Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-19
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SAY MACON
MAN WILL
RENAMED
John 7, BofeuiIIet, Secretary to
Dead Senator, Declared To Be
Most Likely to Win.

Politicians and political OBJ
servers who keep tab on things
most accurately in Georgia
Thursday picked john 7, BOZ
feuillet, of Macon, private see
rotary to Senator Bacon, as his
most likely successor for the
short term in the United States
Senate, to begin Immediately
upon appointment by the Gov
ernor, and to end with the cleo
ton of Senator Bacon S success
sor in NoveWber
The prospective announcement 1T
Congressman Thomas w Hardwick
of the Tenth District for the unex-
pired term Of Senator Bacon and the
strong possibility Of John T. Boifeiul
let as temporary senator are the Two
big State political Developments Of
Thursday
Governor Slaton of course. has
given out no authoritative hint ~
who is 70 get the short-term plum.
but surface indications at this time
indicate Boifeuillet to be strong
probability.
Other Possibilities.
After the Boifeuillet prediction. ana
failing that, the following possibili
ties loom large: ". W. Osborne, Of
Savannah; Judge Beverly Evans. 81
Sandersvflle; w. r. Howard. Of Au
gusta; Clark Howell. of Atlanta; ".
S, West, of ValdostA; w W Vereen,
Of Moutre: Joseph NJ Brown. VI
Marietta; Judge W A. Little. Of CO.
lumbus; Judge Andrew Cobb. of Atm
ems Judge Joel Branham. of Rome,
and Judge Samuel Adams of Savan-
nan.
All Of these gentlemen have been
warmly indorsed to the Governor. ana
his choice may fall upon any one os
them
Mr. Boifeuillet, admittedly the
best bet" for the appointment to
date, was closer TO the dead Senator
than any other person now living lie
was Senator Bscons private score
tary for a number Of years, has been
Clerk Of the Georgia House of Rep
resentatiyes for eighteen years, and
vas before that time member Of
the Legislature four or five terms Ha
is one of the most popular and most
widel yaequainted men in the State
Knows Bacon's Plans.
Ii is pointed out as things in favor
of his appointment that he comes
from Senator Bacon's home town, was
his close friend and is most inti-
mately acquainted with the unfinished
details of the dead Senator's officia!
business. which should be wound Up
as the Senator would have desire
Boifeuilet is, moreover a warm per-
sonal and political friend OF the Gov
ernor
Congress will be in session for per-
haps not more than four months dur
ing the term of the temporary APP
pointee, Because of the Congression-
al elections Congress likely will adj
journ from June or July to Decent
Der Before the short session Of Con-
gress assemblies in December, there
fore. new Senator vii lhave been
named. Friends of Boifeuillet figure,
with these conditions existing, that
no other man could so tittingly or SO
appropriately be named to wind UP
Bacons business.
Politicians generally believe that
GQyernor Slaton undoubtedly will be
in the race for either the full term in
the Senate or the uneXpired term of
Mr. Bacon In other words, that he
either viii oppose Senator Hoke Smith
or Congressman Thomas W. Hard
wick, who is an 4vowed candidate for
the unexpired term.
The Governor however, has been
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