Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
SEARCHING SIOELIGHTS
ON POLITICS IN GEORGIA

that the Senate Committee on Consti-
tutional Amendments has reported
favorably a bill to raise the total of
Senate membership from ~ to so.
There is an excellent chance that the
bin will pass, and II II does the inn
preston is that the people will rat
ify 1t.
There is one little page IN the Sen
ate who makes It a regular business
to fall reverently TO his knees while
the chaplain is praying every morn
ing.
He doesn't look to be over 8 or .
years old, and he evidently has not
forgotten-yet-tha the proper pray
ing posture is kneelng
A number OF Georgia Legislators
to-day forwarded to Washington
some to the President and others to
Secretary Bryan-letters endorsing
Colonel j. Lindsay Johnson. of Rome
for consulsh!p, preferably in the
orient
II Is well-known, of course. that
the Colonel wishes to be named Con-
sui to Shanghai and his friends in
the Legislature-of which he is sew
eral times a former member-evident-
ly are DESTROYS OF Fastening the APP
pointment along in such wise as they
may
South Georgia is talking of former
President of the Senate, w. S. West.
of Valdosta, for Governor, in success
sion TO Governor Slaton.
If South Georgia has an eve on the
Executive ONCE after Governor Sla-
ton gets through. it will be readily
admitted on all sides that Colonel
West would make an ideal candidate.
He knows the game, he has the
friends, and assuredly he has the
ability-and what more could South
| Georgia ask of a favorite son?
Citizen ]. L. II. Waldrop. OF Clay
ton County. II years of age. boasts
with pride that he has voted for a
Brown for Governor of Georgia seven
times
Away back yonder in the dim and
distant past he voted four times for
former Governor Joseph NJ. Browns
distinguished father, Joseph F. Brown.
and of late years he voted three times
| for that gentleman's son.
Mr. Waldrop makes no bones of ad-
hitting, indeed. that he always has
voted for that tribe of particular
| Browns and stands ready to repeat
| the performances whenever occasion
shall arise for doing so, If it ever
| does again.
William r. Leaken Collector of the
Port of Savannah. has appointed B.
| Palmer Arson as an assistant in his
| office. with the rank of inspector. AK
| son has already begun his new duties.
I appointment was made by Collector
although the appointment has not yet
| been approved.
There is no doubt that the appoint
ment will be made permanent The
Leaken without solicitation or polit-
| zeal consideration.
The new appointee is a blood rela-
| tive of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
| Representative Barry Wright. OF
| Floyd. hopes 10 revive the scheme to
convert the Western and Atlantic ter
minals in Atlanta, between Madison
| Avenue and Pryor Street, in a grand
! overhead plaza, and TO that end will
earnestly champion a bill in the
| House providing for the same
Mr.. Wright is a member of the
| Western and Atlantic Railway Com
mittee of the House, and IS capable
OF putting up a mighty good fight for
anything he undertakes.
The plaza scheme, he thinks is an
admirable solution of much vexed
question and a probable effective fac
tor in disposing of the smoke nuisance
in Atlanta,