Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-03
BY T. }. SIMMONS, JR.

as clerk Of the house. Hon. Mark Hardin
who held the place for years and years.
but who gave IT up to run for secretary
Of state and raise peaches. has said he win
run again for his old position. He has
made no formal announcement yet, but In
an interview with a Journal reporter
Tuesday he said that he wants to be
clerk again. He finds raising peaches a.
very profitable business, but is inclined to
the opinion that the $40 day paid the
clerk OF the house for himself and
assistants is worth having If 10
can be gotten and he is going TO try hard.
to get it. Clerk Boifeuillett's friends claim
that Uncle Mark is going to meet with
a rough road when he attempts his travel
to the clerkship, but Uncle Mark says
he has travelled rough roads before ana
he is not at all afraid of the stony way
With Mark Hardin against John Boifeuif-
lett and William Clifton against Chariie
Northen there will be an interesting fight
on hand when the legislature convenes
next fall.
The Marietta Journal in its last issue
says that Col. r. T. Nisbet may become
a candidate for commissioners OF agrlcui-
ture after all. According TO that paper
the friends of Colonel Nishet are urging
him to oppose Mr.. Stevens. and now the
former. commissioner has decided TO take
the matter under consideration. AS Inc
Marietta Journal Is perhaps the omclat
organ Of Mr.. Nisbet. the statement re-
garding his probable candidacy may mean
something NJ L. Johnson, OF Barlow.
and Iucius Stubs, of Laurens. have also
been spoken of as possible candidates for
the place now held by Mr.. Stevens.
There is now some doubt about the
Hon. Joe Hill Hall, Of Bibb. becoming q
candidate for the legislature again. II -
~ L. ~
Dupont Query, is a candidate for gov
ernor the Hon Joe has decided not to get
into the biennial scramble for legislative
honors in Bibb county. Nobody from the
Godfrey district in Bib told me this but
I get my information from other sources
The Hon. Joe made the Bibb county peo-
ple an able legislator, and despite the
fact that one member of the firm Is out
in politics the voters may prevail on him
to run anyhow.
IT Is generally understood that Hon.
Clark Howell, of Fulton. will be candi-
date for the senate again from this dis
trict. Although, under the rotation sys-
tenn IL is Clayton county's time to elect a
senator. IL is said that the people in Clay
ton are perfectly willing to have Mr.. How
ell as their candidate. Mr.. Howell Is one
of the most brilliant young statesmen In
the south, and will again be candidafe
for the presidency. He made an able pre-
siding officer at the last session, and It 10
not likely that he will have any opposi-
ton for the position.
Since the supreme court decided that
the public property fund could be used TO
pay the interest on the bonded debt, there
has been no talk Of opposition to State
Treasurer Park. For awhile II was noised
about that former Treasurer W. J. Speer
would be candidate, but Mr.. speer has
not vet announced. There was also re-
vivai of the report that w. A. Broughtcns
of Madison. would run, but Mr.. Broughton
saws the report is untrue. From the looks
of things now Mr.. Park Is going In With
out any opposition. He has made splen-
ala oficial during his term and the peo-
pie viii no doubt give him another.
T. ]. SIMMONS. JR-ss