The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-04-05
NOT A SINGLE
CONTEST LIKELY
IN GLYNN COUNTY
PRECEDENT WILL PROBABLY BE
ESTABLISHED IN THE COM.
ING PRIMARY.
CANDIDATES SEEM SCARCE
With Primary Only a Month off Not
One Has Announced Against Any
OF Present yncumbentsJ-State
Campaign to be Interesting.

While large majority of the coun.
ties in the state of Georgia are enga
ged in a red-hot political campaign,
the people of Glynn county are sitting
quietly aside and watching these cam.
palgns with interest, and congratula-
ting themselves that they are going
to at least miss a county campaign,
although it is going to be impossible
to escape the state affair.
The primary election for the nomi-
nation of county officers is only a few
weeks off, and, as yet, not single
candidate has announced in opposi-
t1on to any of the present incumbents
and the indications are that there will
not bea single contest for the voters
OF the county to decide.
This is probably the first time in
the history Of the county, at least
within the memory of present resi-
dents, that there has not been con.
test for at least one county Office In
years gone by there has been q gener.
al scramble, many times there being
two or more candidates for every one
Of the several positions.
The indications are that there will
not be single change in Glynn coun-
ty, and further than that not a one of
the present incumbents will have op.
position
The only change at all will be in the
legislature. Hon. l.. r. Akin, the
present representative from Glynn
county, is a candidate for the senate
from the Fourth district, and he is
going to be elected to that position
without opposition. AS a successor
to Mr.. Akin in the legislature there
is but one candidate, Col. j. E. Dart,
and it is generally believed that he
will likewise be elected without any
opposition.
Every county officer, including the
county election ithout single con
missioners are to be reelected, but
evidently the people Of Glynn coun.
tv either think the present corps IS
as good as could be secured, or they
think they can make more money by
keeping out Of politics. Anyway a
precedent is going to be established
by Glynn county when she holds a
county election without single con
test to decide.
But it is going to be different in the
state primary. There is going to be
all kinds of a lively campaign From
present indications there wfll be op
position for every one of the offices
in the state house and we may as well
prepare for one of the most interest
Ing campaigns in recent years.
There are now candidates in the
1ield for number Of the state house
Offices, including attorney general
treasurer, prison commissioner and
others, and, should Governor Slaton
decide to enter the race for governor
there will no doubt be an interesting
light for the governorship.
For the first time in he history OF
the state, two United States senators
are to be elected this year, this being
brought about by the death of Sena
tor Bacon. 1t is generally believed
that Senator Hoke Smith will be re
elected without opposition, but for
Senator Bacon's unexpired term there
ls going to be an interesting fight
Two candidates, Congressman Thos
w. Hardwick and Attorney General
Thos. Fielder, have already announc
ed, while number of others are be
ing considered. 1t is believed that
either Senator West or Governor Sla
ton will shortly announce.