Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.


Miss Jane Adams. whose recent
visit to Atlanta aroused so much gem
uine enthusiasm, is really a great
woman, with a message more than
Well worth listening TO-
While she believes aTdently and sin
cerely in the cause Of woman suffra ge,
that is by no means her particular
hobby or the constant burden of her
song.
Il is. as matter Of fact, something
or n side Issue" with her, in so far
as anything can be side issue" with
a person Of so much force Of char
acter and genuine effectiveness as
Miss Adams.
Theodore Roosevelt has character
lied her as the "brainiest woman" in
the United States day, If not IN
the world-and even making all due
allowance for the former Presidents
well-known enthusiasm in behalf of
any person or thing he admires, he
probably is not far from right
The matter Of woman suffrage Is IN
its infancy in Georgia-indeed, no
where IN the South is there at pres
ent any great amount Of rampant en-
thusiasm for this cause And yet there
is very much more enthusiasm than
there was a few years back-for to-
day nobody laughs at woman suffrage.
however much one may dissent from
the idea, and still the day is not far
gone when the entire subject was
treated as joke in Dixie, and not q
very good joke, at that.
There are to day hundreds of the
hest and most intelligent women in
Georgia who are ardent advocates of
hnp tfaf
ing less and less to come out into the
open and admit frankly a leaning in
that direction The matter Of votes
for women" addresses itself straight
to the intelligence and mature con
sideration not only OF the women
themselves, but of the men. In the
ranks OF the suffragists, even in the
South, may be found scores of the
most substantial and farseeing pro-
fessional and business men.
Miss Adams, as was to have been
expected made most favorable i'm
preston in Atlanta. She is really a
great woman-with great ideas. She
handles herself convincingly, more
over. Her visit to Atlanta was alto
gether timely, and more than few
people hope she viii come again, and
often.
she always may feel assured of
genuinely cordial and appreclative
welcome.
Editor A II. Dodson, OF The
Buchanan Tribune, will be a candi-
date for the House from HARRISON.
Whether he will have opposition re-
mains to be seen, as nobody has an
nounced against him to date.
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newspaper business in HARRISON for
seventeen years and is one of the best
known weekly editors in the State
He has been regarded as good legis-
lative timber for many years, but
never before has considered the idea
of becoming candidate. He is a
popular man, a gcoG fighter, and like
ly Will give a fiue account of himself
when the day of election comes
around.
Dodson began at the bottom I'm his
profession and has worked his way
up entirely by his own efforts and by
his untiring industry and constant at
tentiOn TO business.
On March %, in Sparta, Carl Vim
son, of Baldwin County, former
Speaker Pro TEN of the House will
Mr. Ninson is a fine speaker and
the Sparta speech Is to sound the
keynote of his campaign
This race promises to be ono of
the most interesting in the State. 1t
will determine a successor to Mr..
Hardwick, himself a candidate for the
United States Senate, and II will he
fought out on the ground generally
contested bitterly and aggressively.
Former Solicitor Joseph Reynolds.
of Augusta has announced himself
a candidate for Mr.. Hardwick's seat,
too, but so far has not promulgated a
platform. He is expected to enter
soon into determined fight for the
place, nevertheless.
II likely will be a month or two
yet before this campaign warns up
particularly but eventually the dis
trict is to be pretty thoroughly
"stumped," not only by candidates but
by many of their most ELOQUENT and
persuasive friends and partisans.
No race in the state will be watched
more earnestly than the forthcom-
ing race in the Tenth.
Newspapers generally throughout
the nation have commented upon the
extraordinarily impressive and unus-
nal tribute Of respect and affection
shown for the late Senator Bacon
when his body rested under the big
dome of the State Capitol in At
lauta for few hours preceding his
funeral in Macon Literally thou-
sands visited the Capitol on that oc-
casion not only TO nay last sad trib-
ute of respect to the dead statesman.
but TO be parties TO the wonderful
tribute To his memory
The thing that isn't generally
known and appreciated, however, is
That this wonderful tribute had its
inspiration In Governor Slaton, and
was more his work than anYbody's,
The Governor conceived the idea OF
having the dead Senator's body lie in
state IN The Capitol, and wired to
Washington rendering the use of the
Capitol for this purpose It was i'm
mediately accepted, with the magnifi-
cent result stated
But for the Governors thoughtful
ness and promptness, however, the
marked tribute OF respect to Senator
Bacon likely would not have been
made so evident
Tho weekly papers OF the Middle
Judicial Circuit this week carry the
formal announcement of Colonel
Frank II. SaGold for Judge Of the
circuit, subject TO the forthcoming