Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-01-14
POLITICAL POT IS
BOILING IN SECOND
Roddenberry HurIS Def Into
Caucus Mcintosh viii Run.
Knight Mentioned

! Congressional politics are boiling in the
! Second district.
| Judge Roddenberry. of Thomasville. has
come out in red hot statement to the
public. declaring himself against the eau
Gus that is proposed among the probable
candidates for Tuesday night in Albany,
and proclaiming it as an effort among a
few politicians to direct the will of the
people.
Henry NJ Mcintosh, editor of the AL
bany Herald selected by Congressman
| Griggs' widow as the man whom her
| husband would have had fill his UneXpired
term for him, will run. says Railroad
Commissioner o. B. Stevens.
Judge w. A. COvington. mentioned in
some quarters a probable candidate.
nails it all by saying at Moultrie: IT
have never announced that I would be in
the race, and am not a candidate
OTHERS IN THE RACE.
John P. Knight, ex-senator from the
| Sixth state senatorial district, is men
toned in dispatch from Nashville, Ca.
which says that his candidacy is regard
ed as very probable, and that definite
announcement from him is expected next
week. Mr.. Knight was in Atlanta Mon
day and admitted that he was thinking
of making the race.
And Judge Arthur G. Powell. of the
state court of appeals, about whose indie
clsion in view of numerous urgent tele-
grams and letters The Journal told las
Sunday, denies that he has yet made any
positive announcement, and gives as his
reasons for hesitating the fact that sew
eral of the candidates already declared
are his warm personal and political
friends whom he would not wish to OPP
pose
On Saturday evening the Democratic
executive committee of the district meets
' in Albany to decide whether there shall
be a primary or simply a straight cleo
ton. The contest will not become def
mite till all the conditions have been fixed
by that meeting.
According to a Thomasville dispatch.
Judge Roddenberry was invited to the
Albany caucus of Tuesday evening, by
Jesse Perry, former secretary of the con-
gresham, and himself mentioned as
candidate for congress.
RODDEN8ERRY OPPOSES CAUCUS.
Judge Rodenberry, says the dispatch, re-
fused outright to have anything to do
with the caucus.
II am not now a candidate the Judge
reports himself as replying to Mr.. Perry,
In a written statement which he gives
out from his office. "If you want the
place, go before the people for it. Do not
effect 1t in star chamber caucus.
IF 1 should run for congress. it will
be before the people of the district face
to face, and not behind closed doors at
Albany Ga, in a political trading eau
Gus dominated by artful, well-equipped,
self-serving politicians of the district. The
90 600 citizens of this district who deserve
and pay for the right of franchise are
capable of picking out their own officer
to fill the unexpired term"
Railroad Commissioner Stevens return
ed on Monday from Dawson, whittier he
went to the funeral of the late Congress
man Griggs. He brings with him the
word that Editor Mcintosh is sure to
run
Il think I may say without hesitancy
that there is not the least doubt or ques-
ton that Mr.. Mcintosh will be in the
race fer the unexpired term, and, in my
opinion, he will win it,