Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-11

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n he runs he will be ptted. in all
likelihood directly against President
OF the Senate J. Randolph Anderson.
Observers at this time think the race
may narrow down eventually TO q
trial Of strength between these two
and no more,
Such a contest would be interesting
In the extreme. II would be a contest
between good personal friends, to be
sure but it doubtless would have its
severely acute political angles, new
ertheless
Both men are good fighters. each is
abundantly able 10 take care Of him
self on. the stump, and both would go
at the matter Of campaigning more or
less hammer and tongs"-which
would insure them large and atten-
| tive audiences from start to finish!
The Legislature. of course would
! divide between them-in what exact
ratio it would be hazardous to fore
cast now. Both men have won their
spurs n the General Assembly, and
each ia the presiding officer Of the
house in which he claims member
| ship.
Anderson has trained in the past
| largely with the so-Called Brown ele-
ment in state politics, whereas Bur-
we'll is listed generally with the so
called Smith end And yet It looks
as II il is improbable that either
would be lined mp in the Governor
ship race as a rank partisan--and II
Is "A certainty That both would And
some degree " comfort from camps
! primarily credited hostile
In many ways. a race between An
derson and Burwell would go into ev-
/ cry nook and corner Of the State az
no other race could There Is not one
county in which both have not many
former legislative colleagues and
there WOuld be somebody at every
body elbow to tell him what is
what" about these two candidates
Presumably too-and this is a hap
py circumstance fight between An
derson and Burwell would be free
from mud singing" Neither man
lnclines to fight after that fashion
and they are friends and legislative
associates
Henri j Fulibrght, Representative
from Burke County for the past eight
years Is seriously considering max
Ing the race again for that Office, with
8 view to becoming candidate for
Speaker of the House,
Mr. Fullbright has been urged by
friands throughout the Augusta cir
cult 90 make the race against Judge
! Henry G.. Hammond, OF the Superior
! Court and he has also been urged
1 by friends an over the state TO be-
come a candidate for Attorney Gem
eral He u.s. however. not seriously
considering the latter, as two avowed
candidates are already in that race.
" d. Mcneil. State Senator from
the Twenty second District, is al
possible candidate for Congress from
the Sixth District, IN the event tina
Judge Bartlett does not offer for re
election
Mr. Mcneil states positively that
he has the idea OF making the race
against J. W. Wise very seriously
under consideration but that he will
be governed largely by Judge Bart
letts course, In arriving at fixed
conclusion
Monroe Neel. Of Gainesville is
pressing his candidacy for Solicitor
General Of the Cherokee Judicial Cir
cult
Just who will oppose him Is not
| known. Among those prominently
heightened are G. G. Glenn, F. K
McCutchen and w r. Mann, OF Dal
ton, and ] g. b. Erwin. Of Calhoun
Solicitor General s. p. Maddox. who
has served by appointment since the
death OF Solicitor General Miner
will in all probability, not offer for
the uneXpired term
The Wayoross journal says: "A
great many people in South Georgia
are thinking that there are really only
two men in the race for the late
Senator BacOn's place, but Just walt
until the Hon, Thomas w. Hardwiok
makes n few speeches in south Geor-
/ gia and they will realize that there
are three live ones in the race Folks
| warm up to Hardwick Just IKE pigs
take TO sweet milk"
And pigs eating sweet milk" don't
dare particularly who hollers "Shoo,
/ hy don't bodder mel moreover!
! BY the way, ii looks as II the forth
/ coming campaign may be one In
which homely phrases viii cut much
! hgure-such phrases as the common
people dearly love'
Attention OF the South Carolina
/ press Is most respectfully called to
! the fact that the tom" Fielder run
! ming for United States Senator In
Georgia is not Governor Blease's
/ friend Tom"
The TON running is the Attorney
General Of Georgia-Thomas s, OF
Macon.
1t would be awful 10 contemplate
| Tom Fielder of Atlanta. and Cole
| Blease. Of South Carolina, In the
United states senate at one and the
same timel
The Senate chamber probably
would not be big enough TO hold
both!
The registration books Of Ware
SHOW the heaviest registra ton in the
history Of the county--a total of 2.S75,
and 1871 Of these live In the Way
cross DIS ric, proper.
Ware is the only county in the
State that voted for Hooper Alexan-
der for Governor against John Nj.
Slaton
They take their politics very Sc
riously IN Waro-but they are betting
on Slaton carrying IL for Senator this
year
Senator elect Smith. Of Henry
County. is an Atlanta visitor He Is
Exhibit B" OF the new Senate. De-
witt Pickett. OF Terrell is Exhibit
A."
Both are fine men for the jobs to
! v-Hf~l, rhev have hpep elected fnpre-