Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-29
One Desperate LaWmaker Sug-
geStS Rattle to Satisfy His
Persistent Constituents.


and the Honorable William Schley
Howard, congressman from the Atlanta
district, already is speeding Washing
forward to-day thankful that it costs
money to ride on the Southern Linn
tied and everybody hasn't got the price.
For the day on the train is the only
vacation from office seekers they have
had since the glad tidings of a Demo-
cratic victory flashed over the wires
toward midnight last November.
The senator and the congressman
came home a few days ago between
sessions of congress. Usually sena-
tor or a congressman comes home to
shake hands with the boys. kiss a few
babies who arrived since last election
day, and spend a month or so in thei
pastime known to politics as keeping
up ones fences" 1t is looked upon as a
season of rest, ruminatiOn and rollick-
ing. But not this time. The senator
and the congressman have been kept
busy seeing their friends. And oh, how
many friends they have gained since
last November.
Il went out to see Hoke Smith about
a little matter the other day" confided
one more or less well known Albanian
to reporter to-day. "No. not on poll
tics There isn't a government job I'd
have-unless it were something really
good, and I've had the assurance of
support in inhuential-wen. anyway, /
went out to see Hoke Smith, just to
say howdy and congratulate him.
Office Seekers Crowd Porch.
"There on the broad veranda of his
West Peachtree home were two dozen
Georgia Democrats, all lined up wait
ing to ask him for a job. Crowd? Why,
it looked like a home funeral just be-
fore they're ready to bring out the
corpse. There were Democrats from
Atlanta and Griffin, Savannah and Ra-
bun Gap. Brunswick and Smileys Cross
Roads. and TIT bet every one was the
original Hoke Smith Wilson man in his
bailiwick. I passed right on by
knew it wasn't time for a friendly chat.
Il came back to town and hunted UP
William Schley Howard, or Bill, as
always call him. just as he calls me
Tom. The telephone number of his
country home had disappeared from the
book. and Information told me he
wasn't among the subscribers. So 1
went up 70 his office i'm the Atlanta
National, and there I met another
crowd. alt lined W in the hall like
small boys the day after the Boy
Wanted ad appears in the evening pa
pers. Only it was Job Wanted this
time
No. I didn't get to see Bill The
stenographer said he probably would be
around later i'm the day and suggested
that I wait. But when | looked upon
the hungry Democrats lined up IN
the hall quietly went away.
Solons Up Against It Now.
Sometimes I'm glad I'm not a menu
Der of congress 1t wasn't so bad in the
old days. but now
say, do YOU know this Democratic
victory was the wost hard luck that
possibly could happen TO Democratic
congressman and senator's. Just think
what they're up against
"In the old Republican days all Con-
gresham Jones or Senator Robinson
needed to do was to come home, prove
to the boys that they'd voted straight
Democratic on every bill that came up
introduced a bill for new postotlces ana
better rural routes in Georgia, taken
every visitor from home through the
.capitol ND the Washington Monument
.,1 ou+ ia lunch. and spend the time