Newspaper Page Text
i
4 *
ATLANTA:
130.090 pojfulitllon. *
26.900 hoin«*S.
15.000 telephones.
F,.vi*n main lines of railroads.
150 miles of street milway.
iri.000,000 of booking capital.
The Atlanta Georgian.
GEORGIA
G.500 inllos of steam rnllrond.
t'O miles electric 9treet rnllwnj.
130 Cotton factories. 1.500,000 snlndtes.
Factories consumed 600,000 bales 1905.
VOL. 1. NO. 101.
Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 23,1906.
Morning Edition.
PRICE:,
HOKE SMITH HAS 102 KNOWN COUNTIES,
WITH 272 VOTES IN THE STATE CONVENTION I
ASSURING NOMINATION ON FIRST BA 110T
swum wrnr
is surely Mm
ON TWO GREAT ISSUES
RESULT SO FAR REPORTED.
GEORGIA’S NEXT GOVERNOR.
HON. HOKE SMITH.
Candidates—
No. Counties. Vote in Conv.
Hoke Smith 102
Russell • 8
Howell .. 9
Estill .. .. 6
James M. Smith 2
Unrepcrtod 18
272
18
16
16
4
38
Total vote in convention ... ■.. 365
Neoessary to a choice .. 184
Berrien county goes for bmlth by u
small majority.
Burke cunty. fair precincts, gives
Smith 330, 148, Howell iS, Bus
sell 4.
Grady county I* close between Eatlll
and Smith. Dodge fur Smith by S over
Estill.
BULLOCH COUNTY.
Statesboro, Ga., Aug. 22.—No definite
returns at 8 o'clock. Smith will have
small majority.
BARTOW COUNTY.
Gartersvllle. Ga.. Aug. 22.—Hoke
Smith has carried Bartow county by
a majority, estimated at 630.
BERRIEN COUNTY.
Nashville, Ga., Aug. 22.—Berrien
county ware carried by Hake Smith by
a small majority.
CARROLL COUNTY.
Canton. Ga.. Aug. 23, 6 p. m.—Ten
districts out of sixteen In Carroll coun
ty gives Hoke Smith 71$, Clerk How
ell 23b, ittissell 20, J. Smith
6. The election’ waft very quiet and out
of a registration of 3,300 In the county,
leas than 1,600 votes were polled.
vlll not change the
COLQUITT COUNTY.
Moultrie, Ga., Aug. 22.—Nine pre
cincts out of fourteen give Hoke Smith
lift majority. His majority In county
will be* over 200.
Dae Run. On:, Aug. 23.—The count of
the ballots In this precinct of Colgufti
county Is just completed rnd resulted
as follows: Hoke Smith 70, Estill 27,
Howell 4. Prom the outlying precincts
heard from Smith Is leading 2 to 1.
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY.
Cusseta, Ga., Aug. 22.—JI«*ke Smith’s
majority In Chattahoochee about 100.
1 cowet/Tcounty.
Newnan, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications
at this hour, 7:43, are that Hoke Smith
will carry Coweta county. His ma
jority will be about 300.
DougUprfille. Ga., Aug. 21—Hoke
rktlll Smith will carry Douglas by 4 to J. At
6:30 o'ebrek three precincts give Hoke
Smith 273, Russell 41 and Howell 13.
a primary today. Crawford’s boxes
were practically all for Hoke Smith.
TaboFu boxes nearly all for Howell.
Tho rate Is close.
Kill jay, Ga., Aug. 22.—Clark Howell
carried Gilmer by a good majority..
gzeekz’cFunty.
Greensboro, Ga., Aug. 22—At 8 o’clock
returns from twelve precincts In Green
county give Hoke Sijilth 466, Russell
14, Howell 14, Jim Smith 208, Estill 4.
The whole county will likely give Hoke
Smith 100 votes over his nearest op
ponent, Jim Smith. Judge Lewis car
ries the county for Judge over Sanders
by 300 majority.
