Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-27
POLITICAL NEWS
FOR BUSY MEN
Senator Smith Stands Pat on
His Choice for Georgia
PIumS.
b. JAMES 3. NEVIN.

tor HOte SmllN IN ADdAbo '
known midst Of late has started-as
invariably it does-renewed Federal
patronage talk and many have been
the pilgrims. weary and otherwise VINO
Of late have wendell their ways hither
to ask him how about things
The senator is understood TO be
standing perfectly pat on three nom
tnations-Hooper Alexander for dis
trict attorney Of north Georgia, How
ard Thompson for United states mar
shaI for north Georgia, and A. o. Bla-
lock for collector of internal revenue.
G. r. Hutchens has been heavily in
dorsed 10 the president for the dis
trict attorneyship. and his appointment
In said TO be the only request oscar
Underwood has made OF the new pres
ident The Augusta Chronicle is au-
thority for the statement, however,
that the appointment of Hutchens is
the one appointment Senator Smith has
particularly protested against to the
president
II this is true. 1t sets up rather a
delicate. and certainly a most inter
estine. situation-one amateurs and po-
liticaIIy small boys viii do well not 10
monkey with, OF course,
Dame Rumor, who pevforce must be
made the goat for everything nova.
days that can not he sworn 10 ON a
stack of Bibles a mile high hath
opined that gentle effort recently was
made to switch the Hon Hooper off
from the district attorncyship job and
onto something equally as good. but
that the effort was futilc-and that,
therefore the Hon. Hooper is to have
his hearts desire
Thomas J. Shackelford. OF Athens is
standing in the edge of the storm. hop
ing the lightning, even of a cUmpro-
mise persuasion may hit him amid
ships and bowl him over Thus far
however there seems TO be utterly
nothing doing either in the hitting or
the bowling business
In the meantime. there come puena
cious shifts and snorts galore from
south Georgia way. the while Con
gresham Charlie Bartlett holds the
center OF the stage in Macon and de
mands vocferouslv TO know whittier
are we drifting, and why so slow with
the pie" cutting around and about the
national capital?
II We have offices to confer prepare
to confer them now" admonishes
Bartlett.
This thing Of standing out in the
rain, and the sleet and the snow long
ago became a tiresome story TO Bart
lett. Having heaved i'm sight OF the
promised land al last after an these
years Of wandering in the wilderness,
Bartlett is sending up an emphatic ap-
peal TO Moses 10 hurry on across the
river and proceed with the assimilation
OF all the loose milk and honey about
the place,
Bless you. my children" and well
done. thou good and faithful servant.
are all right-Mr Bartlett admits that
but what he is looking for particu-
larry is the Jobs
Wherefore, while the heatneus rage
and imagine vain things. if Caesar.
doesn't hurry up and carve conquered
Republican Gaul into or 1857 parts,
as the eXigencies OF the situation may
be found finally TO demand. lot Of
people are going to be mighty unhappy
and the Glooms will put the joys ever
lastingly down ana out,
II there is any estate more mclau-
choly than being a patronage disuibu-
ter it is being patronage didn't
Eetter perhaps,
tal from the mJddiug crowds Jguo-
bic strife, nevertheless and uotwith-
standing stands Monsieur lie Chevalicr
Donald Harper. of Paris knight OF the
legion of honor, gentleman OF La Belle
France, and SO forth ana SO ON, all
unconscious Of the fact that right here
in Georgia, his old home a boom has
been started in his behalf. which has
for its object the naming of the cheNa-
lier 10 the position of United states
ambassador TO France,
NJ Donald is quietly and uuostenta-
uously attending TO his duties in Par
is-but on its way 20 Washington from
Georgia is a monster petition TO Pres
ident Wilson, setting forth the cheya-
ilt4 many AudlllltdllOIS lOE the am
bassadorship, and expressing the mod
est hope that it may be conferred upon
him.
Those Georgians who know Cheya-
Her Donald, moreover. are firmly of the
opinion that he would fiji the assign
ment To a nicely. if it should be given
him. for ne is a born diplomat, and
would find himself Immediately at
home in the Paris legation
Judge Augustus ". Fite is. perhaps.
the happiest man IN Georgia. consider
ing the fact that once he was bitten by
a patronage germ. and was threatened
with q severe attack OF patronageitis
Having recently been led up into the
high mountains-ur having led himself
Up as the case may be-and shown the
kingdoms of earth. not one OF which he
could see yearning for him to come ana
rule over it. Judge r'ite has decided that
the old Cherokee circuit is good enough.
for him, and there he will remain,
1t is better TO have a fair to mid
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