Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-18
Friends of Former Governor
Declare That He Will Sue
coed Senator A. S. Clay in
United States Senate
SUGGESTED THAT PRIMARY
GOVERN APPOINTMENT
Col. C. R. PendIeton Is Urged
for the Interim Term--Gov-
ernor Brown to Act Immedi-
ateIy--Mind Made Up

The situation bearing on succession in
the United States senate to the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Senator A. S.
Clay, of Marietta, may be summed up
as follows:
Joseph NJ. Terrell, former governor,
wants the appointment, confidently ex-
poets to get 1t and will be a candidate
before the next legislature to succeed
himself.
Charles r. Pendleton, editor of the Ma
con Telegraph, wants the appointment,
his friends say, and will not be a candi-
date before the next legislature to sue
coed himself.
Gunby Jordan, of Columbus, former
railroad commissioner, is a tentative
candidate for the senatorship, and his
appointment would be agreeable to both
wings of the Georgia Democracy, accord
ing to his friends.
w. w. Osborne, Of Savannah. former
solicitor general. has been mentioned for
the Office. and is known over the state as
strong man.
John NJ. Slaton, of Atlanta, state sena-
tor-elect from Thir- y-fifth district, is
pointment as the man calculated to show
the strongest strength before the nc 1t
legislature and therefore more likely of
election than any other man the gov
ernor could name.
MAY APPOINT AT ONCE.
Governor Brown, in the meantime, is
engaged at the capitol-and at the man.
sion. 1t is said-in comforting with his po-
litical advisers concerning the appoint
ment. and reading letters and kilograms
Of Endorsement.
IT will certainly make the appoint
ment this week, and I may act within
the next "a hours" said the governor
Thursday morning at his office. The
declaration is taken to. mean that he
has definitely determined upon his
choice and is all but ready to close up
the matter.
There is still another phase of the
senatorship situation that holds much
interest and il bears on the legislative
action next summer.
Hoke Smith. governor-elect. who has
been mentioned prominently as a candi-
date before the legislature, has no
statement to make concerning his pur-
pose, though it is believed he would acz
cept the senatorship if elected.
Rumor says that Congressman Thorn
as W. Hardwick, of the Tenth district.
is a candidate for the office. He has
his friends have been active in his be-
half.
w. A. Covington, of Colquitt county.
is an avowed candidate before the leg
islature for the succession. He is an
able lawyer and has many friends.
r. B. Russell, Of the court of appeals,
is mentioned as a probable candidate
before the Legislature
While the foregoing summary pre-
sents a succinct synopsis Of the situa-
uon as il presents itself Thursday morn
ing, other features are attracting no end
of attention and comment. Not the
least of these is the suggestion that
Governor Brown submit the selection of
Senator Clays successor to a primary.
to be called at an early date by the
state executive committee.
The idea, which has met with consid-
cradle favor in certain quarters, undoubt-
edIy finds basis in an earlier suggestion
that the state committee call a primary,
to be held next spring. to instruct the
legislature as to its choice of a candi-
date to succeed Governor Browns APP
pointtee.
Governor Brown certainly comes
nearer to needing instruction from the
people concerning the senatorship than
does the legislature ITSELF said a proml-
nent politician at the capitol. THE leg
islature has been only recently elected,
and it's members are certainly closer to
the people than is the governor. If
there is to be primary, to ascertain the
peoples will. why not let the governor
submit the matter before he names Sen
ator Clays successor"