GWINNETT COUNTY.
Lawrenccvllle, Ga.,»Aug. 22.—Gwin
nett county Is close between Hoke
Smith and Russell. It will take the
ofTRIal count to decide.
, GORDON COUNTY.
rfed Garden county by 4 to 1 over the
field.
('alhmtn, Ga„ Aug. 22.—At 9 o'clock
rcpcrts* from six precincts show Hoke
Smith In the lead of the Held by about
four to one.
CLAYTON COUNTY.
Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications
at thla hour show Hoke Smith rnrtied I rount.v rrnterfrt on Ru«»8ll. At
Clayton county by 2')o.
DODGE COUNTY.
Eastman, Ga., Aug. 22.—Almost the
entire Hoke Smith opposition In Dodj
CLINCH COUNTY.
Homervllle, Ga.. Aug. 22.—Returns at
8 o’clock from six precincts out of ten
give Hoke Smith 331, Estill 163.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke
Smith carried Clinch by over 200. Four
districts give him 168 over Estill. N
other candidates voted for. Richmond
county very light vote. Indications
that Smith will have large plurality.
At 1:30 a.m. Hoke Smith is definitely known to
have carried 102 out of 145 counties, insuring' him a
delegated vote in the state convention of 272.
Clark Howell has carried nine counties, with 18
votes in the convention.
Judge Russell has carried eight counties, with 18
votes in the convention.
J. H. Estill has carried six counties, with 16 votes
in the convention.
James M. Smith has carried two counties, with 4
votes in the convention.
This leaves 18 counties unreported, with a vote in
the convention of 38.
The tptal vote in the convention is 366—necessary
to a choice 184.
Hoke Smith .therefore has 88 more votes than are
necessary for his nomination on the first ballot in the
convention. In fact, he has nearly 75 per cent of the
votes of the convention already assured him.
*> BROOKS COUNTY.
Quitman. Ga., Aug. 22.—One precinct
Iwari! from In Brooka county gives
Hoke Smith 36. Estill 23. Howell 0, Jlra
Smith 0. Russell 0.
BIBB COUNTY.
Macon, Oa., Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith
has carried every precinct and ward In
llibh county.
Maeon. Ga., Aug. 22.—In one of the
thm.. precincts at city hall Hoke Smith
receiver! 127 votes, Howell got 102 and
Russell 23. it la conceded that, the oth-
(r precincts there will go about the
•am. tvay. Five precincts hoard from
ln ntbb county show the following
Russell r3 lke 8m,th Ui, Howell 201.
Miuon, Aug 22.—In the Godfrey
,, trt, i. N'o. 2. Hoke Smith led the
setting 163 votes to Hotvell's
i- 1 ',. lU.C'e same precincts Russell got
Te " ’* und Jim Smith 2 voles,
o * t ,r ""‘nty seems surely for Hoke
he 1 , T, ’'als from all precincts
Su'd from give Hoke Smith In Bibb
* ’V, ""''ell 332. Russell 118.
Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith
'*"" r In the balloting of the day
h-iii “ l 1 }! 1 ' 1 voting precinct, at the city
getting 83 votes to 74 for Howell.
Ga.. Aug. 22.—Dnvls for the
’“‘hate Is being defeated by T. 8.
v I-' „ Judge w. P. Felton, Jr.. Is
m ,tna ever Judge H. A. MatthewB,
tin . . “Hey. There are two more
wtnl , lnr1 ‘ l " * H ‘ heard from but It
Vu V',",' Hoke Smith money. Total
U - h '*"th 3to. Howell 642.
BUTTS COUNTY.
Jackson, Oa., Aug. 22.—Butta county
gives Hoke Smith 400 majority.
BURKE COUNTY.
Waynesboro, Ga., Aug. 22.—Six pre
cincts In Burke county give Hoke
Smith 396, Estill 144, Howell 2S, Rus
sell, 4, Jim Smith 1. A conservative
estimate for complete returns Is Hoke
Smith will have 600 and the four other
candidates 200.
