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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1908)
The Henry County Weekly VOL. XXXIII McDonough’s Future. That McDonough has in store much that its most sanguine citi zen have not jet realized, was for cibly shown last week in the sale of lots in Western Heights. There were many purchasers of this property all of whom are ful ly optimistic that soon they’ll see reared on these lots many of the handsomest homes of the town. Already several nice cottages have been erected, and many who bought at the sale intend to build at once on these lots and others be fore the end of the year. By the first of next year it is very prob able there will be a score or more houses erected, where the first of the year was a farm. Watch McDonough grow : Get on the band wagon and be one of her leaders for her future develope ment and prosperity. Judge Twiggs Named to Nominate Brown. When the state convention meets in the Grand theater on June 23 to nominate Hon. Joseph Brown for the governorship of Georgia, his name will be placed before that bodv by Judge H. D. D. Twiggs, of Savanah. This announcement was made yesterday afternoon and will be of great interest over the state, for ever since the choice of Joe Brown for governor was assured the ques tion has been repeatedly asked who would spring his name. This honor is generally confer, red upon the county which gives the successful candidate the larg est vote, and while this rule has at times been broken, it usually ob served. As Chatham gave Brown a ma jority of close to 3000, which was considerably greater than that given by any other county the hon or clearly belonged to Chatham, and that delegation was in favor of Judge Twiggs for the place. Judge Twiggs is an eloquent speaker and his nominating ad dress will be one of the features of June 23. The Methodist Meeting. The protracted services at the Methodist church which were start ed Sunday evening May 31st, by Rev. Sherman England, have con tinued to gather large congrega tions at service, despite the elec tion and other matters which will occupy the minds of the chnrch members as well as those without the fold. Rev. Mr. England is an able preacher, and thoroughly earnest in his efforts. He has been work ing hard with the people and much spiritual good is hoped as a result of his helpful stay among us. At the service Wednesday even ing it was not stated definitely how long the meeting will continue. Read Election Returns Again. In the necessary hurry of the work on the election returns last week a good many errors were al lowed to go through. There have been many calls, for papers containing this table, and feel that the space will be well us ed in giving the corrected vote this week. • ? ; • X , Ladies Fancy Work a Specialty. Peldmont Laundry Co. T. J.. Pat terson, Agent. 8 MANAGED JOE BROWN'S GREAT CAMPAIGN. % The following article in last Friday’s Journal will doubtless be of much interest to a large num ber of the readers of The Weekly. The subject of the sketch was horn and reared near the line be tween this and Butts county near Jenkinsburg. The Weekly is always glad to note the success and triumphs of everyone, but especially is it ready and anxious to herald the success of one whose early life was so closely identified with the county as that of Mr. Smith. He is a clean, honest and thor oughly energetic man, and the campaign he has managed is thor oughly in accord with his whole life—clean cut, liightoned, and persistent until crowned with vic tory. “One of the real features of the gubernatorial campaign just closed was the remarkably adroit and thoroughly successful manner in which James R. Smith, an unos tentatious business man of Atlan ta, who was unknown in state pol itics, handled the interests of Hon. Joseph M. Brown. Since tlie nomination of Mr. Brown has been assured, and by a handsome majority, everyone is inquiring into the identity of his campaign manager. ‘Who is J. R. Smith?’ is on everybody’s lipa/Friday, excepting, of course, thStor-pP I,BOIIB who have for a long term of years known him as one of Atlanta’s most substantial citi- zens. Mr. Smith is in the strictest in terpretation of the term, ‘a self made man.’ And like many such men who have achieved distinc tion and renown he spent his early years on the farm. He was born 41 years ago at the family home stead on the county line of Henry and Butts counties, near Jenkins bnrg, Ga. His father, William Jasper Smith, was then and is now one of the prominent planters of that section of the state. His mother, who was Miss Delilah Bankston, was a descendant of a sturdy and honorable Georgia family. Until he was 21 years of age Mr. Smith worked upon his father’s farm, and it is said that he was an exceptionally skillful farmer. Owing to limited opportunities he was denied the school advantages of many young men of his time. One year constitutes his aggregate of his school attendance, hut he rose superior to the obstacles that surrounded him and by persistent and studious study has become one of the best posted men in the state.” Splendid Business Man. “Mr. Bmitb was by nature en dowed with many talents, chief of which was business acumen. This statement is justified by the fact that although he came to Atlanta less than twenty years ago with combined assets of 35 cents, he is worth now in the neighborhood of SIOO,OOO. Leaving the farm in 1889 Mr. Smith accepted a clerk ship in a general mercantile estab lishment at Jackson, Ga. Two years later he came te Atlanta and obtained employment as clerk in the old Marietta street store ot Taylor and Galphin. Within four ye*rs he had risen to the position of department manager. In 1895 Mr. Smith organized the firm of Smith and Higgins, his McDonough, Georgia, Friday June 12. 1908. partner being W. H. Higgins, his brother-in-law, who had worked with him in the store at Jackson. The firm began business in a very humble establishment at 254-s(‘> Peters street, the same site now occupied by the firm’s recently erected handsome and commodi ous department store. In lIJO4l I JO4 Mr. Smith organized a second firm known as Smith, Hig gins and Company. This firm op erates a large establishment at the corner of Bell and Decatur steets. Mr. Smith is the senior partner in both firms. Organized Hank. “It was he who in IDOO was the principal agency in the organiza tion of the Farmers’ and Traders' bank, located on Peters street, one of the most successful financial in stitntions of the city. Mr. Smith has been vice president and chair man of the finance committee of this bank since its organization. Notwithstanding his own limit ed opportunities for gaining an education, Mr. Smith has always been deeply interested in educa tional work. He has frequently contributed generously to the schools of the state and the Mari on Smith public school, at Egan, Ga., named in honor of his young daughter, is an example of his benevolence. For eight or ten years Mr. Smith has been identified with the politics of the first ward and has been a most potent factor there. He first came into political prominence in his ward by the successful handling of the cam paigns of the citizens there to get the Mitchell and Peters street via ducts constructed and to get Pe ters street asphalted. In each of these instances he overcame all obstacles. Following the construction of the Mitchell street viaduct his fellow citizens requested Mr. Smith to become a candidate for a place in the city council. Ho de clined and at that time gave as his reason the following statement: Refused to lie Candidate. ‘ “It is my observation and opin ion that a man who makes a race for office and does not use money to obtain it will be defeated, and I decline to enter this race because I believe that a man who buys an office has a right to sell it.’ ” The position of Mr. Smith had a good deal to do with the adoption of the Anstralain ballot system, which has almost eliminated the buying of votes. In order that he might fight for the Australian bal lot, Mr. Smith was elected to a position on the city executive com mittee. He has several times been requested to allow his name to be used for the aldermanic board but has always declined. Mr. Smith is a deacon in the First Baptist Chnrch of Atlanta and has frequently expressed him self as a prohibitiotist. He is a Mason, Knight of Pythias, an Odd- Follow and in addition his other business connections is president of the Georgia Reality company. The entrance of Mr. Brown into the gnbernatonal race was due to the efforts of Mr>. Smith.' He wrote a number of letter's to vari ous citizens of the state asking an expression of opinion on political conditions and snggestcd'the can didacy of Mr. Browaj 1 : These let ters were written by Mr. Smith be fore he had ever consulted Mr. Brown in regard to making the race,. For seventy two;, days and nights Mr. Smith has given his time, his. energy and : his judge ment to the management of Mr. Brown’s campaign andiiheremark able political machine which he AN AUDITORIUM FOR M’DONOUGH The Weekly Starts Subscription for One to Be Erec ted at Big Spring. • There is scarce a person in McDonough and Henry ccnnty that does not realize the need of a large auditorium in McDonough for the accomodation of large gatherings that are held several times u year in the town. Many more would be held if ouly adequate accomoda tions were to be had for everyone. The all-day singing here recently very forcibly impressed this fact upon the minds of everyone who was present. The county owns a large tract of ground around Big Spring in the northern part of the town where ample room can be had for hitching all teams, and an offer from the county stands open at any time for use of these grounds for a big auditorium. There could be one built on the same plans as the one at Sliinglo RoOf camp ground that would seat at least 2,000 for less than that number