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WATCB03S JOUBYAL.
FRIDAY, ACG. II, till.
AS
TO NEGRO APPOINTMENTS
(From the Congressional Record of l^ger, Goff Hollio, Hughes, Johnson.
Jalj 13, 1914.) j Kenyon, Kern, La Follette, Lane, Lew-
_ Its, Lodge, McCumber, Martine, N. J„
The Terrell Appointment. -Nelson, Norris. Page, Pomerene, Root,
- Shafroth, Shively, Smith, Mich.,
V» on every opportunity protested Bmool k* Sterling, Thomas, Thompson,
against his (the negro municipal w * ,,h * Warren, Weeks.
Judge confirmation, and spoke me-' Nays—SI.
qnently against hb confirmation. j B s°khead, Bryan, Fletcher, Gore,
I, of course, voted ngalnst his con- Jame *’ Tcnn - ^e. Md., New-
firmaiion. lands. Overman, Owen, Pittman, Rans-
. . dell, Reed, Robinson, Sheppard,
Remarks of Shields, Simmons, Smith, Aii*. Smith,
HON HOKE SMITH Os., Smith, S. C., Thornton, Vardman,
* 01 Georgia. ' l W “*’
I. the Senate el The Ueited States ’ J. h ‘ T ' n0 * r ’ Mr - ?“ l lo :
July 13,1914. nether everything that the Record
* shows with reference to the nomlna-
„ . . tion and confirmation of Robert H.
Personal Explanation. Terrel.
Mr. SMITH, of Georgia. Mr. Pre»l- ( of cour.e wo under.taod that all
dent, I ask the attention of the Senate nomination, are considered in secret
to a matter of a somewhat personal eiecutlve session,, that no record la
nature. I received this morning a let- m , de of tbe spee ches of Senator, In
ter from a friend containing the lot- , ecrel cxecullve , e „|ons. and that
lowing itatement: even the votes of Senators are not
"Thla ta to advise you that a num- , n ,(le public and do not appear In the
her of your opponenta In South Qeor- Re cord eIcept by UMnlmou , con.ent,
gla sre trying to arouse prejudice
against you in rural districts and
among the voters by repeating to them
a great story about you having voted
to keep a negro in office over a white
man, -having reference to a negro
judge in Washington.
M 1 know you had a reason, and a
reasonable one, for casting your bal
lot that way, and I wish, if you can,
you would furnish me with the proper
statement to this tale."
As Robert H. Terrell is the only ne
gro who has been confirmed by the
Senate, this story must refer to him.
1 ask leave to bring together In one
place what the Congressional 'Record
shows with reference to the nomina
tion and confirmation of Robert H.
Terrell.
The Congressional Record of Febru
ary 18, 1914, show*:
Executive Nominations Received by
• the Senate.
Robert H. Terrell, of Washington,
ifc C., to be judge of tbe municipal
court of the District of Columbia.
(A re-appointment, his term having
“CApril II. I,II. the Record*show,: IJSTSSL
Executive Nominations Confirmed by
The Senate.
1 Judge of the Municipal Court.
Robert H. Terrell to be Judge of the _ ,. . . , .
mnutclpal court of the Di.trlct of Co- or the Pr«.ldent o appoint a negro
. . ^ to be Register of the Treasury, and
Zn May 2, 1,11, pege 8206 of the fre*ld.n. WlUon sent to the Senate
Congressional Record, .ppe.r. the the nmne of uncgrofor th.t
. * position. Senator Smith went to the
t'onflrnfatlon of Robert H. Terre.L “ d ‘ ~
I fed, however, that I am justified.
In view of the unanimous consent giv
en at my request that my action with
reference to Robert H. Terrell be
made public, to add that all Senators
who were present are aware of the
fact that during the two and one-half
months the nomination of Terrel was
held up In the Senate 1 on fiery op
portunity protested against his con
firmation, and spoke frequently at
lengtk against his confirmation., I of
coarse, voted against his confirmation.
