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

think Of, but he isn't insistent upon
that.
In the front rank. and among the
early arrivals in Washington, will be
the aspirants for cabinet honors
James R. Gray. of Atlanta; Pleasant
A. Stovall, of Savannah, and Charles s.
Barrett. of Union City. compose that
squad. Senator Hoke Smith is in on
this cabinet talk, too, If he wants to be.
He. however, is in Washington and on
the ground floor.
Candidates For AnbassadorsFips
Ambassadors extraordinary and min
listers plenipotenttary. In promising en-
bryo, will be found in j. r. Smith, Wal
ter Andrews, William ]. Harris, At
lanta; ]. Lindsay johnson, of Rome;
Bowdry Phinizy, OF Augusta, and others
cleverly disguised. but on the job.
Colonel Reuben r. Arnold. OF Atlanta
who will take g. United States district
judgeshfp II 1t is thrust upon him, and
might consent to be pushed to meet il,
If he suspected IT OF coming, will see
the parade and pay his respects TO the
president afterwalrd. Colonel Arnold
Will be in class more or less by him
self. as he is thought to have corralled
already the only big judgeship within
the state that is likely to be vacated
during President Wilson'S term.
But what is lacking in big tudgeships
is made up abundantly in little ones, for
every United States commissioner, ref
eree in bankruptcy and assistant dis
trict attorney is a '.1udge" in polite Of
fetal society hereabo1t.
Hooper Alexander, Of Atlantis, who
also ran for governor Of Georgia last
far, has an eye on the District attor-
neyEhfp for north Georgia. So has Tom
Shackleford, Of Athens. and Newt Nor
ris, Of Marietta, and Rufe Hutchens. OF
Rome That's more eyes, OF course,
Than possibly can stay put. The three
who fail to land the Sob expect to enjoy
the big show I'm Washington. however,
OF COURSE
Southern District Plum, Too.
The district a&torneYship for the
southern district of the state likewise
viii not go begging. For this place.
Milton Cooper, OF Perry; Judge c. B.
Spence, of Milien; Fred Saussy, OF Sa-
vannah, and John West. of Thomson,
are announced candidates.
The big internal revenue plum. the
Georgia colleceorship, which carries Q
handsome salary and elegant quarters
In the Atlanta Federal building, is ham
kered for by such Democratic bigwigs
as Mack johnson. OF Barlow; Bud"
Blalock, Of Fayette, and T. c. Robert
son. of Macon. EVERY one Of these pa
triotic and liberty loving citizens will
be In Washington Tuesday to cheer the
new president as he rides to the white
house to begin presidenttns
Postmasterships? There is where ig
rIres, arithmetical and rhetorical, fail
the most willing scribe.
Georgia would-be postmaSters in
front Of him, Georgia. wouldhe post
masters behind him, Georgia would-be
nostmasters on both sides Of him, vol
Ieving and laundering. will be portion
served ND for Mr.. Wilson Inauguration
week. piping hot.
Boiling Jones wishes to call the At
lanta postoff1ce assignment his very
own and SO does Bob" Hitch. and
Samuel Knox, and maybe Ben Black
burn. whose Underwood inclinations in
no wise disqualify him.
Plenty Want Rome Job.
John M. Vandiver, Nathan Hoyt, J.
u. Mccartney, Ike j. Berry, Park
Eowie Leonard Todd and a large sec
tion Of what is LETT Of Floyd countys
citizenship wants 10 be postmaster in
Rome. Every one Of them will be rep
resented in Washington Tuesday either
in person or by enthusiastic and ex-
tended proxy.
Macon. Augusta, Naldosta, Columbus,
Athens, Gainesville, Newman, Dalton
all have candidates for postmaster
Galore and some hotel in Washington
has cot to take care Of them while the
celebrating is going on.
II is estimated that there will be APP
nroximately one-half million dollars
worth Of patronage, so to speak, for
distlfbution in Georgia, but If every
Georgian who wants plum should re-
ceive what he petitions for 1t would re-
ouire something like billion dollars to
foot the salary bills.
obviously therefore, there must be
laroa lame duck aggregation return
ing to Georgia along about the latter
part of next week.
! Gove,nor Joseph NJ. Brown and
,.,,.crnor-aIect John NJ SlatOn, far
e.on The maddiug crowds ignoble
strife" will sit tight serene and I'M
afraid on.1he lid back home