Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-08-09

Many complaints COUNTIES lHO
state have been received about Governor
Browns failure to send commissions to
newly-elected and appointed justices OF
the peace and notaries public.
These complaints haven't been sought by
The Journal, but have come unsolicited
to IL. and to Smith headquarters. Ono
correspondent wants to know why, IL
the governor is too busy to make cam
paign speeches, he is too busy to attend
to the routine of his Office.
The following complaints. just received,
are TYPICAL
SIX MONTHS DELAY.
APPLING, Ca, Aug. 5, 1910.
Editor The Journal: In December, 1902
L. 4. Pollard was elected justice of the
peace for the 1S5th district, G. NJ. Co
lurnhia county,. The election returns were
duly certified and sent to the governors
office and after A reasonable length of
time elapsed. no commission was re-
ceived for the justice. The governor was
again notified of the failure to receive
commission, both by letter from the prop
er official here and also in person by
citizen OF this county. Still, no commits
sion was forthcoming. Thus matters went
on until gIie latter part of May, 1910,
when the ordinary received the following
letter from Governor Brown:
''StG.e OF Georgia,
Executive Department,
ATLANTA, May 80 1910.
Hon. J. F. Hardin, Ordinary. Appling,
Ga:
Dear Sir: have your favor of 26th
instant, advising me that you have never
yet received a commission for Mr.. L. A.
Pollard justice of the peace for the
l35th district. @. M I was advised that
h,I 49, L.
ter, but thought that the commission had
already been issued. will instruct that
the matter be given attention at once.
kindly advise mo under personal COW
er should there Re any delay in matters
passing between this office and yours
In the future.
Very truly yours,
JOSEPH NJ. BROWN.
Governor"
After the receipt of this letter the
ordinary waited till the 22d Of June and
still NO COMMISSION RECEIVED.
Having previously written the governor
on the 18th Of June that no commission
had been received, on the 22d Of June
he had a citizen Of this county to call
again at the executive office and request
that the commission be sent at once.
On the path OF June, 1910, the COM
mission was received by mall, and 1t
January /, 1910.
There had been no contest whatever
in the matter and there was no excuse
why the commission should not have
been promptly issued and received here
nearly six months before 1t came, and,
although the governor says that he
thought there was a contest and no com
mission had been issued up TO that date.
on June a5," the commission was issued
marked duplicate" seemingly to try to
make 1t appear that the fault was else
where than in the executive office
II seems that the executive office is
NOW trying to make UP for It's tardi-
ness in the matter OF issuing commits
sions Recently a justice was elected In
the I2s5th district Of Columbia county,
the papers forwarded and commission
was received by due course or mail In a
day or two another commission for the
same officer was received.
Below is q copy of the letter accom-
panying the commission:
Atlanta. Ga, Aug. 2, 1910.
Ordinary Columbia County, Albany, Ga:
pear Sir: I herewith enclose COM
mission, etc, for T. e. Noweil
as ]. P. 12s5th district. If you have al
ready received one for this party you
may return this one.
wv. W. LARSEY,
Sec Elk. Dept"
SEVERAL. COMPLAINTS HERE.
IRwINTON, Ga. Aug: 2, 1910.
Dear Sir: At the April term, 1870 OF
the Wilkinson superior court the grahu
Jury recommended and Judge H. @. Lew
IS appointed ]. G. Pearson notary public
and ex-oficio justice of the peace, SSlst
district; ]. X. Arlington notary public
and ex-oficio justice Of the peace, S2Sth
district; NJ. f. Wheeler, notary pubic
and ex-oficio justice Of the peace. loOotn
district. and S. ]. Dixon notary public ana
ex-oficio justice of the peace SSOth DIS
trict. -. =
Judge Lewis order appointing them Is