Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
UNIT PLAN WINS
AF TER BIT TER
BAT TIE
Endorsement Letter From Brown
Taken to Indicate He viii
Seek Plum in Race.
y COED moI4 penu!4uoo

son and Hobson has sought. in every
way possible, to embarrass Under
wood in the very direction covered by
the Han amendment
After the adoption of the canal tolls
amendment many members of the
state Committee declared that they
thought It's adoption tactical mis-
take, and they expressed the doubt
iul hope chat the matter might not
be used against Underwood in his
Alabama fight
No Reopenine of Question
once the mischief had been accom-
Dlished, however there apparently
was no active disposition to reopen
the matter for fear this might serve,
even if the Hall resolution was with
drawn, TO make bad matters worse.
Despite the evident desire of Chair
man Harris TO expedite matters, the
work by the Committee was retarded
continuously by long winded debates
on nom essential matters
In addition TO this. the Committee
was over half an hour late in getting
started.
County Primary Wins.
II was the apparent desire by the
leaders of the Committee to order a
county unit primary. and to adhere
as closely as possible to the recon-
mendations and the work Of the State
convention in Macon, which nom,-
mated Governor SlatOn.
in The main this was done. too, and
the primary call as finally adopted.
may be taken to represent the atti-
tude Of the present State Admins
tration with reference to all matters
70 be covered in the forthcoming cam
paign.
Many Plums in Races.
II has been many days since a
State Democratic Committee was
called upon to arrange for the dis
tribution Of so many fat plums as
the one that met Saturday
Two United States Senatorships. a
Governorship, a full outfit Of State
house officers, as well as three APP
peals Court judgeships and three Su-
preme Court iudgeships, are the
prizes to be Contended for
TINS extraordinary conditions ac-
counted for the fun attendance Of
the committee and the large num-
Der of well-known and inhuentiai
Georgians on hand to watch the pro-
Ceedings.
The meeting Of the committee IN
doubtedly marks the opening Of one
Of the most interesting and impor-
'ant campaigns Georgia has known
since Reconstruction Not since then
have so many offices been involved
IN q state campaign
Brown Boosts Unit Plan.
letter was read, amid great APP
pause; FROM former Governor Brow n,
slrongiN commencing to the commit
zee the county unit plan Of primary
TeGtlons
ms 5etler was taken by many TO
mean mat the former Governor is
probably getting ready TO take sig
hlileant part IN the forthcoming cam
Pdlsil,
Several things seemed to stand out
with reasonable clearness as the
committees business progressed
IheS are
GOVERNOR JOHN M. SLA.
TON will be q candidate for the
uneXpired senatorial term of Au-
gustus O. Bacon now being filed
temporarily bv William STANLEY
West under Executive anpoint-
ment
SENATOR HOKE SMITH will
be opposed for reelection to
full term in the Senate bv
RALPH o. COCHRAN, of Allan
ia, and possibly by JOSEPH M.
BROWN.
j. RANDOLPH ANDERSON
will be a candidate for Governor.
as will w. C. VEREEN.
Murphsy Gambler, Gordon Lee,
William II. BurweI and Joseph
M. Brown also are mentioned
continuously in this connection.
SENATOR WEST. at the prop
or time. win state that he viii re-
tire from active participa ton in
politics and will throw his entire
strength to Slaton the man al
whose hands West was made a
Senator
THOMAS 6. FIELDER and
THOMAS w. HARDWICk will
remain In The race for Senator
Bacon'e pnexntrod term Thus
malsing ouesFion az selection
there matter between, them
.olyos ana station
Aro,,nd tba hotel lobbies Saturday
,.haro bu1dra5s NJ noIitical leaders
fron, al srrtfors If m. state are
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