Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-25
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CA. MAN
Howell Would Have Been Named
but for His Withdrawal, Gov
ernor Tells Him.

The definite withdrawal of Clark
Howell from the consideration of
Governor Slaton as a prospective APP
pointee to the ad interim Senatorship,
the practical certainty that the tenn
porary appointment is to go to South
Georgia, and a statement from the
Governor that, but for Mr.. Howells
withdrawal, he likely would have been
named temporary Senator were the
developments of the badly mixed
Senatorial situation Tuesday
collateral development was the
probable elimination of former Gov
ernor Brown from the immediate stat
us of things, notwithstanding the fact
that a well-defined moe, apparently
without Governor Browns knowledge
or consent, mas been under way to
bring him emphaticaliy under the
Governors notice for the temporary
office
Governor Brown himself has made
no move whatever looking to the Sem
atorship, and while many letters have
come to the Governor indorsing him,
they have been voluntary and from
all sections Many observers think
that Governor Brown will be a candi-
date for Governor
Would Have Been Named.
In a letter to Clark Howell, answer
ing Mr.. Howell's letter Withdrawing
from the Senatorship situation, Gov
ernor Slaton, in effect and in most
cordial terms, states that Mr.. How
ell would have been named Senator
but for his voluntary withdrawal
The Governors letter reads:
February "a. 1914.
Hon Clark Howell, City;
Dear SRI am in receipt of
your letter declining to lie consid-
cred for appointment to the va
cancy in the United states Sen
ate ocCasioned by the death of
Hon. A o. Bacon.
While I think lines Of thought
should be more potent in the
choice of a Senator than lines of
latitude or longitude, ard fitness
more necessary than geographical
location, I appreciate your sugges-
ton.
LARGE numbers of citizens from
the entire State have Endorsed
your name for appointment. Hav-
ing been Speaker of the House OF
Representative and President of
the .5enate, your long legislative
training would lave equipped you
for immediate participation in
Senate procedure The fact that
YOU are senior member of the Ma
tional Democratic Executive Com
mittee would have insured mem
bership in powerful committees
with accompanying benefit to
your State.
Friends for 40 Years.
Ali of these considerations, to-
sethcr with the ditorship of a
great newspaper, whose influence
Is and has long been nation
wide. would have made your ap-
pointment a singularly appropri-
ate one.
A recognition of these qualifica-
lions. empha sized by a personal
friendship which has not been
clouded since our schoolboy days
and has lasted for 0 er 40 years,
would have rendered it impossible
for me to have declined your re-
quest for appointment to the
United states Senate,
Yolr letter affords me the per-
sonal pleasure of expressing my
appreciation of your many acts or
kindness through all the years to
me and those dear to me, while at
the same time it dep-ives me OF
an opportunity to express that
feeling by an act in which off,
cial duty and personal friendship
would heartily unite. Cordially
your friend,
JOHN NJ. SLATON, Governor
Vereen FORCES Ahead.
Encouraged bv the now apparent
certainty that the Senatorship is to
20 To south Georgia. the friends Of
Nv. c. Vereen, Of Moultrie. renewed
TUESDAY with greater enthusiasm
than ever their efforts in his behalf
A big Vereen delega ton was one of
| the earliest callers at the Capitol, and
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