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BY HOLDER & WILLIAMSON.
The Pi imary Election of August 22.
Jeffersou, Ga., August ‘23, 1906.—The Democratic Executive Committee of Jackson county
met at the court house at noon, and after consolidating the vote of the different precincts, de
clared the following candidates the nominees of the Democratic party of Jackson county, they
having received a majority of votes cast for the respective offices: For Governor, Hoke Smith;
for Secretary of State, Phil Cook; for Comptroller General, W. A. Wright; for State Treasurer,
R. E. Park; for Attorney General, J. C. Hart; for State School Commissioner, W. B. Merritt; for
Commissioner of Agriculture, T. G. Hudson; for Prison Commissioner, C. A. Evans; for Chief
Justice Supreme Court, Win. Fish; for Associate Justices Supreme Court, Marcus Beck, Ssmuel
Atkinson, J. H. Lumpkin; for L nited States Senator, A. O. Bacon; for Judge Superior Court,
Western Circuit, C.' H. Brand; for Judge City Court, Jackson County, W. W. Stark; for Solicitor
City Court, Jackson County, W. H. Quarterman; for Clerk City Court, Jackson County, James L.
Williamson. Below will be found the vote by precincts of opposing candidates.
Homer Hancock, Secretary. J. C. Turner, Ch’n.
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For Governor, j " j j j
J H Estill 4' 13 1 3 1 1 5!.. 28
J Clark Howell 7! 7 3...... 4... 1.. j 2 24
RB Russell 123 143 8165 73 26 26 61 31 51 j 40 43 12 3| 805
Hoke Smith 24119127 152 5664 79 57 77 73 25| 71 2947 1189
J M Smith 238 107 3 11 2317109: 331 35 29 94100:39.26! 863
For Comptroller General,
V T Sanford 70 86 2 1 38 32 28 63! 42 26 20 57 67 1211 554
WA Wright 656 353 33 282106 67115 ! 84108136 6813163 62 2164
For State School Commissioner,
Mark Johnson 9922623110 43 19 124 j 44 26! 32 49j 91,13 42 941
W B Merritt 527 216 11 192 91 73 65!110|102;122 86 105 61 301791;
For Judge Superior C’t. West. Cir’t.,
C H Brand 578 447 31 310 133 90 204 123 139 148 153 207 78 76 2717
B J Edwards 30 16 4 22 19 20 6 18 10, 8 7 3 91 2 174
For Judge City Court,
W W Stark 312 34812162114 76150 62111 121 SI 129 43 52 1773
J S Ayers 293 109 18 154 j 4129 56 93 36 35 81 82.44 2611097
For Solicitor City Court, ; j f j -
P Cooley..*. 437 259 6 28 27 37142 48 23 98; 4913858.431393
W 7 H Quarterman 175 21lj30;302;121 69 76,100j120j 56|108| 69 26136,1499
Well, they all have jobs. Howell and
Estill can return to the editor’s chair,
Bussell to his ten children and law,
and Farmer Jim—why he can look
after his turnip patch—Commerce
News.
There’s only one consolation—the
storm was general. Besides, I’d rather
be drowned by a tidal-wave than by
falling in the creek I congratulate
yon on your great fight, even though
we lost all save honor and McDuffie
Thomas W. Loyless, Editor Augusta
Chronicle.
The people demanded reform,
aggressive policies and anew deal all
around, with the result that Clark
Howell, J. H. Estill, Dick Bussell
and Jim Smith go down in disastrous
defeat, while Hoke Smith rides into
the governorship by a practically
unanimous verdiot of the people of
Georgia—Atlanta News.
The victory of the people over the
ring in Georgia puts this state high
among those upon the honor roll of
American commonwealths that have
already struggled free from bossism;
it is an enoouragement for the Ameri
can idea-it should give a tang to the
blood and a thrill to the nerves of
American patriot. And it makes the
leader of the popular foroeß. Hoke
Smith,one of the few foremoßt leading
Americans.—Atlanta Journal.
The leading topic of interest follow
ing the sweeping victory of Hon.
Hoke Smith is:
Who will be the next chairman of
the State Democratic executive com
mittee?
