Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-07

The prospective vacancy in the At
torney Generalship of Georgia, to be
brought about through Thomas ,.
Folders candidacy for the unexpired
term of Senator Bacon, has not pre-
| cipitated as yet any great number
of booms for that highly desirable po-
sition, but there are a lot of people
who are quietly talking about the
eminent fitness Of Solicitor General
| Joseph E. Pottle, OF the Ocmulgee
Circuit, for the place.
| BY general consent, Joe" Pottle--
brother, by the way, of former
Judge of the Court of Appeals Bob"
Pottle-is rated as the best equipped
and NOSE effective prosecuting at
| torney now in the service OF the
| State, and, besides his splendid fit-
ness for the position of Attorney Gen.
eraI, he is unusually-really, he is
popular throughout the entire State.
| Indeed. II Joe" Pottle should indi-
cate willingness to stand Tor the At
| torney Generalship of Georgia, he
would have Immediately a compact
and highly influential following lined
up in a hundred or more counties,
with bright enough prospects in all.
The Attorney Generals office In
| Georgia has benerally been regarded
rot only as highly honorable and
| important office within itself, but
stepping stone to even bigger things
From that office have been gradu-
lated. SO to speak. Governors, Sen
ators. Supreme Court justices and
ether dignified officials without num-
| Der. Any efficient man occupying the
ATTORNEY Generals office is In line
for other things
Solicitor Pottle has not, of course,
| indicated to any person a desire tor
the Attorney Generalship, and such
| talk as has connected him thus far
with the place has been entirely
without his sanction. 1t is not even
known whether he would agree to
become candidate for the position
but, If he should, it is admitted that
he would be mighty hard man to
defeat, and he might get the office
without contest.
John W. Bale. who is an announced
candidate for the Legislature from
Floyd County, is reported most
| likely winner, many people going so
far as to predict that he will lead
The ticket Floyd has three Repre-
sentatives in the House.
Mr.. Bale is 10 novice in the game
of politics. and has way with voters
that seems to land him pretty well
on his feet, as a rule. He has sus-
| tanned only one defeat in his political
career thus far-when Solicitor En-
mis-. of Floyd, beat him 125 votes for
| that office and that defeat really was
! in the nature of a draw, for he (Bale)
previously had scored a defeat against
| his victorious adversary.
Bale takes his politics most good
naturally, too. and has shown that
he can be game loser when neces-
| sary, as well as a modest winner
when the cards fall that way. AS
a matter of fact, John Bale makes
strong friends as he goes along, and
keeps them.
Augusta il the only city of import
| ance in Georgia which still has
| postmaster appointed by eX-Presidenl
| Taft
one by one. the others have walk
ed the plank" but tom" Murphy,
the genial Augusta postmaster has
remained on the job. His term VIII
expire on June 10, and It is sala
that another may be appointed.
There is no demand in Augusta for
Murphy to be removed. He was APP
| pointed as a Democrat by Mr. Talt,
| because the then President had high
regard for the big-hearted newspaper
man who covered" Taft's stay here
as President elect for one OF the local
Mr. TAFT later took Murphy with
Elm to Panama, and he always calls
him "Old Murf."
With Congressman Hardwick rae
ing a difficult situation In trying 70
select a successor to Murphy and with
no strong demand existing for the
removal OF the present postmaster II
is believed by Murphy's friends that
re has a good chance to be reap
/ pointed.
Judge Robert r. Daniel, who has
been mentioned widely both for Gov
ernor, in the event Governor Slaton
goes to the Senate, and for Congress
man from his district, has definitely
set at rest both rumors and has let
! it be known that his highest ambition
is to succeed himself as judge of the
| Flint Circuit.
Judge Daniel, in this connection,
| says:
you are authorized to state for
me that these reports are withou.
| foundation and have never been au-
thorized by me.
at is my desire again to be elected
Judge of the Flint Circuit, and at the
proper time / win make my formal
| announcement for this office, but
| am a candidate for neither Governor
nor for Congressman.
81 had intended waiting until later