Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-14

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! 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 it seems not to
be so understanding 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 a
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 T. They
must close. under the law six months
in advance of the general election for
Governor and State house officers,
which occurs on October 7.
Every voter registering between
this date and April I. 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 it will
be disqualified in October
This year undoubtedly is going to
he mighty lively one in politics in
Georgia, The voter who Is now per-
hitting himself 20 think otherwise
has a rude awakening coming to him
unless, of course, it be pleasant
awakening.
Likely he will kick himself. good
and proper later along, if he finds
that there are big and exciting things
going on in politics. and he isn't even
registered
IT is 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 well 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
and 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 Of
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 II is announced
that at the Arizona primaries Eu-
! gene w. Chain, VINO ran for
! President in 1912 on the Prohib-
ton ticket, will be a candidate for
I the United States Senate. Re-
! Gently a movement was started
at Washington for national
prohibition movement on political
lines. II is among the probaili-
ties that this revival of the Pro-
hibition party will become for
midable. 1t may do to the DEM
ocratiC party in the South what
the Progressive movement has
done to the Republican party Ia
the North The solid South will
never be broken excepting by
some such Issue which will out
weigh all party obligation. We
may be on the eve of a political
upheavai, a natural result of the
prevailing unrest.
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 Gen
eral of the Ocmulgee Circuit, whose
friends. without his knowledge or con.
sent, recently started something of
boom in his behalf for Attorney Gen
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 dp-
parently has no ambition for the At
torney Generaiship. Indeed, SO far 40
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 underpaid'
Mr.. Pottle was "in the race" as a
tentative candidate, however long
enough for his boom to attract State
wide attention. Many papers took the
matter up, and, almost without eX-
ception, they approved Of the idea
There isn't stronger man in Geor-
gia than Joe" Pottle-but he has fiat