Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-06
Georgia Senator in Tight Box
Over Awarding of North Dis
triCt AttOrneyship.
PROMISE ALREADY MADE.
HOWEVER, IT'S REPORTED
Withdrawal of Defeated Guber-
material Candidate Would
Help Situation, Is Belief.
BY JAMES 3. NEVlN.

vigorous and powerful fight is being
made on Hooper Alexander. who IS re
ported slated for the district attorney
ship OF north Georgia under President
Wilson, Is no longer a matter of doubt
ar conjecture. The protest against this
appointment, moreover. ia not coming
so much from those persons Of fnffu-
ence in Georgia heretofore aligned
against Senator Smith In politics as
it is coming from those who long have
been his cordial friends and partisans
In addition to that various leaders
Of the Wilson primary campaign in
Georgia including such well known
men as Walter Andrews. of Atlanta.
and William J. Harris, chairman OF
the state committee, are outspoken i'm
their opposition to the appointment OF
Mr.. Alexander 10 this office. and are
advising Senator Smith against it. The
uator is reported to have promised
the place 10 Mr.. alexander definitely
and without reserve, but there are
those i'm Washington today who think
or profess TO think that the senator
would be relieved II Mr Alexander
would forego his present ambition vol
unfairly and agree to take something
else say, y comfortable berth in the
department OF justice here in Washing
ton.
Judge Morris in the Way.
The difficulty about that, of course,
is that Judge Newt Morris. of Cobb. is
supposed to be held in reserve for the
same sort of thing. and whether both
might be landed satisfactorily In the
national capital is doubtful Besides
Mr.. Alexander is reported to have his
heart very much set on the district at
torneyship, particularly In view Of the
fact that an alleged increase in moon
shining in Georgia has been quoted
here and there as bad effect of the
state prohibition law. which Mr. Alex
under helped put upon the statute
books and ne thinks as district attor-
uey he might be able to stop that in d
way or at least get at the real truth
of the situation.
1t is not thought likely that Senator
Smith would hesitate between Alexan-
der and c. R. Hutchens of Rome. who
is also an applicant for this place werf
hackers Of each divided sharply along
the old smith and Smith lines
but with IA big Kick coming from the
ranks of his own friends, it is but the
truth to state that the senator Is in
more or less the middle of an embar
raSsing fix
Il has been broadly hnted that Thos
j. Shack ford, Of Athens, may he q
complolnisp candidate for this place
but Senator Smith himself has not yet
said anything to Indicate that he lie
weakening on Alexander
Here Is the Plain Truth.
Win respect 10 the fight on AleXan-
der the plain, unvarnished truth is tina,
Senator Smiths friends believe the ap-
pointmeut would adversely affect tn
senator's campaign for collection next
year and for that reason they oppose
it. rather than because of any tremen
dous objection to Alexander per Sc
They figure that AleXander's over
Whcimiug defeat for the governorship
last fall has largely put him in the
class of political liabilities rather than
assets. and that Senator Smith would
be tempting fate to undertake his re
habilitation at this time.
All of which is rather cold bloode0
of course. and perhaps should be ex-
pres more politely and diplomat
cally. What has been stated is the
truth Of the matter, nevertheless. and
to say less would not state the true sit
uation
Neyle Colquitt. OF Savannah. IS here.
and has been for some time, undertak-
ine to land the office Of registrar Of the
treasury. Mr. Colqultt was the secre-
taly of the Underwood campaign In
Georgia but he is being doomed for
the place he seeks by a large and inn
posing array OF Wilson men, as well as
former Underwood adherents.
There seems no doubt whatever that
Pleasant A, stoyaH, of Savannah. is to
be named minister to Switzerland.
Georgia is conspicuously less in e,si
dence i'm the national capital today than
1t has been since Sunday. The last Of
the state military got away Wednesday
night, and today saw the departure Of
the remainder Of the special parties
and the indirectly interested materially