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extra the Atlanta Georgian, extra yol. 1. NO. 101. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22,1906. pomn’. AtiantaTWO CENTS. 1 tVlV^lLJ On Train* fc’lVF CENTS. FROM TYREE TO COHOHA, HOKE SMITH SWEEPS ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA ON HIS GREAT ISSOES OF R. R. REGULATION & NEGRO DISFRANCHISEMENT WILL CARRY 120 COUNTIES OF 145; RUSSELL SECOND districts out ot sixteen In Carroll coun* ty gives Hoke Smith 718. Clerk Hotv- ell *33, Russell 20, J„ Smith 9, Estlll 6. The election was very quiet and out of a registration of 3,300 In the county, less than 1,600 votes were,polled. t, CLINCH COUNTY. Homervllle,' On., Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith will carry Clinch county by 160 majority. GEORGIA’S NEXT GOVERNOR. HON. HOKE SMITH. So Far as Reported, Hpwell Gets Only 4 Counties and These by Small Majorities — Muscogee, Richmond and Bibb Under the Banner of Smith. Hoke Smith has been overwhelmingly nominated governor of Georgia. Front unbiased reports pouring Into The Georgian office, It would ap pear that Smith has carried 126 counties out of the 116 In the state, up- holding the claims made by his managers. At this hour—10:30 o'clock—returns show that he has carried Bald- tt In, Bartow, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Clay, Clinch, Colquitt, Coweta. Decatur. Dooly, Floyd, Gordon. Greene, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Laurens, Macon, .Marlon. Meriwether, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Pike, P.lchmond, Screven, Spalding, Sumter, Talbot, Terrell, Telfair. Thomas. Tift, Toombs, Walker, Walton. Warren, Wilkinson. Reports from scores of others Indicate that Smith has carried them, but ha figures are given. Bussell comes next, with five counties in his column, Charlton, Clarke, Lumpkin, Stephens and Turner. ' • Colonel James M. Smith carried McDuffie, the home county of Tom M atson,- by 116 majority. He has also carried his own home county of Cglethurpe by a safe majority, and Madison county. Colonel Estlll has only two counties In his column. He carried .hts own county of Chatham by only 300 out of a total; registration of about 6,- 6uo. lie won Camden county by a narrow margin. Howell has carried' Dougherty, Fannin, Kilhun and Quitman. BROOKS COUNTY. Quitman. Ga.. Aug. 22.—One precinct h f '<r,I fro in In Brooks county gives {*'*« Smith 36, Estlll 33, Howell 0, Jim Smith C, Russell 0. BIBB^COUNTY. •Macon, Ga., Aug. 22. 6:SO p. m.— R' furns from Rutland district, n coun try precinct In Bibb county was the nrst to he heard from and shows the l 1 as follow*: Hoke Smith 162, Rus- ffjI Howell 2, EstUl 2, Jim Smith 0. riom present Indications Hoke Smith carry the‘county. Macon, Ga., Aug. 22.—In the Hax- Mr '> district of Bibb county Hoke Smith s total vote Is 37, Howell getting “ Russell 6 and Estlll 2. In Warrior , ,'trlct ,,f Bibb county Hoke Smith’s •* 28, owell 22, Russell re- 1 ;>"<1 2 and Jim Smith t. , ' l „ l 'llm8 ui|f '9 iiassna ‘sales'2 lin“3 l-'Ut.Mjq *im U j OJ , g jo ajn.r « Xq H "°H la.io miuig aqoH J»j auoll «nq K * otioard luinoil I’Misip Xajjpo|> owl “'ll jo euo—'32 g nv - BD uojnpt Macon, Gn., Aug. 22.—In one nf the ihr.>e precinct* at city hall Hoke Smith ■““eired 127 votes, Howell got 192 and Russell 23. It Is conceded that the oth er precincts there will go about the same wuy.‘ Five precincts heard from In Bibb county show the following vote: Hoke 8mlth 417, Howell 201. Russell 63. BURKE COUNTY. Waynesboro, Aug. 22.