The above is an exact reproduction
from the Congressional Record of July
13, 1914, and shows that Senator
Smith fought the confirmation of the
negro and voted against the confirma
tion.
Senator Smith's campaign of 1906
was based in part on a pledge to pass
the disfranchisement law, and that
pledge was redeemed. His views with
reference to the appointment of ne
groes to office are generally known,
and he has been the target of abuse
from the negro newspapers and north-
them on that account, which, of
course, is a matter of Indifference to
him.
For many years It has been usual
THE SECTIONS HE FOB
NORTUEIST.
Mr. Smith of Georgia. Mr. Presl
dent, I ask unanimous consent that my
vote on the confirmation of Robert H.
Terrell as a judge of the municipal
court of the District of Columbia ho
made public. I desire it to be known
that my vote was cast against his con
firmation.
On June 18. 1914, the Record shows
that unanimous consent was given to
publish the rote of all the Senatora
with reference to the confirmation of
Robert H. Terrell. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas—39.
Brady, Brandegee, bristow, Bur
leigh. Burton, Carton, Chilton, Clapp,
Clark, Wyo., Crawford, Cummins, Gal-
that the name was withdrawn and the
name of an Indian, Gabe E. Parker,
was sent Instead. He was confirmed
and his signature now appears on all
the currency now issued by the Treas-
ury. |
Senator Smith has insisted on the re
moval of the negro Recorder of Deeds,
Henry Lincoln Johnson, whose assist
ant was a white man. His resignation
has been requested and accepted and
the white assistant la in charge of the
office. Senator Smith is opposed to the
appointment of negroes to offices that
white men would be glad to fill, and
he Is unalterably opposed to negroes
being in positions of authority over
white men and white women.
Atlanta, Aug. 13.—Indications are
that J. Randolph Anderson, candidate
for governor Is far In the lead In the
race, and will go to the convention
with enough vote* pledged to aweep
aside all opposition and win easily.
While Mr. Anderson has been stronf
ever since the first day he entered tty
race, he has gained remarkably dur
ing the last two or three weeks. Hla
main strength, of course Is in the
southern counties of the state, where
he baa many friends and personal ac
quaintances. Where he Is best known
is without an exception the places
where he receive* the strongest sup
port.
North Western counties, too-are
strongly supporting him, as well as
South Georgia, and In the North East
ern section of the state he la strong,
and is gaining every day.
The hardest fight he will have to
wage is in the central portion of the
state. Bibb county, which hat six
votes In the convention Is the home
county of Judge Nat E. Harris, and
Mr. Anderson, out of respect for him
is not waging an active fight In that
county, and it will probably go for Mr.
Harris, as well as two or three ad
joining counties.
Bibb county, however I* the only six
vote county that is expected to go for
Judge Harris. Chatham will go for
Anderson to a man, and Fulton Is
scarcely less certainly In the Ander
son column. Richmond county, Floyd
county. Clark county, Glynn county
are all practically conceded to Ander-
in. >
A majority of the four vote counties
will go for Mr. Anderson, it is be
lieved, with the great majority In the
smaller ones. While It is expected
that enough counties will bo carried
by Doctor Hardman and Judge Har
ris to carry the election to the con
vention, possibly, Mr. Anderson’s
friends are counting on having
ough Anderson votes In that body to
Insure his election without difficulty.
The retirement of Judge W. J. Har
ris from the race was very encourag
ing to Mr. Anderson, and almost with
out exception his friends turned to Mr.
Anderson as their choice of the field.
While it had not been expected that
Mr. Harris would carry many coun
ties, still he had many friends in a lot
bf counties which would havo had a
large scattered vote, and in a number
of counties where the issue was In
doubt with the four candidates in the
field, the Anderson forces reinforced
by the friends of Mr. Harris will easily
be In the majority, and many of them
have been conceded to Mr. Anderson
since the withdrawal of Mr. Harris,
Adv.
