Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.

1t is. evident enough. thus early in
the game, that sectionalism is to cut
very little figure in the settlement of
the two Scholarships to be awarded
in 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 in San
dersvilIe, which is north of Macon,
and another lives in Atlanta.
Can anybody figure how any one of
these four gentlemen win get on sec
tionally, so far as South Georgia may
be concerned?
And if former Governor Brown I'M
dertakes to dispute with Senator
Smith and Representative Cochran
for the long term Senatorship, where
once more will South Georgia get on?
The Governorship, on the contrary,
as yet offers but two positive sug-
gestions- of Savannah. and
Vereen, of Moultrie. Where does
North Georgia get on in that sit
uation?
There is not much sense, anyway, so
many people think, in undertaking to
divide Scholarships or Governor
ships sectionally-and if 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 neighbor-and that is the
right thing to do, moreover, if one
really believes his nextdeor neigh
Dor has the wrong end of things po-
litically.
Sectionalism seems to have died
a-borning, so far as 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 that
way
And few, if any, people in Georgia
apparently regard that circumstance
as anything of a misfortune or ca
lamity, moreover
With the announcement of L. S.
Fuller, Of Culloden, for Representa-
tive in the Legislature. the political
situation in Monroe County has be-
come somewhat complicated
L. Q. Hollis, a former County Com
missioner and an ex-member of the
Forsyth City Council announced sew
eral weeks ago for the place and it
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 Culloden,
have prevailed upon him to enter the
contest. 1t is also understood that c.
M. Taylor of Smarrs. is seriously
considering throwing his hat into the
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 as judge of the City Court OF For
syth and will probably not enter his
name in the Senatorial primary.
]. Gordon Jones, Of Cordele, who
has been prominently mentioned as
candidate for Attorney General, will
not enter that race. On the contrary,
he will give his enthusiastic and un-
qualified support to Warren Grice,
who has been named to succeed At
torney General Fielder in that Office
temporarily.
Mr. Jones' support undoubtedly will
be worth much to Mr.. Grice in South
Georgia, moreover
In letter to Mr. Griee, Mr. Jones
says Il am pleased to note that the
Governor has appointed you to sue
coed Hon. T. S. Fielder as Attorney
General. and that it is your purpose
70 be in the race for this Office, and,
While my name has been mentioned
by the press several times in connec-