Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-28
b. JAMES 8. NEvIN.

man, one Of the undoubted leaders o.
1.-THE present House OF Representatives
is candidate for judge OK the Middle
Circuit, and seems sure Of a large au6
enthusiastic and perhaps winning
following Mr. Hardeman desires t
succeed Judge Ben" Rawlings, whc
is an announced candidate for Con-
gress to succeed Thomas w. Hard,
wick
Mr. Hardeman lives in Jefferson
County, and has represented 1t sever
al times in the Legislature He car
represent it whenever he wants u
moreover, for he always has repre-
sented it-so far as the evidence
shows, anyway--to the entire salts
faction OF his constituents!
Personally there probably is not a
more popular man in the entire Gen
eral Assembly than Bob Hardeman
A good hghter--in many ways the
very best and most effective chair
man Of ne Committee on Rules the
House ever had-a generous winner
and game loser he enjoys the com.
plete respect and esteem OF his -fel-
low members He is able hard work
ing, and Knows the game,
And in that statement there is not
one word Of fiattery Every member
who has served with Bob Harde-
man whether for him or against him
will admit the truth Of the terms
used.
Hardeman is amply and fully
equipped for the judgeship He is ony
Of the leading members Of the Louis
willie bar and enjoys the confidence
of the same to an unlimited degree
That bar, moreover, win back Harde-
man to a mani If he should be named
Judge of the Middle Circuit, these
judge OF which the ntire circuit -ons
of the largest and most important ir
the State-will be proud
Incidentally, Hardeman of Jefferson
is the best dressed man in the Les.
islature, but that circumstance is no
offered as indicating anything in par.
ticular in respect of lis qualifications
for the high Office he seeks AS t
that, Hardeman is running entirely
on his merits-apd to his friends, al
least he ooks like sure winner
w. H. Wheaton and II. c. Cum
lnings, opposing candidates for CLERK
of the Spalding County Superior
Court, and L, d. Hutson, candidat.
for Sheriff, are not letting any grass
grow under their feet in their efforts
to bring their candidates before the
public.
All OF these men have had adver-
tisements prepared and are having
them run daily in the movie shows
Of Grimm. This is a new style of cleo
pioneering to Griffinites, and the peo-
pie seem to like it. They say it re-
lieves them Of facing the candidate
for whom they do not wish to vote. /"
The wording Of the ads" has
caused much comment Cummings
.sd' says, Vote for me- while
Wheaton's "ad" comes along next ane
says, Don't YOU do IL /: vote for me-
These ads" in the movies viii
continue until the election neAt
month, and the number Of candidates
thus advertising probably viii he In
creased 1t looks like good scheme
and is novel, anyway.
The friends Of w c. vereen, OIL
Moultrie, who put his name so unmis-
takably in the running when the mat
ter of the temporary succession Il
Senator Bacon was UP for eonsidera.
ton before Governor Slaton, say thai
Nereen vet must be reckoned with
most seriously in Georgia politics
1t is regarded as practically certain
that the Moultrie man will be a can
didate either for the Senate or thu
Governorship, according to what hap.
pens Just after the forthcoming meet
Ing Of the state Democratic Commit
tee.
And If Vereen runs for either posi-.
ton, there undoubtedly will be
something doing There will be no
body asking then, Who is Vereen9'
For "Vereen' was unmistakably ane
pnforgettably introduced to Georgiani
month or so ago!
There is something about the man
too, that seems to enthuse his friend;
Immensely. If he gets into the mix
UP, which seems inevitable, he will
make a noise like a winner-just as
he did hefere-in all probability
Macon is '1eetis long on candi-
udLtN iRi Uftt tHlilH dttu duOliitI Ina
year Tom" Fielder and Bunk
Cooper are running for the senator
ship, Bob" Berner wants to be A
Federal District Attorney. judge
Bartlett wants TO be returned to Con-
gress, Bob Hodges has been men
toned fer the Court Of Appeals, ano
the game still is very youngl
At the same time, there is no law
against folks running for things,
Judge PAXTON Wade. OF the Court
of Appeals, has been literally up tc
his neck" in work ever since he was
sworn in In the hrst batch Of de-
cisions handed down since he went
upon the bench, the bulk Of them were
written by the new judge
Judge Roam, who has been ILL.,, did
not participate in number Of the re-
cent decisions, and the work fell
rather heavily on Judges Russell and
Wade, and as Judge Russell was more
or less busy with some back matters
much OF the new work went to Wade
The new Judge has taken hold OF
the grind like a veteran, however, and
his decisions universally have been
COMMUNICATED and fayorably com