Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-19
Hardwick First to Enter Race for
the Unexpired Term of
A. 0. Bacon.
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very quiet and reticent about thu
not even said that he will rum for the
Senate. He has met inqusry thus fal
by stating that he is Governor, anC
attending to the job the best he
knows how" and that the matter of a
temporary successor to Mr.. Bacon is
the one and anly Senatorial matter
engaging his attention extensively 10
date.
At the same time many of his
friends confidently believe he will be
candidate for the Senate in the
summer primary, probably to be held
in August.
In the event the Governor enters
either of the Senatorial races that, OF
course, will open the Governorshir
fight, and that likely will precipitate
more or less wild scramble.
In that race the following probable
entries are figured: Thomas S. Fell
der, of Macon: Joseph NJ. Brown, of
Marietta: Murphey Gambler, of De-
catur: w. S. West, of Valdosta: Cor
don Lee, of Chickamauga: Seaborn
Wright, of Rome; W. H BurwelI, of
Sparta, and Randolph Anderson. of
Savannah, who, in the event of Gov
ernor Slaton's resignation, will be act
ing Governor for several months.
The first gun in one of the most
strenuous political mix-ups Georgia
ever has known will be fired within
the next "a hours, when Congress
mo n It w "a dVviFlS nf fhn TonT h
District, will announce his candidacy
for the uneXpired term of Senator A.
o. Bacon.
Strenuous Race Certain.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Hardwick's an
nouncement will upset and more or
less disturb permanently some tenta-
tive plans for the Senatorial success
sions understood already to be pretty
we'll under way. Mr.. Hardwick stands
definitely for certain things in Geor
gia that are mighty popular with one
school of politics and mighty unpop-
ular with the other. And there are
Just two schools in Georgia that real
" count, when it comes to an cleo
tion day show down."
The Congressman from the Tenth
has well-earned reputation as a
hard and, often successful fighter, and
he admittedly is a fine political STRAIT
eglSt. ana a eampalRner or the Wniri-
wind sort. His determination to run
for the Senate furnishes the State
politicians the first point from which
definite calculations may be started.
With Hardwicl's initial bow to the
big Georgia political audience already
assembled to see the show surely on
the cards, the performance will begin.
Battle To Be reaching.
There will be no between the acts"
from now until November, and the
battle is to be far-reaching in event.
ual consequence.
1t NAV mean the making over Of
Georgia's political map-"from Rabun
Gap to Tybee Light"-and ever since
Alexander H. Stephens used that ex-
preston il has been taken to mean
most serious political business in
Crackerland.
II looks now as if Georgia is in for
perhaps a double barrel Senatorial
race. with a Senatorial appointment
figuring as a sort of side issue, a four
or five sided Governorship race, and a
Legislative scramble that will affect
intimately and profoundly every one
OF the 146 counties. not to mention
some 40-odd Senatorial districts.
And maybe. as long as the show is
on, there will be a State house Office
or so mixed I'D in the big fight, along
with a handful of judgeships