Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
BY JAMES B. NEVIN.

B. NEVIN.
twenty dollars, and will make the only
showing Of Confederate money the
state has-that u.s. that Mrs Cobb
knows Of.
The librarian will have the speci-
mems framed and displayed upon the
library walls for the inspection of visi
tors who are interested.
A number Of Georgia soldiers, sched
uled to march in the big inaugural pa
rade in Washington, are more or less
upset by a rumor that they may be as
signed a place in the line behind certain
negro troops, reported to have asked
for and had assigned to them con-
| spicuous place in the parade.
Governor Blease, of South Carolina,
| in declining to permit the troops Of
that state to participate in the inaugu-
raj ceremonies, gave this as his reason
with respect to those troops, and some
Of the Georgia soldiers are asking
whether Blease knew what he was talk
| ing about and if so-how about it, any
way?
The sentiment among those who are
distressed about this matter is that
Cuffy is not going to be particularly
ornamental or inspiring anywhere in a
Democratic parade, but that If he must
participate, he will have to go foot"
at least
G. r. Hutchens' Federal attorneyship
boom is showing remarkable vim, vigor
and vitality!
Mr. Hutchens is a late entry, com
pared with the others long ago listed
as candidates but he seems to have
plenty of warm friends willing and
anxious to whoop things up for him.
Former Representative Hooper Alex
ander has been slated for this job for
many moons. so the political dopesters
have declared, and Thomas j. Shackle
ford has boom that people have not
been able to avoid noticing, even where
they would.
Mr.. Hutchens was so closely and 50
intimately identified with the Oscar
Underwood campaign in Georgia that
number of people are undertaking to
make a test case Of his candidacy. with
view to finding out whether Under
wood men are to be prescribed under
the new order of things in Washington.
The statement has gone out that I'm
derwood men are not to be discrimi-
mated against, provided their conduct
following the Baltimore convention was
all right. Hutchens is able to qualify
splendidly under the post Baltimore
test, as he stumped the country for
Wilson, and lent every aid he could to
Democratic triumph at the polls.
Now not a few Underwood men in
Georgia are declaring that the proof of
the pudding is in the chewing Of the
bag-or words to that effect-and that
| If Hutchens is named attorney for the
northern district of Georgia, it will
show conclusively to the South that
| primary bygones really are bygones-in
| fact. no less than in theory!
| Mr.. Hutchens is a practicing attor-
ney in north Georgia being a member
of the Rome bar He Is said to have
the backing of State Chairman William
j. Harris, one of Wilson's campaign
managers in Georgia, and many others.
He will be formidable candidate for
the position sought.
One of the first problems the new
state administration will have to deal
with will be the refunding of $500, 900
of bonds, to fall due in 1915.
The constitution specifically prohib-
its the issuing of new bonds for the
purpose of increasing the states debt,
but it permits the refunding of bonds
already issued AS the state will be in
no shape to retire the bonds, of course
a new issue will be necessary
Governor Slaton will call the legis-
latures attention to this matter in his
first message.