The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-05
SENATOR BACON
TO QUIT SENATE?
REPORT COMES FROM WASHING
TON THAT GEORGIA SENATOR
is SOON TO RETIRE.
Rumor Also Has 1t That Congress
man 5rantley, of This City, and
Congressman Hardwick of Augu sta,
,n+I i'll Be in Race for the Place.

+ 7nt DC i" mace TOT the race
Wednesdays Atlanta Georgian
prints some political news that will
be of deep interest to all of Georgia.
1t is as follows:
Much speculation is being INDUCED
in in Georgia nowadays with respect
to the succession to Mr. Bacon in the
United States senate, which comes up
for settlement in the August prima-
ries.
Senator Bacon has never an
nounced directly and positively that
he will be a candidate to succeed
himself, although some correspon-
dence with H. H. Perry of Hall, pub
lished several months ago, carried at
least, an intimation that he will be.
There are observant politicians in
Georgia. Notwithstanding the Perry
believe that Senator Bacon will con-
sent to enter hard race for reelec-
tion, and they give it as their opinion
that the senator will retire upon his
well earned laurels, and rest content
with the distinguished eighteen year
record he has made, rather than race
possible scramble for the office.
Senator Bacon is 72, albeit he is re-
markably well preserved and active
Few senators rank with him either in
age or point of service; Senators Cul-
lom, Stephenson, Gallinger and Du
pont are older men than the Georgian,
but the vast majority of the senate is
much younger.
Hardwick a Possibility.
1T is generally we'll understood in
Georgia that Representative Hardwick
of the Tenth district, is feeling his
way along senatorially. He has long
entertained an ambition to represent
his state in the so-called upper
house. Mr. Hardwick is known to
be very close to Senator Hoke Smith,
and while Mr.. Smith is not credited
with a desire particularly to see Sen
ator Bacon retired, it is agreed that
in the event of such retirement, Mr.
Hardwick would be most acceptable
to Mr.. Smith as a colleague. Some
measure of color is given to the
Hardwick senatorial boom, moreover,
by the recent resignation of Justice
Horace Holden from the state su-
preme bench. If Mr.. Hardwick be-
comes a candidate for the senate II
is thought that Judge Holden un-
will be a candidate to
succeed Mr.. Hardwick in the house
of representatives The impression
exists. too, that William H. Burwell,
of Hancock, will be in the race.
Brantley May Enter.
Mr. HardwicK will not be permit
ted to don Senator Bacon's toga in
any event, of course, without protest.
There will be a fight for that place,
and hard one, even should Senator
Bacon retire. And on that side Of
the picture looms large William u.
Brantley, the present representative
from the Eleventh congressional dis
trict.
'Mr. Brantley has announced def
nitely that he will not be candidate
to succeed himself in the house. But
there are few public men in Georgia
who relieve that Mr.. Brantley has re-
tired permanently to- private lie,
nevertheless. He is a member OF the
ways and means committee of the
Jbuse, has served eight terms in con-
gEass and is rated III Washington as
che of the ablest men Georgia ever
sent to congress. Far-sighted ones
already are putting two and two to-
gether-and the four that they are
getting in a red-hot senatorial hght
between Thomas William Hardwick,
and William Gordon Brantley to sue
ceed Senator Augustus Octavius Ba-
con in the senate of the United States.
"Of course, it remains very mucn
to be seen what Senator Bacon's even
tual attitude may be, Should he elect
to retire. it more than likely would
Immediately precipitate the Hard
wick-Brantley fight; should he elect
to run again, it still is likely that
Mr.. Hardwick will oppose him, and
maybe Mr.. Brantley also. In any
event it looks as if Senator Bacon
ia facing opposition, and strenuous
fight ahead"