George P. Lively was elected as rep
resentative from Burke. Wright for
comptroller general, Overstreet for the
short term In congress and Brannen
for the long term.
Waynesboro, Aug. 22.—Indications
are that Hoke Smith has carried Burke
county by good majority. Two pre
cincts heard from give him nearly J
to 1. .
Waynesboro, Aug. 22.—At 9 o'clock
six precincts give Hoke Smith 387, Es-
till 151, Howell 30, Russell 14, Jim
Smith 0. ».
BALDWIN COUNTY.
Mllledgevllle, Aug. 22.—Baldwin
county gives Hoke Smith 20U majority.
Vote Is light. „
Savannah, Oa., Aug. 22.—Smith has
carried Bulloch county 450. Russell
second. Montgomery for Russell with
Smith close behind. Estill has car
ried map.
Smith carries Lawrence, beating
Russell. • . , , ,
Williamson county overwhelmingly |
fur Smith.
CAT008A COUNTY.
Ringgold, Ga., Aug. 22.—It Is con
ceded by the Howell men that Hoke
Smith will carry Catoosa county by
125 majority. Three districts heard
from give Hoke Smith 147. Howell 53,
Estill 4, Russell 3, Jim Smith 3.
COFFEE COUNTY.
Dougins, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith car
ries Coffee by good majority.
COBB COUNTY.
Marietta. Ga., Aug. 22.—Marietta
precinct goes for Hoke Smith with a
majority over ult of 138. His majority
over thirteen precinct* In Cobb county
Is 901.
Indications ore that Smith will
the counts' liv from 5 to Id vote*.
Eastman, Go., Attg. 22.—Hoke Smith
has enriicd Dodge by eight votes,
DOOLY COUNTY.
Vienna, Aug. 22—Indications are that
Hoke Smith will carry county by big
majority.
DOUGHERTY COUNTY.
Albany, Ga„ Aug. 22.—Smith and Ea
I men conceded Dougherty county
to Howell by 60 majority.
Albany, On.. Aug. 22.—Clark Howell
will carry Dougherty county. His vote
Is estimated at 375 against 300 for Hoke
Smith and 100 for Katttl.
DECATUR COUNTY.
Balnbrldge, Ga., Aug. 22.—At 7:30
o'clock, returns from fifteen precincts
in Decatur county give Hoke Smith
551. Russell 2, Estill 326, Howell 5. Jim
Smith 0.
CLAY COUNTY.
Fort Gaines, Ga., Aug. 22—Clay coun
ty goea for Hoke Smith. Wright, Mcr.
rlee and A. M. Raines for Judge su
parlor court.
CLAYTON COUNTY.
Jonesboro, Ga., Aug, 22.—Indications
at this hour, 6:30, arc that Hoke Smith
will carry Clayton county by about
200 majority.
CHATHAM COUNTY.
Savannah, Aug. 22.—Estill'* plurality
Is about 390 out of a whole vote of
4,048.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 22.—Estill haa
carried Chatham by a safe majority,
also Camden, Effingham and Bryan.
For the short term for congress Sa«'~.-r
probably carries the county, though
Overstreet gets the district.
For the long term Sheppard carries
the county, but Brennen la reported to
have carried the district.
Savannah, Oa., Aug. 22.—Clay county
gives Smith 35 over Howell.
Talbot county haa gone for Smith
by about 150.'
“ .vo dtttrlcts In McIntosh give E*
till 102. Smith 114.
CHATOOOA COUNTY.
Summerville, Aug. 22.—Chattooga
county gives Hoke Smith a majority
of 600 with the returns all In except
from three rural district to hear from,
which will not change the results
CARROLL COUNTY.
Carrollton, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications
at 7 o'clock are that Hoke Smith car
ries Carroll county by a large ma
jority.
CAMDEN COUNTY.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 22, 9 p. m.—
Estill carried Camden county by twen
ty-live majority.
