Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-01-20
Terrell To Resign This Week;
Latest State Political Gossip

RYT. ]. sIMM oNs, JR.


The resignation of ]. M. Terrell as attor-
ney general of Georgia, will come this
week. Preceding the resignation, perhaps,
will be the announcement of Mr.. Terrell
for governor The resignation and the
announcement will create no surprise, as
IL has been expected for several weeks.
People have begun to inquire as to the
time when the popular official is going to
give up his present Office in order to en-
ter into the struggle for the new one, but
Mr. Terrell has refrained all along from
telling just when he would step out. To-
day he has seven criminal cases in
the supreme court of Georgia, and when
these are completed he will be ready to
sever his connection with the state for
time and turn over the affairs of the Of
fee to HIS successor. Mr.. Terrell has
made an admirable attorney general. Nine
years ago he entered the office, defeating
the late w. c. Glenn for the position by
big majority. His record has been Won
derfuL He has represented the state in
many big law suits in the Georgia and
United States courts, and every time he
appeared for the state in the United
States supreme court the state won. This
is a record held by but few attorney gem
erals in the United States, and Mr.. Ter
rell, as we'll as his friends, are proud of
it. Mr.. Terrell has been considering the
he has many plans already made. AS
understand it, he will have his headquar-
tiers in Atlanta. and from here he will
wage a vigorous campaign. He is known
in every section of the state, and wher-
ever he goes to further his interests he
will be greeted by a host of friends. 1t
is seldom that a man with so many
friends enters campaign for governor,
and his formal announcement for the po-
ufff nd ant W
hailed with delight by his supporters.
When Mr.. Terrell resigns Governor
Gambler will of course have to name his
successor. There have been applications
for Mr.. Terrells position, even before
there is a vacancy, and Governor Cand-
Ter will have a long list of names to
choose from. The men who are most
prominently mentioned for the place are
Allen Fort, of Americas: Boykin Wright,
Of Augusta, and Judge N. L. Hutchins, of
Lawrenceville. 1t is considered almost
certainty that one of these three men will
be selected to succeed Mr. Terrell. 1t
has been currently reported for some
months that Judge Hutchins would be APP
pointed. 1t is said that he was a class
mate of Governor Gambler in college, and
besides he was one Of the strongest sup
porters Of Governor Gambler during the
famous Speer-Candler campaign of 1882.
For these reasons, 1t is stated the gov
ernor will give him the place. Then it is
said that Boylkin Wright, Of Augusta,
will be the man. Mr.. Wright has been in
Atlanta several times recently in confer
ence with Governor Gambler, and he has
also been seen in conference with Attor-
ney General Terrell regarding case in
which the state is interested and which
will come up in the United States court In
a few DAYS The gossips say that Mr..
Wright and Mr.. Terrell were preparing
the case together and that it means that
Governor Gambler had determined on Mr..
Wright. But as the case involves the
Georgia railroad, the state Of Georgia and
Richmond county as well, 1t would not
be out of place to say that Mr.. Wright Is
representing Richmond county in the mat
ter. Judge Fort has been here several
times recently and has been in the gov
ernors office many times, but according
to Governor Gambler none of the men
whose names have been mentioned are APP
plicants for the vacancy which will occur.
But of course that does not bar them
from being eligible. Judge Hutchins is
well known throughout the state, and is
fully competent to I'LL the position he
is a lawyer of great ability and would
make an excellent attorney general. Boy
kin Wright Is considered one of the lead
ing members of the Augusta bar and is a
lawyer OF great renown. He was a dele
gate to the national convention from
Georgia in 1900, and while never holding
an office, he has been prominent in Geor-
gia politics for many years. Judge Allen
Fort served six years as railroad commits
sioner and has been one of the ablest
LAWYERS In south Georgia for years and
wears. 1t is stated by capitol folk that
the governor would not make a mistake If
he appointed either of the three men, IL
one of these three is appointed 1t Is not
thought that he will stand for reelection.
Judge John Hart is the only candidate In
the race so far, and it begins to look as
If he is going in without opposition UNI
less the successor to Mr.. Terren ueclues