Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-04
SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
BY JANE S 8. NEVIN.

Now that Che presidential primary has
PASSED into history, and the returns. like
some of the candidates, are all in. a few
viii be given over TO the exclusive use
Of the / told -you-sos, and then that other
/ big show, the gubernatorial campaign
will get under fun steam ahead
Many hooms long in the bud will burst
1 into bloom and otherwise within the
next few weeks, and it will not be very
| long before prospective voters will be
able to get a fairly straight line on what
they are to he up against in the August
/ primaries
Guhernatorially. there appear to be
three sure bets-John M Slaton and
Thomas @ Hudson and Joe Hin Hall
But L. 6. Hardman of Commerce. has
a lightning rod up, and something may
( hit it; While rumor has been very busy
of late with the names of Thomas S.
Fielder and Thomas William Hardwick
| 1t is given out with considerable show
of authority that Mr. Hardman undoubt-
edy win be in the race. and, at least. the
Fielder boom is very much in the posi-
bility class as yet
Hardly less interesting than the guber-
Material fight will be the fights for the
three railroad commissionerships and the
vacancy to occur in the agricultural de
partment
There VIII be something like one dozen
candidates for the first named office and
three or more candidates for the last
named. There will also be a fight for the
attorney generalship.
AS for legislative and solicitor general
ship contents-they will be just about too
respective localities
Undoubtedly. the results in Colorado,
Massachusetts and Florida which imme-
diately preceded the Georgia election, and
which gave cold comfort to the Wilson
boosters, cat considerable figure in We'd
resday's result in Georgia
The Florida victory especially gave
heart to the Underwood enthusiasts and
proportionately depressed the Wilson
boomers. For the result in Florida an
| swered the most telling argument used
against Underwood in the entire Georgia
campaign the argument that Underwood
was running in Alabama alone and there
merely as a "fayorite son" and that
there was no real sincerity behind his
I candidacy, nor chance for his nomina-
tion in Baltimore
W ia Inc btie tselNCN VI sAldDdtItds T 1lIl-
| da. Georgia and Mississippi (Which he is
sure to geD, Underwood viii so into the
convention with most formidable
strength especially in the event of a
deadlock.
OF course the nomination of Speaker
Champ Clark seems the most likely thing
now; but, failing Clark. what more prob
able nominee than Underwood looms on
/ the horizon of Democratic hope2
The nomination, which is equivalent to
election, Of William Fl. Burwell to repre-
sent Hancock in the next legislature
gives immediate interest to the matter of
the next speakership Of the house
Mr. Burwell and his local opponent for
election to the house agreed to submit
the question for settlement in the presi-
dental primary and Mr. Burwen won
out handsomely This cleared the decks
all right for 3lr Burwen's speakership
contest.
The speakership Of the house has been
prize Of most attractive attributes ever
Since the late Governor Atkinson made
it the stepping stone to the governorship.
ii is a position of great distinction,
and carries with it just enough power
and prestige to make il useful to its oc-
eupant. without affording him too man