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

The entry OF Seahorn Wright, of Floyd.
into the guberna torial contest as hacker
and champion of Hooper Alexander, I'M
doubtedly is a circumstance of more than
passing Importance.
1t will be taken to mean, despite pous
protests to- the contrary, that the pro-
hfbition question is to be injected into
the forthcoming fight. and that 1t is to be
urged by the two men of all men in Geor-
sfa most abundsntly qualified TO urge it.
Mr. Aexander's recent connection with
The Tippfns bill fight 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 80 closely or so uncompromisingly
as with the cause of prohibition
He has made 1t a 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
breathes no more eloquent prohlbitionist
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
cinch 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
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 tire
Gently wrote up Mr. Wohlwender as a
prohibitionist.
Mr. Wohlwender has not trusted him
self yet 10 arise to a question of personal
privilege in the house and demand re-
traction of those cruel words, but he is
contemplating it seriously.
one may, with a certain amount of i'm
munity call Mr. Wohlwender reaction
airy, a bull moose, or mugwump, but he
draws the line strongly and uncompro-
misingly at being called a prohibitionist!
He recently informed the house in Ian
guage that could be mistaken by nobody,
that he is an oldfashioned, dyed-in-
the wool rock-ribbed, unterrifed copper
riveted anti prohibitonist 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 |
had so far forgotten my raising as to
turn prohibitionist,"
Cant Sidelights talk of anything
but politics." inquiries one on a SOU
vemir 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 Colqutt 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 al all, however, Mr.. HERS is reckoned
a particularly safe and sane man on COM