The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-06
Marietta, Ga, March 6, 1914
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON CITY,

WASHINGTON CITY,
March 2, 1914.
1t takes a right good sized chunk
of a man to refuse a seat in the
United States Senate, but | believe
Clark Howell added to his reputation
by declining the appointment
1t may be recalled that predict
ed that he would succeed Bacon.
The prediction was made the day af-
ter Bacon died and, although it was
not actually verified, the fact that
the Senatorship was rendered to Mr..
Howell made it pretty good guess.
was very anxious to see Clark
Howell come to the Senate. He is in
every way worthy of a seat in that
distinguished body. He is my warm
personal friend and so was his faith
err Many night have Clark Howell
and | worked side by side on the
Constitution. He is a most lovable
man, generous, kind and without a
particle of affectation about him. It
is no wonder Governor Slaton told
him he could have the Senatorship
If he wanted it.
AS these lines are written Senator
William S. West has not arrived
but he will probably be in his seat
before the Marietta Journal is print
ed.
| have known Senator West since
before the woods were burnt. He
was in the State Senate away back
yonder.. The new Senator is a tall,
rather angular man with a big mus
tache and, while his manner is quiet,
you decide at once that he is a man
who bosses things where he goes
along. 1t follows that in his vicin-
ity the world is divided into two
parts-those who like him and those
who don't. He is over on the other
side in politics but l happen to be
among those who like hime. There is
a very beautiful line in Othello
where the Moor is charged with hay
ing stolen Desdamona: "She loved
me for the dangers l had passed. ana
! loved her that she did pity them"
Col. Bill West has fought his way
to success. The burrows in his face
mean something. He has cut his way
through the piney woods His home
is now a South Georgia palace and
he could scare up near to half a mil
lion dollars if he had to- | am bound
to admire a man who does things
like that.
As to whether Senator West will
want to stay on the job nobody
knows. The straightest tip | have is
that he has received the appointment
without any strings tied to it but 1t
stands to reason that he would not
insist if Governor Slaton should de-
will wish to enter for the Governor
ship.
l see that Hon. Thomas S. Fielder
is to run for the Senate There are
two Tom Folders in Georgia. 1t will
not do to mix these babies up" as
they sing in one of the comic operas
The Tom Fielder whom Tom Watson
hates like pizen is Thomas B. Fielder
the Atlanta attorney. He is not a
candidate for anything and is not
likely to be. He makes money to
burn.
The candidate for Senate is Thorn
as Swift Fielder. He is the present
Attorney General of the State and
is a nephew of Thomas Swift who
established the great business of the
Swift Specific Company, known the
world over as IS. S. s." The chances
are that Thomas Swift Fielder will
be able to scare up what few ducats
he may need for campaign expenses.
Mr.. Fielder is man of small stat
ure. | would not guess that he weigh
ed more than a hundred and thirty
five, but oh, my, you ought. to hear
him speak. l don't mean that old
Websterian style that has played out
but the keen, clear, oratory that bet
ter fits the modern audience. Fielder
conducted the great fight in the Sen
ate to abolish the Georgia chain
gang system. 1t took nerve for men
were going around with guns in their
pockets ready for trouble. But don I
you believe Tom Fielder is afraid of
anybody.
His voice is sharp and penetrat-
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