Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03

| losophy, as that elusive thing runs
generally in Georgia, this should De
an "off year. among the statesmen,
real and near
1t isn't going to be anything of the
kind, however. albeit some big races
that might materialize may not.
Already the newspapers throughout
the State, particularly the weeklies,
are filed with suggestions as to the
| candidacy Of this, that and the other
man for this, that and the other Of
fee, and 1t is plain enough that there
is to be much political activity, of one
sort and another
Whether the State shall see a Sen
atorial race is not settled, so some
wise ones affirm, although no specific
announcements as to this are forth
coming thus far. There will be Con-
gressional struggles galore, as has
heretofore been remarked in this col
umn-and the various races for the
State Senate and House Of Represen-
tatives bid fair to be, for the most
part, marked by real and unmistak-
able strenuosity.
The makeup of the new Senate
will be foreca stable-as it were-be-
fore many more days have passed.
Announcements perhaps,
along for that goal of ambition. The
Senate. under the rotation system in
| Georgia-which, in many ways, is
something OF a political nuisance
brings about a complete change in the
personnel OF each and every Senate:
whereas it is an invariable fact that
large portion of each House regu-
| larly is returned.
There are, roughly speaking, a hun
| IL ffxrz NFaV RI do toe
! for the Senate already in the field, in
one way and another, and perhaps
four or five times as many candidates
| for the House are in evidence.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee will meet, so it is said
semi officially. in early March, for the
purpose OF calling a general State
primary, but county committees are
getting together every day now, and
the work of arranging for county
primaries is we'll under way.
AS for candidates for Tax Collector,
Tax Receiver, Sheriff, Clerk, and so
on-they are legion!
The Governors reception room in
the Capitol Is being renovated and
re decorated.
Yes, indeed--no fooling this time
it really Isl
A great MANY persons have Won
dered why not, for many moons, but
most of them gave UP specializing
some time ago Already the work is
far enough along for one to gather an
impression of what It will looI like
when the job is completed-and, any
way, any change whatever necessarily
will improve it's appearance.
Now, if the executive mansion-but
| thst is an exquisitely painful topic of
conversation, besides being rather
! threadbare!
! Comes now the report that Con
gresham Hardwick may not retire at
| the end of his present term Of serv-
ice. after all. Notwithstanding the
well-known fact that, personally. ne
would prefer to do just that thing.
| II is stated that President Wilson
! has urged Mr. Hardwick not to leave
| the House of Representatives now,
but to remain at least one more Con-
cress, or to the end of the Wilson ad
ministration. 1t is rumored that this
| appeal from the White House has not
| failed to make an impression upon
| the CONGRESSMAN from the Tenth, and
il NAV result in his offering again for
| the position he has held so long and
so acceptably to his constituents. III
| he should run, he will have no oppo-
stion whatever.
Mr.. Hardwick is a member of the
| powerful Committee on Rules. and
has been one of the administrations
right haad men. as it has progressed
| to date He is popular in the House,
and has been there long enough to
| know the ropes thoroughly, and is
bold and hard fighter in any cause
| he espouses.
Words are made for the use OF peo-
Pile, and not people for the use of
words. Hence. the evolution of a lam
guage is a constantly interesting mat
| ter of observation.
Originally booze fighter meant
one who consumed the stuff person
ally. not wisely, but too well. The
other day, during the Speer hearing
| in Savannah, former Representative
Alexander A. Lawrence, of Chatham.
spoke of prohibitionist as a booze
fighter"-and really the application of
the word as made by Mr.. Lawrence
seems much more pat than the other
| meaning commonly given it,
1t is rumoerd rather persistently
that Judge Roam will not be can
didate 20 succeed himself on the
Court of Appeals bench.
The Judge has had great deal of
trouble With one OF hfs eyes OF late,
and il seriously lnterferes with his
work. A position on the Court of APP
peals involves a great deal of reading,
and the Judge has found this most
painful and distressing at times.
Judge Roam himself has made no