Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25

think Of but he isn't insistent upon
that.
In the front rank and among the
early arrivals in Washington, will be
the asplrants for cabinet honors.
James r Gray, of Atlanta; Pleasant
A. Stovall, of Savannah and Charles S
Barrett. of Union City. compose that
squad. Senator Hoke Smith is in on
this cabinet talk, too, if he wants to be.
He. however, is in Washington and on
the ground floor
Candidates For Ambassadorsh
Ambassadors extraordinary and min
listers plenipotentiary, in promising en-
bryO, will be found in J. r. Smith. Wal
ter Andrews, William j. Harris, At
lanta; J. Lindsay Johnson, of Rome;
Bowdry Phinizy, of Augusta. and others
cleverly disguised, but on the job.
Colonel Reuben R. Arnold of Atlanta,
who will take a United States district
judgeship If 1t is thrust upon him, and
might consent TO be pushed to meet it.
If he suspected it of coming, will see
the parade and pay his respects to the
president afterward. Colonel Arnold
will be in a class more or less by him
self. as he is thought to have corralled
already the only big judgeship within
the state that is likely to be vacated
during President Wilson's term.
But what is lacking in big judgeships
is made up abundantly in little ones for
every United States commissioner, ref
cree In bankruptcy and assistant dis
trict attorney Is Judge" in polite Of
fetal society hereabout.
Hooper Alexander, of Atlanta, who
also ran for governor of Georgia last
fall, has an eye on the district attor-
neyship for north Georgia, So has Tom
Shacl1leford, of Athens, and Newt Nor
ris, of Marietta, and Rufe Hutchens. of
Rome. That's more eyes, of course,
than possibly can stay put The three
who fail to land the job expect to enjoy
the big show in Washington, however,
of course.
Southern District a Plum, Too.
The district attorneyship for the
southern district of the state likewise
will not go begging. For this place,
Milton Cooper, of Perry; Judge c. B.
Spence, of Millen; Fred Saussy, OF Sa-
vannah. and John West, of Thomson,
are announced candidates.
The big internal revenue plum. the
| Georgia collectorship, which carries
handsome salary and elegant quarters
| in the Atlanta Federal building, is ham
kered for by such Democratic bigwigs
as Mack johnson, of Barlow; Bud"
Blalock, Of Fayette, and T. c. Robert
son, of Macon. Every one of these pa
triotic and liberty loving citizens will
be in Washington Tuesday to cheer the
new president as he rides to the white
house to begin presidenttng.
Postmastershtps? There is where hg-
ures arithmetical and rhetorical, fail
the most willing scribe.
Georgia would-be postmasters in
front of him, Georgia would-be post
masters behind him, Georgia would-be
postmasters on both sides Of him, vol
leying and laundering, will be portion
served up for Mr.. Wilson inauguration
week, piping hot.
Boiling Jones wishes to call the At
lanta postoffice assignment his very
own. and so does Bob Hitch, and
Samuel Knox, and maybe Ben Black
burn. whose Underwood inclinations In
no wise disquaify him.
Plenty Want Rome Job.
| John NJ Vandiver Nathan Hoyt j.
D Mccartney. Ike J. Berry, Park
Bowie. Leonard Todd and q large sec
| ton of what is left Of Floyd county's
citizenship wants to be postmaster in
Rome Every one of them will be rep
resented in Washington Tuesday, either
in person or by enthusiastic and eX
tended proxy.
Macon. Augusta, Valdosta, Columbus,
| Athens. Gainesville, Newman, Dalton
all have candidates for postmaster
galore and some hotel in Washington
| mas got to take care of them while the
celebrating is going on.
# is estimated that there will be APP
nroximately one-half million dollars
worth of patronage, so to speak, for
distribution in Georgia but if every
Georgian who wants plum should re-
ceive what he petitions for It would re-
auire something like a billion dollars to
foot the salary bills.
| obviously. therefore. there must be
large 'Iame duck" aggregation return
| ing 70 Georgia along about the latter
paTt of next week.
l''' Governor Joseph VI. Brown and
! Governor-cIect Johu N. Slaton. far
! erom The madding crowds ignoble
| strife" will sit tight serene and UNI
afraid on the lid back home.