Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
TWO CANDIDATES
SEEK SEAT LEFT
BY STOvALL
Diplomatic Appointment Leaves
Chatham Shy One Legislator.
Election June 20.
BY JAMES 3. NEVlN.

BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.
The House Of Representatives
which assemblies in Atlanta one week
from next Wednesday IS now com
plete. with the exception Of one mem
Der from Chatham, vacancy having
been brought about there by reason
Of Plea sant A. Stovall's nomination
nv President Wilson to be United
states Minister to Switzerland
As Chatham is one Of the big six
counties. includes Savannah, the see"
ond largest city in the state, ana Is
famous for the strong delegations IL
has sent in the past TO Atlanta the
forthcoming special election 20 nh Mr..
Stovalls place is a matter or unusual
interest throughout the state
There are two candidates for the
acancy-Herman ShupiTine ana D. ..
Rnuhan-aud both are actively cam
paigning The election takes place on
June 20. just five days before the Cen
eral Assembly meets In the capitol.
Both Shuptrine and Eouhah are
popuIar and admittedly quailned Tor
me uosition. The former is the more
experfeuccd In the matter OF pouuNS
rarbaps and as head 81 the National
Retail Druggists Association is very
we'll known not only In Georgia hAi
throughout the nation. Bouhan U.s.
making mau-t o-mau fight however.
ao5 the race is agreed to be close
There win he one contested sea.
after the House is assembled maj on
TourIas Macarthur of the new county
~ wheeler There viii be a serious
.ffo-+ made 10 keep Mr.. Macarthur out
of his seat but the wiser ones are
predicting that he viii be sworn IN
eventually, nevertheless.
Representative Gordon Lee IS
S,en5iug few days in Georgia, white
tie senate Of the United states -
wrestling with the iarlT hlI ..,t.
Mr. zee is very well satisfied with
the national outlook. $50 far as the
Democracy rs concerned, hut me Us no.
u15ite so sure that the distribution 81
patronage is progressing as peaceful
ly as IL might.
CONGRESSMAN Lee protests. how
ever. that the patronage matter no
longer worries him He says he mas
regained such measure Of ms halahte
al he may have lost--or, az least, ne
feels that he has
Doctors tell me- said MI. lee,
"that patients often get so sick they
1oza All sense Of now sick they really
are. and imagine they are getting
well. ] think a lot Of congressman
are i'm that fix with respect 10 the
matter Of patronage ,-....
Mir Lee returns to-day TO his home
I'm ChiCkamauga for q day or So all't
which he will go on e. Washington
for the remainder Of the 'ongres-
sionaI session.
The next Legislature. which meets
On the g5th inst, will be urged 20
make an appropriation tor the '' e..
t{on of another dormitory AT the
south Georgia state Normal College
in Naldosta
A resolution requesting the Logis-
gat,Yro Ia make further provision Tor
the college was passed nj the las
meeting of the board Of trustees, who
refer to the fact that the college Is
now cramped for dormitory room anu
bids fair 10 be hampered, even WIN
prompt attention, before "A ne" build
INC can be erected Practically AN
of the present building mas pt.n
taken up for class rooms, and the
reports which come to President T.
n Powell indicate that the inStitu-
tiou will be hlcd TO overlooking az
the fall term.
The trustees. al their last meeting
approved the work done during the
arst term and expressed pleasure at
The high standard which the college
attained during that time.
Charles stump" Northcn, Sccre-
tary of the Georgia Senate, who VIII
succeed himself without opposition
when the Senate meets week after
next has a modest but very attrac-
tive country home a few miles out OF
Atlanta, and up 20 recently he has
enjoyed nothing more than running
out now and then for "a few days oE
"A weekend OF late, however, q
change has come DER the spirit of
his summer outing dreams, and where
once he pointed with PRIDE u" now
views with alarm.
An interesting colony OF screect
owls has taken up quarters I'm the
neighborhood of the Northen summer
home. and when those pestiferous
things begin their vocal operations
along about Q or 10 o'clock al night
when, as a matter of fact, the songs
Of Katydids alone are in order 1t Is
too much for Northen
Those owls give me the creeps'
said the Secretary. "and I Just nat
uraIIv can not stand them. They make
me think Of graveyards and tomb
stones. and how can fellow sleeT
peacefully thinking Of such things
Unless 1 can find some way 10 get rid
Of those owls. / never shall have an
other moments peace out home
fear"
Uncle Joe" Hall looked in on the
Kimbau House lobby for a few mo
meuts to-day, and pretty soon he was
the center. as he generally is. of an
aaqa7rfrrrv Gathering of friends and nc