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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 5. NUMBER 245 GREAT LANDSLIDE] FOR HOKE SMITH PEOPLE’S CANDIDATE SWEPT THE FIEi D CBIIES — + Carried All the large Coun ties tSlilil [XCujltiOß Ot Ciialliain CAME M OEftAIC tSTILL Id E HBME Atlanta, Aug. 22.—A landslide for Hoke Smith, the people's candidate for governor, was the result of the primary held in Georgia today. It is estimated that he will go into the convention with a sufficient number of votes to receive the nomination on the first ballot. While reports have been received jicm) every county in the state It is impossible to give the exact num ber of counties carried by him, as several are reported doubtful, while it has been impossible to get aecur returns from others. At flip head quarters of Hoke Smith it is claimed tjiat he has carried between 100 and 135 counties. In Fulton, the home of the two At lanta candidates, Hoke Smith won over Howell by a majority of nearly 8,000. Close Call in Chatham. Savannah, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith made a great race in Kstill’s home and came near carrying the county. Estill’s majority was less than 500. Howell’s Stronghold. Columbus, Aug. 22.—Muscogee county, once conceded to he Clara Howell’s stronghold, went overwhel mingly for 'Hoke 'Smith today. In nearly every precinct in the county jjg' polled twice us many votes’ as Howell aut| it js believed that when the official vote is consolidated it will be fount] that .Muscogee went for Smith two to one, ijis supporters are jubilant over his victory. Even Carried Bibb. Macon, Aug 2U.—-AVtih nearly all the returns In from today’s primary it is evident that Hoke Smith has carried Bibb county by a majority ot 275. It was a hard fight and was a grfat victory for Smith as the How merj have been claiming lhe coun ty ancj Pendleton, of the Macon Tel egraph, has been one of Mr. Smith s Strongest eneinjes. The friends of the people’s candidate are jubilant over hia magnificent victory. Another With Six Votes. Augusta, Aug. 22. —Richmond coun ty will probably give Hoke Smith a majority of 1000 votes. He carried Augusta by a largo majority but the country districts probably cut It down some. The county also went for Sanford for comptroller. Candler's Home. Gainesville, Aug. 22.—After it was learned tonight that Hoke Srnllh had carried Hall county over Russell his hundreds of supporters congregated on the streets and were addressed by Ex-Governor Candler, who paid a glowing tribute to the excellent fight made ‘by Hoke Smith in all sec tions of the state. The fight was close in this county but .Mr. Smith gsts it by a small majority. Dooley Did It Vienna, Aug 22.—D001y went for smith by a good majority. Pierca in Line. Blaeltsheai, Aug. 22. —Itelnia.. from thro... leading dintrUts in Pierca shows that Hoke Smith wins by a handsome majority. Troope Likes Hoke. LaGiange, A fig. 22.—Hoke Smith carriecl Troop county by a majority of front four to five hundred. Quitman for Howell. Georgetown, Aug. 22.—Quitman county goes for llowell by a majority of 42. Worth Acts Right. Sylvester, Aug. 22.—Worth county goes for Ilolte Smith bj a big major tty. Jefferson For Smith. Wrens, Aug. 22. -Jefferson county gives lloke Smith a majority of 300. Colquitt in Line. Mou-ltwie, Aug. 22. —Hoke Smith car'lleJ“ColquUt by a majority of 33 Telfair Did Nicely. Mcßae, Aug. 22. —Tel fail county gives Hoke Smith a majority of 800, Cherokee in Smith Column. Contntn, Aug. 212. —Cheirokee goe,s for iloke Smith by Still majority. Hoke Wins in Clinch. Homerville, Aug. 22.