Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
CANDLERCOUNTY
BOOSTERS ON
HAND EARLY
Opening Of Headquarters First
Indication That Legislative
Session Is Near.

get together in Atlanta came to light
to-day, when the boomers for the new
county OF Gambler secured headquar-
tiers in the KimbaH House and pre-
pared to open war in earnest for
their pet project.
Two handsome rooms on the parlor
floor have been reserved, and litera
ture will be shipped in by the ton for
the next few days. Managers will
be in charge from this time forward.
Banners will be strung all around
and about the lobby and the walls
of the hotel, and the merits of the
proposed grand young county OF
Gambler will be shouted from the
house tops. both vociferously and elo-
quently from this time forward.
Representative Burwell. Of Han
cock. who generally is thought TO have
the speakership pretty well sewed up
will open headquarters shortly, and
both Judge John T, Allen and Sen
ator Randolph Anderson, candidates
for President of the Senate, will do
likewise.
1t long has been thought to be
quite the fit and proper thing for
candidates TO have headquarters" in
Atlanta, and nine cases out of ten in
the Kimball House. Sometimes. the
walls and ratings are far too limited
in extent to accommodate the ban
ners and things, and other devices to
catch the eye Of the incoming mem
Der are adopted. In all cases, how
ever. the warfare for position and
glory Is merry enough in Georgia,
and the incoming Legislature win
have its share Of excitement no
doubt.
Representative Stills, Of Meter, who
has in charge the fight to create
Gambler County, is very optimistic,
Discussing the subject to-day he said:
The Legislature Is sure to create
Gambler County. Already We have Sc
cured pledges from 1913 out of 1874
members. That is well over the nee
essary two-thlrds required in passing
constitutional amendments.
There is practically no opposition
to the new county. Seven Of the
eight newspapers published In the
territory affected are favorable to it.
Indeed, they are fighting for IT, The
Tatnall, from which the new county
will be taken, have a combined ter
ritory Of ., 400 square miles, and of
that II will require TO create Gambler
only 361. This is no new proposition
we have been agitating the matter
for nine years-and this year, we get
1T"
The friends OF A. o. Blalock, Of
Fayette County, more generally
known as Bud" are concentrating
him on being named Collector of In
ternal Revenue for Georgia, nOtwith-
standing the fact that the tip long
ago came straight from Washington
that he was to win the plum.
There hardly is a man in Georgia
better known than Blalock and few
that have more friends. He has serv-
ed in the Legislature, in both the
House and the Senate, time and again
and never has been defeated for Of
fee.
Mr.. Blalock expects 10 take his Of
fee about the first day Of July.
Peace reigns again over Banks
mill pond at Midtown, and its en-
virons, the cases against a number
of citizens charged with fishing in
the pond without consent of the own
er, having been mol Impressed in the
city court at Nashville.
An agreement was reached between
r. T. Berryhiu, lessee OF the Banks
property and each of the defendants,
which was satisfactory to the court
and Game Warden Mercer. with the
result that Judge Christian dismissed
the prosecutions.
The cases attracted much attention
in the State, by reason or the news
paper interviews given out by War
den Mercer and his Deputy Bois-
clair, and the severe criticism of these
officials by the people at Midtown.
It Is understood that in future peo-
pie who want to FISH in the pond will
obtain permission from Mr.. Berryhill
or some Of the other owners Of land
covered by the pond, and that Mr.
Berryhill recognize permits given by
other land owners.
This Is about the old status Of af-
fairs. but it is not believed there will
be any further trouble.
Governor Browns final message to
the Legislature is about shaped now,
and will deal more or less eXhaus-
ttyely with many problems, solved
and unsoIved, coming to his attention
during the term Of office about 10
be wound up.
The Governors message has not yet
been reduced TO presentatabIe shape.
however, for II is fashioned after a
manner wonderful in the extreme and
Brownesque to the limit. Il is writ
ten out almost entirely on the backs
of used envelopes, and is entirely in
nauciI The writing is so small and
fne. as almost 10 be Ulegibie 10 the
naked eye, but every single letter
and every group is finished as com
DleteIy as if five times the space
yyere taken up in the writing.
Governor Brown writes an amaz-
ingly plain and clear hand, but as
amazingly plain and clear as it is,
It Is even more amazingly small To
The bottom Of the document, however
he attaches q signature elaborate ana
iUposing in the extreme. Those who
have sen il never forget it.
Governor Browns relations to the
incoming administration are very coz
dial and there viii be nothing by
wsy Of conflict in his farewell mes
sage and the initial message Of Gov
ernor SlatOn, which viii follow in
few days later.