Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08

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dignified Office he seeks-although he
expects confidently, of course, that it
will be necessary for him to outline
his views in detail, from time to time,
! upon topics in which the people are
| interested, particularly in their ma =
! tional aspect
The Governor will devote by far the
| greater part of his time from now IN
| til July to the States business.
| There is a session of the Legisla-
ture less than three months ahead
! and it will be not only the last SEES
sion of the Governors administration,
but in many ways by far the most
| important
1t is very well known that the Gov
ernor is intensely interested in the
matter of refunding some $4,000, 900
! of Georgia bonds maturing in the
/ near future, and that he has already
made two trips to the East looking
| into that matter He will prepare a
message to the General Assembly be-
| tween now and July setting forth his
| plan of refunding, and he will urge
the Legislature to immediate and ad -
vantageous action in respect of the
same.
The Governor will see the legisa-
/ i've SCoSlOil llllO uSn DIS dlltHllN6lS DIS
| if he were not a candidate for the
Senate-not only as concerns the
bond legislation necessary, but as to
everything else embodied in his orig
inal program, announced or unan-
nounced, framed when he took over
the GoVernorship.
Following the legislative session,
the Governor feels that the few re
naming months Of his term would be,
In any event. more a matter Of rou-
tine than otherwise, and he will then
feel free ito let himself loose" to a
greater degree than before that time.
He will, therefore, endeavor to cover
intelligently and eXhaustively, and as
rapidly as possible, every phase of his
campaign-but he will not, as he
stated on Monday, resign the Cover
norship, neglect or overlook any of its
duties, or undertake to make a cir
Gus" campaign of Georgia in the adj
vocacy of his candidacy for Senator
Oscar Underwood's great victory II
Alabama is hardly more genuinely a
matter of rejoicing there than it is in
Georgia. The great Alabaman is very
popular in this State, and the sympa
thy and good wishes of Georgia un-
questionably were with him in his
Senatorial fight.
Underwood's campaign for the
| Presidential nomination in Georgia
served to show clearly just what
Georgia thinks of him, and he proba-
| bly, is even more thoroughly appre-
ciated here now than he was then.
| Georgia has watched the progress of
! the Alabama Senatorial fight with
/ intense interest. Georgia wanted I'm
derwood to win-and Georgia be-
! ieved. by all the righteous rules of
| the game. that Underwood should
win.
| Still, Georgia has seen so many
campaigns revolve around the lso-
| lated question of prohibition, when
prohibition had nothing whatever 10
do with the matter-even as it had
nothing whatever to do with the I'm
derwood- Hobson fight-that Georgia
was not altogether sure what was 20
| happen in the big State Immediately
west of this Commonwealth.
All is well that ends well, however
and Georgia is just as glad to-day
of Underwood victory as Alabama IS.
OF course the Georgia Democratic
Executive Committee. less than a
quorum voting, by a vote of % to T.
did undertake to hand Underwood, on
the eve of his triumphant election, a
| little lemon in that canal tolls reso-
lution-but that in no wise lessened
the genera cnthusia sm for Under
wood, either in Georgia or in Ala
| bama.
A news story sent out from Atlanta
Monday and printed in several South
| Georgia newspap ers, states that for
mer Governor Brown is being urged
| to run for the Senate against Gov
ernor Slaton," and that there are. evil
| dences Of a growing breach" be-
tween the Governor and the former
| Governor.
Colonel Frederic J. Paxon OF At
| lanta. probably as close TO former
Governor Brown as any man in the
State, is quoted in this news story as
having said that Governor Brown
looks upon Governor Slatons Sena-
torial ambitions coldly, and that
Governor Brown thinks Slaton's can
didacy a mistake. and has said az
much to Colonel PaXon
with reference to this rather amaz-
ing story. Colonel PaXon on Tuesday
said: There is no truth i'm the story,
so far as l am concerned. / have
talked with Governor Brown as a
friend, on political and other topics,
tine and again. and ! am vet to hear
him say a word indicating anything
less than cordial approval of Govern
or SlatOn. There will be no break
between Slaton and Brown. and there
has never been the slightest danger Of
any such thing, Governor Slaton will
have, so far as anything I know indi-
Gates, the full complete and enthusi-
astlc support OF Governor Brown. Is
that clear? ! hope It is, as l wish It
to be-
Il do not know what Governor
Brown will do. so far as his own po-
litical future Is concerned He has a
mighty level head. and mighty
courageous heart He viii state his
position when he gets good and
ready-that goes without saying. But
he will not be found opposing Slaton,
in any manner shape or form! And
you may quote me fully 10 that eff
fect!"
Thomas w Hardwck. Senatorial
candidate, is after the State EXecu-
tive Committee good and proper-and
particularly with reference TO its
county unit primary ideas.
In a Washington dispatch Mr.
Hardwick is quoted as stating 81
shall asslil the action Of the commit
tee as unjust and unfair
There is no reason why a primary
should not be called bv which the
person who receives the highest num-
ber of votes should he declared the
nominee. The run off plan would bc