Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-06
HOKE SMITH To
PLAY A BIC PART
At WASHINGTON
Georgia's Junior Senator Will
Weld Influence in Affairs of
Next Congress.

He was one OF the active and ag-
gressive forces ia the reorganization
81 the new Senate and no man in
Washington is reputed to stand closer
20 the President or enjoy a greater
measure Of his esteem.
Not only is that true. but his near
ness to the Secretary OF State is an
open secret in national affairs in
deed. there are those who say that
spokesman for Wilson and Bryan
Jointly in the new Congress than any
other member thereof.
While INDUCING himself In a flying
visit to Georgia recently, Senator
Smith outlined "A program Of legisla
ton that INDY be taken 10 mean eX
actly what it says
He predicts that the new admins
tration viii be progressive through
and through. lie promises rational
tariff reductions Immediately. but of
such a character as not to upset bust
ness in the least
He says an income tax is a GER
tainty. and that upon this measure.
no less than upon the tariff, the
House. the Senate and the President
win work in complete harmony
Quiet as TO Own Future.
The one topic OF supreme imme-
date interest to his friends in Geor-
Kia- however. is the one topic the
Junior Senator seemed the least in
clined to discuss while here To all
inquiries concerning his future after
his present term in the Senate has
expired, Senator Smith contented
himself with reminding his question
srs that Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof"
To those close to him. he may have
talked in detail Of the matter Of his
reelection TO the Senate 20 the cas-
ual inquirer. however. he was all
. smiles and non committal
To one person he did say this.
II | do run again, | viii win
And when he said II, he said II with
3 the dld-fashioned you-know I-mean-
Al emphasis SO familiar 60 those who
A,ave fought with him as well as To
those who have fought against him
On Georgia.
The very great majority Of opin-
ion, OF course, Is that Senator smith
viii stand for reelection. Even II he
should hesitate, there are thousands
Of his loyal followers in Georgia who
would insist upon his Running again.
Springs Into Prominence.
No Senator sent 20 Washington
from Georgia ever made more pro-
found Impression IN SO short a time
(. as Senator Smith undoubtedly has.
He entered the Senate when IL was
tn the most remarkable revolutionary
period of its history. His tremen-
Gous appetite for hard work his Won
derful ability 20 fight his fine legal
knowledge and strategic diplomacy
Immediately were recognized as con-
ftituting a genuine asset TO the party
coming into power and then strug-
Cling for supremacy.
II was not many days before iuke
Smith. the new Senator. was a leader
In the Senate, and certainly In the
matter of its recent reorganization he
played second fiddle" To no member
Whether Senator Smith is 10 have
opposition FOR recollection IS problem
ltical There are signs that he VIII,
and yet there are very many who pre-
dict he will not
He has as many untiring friends
as any man could have, and quite
an active aggregation OF cordial ene-
mics No man 81 his temperament
and fighting ability could hope to
move through the devious ways OF
political endeavor and fail to accu-
nulate an assortment Of dissenters
dver unwilling 20 go 10 sleep or for
get
Labors for His Friends.
The Senator is strong partisan
&c wants 20 see his friends in office.
md he lab0rs To put them there. As
4 consequence, he has found himself
more or less embarrassed OF late by
The distribution Of such Federal pa
fronage as he can influence I'm Geor-
IA He has been appealed 10 dozen
lines. perhaps, 90 every other Gcor-
Efa Congressman's once. He neither
~nirks nor lodges. but he does find il
hard to choose between applicants.
Iprticularly when SO many of them
ONE from the ranks Of his own fol-
ewing
He was not sent 20 Washington by
he State Of Georgia, of course, pri-
uarily 20 fill Federal offices with
tieorgia people-and Vet when De was
Secretary OF the Interior h- did stand
~ Georgia so uucCmpromislugly in|
he matter Of office getting that he
= expected To duplicate that pep
Torrance now. and perhaps go il
tile better.
Manifestly some of the Senator'S
tSends are putting him up against
he impossible Ia this matter. hut
even az that he is asking his enemies
10 Cuarter-which is characteristic.
Senator Smith recently purchased a
handsome residence i'm Massachusetts
venue In Washington, within a
ones throw of the residence OF his
material intimates Senators Gore.
Kern and O'Gorman And IL may bee
accepted as a pretty sure thing that
20 four Senators VIII play oue-LaIf
z 80 commanding q part I'm the next
Congress az they
FIRE CHIEFS RIG AND