Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-07
ISIDEIGHTS on a.
GEORGIA W
POLITICS *YR|
81 JANIS B. NEYIN K&Bfj

State Senator and former Repre-
sentative W l.. Converse Of IowndeS
one of the nest-known men in Geor-
( gia, is being urged by numerous
. friends in South Georgia to enter the
/ Congressional race next year against
I Representative Randall Walker. OF the
! Eleventh.
Senator Converse. who besides
! being statesman. is one If the very
J busiest men in the commonwealth.
has taken the matter under serious
! advisement. and 81 is altogether likely
that he will enter the contest.
At least, that is the persistent polit-
ical gossip one hears about the State
/ Capitol nowadays from the lips OF
/ observers who keep pretty close tab
on things in the Southwestern sec
/ ton.
If Senator Converse does get into
| the Congressional race. It goes with
out saying that he will become imme-
/ diately a most formidable candidate
/ and one to be reckoned with. His
I services in the Legislature have made
! him fine reputation, and it probably
4 IS true that among the entire mem
| bership Of both the House and the
| Senate his race viii be watched with
sympathy and good wishes. He prob
ably did more In Atlanta and at home
for the schools in his Congressional
district than any other one man hail
inc Eantfnn 10 SO
modest about that work, however, and
rarely mentions II himself
Senator Converse is a we'll balanced
man. He is an extremist In nothing.
He is tolerant and mindful Of the
opinions OF others The difficulty In
the way Of getting him to run for
Congress, perhaps, would be in con-
vincinR him that he could spare the
time from his business.
There seem TO be shape ups SEIZED
uled for several Congressional dis
tricts in Georgia next time, and II It
comes to a battle in the Eleventh be
tween Converse and Walker, it is
going TO be mighty interesting.
The race there last time, when Con
gresham Walker won out was very
close indeed. and Mr.. Converse was
not in that race either!
Because of some rules Of promotion
in the consular service Of which he
was not aware when he made appli-
cation for the position at Shanghai
it appears that Colonel ]. Lindsay
johnson. OF Rome, likely will not be
named to that post. number OF
his friends, therefore, now are urging
him upon President Wilson as a fit
and proper man to be United States
Minister to Uruguay.
This Is one OF the most important
diplomatic assignments in South
America, and Colonel Johnson would
MI It most acceptably. The Rome
editors tastes run to things agricul-
tural in large measure, and the agri-
cultural interests Of South America
are vast. II Colonel Johnson is sent
| to Uruguay, and It is thought he may
be he will be more or less in his
element and fully capacitated to rem
der great and material service to his
country.
Secretary Bryan is said to be heart
| lily in favor of Colonel Johnson for
! the South American post
The rumor that Judge Pottle, Of
the Court of Appeals, is thinking Of
resigning persists, Notwithstanding
the Judges most emphatic denial.
Judge Pottle was rendered a most
advantageous legal connection short
time ago and did talk that matter
over with few friends. 1t is likely
that the resignation report found cur
rency through this. In addition to
| this too. he was mentioned for Con-
gress in succession to Mr.. Rodden-
| berry. and that, also, served to push
| the rumor along.
Judge Pottle says, hoWeevr. that he
| has no idea whatever of resigning
| now nor any time soon. In fact, he is
not thinking Of resigning at all.
Seaborn Wright. of Floyd County,
called on Governor John NJ. Slaton
| for "a social chat" to-day.
How does anybody know it was a
| social chat?
Nobody does know--that's what the
| Rome man said II was, however.
AS a matter OF fact. Mr.. Wright
| and the Governor are fine personal
| friends, and have been since they
| served in the Legislature together.