The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-22
SLATON DECLINES
 ALL INVITATIONS Will Be Unable to Leave
 Post After June AT A DISADVANTAGE Will Make Eight or Ten Educational Speeches in May-Hudson Has Not Denied He Promised to
 Support Slaton
AT A DISADVANTAGE

Atlanta, April 21.-t Special1-Although he has received numerous invitations to deliver addres ses in various sections of the state in July and early August John NJ Slaton. president of the Senate, has
 uniformly declined them all, notwlth- standing he Is a candidate for governor, upon the ground that both as member of the Senate and as it's presiding officer he cannot consistently leave his pest for campaign or other purposes.
 The session of the legislature coming at the close of the campaign puts Mr Sla- ton at somewhat of a disadvantage as compared with other candidates. us he win be compelled to remain in the sen ate chamber while they are on the stump Several of hls friends have urged hun to accept some. at least, of these invitations to speak at that time upon the ground that ether candidates have not hestated to leave their public offices for campaign purposes, and that a few days absence would make practically no difference. but he has uniformly and modestly declined. replying ir effeet
 You may be right, but 1 wouldn't feel right about it if I did
 As the primary will come the latter part Of August and there will be few days left for campaign purposes after the legis- lature adjourns, MT. Slaton will have to confine his campaign, so far as travelins and speecbmaking are concerned, to May and June-two months He has already agreed to make eight or ten educa tional speeches in May, and these will be non- political.
 It is being commented upon in political circles as an interesting fact that no de- nia has yet appeared of the recently pub lished report that Commissioner of Agri- culture Thomas c. Hudson. himself an active candidate for governor. promised MT. Saton his support for governor last January.
 Mr. Hudson's promise of support 10 .dr Slaton is said to have been particularly emphatic following the legislative inyesti- gation of the state department of agri- culture. in connection with which he went to MT. Slaton for advice and secured some that he considered especially valuable. I he report had 1t that Mir. Hudson vollin- tarlly told MT. Slaton, who was then gov ernor ad interim. that he would nog only support him, but would urge his friends to dc so: and that several Of those who promised Hudson to vote for Slaton, have since declined to support Hudson because they lad promised him to vote Tor the other man. There is an Atlanta friend of AIr. Eudson's. fl is rtated. who said at Mr. Hudson's request he would vote for MT. Slaton; but he is now supporting MT Hurdson for reasons of strong personal friendship.
 or course at the time Mir Hudson had no idea tbat he would he in the race for governor; he then confidently expected to run for Congress in the Thiri dis trict He was afterward urged to make the race for governor and decided to do so
 Some of Mi Hudson's friends are re- perted to have made the remark that 1t could not be true: but it is interesting that no denial of it has yet appeared in print, either from source of authority or otherwise.