Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
NEWS
FOR BUSY MEN
Senator Smith Stands Pat on
His Choice for Georgia
PIumS.
a. LANES 3. NEVIN.

g. JAMES 3. NEVIN.
The presence Of United States Sena-
tor Hoke smith In Atlauts.s vel.
known midst IF tate has started-'7
invariably Il does-renewed Fedora.
patronage talk. and many nave heeh
the pilgrims. weary ana otherwise VINO
OF late have wendell their ways miner
TO ask him how about things.
The senator is understood 10 be
standing perfectly pat on three nom
ina tions Hooper Alexander for us
trict attorney Of north Georgia. How
ard Thompson for United states mar
shaI for north Georgia, and A. o. BIa-
lock FOR collector Of internal revenue
G. X Hutchens has been heavily in
dorsed 10 the president for the DIS
trict attorueyshlp. and his appointment
is said to be the only request oscar
Underwood has made OF the new pres
ident. The Augusta Chronicle is au-
thority for the statement however
that the appointment Of Hutchens is
the one appointment Senator Smith has
particularly protested against to the
president
n this is true. IL sets mp rather q
delicate. and certainly a most inter
estins situation one amateurs and po-
liticaIIy small boys will do well MOI TO
monkey with, Of course,
Dame Runor who perforce must be
D. tho TO-
days that can not he sworn to on q
stack Of Bibles mile high hath
opined that a gentle effort recently was
made to switch the Hon. Hooper off
from the district attorneyship job and
onto something equally as good. but
that the effort was futilo-and that,
therefore. the Hon Hooper is to have
his hearts desire
Thomas j. Shackeford. 81 Athens. is
standing in the edge of the storm. hop
ing the lightning, even Of compro-
mise persuasion. may hit him amid
ships and bowl him over Thus far
however. there seems TO be utterly
nothing doing either7in the hitting or
the bowling business,
In the meantime, there come pugna-
cious snifs and snorts galore from
south Georgia way, the while con
gresham Charlie Bartlett holds the
center Of the stage in Macon and de
mands vociferouslv TO know whittier
are we drifting. and why so slow with
the pie" cutting around and about the
national capital
II We have offices to confer prepare
to confer them now" sdmonishes
Bartlett
This thing of standing out in the
rain. and the sleet and the snow long
ago became tiresome story to Bart
lett Having heaved in sight of the
promised land at last. after all these
years Of wandering in the wilderness.
Bartlett is sending up an emphatic ap-
peal TO Moses 10 hurry ON across the
river and proceed with the assimilation
OF all the loose milk and honey about
the place,
Bless you. my children" and well
done, thou good and faithful servant"
are all right-Mr. Bartlett admits that
but what he is looking for particu-
larry is the Jobs
Wherefore. while the heathens rage
and imagine vain things. If Caesar
doesn't hurry up and carve conquered
Republican GauI into 3 or 2&.651 parts.
As the eNigencies OF the situation may
be found finally TO demand. lot Of
people are going TO be mighty unhappy.
and the GloomS viii put the Joys ever
lsstingly down and out,
II there is any estate more meIan-
choly than being a patronage distribu-
ter IT is being patronage didn't
setter. perhaps,
Far from the madding crowds isno-
bic strife. nevertheless and uotwith-
standing. stands Monsieur le ChevaIicr
Donald Harper of Paris. knight Of the
legion Of honor, gentleman Of La Belle
France. and so forth and 50 on. all
unconscious Of the fact that right here
in Georgia. his old home. a boom has
been started in his behalf, which has
Tor its object the naming Of the chcva-
lier 10 the position of United States
ambassador 10 France,
NJ Donald is quietly and unosteuta-
tiously attending 10 his duties in Par
is-but on it's way 20 Washington from
Georgia is a monster petition to Pres
ident Wilson setting forth the cheva-
hers many qualifications FOR the am