Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19

An impression seemingly is grow
ing among political observers that
the State Democratic Committee a
its forthcoming meeting in Atlanta
viii recommend a general primary
for Ststehouse officers and Senators,
in which the county unit idea will
prevail, coupled with the qualifica-
ton, however, that, in the event no
candidate Of a number for the same
office shall receive q majority of the
county unit votes, then the nomlna-
ton involved shall be awarded TO that
candidate who shall have the largest
popular vote
In this way IL is figured that the
county unit idea will be preserved,
but the qualification coupled with i
will effectively prevent any possible
ity Of q convention deadlock, with its
inevitable log rolling" swapping and
political juggling.
II will he remembered that Judge
Broyles and Judge Pottle tied IN coun-
ty unit votes before the last state
convention, and had not Judge BrOyles
voluntarily withdra Wn-which he dld,
gracefully and happily-it likely is a
fact that the nomination would have
been awarded to Pottle, on the ba-
Sis Of the popular vote, he having a
bit the best Of 1t over his opponent in
respect Of that
II is the impression generally that
the people desire the county unit
idea preserved in making nomina-
tions for Office under the Democratic
organizations in Georgia; and at the
same time they do not deaire-of all
thinEs-- convention deadlocks.
The first desire INDY be obtained
through "A county unit primary, ana
the latter nOn-dcsire may be effect
lively guarded against by the sug-
Eested popular vote qualification,
II has been stated that the county
unit rule will be invoked, but that
only a plurality OF the same Will he
required to determine nomination
in the convention. and there are
many who think this idea would work
out all right And it might.
These matters win be thrashed out
before the committee, of course, but
the impression now undoubtedly is
that "A primary along the lines first
outlined will he ordered
Representative Ralph O. Cochran
is entering upon an active and ag-
gressiVe campaign for Senator, TO
succeed Senator Hoke Smith Al
ready he has delivered a number of
speeches that have been very well re-
ceived, indeed
Mr. Cochran is making a dignned
appeal TO the people, and, while he is
not an experienced campaigner, his
methods are direct, and what he has
TO say is very plainly and compre-
henslyely stated.
lie says 1t Is his purpose ITO keep
actively going" from now until the
primary, and he feels greatly encour-
aged over numerous reports he has
received of late from points through
out Georgia.
Judge Ben Rawlings, Of the mid
die circuit of the Superior Court is
an active and aggressive candidate
for Congress in the Tenth, to sue
coed Thomas w. HardWick, who is
running for the Senate
Judge Rawlings undoubtedly will
be "A big factor in that miXup, too!
He is widely known, is popular. and
comes of a large and very influential
family.
His entry into the race in the Tenth
has complicated matters greatly.
1t now looks az if Colonel w y
Reid, of Charlottesville. is to have a
'Walk-over" for state Senator from
the Nineteenth District.
a preferential primary is to be held