—Clinch coun ty goes for Hoke Smith by 210 ma jority. Hurricane Struck Tatnaß. ReidsVille, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith swept Tatnall county today like a hur ricatie. Hancock Followed Suit. Snarta, Aug. 22. —All returns not Spai>.a, Aug. 22. —All returns not yet received. Hoke Smith car rier, the county bj 3 to 1. At Estill’s Very Door. Sylvauia, Aug. 22. —Screven county gives Hoke Smith a large majority over Estili From a New County—Jenkins. Millen, Aug. 22.—A1l returns not in hut Jenkins county safe in flu- Hoke Smith column. Another New County. Lyons, Aug. 22. —Toombs county is conceded to Hoke Smith by 100. Polk is for Hoke. Cedartown, Aug. 22. —Hoke Smith carries Polk by a large majority. Carroll is Safe. Carrollton, Aug. 22.—Carroll county gives Hoke a good majority. Columbia in Line. Appling, Aug. 22. —Columbia county goes for Hoke Smith by a good ma jority. Gordon on tRe Bandwagon. Calhoun, Aug 22—Hoke Smith car ries Gordon county live to orje, Howell Gets Gilmer, Elijay, Aug. 22. —Clark Howell car ries Gilmer county hy a good majority. Glascock Safe, G'ithsoin', Aug. 22. —Glascock coun ty goes for Hoke Smith by 40 Jeff Dav's Follows. Hazlehurst, Aug. 22.—Hoke Smith carries Jeff Davis county by a small majority. Terrell is O. K. Dawson, Aug 22.—'Terrell county goes for Hoke Smith by a majority of 200. Franklin by Good Majority. Carnesrille, Aug 22.—Franklin county goes for Hoke Smith by a good majority. Jim Lucks Out. Thomson, Aug. 22. —McDuffie goes for Jim Smith by a majority of 100. Pike is for Him. Zebulon, Aug. 22. —Pike county is for Hoke Smith by a big majority. Russel] Gets Stephens. Toecoa, Aug. 22 Stephens coun ty will go for Russell by 200 major ity. Another for Russell. Ashburn, Ga., Aug. 22.—Russell carried Turner county by 25 votes. Cobb on the Wagon too. .vf-irlett:;, Aug. 22. Cobh count., roes for Ilolte by a large majority. Clayton is Happy. Jonesboro, Aug. 22.—The indication . tail.* tlval Clav courtly will go fir Hoke Smith. Bob Berner’s Home. Forsyth, Aug. 22.—Monroe county ■■oes for Holto Smith 5 to 1. Taliaferro is Safe. Crawfordville, Aug. 22.—Taliaferro ciSj'nly safe for Hoke Smith. " Oconee for Smith. Wtt thins ville, Aug. 22. Ovoneo goes for Hoke Smith by a small ma jority. Stewart Also. Lumpkin, Aug. 22. —3‘ewart coun ty goes for Hoke Smith by a small majority. Ware Did Right. Waycross. Aug. 22. —-Ware county went overwhelmingly for Hoke Smith giving hint a majority of 700. Wilkinson 20 to 1. Irwington, Aug. 22. Wilkinson comity goes for Hoke Smith 20 to i. Lincoln Looks Good. Llucolnton, Aug. 22. -Lincoln coun ty goes for Hoke Smith by small majority Estili Scores. SI. Marys, Aug. 22. —Camden coun ty goes for Estili by less than 1(10 majority. Harris County Helps. Hamilton, Aug, 22.—Harris county gives Hoke Smith a majority of 500. Tift for Hokus Pokes Tifton, Aug. 22. —Tift county goes for Hoke Smith by a majority of 133. Clay County too. Fort Gaines, Aug. 22. —Clay county gives Hoke Smith a majority of 35 over Clark Howell. Elbert After the Ring. Biborton, Aug. 22.—Elbert county is in tho Hoke Smith column by a majority of 100, Another for Smith Cambridge, Aug, 22.—Decatur county goes for Smith by small ma jority. Lumpkin Goes for Russell Dahlonega, Aug. 21.—Russell fai ries Lumpkin county oyer all com petitors with Hoke Smith a close sec ond. Warren Follows Others. Warrenlou, Aug. 21.