Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-08

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| spite its curious VIZ
organization and brief stay upon the
stage of life, it necessarily must be
provided with "prexy," and gossip
has it that this distinguishes honor is
! to fall to former Justice Andrew J.
Cobb, Of Athens. 1t seems likely that
| Judge Cobb will be named without op-
position.
Benjamin NJ. Blackburn, of Atlanta,
will be secretary, as the law requires
| that the secretary be named from with
out the membership OF the college, and
he, like Judge Cobb, Will have no oppo-
sition for the honor
The position g messenger to carry
the Wilson and Marshall vote to Wash
ington is being sought by three men
John c. Reese, Atlanta correspondent
of The Macon Telegraph; Harllee
Branch, political reporter of The At
| lanta journal, and Flynn Hargett,
doorkeeper of the state senate.
There is a real nifty little fight here
and rumor says that no one Of the
aspirants yet has pledged sufficient
votes to elect
The position of elector pays a hand =
some salary. while It lasts-$50 for part
of one day.
II 1t only lasted the usual college
term Of nine months, there would be
! something like ,G95 candidates for
the fourteen jobs every time election
day rolled around, of course. But as il
is, these honorable places generally are
awarded without any great squabble OF
row; and those who win them get q
fine and dandy trip to Atlanta, and
their names in the newspapers for one
day in big type if nothing more.
There are worse things than being q
member of the electoral college in
Georgia, even II it is difficult to mag
ine an honor more short lived.
A lively fight is centering around tbs
office Of marshal of the United States
court for the southern district of Geor-
gia. which will be vacant after January
20 by the expiration Of the four-yeal
term of George F. White.
White is a Republican, and is not al
applicant for reappointnent. The APP
plicants are Milt Cooper, of Perry, for
ner sheriff of Houston county; Judge
Spence. Of NIillen, and City Marshal w
f. Holmes, of Macon.
Marshal White expects to be reap
pointed by President Taft, but has nc
idea that the appointment will ever be
- confirmed. In fact. he states that III
thinks the Democrats are entitled t.
the office. He has been connected witt
the government for % years Is as dep.
uty and as marshal.
The term of Office Of District Attor
ney Alexander Alderman does not ex
pire until 1915, but there are severa
active candidates for the place, al
working on the theory that Mr.. Aker
: man either will resign after March
. or be removed for political reasons. Thu
candidates for this job are Robert Hitci
and Fred Saussy Of Savannah, ant
John West, of Thomson.
Congressman Charles L. Bartlett il
after the political scalps of Federal Of
hceholders in the Sixth district.
In q public statement he announce
! that he will recommend to Presijen
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exercise an influence over the distTibu
ton Of the Georgia patronage, that al
Republicans in office in the Sixth dis
trict Immediately be removed and thei
: places given to Democrats.
Representative Bartlett particular.
is interested in the offices of postmas
( ter and district attorney, now held b.
. Harry Stilwell Edwards and Alexande
s Alderman, respectively, He cites tn
n authority in law by which the incoming
! president may, by a stroke Of the per
remove any Republican offlceholde
! whose position is not one Of life tenure
> without even having to give q reason
Y therefor.
II intend TO recommend to Mr.. VIII
= son, and to urge in congress, that thi
4 policy be pursued states Judge Bart
lett THE Federal offices in the Soutl
have been controlled by Republican
r,afaraeE long enough and I think [