Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-05

friends of both Judge Park and Judge
Covington dispute this claim vigor-
ously.
The opinion seems to be that a
choice lies between Park and Luke, at
least, and that Notwithstanding the
fact that Covington is credited with
a good vote all over the district
In any event, the victory for the
winner is scheduled to be rather close,
and it may be that all the dope"
will go wrong, and the last named
man may win the prize. Luke APP
parently made very much the best
get away-whether he holds his lead
to the end remains to be seen. His
friends insist that he will.
Claude n. Bennett, former private
secretary to Senator Hoke Smith
when that gentleman was Secretary
of the Interior, who has been visiting
in Georgia for a few days, returned
to his home in Washington to-day.
Mr. Bennett is one of the leading
citizens of the National Capital and
is the manager of the big Congress
sional Information Bureau, with
which all statesmen are acquainted,
more or less intimately He has very
many friends in Georgia, and his Wis
its here always give pleasure to
scores of folks back nome"
L. Volney Williams, of The Way
cross Journal, well known throughout
Georgia both as newspaper man
and as the manager of Hon. Pope
Browns campaign for the Governor
ship some two years ago, is not a
candidate for the postma stership of
Waycross, and will not be notwith-
standing the rather persistent insist
ence of his friends to the, contrary.
Mr. Williams is one of the leading
Democratic influences in his section
of Georgia, and undoubtedly would
be heavily supported for this position,
or any other, should he ask for it. 1t
is a fact, however, that Mr.. Williams
did not support in the primaries the
present Congressman from the Elev-
enth, Randall Walker, and while Will
liams is on the most friendly terms
with that gentleman, he does not
think good taste would permit him
to ask Mr.. Walker to name him for
the postmastership in Waycross.
The Williams near boom for the
postmastership of the Ware County
capital has spread about all over
Georgia-the weekly press being fun
of it, in large measure because Mi.
Williams has been for so long a time
identified with journalism in the
State. Because of this friendly feel
ing manifested for him the Waycross
man is particularly anxious that his
postmastership boom be headed off,
81 do not wish to be placed in the
attitude of asking for this job, and
then not getting it-and ! certainly
shall not get it" said Mr. Williams,
discussing the matter.
Judge John W. Maddox, former pre-
siding magistrate Of the Rome Su-
perior Court Circuit, former Con-
gresham from the Seventh District
and former Mayor of Rome, isoin At
lanta.
Judge Maddox has quit the political
game for keeps, and is now the head
of the State Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of Rome which is pros
pering nightly under his direction.
Judge Maddox. while no longer an
active force in politics, still is looked
to now and then for advice and sug-
gestions, from his former constituents.
and ont long ago was called upon to
address the Floyd County Grand Jury
on. the subjects of liquor and pistol
carrying ....
The Judge is q fine speaker, and
never fails to arouse great enthu-
sasm in his audiences. He never was
defeated for any Office he asked for
and he likely would not be should he
offer again
Herman Shuptrine, of Chatham, the
Dempsthenes (with the gestures all
there.) of the Georgia House Of Rep
resentatives, is an Atlanta visitor for
a few days. ..
Mr.. Shuptrine is the head of the
Georgia Retail Druggists Association,
and is@ known wherever drugs and
the like are dispensed in the State.
He is one of the most popular and
genuinely influential men in the Leg
slature and is sure to come back, if
he wishes