—Indications are that Hoke Smith has carried Burke county by good majority. Two pre cincts heard from give hint nearly 2 Waynesboro, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indica tions ore that Hoke Smith has carried Burke county by a goml majority. Two precincts heard from gave him nearly 2 to 1. BALDWIN COUNTY. Milled gcvllle, Aug. 22.—Baldwin county gives Hoke Smith 200 majority. Vote Is light. BULLOCH COUNTY. Statesboro, Ga., Aug. 22.—No definite returns at 8 o'clock. Smith will have small majority. CARROLL" COUNTY. CLINCH COUNTY. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith carried kJlinch by over 200. Four districts give him 166 over Estlll. No other candidates voted for. Richmond county very light vote. Indications that Smith will have large plurality. COFFEE COUNTY. Douglas, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith car ries Coffee by. good majority. COBB COUNTY. Marietta, Aug. 22.—Twelve out of elg'hteen districts In Cobb county show Hoke Smith 90S. Howell .183, Ruseell 54, Estlll 37, Jim Smith 0. Marietta, Ga., Aug. 22.—Five Cobb county precincts give Hoke 'Smith 231, Howell 76, Russell 6. Estlll 4. Marlettu, Ga., Aug. 22, 5:50 p. m.— Eight out of eighteen Cobb county pre cinct give Hoke Smith f98, Howell 132. Russell 51. Estlll 2C. Marietta, Ga.. Aug. 22.—Eleven out of eighteen Cobb precincts give Ilokc Smith 773, Howell 146, Russell 78, Es tlll 30. Marietta, Qa.. Aug. 22.—Marietta precinct goea for Hoke Smith wlrii a majority over all of 138. His majority over thirteen precincts In Cobb county Is 901. OLAY COUNTY. Fort Gaines, -Ga., Aug. 22—Clay coun ty goes for Hdke Smith. Wright, Mer- rlec and A. M. Raines for Judge su perior court. 1 CLAYTON COUNTY. —Jonesboro,-Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications at this hour, 8130, are that Hoke Smith will carry Clayton county by about [200 majority. CHATHAM "COUNTY. Savannah, Aug. 22.—Esttll's plurality Is about 390 out of a whole vote of 4,048. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 22.—Estlll has carried Chatham by a safe majority, also Camden, Effingham and Bryan. For the short term for congress Saussy probably carries the county, though Overstreet gets the district. For the long term Sheppard carries the county, but Brennen ts reported to have carried the district. t Savannah, Ga., Aug. 22.—Clay county gives Smith 35 over Howell. Talbot county has gone for Smith by about 150. Two district* In McIntosh give Et- tlll 102, Smith 114. CHATOOGA "COUNTY. Summerville, Aug. 22.—Chattooga county gives Hoke Smith n majority of «00 with the returns all In except from three rural district to hear from, which will nob change the results. CARROLL COUNTY. Carrollton, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications at 7 o'clock are that Hoke Smith car- rles Carroll county by a large mi Jorlty. CAMDEN COUNTY. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 22, 9 p. m.— Estlll carried Camden county by twen ty-fivo majority. Smith carried Telfair county by over 400. .St. Marys, Ga., Aug. 22.—Camden S ives Estlll fifty, with one precinct to ear front, which will not change the result materially. 00000000000000000000000003 A light vote was polled. There At Clark Howell's headquar ters Wednesday night. It was stated that Mr. Howell was at horn* and could not be seen. When asked for a statement, his campaign manager stated that he had nothing to say In re gard to the result. 00000000000000000000000300 DOUGHERTY COUNTY. Albany, Ga., Aug. 22.—Clark Howell will carry Dougherty'county. Hts vote Is estimated at 376 against 300 for Hoke 8ni({h and 100 for Estlll. Albany, Ga., Aug. 22.