The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-04-15
j. R. ANDERSON
NOW SQUARELY| IN
GOVERNORS RACE
SAVANNAH MAN MAKES HIS AN
NoUNCEMENT FOR THE
PLACE.
TOUCHES A FEW ISSUES
He Says Prohibition is an Establish
ed Law in Georgia Now AMI is no
Way an Issue-Wants to See PcIit.
ical Peace in the State.

Savannah, Ga, April IA. Ran
dolph Anderson, at present presden,
| of the Georgia state senate, his al.
ternoon formally announced his can
didacy for the governorship. Mr..
Anderson's announcement is as fol
lows:
| announce myself as a candidate
for the governorship, subject to the
regulations of the general pri:, airy.
In asking to be entrusted with What
consider to be the highest honor
in the gift of our people, | am glad
to feel that my candidacy involves
no factional issues and should arouse
no factional spirit. The spirit of fac
tionalism has happily about died away
In Georgia. And in the state, as In
the nation, we democrats are lined
up with practically unbroken ranks
IN support of the great measure our
party is taking for the common coed.
| am able therefore to come before
lyou simply as a Georgian and dem
ocrat, who aspires to devote his best
energies and talents to the welfare
and upbuilding of his native state.
Our material growth during the past
| three decades has been so rapid and
SO great that in some respects we
have outgrown the provisions made
by our laws, and in consequence ths
state and its instructions are in some
directions being hampered and held
back. Georgia's great need today is
that her people should have period
OF political rest in which to have the
time and opportunity to concentrate
their asention and efforts upon
thorough overhaulng and readjust-
ment of her business methods and
system. We need to apply ourselves
| for time to putting our house az
fairs in order, to prepare for the lar
ger growth of the state that is press
| ing upon us.
| We have had surfeitof political
lstrife. Let us now for while de-
vote ourselves to measures for bring
ling the sunshine OF prosperity to all
the various business activities of the
state and into the homes and lives
OF her individual citizens. ! will en-
deavor to invite your attention to
those matters more In detail during
the progress of the campaign. My
long service in the house and senate,
since 1905, has made me familiar with
the affairs and needs of the state
and has qualified me to be of service
you as governor.
Circumstances have arisen under
which, by operation OF law, the duty
may be devolved upon me of serving
S acting governor for some part )f
the current term. This would require
me to leave my home and surrender
my profession and all business c1a-
nections. Such a contingency natur-
lally prompts me to seek election for
the next regular term and gives .ne,
u trust some personal claim to ask
for it, so that ! may at least be al
owed to remain in office long enough
to be given a fair trial both as to
my desire and as to my ability to
serve you well.
Some inquiry has been made as TO
how far the prohibition question may
be involved in my candidacy / wish
to state that it is not involved at
all Prohibition should no longer be
considered a political issue in Ge1r
gia. 1t has become a matter Of es-
tablished law, and ! think most OF
the prohibition leaders now agree that
the law is sufficient and that contin-
ued political agitation Of the subject
Is no longer needed, and would be
unwise. No substantial demand ex-
lists anywhere in Georgia for its re-
peal, and it should be regarded as
an issue that is now settled and be-
hind us.
II / am elected, 1t will be my duty
to regard and treat the prohibition
law as one of the settled, established
laws of the state and in this, as In
all other matters, | will try to dis
charge my duty faithfully, fearIessly
and fully.