Smith carried Telfair county by over
400.
St. Mans, Ga.. Aug. 22.—Camden
gives Estill tlfty, with one precinct to
DEKALB COUNTY.
Decatur, Ga., Aug. 22.—Returns from
eleven precincts In DcKalb county give
Hoke Smith 647, Russell 414, ltmvelt
58.
ELBERT COUNTY.
Siberian, Ga., Aug. 22.—Elbert coun
ty Is very'close between the tw o Smiths
hut will robubly give Hoke Smith a
small majority.
emanuel""county.
Swalnsboro, Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke
8mlth has swept the county.
FANNIN COUNTY.
Blue Ridge, Ga., Aug. 22.—It Is es
timated that Howell carried Fannin
county by a majority of 75 votes.
Rural preclnts not heard from.
FAYETTE COUNTY.
Fayetteville, Oa, Aug. 22, 6 p. m.—
From the returns received Hoke Smith
has carried Fayette county by about
175 majority.
FORSYTH COUNTY.
Gainesville, Ga, Aug. 22.—Forsyth
younty, from conservative estimates
received here, will give Hoke Smith
a good majority.
Cummings, Aug. 22.—Forayth coun
ty goes for Hoke Smith by 241 ma
jority, with three districts not reported.
His majority will be about 200 In the
county.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Royston, Ga, Aug. 22.—Royaton,
Canon and one country district give
Hoke Smith' 252, Jim Smith 146, Russell
68. The others are Insignificant and it
looks like FrankUn haa gone for Hoke
Smith by at least 200.
Elberton. Oa, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith
haa carried Franklin county by 260 ma
jority.
’ GRADY COUNTY.
Cairo, Oa, Aug. 22.—The vote In
Grady can't be determined till a com
plete count la made. Smith and Eatlll
are very close together.
GILMElf COUNTY.
Ellljay, Ga, Aug. 22.—Two rival
committee* In Gilmer county each held
GLYNN COUNTY.
rrurswkk, CJa, Aug. 22.—Olynn
County is overwhelmingly fur Hoke
Smith. ' Brunstvirk city gave Hoke
Smith 429, Estill 119, Howell 11. There
I* on!y four counts’ preclnrte in Olynn
county outside of Brunswick, with
total registration of 62, and these pre
cincts nil also show a majority for
lioke Smith. •
HART COUNTY.
Hartwell, On, Aug. 22.—Hart coun
ty conceded to Hoke Smith by 200 ma
jority over all other candidates.
Hartwell, Gu„ Aug. 22.—Tile consol
idated vote of this county give* Hoke
Smith n majority of 200 over all op.
position. Hoke Smith's vote In thi
county 779, Jim Smith 512, Howell 21,
Russell 41, Estill 5.
HARRI8 COUNTY.
Hamilton, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications
at this hour, 6 o'clock, are that Hoke
Smith will carry Harris county by
nbout five hundred majority.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Sphrta, Gn„ Aug. 22.—Hok| Smith
has carried Hancock by a plurality of
from 76 to 125 over Eatlll, who Is run
ning second. Wright and Merritt have
carried the county by safe majorities.
A light vote was polled. There •««
no contest for county officers except
county commissioners. D. P. Fergu
son, W. T. Blrdsc-g and W. I, Garrett
e elected county commlr.lor.'ni by
safe majorities.
halITcounty.
Gainesville, Ga, Aug. 22.—Hoke
Smith's majority In Hull ■ county will
be approximately 150. • Hoke Smith
carried Gainesville precinct by 178 ma
jority over Russell, and-five districts
yet to hear from will not change the
result.
HABER8HAM COUNTY.
Clarksville, Ga, Aug. 22.—Return* up
to 6 o'clock Indicate that Hoke Smith
ha* carried the county by 75 to 100
plurality. Howell and James M. Smith
ran close for second place.
HENRY COUNTY.
