Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.

Miss Jane Adams. whose recent
visit to Atlanta aroused so much gen
uine enthusiasm, is really a great
woman, with a. message more than
well worth listening TO.
While she believes ardently and sin
ccrely in the cause Of woman suffrage,
that is by no means her particular
hobby or the constant burden of her
song
It is, as a matter of fact, something
OF a side issue with her, in SO far
as anything can be side issue" with
"a person Of so much force of char
acter and genuine effectiveness a.
Miss Adams.
| Theodore Roosevelt has character
! lied her as the "brainest woman in
the United States to-day if not in
| the World--and even making all due
allowance for the former Presidents
| Well-known enthusiasm In behalf of
any person or thing he admires he
| probably is not far from right!
The matter OF woman suffrage is in
! It's Infancy in Georgia indeed, no.
| where in the South is there at pres
ent any great amount of rampant en-
thusiasm for this cause, And yet there
is very much more enthusiasm than
there was a few years back-for to-
day nobody laughs a woman suffrage,
however much one may dissent from
the idea, and still the day is not far
gone when the entire subject was
treated as a joke in Dixie, and not
very good Joke, at that.
There are to-day hundreds of the
best and most intelligent women in
Georgia who are ardent advocates OF
woman suffrage They are hesitat-
i . lt-
open and admit frankly a leaning in
that direction. The matter of votes
for women addresses itself straight
to the intelligence and mature CON
sideration not only Of the women
themselves, but of the men. In the
ranks Of the suffragists. even in the
South, may be found scores Of the
most substantial and farseeing pro-
fessonal and business men
Miss Adams, as was to have been
expected made a most favorable inn
preston in Atlanta. She is really
great woman-wit great ideas. She
handles herself conYincingy, more
over. Her visit to Atlanta was alto
gether timely and more than a few
people hope she will come again, and
often
She always may feel assured OF a
genuinely cordial and appreciatiVe
welcome.
Editor A. r. Dodson, Of The
Buchanan Tribune, viii be a Candi-
date for the House from Harrison.
Whether he will have opposition re-
mains to be seen. as nobody has an
nounced against him to date.
Mr.. Dod3on has been engaged in the
newspaper business in HARRISON for
seventeen years, and is one of the best
known weekly editors in the State.
He has been regarded as good legis-
lative timber for many years, bur
never before has considered the idea
OF becoming a candidate. He is a
popular man, a gCoG fighter, and like
~ will give a fine account of himself
when the day Of election comes
around.
Dodson began at the bottom in his
profession and has worked his way
up entirely by his own efforts and by
his untiring industry and constant at
tention to business.
on March %, in Sparta. Carl Vim
son, of Baldwin County, former
Speaker Pro Tenn OF the House. VIII
open his campaign for Congress.
Mr.. Ninson is a fine speaker. and
the Sparta speech is to sound the
keynote of his campaign,
This race promises to be one Of
the most interesting in the State 1t
viii determine a successor to Mr..
Hardwick, himself a candidate for The
United States Senate and it will he
fought out on the ground generally
contested bitterly and aggressively
Former Solicitor Joseph Reynolds,
l.s
candidate for Mr.. Hardwick's seat.
too, but SO far has not promulgated a
platform He is expected to enter
soon into a determined fight for tile
place, nevertheless.
1t likely viii be a month or two
Vet before this campaign warns up
particularly but eventually the dis
trict is to be pretty thoroughly
"stumped." not only by candidates but
by many of their most eloquent and
persuasive friends and partiSans
No race in the state viii be watched
more earnestly than the forthcom-
ing race in the Tenth.
Newspapers generally throughout
the nation have commented upon the
extraordinarily impressive and uuus-
ual tribute OF respect and affection
shown FOR the late Senator Bacon
" hen his body rested under the big
dome of the state Capitol I'm At
lauta for a few hours preceding his
funeral i'm Macon, Literally thou
sands visited the Capitol ON that oC-
casion, not only to pay last sad trib-
1 ute of respect TO the dead statesman.
! but TO be parties to the wonderful
| tribute To his memory.
The thing thar isn't generally
! known and appreciated, however. is
that this wonderful tribute had its
| inspiration i'm Governor Slaton, and
| was more his work than anybodys.
The Governor conceived. the idea of
! having the dead Senator's body lie i'm
state in the Capitol. and wired to
! Washington rendering the use of the
| Capitol for this purpose II was inn
/ mediately accepted, wish the magniti
/ cent result stated.
/ But for the Governors thoughtful e.
ness and promptness however IN,
I marked tribute of respect to Senator
! Bacon likely would not have been
made so evident
The weekly papers of the Middle
/ Judicial Circuit this week carry the
/ formal announcement of Colone
! Frank II Saffold for judge OF the