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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1906
Page
5
A garbled OCR page from The Constitution Washington Bureau includes scattered notes about staff roles, international and domestic politics, and anecdotes. It mentions figures like Hoke Smith Bryan and Roosevelt, plus references to immigration and Mormon converts, all presented in a bustling early newsroom tone.
A sharp rebuke targets the Hoke Smith Organ over its Sunday broadside urging Tom Watson’s gubernatorial candidate. The piece mocks the editorials and questions the legitimacy of the alarm raised by idle rumors in Atlanta journalism.
A analysis of The Atlanta Journal’s slump reports by Hoke Smith supporters shows wavering in Watson allied counties. Telegrams from supporters reveal hope undercut by uncertainty, with many votes leaning toward Howell or uncertain outcomes as Georgia Democrats respond to the Watson Smith ticket.
The piece argues against Hoke Smiths plan to impose education requirements for voting, warning it harms over 12 percent of white Georgians and over 20 percent in twelve counties. It cites Emma Garrett Boyd data and quotes William H Felton urging Georgians to oppose the measure as a threat to political liberty.
A Georgian speaker denounces disenfranchisement and calls out the plan to take the ballot from a respected segment of the population to advance a political dream. The rhetoric argues that brave citizens, who defend the state, deserve their right to vote and warns against breaking democratic norms.
Dr. William H. Felton urges Georgians to read his warning on racial conditions in rural Georgia as Hoke Smith agitates for disfranchisement. He cites violence, arson, and threats to rural homes and industries, arguing agitators risk political office with dangerous rhetoric and urging farmers to recognize the peril.
Coroner Thompson will hold an inquest on Amos Moody who was found dead with a bullet wound on Adamsville road Saturday afternoon. The inquest is set for 9 this morning at the Harry G. Pooe undertaking establishment. One arrest has been made, William Mitchell, a negro, held at the police station on a charge of Moody death. Mitchell confessed to possessing a shotgun that morning but said he pawned it later. County police and other officers continue investigating.
A letter from Howard Van Epps in Atlanta in 1906 urges republication of Professor William Henry Waddell’s poem Regret from 1868. The brief verse invokes life’s current, river, and time as it laments fading memory and the enduring sadness of lost moments.
Rev P J Brant preached at Wheat Street Baptist on white taxation for black education. He cited a state comptroller report showing about 180000 derived from negro taxation exceeding funds for educating black children and argued blacks deserved 48 percent of accrued taxes. He claimed white teachers averaged 3749 dollars yearly with four times that for black teachers per year.
Raleigh August 19. Lester Butler brother of ex senator Butler is named postmaster at Raleigh after a contest with Wills Briggs. Democrats project wins in most districts, with eighth and tenth tossups. Nominees by district include Small Kitchen Thomas Poll Kitchin Goodwin Page Hackett Crawford. Campaigns praise outruns and discuss discussions with rivals Britt in the tenth and Hackett in the eighth. Party leaders vow to win eighth and tenth despite mixed signals on turnout.
A leading colored man in this city argues that if the disfranchisement plan backed by Hoke Smith became law it would spur many older negroes to study late at night to gain the educational vote qualification. He says the issue is a ploy to fool white Georgia voters, insisting any literate negro can vote, and notes some voters support Smith solely to keep negroes from voting.
Frank Elders and Steve Johnson reconnect after twenty five years in Atlanta, recalling White Hall Street viaducts and the Loulaville era. They reminisce about Beermann and Kulert, Hutchinsons drug store lineage, Gartrell du Bignon law offices, and notable figures like Ely and Logan, weaving a tale of a city rebuilt from memory.
Report of final engrossing and signing of bills by clerk Bouffeutlet and Speaker Slaton with Senate officers finishing leftover business and lawmakers returning home for the Wednesday primary. Notes on engrossing clerks, Auditor committee work, Rep. Anderson’s farewell, and Terrell approving last day appropriations totaling 444000 pounds. Also mentions Benatar Reid of Palmette being urged for a Court of Appeals judgeship and ongoing support from lawmakers and friends.
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