The remains were interred in Myr
tie Hill cemetery. The Presidential
train leaves Rome this afternoon at
six for Washington.
By Wire lo The Journal.
Douglas, Ga., Aug. 11.—Hon. J. W.
Qulncoy, Judge of tbe Superior Court,
Waycross Circuit, has sent to Cong-
ressman Walker a challenge for two,
four or six joint debates in the dis
trict, the time and place* to be decid
ed upon by a committee of friends.
The challenge has not as yet been
accepted.
Friends of "Farmer Jim” have also
wired Sam T. Harrell of Quitman,
challenging him for aome debates
with Henderson supporters. No ans
wer has yet been received to this
challenge.
The Coffee county friends of Mr.
Henderson have organised for an
active aggressive campaign from now
until the election, and unless all signs
t»U there will be m lively time III the ’ To the Peop | e of tbe E i evtntb
For a period of five minutes today,
starting at two o’clock, Waycrosa
business was stopped out of respect
for Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, whose fu
neral occurred this afternoon at Rome.
The mills, power plants, shops and In
fact every place of business halted for
the time named, in keeping with the
proclamation issued by Governor John
M. Slaton.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Eleventh Congressional District from
now until Aug. 19th.
Friends of Congressman Walker In
Coffee county adimt that Henderson
will carry thla county by a large ma
jority.
MRS. WILSON IS
BURIED AT RONE
By Wire to The Journal
Rome. Ga~ Aug. 1L—This after
noon at two o'clock the Presidential
funeral train arrived from Washing
too. The party entered automobile*
and proceeded to the First Presbyte
rian church without an escort, ac
cording to the President’* wtahee
The services were brief and simple.
FULTON COUNTY FOR ANDERSON.
Atlanta, Aug. 14.—In Fulton county,
the largest In the state, Randolph An
derson Is far in the lead In the race for
the governorship.
Under the presidency of Martin
Amerous, one of the leading men of
Atlanta, the Fulton county Anderson
club has for three weeks been most
actively engaged In work on behalf
of their candidate, and already a ma
jority of the voters in the county are
pledged to support Mr. Anderson.
One of the reasons which has been
assigned for this unusual support of
the candidate In a county which has
always before been the hardest fought
in the state is that Atlantlans, and
resident* of the coantjr have follow
ed with closer Interest, perhaps than
the other counties further away from
the capital, the masterful manner In
which Mr. Anderson has done his work
in Ijte legislature, and realise that he
is a man of ability and one who will
make a good governor If he la elected,
which seems very nearly certain.
During the term of years Mr. An
derson has been representing Chatham
county, and the Flrit district in the
legislature he has made wide acquain
tance in this city, and has attracted to
himself many friends who are among
his strongest supporters In the present
Congressional District
I hereby announce my candi
dacy for the Democratic nomina
tion for the office of repreaenta-
tive in het Sixty-fourth Congrats
of tbe United State*, front the
Eleventh Congressional District
of Georgia, aubject to the primary
to be held on August the nine
teenth, 19H. Ukei of hla business, and who will
I earnestly solicit the support ^ . bQ ; lDH> umunutratlon and
and vote of every qualified white
voter in the District.
Yoon respectfully,
J. A. J. HENDERSON.
Ocilla, On., May 4, 1914.
5-15-wkly-tf.
Subicnoe for Tbe Journal
The people of Fulton realize that
Georgia needs the kind of man Mr. An
derson la to give Georgia the kind-of
administration she needs. Mr. Ander
son is a young man, an active man, he
Is a thoroughly able man, and that he
has shown by the platform to which
he has pledged himself that be has the
right Ideas about the government of
the state.
Fulton county la usually the center
of the politics of the state, and At*
lantlans are foglnntng to grow dis
gusted with the petty squabbles, tbe
wasteful methods, and tbe shallow
ness of political pork barrel methods
In tbe government of the state. The
call la for a man who will govern the
state In a business like manner, and
who will take the tame care of the af
fairs of Georgia, the greatest South
ern state that an ordinary bootblack
WILLIAM H. TERRELL
Vote for Terrell
For Judge of the
Court of Appeals
To The People of GeorgU:
I am a candidate in
the coming Demo
cratic Primary for
Judge of the Court
of Appeals to suc
ceed Judge Benj. H.
