, what have you
to say of your failure to commission
the following Judges and solicitors ef
City courts, who were elected while
you were In office and whose names
were certified to you In October,
1908, and who had to be commlsslon-
ed by Gov. Brown one year to fifteen
months later.
"This wss mot a mistake of your
secretary—hut It Is chargeable di
rectly to you—for your secretary ad-
vised me of these left-over eommlfi-
Jerdan, judge; J. E. Hyman, sollc-
Iter.
; "City court of Sparta, B. W. Moore
lodge; R. L. Merritt, solicitor.
1_, Brown Gave Commissions.
i''All the shove were certified to
Gwv, Smith nine months before Gov.
pgpwn took the oath of office, and yet
they were compelled to ask Gov.
Brown (or their commissions. How
to thin for one who essays the role of
business censor? And as for notaries
public, I can furnish forty or fifty
mors than are presented In the fore
going list. This failure to commis
sion judges and solicitors of city
figart, who were elected by the peo-
bjto, and certified to you as governor
Sms not save my considerate crltlo,
Mr. Hoke Smith.
'Now I am going to tell eomethlng
that will startle the state. When you
■R the governor's ofllce you carried
fifcay wlth you every executive order
suit had been Issued during your ad
ministration. Why did you do thlsT
where was no precedent for It. Those
rears belong^. Yyifoeople of Geor-
gla. You treated them as your own
’, Justifying the pea-
. that able and patrlotlo
Senator Matthews, for
such a way as t
e state.’ When I needed these
bNoxx one occasion, and Inquir
ed, pfyour secrets. V, I was Informed
by him that he packed them with
other papers on the date of your
memorable moving, as he had been
told that snch papers were never left
by the retiring governor. He further
stated that the executive orders of
Gov. Terrell were not to be found.
This surprised me, as I was confident
that I left them In the executive of
fice where they belonged. Since that
time I have located them, and like
wise the orders of Gov. Candler.
Those of the other governors I nm
sure are In the storage room In the
basement of the capltol.
Took Official Orders.
‘Yon are the only governor who
has ever considered these valuable
official papers as his own private
property
Didn’t you know better? If you
didn’t I submit that you should learn
moro of the office before aspiring
again to serve the people. If you
did know better then It would be
danger more threatening to the rights
of the people than a thousand cleri
cal mistakes for them to agsln elect
you.
“f did not ask this controversy,
am too feeble even to write this re
ply to numerous petty assails, but
must be Ben Blackburn, sick or well,
weak or strong.
In the meantime, 1 want my
friends In Stewart, the county of my
birth; Pike and Bartow counties of
my childhood; Meriwether, where I
taught my only achool; Morgan
where I married and gave ten of the
best years of my life to advertising
her magnificent resources; Fulton,
where I have lived for twenty years,
and where I expect to live for tne
remainder of my days; and friends
and acquaintances all over Georgia,
whom I have delighted In serving to
resent these cruel attacks on me
putting In a vote for Little Joe
TAX RETURNS OF TWO STATES
Over Thirty Million Increase
and Many Counties to Hear
From Yet
GREAT GROWTH
Induitrial Index Shows how
Georgia and Alabana are
Moving Forward
Atlanta, Aug. 18.—The return of
dogs for taxation is consuming much
Interest at the ofllce of Comptroller
General Wright now.
One hundred and thirty-two coun
ties show a total of 161,826 dogs re
turned for taxation, and it to certain
that when all of the counties have
been heard from there will be at least
180,000 dogs returned In the state.
This Is something enormous, when
It is realised that In this manner the
state will have, provided the tax ls[
paid on each dog returned, an addl-i
tlon of 8160,000 to Its revenue.
With a number of the larger coun.
ties yet to hear from, the total In
crease In the value ot taxable prop
erty has reached the enormous sum
of 830.208,785.
The biggest surprise, however, has
been at the decrease In tax values
In Muscogee county. It was confi
dently expected at the comptrolloy’s
ofllce that Muscogee would show a
gain of something like 6800,000,
when In fact It showed a decrease of
923.633.
Decatur county shows the largest
decrease of any county whose re
turns have been received to date, and
to be exact, her decrease amounts
to the total of decreases in all other
Georgia counties. This decrease-la
$340,465.
. . The Increano <ln tax values for
Georgia .this year wllj bo 840,000,- ^li
**" ” r 1 * -
MOISSSANT IS
NOW INLONDON
The Man Who Sailed Through
Air Like a Bird From Paris
Wina Prize.
The Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, Aug. 18.—-Wheat to easier
at a fraction lower. Provisions are
steady with hogs fire lower and cat
tle strong.
slons stating that since the parties Brown on Aug. 28.
■were not quite ready to enter upon "Mr. Smith, you seem to have
their offices he left them to be com- been given to some neglect yourself
missioned by Gov. Brown. .been given to some neglect yourseir
Left Unfinished Work. | You departed so far from the ethical
"But what right had Gov. Brown campaign you began that In your Me
to commission officials elected nine con speech you entered on a tirade
months before he took the oath ot of abuse of that great editor and
office, and whose election was ccrtl- loyal patriot, C. R. Pendleton, for
fled to Gov. Smith? no other reason. It appears, than that
Since you seem to know so much he asked you to answer several quos-
about the executive department, why tlons politely framed. I have not
didn’t you direct your secretary to one unkind word for you or any of
proceed In these matters according to | your supporters. The Brown men
law? 'are so confident of victory In Fulton.