Some say J. R. Gray, editor of The
Journal, will get it.
Some venture the opinion that
Thomas E. Watson is the man.
Hbke Smith has the power of nun
ing the chairman.—Atlanta Georgian.
The people have expressed their
choice, and we believe that the con
fidence they have shown in the vic
torious candidate will be vindicated
by his administration. He had chosen
as his platform living principles, suoh
as appealed to the wisdom of the
masses.
With the grace and equanimity
which mark him in every relation of
life, Hon. Clark Howell, who has led
the militant opposition against him,
has aooeptei his defeat and will cordi
ally support the nominee of the Dem
ocratic party. The fact that he has
made a game fight and a great fight
will linger with him as a comfort in
the hoar of defeat.—Atlanta Georgian.
How will Tom Watson be the bo?s
when he couldn’t carry his own coun
ty for his favorite?—Savannah Press.
Now that the political war is over
we hope the Atlanta Constitution and
Journal will give us the news.—Dah
bnega Nugget.
We ate fried orow for breakfast,
will take orow pie for dinner, and
orow hash for supper, and that’s
enough to vomit a dog.—Commerce
News.
In the coming administration of
our next governor, it is our earnest
hope that the prosperity, and peace
and harmony that Georgia has been
blessed with for the past twenty-five
years, will continue—Oconee Enter
prise.
His victory in Moduffie over the
Hoke Smith forces led by Thomas E.
Warson was oothplete. The rebuke
administered to Tom Watson in his
home county is a palataqle morsel to
the real democrats of the state, even
those who supported Hoke Smith—
Athens Banner.
Now, while we differed from many
of our fellow citizens through this
present contest, we now heartily join
them in wishing Hon. Hoke Smith
an adminietratfin that will accomplish
for the people of the State many
things and measures that will inure
to the State’s betterment and progress
along all linse.—Jonesboro Enterprise.
This outcome of the campaign has
been foreseen for weekß by oareful ob
servers of the drift of political senti
ment throughout the state. There
were just two issues in the campaign,
namley, negro disfranchisement and
tne reduction of railroad rates. They
are both popnlar, and Mr. Smith had
the affirmative sides of them. Indeed,
they were the chief planks of his plat
form.—Savannah News.
Hon. Hoke Smith, the greatest
living Georgian, the strongest man
in the state, wins the greatest victory
in the whole history of Georgia.
The political slate has been broken
an to a thousand pieoes and the people
have again taken charge of their own
affairs. The principle of white supre
macy will be put upon tbe statute
books and the corporations will be
foroed to retire from politics and to
give the people a fair deal.
Hoke Smith will do for Georgia
’just what he promised to do.—Gwin
nett Journal *
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA..THUHSDAY, AUGUST 30. 1906.
The longest and bitterest campaign
in the history of Georgia ended
yesterday in an overwhelming majority
for Hoke Smith, whose nomination is
absolutely assured on the first ballot,
he having oarried over one huudred
counties.
This paper supported Russell from
the announcement of his candidacy,
because it regarded him aa the most
deserving, conservative and impartial
candidate in the race, and in a position
to do equal an o exact. j istioe to all
interests in the state. Lawrenoeville
News-Herald.
This ha* been a long and exciting
campaign, and has elicited a great
deal of interest in all parts of the
state. Every one should forget the
bitterness engendered in some places
and all unite to give Hoke Smith an
unanimous vote in the general elec
tion.—Jackson Economist.
Now that it is all over, the best
thing for us all to do is to accept the
result and pull together for the wel
fare of the state.
I renew mv pledge of heart, hand
and head, to the perpetuation of its
glory.
Georgia is “good enough for me,”
whoever may be her chief executive. I
I have never yet sought the shadow
in defeat, und it is too late to begin
now. Whatever happens, I prefer
to live in the sunshine of the senti
ment so aptly expressed by Stanton:!
"This old world we're livin' in
Is mighty hard to beat;
We tret a thorn with every rose,
But—ain’t the roees sweet!”
—Clark Howell, in Constitution.