—Hoke Smith carries Warren county by a majority of 150, Baldwin True Blue. Milledgevilie, Aug. 21.—Full returns give Hoke Smith a majority of 200 in Baldwin. Howell Gets Fannjn. Blue jtidge, Aug. 22. —Ho\yeU wins m Faituin by a majority of 120. Whitfield Was W'S>e, Dalton, Aug. 22. —Whitfield county roils ui) a handsome majority for Hoke Smith. He carried very near every precinct, Burk in the Bunch. Waynesboro, Aug. 22. —While re turns have not been received from all precincts, Burke county will give Hoke Smith a good majority, Pulaski is for Hoke. Ilawkinsville, Aug. 22. —While the fight is thought to be close in many districts, Pulaski goes to Hoke ny a good majority. Mitchell Joins the Crowd. Camilla, Aug. 21.—Hoke Smith carried nearly every precinct In Mitchell county. His majority will be heavy. Five Hundred In Floyd. Rome, Aug 22. —Floyd county will give Hoke Smith a majority of from five to seven hundred. Look at Twiggs. Jefferson, Aug. 22. —Howell carried Twiggs county by a small majority. BRUNSWICK. GA., THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 23. 1906. HON. HOKE SMITH GEORGIA’S NENT GOVERNOR Close Race In Dodge. Eastman, Aug. 22.- The race in Podge county was close. Hoke Smith winning over Russel) by 8 majority Campbell Adds to Majority. Fall-burn, Aug. 22 Campbell coun ty goes for Hoke Smith by good ma jority. There was little interest, in the light. Wins in Webster. Preston, Aug. 22 Holm Smith car ried Webster county 'by a safe ma jority. Heavy vote was polled, Close in Newton. Covington, Aug .22. -Returns arc roming in slowly and the race is close but the county has more than likely gone for l(oke Smith. Irwin Does Right Tiling . Ocilla, Aug. 22.--Moke Smith ha", carried Irwin county thy a large ma jority. Rockdale for Him. Conyers, Aug. 22. —Hoke Smith car ries Rockdale county by a good ma jority. r ' I Green Ljkeb Hoke. Greenhorn, Aug. 22. Iloge Smith won mil in Green by a majority of 400 over Russell. Chattahoochee Follows. Ciisettn, Aug. 22. —Hoke Smith car ries Chattahoochee county by ,i good majority. Bully for Bulloch. Statesboro, Aug. 22. —I hike Smilii made an excellent race In Bulloch winning over IIhHII by 500 votes. Close in Crisp. Conlole, Aug. 22.—-The fight in Crisp comity was close, but despite the hard light Hoke Smith has rurriod the county hy 45. Wilcox Went Wild. Able vllle, Aug. 22 Will iX went: for Hoke Smith by a large majority.' Estill Wins in Bryan. Clyde. Aug. 22.- Bstlll carried Dry ] an county by a small majority I From Glessner’s Home. Griffin, Ang. 22. —Returns mil ah I in yet. but conservative estimates| give Hoke Smith a majority of 200 in | Spaulding county. ■ - L.o<?,k at Putnam. jiUouton, Ang. 22. A small vote was cast. Smith beats all compet itors by 8 to l. Lowndes in Line. Valdosta, Aug. 22. -* The race in Lod l tides county was close hut Smith won by a majority of 100. Thomas Was Jmc. Thomasvllle, •• Thomas will pit*' Hol e Strict 4£l)li>j<M'ily Of; about 100. over ItajlMi.. ~Tho other candidates level veil only n few Votes, Hoke Wins in Talbot. Talbotton, Aug. 22. —Hoke Smith isj leading in Talbot county. Only one, precinct is yet to la In urd from and iij cannot possibly change tin result, j Wilkes Favors People’s Candidate Washington, Aug. 22. lloke Rmii'i earries Wilkes over lini Bniith by a majority of 120. Coweta, of Course. Newnan, Aug. 22 -All returns me not yet in but Hoke KoiiUi will car ry