Hill, resigned.
I was born on a
farm in Cherokee
county, Ga., forty-
seven years ago;
worked at all kinds
of labor usually
found in the country;
taught school in the
country; studied law
and was admitted to
the bar nearly twen
ty-six years ago; came to Atlanta more than
twenty-one years ago; and have practiced law,
which has been my sole business since.
I was a member of the General Council of
the City of Atlanta in 19034 and 1906-7; Vice-
Chairman of the Bond Commission of the
City from 1909 to August, 1913; and am now a
member of the Atlanta City Board of Education.
I have not asked the lawyers of my City
and the State for endorsements of my character
and ability. As to both, I refer to the Judges
before whom I have tried cases and the law
yers and others who know me and with whom
1 have come in contact.
I have no criticism to make of, the other
gentlemen in this race personally, but I do be
lieve that the fact that they have each had al
most no experience in the practice of law, cither
in the trial, or appellate courts, is a matter to
which it is proper that attention should be
called, while it is equally proper for me to say
that I have not had any other business, and to
express the hope that my experience as a prac
titioner in all the courts has qualified me for
the-position which I seek.
Very truly,
WILLIAM H. TERRELL
SENATOR HOKE SMITH IS
I FARMERS TRUE FRIEND
DECLARES DUCKWORTH
L T. . .. I -Union CU7. G... July 28, 1914.
B< ? l>h ?f '• L * M * r * ® f I *1* I| 7 termer ,. Mr Uaa Cow , rl , ch , lnn „ B xecu-
I 2.U? <,0r 5 t 5_ F,, f ,l,er *' , l *‘ live. Georgia Farmers' Union, MU1-
l l.n Cite* Karl* el Senator Smltk’a WW A. 0 . ?
I 0f DMlr - "Mr Dear' Mr. Cow.rt-I am In re-
* en ’ cepit of your letter requesting Infor-
I 'r».« a, , matlon regarding the record of Sena-
I The mischievous snd reprehensible tor Hoko SmUh
effort, on the part of ecrtsln politic!- „ A . you , wll| y0 „
“* “’*“•* V* tal>re “ lon »““E national measure, advocated br the
the farmer, that Senator Hoke Smith Farmer,' un |oo, together with Senator
“ J* tn “ «■* *° *"• •*'!- smith-, record In connection th.rn-
cural intercuts of Georgia and tho wlth
•h° rou *h , yJittered- xbe Firmer ,. nnlon
worth of Uni . r-o' 5* R ' F ’ Duck " ed further restriction of foreign tmml-
Union Clur, former president , ratlon . Senator Smith helped pat
I Me nl f'” rc “ r , Un,0n - «* "III through the senate, aadwhe.
1 “; D , Ck T h * de , fc "" c °f s< -»»l°r it was vetoed by President Taft, Smith
smith from heeo misrepresentation. .cry „Uto I. passing the hill over
“ d un f*|r attacks Is contained In a T ,„., ffU) , hp
m i. “* Jl T“, < ow * rl ’ o' "2nd. The Farmers' union urged the
commas’ Th“ n T »“”*“«» «* » bill crentlug a bureau of
“T “ . *! ra "‘ 01 *- ™" bm *» Introduced by
Union. This letter was written In re- sc-nslcr Smith, and he had It passed
ply lo one by Mr Cowart who luqulr- lhrobyh „„„ tlirw time* but
ed why It was that the Farmer. Un- wb t | n , tt „„ grated In the hense.
ion officials permitted It lo be circu
lated that tho union was opposing
Senator Smith.
