Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-02
ATTACK ON
HUDSON IS DISAPPR0VED
Members of Committee Deny
ANY Partisan Desire to lniure
Agricultural Commissioner

without any intention to punish or
bring reproach upon any man connect
ed with the department Of agriculture"
said Senator Bush, chairman OF the
legislative investigating committee that
is now in session, this committee Is
endesvoring to arrive at the truth and
see what can be done for the improve
ment of the department"
This significant remark went into the
records of the committee during an in
Permission in Tuesday mornings ses-
sion. It's Significance consists in the
fact that it came officially from the
official head of the committee, as a
statement on behalf of the committee.
It had the tacit OF expressed concur
renee of the other members present
It was the committees disapproyal o.
the severe newspaper arraignment that
has within the past few days been
made of Commissioner I. @. HUDSON
marfagement OF the department of agrt-
culture.
The occasion was during an intermis-
sion when the committee was waiting
for a witness who had been called
Chairman Bush arose to make state
ment correcting an impression created
by a newspaper other than The Journal.
Partisan politics had been imputed by
that newspaper to Representative Auit'
tnsttgator and vice chairman OF the
committee. The imputation was en-
phaticalIy denied by Representative
Ault himself Senator Cromartie, an
other member, seconded his denial I
have never seen q committee more thor
ouShiy in accord than this one is" said
he.
But 1t remained for Representative
Cabanfss, Of Oglethorpe, another mem
her of the committee, to flash ray OF
interesting light upon the investigation.
In indorsing what the other hao, saio'
and commencing he committee Tor It's
harmonious investigation, he incidental
~ pressed the button.
members of this committee from the
house will remember that I vigorously
opposed Mr.. Ault's resolution authoriz-
ing the investigation, when the resou-
ton. was first introduced, because be-
lieved II was intended to affect I. G..
5udson's previously announced candi
dacy for the governorship, said Rep
resentative Cabaniss. Then he went on
to say that in spite Of his bitter oppo-
sition to the creation of the committee
he and Mr.. Ault had worked in thor
ough accord.
TTba resolution to which Mr.. Cabaniss
referred was introduced in the house
last summer. Mr.. Hudson was at the
time rumored as a probable candidate
for the governors chair to succeed GOV
E5oke Smith, but his candidacy had noe
been announced. After the COMMITTEES
was appointed, whatever foundation
there was for the rumor disappeared,
and Mr.. Hudson was not a candidate.
Tuesdays session Of the committee
hogan with DR. Peter F. Bahnsen, state
Veterinarian, on the stand. At the con-
cIusion of DR.. Bahnsen's examination
Chairman Bush paid him the compi-
ment of saying to the other committee
men. Hes like that other gentleman
we spoke about yesterday. I think he
understands his job thoroughly Chair
man Bush might have referred to either
DIR r. E. Stallings, state chemist, or P.
A Methvin, food inspector, both of
whom were on the stand Monday, and
both of whom are in charge of their
resnective departments under the super
vision of Commissioners of Agriculture
Hudson
During DR.. Bahnsen's examination the
committee got interested in hog cholera
and other diseases, and for a time the
farmer members of it held a regular
experience meeting with the veterinari-
an. forgetting all about their investiga-
ton, to the amusement of Representa-
tive Ault, who is a lawyer, but who held
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