Coweta by at least 2ob majority. Daugherty in Doubt. Albany, Aug. 2;* Th- r> suit in Daugherty is in doubt, all picciu I; not being heard from. The indica tion* are that Howell will carry the ! county by about forty votes. i iilll I Ins kiiunly lent flwwliel niiiiW for People's Candidate SMM M UAOE VIIJ POOR SHBVIOG Defeated Estii! in Glynn County by a Maority of 300—Also Carries All Districts Outside of The City. B lias all along been known tnat iloitr Smith would carry Glynn conn l.v but little was it thought, oven by ids most euthusiiMilc support its, thin lie would poll such a vote m the coun ty- i lie noise made by the HUppei l er:: ol Us!.ill caused many to suppose llial lie would poll quite a large vole but a few hours after the polls were "I" ned Ve leiiluy it was seen that Limit ii was winning three to one, In i'ad el 1 Ik- Clark iJoweil men voting lm I lie Savannah candidate, they re versed tiling:; and a majority of them who did mil vole fm Hicß Prat cluth e, pill 111 a vote I'm- lloke Smith, thinking 11 their duly to bring about the defeat of the Savannah candidate. I lie primary was a pl.-itsaut one aim bulb sides carried on the light during Hie day in g pleasant manner. The vote for governor was as follows: Hoke Smith 4^,^ J. ii. Kslill 129 Clark Howell Ike'e were only two other contests in the stale election. VV. It. Merrill, carried die couuly for slide solioui commissioner over Mark Johnson by a majority o| tttis votes while W. A. Wrh'.lit defeated Vincent T. Sanford for comiilroller general by ((!,.'! votes. Rcl'iim; wore not received from alt of the country districts. Only ten votes were east at Brookman, nine for Sniith and one for Bi-till. It was a areal victory in Glynn conn ty for tin- friends of the people’s can didale and Glynn is proud that she is in the llokc Smith column Jasper Joins in. Alonl(cello, Aug 22 Tho race In J:> pci county is close, but returns fai i' " ived Indicate llmt llokc Smith will carry the county. Russell Gets Montgomery. AH Vonin, Aug. 22. Russel! has probably can led Montgomery county by 125. Uorrien Had the Qoocjs. Nashville, Aug 22 Hoke Smith has"swept the field In Berrien county getting a majority in almost every precinct. Hoke Washington’s Favorite, Sandersvillc, Aug. 22.—Mike lias carried Washington county over the other caudidales by a large majority The race lias surprised even his friends in ibis county. Russell Wins in Clark. Athens, Aug 22.—The fight In this < lark county, today was close hut 1. i bclieveii 1 |,al Russell lias carrlea lin county over Smith by a majority til about Hid. It will lake the ofllcia. count to decide the winner. Pickens in the Push. Jasper, An", 22. The rare in Pick eii - is very close but is is believed tha< Hoke Smith will carry the ' minty by a small majority. Henry Bafe Too. McDonough, Aug. 22. —Henry couuty 1 gives lloke Smith a majority of 250. THIS TABLE LOOKS LIKE HOKE WILL WIN ON FIRST BALLOT FOR HOKE SMITH. Appling I taker .’ ... i" Bald vvi II " Hanks Mart ■■ w . j H- I Hell ..j 'si'd. '.... un Brooks, ~ I Bulloeh .... , i Btu-ke '' ;;; . ■ Bllttn .’..'.'.z' < ’a I In hi it (tamp boll •>; Gai roll j j Gatoosa - Giiarlton ’ ’ Chattachoccliee p i Hialtooga Cherokee Clay . ...... z • layion <> • dincli . 2 Gobi Goffco c Golcjultt Columbia a. Coweta A Grisp Decatur ......4 I lodge ’ ’ 2 I >oolov .... l Fioyd' Forsyth Franklin ‘ Fulton ! !.!. a Green 2 Glascock Glynn .......... 