Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07

H. H. Gambler of Lavonia, representa-
tive-elect of Franklin county, was porn
in Hart county in 1870, where the early
years of his life were spent on the farm:
His father, \. ID. S. Chandler. moved
to Lavonia, Franklin county, in 1884, ana
died there in 1884 Henry F. Chandler,
the grandfather of Represent ative-elect
Chandler. represented Franklin county in
the Georgia legislature back in the 4Os.
Mr. Chandler was married TO MISS
Mamie Hardy in 1890, before he was ~
years of age, and for a few years en-
gagged in the mercantile business at La
vonia, his present home. His educational
advantages being very limited, he solo
out his business and moved his family
to Athens, Ga, where he entered the
law department of the University OF
Georgia. In 1898 he was graduated from
that institution with the degree of bach
elor of laws. He has since that time en-
gagged in the practice of law at Lavonia,
besides which he has extensive farming
interests in Franklin and Hart counties.
He has been three times commissioned
as the prosecuting attorney OF Franklin
county, first by Gov. Allen d. Gambler
as solicitor of the county court of Frank
lin, then by Governor Gambler as solicit
tor of the city, court of Gainesville, for
term of four years, and at the expira-
ton of that term he was reappointed by
Gov. Joseph NJ. Terrell as solicitor OF
the city court. Each time he had oppo'
sition for the appointment.
In 1900 he received the Democratic NOM
nation for representative of Franklin
county by a large majority, but was de-
feated in the general election. He has
for several years taken a prominent part
in all matters political in Franklin. He
is a member of the executive committee
of the Eighth congressional district, in
which capacity he is now serving his
second term. The race for representative
of Franklin county last year was the
most exciting and spectacular ever known
in the history of the county, the cam
paign being run on the South Carolina
plan the candidates going from district
to district and addressing the people of
the county In this race Mr.. Chandler
was opposed by two strong men, both
farmers, and the county being strictly an
agricultural county, it seemed that al;
the odds were against him, especially in
the second primary, when he had the
race to run with only one, but the race
resulted in his overwhelming election.
He is a prohibitionist and favors al
lowing the present law to stand just as
| It is. He is a friend of the common school
system of the state, and of the old Con-
federate veterans. He favors placing So
licitors general upon salaries, amending
| the present banking laws of the state,
especially making the penalty for en-
bezzlement of the funds of a bank more
severe, and extending the state road to
| the sea.
! Mr. Chandler is also strongly in favor
of repeating the divorce laws of Georgia,
being of the opinion that to do so will
do more toward the moral upbuildiny
and uplifting of the social conditions OF
| the state than any measure ever adopted
by the state, save the prohibition law.
| G. Berry Tippins, of Surrency, repre-
sentative-elect from Appling county
comes of good old legislative stock. On
the maternal side of his ancestry. his
grandsire, Hon. Benjamin Brewton. serv-
ed in the lower house of the general as
/ sembiy about the year 1850. The son of
/ this old legislator, Hon. Jonathan Brew
| ton, an uncle of the representative-elect
/ from Appling, represented the same
county, Tattnall, that his father had rep
resented, about 1870
Representatfve-elect Tippins was born
| in 1860, in Tattnal county About ten
years later his father, w. f. Tippins,
moved the little family from Tattnall ia
| Appling.
| In 1880 Representative-elect Tippins was
married to Miss C. Y. Eason, daughter of
| Felix Eason, one of Appling county >
prominent citizens and a pioneer on the
Indian side of the Altamaha river. Nine