—Returns from Pretoria precinct give Howell 14, Hoke Smith 25. The Smith people claim the county.by 50. Howell people by 130. DECATUR COUNTY. Balnbrldge, Aug. 22—Indications at this hour, 6:30, arO that Hoke Smith will carry Decatur county by at least 3 to 1. Balnbrldge, Ga., Aug. 22.—At 7:30 o'clock, returns from fifteen precincts In Decatur county give Hoke Smith 551, Bussell 2, Estlll *26, Howell 6, Jim Smith 0. - COLQUITT COUNTY. Moultrie, Ga., Aug. 23.—Nine pre cincts out nf fourteen give Hoke Smith 118 majority. His majority In county will be over 200. Canton. Ua., Aug. 22. « P- ra.-Ten I majority. CLAY COUNTY. Fort Gaines, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indica tions at 6:30 o'clock are that Hoke Smith will carry Clay county by about thirty majority. CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY, Cusseta, Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith’s majority In Chattahoochee about 100. CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY. Columbus, Ga., Aug. 22.—In Chat tahoochee county, Hoke Smith Is In the lead, with Russell second. COWETA COUNTY. Newnan. Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications at this hour, 7:45, are that Hoke Smith wtlt carry Coweta county. His ma jority will be about 200. DOUGLAS FOR SMITH. Douglasvllle, Ga., Aug. .22—Hoke Smith will carry Douglas by 4 to 1. At 0:30 o’clock three precincts give Hoke Smith 272. Russell 41 and Howell 12. OOOGE COUNTY. Eastman, Ga„ Aug. 22,—Almost the entire Hoke Smith opposition In Dodge county centered.on Russell. At 7 o’clock the returns from every precinct, but one, gives Hoke Smith 12 majority. Indications are that 'Smith will carry the county by from 6 to 10 vote*. DOOLY COUNTY. Vienna, Aug. 22—Indications are that Hoke Smith will carry county by big ELBERT COUNTY. Elbertnn. Ga., Aug. 22.—Elbert coun ty Is very close between the two Smiths but will robably give Hoke Smith a small majority. , fayettYcounty. Fayetteville, Ga., Aug. 32, 6 p. tn.— From the returns received Hoke Smith has carried Fayette county by about 175 majority. FORSYTH COUNTY. Cummings, Aug. 32.—Forsyth coun ty goes for Hoke Smith by 241 tna ■Jorlty,-with three districts not reported. HI* majority will be about 109 tn the county., • ' ■ . * FANNIN COUNTY. Blue Ridge, Oa„ Aug. 22.—At this hour, 7:30 p. tn., five precincts In Fan nin county give Hoke Smith apparent ly eleven over Clark Howell. Blue Ridge, Gn, Aug. 22.—At MB o'clock returns from three precincts of Blue Ridge. Mineral Bluff and Mor- ganton give Hoke Smith 132, Clark Howell 122. Dick Russell 25, Estlll 3, Jim Smith 1. FLC^YD COUNTY. Rome, Ga, Aug. 22.—Indications at this hour. 6 o'clock, are that Hoke Smith will carry by 1.000 majority. Re turns from four districts give Hoke Smith 206, Howell 136, Jim Smith 0, Estlll 1. Russell 2. Rome, Oa., Aug. 22.—For governor Hoke Smith carries Floyd county by about 460 votes. Rome, Aug. 22.—Returns from seven districts In Floyd county give Hoke Smith 409, Howell 246. no contest for county officers except county commissioners. D. P. Fergu son, W. T. Birdsong and VV. L. Garrett were elected county commlssior/rs by safe majorities. hall"county. Gainesville, Ga, Aug. 22.—Hall coun ty lost to Hoke Smith. Majority about 75. Poll In county 2,980: tn Gainesville box 995. Russell 1,109 votes, Smith 1,180, other candidates re ceived very small votes. Milton goes for Hoke Smith. unsaJ aqi eftuvtfo lou |||.u pio.ij jaaq oi )aX st3|0s|p sau pun ‘passnu jaAo Aipinf -nut 811 Xq jaupuMd e|||Aseu|no papat miuis agon '091 X|ajtmi|Xojdd» « lll« Xtunoa ||t?h “I X»|.tofmu s.quiug atfoR—'ll any "i>D 'a|t|A»eu|BD HOKE SMITH MIES FULTON CO. BY 1,961 JOYNER GETS MAYOR HABERSHAM COUNTY. Clarksville, Oa, Aug. '-'2.