The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-15
MINOR OFFICIALS OF GEORGIA FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN SL|GHTED Would Get Before Public, But Large Races Over
 shadow Them SOLICITOR DORSEY
 MAY BE CANDIDATE Friends Believe He Will Run for Gov ernor, But He Has Thus Far
 Refused to Issue
 Statement
By FRED LEWIS

By FRED LEWIS
 Atlanta, June 14.-tSpeeial)-In all the stir that has been created by the big political races such as those for governor and United States senator, the statehouse officers of minor degree, all of whom must go before the peo- pie in the primary this year, have been somewhat overlooked. Comparatively little attention has been given any of them and some of them. are feeling that they have been overshadowed and sighted.
 There isn't much chance for one of us minor state officials to get before the people to any extent" remark ed Railroad Commissioner Paul Trammell, "when candidates for the senate and governor are stirring up things to such an extent as they are in the pres ent campaign. We would like. however, to have the people know that we are running and that there are other state officials besides the big ones to be voted for"
 Commissioner Trammell, by the way, is the only member of the railroad commission to stand for reelection this year. and he is having easy sail ing.
 The same is true of Prison Com missioner E. l.. Hainey, editor of the Dawson News. MT. Rainey has the interesting advantage of having the weekly press of the state with him. As a longtime member of the Weekly Press association and the editor of one of the best papers in Georgia, every weekly editor in the state is his friend and they are taking good care of him.
 Others Unopposed
 Other statehouse officials who are offering for reelection and who have no opposition are Secretary of State Phillip Cook, Comptroller General Will liam A. Wright, Pension Commissioner John w. Lindsay, State School Super intendent M. L. Britain, Commissioner of Commerce and Labor H. M. stan ley and Justices Beverly D. Evans and II. Warner Hill of the state supreme court. The names of every one of these will appear on the ticket for the pri- mary of August 19, and the indications now are that a vote for each of them
 be a mere matter of formality.
 nly three of the present statehouse
 'ials are encountering opposition.
 rney General Warren Grice. who
 appointed by Governor Slaton fol
 ing the resignation of Attorney
 leral T. S. Fielder, is candidate election to that office, while at same time a pretty hefty race Is sing made by Hon. Cliff Walker of onroe, who is carrying his campaign ito every corner of the state. State rsasurer w. J. Speer has published his announcement for reelection throughout the state and says the campaign is looking fine to him, not withstanding the fact that l.. M Park has announced for the office. J. J. Ilro r1f d feated in the state convention for com missioner of agriculture two years ago by Commissioner J. D. Price, is again a candidate and the race for this of flee promises to be an interesting one. This leaves only the state court of ap peals to be considered. All of the judges of this court ae to be elected this year. Judge Richard B. Russell, the presiding judge, and Judge P. l.. Wade, recently appointed to the court by Govermnor Slaton are having comparatively smooth sailing. Judge l.. s. Roan. who has been on the bench about a year. has an nounced that he will not again be a can didate. With Judge Roan eliminated from consideration several candidates are out for this position including Judge Nash R. Broyles of the recorders court of Atlanta, who ran a tie race two years ago with Judge J. R. Pottle and with drew in order to avoid a contest, and Alex Stephens and w. H. Terrell, two At lanta lawyers. There Is some campaign- ing being done for this office, although nc political speeches will be made in con nection with the race.
 rn addition to the foregoing the peo- re will have to nominate in August su- perior court judges, solicitors general and congressman, not to speak of the nu- rierous members of the legislature and candidates for other positions whose names will have to appear upon the
  state primary ticket in August will be about the longest one the people of the state have ever had to deal with
 Dorsey Still Thinking
 Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey who was to have given out statement fol publication Sunday with reference to his attitude towards running for governor is ssill thinking about it. Mir. Dorsey has informed friends that he will not be able to make a definite statement n5w until Sunday. June 21 In the meantime a 1t is reported he is going very carefully over the situation and will be ready tc \saJ either that he will or that he wil Not run at that time. The diverse vrcws o\ the matter entertained by MT Dor eeNs friends have in no wise changed.
 United States Senator Hoke Smith has ct last won out in the fight he has beer making for months to secure the appoint. ment of a democrat in the place of Ales hkerman, United States district alter ney for the southern district of ieorgia Senator Smith took up this fight fol lowing the death of the late Senator ISa con. in whose territory Mr. .Akermai serves. He has. of course, been ably as sisted by Senator West since his appoint nent and members of the Georgia dele gation in Congress.
 MT. Akerman was the last republica, appointee holding office m Geor gia to go and the announcement O Georgia to go and the announcement O his resignation which is at last to be sc cepted by the department of justice, vii be received with no small qualification b. democrats practically all over ;he state.
 It is not so much that they have ques tioned Mir. Akerman's ability ir the of flee as the knowledge that there wer plenty of capable democrats who migh fill 1t and out of an interesting list 0 applicants there will be no difficulty il finding good one to take MT. Aker mans place.