Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-09

make no such fight for the high and
dignifed office he seeks-although he
expects confidently of course. that it
viii be necessary for him to outline
his views in detail, from time to time.
, upon topics in which the people are
| interested, particularly in their ma
! tional aspect.
! The Governor will devote by far the
| greater part of his time from now an
til July to the States business
| There is a session of the Legisla-
ture less than three months ahead
, and it will be not only the last SEES
sion of the Governors administration,
but in many ways by far the most
important
1t is very well known that the Gov
ernor is intensely interested in the
matter Of refunding some $4,000 900
of Georgia bonds maturing in the
/ near future, and that he has already
made two trips to the East looking
into that matter. He will prepare
message to the General Assembly be-
| tween now and July setting forth his
plan of refunding, and he will urge
the Legislature to immediate and adj
vantageous action in respect of the
same.
The Governor will see the legisla-
| tive session through as attentively as
if he were not a candidate for the
Senate-not only as concerns the
bond legislation necessary, but as to
Everything else embodied in his orig
inal program, announced or unan-
nounced, framed when he took over
the GovernOrship.
Following the legislative session.
the Governor feels that the few re-
10 mi Of h &c
in any event, more a matter of rou
tine than otherwise, and The will then
feel free to let himself loose" to
greater degree than before that time.
He will, therefore. endeavor to cover
intelligently and eXhaustiVely, and as
rapidly as possible, every phase of his
campaign-but he will not, as he
stated on Monday. resign the Cover
norship, neglect or overlook any of its
duties, or undertake to make cir
Gus" campaign of Georgia in the ad
vocacy of his candidacy for Senator.
Oscar Underwood's great victory n
Alabama is hardly more genuinely
matter of rejoicing there than it is in
Georgia. The great Alabaman IS very
popular in this State, and the sympa-
thy and good wishes of Georgia I'M
questionably were with him in his
Senatorial fight.
Underwood's campaign for the
Presidential nomination in Georgia
served to show clearly just what
Georgia thinks of him, and he proba-
bly, is even more thoroughly appre-
ciated here now than he was then
Georgia has watched the progress Of
the Alabama Senatorial fight with
intense interest. Georgia wanted I'm
I ] egrf1 no
lieved, by all the righteous rules Of
the game that Underwood should
win.
Still, Georgia has seen so many
I campaigns revolve around the iso-
lated question of prohibition. when
prohibition had nothing whatever 10
do with the matter-even as it HAD
nothing whatever to do with the In
derwood- Hobson fight-that Georgia
was not altogether sure what was 10
happen in the big State Immediately
west of this commonwealth
All is we'll that ends we'll however
and Georgia is just as glad to-day
Of Cnderwood's victory as Alabama is.
OF course, the Georgia Democratic
Executive Committee, less than
quorum voting. by a vote Of % to 4
did undertake to hand Underwood, on
the eve of his triumphant election,
little lemon in that canal tolls reso-
lution-but that in no wise lessened
the general enthusiasm for Under
wood either in Georgia or in Ala
bama.
A news story sent out from Atlanta
Monday and printed in several South
Georgia newspa pers, states that for
mer Governor Brown Is being urged
to run for the Senate against Gov
ernor Slaton," and that there are evil
dences of a growing breach be-
tween the Governor and the former
Governor.
Colonel Frederic j. Paxon, OF At
lanta probably as close to former
Governor Brown as any man in the
State, is quoted in this news story as
having said that Governor Brown
looks upon Governor Slaton's Sena
torial ambitions coldly and that
Governor Brown thinks Slaton's can
di6acy a mistake. and has said az
much to Colonel PaNon.
With reference to this rather amaz-
ing story. Colonel PaXon on Tuesday
said There is no truth in the story,
so far as ! am concerned. l have
talked with Governor Brown as
friend, on political and other topics,
llllIe anu again anu am 90 10 iAVHA
him say a word indicating anything
less than cordial approval OF Govern
or Slaton. There will be no break
between Slaton and Brown. and there
has naver been the slightest danger Of
any such thing, Governor Slaton will
have. so far as anything J know indi-
Gates, the full, complete and enthusi-
astic support OF Governor Brown. il
that clear? hope It is as | wish II
to be-
II do not know what Governor
Brown will do, so far as his own po-
litical future is concerned. He has a
mighty level head, and a mighty
courageous heart He viii state his
position when he gets good and
ready-that goes without saying. But
he will not be found opposing Slaton,
in any manner. shape or form! And
you may quote me fully TO that ef-
feet"
Thomas W. Hardwick Senatorial
candidate is after The State EXecu-
tive Committee good and proper-and
particularly with reference to its
county unit primary ideas.
In a Washington dispatch Mr..
Hardwick is quoted as stating; u
shall assail the action Of the commit
tee as unjust and unfair.
There is no reason why a primary
should not be called by which the
person who receives the highest num-
Der Of votes should be declared the
nominee The ruu-oG plan would be