Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-28

To-day, or so much thereof as may
be necessary. as they put it in legal
phrasing. will be Joseph NJ. Browns
last day in the Executive office in
Georgia.
However many people may view his
departure, it may be set down as
fact that newspaper men generally
will see him go forth to private life
with their genuine good will and good
wishes.
From the newspaper mans stand
point he has been in many ways a
Governor among a thousand. He has
been an infinite source of good copy
and by such fruits are good Gov
errors known in the newspaper mans
world.
Governor Brown, had he elected to
be a newspaper man instead OF u
Governor. undoubtedly would have
been a star. There never has been
anybody in the Executive Office who
could put as much punch" into a
PRONUNCIATION as Governor Brown-at
least, not within the memory of this
writer.
Governor Browns copy never needs
editing. Whatever he has to say, he
says it with the emphasis right where
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the "bang!" into a written document,
the newspaper craft arise as man
and call Little Joe" blessed!
OF one other thing every news
paper man coming in contact with
Governor Brown seemingly is con-
vinced-his courage.
He is the very smallest Governor
physically the State has had since
Alexander H. Stephens, but he is fear
less and straightforward in his utter
ances. He has insisted-and rightly
that he be not quoted in the pub
lie prints in important matters other
wise than directly. But when his
written statements have come forth,
they have been the real things!
His sense OF humor is keen and his
good nature 1rrepressible II one
grows to like him at all, one grows
to like him all over. Moreover, one
grows more and more to respect and
esteem him as one grows more and
more to know him.
1t is but the simple truth . say
that he has set a pace" in the Execu-
tive office that will not be easy TO
follow. He has left his indelible inn
print upon Georgia history. and it is
safe to say that he retires with the
regard and high esteem of a great
majority Of his fellow citizens
Anyway that's the way this writer
feels about 1t.
Senator NJ. c. Tarver has stated
positively that a bill to create the
Chicamauga Judicial Circuit will be
introduced in the present Legisla
ture, refusing to say whether he or
some other member from the coun-
ties affected will be the author Of
the bill
From Representative Shropshire OF
Chattooga County, comes the sugges-
ton of two new counties, Floyd alone
remaining in the Rome circuit; Wal
ker, Chattooga and Dade forming an
other circuit; Whitfield, Murray and
Catoosa, third, and Gordon and Bar
town remaining in the Cherokee cir
cult.
The new Legislature, while prom
Using enough, still shows its inexpe-
rience and yet hesitating quality OF
its membership.
When the clerk calls upon those
favoring such and such a bill to
stand up, practically the entire men,
bership arises, or remains seated, as
the case may be. The custom, OF
course, is merely to raise the hand
as a sign of voting
One new member remembering how
easily he had squelched an adversary
with a simple objection earlier in the
day, Yesterday entered a vociferous
objection to a motion to adjourn
Naturally, he got a good laugh for his
pains.
Nevertheless, the new Legislature
looks like a pretty good bet.
Evidently it is composed of untried
material, but that is no sure slgr
there Is not plenty of good stuff in
the makeup of it.
The real leaders of the new House
are yet to be developed, but they like
ly are there, for all that
Il do not expect to introduce any
bill, but shall occupy the majority o.
my time in helping to kill some othe!