Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
POLITICAL NEWS
FOR BUSY MEN
GeorgianS Ready Now to Take
Any Available, Even Small,
Federal PIumS.
By JAMES B. NEVIN.

department met, grand, gloomy and pc
culiar things have happened hither
and yon. nationally and otherwise, and
some have been made happy and some
have been made sad, and still the game
wags merrily along-merrily being
used in its ultra generic sense IF
course.
Georgia has landed no cabinet plums.
no ambassadorships and no assistant
secretaryships.
1t was said in Washington a short
time back, that Mr.. Bryan had ex-
pressed the opinion that Georgia need
not expect much by way of administra-
ton favor, as Georgia generally had
come to be listed with the reaction
airy" states. Whether he said it or
not, Georgia has captured no partcu-
larly blue ribbon assignments thus far,
nor does any little bird anywhere whis-
per or chirp that anything of the kind
is in store
Nevertheless, since Georgians have
come to realize the situation. and ap-
plicants for presidential largess have
come to sing and declare that any lit
tie job that's a nice little job is the
right little JOB for them-why. a few
plums of the more modest persuasion
are about to drop into the anxious laps
of various Georgia patriots here and
there, and mayhap things are pretty
enough as 1t is!
Chairman William J. Harris of the
state Democratic executive committee,
will be named director of the census.
The place is one much sought after,
carries handsome salary, As salaries
under the national government go. and.
most of the time does not absolutely
work a man to FRAGILE.
An interesting circumstance in con-
necton with Mr.. Harris promotion is
that he viii be required to take up his
residence in Washington. and may,
therefore, find it necessary to resign as
chairman Of the state executive COM
mittee. and certainly, in any event, the
greater part of the chairman's duties
will devoIve hereafter upon the vice
chairman. Hon. W :. West, of
Lowndes.
Mr.. West is a former president of
the state senate and many times a mem
Der of the legislature. He has been
identified with Georgia politics for
years and has been mentioned more
than once as a likely candidate for the
COvernOrship in succession to Mr.. Sa-
ton.
incidentally. it may be said that Mr..
Harris appointment as head of the
census bureau has given very great
satisfaction to all factions in Georgia
politics, He is recognized as a most
fit and proper man for the place.
Walter P. Andrews, who helped man
age Mr.. Wilson's primary campaign in
Georgia, is being urged for the consul
generalship to Paris.
This is a most desirable position
and the friends of Mr.. Andrews are
convinced that he would meet splen-
didly its many unique and exacting
requirements. 1t is understood that
the Atlanta man is being considered
favorably in this connection
And that Colonel J. Lindsay John
son, editor of The Rome Tribune
Herald, is to go to Shanghai is gen
orally accepted as a settled and sure
thing.
He is very close to the secretary Ct
state and has been one of his faith
full Georgia followers, for better or
worse, ever since the days of 80.
Postmaster Tom Murphey. of Angus
ia, will be candidate to succeed him
self
Although Mr.. Murphey was appointed
by President Taft. he never has re-
nounced his Democracy and feels that
there is no partisan reason whatever
why he should not now aspire to he
his own successor. The appointment
of Mr.. Murphey was made by the then
president purely as personal matter,
and by way Of compliment 10 Augusta,
where Mr.. Murphey is very popular
The only disturbing thing in the sit
uation, from the standpoint Of Mr.
Murphey's friends, is that he voted for
Mr. Taft IN the late election. Mr.. Muir
phey takes the position that he could
not. in mere gratitude and decency. 10
otherwise and that should not count
against him in the natter Of reap
pointment 1t is being urged against
him, nevertheless
In the event of fight on Pratt
Adams, for the district attorneyship
Of south Georgia. which seems certain
to come, it is said that the man to be
ptted against him is Robert L. Ber-
ner. Of Macon.
Unquestionably, that fight-if It ma l.
terializes-will bring on more talk, and
much more, at that,
The new county fever still is ramp
ant in south Georgia
1t is now being proposed to create
new county of four militia district,
to be whacked out Of Worth.
II the fever is not headed OFF the
next legislature viii have little time 10
devote to anything else except new
county propositions
Joseph L. Deadwilder, Of Clarke,
wants to be United States district at
torney for north Georgia, which place
GENERALLY has heep Co0re6aE IN Hoop.sr