Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11
BACON MUST CD
BEFORE PEOPLE;
ELECTION SURE
Popular Choice of the Senators
Amendment, However, MAY
Cause Break in Service.
BY JAMES q. NEVIN.

Although senator Bacon tI'alaF " ia
have TO 60 before the people OF Geor-
gia and ask reelection at their hands
directly. before he can take his seq
In the United States Senate as q
member for a fourth fun term, there
Is little if any doubt that he viii be
named to succeed himself, without OPP
position
He already las been nominated .n|
a Democratic primary, and 1t is a Ger
tAinty that the State executive COM
mittee win not require that he sol
before the party again for another
nomination
II he has opposition % The special
election the Legislature viii provide
for. he may expect it from outside the
Democratic party and such opposi-
ton could not possibly hope to pre-
vail in Georgia.
There is a possibility, however. mat
his continuous service in the Senate
may be interrupted by reason Of the
aaaptlpn Of The Fedora amendment
providing for popular election OF Sen
ators If executive appointments are
wiped out by the amendment, there
viii be a time, Of course, when GeoI
gia viii be minus one Senator in Con
gress-and that Senator viii be Mr.
Bacon
IN these circumstances. it is ALTO
gether probable that the Senate would
hold Senator Bacon's committee as
signments. pending his regular cleo
ton, as II would not incline 60 see
him suffer in standing and prestige
through a situation So adversely af-
fecting his status, set up through no
fault whatever of his own.
The Atlanta Georgian, by the way,
was the first newspaper in the nation
20 call attention to the fact that the
adoption Of the Federal amendment
would make Senator BaeoH's appsai
direct TO the people imperative
Il is a very good thing for Nessrs.
Candidate. Politician and Company
that this is an "on year" politically n
Georgia. for it is evident that the far
mers are busieF than usual with their
crops nowadays, and "a hen crop plant
ing and cultivating Is extensive, then
the voting invariably Is light, and
the consequent results most uncer-
tain.
Reports received at the Georgia
State College Of Agriculture from the
sixty odd farm Representation agents
working throughout the state reveal
that oats and other small grain crops
In gEUrufu yTt fu an unusually flour
ishing condition, that farmers are be-
hind with planting and soil prepare
ton, but not as far behind az at this
time last year. that greater Interest
than ever is nov being taken I'm get
ting good seed 20 plant the demand
for which is greater than can be sup
piled and that more farmers than
ever before are planning crop rota
fions and mixing fertilizers at home
With these facts established, and
the cotton crop well under way Sol
is evident that Uncle Reuben ism
going 10 burden his mind with any
thing In particular OF political per
suasien uhis lsaT
A well known Georgian recently
returned from a trip 10 Washington,
says a Georgia Congressman told him
that more man l2.h0o Georgiaus all
ready have applied for office under
The new administration. and that ey-
ery mail brings new applications IN,
That is one reason why II h So
pleasant Co be a Georgia Congress
man 40 this time
A number ~ newspapers I'D South
Georgia are Specializing upon Wheth-
er Governor Slatou viii reside I'm tho
executive mansion while chief magis-
trate az tAe State.
Air. Siatuu already has said that be
viii live in the mansion because 20
is the mansion.
While ere Governor elect hinseif
however has entered mo- protest
against The condition OF that ram
shackle old rookerS. 10y courtesy call
ed mansion there rs growing
impression in thv State that GcurEil
ought 10 be ashamed 90 Require he.
Governors 90 live therein.
Col f. n Brown. of Atlanta. Who rs
kin folks" az the White House .u
Washington, occupies the unique poo
sitiOn OF being one Georgia patriot
frequently seen iu Washington now
aaays. who. nevertheless lis am appH-
cant FOR no position whatsoever
Mr. Brown goes ana comes at the
White House. just as hr pleasgs he
Is always welcome. and is seen ou TWO
or three afternoons each week auto
MODELLING with the President ur some
member of his household
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