The Henry County Weekly
VOL. XXXIII
Col. E, M. Smith’s Race Nearing a Victorious Finale.
It is with great pleasure that we
present to our readers today tlie
likeness of a gentleman whom we
all know and esteem—Colonel E.
M Smith, the Candidate for Soli
itor General of the Flint Circuit,
from Henry county. Colonel
Smith is one of us, and is too well
known to need an introduction to
our good people. For the past
eleven years Colonel Smith has
practiced law in McDonough and
has demonstrated his ability, so
conducting himself as to win the
confidence and esteem of the peo
ple of Henry county. He has been
most succesful in his law practice,
having worked his way up until he
ranks as one of the foremost law
yers. not only of his town and
county, but of the state. The
honors which have shown him in
McDonough and Henry county,
place him in the very forefront of
the citizens of this, his adopted
county. He is worthy of the posi
tion which lie seeks, and is fully
competent to discharge the duties
of the office. He has discharged
the duties of every office that he
has held with erdit to himself and
with honor to the county. Should
he be elected the State will have a
fair, faithful and capable prose
cuting officer.
The following information about
his life, will be read with keen in
terest by our readers, who are
vitally interested in making a
wise and proper choice of the man
who is to be the solicitor of this
.Indicia! Circuit.
Hon. E. M. Smith was born on a
farm in Monroe county in 1873.
He is the son of the late Mr. A. C.
Smith, a prosperous farmer of
Monroe county, a man of such
rugged honesty, strict integrity
and sterling manhood, that his
friends were only limited to those
he knew. His mother was Miss
Jane Pliinizee, a member of one of
the State’s most prominent fami
lies. Her beautiful Christian
character has been an enobling in
fluence in the lives of her children.
Col. Smith is one of seven living
brothers, the places they till in life,
showing the sterling qualities they
possess. He has two sisters, both
of whom are married.
In the fall of 1893 he entered the
law offices of Hons. R. L. Berner and
O. H. B. Bloodworth and received
his legal training from these din
tinguished lawyers. He was ad
mitted to the bar in 1894, at the
Feb. term of Monroe Superior
Court, and at once began the prac
tice of law at Forsyth. In the early
part of 1897 Col. Smith moved to
McDonough where he has since re
sided and practiced law. In 1900-01,
reprented Henry county in the low
er branch of tbeGeneval Assembly,
and in 1902 was appointed Solicitor
of the county court of Henry coun
ty. He was elected mayor of Me
Donough in 1899 ttnd served seven
consecutive years in this position.
During the years of 1905-1906 lie
was vice-president of the Georgia
League of Municipalities.
Col. Smith was married to Miss
Flora Turner in 1899, and enjoys
the distinction of being the only
married man in the race for Solici
tor General.
That Col. Smith is vice-president
of the Henry County Veterans’
Ass'n ~ is one of interest in this con
nection and we are glad to have his
photograph in this memorial edi
tion of the county paper.
Col. Smith is making an active
canvass among tbe people and in
tends to see and talk with as many
voters as possible. He is going to
make a strong race and if he is suc
cessful the circuit will have a most
competent, industrious solicitor,
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who will faithfully discharge the
important duties of the office.
“My platform,” says Col. Smith,
“is the enforcement of the law as I
find it, without favor, fear or affec
tion, and with eqnal justice to all.”
Col. Smith is Henry county’s can
didate for this important position,
and derserves the support and aid
of the entire county in making this
race.—Memorial Edition of The
Weekly.
Worthy Tribute to
Col. E. M. Smith, an
Old Jackson Boy.
It is unnecessary for us to say to
our readers that the above is a like
ness of Hon. E. M. Smith, of Mc-
Donough, candidate for Solicitor
General, as Mr. Smith is personally
known to nearly everyone in Butts
county. In fact he is an old citizen
of Butts county, having received
his education at Jackson Institute.
Mr. Smith has practiced law for
the past fourteen years, and has
been eminently successlul in his
chosen profession; in fact, he
ranks among the foremost lawyers
of the Flint Circuit. His standing
at the bar is evidenced by the fact
that the Superior Court docket of
his home county shows that he is
of counsel in ninety per cent of
the cases appering on the docket
in the last five years. In addition
to the civil practice, Mr. Smith
has appeared in every important
criminal case tried in Henry Su
perior Court in the last five years.
He has frequently been employed
to assist the State in the prosecu
tion of important criminal cases,
and in the conduct of these cases
he has shown to the satisfaction
of the people that he was capable
of filling the office of Solicitor
General.
McDONOUGH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MAY 29, <9OB.
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COL. ERNEST M. SMITH, of McDonough,
Candidate for Solicitor General of the Flint Circuit.
Mr. Smith, since his residence in
Henry county, has filled many po
sitions of trust and honor. He
was honored by his town with the
office.of Mayor for seven consecu
tive terms without opposition.
He was sent to the Legislature by
his county in three years after he
took up his residence there.
