The Brunswick news., 1912-03-12
MANY OFFER HIM
THEIR SUPPORT
PROMINENT BRUNSWICK ATToR.
NEY is WANTED TO SUCCEED
CONGRESSMAN RRANTEEY.
Friends of WeIl-known Jurist in All
Sections of District Willing to Sup
port Him If He Will offer for the
Position.

OtIOHS pressure is DelnS DfOugnC to
bear upon Judge Joseph w. Bennett,
of this city, to offer for congress from
the Eleventh district to succeed Hon.
w. &. Brantley, who announced a. few
days ago that he would retire at the
expiration of his present term, and
while Judge Bennet is free to state
that he is not a candidate, it is be-
heved that so urgent will the appeal
be, from prominent citizens in every
section of the district, that he will
have to either yield to the call to
serve the district or announce to them
fatty that he will not be candi-
date.
AS soon as Mr.. Brantleys announce
ment that he would retire was made
and when the field was looked over for
an available man to succeed him, one
who is qualified in every way to rep
resent the Eleventh district IN con-
gTess, the popular Brunswickian loom
ed Up far above all others, and at
once there was a popular demand for
him to enter the race. Not only has
the appeal come from local people,
who realize Judge Bennet's fitness for
the high position, but from all sec-a
tions Of the district he has been
prominently mentioned.
Would Be Strong Candidate.
That Judge Bennett is one of the
best known and most popular men in
the Eleventh district there is no doubt.
Fer years he served as judge of the
old brunswick judicial circuit, which
at that time, included majority of
the counties in the Eleventh district.
His record on the bench was one of
the best ever made by a jurist in
Georgia. So excellent record was
1T, that a few years after he volun-
tarily retired, he was offered a place
on he Georgia supreme court bench,
but refused to accept the position
owing to the large law practice which
his firm enjoyed.
Judge Bennett is, of course, known
in every county in the district. He is
originally from the western part OF
the district, having come to Brunswick
1fOm DIOOhS COuuly, hO
would be most formidable candi
date III that section. In the dozen
counties which formerly composed the
Eleventh district it is not believed
any candidate in the congressional
district could poll a larger vote. AS
a matter of fact, no one in position
to view the situation will doubt for
a minute that if Judge Bennet will
allow the use of his name he will be
elected by an overwhelming major
&y.
AS to his fitness for the position,
there is not man in the district as
well qualified to take up the work OF
Congressman Brantley.
AS stated above, Judge Bennett has
not as yet discussed the probability
of becoming a candidate, but every
effort will be made to get him to ac-
cede to the wishes of his friends to
make the race.
other Candidates.
Though Judge T. A. Parker is thus
far the only announced candidate for
the blace, numerous names are being
mentioned, among the latest being
]. A. J. Henderson of Irwin county,
who is being groomed by his friends.
1t is also understood that Hon. Ran !
dali Walker of Valdosta, is seriously
considering entering the race. Sew
eral other names are being suggested
and cne or two formal announcements
may be made within few days.
Local friends of Judge Bennett will
use every effort to get him to become
a candidate, and dozens Of them have
assured him Of their support. 1t is /
believed that the appeal win be so
strong and so general that he will
have to accede to it, which would un-
ouestionably mean that he viii be Mr..
Brantley's succ assor.