Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-19
POLITICIANS
SAY MACON
MAN WILL
RENAMED
John T. BoifeuiIIet, Secretary to
Dead Senator, Declared To Be
Most Likely to Win.

Politicians and political OBJ
servers who keep tab on things
most accurately in Georgia
Thursday picked John 7. Boz
feulllet, of Macon, private sec
rotary to Senator Bacon, as his
most likely successor for the
short term III the United States
Senate, to begin Immediately
upon appointment by the Gov
ernor, and to end with the cleo
ton of Senator Bacon S success
sor in November.
The prospective announcement II
Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick,
of the Tenth District. for the unex-
! PRED term of Senator Bacon and The
strong possibility OF John T. Boifeutl.
let as temporary Senator are the two
big State political developments OF
Thursday
Governor Slaton, of course. has
given out no authoritative hint OF
who is to get the short term plum.
but surface indications at this tine
indicate BoifeuilIet to be a strong
probability.
Other Possibilities.
After the BoifeuilIet prediction. and
failing that, the following possibili-
ties loom large; w w. Osborne, Of
Savannah Judge Beverly Evans. OF
Sandersville; w. NJ. Howard, of Au-
gusta; Clark Howell, of Atlanta; w.
S. West. of Valdosta; w. w. Vereen.
of Moultrie; Joseph NJ. Brown, OF
Marietta; Judge w. A. Little, of Co.
lumbus; Judge Andrew Cobb, of Attn
ems; Judge Joel Branham, of Rome,
and Judge Samuel Adams of Savan-
nah.
All of these gentlemen have been
warmly Endorsed to the Governor, ana
his choice may fall upon any one Of
them.
Mr.. 3oifeuillet, admittedly the
best bet" for the appointment to
date, was closer to the dead Senator
than any other person now living. lie
was Senator Bacon's private secre-
tary for number of years. has been
Clerk of the Georgia House of Rep
resentatives for eighteen years, and
was before that time member Of
the Legislature four or five terms. He
Is one of the most popular and most
widely acquainted men in the State.
Knows Bacon's Plans.
It rs pointed out as things in favor
of his appointment that he comes
from Senator Bacon's home town, was
his close friend and is most inti-
mately acquainted with the unfinished
details of the dead Senator's officla!
business, which should be wound UP
as the Senator would have desire<A
Boifeuillet is, moreover a warm per-
sonal and political friend Of the Gov
ernor.
Congress will be in session for per-
haps not more than four months dur
Ing the term of the temporary ao-
pointee. Because of the Congression-
al elections Congress likely will adj
JouIH lfOul Jule VI July " 1tC6ui-
Der. Before the short session of Con-
gress assemblies in December, there
fore, a new Senator will have been
named. Friends of Boifeuillet figure,
with these conditions existing, that
no other man could so fittingly or go
appropriately be named 10 wind up
Bacon's business.
Politicians generally believe that
Governor Slaton undoubtedly will be
in the race for either the full term in
the Senate or the unexpired term OF
Mr.. Bacon In other words. that ne
either will oppose Senator Hoke Smith
or Congressman Thomas w. Hard-
wick. who is an avowed candidate for
the unexpired term.
The Governor, however, has sbeen
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