Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-20
"She Said ! HAD to Enter the
Race, and | Did," He
Explains.
HER MOTHER ALSO PICKS
HIM AS MAN FOR OFFICE
"We Know He'll Make a Good
State Executive" Declare
Women Bosses"

If Jack" Slaton is the next gov
ernor of Georgia-and it looks as if he
VIII be-his wife will be responsible. 1t
became known today that it was only
at her plea that he consented to enter
the race.
When Mr.. Slaton was asked just how
he came to be, candidate he bowed
deeply with an inimitable gesture in
the direction of his wife When the re
porter asked Mrs Saton if it were
really true that her husband would not
have entered the race for the states
highest office but for her appeals, she
smilingly said she guessed sne'd have
to admit that it was.
So it came to be known that MI
SIaton is giving up a $4,000 law prac-
tice not nearly so much because he
wants to be the commemorative chief
executive as because he couldn't say no
to his wife.
Tell you exactly how 1t came about "
said Mr.. Slaton in the beautiful study
of his country home on Peachtree road,
1--WE had talked over Office holding
many times Mrs. Slaton Mrs. Grant,
her mother and myself You see they
had to have man to be a candidate,
and their ambitions were naturally for
me, and l expect that's why was per
mitted to attend the conferences Most
ly they'd begin to talk of office holding
as a sort of adjunct TO housekeeping
and I'd find myself injected into the
situation through a maze of friezes
and hangings, chinaware and linens,
some fountains, a sundia and row of
palms.
what Are You Going to Do?"
81 told them" said Mr.. Slaton, Sc
riously now. that | was perfectly sat
isfied with the honors that the people
of Georgia have already vouchsafed me,
that my law practice was a thing |
was taking a great deal of pride in.
and that I'd like to keep at it, particu
larly as it helps out considerably in
paying bills But Mrs Slaton would
turn to Mrs. Grant at the end of my
remarks and she would say that of
course they wouldn't need those lilac
curtains for the guest rooms or the din
ner set they'd been looking at if |
wasn't going to be a candidate And
Mrs. Grant would look at me with a
look that wondered how I'd dare to
set up my will against plans for a Louis
XVI ehinonier and finally Mrs S!a-
ton said that I'd got to run Tor gov
ernor because she wanted me to-so
I'm running.
Here's the point continued Nj.
Slaton. What are you going to do
when you're prisoner both to a wife
and her mother?"
one of the candidates inmitable ges-
lures. this time indicating utter help
lessness and sublime resignation add
ed quite as much to the explanation
as his words
HELL Make a Good Governor"
Mrs. Saton smiled confidently
I'm afraid it's a shame to admit that
that is true" she said Really Mir.
Slaton is giving up a law practice that
he cares for very much and I'm vain
enough of his success in the law to
tell that it does mean a financial sac
rifice of three or four times the salary
Of Georgias governor. But I'm vain
enough. too. you see. to feel sure that
he'll make pretty good executive and
of course. if he's governor. why I'll be
the governors wife, and I'll have my
chance TO put into execution some of
my ideas concerning the operation Of
an executive mansion.