Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-11
81 JANIS B. NEXIN

While the question, What will Sa-
ton do?" is now uppermost in the
minds of many politicians in Geor-
gia nowadays, of more immediate mo-
ment, perhaps, is What will the State
Democratic Committee do?"
AS a n tier of fact, it will be more
or less difficult to get really straight
line on other things until that hon
orable body has been assembled, and
has stated exactly what rules and reg
ulations shall prevail in the matter
OF determining, by primary elections,
just how the various political plums
shall be distributed this year
Considering the case of the two
proclaimed candidates for the uneX-
pired term of Senator Bacon, for in
stance, and figuring on that matter, II
makes mighty difference whether
the State committee shall call n
straightaWay county unit or plurality
primary.
Suppose a county unit primary
should be called, and the race for the
short term in the Senate must oe
fought out along that line Suppose,
further, that the candidates entered in
that race eventually should figure
down to Hardwick, Fielder and SlA-
ton.
on the surface of things, II would
look as if Slaton stood to win that
Highland yet!
If Fielder and Hardwick could mus
ter enough county unit votes between
them in the convention to block Sla-
ton, either one might combine with
the other in the convention and noml-
nate an att Slaton man-either Fe.u-
err or Hardwick, or some dark
horse"
In other words to throw the nom!-
nation into the convention, with two
anti Slaton men holding, combined.
majority vote of the convention, in
evitably world result In an anti-S'a-
ton nomination, Notwithstanding the
fact that Slaton might have far more
county unit votes than either one o.
his antagonists, standing alone.
Whether the co.. -mittee, therefore,
calls county unit or plurality prl-
mary makes a very great deal of dr.
ference. and may go a long way to-
ward determining the real character
of the factional fight, now seemingly
sure to arrive. from tn, question q
whether Senator Smith shall have OPP
position on down or up the line, as
the case NAV be.
Presumably, the committee Will
meet soon, but there is nothing sure
" indicating when it will meet.
Until it does meet, however things
likely will be kept more or less at
sea-and necessarily so.
Colonel Jesse Perry, private secre-
tary to the Governor. has one friend
who likely will not get gay with the
Executive Department again-cer-
tainly not soon.
This friend had a way of calling
Perry over the phone every now and
then, and invariably he asked the ex-
change operator for the biggest
crook in the Capitol" The exchange
operator long ago got wise to the
Joke. and when this friend of Perry
called for said biggest crook in the
Capitol" he got Perry without more
ado.
Recently. however he called thus
wise for Perry. and the Governor an
swered the phone.
Hello" said the Governor.
Hello, crook" said Perry's pal.
"Sir' What did you say?' said the
Governor
How many crooked deals have you
pulled thus far to-day inquired the
voice.
81 guess you have the wrong num-
ber-this Is John NJ Slaton, Cover
nor OF Georgia" said the Executive,
with more or less frigidity of tone.
Good, Lord" said the other party
Il thought you were Jesse Perry
please excu-"
Perry? Humph," said the Cover
nor, hanging up the phone.
you Fulton County folks are more
or less amusing" said a well known
South Georgian to-day discussing
certain acute situations in Atlanta.
land in nothing. | think, more than
in your attitude toward your churches
and your politics.
Il see it stated. for instance. thai
your churches now are saying 10 their
henderson some Of them-"Yor
must not belong 10 locker club that
dispenses liquor Illegally but SO long
as tho liquor dispensed is not dis
pensed Illegally why well that is, at
least, debatable ground!
Nov. no CITY other than Atlanta