He was appointed by the Gov
ernor to the office of Solicitor of
the County Court of Henry county
for three successive terms, a posi
tion in which he has fully sustain
ed himself as a prosecuting officer,
and which has served to more ful
ly equip him for the duties of the
office of Solicitor Geoeral.
We believe that Mr. Smith
should be elected, and if elected
the Circuit will have a Solicitor
General that will be a fit successor
to the distinguished men who have
held the office in the past —Jack
son Argus.
COL. E. M. SMITH.
We present to our readers today
the likenpss of a gentleman known
to many of us and highly esteemed
by multitudes of good people
throughout the county—the Hon.
E. M. Smith, of McDonough. Ga.
Mr. Smith is a grandson of the
celebrated Rev. Hiram Phinizee,
who was one of the most honored
citizens of Monroe county in his
day and who was one of the found
ers of the Congregational Meth
odist church.
Mr. Smith has been engaged’ in
the practice ot law for some years
and has demonstrated his ability
while exemplifying a noble char
acter. He has recently entered
the race to succeed Hon. O. H. B
Bloodworth as solicitor-general of
the Flint circuit, and it is gener
ally thought he will be elected.—
The Watchman.
Col. Ernest M. Smith
the Man to Elect
for Solicitor-General
Hon. E. M. Smith, of McDon
ough, candidate for Solicitor-Gen
eral, was in the city Wednesday
in the interest of his race.
He is confident of winning the
race and expressed himself as be
ing satisfied with the situation.
Reports from the various sections
of the Circuit indicate that Mr.
Smith will be nominated.
Butts county should, and we be
lieve will give Mr. Smith a large
majority, not only on account of
his former residence here, but on
account of the fact that he is the
man for the place.—Jackson Ar
gus, May 22.
Hon. E. M. Smith*
Hon. E. M. Smith, of McDon
ough, who is a candidutc for soli
citor-general, was here yesterday
in the interest of his candidacy.
He spent part of the day here and
drove out over the county to see
the voters.
He is making an aggressive
campaign for the office and feels
confident of winning. He is a
good campaigner and knows how
to meet the people.
He is strong in Monroe, Butts
and Henry where lie was raised
and lives, and his friends are ac
tive for him.—Pike County Jour
nal, May 22.
Col. E. M. Smith Announ
ces for Solicitor General
Col. E. M. Smith, of McDon
ough, lias announced for solicitor
general of the Flint Circuit to suc
ceed Hon. O. 11. B. Bloodworth.
It has been rumored for some time
that he would be in the race.
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Hon. E. M. Smith
for Solicitor General .
“My platform is the enforce
ment of law, as 1 find it, without
favor, fear, or affection, and with
equal justice to all.” '
These are the words of Hon. L
M. Smith, candidate for Solicitor
General.
This is his platform, and thought
it does not contain many words, itl
is full of meaning, and is directly,
to the point. It is useless to add!
more, there is not a word to be--
subtracted.
We deem it well to remind Un
people of Butts county that Mr;
Smith was once a citizen of this*-
county. As a boy he attended
our schools and is among the grad
uates of the Jackson High School..
We do not claim that he de
serves our support a result of this
alone, butiwe do believe that it
should make us more interested i»..
his race.
To fill the high position to whiolfc
he aspires, a man should possess t*
strong intellect.
In speaking of Mr. Smitli his"
county paper says of him : “He
has been most successful in his
law practice, having worked his
way up „until he ranks as one of.
the foremost lawyers, not only oi
his town and county, lmt of th»
State.”
Those who know him best de
clare that this is true.
A man should possess a strong;
character to fill this place in. the •
proper way. I quote again from
his home paper: “Should In* bee
elected the State will have a fail* .
faithful, and capable prosecuting
officer.”
The only objection raised to him
by his home people is, they hate
to lose the services of the snaa nb
the bar in whom they have the*
greatest confidence, and to whom.
so long entrusted their
business affairs.
To fill this position a man shoulik
be energetic and courageous..
Mr. Smith has three brothers iir.*
Jackson whose worst enemies*,
could not charge with any lack of
energy, and when convicted of
right they are known to be gov
erned by it under all circumstan
ces.
The same reports come to us inn
regard to Hon. E. M. Smith, who
asks the people of Butts county
for their votes.
With no reflection upon other
men who are in the race for this
position, we feel safe in saying
that Mr. Smith is the proper mart
for this place, and we hope that
our people will give him their un
divided support. —Jackson argus
Col. Smith is a prominent mem
ber of the McDonough bar and is
at present solicitor of the county
court of Henry. He ably repre
sented his county in the legisla
ture several years ago and wav
mayor of McDonough for a long
number of years.
He is yet a young man hut
stands high in the profession as a
lawyer, having made a success at
the bar.
He is a very aggressive cam
paigner and will make a strong
fight for the office. He is very
popular in his county with many
influential friends who will takr
an .active interest in his behalf..—
Pike County Journal, Jan. 3.
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