I Tho correspondence and tho Intro
duction thereto, which appeared In tho
Saturday afternoon Issue of tho Way-
cross Evening Herald under the cap
tion “Hoke Smith Is a Farmers’
Friend" follows:
j- Noting that around the state tlioro
is an attempt being made to show that
the Farmers- Union Is opposed to Sen
ator lloko Smith, James Cowart, of
Millwood, chairman of execullvo com
mittee of the Goorgta Farmers' Union,
has written II. F. Duckworth, of Un
ion City, Ga., formerly chairman of
A compromise was the* effected
whereby was treated * division ®f
markets In the deportment ot ngrlc*l-
tnrr. Fifty thousand dollars was llrat
appropriated, end since that time
tSOOJMO per annum has bee* appro
priated ter the division of marketi.
"3rd. We urged tbe passage of a
bill to break up gambling In cotton
futures. Senator Smith hat beea one
ot the leaders la prrfectlag this hill,
and he Is aow poshing It throigk the
senate,
“4th. The Farmers union asked that
more money be appropriated for agri
cultural purposes. Sennler Smith In
troduced the bill, which was passed, fa
the national legislative committee of k-s.., 0 . # ar _ esteestoe work. This
the Farmers- Union, asking Hist ho ,p pr0 p r ute, for u# first
write In detail the nations! measures yMu . ( wItk , gradual Increase each
the Farmers- Union has Indorsed and: ywlr „| tll „ te , y , h# unll
Just what specific action Senator p roprtlUnl (or t h |, work will be Hr
Smith took in rogard to such mess- OMJMX) per year.
I "6th. For years the Farmers' un-
THE I'll ESS ENDORSES.
Atlanta, Aug. 14.—The newspapers
of the state, always one of the strong
est determining factors In any politi
cal race are giving Randolph Ander-
, president of the senato and candi
date for governor the heartiest edito
rial endorsement, and It seems to be
the almost unanimous opinion of the
more Influential ones, that Randolph
Anderson will bo tbe next governor.
Many of the good things said about
Mr. Anderson have been very gratify
ing to him, and to his friends In At
lanta, and throughout the state. Per
haps the heartiest Anderson support
ers among the Georgia newspapers
are the Savannah Morning Now*, and
the 8avannah Press, although they by
no means have a monopoly upon
good in print. It has a business ring.
The Darien Gaxette: Mr. Andorson ia
undoubtedly the best equipped man
both In experlenco and ability so far
announced for governor, and ho should
have the united support of the state.
A strong man and a loyal Democrat—
Monroe Tribune. He offers measures,
not personalities—Tifton Gasatte. A
man of high character and ability—Mt.
Vernon Monitor. Foremost man of the
present legislature—Macon Telegraph.
Would make capable and efficient gov
ernor—Jonesboro News. Tho equal of
any man who has filled the governors
chair In the past twenty years.—Tif
ton Gaxette.
The attitude of the state press In
this race Is remarkable in that among
the few papers who oppose Mr. An
Mr. Duckworth's reply so conclu
sively stamps Senator Smith a farm
er's friend, that the communication
between Mr. Duckworth and Mr. Cow
art which follows, Is self explanatory:
|- Millwood. Ga., July 23. 1914.
"Mr. R. F. Duckworth,
I "Union City, Qa. i i,
"Dear Mr. Duckworth:—
1 "Knowing that for aoveral years yon
havo been chairman of the National
Legislative Committee on the Fanners'
Union, I am writing you concerning
the record of Senator Hoke Smith.
