Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-08

One hears the word scramble"
used now and then in connection with
office seeking in Georgia, and it
seems to fit snugly enough, too, into
occasional situations.
There were more than 1000 appli-
cants for judgeship, clerkship and
marshalship positions under the act
Atlanta, and there was a perfect ava
lanche Of kilograms descended upon
the Governor, having to do with the
vacant judgeship in the Albany cir
cult, occasioned by the election of
Judge Frank Park to Congress in
succession to the late Representative
Anderson Roddenbery.
1t may be that the word "scram
BILE" does not apply to these two sit
nations, but many people unquestion-
ably will opine that it fits about as
nicely as any word could.
So much of the Governors time has
been taken up of late considering
these matters that he has had little
left for anything else. If he had five
United States Senators to name, the
mad rush to the Capitol could hard
W O6 greater llldIl III lilB AluulClpdl
Court contest.
The Governor is extremely cour-
teous and considerate. He desires to
hear everybody with something to say
about any appointment up for &C
ton.
Il had rather have it out with them
before the appointment is made than
after" says the Governor.
Still that has not been the usual
, rule in the executive office, and 1t
may be that the present Governor
will be forced to adopt very strin-
gent regulations with respect to ap-
pointments by and by.
The trouble is that visitors-at
least. a great many Of them-have no
such consideration for the Governor
as he has for them. They think moth
ing of taking up an hour or more of
his time, when a few minutes would
serve their purposes amply.
IT, say many, the Governor would
make appointments right off the
bat" and so on-but the Governor
isn't built that way. He wants to
give everybody hearing, and If the
time comes when he does not do that.
1t will be the outgrowth of absolute
necessity and not desire
1t is no small wonder, therefore,
that the Governor varied his usual
program, as outlined above, in the
matter of an appointment to the Al
bany bench.
The Governor was literally
swamped with kilograms Thursday,
before the count had been completed,
which alone insured a victory for
Park. The mere fact that it looked
as if' Park had won started the
| wires, and all day long messenger
boys were romping into the EXeCu-
tive office, with punches of kilograms
| indorsing this, that, and the other
man for the vacated judgeship.
| Before o'clock in the afternoon
more than 200 kilograms had been
| received and five patriotic and lib
! erty-loving Georgians had been cited
! to the Governors most distinguished
consideration as the right men for the
! place!
Having just passed through a most
| harassing ordeal with respect to the
Atlanta mum 2ipal judges, the Gov
ernor, in view of the fact that he was
| leaving for South Georgia at in the
afternoon, along about 4 80 threw up
his hands, summoned his trusty lieu
tenants to his side, and promulgated
the appointment of Cox!
He calculated that by the time he
got back to Atlanta Sunday there
would be several thousand kilograms
| in hand. and perhaps a score or more