Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
POLITICAL NEWS
FOR BUSY MEN
LatChString of New Navy De,
partment Will Be Out for
Clark Howell.
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.

BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.
'Josephus Daniels editor of The Ra-
leigh News and Observer and Demo-
cratic national committeeman for
North Carolina. and Clark Howell. ed
itor of The Atlanta Constitution and
Democratic national committeeman for
Georgia. are political chums of long
standing, as well and true and tried
personal friends.
Daniels Is to he secretary OF the navy
under the new order Of things in Wash
ington, and nobody possibly can be more
truly delighted at the prospect than
Clark Howell unquestioua is.
MIR. Daniels and Mr. Howell have
served on the national committee to-
gether for a good many years, and
much of Mr.. Howells undisputed
proWess a. a "getter" for the various
Georgia delegations to national con
Ventions in the matter of fine seats on
the floor free barbecue tickets. and eX-
cellent hotel accommodation in nu-
merous cities. has been due to Mr.
operation.
The North Carolina man invariably
is the chairman of the arrangements
committee, and Mr.. Howell has had
only to ask in order to get.
Those who attended the Baltimore
convention will recall how well-how
exceptionally well-the Georgia delega-
tion Jared in all things,
Credit it to the partnership Howell
& Daniels-Howells not to reason why,
Daniels but to produce or die!
The latchstring will hang outside the
navy department for Clark Howell, so
long as Josephus Daniels is on the Job
inside.
The Augusta Chronicle thinks
Charles S. Barrett of Georgia, would
grace the secretary of agriculture's Of
flee.
The Chronicle says:
The boom for Hon. Charles s.
Barrett, of Georgia. president of
the National Farmers union. for
secretary of agriculture has as
sumed nation wide importance. 1t
would be fine idea to give him
this cabinet position instead of
handing it out to a politician. Mr.
Barrett is a farmer, and would fill
the bill.
The organization of new state banks
is hanging fire somehow this year
So far, only one new bank has been
chartered and there are applications for
only two more pending.
The secretary of state thinks the hes
itancy arises from the fact that the new
Democratic administration in Wash
ington has not yet got under way.
The Washington newspapers are
prodding Congressman Trbble of
Georgia. numerically for voicing so ell
oquently his ideas of economy in op-
posing the expenditure of money for an
additional battleship. and voting so un
blushingly for a monster public build
ing bill. in which his district was in
terested heavily, from financial stand
point.
They charge that it was a question
merely of playing to the galleries on
the one hand, and to the folks back
home" on the other.
Judson G. clements. chairman of the
interstate commerce commission, who
formerly represented the Seventh dis
trict in congress, still keeps his citi-
zenship in Rome, and always comes
home to vote
lat vf7it &c, pof1 L.,
stopped off in the Hill City and passed
the time of day with lot of old
friends.
Patience hase ceased to be a virtue
with The Perry Banner.
Addressing the farmers of its vicinity
1t says:
Do as YOU doggone please this
year. Plant just what you please
and cultivate as YOU please, and
fertilize as YOU please and gath
er as you please, and sell as you
please This is the only kind of
advice you will heed, and The Ban
ner likes to give advice that will be
needed and appreciated.
Unless Colonel Jim Ham Lewis for
merly of Georgia. is elected and sits in
the new senate of the United States
to be assembled in Washington on
Tuesday next. lot Of sishtseers from
Crackerand are going to be soreIy dis
appointed.
HORSE THIEF. ARRESTED