Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS.
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.

, Of Mill Greek. Whitfield county. and
testihes glorious and delightful things
in re the quail
Mr.. Evjtt is the state deputy game
warden for Mill Creek, and should
speak authoritatively Evitt says that
Jim" Kinsey says that there are more
quais than one can shake stick al
around and about Mill Creek The
Dalton Citizen vouches for the excel
lent reputation of Kinsey-so this
would seem to be true story, all right.
MT Kinsey says he can hardly get
about in his fields for the nests full Of
quais' eggs. and that some Of the
birds more venturesome and bold than
the ordinary actually have been laying
eggs in his hens nests.
Moreover. says Kinsey, the farmers
Of bis vicinity are complaining bitterly
that they can not keep corn in the
ground at all, because the qualls come
along and peck it up hungrily and
Rreedily as soon as humanity clears the
way and they can get at it.
Il used 10 think there were a lot of
English sparrows in my neghborhood. "
said Kinsey to Deputy Warden Evitt
recently, but this year the quails have
them skinned a block They are be-
coming q perfect pest and nuisance on
my farm"
coored brother from Dixie
says he was offered 81 900 to vote
for the colonel in Chicago, and re-
fused it, He probably doubts there
is that MUCH money in the world.
Whatever one may have Thought of it
early in the game. Trox Bankston' 5
claim that he has eighty odd weekly
newspapers committed favorably to his
candidacy for one of the railroad com
missionerships seems to be borne out
by developments
A score or more of Georgia's best
known weekly newspapers have an
nounced themselves heartily and ag-
excessively for MIR. Bankston. and twice
as many are leaning decidedly his way.
The Rossville New Age expresses a
prevailing sentiment. and In about the
usual words, when 1t says of Mr..
Bankston's candidacy:
Mr. Bankston is asking for a po-
sition which will be voluntarily
vacated by the incumbent, Judge
George Hillyer and does not expect
formidable opposition in the pri-
mary. 1t is our opinion, and we
feel that the same is shared gen
orally, that Editor Bankston an-
bodies the requisites necessary to
the satisfactory administration Of
the office OF railroad commissioner.
1t looks as If the Bankston boom is
growing and fourishing in weekly
press pastures anyway.
Baltimore has reputation as
city of bargain funerals" The
managers of some Democratic
presidential booms may find
measure of consolation in this fact.
Frank w Copeland. former repre
sentative from Walker county will be
a candidate to succeed Judge John W
Maddox on the superior court bench of
the Rome circuit, in the event the Judge
resigns because of his acceptance OF
the presidency OF the State Mutual Life
Insurance Company. Of Rome.
Mr. Copeland is letting his prospec-
tive candidacy be known frankly TO mis-
friends
]. Randolph Anderson, OF Savannah.
will perform the plea SAINT duty of sec
onding the nomination of Oscar Under
wood for the presidency of the United
States. in Baltimore.
Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Underwood
were college mates and class mates
and that Mr.. Anderson second his nom
ination is a particularly personal re
quest from the ALBANIAN to the Geor-
gia delegation
Mr.. Underwood admits that he was
moved largely by sentiment in this
matter,
And there is good deal of sentiment
in the house leader, as those who know
him well long ago found out.