Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-07
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Speaker w. II. Burwell, of the Georgia
House of Representatives whose home
is in Sparta, Hancock county, was in
Atlanta Thursday.
Speaker Burwell has frequently been
mentioned of late as a probable candi-
date for governor. When asked by his
Atlanta friends whether he would make
the race, Speaker Burwen stated that
, he had not yet definitely made up his
mind.
An announcement of a definite ma
ture is expected to come from Speaker
Burwell early next week, probably on
Monday.
Colonel l. f. Mundy, well-known Rock
mart attorney, who is a candidate for
the state senate from the Thirty-eighth
district without opposition, was a Wis
itor in Atlanta Friday on legal business,
but found time to circulate little
among his friends at the capitol
Colonel Mundy represented Polk coun-
ty in the house during the session OF
19O7-S
OCILLA, Ca, March 4.-The Irwin
| county Democratic executive committee
has ordered the county primary to be
held on April 5.
Candidates are very busy among the
voters, and several warm races are on.
Triton, Ga, March 4.--The Tiff
county primary, held Wednesday, result
ed in the following nominations:
Judge of city court, r. Eve; solicitor
of city court, ]. S. Ridgdill; ordinary,
| c. w. Graves; coroner, Charles F. Mill
err; surveyor, A. d. Ross; clerk of SUI
perior court, N. d. Webb; Sheriff, j.
Nj. Shaw; tax collector, George Sutton;
county school superintendent, A. j.
Summons.
THOMASTON, Ga, March 4.-The Up
son county primary, held Friday, re-
suited in the following nominations:
For clerk of superior court, c. T..
PetheI: FOR sheriff, c. L. Howell; for tax
receiver w. S. Ellington; for tax col
llector, c. S. Vining; for county commits
sioner, T. E. Whittle.
There were no contests for the other
county offices.
DUBLIN. Ga. March 4.-Eight races
will be run over on March Ia as re-
suit of Laurens county primary nero
wednesday. The county executive conf
mittee passed majority vote rule II
IS the wish of all candidates that an
early second primary be held.
LAFAYETTE, Ga, March 4.-Satur-
day, April 29th, has been selected as the
time for holding the Walker county prl-
mary.
1t is also ordered by the committee
that all candidates must qualify by
April goth, and that the names of those
who do not qualify will be left off the
ticket The committee appointed to
assess the candidates will meet in La
Fayette March 25th to perform that
| duty.
This will give the candidates two
months in which to canvass the county
and also an early primary avoids any
interference with crops.
wAYCRoss, Ca, March IL j
| Cooper, president of the First National
| Bank. announced today for reelection
| as one of Wares representatives, max
! ing four in the race for the two places
! John T. Myers, well-known attorney
! has announced for judge of the city
court. His entry makes the fourth in
| the judgeship contest.
CONVICTION. Ca, March 4.-The
/ Democratic executive committee, OF
! Newton county, at it's meeting here Sat
/ urday afternoon, passed a resolution re-
| questing the state Democratic execu'
tive committee to make such rules as
will bar from participation in the Dem
ocratic state primaries to be held this
year, all those who participated in the
last state Democratic primary, and il
| the general election voted against the
nominees of such primaries.
COMMERCE., Ga, March AT
| Democratic mass meeting held in JEFF
ferson today, John f. Shannon, of Com
merce. was unanimously reelected
| chairman of the Democratic executive
| ~ h. -,
| John Holder was likewise unanimous
| ly elected as permanent secretary. 4
primary for county officers was called
for April 5, which meets the hearty ap
probation of both voters and candidate.
! alike. Resolutions were adopted in