I "Why la it that you Fanners' union
officials at Union City are permitting
It to bo circulated that you are oppos
ing Senator Smith! When and where
has Senator Smith opposed a single
pfeee of legislation that was favored
,hy the Farmers* union! In fact,
hasn't he In every Instance favored
J legislation that has been recommended ,
by onr organlxntlop! * I
„„ „™.. bar. a monopoly upon ien ° a ,or *T rn “ r - v" 0 ’-T "“I U"
friend,hip for the South Georxla Can- » * ood word or blm - Dor “V
,| d , there been one slurring remark
„ ' . against Mr. Anderson, nor his ability
The Ml! on News observes: Mr. tQ -orvo GeorgU M her chief Execu-
Andcrson Is tho only candidate who Gve
has come out Into the open for any (
real, progressive issues. His whole .. , , , . . it .
opening epeech at MnrietU to one of " oko 8l "" h , h “ 1,0 many
aConstructive state,mu. The Metter ““ > ul uu ‘ kbu,n “ “ , bJ, K r °™”I
Governor Brown snd his bunch of
“political friends” that it la a shamo
to count them.
) "1 want you to wrlto mo In detail
the national measures that the Farm
ers' union has endorsed and Just what
specific actions of Senator Smith havo
! Incurred the 111 will of a single official
j of our organisation. If he haa been
.the strong persistent friend of the far-
jmera—and he undoubtedly haa been—
then In tbe name of fairness and the
Interests of the farmers why do you
not apeak out and give us the facta T
The Farmers' union Is being brought
into serious disrepute by the Idea go
ing forth that we are oppoelng the
most able and persistent friend that
we have In tbe United States senate.
"Very truly yours,
"JAMES COWART,
"Chairman Executive Committee,
Georgia Farmers' Uulon."
Advertiser: Thst speech at Marieta
by Hon. J. Randolph Anderson sounds
f
giro
■top tho pour political machination,
which the dtlton* hare to poy for.
Adv.
1 Mr. M. J. Dolan the popular photo
grapher and hi* two little daaghtof*.
Vera and Shirley are expected home
today from a delightful rlitt to I1U-
* AVOTE FOR
Randolph Anderson
IS A VOTE FOR
Progressive Georgia
Shall Georgia Go Forward or Backward?
It will depend largely on the governor you elect—whether
you choose a man nearly 70 and not In touch with Georgia’s
affairs, or a man young, active, energetic and progressive,
who has served the ntate ten years and has worjted hla way
to IU next to hlghent position—President of the State Sen
ate.
RANDOLPH ANDERSON has studied and KNOWS
GEORGIA’S NEEDS. He is the only candidate who hu of
fered the state a strong, progressive platform.
South GeorgU has not had a governor in more than three*
quarters of a century. It U conceded all over the State
that South GeorgU U entitled to the governorship this time.
Vote for GeorgU’s progress and upbuilding by voting for
Randolph Anderson.
Ion urged tha passage of n pared poet
bill. Senator Smith sot only voted hr
the Mil whleh was passed, hat be was
htsfraaieatal la eatUaf eat MM* of
the had features of the erigfaal bill,
thereby greatly redactor the rate*.
“8th. We were opposed to the estab
lishment of n central hank. Senator
Smith fought the central bask idea.
“7th. We hare advocated and are
now advlcatlng, the passage of a hill
extending rural credits. Senator
Smith tovers this legislation aad to
now working tor the passage of a ra>
rat credit* MIL
- "8th. We are In favor of a bill tor
government old to country rondo. Sea*
ntor Smith le sow pushing • MU to tho
senate hr IMs purpose. *
9th. We hove urged legislation ex
empting farmers’ organisations from
prosecution under the Sherman antl-
Trust tow. Seanter Smith waited tor
the act which passed bath bosses, hat
was vetoed by President TetL Ho to
aow demaadlag that It b* Incorpor
ated la tho aatMraat tow.
"The above la leg Illation tho Farm-
era’ nnlon hu advocated, and th*
stand taken by Senator Smith.
"The Farmers' union, as an organi
sation, Is opposed, as you know, to
advocating any man for political of
fice. Bat I (Ml a* kesltaaey la list*
tog that Senator Smith haa stood with
as on every measaro that wo hare
advocated* aad If It Is betof circulat
ed that a alagle state ilthl to oppos
ed to kls reeled loa, then I am set
aware el that fact.
"Respectfully,
“R. F. DUCKWORTH.”
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