Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05

on Whether it grows to sufficient
proportions 10 make it d matter seri-
6uslN % be reckoned with IN the pri-
mary VIII develop during the present
week II is understood that various
friends of the former Executive have
taken in hand the matter Of sound
lng OUT his candidacy, and that am
other meeting perhaps two viii be
held in Atlanta during this week 10
decide The question finally
Another week is confidently expect
ed. therefore TO see Governor Brown
either definitely in the race or out
OF it,
For the unexpired term of Senator
Bacon, Thomas s Fielder and Thomas
w. Hardwick are avowed candidates
Both say they will remain in that
race TO the finish and both already
have done much campaign work
Mr. Fielder expects to open his cam
paign formally with keynote speech.
probably in Perry, his home town, on
April n Mr. HardwicE has not an
nounced the opening OF his campaign,
bat has stated that he Will stump
the State eXhaustively before the
campaign is finished
There are some who still hold. 10
the idea that both Fielder and Hard
wick will not run the race for Senator
Bacou's term to finish. and that
one perhaps Hardwck- will retire
before the race has gone very far
Both Fielder and Hardwick, however.
deny in most specific terms any in
tentiOn TO retire
The Governorship race undoubtedly
VIII be rather a wild scramble-at
least in its preliminary stages
Governorship Contest
Randolph Anderson, president Of the
state Senate, who will succeed tenn
porarily to the Governorship, unques-
uonably will be a candidate He has
a large following in South Georgia,
and is widely acquainted all over the
state. He is expected TO make a most
formidable candidate.
w G Vereen, of Moultrie will run
as business mans" candidate. He
Is one of the wealthiest men in South
Georgia, stands at the top in the bust
ness world. and is backed by as en-
thusiastic and as earnest a set Of
workers as any candidate for office in
Georgia ever had His friends state
positively that he will run for Gov
ernOr
Murphey Gambler, chairman of the
urged to run, and may do so He has
trained, in a way with the so-called
smith faction in Georgia.. and if he
should run would be pitted perhaps
against Mr. Anderson directly, who
VIII be recognized as having trained
mostly with the other side from
Gambler
Nereen's friends will insist that he
mas trained in the past with neither
side.
Other Likely Candidates.
William II. Burwell. of Hancock.
the present Speaker of the House
also has been mentioned as a likely
candidate for the Governorship, and
ne Is set down generally as being of
the Smith persuasion, while Gordon
Lee, Congressman from the Seventh
District, also has been discussed, ana
is set down as being a member of
the Brown forces
During the day considerable men
ton was made about the hotel lob
bies of a probable prohibition candi-
date, and in this connection Seaborn
Wright, of Rome, and w. a Coving-
ton, of Moultrie, were discussed.
The Governorship matter is un-
doubtedly the most chaotic of all the
line-ups developed during the day. It
will be week or more perhaps before
that settles down to a permanent ba-
sis.
Contrary to general prediction. The
campaign does not now seem likely
10 develop along sectional lines. but
there are evidences on all sides that Il
VIII develop largely along fractional
lines.
fractional Lines Drawn.
In the event that Governor Brown
announces against Senator Smith. m
the old tacUoHal fires win be rekin-
died, and there Will follow one Of he
most spectacular and aggressive cam
paigns ever Waged in the State Never
before has g factional fight involved
as many high offices as the one the
coming summer promises
Into the Senatorial fights too viii
enter the NeNing and trying question
ur Federal patronage It win ne
charged thar Senator Smith has used
his patronage In Georgia to perpetu-
ate himself in office and TO build FOR
himself "a big machine and this viii
bee attacked vigorously by the Brown
ties as having cut them out OF their
share OF recognition along that line
because the state Went first for I'm
derVood as against Woodrow Wilson
and second because Senator Smith
had the arbitrary power 10 block
Senatorial combinations
The Smith faction viii rely upon
he Senator's great record in Con
eress 10 carry hm through, and mis-
hglt to- secure regional bank I'm At
hutd viii be cited as convincing evil
drnrc of his power and influence Fun
WASHINGTON. as il generally is admit
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