Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-28
HOT BATTLES At
MACON OVER Z
DEADLOCKS
Convention Which Opens To-
morrow Will See Strenuous
Fight for JudgeShip.
By JAMES B. NEVIN.


ing at 10 o'clock, are arriving on every
train
Already the town is swarming with
these important persons, not to mention
hundreds Of onlookers in this strenu-
ous-to -he Vienna
Tomorrow is to see in Macon one Of
the most interesting and thrilling con-
ventions ever held within the state, and
1.-THE boys" which specifically includes
the mixers" and the "fxers." are here
to have hand in IT, openly or in the
darkest and most remote reCesses Of the
Lanier hotel. as the case may be or the
necessities of the moment require.
BY 80 this afternoon every delegate
will have arrived.
This is approximately a definite
statement. for every delegate to this
convention has his number. description
previous political affiliations and reli-
gion carefully indexed either in the
card systems Of Jim" Price, Bud" Bla-
lock or ]. J. Brown. contesting candi-
dates for the commissionership Of ag-
riculture
Between these three, no delegate,
however seemingly inconsequential, can
escape.
5royIes- pottle Fight Headiner.
To be sure, the headliner Of the en-
tire show is the Broyles- Pottle con
test for the court Of appeals nomlna-
ton.
Politics. friends are claiming the
nomination for their man. on the ground
that he carried the popular vote by
nearly 1000 over his Atlanta adver-
sary. and that he won four more coun-
ties than Broyles, even II the unit vote
is tie
They are citing-and with considera-
bic effect-the fact that Broyles made
his fight on a platform of "1ustice first,
technicalities afterward"
The Pottle men say that Broyles can
win the nomination now only by in
sisting upon the most technical course
Of procedure the convention might pur-
sue.
They argue too-and here they seem
to score again-that to nominate Pot
tie now would leave things as they were
two good men holding down two good
jobs
They cite the fact that both positions
pay the same salary-s4000 per annum
and they plead that the most equita-
bic way. the way with less after-effect
of an undesirable or bitter persuasion,
would be to give Pottle the nomina-
ton, Notwithstanding the tie, and say to
both men. We'll done Georgia adj
mires two such good fighters, and APP
proves of both"
The Broyles men are better listeners
than takers today. They are standing
pat. and preserving an almost ominous
calm. What they will do on the floor
tomorrow is the pre- convention prize
mystery.
Soil Commissioner Deadlock a Puzzle.
The only sure thing is that 1T is in
the air" today that Pottle is TO win.
and without bitterness or hard feelings
upon the part Of anybody, after every
thing is over.
Everybody admits that the Broyles-
Pottle race was~ a gallant and manly
fight on both sides.
The Price Brown Blalock deadlock
has the best of them guessing, and it
likely will require several back room
caucuses tonight to get that thing
ironed out for convention inspection to-
morrow.
on the surface Of things, it looks as
If Price has shade the best Of the
situation this afternoon.
Blalock is said to prefer Price as the
eventual nominee. failing himself. He
insists, nevertheless, that as yet he has
considered Blalock only.
Price, in the matter Of Blalock-
Price lineup, Is said to be Mr.. Barl1is,
dressed in his Sunday-go to- meeting
best, with hand outstretched. Blalock-
ward. palm up.
on the contrary, Brown men are
claiming that they have enough Bla-
lock votes pledged on the "breakaway"
10 insure Browns nomination, and they
arec tanning that the Joe" Brown men
on the Blalocll delegations are in the
matter Of second choice. J. j. Brown
men
Into this dght-it had to get in some
where, of course-onters the unescapa-
Bile tom" Watson issue.
Hard TO Lose Jim" Price.
Watson is for Brown j. That is a
red rag Of defiance TO some members of
the convention.
The Brown men say, when pushed
into corner, that if Brown can not get
it, "Old jim" Price looks pretty good t.