Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-21

ical headquarters are in full bloom
in the Kimball House nowadays, and
in each and every one optimism sup
posedly is running riot and more or
less hot air is in vociferous evidence.
So far as claiming the earth and
the fullness thereof is concerned the
| innocent bystander at large in the
Kimball lobby just now may pay his
money and take his choice.
Everybody is going to be elected.
| Everybody rides nobody walks. Good
night nursel
BIZ" Burwell has the Speaker
ship race sewed up in a crinoline
sack, and gone. "Bill" says so him
self, and so do his 236.79 ardent and
ADVANTAGEOUS supporters.
That is to say, however notwith-
standing, but-"Bob" Hardeman says
he doesn't know about that Harde-
man says he is some runner himself,
even II he has permitted Burwell to
do most of the running thus far He
says he will be there with the good
| from this time forward-says Old
/ DR. Hardeman, says he. The old Doc
/ tor says he has the dope" Where
| fore, he bids Bur well be warr-r-r-re!
John T. Allen is going TO be elected
/ President of the Senate. Ask him!
] He has checked the Senate up one
| side and down the other, crossways
and on the bias. and it's Allen, for
a fareyouwell. He has somewhere
/ between 2S and 80 votes to his credit,
he forgets which, but il is more than
| sufficient
It appears. however. that the new
| Senate is to have two Presidents. for
| J. Randolph Anderson is sure as fate
| that he Is to be named President, too
and first, at that He has 2S votes,
! signed sealed and delivered-2S.
! count 'em, 2S That's what he SAYS,
| anyway He expects to gather in
| seven or eleven more as time runs
along-not that he needs them. but
! Just for luck.
In the meantime the man who
/ stands around the Kimball House
| lobby and doesn't believe half he sees
and nothing he hears is having rather
a hard time putting 2 and together
in such wise as to make the sum Of 4
Somehow or other, and 3 doesn't
seem TO make 4, and yet that's what
| the politicians are insisting upon-or
| some OF them, at least
Sporting gentlemen incline to view
well to win, 3 to /, Allen against An
derson, even money and nothing do
ing around the board.
shelby Myrick, one of the Repre-
sentatives from Chatham County in
| the Legislature. will introduce a bill
at the coming session to permit police
officers when on duty. whether in uni
form or not, to carry a concealed
| weapon. This law will be made
State wide in its application.
MyriCk has had this measure in
mind for some time. The experience
Of police officers at the Savannah
polls recently. who narrowly ESCAPED
prosecution for carrying concealed
weapons because they were armed
while on duty in citizens clothes
about the court house. has made his
determination in this direction more
emphatic
Georgia is one of the few States
in the Union" said Myrick. that
does not permit a police officer TO go
armed when on duty | believe that
an officer Of the law should always
be permitted to carry a gun when ne
Is attending to his business as suCn
officer
1 do not anticipate any trouble in
passing the proposed bill l have re-
Gently had occasion to study the stat
utes of several States and have found
that in practically all of them exCept
Georgia this privilege is granted.
Il do not pretend to say that an
officer when of duty should be al
lowed to carry a concealed weapon.
But when they are on duty. either I'm
uniform or out Of it. they should have
this means of protection at hand"
The Macon Telegraph has straight
tip that Dan Hughes. OF Twiggs Coun-
~. is to be named Assistant Com
missioner of Agriculture under Com
missioner James d. Price.
II Mr.. Price has determined unon
this appointment il will be a most
happy one, indeed. Dan Hughes is
the son of Representative "Dud"
Hughes, one of the most popular men
in Georgia and one of the ablest
members Of the Georgia Congressiou-
al delegation.
The younger Mr. Hughes has the
reputation Of being one OF the very
| best posted men in the State in the
matter Of the farming interests and