Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07

| ID IS cV jugh thus early IN
the game, that sectionalism is to cut
very little figure in the settlement Of
the two Scholarships TO be awarded
| i'm the August primary
/ There has been much North Geor-
gia and South Georgia talk INDUCED
! in but there is not much action along
/ That line In prospect, so far as the
| final adjustment OF the prizes is con
| cerned
As a matter Of fact there isn't.
| strictly speaking South Georgia
man offering for the Senatorship
Two OF the candidates live in Ma
| con referring now to the uneXpired
! term Of Mr.. Bacon--one lives i'm San
dersvlle, which is north Of Macon
| and another lives In Atlanta
Can anybody figure how any one Of
these four gentlemen viii get on SEQ
tionally, so far as South Georgia may
| be concerned?
And If former Governor Brown un
dertakes to dispute with Senator
Smith and Representative Cochran
for the long term Senatorship where
once more viii South Georgia get on I?
The Governorship on the contrary
As yet offers bur TWO positive sug
eestious Anderson. Of Savannah and
Nereen, Of Moulirie Where does
North Georgia get on in that sit
uation?
There is not much sense. anyway. so
many people think, In undertaking TO
Givide Scholarships or Governor
ships sectionally- and II there were
why not divide the State into West
Georgia and East Georgia, just as log
ically as North Georgia and South
Georgia?
one frequently votes against his
neXtdoor neighbcr and that Is the
right thing to do, moreover if one
really believes his nextdoor neigh
Dor has the wrong end Of things po-
litically,
Sectonallsm seems to have died
a bOrning so far az the present state
political outlook is concerned The
TWO Senators Will be selected without
regard to that. and likely the next
Governor also will be selected thai !
way
And few, II any, people in Georgia |
apparently regard that circumstance |
as anything OF a misfortune or ca
amity moreover
With the announcement Of t. $ |
Fuller OF Culloden, for Representa- /
tive in the Legislature, the political |
situation In Monroe County has be
come somewhat complicated
l.. O. Hollis a former County Com /
missioner and an eX-member of the
Forsyth City Council announced sey-
era weeks ago for the place and il
was thought that he would have no
opposition. However the friends Of /
Mr.. Fuller who is a member Of the
County Board Of Education and a
prominent merchant OF CulOden
have prevailed upon him to enter the
contest II is also understood that G.
NJ. Taylor. Of Smarrs Is seriously
considering throwing his hat into the J
ring also
Samuel Rutherford. formerly The
Senator from this district is again "A
candidate for that place, and G.. o. |
Persons also has been prominently |
mentioned as a candidate but he has
Just been appointed by Governor Sla-
ton a $ Judge of the city Court OF For
syth and viii probably not enter his
name in the Senatorial primary
Gordon Jones Of Cordele. who
has been prominently mentioned as
candidate for Attorney General viii |
not enter that race. On the contrary
he Will give his enthusia site and uu-
qualified support to Warren GriCe,
who has been named 70 succeed Al
torney General Fielder in that Office
temporarily
Mr. Jones support undoubtedly Will /
be worth much to Mi Grlce I'm South
Georgia, moreover
In letter 10 Mr. Grico AR Jones
SAYS Il am pleased to note that the |
Governor has appointed you to sue
coed Hon T $ Fielder as Attorney !
General ard that it Is your purpose
to be i'm the race for this ofiice and,
while my name has been mentioned |
by the press several tines in counec-
ton with the race I beg 90 advise YOU /
that ] win not be In the race and /
that II there is anything that ] can .
dc TO assist Nou furtherine your cause |
| am at Your command
The Democratic Executive Com /
mittee OF Floyd County has launched |
North Georgia Court OF Appeals |
boom In the person of G. r. Hutchens, /
who is unqualhedN advocated and /
indorsed for that high position in a 7
ringing set " resolutions adopted by /
the committee unanimously at its
meeting last week,
II is understood that Judge Hutch |
ems who lis an able lawyer and a pop |
ular man has taken the matter under 7