McDonough, Oa, Aug. 22.—Henry
county goes overwhelmingly for Hoke
Smith, William B. Merritt, William A.
Wright. Reagan wins for judge over
Wright, of Rutts, for Judge of Flint
circuit.
HARRI8 COUNTY.
Hamilton, Aug. 22.—Indications at 6.
o’clock are that Hoke Smith will carry
Harris county by 500 majority.
HARAL80N 'COUNTY.
Buchanan, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith U
leading by large majority. Count not
completed.
* JEFF DAVIS COUNTY.
Savannah, Oa, Aug. 22.—Smith car
ried Jeff Davis county by a large ma
jority over Russell, who waa hla only
serious opponent.
Haxlehurst, Ga, Aug. 22.—Hoke
Smith curried Jett Davie over all can
didates combined. Rusaell next. L.
W. Johnson defeats John A. Cromartle
by about 100.
JACKSON COUNTY.
Winder. Ga, Aug. 22.—Winder goes
165 for Rusaell, 152 for Hoke Smith.
Smith carries district.
E SMITH CARRIES
FULTON CO. BY 1,961
JOYNER GETS MAYOR
ATLANTA’S NEXT MAYOR.
CAPTAIN W. R. JOYNER.
Iloke Smith carried Fulton county by a majority of 1,961 over Clark
* Howell. He carried every ward In the city except the sixth and eighth.
The total vote was:
Smith, 6,383.
Howell, 3,432.
Fire Chief W. R. Joyner was elected mayor over Thomas H. Good
win. His majority waa 256.
The total vote: *
Joyner, 4,057.
Goodwin, 3,802.
Goodwin served notice Immediately after the return! were poited 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 returns from the fourth ward came in
was It certain that he was defeated.
VOTE FOR MAYOR. 1
The vote for the mayoralty by ward! waa a! follow!:
WARD. JOYNER.
First., 366.4.....
Second... 830 .. . • • •
Third 614.
Fourth ... ... 617 ...
Fifth 415.
Blxth .* ■ 800
Seventh 231 .
Eighth 284.
GOODWIN.
612
448
215
104
Totals 4,057.. % 3,802
RACE8 FOR GENERAL COUNCIL.
In the race for alderman from the first ward. Dr. A. I* Curtfs derat
ed M. T. Lnllatte and Frank A. Hllbum. The total vote:
Curtis, 3,218.
< LaHatte, 2,€36.
Hllbum, 1,788.
In the race for council from the flrst ward, Dr. A. H. Baskin defeated
W. A. Fincher. The vote:
Baskin, 446,
Fine her, .771.
In the mce for council from the third ward, C. Wiley Mangum defeated
Thomas L. Bishop. The vote;
Mangum, 828.
Bishop, 444.
In the race for council from the fourth ward, Dr. B. E. Pearce defeat
ed Mac M. Turner. The vote:
Pearce, 635.
Turner, 324. .
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, 132.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Wrens, Ga., Aug. 22.—Hoke Bmlth’s
majority In Jefferson county Is 300.
Louisville, Ga., Aug. 22.—-The fol
lowing Is the result of the primary in
Jefferson county with one precinct to
hear from, which will give Hoke Smith
large majority. Hoke Smith 494,
Russell 146. 1-Mill 44, Howell 37, Jim
Smith 34. ,
Montlcello, oa., Aug. 22.—Hoke
Smith carries Jasper county by a ma
jority of 250.
Montlcello, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications
at 6 o clock are that Hoke Smith will
carry Jasper county. Returns from
seven precinct* show Hoke Smith 191,
Howell 106 and Russell 40.
JENKINS COUNTY.
. Mlllcn, Ga., Aug. 22.—Indications at
this hour, 6:70, are that Hoke grttUh
will carry Jenkins county by 200 ma
jority over all candidates. There are
seven precincts to be heard from yet.
J. A. Brannen, candidate for First
congressional district, will have a mi-
Continued on Page Three.