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Newspaper
Vienna News
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
2
Fragmented notes recount Governor Smith rallying Columbus voters, a rising indorsement at a Monday night event, and opposition chatter. Mentions include Alpharetta Free Prong style commentary, Joe Brown supporters, and reformer Seah Wright. Endorses E B Lewis for Third District Congress against Hughes.
Schley County News urges voters in the Third District to reelect Mr. Lewie to Congress for two more years citing his twelve year record. The piece defends his honesty and conservative approach, notes his role as ranking member of the Currency and Banking Committee, and questions replacement by Mr. Hughes.
The Georgia administration claims savings of a million dollars yearly in passenger fares and an extra half a million in railroad taxes, arguing this progress drew opposition. Opponents say the governor would not face pushback if he had appeased corporations.
A Georgia article by A C Ward argues liquor license money funds schools, contrasting illiteracy rates in Georgia and Maine. It cites U S census figures showing 8065 illiterates per thousand in Georgia versus 61 in Maine, urging prohibition as a better educational solution.
The Central Georgia Power Co. begins dam construction on the Ocmulgee river in Macon with two and a half million in bonds and four hundred thousand dollars in attack. Financed by A B Leech & Co of New York, the project promises jobs and business for local merchants while debates over political figures continue in editorials.
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