Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-27

nobody ever hears much of them in the
average run of the days news.
The statewide excitement incident to
these elections will be practically moth
ing whatever; but the excitement in
the aggregate will be considerable.
Indeed, there are few elections of
more immediate concern to the local.
ties affected than these justice of the
peace and baililf contests. The offices
pay very well, as a rule, and for the
3,494 places to be filled there likely are
some $4,000 candidates.
AS each candidate has a reasonable
following, it is not far wide of the
probable to say that the total vote cast
in these forthcoming justice of the
peace and bailiff elections win run far
ahead of the total vote cast in the late
presidential election.
Naming 3494 justices of the peace
and bailiffs in Georgia is no small I'M
dertaking, as The gentle reader doubt
less already has Observed
A movement is on foot to have Pres
ident Wilson name as postmaster of
Cedartown the widow of the late State
Senator w c. Bum, who for years was
one of the leading members of the
Georgia bar, and certainly one Of the
most popular men in Georgia
Mrs. Bum already has been heavily
indorsed by influences very close to the
president be, and her selection for
the postofftce at Cedartown is by no
means a remote probability.
Senator Bum died more than a year
ago.
Boston, Ga, proposes to take a big
hand in the Inauguration of Woodrow
Wilson.
"The Southwest Georgia Home Spe-
cial' is the elaborate and impressive
name Boston already has picked out for
the train it expects to operate between
Boston and Washington on March A.
A list of prospective inauguration
visitors has been opened in Boston, and
enough names to fill a couple of sleep
ers have been attached thus far 1t is
proposed to carry not less than five
sleepers and perhaps as many as eight
Boston is little, as Georgia towns go.
but in enthusiasm for Wilson, it is ex-
,remely loud.
The Augusta people remember Taft,
even in defeat, very kindly. They
nave enjoyed having the president in
their midst" as the head of the nation,
and they wish him to know that, even
as an "also yam" or lame duck" as
the irreverent pleases to call him. he
still is very dear to Augustus heart,
The Chronicle, voicing automatically
this feeling in Augusta, on Sunday said:
While various Southern cities
Augusta very properly among the
number-are making efforts to have
President elect Woodrow Wilson
select them as his winter capital"
all of which is very right and
commendable and we hope he
will display his usual good sense
by coming to Augusta, instead of
stopping off at any halfway places
like Columbia-let's get up a little
movement in Augusta to invite our
friend and fellow citizen the ex-
president, back home" for a few
weeks this winter Unfortunately
he probably won't be able to leave
Washington before March 4, but
that would give him ample time in
which TO put in six or eight weeks
in Augusta to good advantage be-
fore the weather gets too hot for
him.
Let's place one of the best resi-
dences on The Hill at his disposal
or a suite of rooms at one Of
our winter hotels if he prefers it
provide a retinue OF servants for
him; put an automobile at the door,
and send him word to come direct
home" the minute he leaves the
white house
Unguestionably, there is large
measure Of sincerity behind this very