Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-04
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BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.


on the State Democratic Executive
Committee that must be filled by ap-
pointment at the hands of the chair
man, William ]. Harris.
The committee, moreover, will meet
within the next six weeks to pro
vide for general primary for Gov
ernor and Statehouse officers later
along and 1t is necessary that this
vacancy be filled at once in order that
the new member may be on hand
when the committee assemblies to
participate in the deliberations of the
same The forthcoming meeting OF
the committee will be a most impor
tant one, AS there are a number of
things that must be settled, upon
which there is considerable division of
opinion,
In the matter of appointing a sue
cessor to Colonel Pendleton there are
some people who keep pretty close
tab on things political in this State
who think it would be both a grace =
full and sensible thing for Chairman
Harris to name Colonel Pat" Gam
hrell, of The Macon Telegra ph, as
Colonel Pendleton's successor on the
committee, and this suggestion likely
will be made to the chairman.
Mr.. Gambrell was associated for
years with Colonel Pendleton in the
management of The telegraph. was
very close to the dead man personal
~, and might be depended upon to
reflect the Pen6leton ideals more
surely than any other man In the
State, perhaps. Besides that he knows
the political game thoroughly, and
his advice and counsel in the com
mittee work would be sound and
carefully considered To name him
to the uneypred term of Colonel Pen
dleton would be deserved compli-
ment to Gambrell. decided advan-
tage to the committee, and no doubt
would be the very appointment Colo
mel Pendleton himself would advise,
we're ii possible for MIN now to make
known his ideas in the matter.
Those who have the idea of Gam
brelfs appointment in mind feel sure
the suggestion will appeal instantly
to Chairman Harris-and it seems
likely, therefore, that he will fail heir
to the dead mans position on the
thought that there will be no further
suggestions made, once this one is
registered with the chairman.
In these more or less parlous times
for the Demon Rum, it is regarded as
rather remarkable when a man in
public life in Georgia ventures to sug
gest doubt publicly as to the COM
plete and full efficiency of the pres
ent statewide prohibition law-and
yet now and then one more candid
and outspoken soul undertakes to get
away with it, nevertheless.
Judge H. D. D. Twiggs, for in
stance, speaking recently in Savan-
nah before the Boosters Club of that
municipality. said;
None of the prohibition laws
that have been passed has been
enforced: they never have pro
hibited, and never will prohibit.
Legislation has almost been ex-
hausted. but to NO avail.
MY observation has been that
If you don't allow men to drink
alcoholic liquor they Will find
substitute which is a great deal
worse
Beer is the greatest temper
ance agent there is. Go into a
saloon and you will find 80 per
cent of the people in there drink
ing beer, and the other 10 per
cent whisky. Let people have
what they want to drink and they
L. Ill.
harmful in any sense of the
word.
People are bound to have
stimulants. and if they are not
permitted to have liquor, a great
many of them will resort to drugs.
This is one of the serious results
of attempting to enforce proh-
bition laws"
Those who disagree with Judge
Twiggs will disagree violently, and
those who do agree will agree vocif-
erously-and that Is about all one
would care to say of the matter per-
haps, by way of comment,
The election of Thomas Converse,
Jr, to the Mayoralty of Valdosta, and
by handsome and conclusive ma
jority, while not particularly surpris-
ing, will be matter of pleasing in
terest not only to South Georgia, but
to the State generally.
Mr. Converse is most successful
and popular young man, and is very
strong politically III his section of the
State 1t is said by his friends that
higher honors still are in store for
him.
The Mayor elect, by the way, is
nephew of State Senator w. l.. Con-
verse, who is a candidate for Con-
gress against Representative Ran
dali Walker, and a good deal of the
credit for the younger mans victory
is being given the Senator. on ac-
count of the quiet, but highly effect
i've support he gave his nephew.
Senator Converse is making an ear
nest and, so the OOPS" runs, a most
formidable campaign for Congress-
and it looks now as if the race has
about narrowed down to Converse
and Walker, with plenty of root
ing" going on both ways.
Bob" Adamson. formerly Of Geor-
sia and Atlanta, has a high opinion
of the efficiency of women in politi-
cal work, no less than along other
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