2 Gordon ' Grady o Green ...... Z Gwliiette ’4 Haherslium p i inn 1 laneoek .... ■. Harris i leury ' Houston "'h Erwin z Jackson ’ \ Jasper ./ Jeff Davis .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..2 Jefferson , 2 Jenkins 1 Johnson ■/, Laurens 4 diee g 1 Jncoln 2 Lowndes ’ ’’• • I Madison 2 Merrlwether <1 Millen , Milton W'.'....^ 4 4 Grady Adds Another. Cairo, Aug. 22. -Smltli and Estili men are both claiming the county hut it is thought that Smith will have a majority. Mclntosh in Doubt. Darien, Aug. 22.—The vote in thin county Is very close and it will lake 1 lie official count (o decide ho winner. With three iueelnola yet to heui from Smith lias a lead over Bslill ~| 12 voles. He will likely carry the county. Another Doubtful One. Dallas, Aug. 22. The race hi this coitnl.y Is close 'between Smith and RilHS'dl Belli sides arc claiming a victory and It. will take the official count to decide who gets Paulding. In Terrell’s Home. Greenville, Aug. 22. The indications are that. Hoke Slllilh has’c.n 1 ii-d Mer rlwether county, Governor Terrell s home. Of the .even precincts heard from lie lias a majority of 200 Catoosa for Smith. Ringgold, Aug. 22. While report* are not yet ill, (’lark Howell support ers concede iho county to lloke Smith. Howell Carries Raybun. Clayton, Aug. 22 Report* receiveu from a. majority of the precincts in dicate that Howell will carry Ray bun county by a small majority. Smith Carries Murray. Bpring Place, Aug. 22,—Hoke cur ries Murray for governor by a major ity of at least 100. Butts is for Hoke, Jackson, Aug. 22.—110ke Hmith men won oul easily in Butts county today, having a majority of four hun ured votes over the next highest candidate. Johnson Joins Others. Wright svltle, Aug. 22. -Hoke Smith has carried Johnson couuty by a large majority. Laurens Lines up. Dublin, Aug 22.—Russell look the place of Clark Mowell and made a very good race but Hoke Smith car ried this county by a safe majority. PRICE FIVE GENTS. I Mill hell Monroe 4. , Miu -.aii. j •‘'Bin-ay 1!!!!!!!” j Mliseogoe 0 New lon | Oconee I Oglcl Imrpo . pi in ns v. i Piere.e . . ■> Pile. .. ™ '■.•lk Pulaski 4, z i Put 11:1m .j,^ Randolph Rielimond b I Hie It dale .... ’ 2 Schley .......... £ Kchreven Spaulding 2 Sumpter ' [ F 4 'l'alberl 2 Taliaferro 2 I’atnail .!!!.!, 4 Terrell, g Thomas... a Tin Toombs. - Towns a Troup 4 Wnit 2 WnTTen ' 2 Washington ’ < j * ’ A Wayne Webster 4 White ' 2 wiiitfieid ;;;; /; a Wilcox X Wortli .2 Wilkinson 4 FOR RUSSELL. • lark 2 Lumpkin \ Montgomery Slepoi’iiH 2 Turner . ’.. .. .a FOR ESTILL. Bryan a Camden 4 Ghatliam Ifllilnghiim , 2 Liberty 4 FOR HOWELL Fannin 2! Gilmer ........ii Quitman 3 itnybon Twiggs 2 FOR JIM SMITH . McDufljc 2 DOUBTFUL. ’ Crawford a I laugliiut.v a Paulding Mein tosh 2 Wilkes n NOT HEARD FROM.'' Dade 3 Daw on 2 Dupont 4 Douglas 2 Gaily a Fljierl 4 Emanuel .4 Fayette * a Haralson ,4 Hood a I lean! 2 Jones 2 Macon a Mai ion a St 1 wart 2 Taylor* a Union ... a Ifpson 2 Walker a Walton b 11 FIGHTS ARE REPORTED - n Havana, Aug 22.—The rebels today! captured the city of San Luis, Tha lighting for awhile was fierce and not less than 15 were killed while many were injured. In the melee fifty rural police of. fleer* were captured. The trouble is now reaching al. tirmlfcg proportions. 20 INJURED IN TROLLEY CAR New York, Aug. 22.—1n an accident on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com pany today near Coney Island, twenty persons were injured, some of them seriously. 1 The accident occurred early to. da/. .... j4 *JL