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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1932
Page
4
The excerpt surveys a stream of opinions on Gene Talmadge Roosevelt and Georgia politics. It mocks campaigns, endorses John S. Kelley, notes Episcopal history of presidents, and urges civic responsibility amid editorial chatter and local race commentary.
The weekly papers across the state commend Hon. M. L. Ledford, state treasurer, and The Herald backs his appointment by Governor Russell, urging voters to indorse him in the state.
The Vienna News notes Holder and Hardwick fading figures as governors candidates and questions Russell’s youth driven campaign. It highlights M D Collins challenging M L Duggan for state school superintendent, with Collins supported by local friends in Thomasville.
The Savannah Press notes political campaigning by Eugene Talmadge touring the mountains urging freight rate reform. The piece recalls Judge Rice's legal directions to railroads and criticizes Mr. Nix for lacking constructive statements, urging him to narrow the field for voters. Georgia gushes over education, but the editorial argues the state is not ready for a power company governor.
The Macon Telegraph criticizes Eugene Talmadge after a Dublin speech, mocking his plan to take on the Telegraph. The note questions his expense accounts and travel pay, calling for details on lobbying funds and state travel. The paper recalls past support.
The Hartwell Sun cites medical gains, noting Cuba’s last fiscal year death rate at 12 per 1,000, asserting progress in public health and sanitation. The Dawson News objects and The Fort Valley Leader-Tribune urges cautious optimism about a national rebound and business confidence. The Elberton Star questions Hoover’s Reconstruction Finance Corp appointment and warns of political risk if loans fail.
Pat Griffin of the Bainbridge Post Searchlight questions the Russell Crisp Senate race. He criticizes both candidates as overly ambitious and urges voters to stop the feud and choose a better senator.
A collection of Georgia political commentary discusses Charlie Roundtree and W. H. Lovett campaigning together, concerns over Governor Russell and challenger Crisp, and quotes from the Washington News Reporter. It includes criticism of tax and debt proposals and a note on primary voting rules and precinct voting requirements.
The Columbus Enquirer Sun clipping praises John B. Guerry of Montezuma as a strong south Georgia candidate for the Court of Appeals. Born in 1882 in Georgetown, Quitman County, he rose from Mercer University to law practice and public service, including alderman, school board chair, Red Cross and Victory Loan leader, Kiwanis member, and Mercer trustee.
A reader criticizes Governor Russell for vetoing a unanimously passed 1991 House and Senate bill by Howard of Chattahoochee and Judge Buell Stark of Whitfield. The letter argues the measure would aid county authorities in securing rights of way options and warns a veto overruns constitutional checks, potentially increasing future highway costs.
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