Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18

MOI great many people recall now
things looked around and about the
then capitol of Georgia in reconstruc-
ton G2ys-snd maybe they didn't look
as badly in this state as they did in
South Carolina. anyway-but Fridays
smoky appearance of things in the hall
of the house of representatives must
! have seemed something like the old
thing, nevertheless.
There were gathered in that hall of
| state legislation some Pa "insurgent'
! Roosevelt delegates to "rump" state
Republican convention. and more than
100 of them were negroes.
Among the negro delegates present
were some rafting good speakers, too
one portly Rev. Somebody of deepest
midnight hue fairly made the welkin
ring for a ten minutes round early in
the proceedings, and the tumultuous
applause which greeted his every sally,
! particularly when directed against the
militant Democracy or the standpat Re
! pubicans, was worth going several city
blocks to hear
The way this delegate rolled The-o-
dor-r-r-r-e Rr-r-r- 90 Sc welt under his
| tongue and out over the heads of his
audience was impressive in the extreme
and it never failed to start the noise
/ There wasn't much foolishness about
that convention. either. Il was all for
! Roosevelt, and nobody else ever had a
ook-in. According to several orators,
| the colonel is the greatest. grandest.
! fairest squarest, bravest. strongest, no
| blest-well, everything except the pref
| tiest-p president this country ever has
had. or possibly may hope d nave!
It is worthy of note in passing per-
| haps, that this convention was com
posed exclusively of non oHicehoders,
among whom We're several well known
! "exes'
Politics also unmakes strange bed
fellows now and particularly
Georgia politics.
The Democrats doubtless would
enjoy the scrap between the colo
mel and the president if only they
| might find little enjoying time be-
tween scraps in their own house
hold
Former Representative and Senator
Roland Ellis, of Bibb, is an Atlanta Wis
| itor
Mr. Ellis is serving brief term as
solicitor of the city court of Macon, but
is devoting as much of his time as he
can to the prosecution of his race for
solicitor of the superior court Of the
Macon circuit
The race between MI Ellis and
| Ia u
one that is attracting great attention
throughout the state. Both are widely
known and have figured conspcuously
in state politics.
When Mr.. Ellis first announced his
ambition for the solcitorship it looked
as if he was to be elected without op-
position. particularly as Judge Ross had
| previously announced in Mr. ellis ia
vor. In some way, however, these two
erstwhile political cronies drifted apart
and now are opposing candidates
Judge Ross has served as city court
magistrate in Macon, and has a record
upon which he is depending confidently
in his present race Roland Ellis Is
generally acknowledged to be one Of
Georgia S most brilliant attorneys
The secret words of admission
into Fridays "insurgent' Republi
can convention in Atlanta surely
must have been. Keep it dark"
What they will do with Tom
Watson is difficult question 10
answer AYERS The Dalton Citi-
zen Still it doesn't seem to be
puzzling Thomas F. particularly
Ed Cole, one OF Rartow's most pro-
gressive young men has practically de-
termined to be a candidate for the leg
islature in the August primaries
Heretofore Mr.. Coie has taken no di-
rect interest in politics. and his an
nouncement for the house will come as
something in the nature Of genuine