Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-07
CANDLERCOUNTY
BOOSTERS ON
HAND EARLY
Opening of Headquarters First
Indication That Legislative
Session Is Near.


to-day, when the boomers for the new
county of Gambler secured headquar-
tiers in the Kimbau House and pre-
pared to open war in earnest for
their pet project.
Two handsome rooms on the parlor
floor have been reserved, and litera-
ture will be shipped in by the ton for
the next few days. Managers will
be in charge from this time forward
Banners will be strung all around
and about the lobby and the walls
of the hotel, and the merits of the
proposed grand young county of
Gambler will be shouted from the
house tops, both vociferously and elo-
quently from this time forward.
Representative Burwell. of Han
cock, who generally is thought to have
the speakership pretty well sewed up
will open headquarters shortly, and
both Judge John T. Allen and Sen
ator Randolph Anderson, candidates
for President Of the Senate, will do
likewise.
1t long has been thought to be
quite the At and proper thing for
candidates to have ''headquarters'' in
Atlanta, and nine cases out OF ten in
the Kimball House. Sometimes, the
walls and ratings are far too limited
in extent to accommodate the ban
ners and things, and other devices to
catch the eye Of the incoming men,
Der are adopted. In all cases. how
ever, the warfare for position and
glory is merry enough in Georgia,
and the incoming Legislature viii
have its share of excitement, no
doubt
Representative Stills. of Meter who
has in charge the fight 10 create
Gambler County, Is very optimistic.
Discussing the subject to-day he said
THE Legislature is sure to create
Gambler County. Already We have Sc
cured pledges from 13S out of 1874
members. That is well over the nee
essary two-thirds required in passing
constitutional amendments
There is practically no opposition
to the new county. Seven of the
eight newspapers published in the
territory affected are favorable to It.
Indeed. they are fighting for it, The
counties of BulloCh. Emanuel. and
Tatnall, from which the new county
will be taken have a combined ter
ritory Of 2,400 square miles, and Of
that il will require to create Gambler
only 361. This is no new proposition
we have been agitating the matter
for nine years-and this year, we get
il"
The friends of A. O. Blalock, Of
Fayette County, more generally
known as Bud are concentrating
him on being named Collector of In
ternal Revenue for Georgia, notWith-
standing the fact that the tip long
ago came straight from Washington
that he was to win the plum.
There hardly is a man in Georgia
better known than Blalock. and few
that have more friends He has serv-
ed in the Legislature, in both the
House and the Senate, time and again
and never has been defeated for Of
fee
Mr.. Blalock expects to take his Of
flee about the first day of July.
Peace reigns again over Banks
mill pond at Midtown, and its en-
virons, the cases against number
of citizens charged with fishing in
the pond without consent Of the own
er. having been mol pressed in the
city court at Nashville.
An agreement was reached between
r. T. Berryhill, lessee Of the Banks
property and each of the defendants,
which was satisfactory to the court
and Game Warden Mercer. with the
result that Judge Christian dismissed
the prosecutions.
The cases attracted much attention
in the State, by reason of the news
paper interviews given out by War
den Mercer and his Deputy Bois-
clair and the severe criticism Of these
officials by the people at Midtown.
II Is understood that in future peo-
Die who want to fish In the pond will
obtain permission from Mr.. Berryhill
or some Of the other owners of land
covered by the pond. and that Mr..
Berryhill recognize permits given by
other land owners.
This Is about the old status of af-
fairs. but il is not believed there will
be any further trouble.
Governor Browns final message TO
the Legislature is about shaped now
and will deal more or less eNhaus-
lively with many problems, solved
and unsoIved, coming TO his attention
during the term Of office about TO
be wound up.
The Governors message has not yet
been reduced to presentatable shape,
however. for ii is fashioned after
manner wonderful in the extreme and
Rrownesaue to the limit. II is writ
ten out almost entirely on the backs
Of used envelopes, and is entirely IN
T-anCU. The writing is so small and
ene. as almost To be illegible TO the
naked eye, but every single letter
and every group is finished as COM
nIetalv as if five times the space
were taken up in the writing.
Governor Brown writes an amaz-
ingIv plain and clear hand, but as
amazingly plain and clear as II Is,
n IS even more amazingly small. To
tbe bottom of the document, however
he attaches a signature elaborate and
imposing i'm the extreme. Those who
have sen Il never forget it,
Governor Browns relations 10 the
i,co-rfnz administration are very cor
giaI and there will be nothing by
Wv of conflict in his farewell mes
ssgs and the initial message of Gov