of dollars. It would take only a small sum from each one to build this much needed place for the accomodation of largo gather ings in the town. In a few years all the money expended in erecting it would ho brought hack by the visitors that come to these occasions. Now, to begin this, The Henry Countv Weekly will subscribe $25,00 for this auditorium, and stands ready to receive and acknowl edge all subsequent subscriptions made, and to aid and assist in every way necessary. McDonough needs and must have this AUDITORIUM I Who’ll be the next to SUBCRIBEV Official Returns Henry Co. II I 111 If • \ | ' | x | , . ® ft &t C i £ _ - . . s c si if! c » 5i St Jb % c c -i« •- -v ~: ? O I§ | £ ££ 1 1 £j * s f\>. -S S « c e I & g. % s £ <■ t| % 2 £ * .3 s 2! x o; £ Qr z 1 z c o o <-* ft jC/j t/} |'X CQi m PQ |x p h H _ For Governor Joseph M. Brown lfth 115 12 Ift 53 10 28 28 11 53 49 4ft 7655 726 Hoke Smith 80<i 72,72114 68,5141 76 7< 4&i 54 I- or Frilled Slates Senator A. S. Clay 491 1! 2 85;50 120,62 <'.B 109 81 lOOj 101178 183 76 1800 For Attorney General John C. Hart ’ 490 192 85 52 121 62 69, 107 81 99 104!73i 187)74 1769 For Secret ary of State Philip Cook 490 198,86 53 128(63 67j 109 88 99 108 74! 187 74 1813 For Comptroller General Wm. A. Wright 491 193 84 54 121 62 69 108 89 99 10 (74 189 76 1813 For Stale Treasurer Robert E. Park 274 141 31 10 46'45110 54,39 40 Ms 22 78 26 870 W. J. Speer 179 17 4231 6t»17j51 44:41 44 31'52 91 38 737 For State School Com. J ere. M. Pound 487 191:86 58 122 62 08 108,88 101 108,70! 188 77 1806 For Corn, of Agriculture T. G. Hudson 487 191186(51 123(62:68 109 89 99 0)569 188 77,1804 For Aw .1 uw. Supreme Court Horace M. Holden 487 191 85 51 120 62 08( 108 81 45 i(x; 69 188 77 1794 For Aw. .1 uwticew Sup. Court Beverly 1). Evans 454 185 76 47 11162 61 103 75 79 94 57 189 761669 Horace M. Holden 442 176 69(42 108 62 68 10t)j76 74 41 47 lßKti<»!l6o2 For Judge Court of Appeals Richard B. Russell 474 190,84 46 129 62 67 107 83 49 iC6|7O 185 78 1784 For Rail'd Coin. Unxp. Term Fuller E. Callaway 344 17167 36 88 56;63 85 ( 2 51 80 3T 14.3 €0 1327 R. H. Jenkins 119 13 16 16 26 4 3 19(19) 3] i()I40 27 12 356 For Hail'd Coin. I'nxp. Term W. D. Branan 224 127 43 34 99 13(31 55 46 4) j>3 j 33 50 54 873 George Hillyer 234 66,24(19 19 46188 49 57 41 4,2,36 126 18 808 For Railroad Commissioner H Warner Hill 478 192 86 50 118 62 69 106(88 59 108 72 180 76 1787 For Prison Commissioner R, K. Davidson 86 125(9 10 68'l0' 7 5113 £7 uls 36 5 476 K. R. Foster 23 10 5 9 67, 1 7 3 2 n 6 68 2 144 Jesse E. Mercer 69 1| 4 3 6 2 26(36 19 44 II 173 RH. Milledge 154 12|l« 5 4 41(48 623 2 19 2 27 1 359 Wiley Williams 161 86,46 21 45 3 2 16 10 32 3948 44 61 648 For Congressman C. L. Bartlett 129 41(22 12 51 19,31 34 16 24 12 16 9719 628 O. H. B. Blood worth 366 150 67 42 76 43 39 73 73 t-0 93 61, UO; 57 1309 For Solicitor General 1 E. M. Smith 226 36 ;11 30 36 49 49 45 W IK 64 22 696 J. M. Strickland 11 27 2 1 21 6l 10 9 4 21 9 18I2H 152 J. W. Wise 257 128 90 39 76 21 20 61 33 45 42(61 116i27 994 For State Senator 8. C. McWilliams 487 185 87 46 111 62 69 107 84 9« n»7'74i 181 731723 For Representative It. C. Brown 215 161 71 31 79 58 40 59 62 39 03 39 113 56 1066 R. O. Jackson 269 39 15 17 46 431 49 86 fc 4437 72 28 743 For Ordinary A. G. Harris 230 108 62 41 84 42 23 51 48 56 4*,23 107 40 963 G. Weems 269 86 26-12 38 20 4 7 68 42 61 60166 78 38 870 FOR CLERK | J. A. Fouche 493 192 90 54 127 62,70 109 89 404 IO S[7» 188 78 1842 FOR SHERIFF A. C. Sowell 496 194 91 63 109 62 71 107 89 103 ]0» 77 188 781826 FOR TAX RECEIVER T. T. Barham 122 6 1 4 26 19 11 9 9 67 89 ft 64 64 486 Sam F. Duffer 88 10 80 6 10 « •t; 28 ISj 141 J. T. Hendon 169 17 49 26 41 13 13 28 47 37 314 16 6 477 Tom Jones 69 166 12! 11 17 37 12 13 1 5 I 18 7 368 M. J. Love, Jr 66 18 22 9 1 6 65-10 2 2 140 J. J. Sandifer 38 4 10 6 2 2 3 431 77 7 184 FOR TAX COLLECTOR ~ JohnS. Gilbert 167 43 83 47 116 99 36 72 29 41 23 4j 17 4 700 Seab Harknes 147 86 1 1 614 31 31 25 7 4 3, 42 26 422 Wayman Whitaker 188 66 6( 4 49 4 634 &7 80 711 129 47 703 FOR COUNTY TREASURER I I | D. J. Green 31fi 112 17 SI 66 36 54 74 78 48 48 I.'it M 22 970 H. M. Toßeson 160 80 75 22 68 26 16 36 12 67 67 64! 132 63 847 FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR I i H. C. Shields -487 190 83 61 124 «2 68 109 87 100 I«)T T 8( 186 77 1608 FOR CORONER E. Foster 346 117 22 36 106 46 66 99 66 80 154 64 1340 T. J. Massey 138 72 68 17 20 16 12 822 14 vlsj 33 81 458 built up in so short a space of time stands as a tribute to his political ability. Almost single-handed and alone he got Mr. Brown into the race and kept him there. The old time pol iticians were duubtfnl and dubious and kept hands off until they saw PAGES the magnificent political machine which Mr. Smith had gotten to gether was indeed formidable and they flocked in droves to bis stan dard, thereby testifyiag to his ability as a campaign manager ard adding to the majority of Mr. Broyrn. $i A YEAR