“Read the list. It Is one that win Cobb and the state that they can’t
astonish even a novitiate In law: {lie unkind. Confident!/ awaiting the
"City court ot Albany. Daniel S. • verJ.ct o' the people. 1 am, very rc-
Crosland, judge; J. W. Walters, Jr., spectfully,
solicitor. | "B. M. BLACKBURN."
London, Aug. 18.—John Mo Isas nt
the American aviator, today won the
sensational race from Paris to Lon
don and the Dally Mall prise of 825,-
000 at the landing at 11:35 o'clock
with his mechanician, within the
borders ot London, three miles from
Crystal Palace.
•A half million people cheered as
the bird-man circled high above the
landing place.
He started from Paris Tuesday and
to the first to fly from Paris to Lon
don and the first to cross the Eng
lish channel with a companion.
Molssant never saw London until
It spread out beneath him this morn
ing.
Columbus, Ga., August 17.—The
Georgia sad Alabama Industrial lie
dt-x says In Its regular weeki) Is
sue;
"A cement plant erectsd at Rag
land, Ala., at a cost of 91,500,000,
just began operation and will make
lta first shipment ot cement this
week, the plaat having a dally caps
city of 3,000 barrels. It is announced
that a cement plant at Aragon, Ga.,
will be completed within 60 days
and will begin operation with a dally
output of several hundred ,-barrels. A
company erecting a cement plant at
St. Stephens, Ala., has been reor-
ganlzed, a Pennsylvania capltaljrt
being elected president and It to
stated that the company will proceed'
at once with the completion of the
plant and (be development of a largo
tract ot coal land.
"Steadily Improving commercial
conditions and the genera! growth
of business In the two states Is wall
reflected by the continued organi
sation of nsw banks. Among tha
Georgia towns to report new banks
are Ellavillc, Pelham, Hssleburst,
MarshallvUle and Berlin.
‘‘Russellville, Ala., and Rockmart,
Ga., both voted bonds tor public Im
provements. The city of Montgom
ery, Ala,, Is -beginning Improvements
on its waterworks system that wll
cost 370,000. Citizens at Tuscumbla,
Ala., are organizing 1 company to
' < electric ltjht and pow
«r plant: te I
“An $800,000 bakeries roiU^.iny
was organised at Birmingham, Ala.
A $50 000 orohards company, form
ed by West Virginia-people; to re
ported for Chattooga county, Geor
gia. Bibb county, Alabama, awarded
contract for the erection of ■ Jail.
Plan for $50,000 Elks’ ’ building la
Atlanta, Ga., were accepted. Coal
companies In Alabama are receiving
heavy orders from railroads. Insur
ing the steady operation of the coal
mines. A sand-lime -brick plant be
gan operation at Albany, Ga. A large
plantation near Moultrie, Ga., to to
be divided Into 10 small farms and
offered to homessekers on attractive
terms. Boring the week 26 new cor
porations were formed In *he two
states with capital stock of $1,284/-
110.”
TO GRADE THE CONVICTS.
BIG FIRE AT TROY, ALA.
Iron Works and Automobile Oarage
Burned with Four New Machines.
Troy, Ala., Aug. 18.—The Mur-
phreo Iron and Working plant and
timber machine shops and a garage
with four automobiles was burned
here this morning. The loss Is shout
fifteen thousand dollars
Public Speaking at Naylor.
There will be a meeting at Naylor
Chairman Hutchens Wants to Grads
Them According to Behavior.
Atlanta, Ang. 18.—A plan to grade
Georgia convicts according to their
behavior Is being worked out by
Chairman G. R. Hutchens of the pris
on commission, who hopes to make
the parolo law In that way mere ef
fective, not to parole a larger num
ber of convicts, bat to encourage
.better ' behavior. 'The details of
the plan have not yet been worked
out
MILLIONS MAY STRIKE,
All of the Marine Firemen and Ball
on of Europe may Strike.
Copenhagen, Ang. IS.—A general
strike of til European marine fire
men and eallon; three million In all,
was ordered on July twenty-sixth, ae-
Baturday afternoon In the’Interest ot c ° rdln « *° » statement of the bend
Gov. Jozeph M. Brown’s candidacy of JJ e ” nl ?” heTe '
and speeches will be made by sever-! was to be kept • se
al well-known speaken. The voten " e * nd ‘ h « no *
of the Naylor district are Invited to “ “ w “ r,t,a * d * the l"‘«™atioB-
attend thl. meeting. The speaking •* COBTtn,lon “«» ,0 “•* her *
will occur at four o'clock Saturday
afternoon.
THE NEBRASKA ELECTION.
Gov. Hhallenherger Claims a Victory
Over Mayor Dshlman.
Omaha, Neb. Aug. 18.—Gov. Shal-
lenbergor today claimed a victory
over Mayor Dahtman by fifteen hun
dred In the gubernatorial democrat
ic primary race. Seven hundred pre
cincts out of sixteen hundred, how
ever, gave Dahlman four thousand
more votes.
Aldrich to leading In the city by
about a thousand for the republican
nomination.
Grand Lodge of I. O. O. F.
The grand lodge ot the Indepen
dent Order of Odd Fellows will be
held In Atlanta from September the
nineteenth to the twenty-fourth. For
this occasion the Atlanta, BlfWtlag-
hsm tnd Atlantic railroad will sail
round trip ticket to Atlanta on Sep
tember 16, 17 ad 18 at very low
rates. An extension of limit on tick
ets may be secured to October 15 by
depoeltlng them wttfii s special agent
In Atlanta, who will -be appointed for
the purpose of making extension, for
which a charge will be made of $1.
Tots to to -be tbe largest .secret or
der meeting ever held In the South.