Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
BY JAMES q. NEvIN.

Inc Governor mas Called
to the very important matter of the
new permanent registration law, en-
acted by the Legislature last sum-
mer, and now in effect.
1t should be understood, however
for In some quarters 1t seems not to
be so understood-tha the voter de-
string to have his name placed on the
registration books permanently, still
must register this year.
Once on the books this year.
voter remains on the books forever,
unless through failure to pay his
taxes, or for some other legal cause,
he permits himself to become dis
qualified.
The registration books for this
years elections-the general State
elections-will close on April Z. They
must close. under the law. six months
in advance of the general election for
Governor and State house officers,
which occurs on October z
Every voter registering between
this date and April 7, therefore, be-
comes permanently registered as
hereinbefore stated.
There still are thousands of Geor-
CLANS not registered for this year.
The time is very short-less than a
month remaining. Unless, in any
event, registration Is looked after for
this year, the voter neglecting 1t will
be disqualified in October
This year undoubtedly is going to
be a mighty lively one in politics in
Georgia. The voter who is now per-
hitting himself to think otherwise
has a rude awakening coming to him
unless, of course, it be a pleasant
awakening.
Likely he will kick himself good
and proper later along IL he finds
that there are big and exciting things
going on in politics, and he isn't even
registered!
1t Is a very uncomfortable feeling
to find, after the big show gets well
under way. that you are not qualified
to take part therein!
Voters will do we'll to look after
the matter of registration within the
next few days-the sooner, the better
Three weeks isn't much time, but it
is all there is left in which to get
ones name on the registration books.
Remember, the books close on April
land after that there will be no
way to qualify for voting
Leslie's Weekly, looking toward the
South for political developments and
observing the trend thereof, reaches
the conclusion, with Georgia very
much in mind, that the solid South"
SO long an impregnable stronghold CT
Democracy eventually will be broken,
not through issues that so far have
become genuinely and admittedly ma
tional as through prohibition.
Leslie's says:
Prohibition, 1t is announced
that at the Arizona primaries Eu-
gene W. Chain, who ran for
President in 1912 ON the Prohibi-
ton ticket, will be a candidate for
the United States Senate. Re
Gently movement was started
at Washington for a national
prohibition movement on political
lines. 1t Is among the probaili-
ties that this revival OF the Pro-
hibition party will become for
smidable. 1t may do to the DEM
ocratic party in the South what
the Progressive movement has
done to the Republican party in
the North. The solid South will
never be broken excepting by
some such issue which will out
weigh an party obligation. We
may be on the eve of political
upheaval, q natural result of the
prevailing unrest.
MANY peOpio nave WOHuGTeu lOUg
and oft just exactly how, when.
wherefore and why the Solid South"
was to be broken. Perhaps Leslie's
has made a remarkable discovery
and perhaps it hasn't!
Readers will judge that matter for
themselves. and after their own indi-
vidual ways of thinking.
Joseph f. Pottle, the Solicitor Cen
eral OF the Ocmulgee Circuit, whose
friends, without his knowledge or con-
sent, recently started something of a
boom in his behalf for Attorney Ger
eral, has stated that he will not be
candidate for that office.
Solicitor Pottle is generally accept
ed to be the foremost prosecuting at
torney in the States service, but APP
parently has no ambition for the At
torney Generalship. Indeed. so far as
the material considerations of the
matter go, he probably will be vastly
better off out of that Office than In.
Like nearly all of the statehouse Of
fees from Governor down. the Attor-
ney Generalship admittedly is very
much undergrad!
Mr.. Pottle was "in the race" as
tentative candidate, however, long
enough for his boom to attract State
wide attention. Many papers cook the
matter up and, almost without eX-
ception, they approved of the idea
There isn't stronger man in Geor-
gia than Joe" Pottle-hut he has fiat
tened out his own Attorney General
ship boom, all right!