Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
By JANE S B. NEvIN.

W Trox Bankston. who prints
newspaper in Alabama, the while he
runs for railroad commissioner in
Georgia, is worried over a persistent re-
port that Judge George Hilyer has
changed his mind about not being a
candidate to succeed himself on the
commission
Judge Hulyer did give out a state
ment early in The spring to the effect
that he would retire at the end Of his
present term of service ON the railroad
commission. Mr. Bankston thereupon
announced that he would be candi-
date 10 succeed the Judge, and would
enter the primary for that specific sue
cession rather than for one of the other
two vacancies to occur.
There have been something like
dozen gentlemen mentioned" for rail-
road commissioner, but Mr. Bankstou
seems to he the only candidate thus far
who has come right out in the open and
said which particular vacancy he pro-
posed to go after
About week or more ago. however,
rumor began to assert. with consider
able show Of authority that Judge Hill
yer had reeonsidered his former deter
mnation and would be very much in
the race to succeed himself This in
teresting and significant rumor. more
over. Judge Hillyer has neither denied
nor affirmed, Notwithstanding the fact
that numerous anxious inqurers have
undertaken to get further word from
him
II is known fact, too. that consid-
cradle pressure Of particularly
weightv kind has been brought upon
Judge Hnlyer of late to stand once more
for the Office ne now holds.
''Tf not nominated now. shall
Immediately begin the fight for next
time" said Colonel Roosevelt the
other day If that fails to stop the
argument. what win stop It?
Editor Charles r Pendleton. Of
Macon, is not afraid 10 rattle his
skeeton-in- the closet. If necessary
or desirable He admits he was
once a member Of the Georgia legis-
lature
Charles r Crisp. who is candidate
for congress In the new Third district
is giving practically no time and at
tention to his Georgia campaign. be-
cause his exacting duties as house par
Humanitarian in Washington keep him
so busy he dare not leave the national
capital
Mr. Grisp's particular work Is such a
vital part Of each days proceedings in
Washington that the house was forced
TO adjourn one day this week, because
while the parliamentalian was neces-
sarly absent from his post OF duty for
an hour or So the house got itself into
such a tangle that it couldn't get out
without shutting up shop temporarily
or at least until Mr.. Crisp could be
communicated with
Congress likely will adjourn early in
/ June. and not until then will Mr. crisp
have a real opportunity to prosecute his
Georgia campaign
Mr. Taft apparently Is rapidly
approaching that point where he
win agree that nobody loves fat
man"
The idea that a delegate at large
means delegate with no strings
tied to him. is not necessarily true.
The state Democratic convention
may require even Delegate at Large
Watson for instance, to stand
htched
A number Of newspapers in the Sew
enth congressional district are urging
Representative Gordon Lee for one Of
the delegates places from Georgia 70
the national Democratic convention in
Baltimore.
Mr. Lee is a warm friend as well as a
congressional colleague of Mr. Under
wood and, besides, Walker county,