Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-08
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II q, Politics

State Senator Roscoe pickett, OF Jas
per. who represents the Forty-frst Sena-
torial district. and who is a candidate
for chairman Of the state executive COM
mittee OF the Republican party, was In
Atlanta Friday.
Mr. Pickett said he had been over the
state and had conferred with a number
OF the regular Republicans and as a re-
suit he was confident that he would pc
elected state chairman and that Henry 8
Jackson, of Atlanta, would be reelected
the Republican national committeeman
from Georgia
Mr.. Pickett charged that Alexander
Alderman. of Macon; Hugh Mckee, OF At
ianta; Walter Alderman, of Gainesville
and other Republicans who were support
ing Walter Johnson. Of Columbus, for
reelection to the position OF state chair
man. were doing their best to fuse their
forces with the Bull Moosers in Geor-
gia. He said they bolted the regular Re-
publicans at Chicago in 1912 and went
over TO the Bull Moose crowd and that
this action cut them loose lam the regu-
lar organization in Georgia.
Mr.. Pickett said the chairmen Of the
congressional district Republican COM
mittees would meet in Atlanta on Febru-
airy 10, and that the state committee
would probably meet about February "a
and fix a date for a state convention.
State Senator E. NJ. Smith, of Nc
Donough, was a visitor to the capitol
Friday. He had business in the supreme
court. Mr.. Smith represents the Thirty
fourth district. which is made up of
Gwinnett. DeKalb and Henry counties.
". P. Mcwhorter. prominent banker
and business man of woodville, Greene
county. has announced his candidacy for
the state senate from the Nineteenth
district, which is composed of Taliafer-
70. Greene and Warren counties. Mr..
Mcwhorter represented Greene county
in the legislature several vars ago.
State Senator B. E Goolsby, of the
Twenty-eighth district was one of Gov
ernor Harris callers Thursday. Mr..
Goolsby is a prominent citizen of Mon
ticello. His district is composed of Jas
per, Putnam and Morgan counties.
J. Q. Edwards, of Pembroke. present
representative from Bryan county IN the
legislature. will, II is said. be a candi-
date for the state senate from the first
district, which is at present represented
by A. a Lawrence. of Savannah. and
which is composed of Chatham. Bryan
and bingham counties.
wRIGHTSvILLE, Ga, Feb. 5.--with
Johnson county's primary set for March
.. the candidates are working with
fsverish activity. The greatest interest
is centering in the .ordinary's and sher-
IFS races. For the former the incum-
bent. J. c. Virgins, is being opposed byi
former ordinary John NJ. Hightower.
Pete Price and U. r. Jenkins. The
present sheriff, W. d. Rowland. is OPP
posed by Charles NJ. Schwalls and L
Davis. who held this office for fourteen
years. being defeated three years ago
by Mr.. Rowland.
Nine announced candidates are holly
contesting for the office of clerk of SUI
perior and city court. John A. Doug
las, Jr.. R. B. Bryan, W. p. Norris, A.
S. Norris. G.. A. Smith, G. B. Harrison.
J. L. Anderson. J. b. Williams and B. ].
Moye.
TaS Collector A s. Mayo is opposed
by H. T. Downs, Nat Riner and Nat
Wheeler. For receiver. Mr.. Lindsay, J.
NJ. Meeks, George Brantley and ]. W.
Meadows.
In the coming primary the people will
vote on abolishing treasurer's Office, so
there are no announcements for this Of :.
foe, but in case 1t is not abolished,
whoever desires TO run. may do so in the
state primary.
Until after the county primary there
vii be no candidates for representative
nor state senator.
ABBEVILLE, Ga, Feb. 5.-The Will
cox county executive committee met
Thursday and ordered the primary for
the election Of county officers for We'd
nesday, March 10. So far there are two
candidates for sheriff, w. B. Edwards,
Of Rochelle, who is opposing Sheriff L.
f. Gibbs. J. R Lacy is running against
NJ W. Hutchinson for tax collector. Joe
A. Dennard wants the clerks job now
held by W. j. Hancock. For tax re-
ceiver there are five in the race. Ordi-
nary J. NJ. Warren so far has no OPPOSE
ton.
DUBLIN, Ga. Feb. 5.-Quite list of
candidates are already out for Laurens
county. officers. For the Office OF super
ior court clerk. E. S. Baldwin. the in
cumbent. will be opposed by L. Darius
didates are Andrew II. Grier, Ike p.
Coleman and L. w. Miller. Judge W.
A Wood. the present ordinary, will be
opposed by VI. s. Jones and Z. D. White.
Judge James B. Hicks, judge of the city
court, will be- opposed by T. L. High
tower and Roger d. Flynt For the Of
fee of county school superintendent, NJ.
u. Whitehurst will be opposed by c. NJ.
Chumbley and ]. T. Smith. Il
DOUGLASVILLE. Ga. Feb. 5.-The
Douglas county Democratic executive
committee met here Wednesday and fixed