Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-06-22
HON. THOMAS HUDSON OF SUMTER,
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA.

United states senate, and his conSe-
quent retirement from the gubernato-
rial chair, that Hon. Thomas Hudson,
of Americas, Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture, will be a candidate to succeed
to the governorship. 1t is also con-
ceded by the most astute politicians
without regard to section or past fac
tional affiliations, that the indications
all favor the election of Mr.. Hudson to
fill the vacancy. If Governor Smith Is.
elected to the Senate, the honor Of
supplying the next governor of Geor-
gia will then fall to Sumter, the ban
.ner county of Southwest Georgia, and
the home of everything that is progress
siye in agriculture.
1t is we'll that Commissioner Hudson
should become governor To begin
with, he is thoroughly equipped for the
position He has had years 0 expert
ence in public life, he is acquainted
with the people of Georgia from one
end Of the state to the other, he is
aware of their peculiar needs, of their
aspirations, of what they have been
doing, what they are doing, and what
they hope to do to better their material
condition and make Georgia a greater
state for their children and their chill
drcns posterity Not only that, bat
Mr.. Hudson has had an active and ali
intelligent part in the upbuilding of
the state Under his administration
the department of agriculture has
stood for forward movements, for the
Investigation of crops, for better
seeds, for a more intelligent use Of
fertilizers, for better stock and more
of it, for improved highways, for the
most up-to-date methods and appli-
ances. 1t has encouraged and suppor.-
ed and worked for every measure that
could possibly assist the farmers of
Georgia in bringing agriculture to
higher pitch of perfection. 1t has been
great educational institution, the
influences of which have been direct,
widespread and continuous.
Ever since he became Commissioner
of Agriculture, Tom Hudson has kept
himself in close touch with the farm
ers He has not contented himself with
sitting in an Office at the state capitol,
drawing a salary and planning and
plotting politics He has trayersad
the state in every direction, and has
likewise become a personal friend of q
host of the most prominent and pro-
gressive of the planters. 1t would be
hard to find Georgia county where
Commissioner Hudson has not been
Smith, travelling much though that
liable to shake them by the hand and
talk intelligently and directly of their
home affairs He is closer to the pep
pie than any Georgian of today, save
it be Hoke Smith himself, and proba,
bly, Tom Hudson really knows more
about Georgia and Georgians, in a
practical, up-to-date way than Co...
Smith, travelling much though that
gentleman mas done in recent years
within the boundaries of the state
But outside of this personal init
macy with the people and proper ap-
probation of what they want, Com
missioner Hudson has other peculiar
qualities that eminently fit him for the
office of governor. He is genial. none
more so in Georgia. he is magnetic,
drawing all who know him close to
him; he is practical, not possessed OF
high-faluting ideas that are beyond the
peoples comprehension, he is a man
of good appearance, able to represent
Georgia to the satisfaction of its people.
at home or abroad; he is conversant
with general public affairs, not only
in the state but in the nation-at-large ::
and he is big enough, broad enough,
progressive enough, to give Georgia
Isuch an administration of its internal
affairs as it is entitled to. He will
measure up to the standards the peo-
Iple have set in their minds for their
chief executive and assist in maintain
ing the high position the common
wealth holds the eyes of the coun-
try-at-large.
Georgia will make no mistake when
lit puts Commissioner Thomas Hudson
of Sumter county in the gubernatorial
chair He will make an executive the