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.

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 merrly along being
used in its ultra generic sense, Of
course.
Georgia has landed no cabinet plums,
no ambassadorships and no assistant
secretaryships.
It 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 1t or
not Georgia has captured no particu-
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 APP
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 It 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 a handsome salary, as salaries
under the national government go. and
most OF the time does not absolutely
work man 10 a FRAGILE.
An interesting circumstance in con-
nection with Mr.. Harris promotion is
that he will be required to take up his
residence in Washington, and may,
therefore, find IT necessary to resign a 9
chairman Of the state executive COM
mittee, and certainly. in any event. the
greater part of the chairman's duties
will devolve hereafter upon the vice
chairman, Hon. w. S. 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 !
governorship in succession to Mr.. Sla- /
ton.
Incidentally 1t may be said that Mr. |
Harris appointment as head of the |
census bureau has given very great !
f-f D., a
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 II 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 cf
state, and has been one of his faith
full Georgia followers for better or
ever since the days of 90.
Postmaster Tom Murphey. OF Angus
ia, win be a candidate to succeed him
self
Although Mr. Murphey was appointed !
by President Taft. he never has re-
uOunced his Democracy and feels that I
there is no partisan reason whatever
why he should not now aspire to be
his own successor. The appointment |
of Mr.. Murphey was made by the then |
president purely as a personal matter, |
and by way Of compliment to Augusta, /
where Mr.. Mnrphey is very popular.
The only disturbing thing in the sit |
uation. from the standpoint of Mr.. |
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, do |
and that should not count
against him in the matter of reap |
pointment. 1t is being urged against
him. nevertheless
In the event of a fight on Pratt
Adams, for the district attorneyship
of south Georgia, which seems certain
to come. il is said that the man to be
pitted against him is Robert L. Ber-
ner. of Macon.
Unquestionably. that fght-if it ma
terializes-win 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 win have little time TO
devote to anything else except new
county propositions
Joseph L. DeadwiIder. Of Clarke.
wants to be United States district at
torney for north Georgia, which place
generally has been conceded to Hooper