Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-29
One Desperate Lawmaker Sug.
geStS Rattle to Satisfy His
Persistent Constituents.

The Honorable Hoke Smith. iupior
senator from Georgia, will leave soon,
and the Honorable William Schley
howard, congressman from the Atlanta
ulstrlct, already is speeding Washing
IohWard to-day, thankful that it costs
| money TO ride on the Southern Linn
tied and everybody hasn't got the u-ice
TOT the day on the train is the only
vacation from office seekers they have
mad since the glad tidings of Demo-
cratic victory flashed over the wires
toward midnight last November.
me senator and the congressman
came home a few days ago between
sessions Of congress. Usually sena-
tor or u congressman comes home to
shake hands with the boys kiss a few
babies who arrived since last election
| day, and spend a month or so in the
pastime known to politics as keeping
up ones fences" 1t is looked upon as a
season of rest Elimination and rollick-
ing. But not this time. The senator
and the congressman have been kept
busy seeing their friends. And oh, how
many friends they have gained since
last November,
went out TO see Hoke Smith about
a little matter the other day." confided
one more or less well known Albanian
to reporter to-day. mo. not on poll
ties. There isn't a government lob I'd
have-unless it We're something really
good, and I've had the assurance of
support in infiUential-weH. anyway, /
went out to see Hoke Smith, Just to
| say howdy and congratulate him.
Office Seekers Crowd Porch.
There on the broad veranda of his
! West Peachtree home were two dozen
Georgia Democrats, all lined up wait
| ing to ask him for a job. Crowd? Why,
| it looked like a home funeral Just be-
| fore they're ready to bring out the
! corpse. There We're Democrats from
Atlanta and Griffin, Savannah and Ra-
bun Gap, Brunswick and SmiIeys Cross
Roads, and III bet every one was the
original Hoke Smith Wilson man in his
bailiwick passed right on by. ]
! knew it wasn't time for a friendly chat
II came back to town and hunted up
| William Schley Howard, or Bill, as
| always call him. just as he calls me
Tom. The telephone number of his
country home had disappeared from the
book, and Information told me he
wasn't among the subscribers. So II
went up to his office in the Atlanta
National and there ] met another
crowd. all fined up in the hail like
small boys the day after the Boy
Wanted ad appears in the evening pa
pers. Only it was Job Wanted this
time
NO, I didn't get to see Bill. The
stenographer said he probably would be
around later in the day and suggested
that ! wait But when l looked upon
the hungry eyed Democrats lined up in
the hall l quietly went away.
Solons Up Against II Now.
Sometimes I'm glad I'm not a MEM
Der Of congress It wasn't so bad in the |
old days, but now
Say. do you know this Democratic |
victory was the wost hard luck that |
possibly could happen to Democratic !
congressman and senator's. Just think !
what they're up against.
In the old Republican days all Con- !
gresham Jones or Senator Robinson |
needed TO DO was to come home, prove |
10 the boys that they'd voted straight |
Democratic on every bill that came up, |
introduced a bill for new postOfiices and |
better rural routes in Georgia, taken /
every visitor from home through the |
osnitoI M the Washington Monument 4
and out to lunch and spend the time
hatveon sessions shaking hands and !
getting lined up for next election day.
They didn't have an office to give
away and nobody expected anything %
tbem. They were as happy and care
Craa az paupers when the subscription
nsner is PASSED round. Being in con-
grass was one roseate dream. But
now.
81 did have a talk with one member
from another district, but naturally In
no, going 10 tell you which one and
stir nm trouble for him among the
,.oters But he certainly had hard
luck story.
shudders at Phone Calls.
..r noe ont on little trip 800 miles
80 frorn his district when I met him
in > country hotel debating letters 70
his secretary and shuddering every time
the telephone be. l"Ls.
nom tell anybody YOU sa" me OF
,.,a.e am ne pleaded. This IS the
60 .rs,.s res. I've had since fail, and /