Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-16
STATE POLITICAL
BEE IS BUzz|NG
COMMISSIONER TOM HUDSON
AND ATTORNEY GENERAL
JOHN C. HART BOTH MENTION
ED FOR GOVERNOR.


politics. He can't live comfortably unless
he is lined up with friends against enc
mics. He's got to take sides. He Is IN
the terms of science, properly classiIle0
as a gregarious animal. He must hero' Vi
he is lost.
This is borne out by the fact that al
though the state was split by a guber-
material primary last June. and al
though the new governor who was theh
chosen has not yet assumed MS once
and will not assume 1t till June, and an
though the next primary Is more Ihan
a wear off. the people of Georgia are al
ready talking of governors again. Ii
every paper Of the state that one PICKS
up, one is liable to find some intima-
ton of the fact II not an open ADMISSION
Of It,
The latest mentions for Georgia's
governor after Joseph NJ. Brown has
served his term of Office are two state
house officers-Tom G. Hudson, OF Schley,
state commissioner OF agriculture, ana
Judge John c. Hart. attorney general.
Congressman Griggs and Brantley and
Hardwick have already been mention
ed" by their friends, though the last
named has declared that he will be a
candidate to succeed himself in congress
and nothing else.
The following article about Commission
er Hudson was originally published few
days ago in the Americas Recorder. 1t
has since been reproduced in the Macon
County Citizen. the Cedartown Standard,
and several other papers, and has been
geographically commented upon in
dozen more.
The article itself is complimentary
distinctly so-without being committal.
But the comments that have been awak-
ened by 1t are, some of them, plainly
just what the writer of the original had
reason to believe would follow it. The
article follows:
Tom Hudson as He is known
tom Hudson is the most unselfish
politician 1t has ever been my pleasure
to know
This is what a prominent Georgia poll
itician has to say Of Georgia's genial
commissioner of agriculture.
"And then he continued: Tom Hudson
is one Of the very few politicians in
Georgia who are not always looking to
the main chance. He is not always
weighing his own personal interests in the
balances against everything he is asked
to do. He is willing to do favor even
though there is to be no resulting bene-
fit to himself. He stands true to his prom
Uses even though he could advance his
personal political fortunes by ignoring
them
What a compliment for a politician,
what reputation to enjoyi A politician
who is still unselfish. who has not de-
generated into a mere schemer and plot
ter, one who gives a kindly grasp of the
hand without thinking of vote-getting,
who does good service to a neighbor
without calculating closel.- where he will
come in on 1t, one who is not always ad-
justing the balances carefully to see that
he gets full returns for every act, off,
cial or otherwise, of his life.
What pity Georgia, and every other
state. does not have a few more poll
ticians and officials who are willing to
overlook their own interests at times in a
desire to be of service to others who
are not always moved by the desire to
advance their own selfish aims, who are
willing to even diminish their political
strength to aid a friend or stand square,
ly to a promise.
such a man truly is Tom Hudson And
1t is pleasure to his friends to know
that he is appreciated as such"
But Commissioner Hudson only laughs
when the question is put directly to him,
"Win you run for GOVERNOR" He says
that it is one of those biblical things that
are yet great way off,"
And the Greensboro Herald-Journal, in
an issue last week, has started the ball
rolling for Greene countys own" by
suggesting that when the time comes,
Attorney General John c. Hart, of Union
Point, will not be without friends to stir
his ambition. This article of the Herald
Journal has also been reproduced in sew
eral papers and commented upon in par
agraphs by a dozen more. 1t is as fol-
lows:
"Here's to John G. Hart
1.-THE Albany Herald has an article in a
receut issue on 'Gubernatorial Candidates
in $780, The Herald says the politicians
are already laying plans and discussing
candidates for the next gubernatorial
successorship, the race which will not be
run until 1910. The Albany paper is in
clined to believe that in the event Gov
ernor-elect Brown desires the"usual" sec
ond term he will have to go up against
Governor Smith-that the latter will be
in the running again in 1910. The names
of Congressman Hardwick, Congressman
Brantley and Congressman Griggs are
also mentioned in connection with the
1910 race.
"The Herald-Journal is not worrying IT.
self over the next gubernatorial race.
Governor-elect Brown will not take his
seat until June, and it is too early to dis
cuss the matter, anyway. But we will
ty will furnish the successor to Cover
nor Brown, in the present able attorney
general, John c. Hart.
Judge Hart has served the state in
many positions of trust and honor, and
would make a great governor. He is
thoroughly conversant with the affairs
of state. He has been weighed and was
never found wanting. His fidelity to the
states interest is known, admitted and
appreciated throughout the state. He has
done more good, hard work for the state
and received less financial reward than
any man In 1t.
Here's to Hon. John c. Hart, Cover
nod-elect Browns successor"
Judge Hart Talks
Judge Hart does not take his mention
seriously He denied II, Wednesday morn
ing with the following:
TT is nothing more nor less than
kindly expression from my friend, Mr..
williams, the editor of the Greensboro
Herald-Journal. 1 have no intention to
run for governor and no ambition to be
governor 1 am, of course. grateful to my
friends for their good opinion, for at
best there is nothing in public life except
to deserve and receive the good opinion