Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-20
HARDW|CK' s
BOOMST|RS
R | \ A | s
Politicians Eagerly Await Next
Move in Senate Race-Many
Contingencies Presented.

The disclosure of Congressman
Thomas w Hardwick's intention to
be a candidate for the unexpfred term
of Senator Bacon, as set forth in The
Georgian of Thursday, proved to be
something Of bombshell among the
politicians of the State.
Since it exploded dense and heavy
silence has fallen over the rival
camps, and every person concerned
apparently is anxiously awaiting the
next move, all seemingly hoping it is
the other fellows and not his.
About the hotel Hobbies there
cropped out disposition among some
observers, as the news soaked in, to
suspect that Congressman Hard
wick's fiat footed declaration of his
intention to run, made to more than
half a dozen well-known people in
Atlanta Wednesday. was not intended
altogether as a honest Ito goodness
and don't you make any mistake
about-it matter, but that it was de-
signed more as "feeler," to see what
it might bring forth over in the Capt.
toll. for instance, wherein John Mar
shall Slaton is attending rather close
ly to the business of governing the
State of Georgia.
Governor and Friends Silent.
If that was it's real purpose--and
the majority opinion is that it was
not--the result produced in the Capt.
toll seems not to have been unduly
exciting or spectacularly astonishing.
So far. the Hardwick suggestion has
failed to bring forth from the Gov
ernor or his friends anything more
than silence.
OF primary Importance, to be sure,
is the matter Of the temporary Sena-
toria1 succession. Those who keep
tab the closest on this matter still
incline to see John T. Boifeuillet, or
Macon. as the most likely winner,
but they are laying no odds on 1t at
that.
Close seconds to Boifeuillet are
william w. Osborne. Of Savannah;
Clark Howell. of Atlanta, and dozen
others with well developed booms'
Admittedly the keynote to the fu-
ture line-ups. both as to the next
Governorship and the two Senatorial
vacancies about to materialize Is
John M. Slaton, Governor OF Georgia
Crisis Up to Slaton.
Until he speaks and settles the
temporary Senatorship, which he Will
do without unnecessary delay, there
will be more or less resting on oars
among the politicians.
Assuming that Congressman Hard
wicks determination to run is fixed
and unalterable and altogether sin
cere which conclusion prevails
among at least four out of five OBJ
servers. then it plainly is up to the
Governor" and probably was DELHI
erately intended thus to be put up.
II Governor Slaton means to stand
for another term in the Governorshlp'
that will mean, in all likelihood, the
naming of a temporary Senator with
the purpose Of having him succeed
himself 1t also will mean, no Gov
ernorehip scramble, ands consequent
" a different character of Senatorial
races.
Several angles" Presented.
II the Governor intends running
for Senator sBacon's unexpired term.
that will mean different character
Of temporary Senatorial appointment
fight for the Governorship, and
either a, double barrel or single-bar-
rel Senatorial race.
II the Governor intends running for
the full term against Senator Smith.
that would mean a still different sort
of temporary Senatorial appointment
a feht for the Governorship. and un
doubtedly a double-b barrel Senatorial
race.
In these circumstances, a dense 81
lence has fallen over the rival camps.
as aforesaid, while the mattel Of the
temporary Senatorship is being
threshed out and the Executive mind
IS being made up as to the further
cOurss of Governor sIaton.