Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
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GEORGIA W
POLITICS "
| 8W JAMES B. NEYTN k%Ef)

Former President OF the State Sen
ate w. s. West, OF Valdosta. always
a welcome visitor in any city's midst,
is in Atlanta to-day.
Colonel West has been spoken of
time and again as a South Georgia
candidate for the Governorship, but
If he has any idea of running he will
not express It to newspaper folks, no
matter how gulleless in appearance
they may be.
Mr.. West is a great friend and ad-
mirer of the present Governor, and
paid that gentleman a lengthy visit
to-day whichAso he, West. says
was purely social and devoid utterly
Of politics"
The only thing ! told the Gov
ernor," said Mr.. West, at all worth
repeating was about a fishing expe-
Renee l had recently on my place
near Valdosta.
Il have a pond there OF something
Ike 100 acres that literally swarms
with fine trout. Frequently l catch
them there as long as-weil. never
mind that! What / was going to tell
about was that / caught two at once
the other day. Yes, sir, when l pulled
In a 2-pounder, l found that a 4
FOUNDER had swallowed the 2
FOUNDERS tail, and about half of his
body besides, after such fashion
that he could not get away, and so
I 1anInA wheeling and
Hopping amazingly
They weighed together a trifie-
mere trifie, however-over six
pounds"
Hum" said Secretary Jesse Perry
did the Governor swallow that
story ,"
We'll. it's a perfectly true story
whether he swallowed it or not" said
Mr.. West, and. anyway, he swal-
lowed as much Of It as the big trout
swallowed of the little fellow!
Besides, that isn't the biggest fish
story l know" began the Lowndes
County statesman, all over again
"OnCe upon a time"
But Perry had tainted dead away
and the newspaper men had fled from
there.
tary Phil Cooks office in the capitol
veteran of efficient service in the
department, boasts Of being the
worlds slowest typewriter.
He uses one finger Of one hand
only, and although he has practiced
on that old machine for years, he
never has permitted himself to &C
auire a speed Of over four words pei
minute, unless now and then he has
an indefinite article to repeat sew
eral times in the same line, where
upon he has been known to GROVE
his speed up to six words per minute
Captain Johnson never hurries
never worries, and never takes any
thing too seriously. Wherefore. ht
IL the very youngest old man under
the big dome and is getting younger
all the while.
Governor Joseph NJ Brown is TAX
ing life easy in Marietta nowadays
discussing politics not at all, and APP
parently not worried over the sit
uation."
The former Governors friends
throughout the State constantly are
specializing upon and wondering
what he will do" now that he is nc
longer Governor. For a time there
was much talk going the rounds to
the effect that Little Joe" might
have a try for the United States Sen
ate next year. but so far he has in
timated to nobody just what his in
tentiOns are with respect to that.
1t is a known fact. nevertheless
that the Ex-Governor has received
hundreds of letters within the last
two months, urging him to announce
for the Senate.
Governor Brown always has been
a man inclined to keep his own coun-
sel-he never says Wha, he intends
doing until he fully has made up his
mind
II he intends running for the Sen
ate. he will likely make that inter
esting fact known in due season
say. along about January /. or a lit
tie later.
Ever since Judge Nash r. Bruyles
Recorder of the Police Court of At
lanta, ran his spectacular and all but
SutttSSlh vi IdIt dBdluSA > uuSt I Oillt
for a seat on the Court of Appeals
bench, it has been generally accepted
as a fact that Judge Broyles again
would have a try for that high office
so soon as opportunity should arrive
Judge Broyles expects now to make
the race against Judge Richard B
Russell, whose term of office expires
January /, 1915. In the meantime