There is only one explanation of
the result of Wednesda ’a primary
—the people wanted a change. At
least, the Atlanta Journal and Hoke
Smith made them believe they did.
And both Mr. Smith and the Journal
made the most of their opportunities
and won such a victory as even the
meanest of us could not withhold
congratulations for. Whether they
also made the people believe that
they wanted, or will get, all the other
things that were held out to them,
is not so oertain.
For our own part, we simply didn’t
believe the things that the Hon.
Hoke Smith and the Journal were
endeavoring to make the people be
lieve; therefore, we found ourselves j
in the other political camp. And, we
are prpud to say, neither political'
cowardice nor expediency prompted!
us to remain silent at the outset, or
seek the band-wagan in the end.—
Augusta Chronicle.
If Democracy is the rule of the peo
ple, the vox populi of a state, there
can no longer be any doubt about
the brand of politics that Mr. Smith
has been gi\ing forth to the people
of the stato. His voto and majority
is entirely too large to be attributed
to bis following of Populists and for
mer Populists. J udging by the tig
ures available at this time, Hoke
Smith seems to have carried both
Democratic and Populist parties.—
Macon News.
As Judge Russell proved to be
the strongest candidate opposing
Hoke Smith, we believe our corres
pondent should now admit that the
Judge was not running in the inter
est of any other candidate, and that
no other candidate was running in
Judge Russell’s interest. Jim Smith
came into Jackson county and divid
ed the vote into three parts, thereby
enabling Hoke Smith's supporters to
carry the county without a majority.
But we are positive that Jim did not
do so in the interest of Hoke.—Win
der Democrat.
Richard B. Russell is a king
among men and fighters. “The old
guard never surrenders.” Russell
was the universal second choice of
all the people, and had not Hoke
Smith been in this race the victory
of Russell over the other candidates
would probably have been as decisive
and glorious as the victory of Smith
today. We are proud of the fact
that he is second in the race, and
proud that he has obtained such a
complimentary popular vote over the
state. He fought under tremendous
difficulties in this race.—Royston
Record.
One of the surprises of the elec
tion is the large plurality by which
Judge Russell carried Clarke county,
90 votes over Hoke Smith and 328
over Jas. M. Smith. Everybody
thought the race in Clarke was be
tween the two Smiths, with Farmer
Jim in the lead.
That Farmer Jim carried McDuffie,
the home county of Tom Watson,
and which Mr. Watson had put forth
every effort he could command to
carry for Hoke Smith, is some meas
ure of paliation of chagrin over the
overwhelming defeat of our candi
date. This saves Georgia to Democ
racy for some time yet. Otherwise
it would have been in great danger
of being domineered by Mr. Watson
mid his Populist foliow’ers. —Ogle-
thorpe Echo.
The first call a young doctor got,
graduation, was a case of mid
wifery. After his visit, he was met
by a friend and asked how he suc
ceeded?
“Well,” was the reply, “the child
died and the mother died, but
through the grace of God and uiy
medical skill I have saved the old
man.”
And this is the consolation of we
fellows who fought Hoke Smith. The
whole state went away from us like a
landslide, but Tom Watson was de
feated in his own county, and can
not preside over a Democratic con
vention; and but for Farmer Jim
Smith, Hoke’s opponents would not
have had even this feeble consolation.
Well, there is no sense in grieving
over spilled milk. The great people
of Georgia have spoken, and “Vox
Populi Vox Dei.” And the vote last
Wednesday was the unmistakable de
claration of the white voters of Geor
gia, against which there can be no
appeal. We bow to the will of such
an overpowering majority, and were
it necessary, The Southern Field
would wage as hard a fight in sup
port of Hoke Smith and the triumph
ant ticket as we waged against Hoke.
This paper supported James M.
Smith, who we honestly believed,
and still believe, the best man for
the position, and were the race to be
run over again to-morrow we would
repeat our work. —Tbe Souther*
Field.
Mr. Smith's great victory give his
supporters throughout the state
much cause for rejoicing, and though
it comes as a great disappointment
to we who opposed him, we accept
it gracefully as the will of the ma
jority and will give him our loyal
support iu the general election.—
Walton Tribune.
