Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-07

smith, OF the united Otdles seHdIS'
Judge George Hillyer of the railroad
commission; Walter Andrews and Ed
T. Brown. of Atlanta; Tom Hardwick,
of Sandersville-or somebody else?
Every one of these men pulled off his
coat for Wilson, and fought his battles,
through all its ups and downs, never
firing, never quitting, from the day his
boom was launched up to and including
yesterday, when the former Georgian's
great ambition was contaminated.
To them goes a heavy measure of
credit for Wilson's big victory in Geor-
gia 1t is just that the record be thus
written.
They fought a good fight, and they
put it over.
Loyal Democrats, regardless of past
political or fractional affiliations, rallied
to them, as they should have done-but
they were the leaders and the uncom-
promising generals in command.
One of the very first to wire his con-
gratulations to President-elec Wilson
was Governor elect Slaton, of Georgia.
When Slaton looked the Georgia re-
turns over. he said: by jove, that man
Wilson just about got my vote in Geor-
/ gia-and that's some dandy. I'll have
| to wire him at once-any man who gets
that vote is subject to congratulations"
| The governor elect expressed himself
as delighted with the prospect not only
of a Democratic president. but of a
| Democratic congress as well.
The statement published in an after
noon paper of Atlanta Tuesday, to the
effect that Governor Browns private
| secretary, Jesse Perry, gave out with
out the governors knowledge or con-
sent letter to the governor from
James d. Price. which letter concerned
Mr.. Prices demand upon the governor
for Immediate commission to office as
commissioner of agriculture is abso-
lutely incorrect and does Mr.. Perry a
great injustice.
The receipt of the letter was pub
llshed in The Atlanta Georgian of Mon
day, with the direct and positive con-
sent of the governor himself. The gov
ernor, over the telephone, was informed
by Georgian reporter that The Geor-
gian was aware such a letter had been
addressed to the governor, and that the
knowledge of the letter came from out
side the executive office Governor
Brown admitted the receipt of the let
ter, but said he would not discuss 1t. as
he had not read it thoroughly. and had
not read Judge Cobb's accompanying
| opinion at all
| Secretary Perry had nothing to do
with giving out the letter for publica-
| tion-the governor himself gave out all
| that anybody gave out concerning it,
And the governor desires 1t made plain
that such facts as were made public
concerning the Price letter, were so
made with the express knowledge and
consent of the governor.
For a time it looked as if Taft would
get little bit of a look in on the Geor-
gia election returns Thursday night.
Along about 9 o'clock a wire from
grand old Pickens announced that that
bailiwick had mounted the Taft wagon
and as the wagon was crowded not at
all. the bulletin attracted no little at
tention.
| Finally. however Pickens wabbled off
the Taft wagon and fell to T. r. which
left Taft's Georgia score exactly and
precisely o!
The combined Republican vote in
Georgia did not go as high this year as
1t did In 1908, when Taft was pitted
against Bryan. Indeed, In that election
Taft carried two congressional districts.
A sure sign that Democracy is trium-
plant after ancient and approved
Southern fashion is the appearance Of
the victorious rooster at the mastheads
and across the front pages nowadays
or divers and sundry esteemed contem-
poraries around and about.
True, these ROSTERS are OF the vim
tage of "a mostly. when Grover Cleve-
land was first elected president and
some of them look mighty queer in
the columns of a modern newspaper
Nevertheless they serve a noble pur-
pose today. and they carry a meaning
that Is all TO the good in Democratic
philosophy.
Besides, while they may be old. thew
never have been overwor6ed. and they
print up fine and dandy!
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