Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-09

! j. Randolph Anderson, Of SaVan-
nah, president Of the State Senate,
was the first candidate to announce
positively that he would be in the
race for Governor in the approaching
primaries, but Dr. l.. G. Hartman, Of
Commerce, was the first to promul-
gate a platform.
Dr. Hardman presumably viii be
something Of a prohibition candidate
for the Chief Magistracy of the state
for ne is staunch prohlbitionist
but he lays not nearly so much
stress upon that question as he does
upon public health.
AS "a matter OF fact, Or Hardm1n
does not mention the word 'prohibi-
ton" in his platform, but he does
speak in such a way of law enforce
ment" that one is able readily to IN
derstand that that is what he means.
DR. Hartman is an able man. He
is, first Of all, first-cl physician
and business man, and he has some
very definite and detailed views as to
public questions and politics. He is
very greatly respected and esteemed
in his section Of the state, and par
ticularly about Jackson County
where ne is bes' known
Whether the doctor viii enter into
an active, aggressive and State wide
campaign for the office Of Governor
or content himself with conducting
his fight strictly from home, is not
known He is good fighter and
has the reputation Of being tireless
and nothing whatever of a gutter.
He viii poll, moreover, a large vote
whether he wins out eventually or
not
Besides Mr. Anderson and Dr.
Hardman there are no avowed caudi-
dates for Governor, but. of course,
there will be others. Murphey Can
dler's friends are after him 10 run,
as are "Bill" Burweu's friends. an /
there are the friends OF Mr.. Verecn,
who say he is positively going ~
be a candidate.
The Governorship matter however
is by all odds the worst tangled Sit
uation Of All just now, and it viii be
weeks. perhaps, before one may get
even fairly straight line on what
is going TO he the final lineup there
There seems To be wide difference
Of opinion throughout Georgia as TO
the importance OF registering,
The registration books for the state
elections in Muscogee County closed
with more than 1000 voters having
registered Owing to the fact that
no count OF the registration was made
at the time the voters registered, g.
Will probably be two or three days
before tn exact number Will be
known. bat Tax Collector p, e. Whit
tlesey ~ authority for the statement
that "Jne registration is the heaviest
I'm the ri story Of the county
ON the other hand, less than one
balf o9 e qualified citizens OF Bib1
County are registered for the state
and county elections The voting
strength there is 5000
Representative Bob Houzclaw,
of the County of Houston. is being
urged to run for Senator from the
Twenty third District. He has not
stated what he win do, but he has the
matter under Amusement.
There is one thing about this Mr..
HoltlClaW is regarded as one Of tho
really strong and influential men in
the present House. and his promotion
to HE Senate would be accepted by
his colleagues as a genuine tribute 20
his worth genuine and deserved,
Houston County has I'm Mr. Holtz-
claw a faithful and effective repre-
sentative and he would be the same
sort of Senator for the Twenty third
District beyond all doubt