Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-01
HUDSON QUITS OFFICE,
TO TAKE EFFECT MAY |
Commissioner of Agriculture
Makes Ready for Campaign
for Other Office

Thomas G. Hudson, commissioner OF
agriculture, resigned from his office Of
commissioner of agriculture Thursday
afternoon, the demission to take effect
on May /. The resignation reached the
governors office just a few minutes
before 1 o'clock.
Following is copy Of it, as address
ed to Governor Brown:
'"Dear Sir: In view Of the fact that
am about to become a candidate for
an Office that will require practically
an or my time, and make it impossible
for me to devote the time to the Of
fec Of commissioner of agriculture that
should be given TO it, L deem it my
duty to tender to you as governor of
the state of Georgia my resignation as
commissioner of agriculture, to take eff
feet May 1, 1912. Very respectfully,
(signed) 7. G. Hudson, commissioner of
agriculture"
Governor Brown stated at noon
Thursday that he had not yet settled
even in his own mind upon the name
Of Commissioner Hudson's successor.
All of the candidates were actively in
the race. said he, and the greater part
of his time was then being occupied
in hearing Endorsements of their sew
eral qualifications. 1t is expected that
the governor will announce his ap-
pOintee by Sunday. The report is that
he has stipulated that the man whom
he names must not run for commits
siOner OF agriculture in the primaries,
but that none of the available candi-
dates for the interim appointment has
agreed TO accept the appointment on
those terms.
The effective date OF this resignation
will leave the commissioner in control
Of his department until the close of the
present fertilizer season. Commissioner
Hudson explains this by the statement
that quite apparently the important work
of fertilizer inspection would be disor-
ganized and its effectiveness impaired
were strange hands to assume control
OF the department now and other ap-
pointees TO be named.
Commissioner Hudson's resignation car
ries with 1t the destiny of a large force
of assistants, all of whom are his ap-
pointees, either directly or indirectly. and
each of whom will be subject to dismiss
sal by an unfriendly successor ins the
commissioner chair.
The following list Of these officers
shows the importance OF this phase of
the matter:
ROBERT +. WRIGHT OF Ebert county,
assistant commissioner; J. Il. Johnson,
of Lee, chief clerk; ]. 7. Harrison, Of
Stewart, shipping clerk; a. B. Duncan,
Of Lee, record clerk; p. III. Edwards,
record clerk; E. r. Terrell. of MeTI-
wether, record clerk; T. J. r. Johnson.
OF Lee, bookl1eeper; L. L. Williams, of
Carroll. stenographer.
p ~ Methvin, Of Coweta county,
food inspector.
T. \. Cheatham, Of Bibb, drug inspec-
tor.
L. +. Bahnsen, Of Sumter, state vete-
rinarian; r. +. Watkins, assistant vet
erinarian; +. T. Denham, Of Putnam,
w. 7. Lester, of Clarke, and w. G. Mize,
of Habersham, cattle inspectors.
Dr. r. L. Stallings, of Atlanta, state
chemist. and the following assistants:
). II. Wilson, of Atlanta; r. c. Holtz-
claw. of Houston county; \. G. Nickles,
Of Atlanta; c. r. Clark, of Atlanta; J..
J. Taylor, of Atlanta: Mr.. Allen, of A.
lanta, and L. w. Bradley, of Atlanta.
Miss Daisy oxford. stenographer.
The number of these officers and EN-
ployes shows the department o. agri-
culture to be one of the largest in the
capitol. 1t does not include the field
force of fertilizer Inspectors and G:l IN
spectOrs.