Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26

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newspapers and persons to admit that
ungrudgingly nowadays who would not
have done SO a while back
The governor himself refuses to dts
cuss his future political course. 1t has
been stated that he will be a candidate
for the senate to succeed his ancient
enemy, Senator Hoke Smith. 1t is true,
too, that many Georgians have urged
that course upon him.
He may be a candidate for the SEN
ate-there is as much reason to be-
lieve he will be as there is to believe
he will not
Governor Brown will have been out
of office a year when the senatorial
primary comes on. And it will be dur
ing this out year that he will make
up his mind finally what to do. There
is not one chance in a thousand that
he will indicate in any way within the
remainder of his term what his inten-
tons are-indeed, he probably could
not, for he likely does not know him
self now.
II he does decide to run for the sem
ate, however, the race between the
present senator and the governor GER
tainly will be one OF the most spectao-
ular in the states history.
1t is the opinion OF several gentle
men who are in rather close touch
with the Federal slate makers for
Georgia that John w. Hammond. a
well-known newspaper man OF Angus
ia, stands an excellent chance Of be-
ing named United States marshal for
the southern district Of Georgia.
He is an active applicant, and has
secured many strong and influential
Endorsements.
Associate Justice Of the United States
Supreme Court Joseph Rucker Lamar,
appointed by President Taft. has been
elected member of the Society Of the
Cincinnati for the state of Georgia.
Two other distinguished Georgians
were elected at the same time, and
third was scheduled for election. but
failed because the necessary papers
failed to arrive.
The two new members are Colonel
Beirne Gordon, lineal descendant of
Lieutenant and Paymaster Ambrose
Gordon, of General Washington's Rev
dictionary army, and Harris M. King,
descendant of Francis Henry King,
captain IN the Georgia militia partici-
pating In the Revolution Both of
these gentlemen reside in Savannah.
Edward Butt, a brother Of Major
Archie Butt, drowned In the Titanic
disaster. would have been elected this
year, had his official papers been re-
ceived from Liverpool his home, in
time.
Deputy Commissioner Of Insurance
H. w. Laird, OF Alabama, is an Atlanta
visitor.
He says he is here purely on routine
business, and that there is nothing of
political significance in Us visit, or of
particular news interest-which is what
they all say. when you first ask them,
The good people of Blackshear, in
Pierce county, are agitated with re-
spect to the cows that roam the streets
thereof
The municipality is divided about
evenly into two hostile camps-the pro-
cows and the anti-cows. Whether the
COWS shall be pennod up and kept off
the thoroughfares of Blackshear, or
permitted to wander where they viii.
nibbling the grass along the way and
eating the rosebushes over the front
fences-those are tho questions that
Blackshear must face in a municipal
election soon.
The betting shows more pro cow
than anti-cow money III sight but no
odds are offered either way
II. NJ. Stanley, state commissioner Of
commerce and labor, is being doomed
for congress in the Twelfth district.
The Twelfth is now served by Rep
resentatiye Dudley NJ. Hughes who is
concluding his third term, and is gen
orally considered a strong man. 1t is
figured that any man would have his
hands full putting Hughes out Of bust
ness, but that if anybody can do it,
Stanley about measures up to the I'M
dertaking.
Stanleys boom is not make believe
thing, moreover-it is the real goods.
Former Governor William J. North
en-. who has been very i'll at his home
in Atlanta. is reported somewhat bet
Ter
His advanced aeo mas rendered bis
conyalescence tedious and slow.