Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-09

presidential unpleasantness in Georgia to
get a look in" on the state convention
TO meet in Atlanta on May %, are more
than ordinarily interesting and in meas
ure professedly amusing, to a number Of
innocent bystanders.
The curious aspect Of the situation Is
that the presidential primary was framed
up over the expressed and emphatic OPP
position Of the very people who now find
themselves in control OF the convention.
II was a pro- Wilson executive commit
tee that ordered all the delegates selected
from the ranks of the winner no matter
how the various counties voted sever
ally.
! OF course, in ordering such primary,
the inference Is fully warranted that the
committee thought II would be decidedly
/ to the advantage Of Wilson. The idea
was to have a convention that could in
no way imperl a solid Wilson delegation
I to Baltimore.
The people of Georgia had specifically
repudiated such a primary once before.
however and they did It again the other
day Hence. despite the previous vir-
tuous Indignation Of the anti Wiisontes,
the big red apple dropped right into their
hands and the Underwoodites captured
the solid convention
The plea now advanced in behalf of
Wilson IS more than ordinarily adroit,
even II it falls to prevail finally
It is argued that inasnfuch as the anti
Wilsonites did protest and declare that ii
was wrong TO strange minority In any
event they now should live up to their
preaching, and give the minority show
in the forthcoming convention, notwith-
standing the prior bad conduct OF those
composing that minority today!
Were politics governed by the Golden
Rule-which, perhaps ii should be, Of
course that philosophy of returning good
for evil might influence somebody; but
politics isn't governed after any such
noble and self-sacrifcing fashion, as ev-
erybody knows-hence the betting is 234,
$50 to ! that the Wilson minority never
will get that much desired '1ook-in" on
The convention OF May 20
The commercial travellers Of Georgia
propose to take hand in state politics
this summer. not only as concerns the
election Of new state house officers, but
with respect to certain legislation before
The general assembly as well
Already a movement has taken definite
shape among the travelling men looking to
the candidacy of some one from their
ranks for one of the railroad commission
erships. Levi Reeves, of Barlow has been
suggested as the proper person to make
that race. and the suggestion is stil young
at that.
| Post a, r r. A.. Of Savannah, has
asked the assistance OF the Chatham
county legislative delegation in drafting
and having passed complete revision of
the Georgia hotel laws TO this Rep
resentatives Anderson. Lawrence and Nc
Carthy have agreed. and the bill is now
being considered
Classic City council United CONNER
cial Travellers, viii petition the legisla-
ture TO provide system Of movable
registration for both primary and regu-
lar elections in Georgia. to the end that
no commercial traveller need necessarily
lose his vote by reason of being un-
avoldably away from home on election
day.
1t is suggested that when one regis
tiers for qualification as voter. and takes
oath as to his occupation and place of
! residence II his vocation shall be such as
to include him in the general category
of travelling men, there shall be issued TO
him a certificate OF registration so that
In all elections. if election day finds him
away from his place Of legal residence, he
may present his certificate and exercise
! his right OF franchise wherever he may he
at the time
! Judge Augustus w Fite has made
known his determination to be candi-
date to succeed himself as judge of the
Cherokee circuit The Judge will go be
fore the people again, just as he IS, with
out one plea, save that of the record he
| has made
Judge Fite is one of Georgia 5 most
picturesque public officials. His friends
swear by him. and his enemies swear at
! hm-and he has no small supply Of either.
Nevertheless thus far the Judge has man
aged TO keep well enough ahead of the
game on the friendship side to insure his
regular reelection to his Job, and II now
looks as il this years show down Is
TO find the Judge still doing business at
the same old stand.
Editor L. l.. Rainey. OF The Dawson
News. is heartily in favor of sending
Thomas f. Watson as a delegate to Bal
timore, II MIR Watson desires TO go
Mir Rainey's view of this matter is
more than ordinarily interesting. and not
without much. significance politically
He SAYS
The News does not know that Mr.
/ Watson desires to go to Baltimore
/ II he does however we have no hes
! itancy in saving that we hope he will
! be sent He is the consistent friend
and champion of the common people
| and popular government he has
/ done as much as any other man TO
| check the bosses in their schemes to