Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-06
SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
BY JAMES B. NEVIN.

The entry Of Seaborn Wright, OF Floyd,
into the gubernatorial contest, as hacker
and champion OF Hooper Alexander, un-
doubtedly is a circumstance of more than
passing Importance.
1t VIII be taken TO mean, despite pious
protests to the contrary, that the pro-
hfoftion question is to be injected into
the forthcoming fight. and that it is to be
urged by the two men of all men in Geor-
ga most abundantly qualified to urge it.
Mr. Aexander's recent connection with
the Tippins bill tight and the executive
veto Of that measure is a matter Of such
recent history that he will step from one
fight right into the other, as naturally
as II the one were framed to dovetail
INTO the other-which is exactly how It
may have been framed.
Mr. Wright is Identified with no move
ment so closely or so uncompromislngly
as with the cause OF prohibition
He has made it part of his political
religion for S0-odd years-he began it
when he first came to the legislature, be-
fore he was % years of age, and he has
been at it ever since.
Than Seaborn Wright, of Floyd, there
oreathes no more eloquent prohibitionist
anywhere. No speaker knows better than
seab Wright how to "shell the woods"
from the prohibition standpoint
The betting may be good that Alex
ander and Wright will not come under
the wire winners on August 81, but it's q
oinch of the lead-pipe persuasion that
they will make somebody sit up and take
notice in the meantime.
Every little while somebody vocif-
erously, pugnaciously and eloquently
petitions the house to sit down on
Bob Hardeman's rules committee,
and regularly, the house declines by a
practically unanimous vote not to do
it!
A terrible thing has happened to Mr.
Wohlwender, of Muscogee--a great and
crushing humiliation has come upon
him,
A misguided and misinformed contem-
porary-well may one tremble for ire
Gently wrote up Mr.. Wohlwender as a
prohibitionist.
Mr.. Wohlwender has not trusted him
self yet to arise to a question of personal
privilege in the house and demand a re-
traction of those cruel words, but he is
contemplating it seriously.
One may, with a certain amount of inn
munity, call Mr.. Wohlwender a reaction
airy, bull moose, or a mugwump, but he
draws the line strongly and Uncompro-
misingly at being called a prohibtionist
He recently informed the house, in Ian
guage that could be mistaken by nobody,
that he is an old fashioned, dyed in
the wool, rock-ribbed, unterrifed, copper
riveted anti prohibitionist from away up
the creek, where the further up you go
the more anti they get.'
why said Mr. Wohlwender 81 could
not even be elected dog catcher in my vi
cinity. if the idea spread abroad that l
had so far forgotten my raising as to
turn prOhibitonist,"
Cant Sidelights talk Of anything
but politics. inquiries one on a SOU
venir postal card Certainly, Now is
the time to begin your Christmas
shopping
Mr. HERS is one of the silent members
of the house
The gentleman from Colquitt never
raises his voice on the floor, no matter
how warm the debate grows He prefers
! to let others furnish the oratory and hot
air.
Like many members who speak rarely
If at all, however, Mr.. HERS is reckoned
a particularly safe and sane man on COM