—Returns up to 6 o'clock Indicate that Hoke Smith has carried the county by 76 to 100 Plurality. Howell and James M. Smith ran close for second place. HENRY~COUNTY. * McDonough. Aug. 22.—Henry county will go for Hoke Smith by 250. McDonough, Ga, Aug. 22.—Henry county goes overwhelmingly for Hoke Smith, William 13. Merritt, William A. Wright. Reagan wins for Judge over Wright, of Butts, for Judge of Flint circuit. HARRIS COUNTY. Hamilton, Aug. 22.—Indications at 6 o'clock are that Hoke Smith will carry Harris county by BOO majority. HARALSON "COUNTY. Buchanan, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith Is leading by large majority. Count not completed. QRADY COUNTY, Cairo, Ga, Aug. 22, 6:35 p.m.—The race Is close in Grady county between Estlll and Hoke .Smith, with a passible majority for Smith. Cairo, Aug. 22.—Fight Is between Es till and Hoke Smith with possible ma jority for Smith. Cairo, Ga, Aug. 22.—The vote li Grady can’t be determined till a com plete count is made. Smith and Estlll are very close together. GILMER COUNTY. Ellljay, Ga, Aug. 22.—Two rival committees In Gilmer county each held a primary today. Crawford's boxes were practically all for Hoke Smith. Tabor's boxes nearly all for Howell. The vote Is close. GREENE COUNTY. Greensboro, Gu„ Aug. 22.—Indies tlons at 2 o'clock are that Hoke Smith will carry Greene county by fully 400. Oreenesboro, Oa, Aug. 22.—Indica tions at 6 o’clock are that Hoke Smith will carry Green county by from 300 to 600 majority. Greensboro, Ga, Aug. 22—At 8 o'clock returns from twelve precincts In Green county give Hoke Smith 466, Russell 14. Howell 14, Jim Smith 206. Estlll 4. The whole county will likely give Hoke Smith 100 votes over hts nearest op ponent, Jim Smith. Judge Lewis car ries the county for judge over Sanders by 300 majority. GORDON COUNTY. Calhoun. Ga, Aug. 22.—At » o'clock reports from six precincts show Hoke Smith In the lead of the field by abool four to one. * • HARTE COUNTY. Hartwell, Ga, Aug. 22—The consol idated vote of this county gives Hoke Smith a majority of 200 over all op position. Hoke Smith's vote .In the county 779, Jim Smith 612, Howell 21, Rutsell 41, Estlll 6. HARRIS COUNTY. Hamilton, Oa, Aug. 22.—Indications at this hour, * o'clock, are that Hoke 8mlth will carry Harris county by about five hundred majority. HALL COUNTY. Gainesville, Ga, Aug. 22.—Vote- In Hall extremely close between Hoke Smith and Dick Ruseell. HANCOCK COUNTY, Sparta, Ga., Aug. 22.—Hok| Smith ha* carried Hancock by s plurality or from 75 to 125 over Estlll, who Is run ning second. Wright and Merritt hava carried the county bv safe maturities. JEFF DAVIS COUN.TY. Savannah. Ga, Aug. 32.—Smith car ried Jeff Davis county by a large ma jority over Russell, who was his only serious opponent. -Hsxlehurst. -Ga,' Aug. lit,—Hoke Smith carried Jett Davis over all can didates combined. Russell next. L. W. Johnson defeats John A. Cromartle by about 100. JEFFEffeoN COUNTY. Wrens, Gn, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith’s majority In Jefferson county is 300. jaspIr~county. Montlcello, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications at 8 o’clock are that Hoke Smith will carry Jasper county. Returns from seven precincts show'Hoke Smith 191 Howell 106 and Russell 40. JENKINS COUNTY. Mlllen, Ga, Aug. 23.—Indlci*lons nt this hour, 6:30, are that Hoke Smith will carry Jenkins county by 200 ma jority over nil candidates. There are seven precincts to be heard from yet. J. A- Brunncn, candidate for First congressional district will have a ma jority over W. W. Sheppard for regu lar term of 150. LUMPKI V KIN l COUNTY. _ . Aug. 23.