The greatest political earthquake
in the history of Georgia struct; us
Wednesday, and today the Hon.
Hoke Smith’s name resounds in the
homes of the stato frem the mount
ains to the seaboard. And why?
Simply because thousands of Geor
gians approved of his platform of
negro disfranchisement and better
freight rates, and put their trust in
him as a leader.
To the will of the great majority
of representative Gooi-gians we hum
bly bow, and today, although Mr.
Smith was not our choice throughout
the campaign, we extend him our
heart and hand and wish him God
speed while he reigns over greater
and grander Georgia, the best land
and the best people under the sun.
—Social Circle New Era.
The landslide for Hoke Smith in
the Democratic primary leaves no
doubt of the attitude, wishes and
decision of a great majority of the
voters in Georgia. It was an abnor
mal vote for any candidate to recieve
and indicated an abnormal condition
of the public mind in which the
pendulum of public opinion and
action swung far to one side, as it
sometimes swings to the other.
The people have declared their
choice iD an overwhelming maimer,
and for two years ut least Mr. Smith
will have an opportunity of fulfilling
the many promises which he has
made. Asa matter of fact, however,
he will have but little more power as
Gov. Smith than as Mr. Smith to
carry out the principal policies which
he has advocated. The legislature
and the people must pass upon dis
franchisement. The people will elect
the railroad commissioners, and Mr.
Smith as governor will not be able
to even remotely’ influence the acts
of the railroad commission through
the appointive power. Columbus
Enquirer-Sun.
Brand’s Majority 9,420.
The contest for the judgeship of
the Western Circuit is a great vic
tory for Judge C. H. Brand, over
Judge B. J. Edwards. The official
figures are as follows:
Gwinnett, Brand 3,151 Edward* 487
Clarke, Bruiul 1,12 k Edward* 102
Franklin, Brand 1,252 Edwards I*2
Jttokßon, Brand 2,707 Edward* 171
Oconee, Brand 720 Edward* 72
Walton, Brand 1,307 Edwards 720
Banks, Hi.and 870 Edward* 34
11,205 1.785
Judge Brand * majority, is 0,420.
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HON. HOKE SMITH,
The next Governor of Georgia.
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A Card from judge W. Vt. Stark.
Commerce, Ga., Aug. 27, 190t*. —-
Mr. Editor: I desire, through. y->uo
paper, to thank the people of lack.-
son county for their generous
port in niv recent race to sueet-fAi
myself as judge of the city court: x
I hud served the people to- ttic
best of my ability for several yewrs
by virtue of appointments made
the different governors of the stt* >
since the court was established. Ire
each of these appointments iSuf
grand jury and a large number of
the prominent citizens of the -
had requested my appointment.
I had never had an expression from*
the great mass of the citizens of the ■
county, as to whether my official con
duct was satisfactory to them or ot.
and it was largely on that account
that I entered the race, feeling that
if I had done well the people woukv
say so by their vote, and if I Kad
failed to measure up to my duty they
would not hesitate to give expre**rioti
of their disapproval of my course
I would rather have the apprdva i
of “well done” by the people od my
1 native county than all the honors oif
i
official life.
And while T will not be a candi
date again for judge of the city
court, I want to assuro every eitizrii
joi the county, whether they sup
ported me or not, that I have but
■ the kindest of feelings for them all,
i
and will, in the time that I rua*>
i
, serve you in the future, consecrate
my every effort to that purpose.
I am happy to sav, that, so far ae.
I know, or am informed, that the
most excellent gentleman, and his-',
l
supporters, who opposed me, made
no attack on my official record. This ••
.is esteemed by me almost as nuscL
as my nomination. It shows that
politics in this county has been, lifted.
, upon a high plane.
Again thanking you, I am;‘
Yours truly,
W. W. Stark .
Old Time Singing.
There will he an all-day, old-tin*
pinging at Pleasant Grove th*- litr.
Sunday, Sept. 9. This singing <
be in memory of our forefathers wort <
mothers. Come ail ye lovers
good songs, and bring your old-teat
books and a basket full of somethin {r
to eat. R. T. Seymour, Pres,