The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
SENATOR BACON MAY BE OPPOSED. Governor Slaton and Ter
 rell May Run THE POLITICAL NEWS. Georgians Already Talking About Candidates to Succeed Brown
 When His Term Expires
 as Governor
THE POLITICAL NEWS

Atlanta December 9.-(Special) )-Before The ink is hardly dry on the presses an3 nouncing the election in the primary of Gov. Joseph Brown to serve the remain der of the unexpired term of Hoke Smith as governor of the state, they are already talking about the next race for the same position, and gossiping of the battle which will probably come when the time arrives to campaign for the seat of Sen- ator Bacon in the United States Sen ate.
 Much of the gossip seems to. center around John M, Slaton, now governor of Georgia, holding that position until the meeting of the legislature which he has called into session for January 24 for the purpose of canvassing the vote and de- clarng Joe Brown governor.
 Slaton has already been a prominent political figure and up to date has gotten everything he wanted. Every of- flee he has tried to get has come his way without any great apparent trouble
 He has been member of the legislature, member of the senate, speaker of the house, president of the senate and now governor What does he want next?
  rying some of the politicians. IS 1t the seat in the Senate held by Bacon or the governorship soon to be held by BroWn
 His record as governor will be of aid to him. Always friend maker, he has added many more by his conduct of the new office. There has not been a single adverse criticism of any decision he has made of any step he has made. The general consensus of opinion seems to be that he would make as able and as capable a governor as Georgia could se- lect.
 With the next governors race not more than six months away, several figures are looming up as possibilities. There is Slaton already mentioned, there is the possibility that Brown would run again, J. R. Smith is mentioned, Hooper Alex ander, Murphy Candler and Thomas $. Fielder, attorney general, all in the lime light of talk.
 It was understood some time ago that if Brown did not enter the race that Slaton would offer 1t is not generally believed that the governor would care to run again. He came into this race chiefly, it is said, because his friends wanted him to, and because they figured he was the man for the place, and that the time de- manded his candidacy.
 Manager J. R. Smith is another name which has been connected in the past with tlthe governorship. As the campaign man. ager for Joe Brown he has more than made good, managing him to two vic tories.
 But Smith and Slaton and Brown are all the warmest of friends, of course, and whatever action they might take would not conflict.
 On the other hard, theer will be those who will try to bring into the race friends Of Coy. Hoke Smith, At the last pri- mary efforts were made to bring Candler Eel ii1fp ha particularly the two first, but they couldn't see it that way. In the next primary they may see what they believe will be a better chance than at the last election.
 In the contest for a seat in the United States Senate it is believed that Senator Bacon will have opposition.
 The only two names mentioned right now are those of Governor Slaton and of Senator Terrell It might be either one of thees two men, and again, of course, it might be an entirely different man.
 It is also probable that Terrell might wait for another year or so, and then oppose Hoke Smith for the full term, when the uneXpired term of Clay ic out.
 There is one thing that seems certain now, and that is that Judge Russell is out of it, insofar as racing for the governorship is concerned When he went into this race he was considered very strong, and there was a general im- pression that he was going to fight it out with some one for the lead
 Just why his vote fell so far behind is hard to say Some believe that the liquor men became leary of the judge. on account of reported differences in prin- cirles, as announced in different parts of Georgia. The judge at various times announced that he had been seriously misquoted. but the impression that he did not stick to one platform prevailed.
 As his term expires at the next election it is said he may run for the judgeship again or for Congress from the Eighth Gistrict now represented by Daniel Trib- ble.