Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-23
SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
BY JAMES B. NEVIN.


gestion Of no prescriptive title to a Sec
ond term, it likely would be generally
approved.
1t is customary in Georgia nowadays
to elect officers, and then TO re-elect
them, regardless. to a second term.
Years ago the politicians began to set
up a claim to a second term as an
Endorsement" and the officeholder who
failed to get it has looked upon the
failure as sort of reputation pc
cuiiarly obnoxious.
This idea had more To do than any
thing else, perhaps, with bringing about
the constitutional inhibition against
third consecutive term in the governors
ship. Governors have come to be ac-
corded second term, almost without
question; and pretty much the same
rule applies in all other oftices-as It
does, indeed, so far as Georgia is con-
cerned. to national representatives and
senator's
While, however, The Darien Gazette's
sugg estion is interesting and in many
Instances approved, it is not at all like
" that change in the present law will
be enacted by the incoming legislature
Jesse G. Perry, the governors private
secretary. left Saturday night to spend
his Christmas holiday with the folks
back home" in Mitchell county.
Colonel Perry is an ardent sportsman
and a crack shot He will NOT miss a
days hunting while he is away but has
promised the governor faithfully te,
stick within the limit of % birds a day.
and not bring down censure upon the
administration by shooting up Mitchell
county's quail crop iHdiscrimiuately
He will return TO Atlanta ana his Of
fetal duties about January >.
Congressman Charles 6. Edwards. or
the First district, lists Editor Joseuhus
Daniels of The Raleigh News and O5-
server, as the one sure cabinet posi-
bility under President Wilson.
Mr.. Edwards, VINO is home for the
Christmas holidays, says there is ao-
solutely no doubt in the mind of any
body in Washington that Daniels is 10
land, and in an probability in the pos.-
master senera,ship.
Editor Daniels is widely lnown i'm
Georgia. especially among those Who
have figured in national politics. ana
the opinion that he richly deserves re-
ward and recognition ut the hands of
the incoming administration is practi-
cally unanimous.
The announcement of the Georgia
prison commission that il will not stand
for the removal Of county wardens ana
physicians, when the cause for removal
Is merely political, has smashed many a
pretty slate framed up for January
throughout the state.
New county commissioners here and
there long ago have caucused and de-
cided to Gust wardens and physicians
hither and yon-and generally for no
reason whatever other than that the
incumbents aligned themselves with
losing political factions in the various
localities affected.
The prison commission never has del
egated to the county commissioners the
right to elect these officials. but il had
come to accept their recommendation
practically without question. When II
became apparent, however, that this
right of nomination was being abused.
the commission sharply withdrew it.
There will be some wailing and
crashing Of teeth, of course-but the
prison commission says 1t will stand
pat from now on, on it's own right {,
name the county physicians and war;
dens.