—Russell ■npkln county 2 to 1 over all his opponents. lincolTTcounty. Washington, Aug. 22.—Lincoln coun ty: Hoke Smith 821* Jim Smith 416, Howell 13, Estlll 11, Russell 8. LOWNDES COUNTY. Valdosta, Aug. 22.—It Is estimated that Clark Howell will get 100 plurality In Lowndes county. Valdosta, Ga, Aug. 22.—Valdosta gives Hoke Smith a majority of 134 over Howell. All the other candidates did not get 50 votes altogether. The other Lowndes county precincts have not yet been heard from. ■Xj|.iofnui x.t|!|UiK asneaa -U| X|(2>qoJdj||.u tnq ‘paa|aaa.i uaaq )ou aanq skmpaJd |BJtu a Ml uiojj auinwH -saioa 005 to 091 Xq Xtunoa aapu.wie] pa|jjua snq aq leqi mou »ju *uo|i«.> -ipu| aqi pun ||a.wo]{ qJB|.) jaao saioA Itt jo Xjunoa «fqi ui Xitxofeut n snq miuis »>ioh'— 52 *nv "no ‘*»»«>PI*A LAURENS COUNTY. Dublin, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith will carry Laurens county Jty 800 majority. MURRY COUNTY. Dalton, Ga, Aug. 22.—Indications at this hour, 8 p. m, are that Hoke Smith will carry Murry county by 75 majority. MADI80N COUNTY. Smlthonla, Ga, Aug. 22.—5:20 p. m.— Indications at 6 o’clock are that James Smith will carry Madison county. MONTGOMiRY COUNTY. Glenwood, Oa, Aug. 22.—The race here Is between Hoke Smith and Rus sell. It Is thought Russell will win In Montgomery. MORGAfTcOUNTY. Madison, Ga, Aug. 22.—Hoke 8mlth’s majority Is now 85, with four precincts and the city to hear from. He can count safely on 325. Jim Smith Is the only other candidate voted for. MARION COUNTY. Buena Vista, Go, Aug. 22.—Five country precincts give Hoke Smith 142. Merlon county will go 6 to 1 for Hoke Smith. MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Alley. Oa, Aug. 22.—With about one half of the dletricte In Montgomery county heard from Indications are that Dirk Russell will carry this county. Continued on Psoo Three. CAPTAIN W. R. JOYNER. =1= Howell Carried Only Two City Wards—Goodwin to Contest Joyner’s Election. Culberson Co. Treasurer. Hoke Smith carried Fulton county by a majority of 1,961 over Clark Howell. He carried every ward In the city except the elxth and eighth. The total vote was: Smith, 5,383. . > Howell, 8,422. * • G ‘ Fire Chief W. R. Joyner wae elected mayor over Thomas II. c. .1- win. Ills majority was 255. | The total vole: , Joyner, 4,057. Goodwin, 3,802. ’ j Goodwin served notice Immediately after the returns wcr.i (mated that he would contest the election. He declined to state upon what grounds. Goodwin's campaign was one of the most spectacular ever run in the city of Atlanta, and not until the retdrns from the fourth ward came it was It rertaln that ho was defeated. .' ■ ' ' - VOTE FOR MAYOR. The vote for the mayoralty by wards was as follows: WARD. . JOYNER. GOODWIN. First ... . 36* ‘ 457 Second 830 843 Third 614 876 Fourth 517 „ 447 Fifth 415 612 Sixth 800 Hi Seventh 231 21S Eighth 284 104 Totals 4.067 3,802 RACES FOR GENERAL COUNCIL. In the race fpr alderman from t he first ward. Dr. A. L. Curtli delat ed if. T. Latlatfe and Frank A. Htlburo. . The total vote: Curtis, 3,218. LaHatte, 2,636. ) ' fe Illlti urn. 1,788. In the race for council from the first ward, Dr. A. H. Bnsktn defeated W. A. Fincher. The vote: . Buskin, 446. Fincher, 371. In the race for council from the third ward, C. Wiley Mangum defeated Thomas L. Bishop, The vote: Mangum, 828. Bishop, 444. In the rare for council from tire fourth v : B i: 1 ■.. . I del tt- ed Mac M. Turner. The vote: ' Pearce, *35. Turner, 824. In the race for council from the fifth ward, I. F. Styron defeated A. Q. Adams and V. M. Barrett. The vote: Styron, 475. Adams, 399. , Barrett. »*»