The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-11
ATLANTA SEEMS ID
 WANT COMMISSION Charter Revision May Take
 Place at Very Early Date CHANGE IS DEMANDED
Gossip Is Active About Adjutant Gen erals Position-Annexat of Territory Is Now Agitatino
 Atlanta Citizens.

Atlanta, March 1o-(speciaL)- )-The idea of commission form of government is growing stronger in Atlanta the more it is considered. The recent report of the subcommittee appointed from the general committee named 10 consider the question of charter revision recommend ing and outlining a commission form of government for the city, was rather ex- pected. It occasioned no surprise and it has aroused no outspoken opposition from any source so far.
 The people generally appear to like the idea. The only question is as to how the politicians will view it, and that they will have considerable influence in the matter cannot be doubted, since it rests with council to approve any bill the legislature may be asked to pass chang ing the form of municipal government
 It is true any citizen or body of cit izens could go before the legislature and ask for such charter amendment as they deemed proper, but the councils action usually carries much weight with the ence to overcome
 The citizens generally recognize that some change in the present plan of municipal administration is needed to stop the rows now so frequent within and be- tween various departments. and to get the citys administration on a practical business basis
 Adjutant's Generals Office.
 Interesting gossip at the capitol centers around what Gov.-elevt Joseph M. Brown will do with reference to the position of adjutant general, an office in connection with the National Guard which is to be filled by executive appointment imme- diately following .the governors inaugur- ation.
 From all parts of the state come in- dorsements by the militia, both officers and men, of the incumbent. Gen. A. j.. Scott. General Scott is young man and has proven a live, actives and energetic official. It looks as if his reappointment would undoubtedly meet the wishes of the entire body of state troops
 Nobody appears to know just what are the intentions of the governor-elect in this matter, though it is known that strong pressure has been brought to bear in behalf of other prospective applicants for the place who were amohg his strong supporters.
 If the governor-elect was correctly quoted and follows out the purpose stated that he proposed to follow in this matter the wishes of the state troops who are most intimately concerned, there is little doubt, it is said, that the appointment will go to General Scott.
 Annexation Plans.
 Atlanta is hoeng a hard row in the matter of annexing that little strip of territory to take in which she recently stretched her limits over into DeKalb county.
 Injunction after injunction has been asked for. The first one was refused The second one is still pending for argu- ment. The latter seeks to restrain the mayor and clerk of council frun de- claring the regult of the recent election under which the city voted that the whole of it should lie in Fulton county. That action is now held up under temporary restraining order
 Now an appeal has been taken to the su- preme court from the first decision deny- ing the injunction which sought to stop the election. Even if the supreme court should decide with the DeKalb county citizens 1t is difficult to see how it could order an injunction to issue against the holding of an election which has already taken place.
 But DeKalb is determined to make a fight to the death for it's little strip of territory The citizens of that county say they would be glad to have their en- tire county annexed to Fulton, but that they object to being tackled on piecemeal through the extension every now and then to Atlantas city limits.
 Hudson's Successor.
 There is an amazing amount of talk concerning the race for commissioner of agriculture two years hence, consider ing the fact that Commissioner T. G. Hudson has given no intimation as to his future plans, and nobody seems to know definitely whether he intends again to make the race or not.
 As matter of fact, the race will be pretty well on year from now, since the primary will be held some time in the summer of 1910.
 Commissioner Hudson has denied the re- port that he proposes to make the race for Congress from the Third district, yet there is a persistent rumor that his future plans aim at some other office than that which he now holds.
 At all events the rumors have brought into the field no less than three tenative candidates. Capt. R. F. Wright, who has occupied the position of assistant commis- sioner of agriculture for more than 10 years, has stated that it is his purpose to make the race in the event MT. Hud- son does not run again. If the present commissioner wants to make the race,