Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-20
WIFE MADE JACK
SLATON RUNFOR
GOVERNOR
"She Said | HAD to Enter the
Race. and | Did," He
Explains.

II Jack" slaton is the next gov
ernor OF Georgis--snd Vt looks as II he
will be-his wife will be responsible. It
became known today that it was only
at her plea that he consented to enter
the race
When Mr. Siston was asked just how
he came to he candidate he bowed
deeply with an inimitabe gesture in
the direction OF his wife When the re-
porter asked Mrs Slaton n II we're
really rue the her husband would not
have entered Tho race TO- the states
highest Office hut for her appeals, she
snilingly said she guessed she'd have
to admit thai if was.
So il came ia he known tnat Nj
slaton is giving m $4,000 law prsc-
tice NOT nearly so much because he
wants to ~ the emmou Ucaith's chief
executive rs hecap~e be couldn't say no
90 mis- wife
Ten YOU exactly how IT tame about.
said Mr. Slaton in he beautiful study
Of hls country home on Peachtree road.
We had talked over office holding
many times Mrs Slaton, Mrs. Grant,
hsf mother and my self You see they
bad to have a man 4" be 2 candidate.
and their ambitions we're naturally for
me. and l expect that's why | WAS per
mltted to attend the conferences Most
~ they'd begin TO talk OF Office holding
a s sort of adjunct to housekeeping
and I'd find my self injected into the
situation through maze Of friezes
and hangings chinaware aud linens.
some fountains sundial ana q row OF
palms
What Are You Going to Dor"
y told them said Mr.. Slaton Sc
riously now. that ! was perfectly sat
ished with the honors that the people
Of Georgia have already vouchssfed me
that m, law practice was thing I
WAS taking a great deal of pride in
and that I'd like TO keep at II, particu-
lsrly as il helps out considerably in
paying bills But Mrs Slaton would
turn to Mrs. Grant at the end Of my
remarks and she would say that of
course they wouldn't need those lilac
curtains for the guest rooms or the din
ner set they'd been looking AT if !
wasn't going TO he candidate And
Mrs Grant would look at me With
look that wondered how 10 dare To
set up my will against plans for a Louis
XVI chiffonier, and finally Mrs. Sla-
ton said that I'd got to run for gov
ernor because she wanted me to SO
I'm running
Here's the point" continued MI.
Slaton. What arc YOU going TO do
when you're prisoner both to wife
and her mother"
One Of the candidates inimitable ges-
lures. this time indicating utter help
lessness and sublime resignation add
ed quite as much 10 the cxplanat ton
as his words
"He'I Make a Good Governor"
Mrs Slaton smiled confidently
I'm afraid it's a shame to admit that
that is true she said Really, Mr.
Slaton is giving up law practice that
he cares for very much and I'm vain
enough Of hts success in the law to
tell that it does mean a financial sac
rifce Of three or -four times the salary
~ Georgias governor But I'm vain
enough, too. YOU see. to feel sure that
he'll make a pretty good executive and
of course. if he's governor. why ri be
the governors wife, and I'll have my
chance to put into execution some Of
my ideas concerning the operation OF
an executive mansion.
The candidate bowed Vigorously
The truth OF the matter is" said
Mrs. Grant" my daughter is more
ambitious about homemakng than Ju-
Illus Caesar ever could have been about
throne. Really. We had to urge Mr..
Siaton many times before he would an
nounce himself. and it is quite true
that he said at first he'd not give up
his present interests and his business.
during this campaign at least But my
daughter and / have considerable ex-
perience al persuasion and always we
had him either at the town house or
out here In Buckhead where he couldn',
get away. or course we won him over
and of course we feel certain he is
going TO be chosen governor as he
should be, and We are really having a
regular revel planning how Wen live
II our dream Of next November comes
true
II is interesting. Incidentally to an
nounce that MIR. Slaton is preparing FOR
his guhernatorial campaign by course
in Emersons essays. with particular at
tention to that one entitled SELF Re
lance"