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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
11
A collage of brief notes ranges from fish and mosquitoes in rivers to Swin guard at Oyster Bay and Stolypin political moves. It cites Gorky and Maxim, a French anarchist heir, undertaker ads, and New Jersey fears about mosquitos. References include Bryan, Churchill, Dowle, and Len Wood, plus warship contracts, indictments in multiple cities, and alarming baby mortality linked to tainted milk.
A Georgia newspaper editorial denounces Hoke Smith supporters for demoralization and desperation. It accuses Smith and his organ of misrepresentation, defends exposing graft and negro appointments, and claims the Georgia Democrats led by Watson gain insight from the latest campaign turmoil.
An editorial argues Hoke Smith advocates disfranchisement for votes. It claims he has not pushed the legislature to enact the measure and appeals for a sincere, forceful push now from Atlanta during the Georgia session. It accuses Smith of hypocrisy and questions his claimed public spirit.
Opinion pages mock the idea of grand wartime style philanthropy, noting Russell Sage left nearly all wealth to his widow despite hopes for broad benevolence. Critics accuse readers of greed and acquisitiveness, while questions of justice and the widow’s rights rise in discussants’ columns.
A Rome Tribune column attacks Hoke Smith’s race stance and farm policy. It accuses Smith of duplicity for not pushing a disfranchisement bill, harming Georgia farmers by delaying action and perpetuating labor shortages. The piece questions his supposed “friendship” for the people and criticizes his party loyalties and personal ambitions.
Cedartown Ga July 31 1908 A Polk county lawyer Rufe Hutchens defends his actions at a Cedartown gathering where Arnold and Wright spoke for Hoke Smith. Hutchens denies asking for extra time and counters accusations about his role and political loyalties. He recounts interactions with Trawick and Tison and defends his campaign conduct against Howells circulars. He asserts his local attorney duties with the Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line and criticizes The Journal report as misleading. Hutchens vows to continue circulating the so called dirty circulars and to oppose Hoke Smith’s gubernatorial bid.
The Athens Banner notes Hoke Smith, seeking Georgia governor, may bolt the Democratic Party and run on a straight Populist platform if defeated in the primary. Critics say his conduct alienates real Democrats as campaign tensions rise and speculation grows about an external bid to win enough votes to secure the governorship.
The piece argues Hoke Smith pursues both populist and Democrat loyalties, cites past denouncements of Tom Watson, and claims plans to run independent on populist lines if defeated in the August 22 primary. It notes populist reaction and a request to gatekeep Democrat entrants.
James M Smith of Smithonia Georgia demands Hoke Smith retract and apologize for a Washington Georgia speechJuly 23 alleging Smith prosecuted him before Governor Gordon and was pardoned This claim he says is false and supported by state records He urges the Georgia governor candidates to retract or face the documented truth as of July 29
An article fragment recounts debate over alleged voting irregularities in Polk County and references a speaker Hoke Smith. It contrasts reported attendance with eyewitness counts, notes political insults toward Judge Simmons, and weaves in folk tales of deadly tropical trees and a mythic “Poison tree of Macasear,” cited to illustrate fear and rumor during the era.
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