Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
By JAMES B. NEvIN.

vote is to come from south Georgia, and
the larger Roosevelt vote is to come
| from north Georgia. The Taft vote will
loom not particularly large in any one
section as compared with another.
Middle Georgia is the fighting ground
the missionary territory of all shades
of political opinion.
A surprisingly heavy Roosevelt vote
in that section undoubtedly would cut
a significant figure in the completed
returns
The preponderance of opinion is ia
vorable to a full Wilson and Marshall
vote in middle Georgia, however-and
1t is there that the state will be carried
safely for the Democrats
When all is said and done, it gets
back to the point the governor raises
the Democratic vote must turn out in
force on election day. 1t must turn out
not only to make Wilson and MarshalPs
triumph sure, but Overwhelming.
In between national and state cleo
tons, the people of south Georgia find
time to sandwich much politics of more
immediate interest.
Boston, for instance-sure, there is a
Boston, Georgia!-has just pulled off a
COW election.
Boston has taken her place by the
side Of Quitman-rampantly in favor of
the cow. BY a vote of to /, COWS
hereafter may roam the streets of Bos-
ton at their own swes 1t pleasure, chew
ing and browsing wherever the spirit
directs and the chewing and browsing
may be found
Next to a prohibition election. there
is nothing that stirS up bigger row in
south Georgia than for somebody to
undertake the infringement of bovine
rights.
In south Georgia the COW is queen Of
all she surveys, and her rights there
are none to dispute-successfu any
way.
Judge Joel Branham, of Rome nestor
of the north Georgia bar, and one of
Georgia's grand old men, is in Atlanta
today
1t has been a good many years since
the judge sat upon the superior court
bench, but in all those years he has
changed very little. His disposition
and nature is as kindly and as opti-
mistic today as it was in the long ago,
when he was In all the vigor and snthu-
siasm of robust manhood
Although getting we'll along toward
80. Judge Branham still Ia actively en-
gagged in the practice of his profession
He has just returned from a two
weeks stay In Washington, and he
says all the politicians are guessing
Wilson to win, by wide margin.
In the last presidential election.
when Mr.. Bryan was pitted against
Mr.. Taft, the vote in Georgia divided
as follows: Democrats, 72,413; Repub-
licans, 1852; Populists, 1899, and
Prohibitionists, 1869.
In making figures on this years cleo
ton, therefore, Mr.. Thomas L. watson's
vote of 5000, accorded him last time,
will have to be taken into account.
From all over Georgia come reports
that the Watson vote is following MT
Watson's lead again this year, and will
go to Roosevelt
If even so many as ten or twelve
thousand Of them go that way, 1t may
affect the result ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
larry II the Democrats do no better this
time than 72,413.
The Wilson and Marshall ticket must
get a majority over all the other can
didates combined, or the state legtsia-
ture will be called in extraordinary ses-
sion to name electors. This would i'm
pose an expense Of from $4,000 to &c.
900 upon the treasury The situation
certainly calls for every Democrat to 60
to the polls.
Lewis Smith, Bull Moose treasurer
for Floyd county is in Atlanta today.
Mr.. Smith lives in Rome, and keeps
close tab on what is going on politically
and particularly has he kept tab on
things this year.
He says Roosevelt will get from $50
to 1000 votes in Floyd county.