Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
SIOELIGHTS.
ON POLITICS
By JAMES q NEvIN

as Game Commissioner of Georgia,
mas rewarded a faithful, firm, I'M
firing and enthusiastic friend of the
birds, squirrels and fish of the State
Mr.. Davis has been, in season and
out for years and years, a persistent
advocate of more and more rigid
game laws. He has believed this
course to be right because of the
ever growing scarcity of game. and
from humane point of view, too
Legislature after Legislature turn
ed cold ear to his pleadings He
managed to get bills through one
house only to have them killed in the
other. He worked on and on, how
ever; he never wearied in well doing.
The result was, as generally is the
case when one stands for the right,
no matter how unpopular it may seem
at first, he soon gathered about him
following that grew from day to
day and from month and year to
month and year, until at last it was
sufficiently large to make itself eff
fective in the halls of legislation, and
Davis then saw his cherished ambi-
| ton achieved.
He long has desired to be Game
Commissioner of Georgia. Having
played so great a part in getting the
game laws fashioned after his de-
sires. he naturally accumulated an
ambition to preside over the whole
| shooting match" for a time, if that
were possible!
And il became possible, moreover,
when Slaton entered the Governor
ship, Davis had been too good
friend of the game to be overlooked
The Governor, however, in making
the change, extended every courtesy
to the retiring Commissioner, against
whom no word of adverse criticism
was uttered. He permitted Mr.. Mer-
Ger to remain in office two months
after the expiration Of his term, in
order that he might wind up some pet
projects under way, and which the
Governor approved. Nothing in the
record of the retiring official is found
to be at fault
The choice of Mr.. Davis is regarded
as very happy. and the Governor mas
been congratulated accordingly. Z
Roscoe Luke, OF Thomasville, is
generally looked upon as a probable
winner in the race for Congress down
in the Second District.
Mr.. Luke is Mayor of Townsville,
and his friends in that vicinity are
backing him heavily.
OF course, he will have to make the
run of his life-and he will have only
80 DAYS in which to make 1t, more-
over-but he is a good runner and ne
is apt to lose no time.
Luke is a most popular man in his
section. He never has held any very
big offices himself-unless 1t be IN
sulting to refer to the Mayors JOB IN
Thoma svi!le as small potatoes
which it isnt-but he has assisted
others who have landed high. he
was the firm and always tO-be-
ccunted-upon friend of Anderson
Roddenbery, and the success of the
dead man was largely due 10 Luke's
enthusiasm for him and his unstlnteu
and unselfish help. Roddenbery
| friends declare they never VIII lol
get Lakeland as Luke is now run
| ming for the office to which he heiped
| elect his friend, naturally he hopes
they will not forget.
Whether Luke wins or not, ne APP
rears to have made fine geta"ay-
! and II may De thdl iC "A''
tremely hard to catch
Robert c. Robson, of MilledgeviIle'
who. with Mrs Robson, has been the
guest in Atlanta of his brother, {. W.
Robson. talks interestingly of condl-
tions in his immediate vicinity of en-
deavor.
The people in my section, SAID
Mr. Robson. are only mildly con
| Cerned with politics nowadays Out
they are very deeply concerned win
their material affairs, and the pros
poets ahead in Georgia
THE outlook is that we shal get
| good price for cotton, and that VIII
mean much to US, of course. 1here
| is growing disposition among
| farmers of my section, however. 10
| follow the advice of Commissioners OF
| Agriculture James d. Price and d.
| versifv their crops more hereafter.
| Mr. Price is exactly right about that
| Georgia should raise very great
| deal Of the foodstuffs she now buys
| from other States every year. Geor-
| gia could do that with the greatest
| ease Not only would this serve 10
| keen M the price of cotton, but II
would serve to keep down the expense
! on the farm.
| so far as the political situation
| in Georgia is concerned just now, II
| there is any discomfort or excite
ment about that in my nelghborhooo'
| do not know it
The appointment of Irving Mcln-