Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-07

one hears the word scramble
used now and then in connection with
office seeking in Georgia, and il
seems to III snugly enough, too, into
occasional situations.
There were more than 1000 appll-
cants for judgesh!p, clerkship and
marshalship positions under the act
creating the new Municipal Court OF
Atlanta and there was perfect ava
lanche Of kilograms descended upon
the Governor, having to do with the
vacant judgeship in the Albany cir
cult. occas.oned by the election Of
Judge Frank Park 60 Congress III
succession TO tine late Representative
Anderson Roddenbery.
1t may be that the word "scram
! Bile" does not apply TO these two sit
nations. but many people unqucstlon
| ably viii opiue that it tits about as
nicely as any word could
SO much OF the Governors time mas
! been taken up Of late considering
| these matters that he has had little
left for anything else. If he had I'VE
| United States Senators TO name, the
mad rush to the Capitol could hard
! ~ be greater than in the Municipal
| Court contest.
The Governor is extremely cour-
| teous and consideratc. He desires to
| hear everybody with something to say
about any appointment NJ Tor ac-
ton
Il had rather have It out with them
before the appointment is made than
after says the Governor.
Still that has not been the usual
, rule in the executive office. and ii
may be that the present Governor
will be forced to adopt very strin-
gent regulations with respect to APP
pointments by and by
The trouble Is that visitors-at
least. a great many Of them-have no
such consideration for the Governor
as lie has for them They think moth
ing of taking up an hour or more OF
his time, when few minutes would
serve their purposes amply.
IT, say many the Governor would
make appointments right off the
bat" and so on-but the Governor
Isn't built that way He wants to
give everybody hearing and If the
time comes when he does not do that
It will be the outgrowth Of absolute
necessity and not desire.
II is no small wonder. therefore,
that the Governor varied his usual
program, as outlined above, in the
matter of an appointment TO the Al
bany bench.
The Governor was literally
swamped with kilograms Thursday
before the count had been completed
which alone insured victory for
/ Park The mere fact that it looked
! as IT, Park had won started the
! wires, and all day long messenger
! boys were romping into the EXecu-
! tive office. with lunches Of kilograms
| indorsiug this. that, and the other
man for the vacated judgeship
| Before 3 o'clock in the afternoon
more than 200 teieg rams had been
/ received and five patriotic and lib
| erty- loving Georgians had been cited
! to the Governors most distinguished
/ consideration as the right men for the
/ place!
Having just passed through a most
| harassinE ordeal with respect to the
Atlanta mum ripal judges, the Gov
| ernor, in view of the fact that he was
| leaving for South Georgia at in the
/ afternoon, along about 4;30 threw up
/ his hands, summoned his trusty lieu
| tenants to his side, and promulgated
/ the appointment of Cox,
He calculated that by the time he
! got back to Atlanta Sunday there
would be several thousand kilograms
| in hand, and perhaps a score or more