The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-27
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY
GEORGES VICTORY.

TO the man who could enter Wlth-
out political prejudices and watch the
proceedings, the deliberations OF the
state democratic convention must
have appeared extremely fair when
it had to do with the naming OF al
ieast one of the judges for the three
new places on the state Court OF APP
peals in Macon yesterday.
1t is seldom the case that the worth
Of any man goes far in the dellbera-
tions of such a body, and, although
many a Georgia democrat expressed
the hope before hand that the three
places might be filled at the conven-
ton by the most efficient men, it was
hardly expected that merit would
have anything to do with the choice.
But it did so far as Judge George
was concerned, if we know anything
of the qualifications of those asking
for the place This applicant was re-
ceiyed with marvellous degree OF en-
thusiasm. Those attending the con
vention had been told that he was a
Judge actually in harness and had
made an enviable record. If politics
played part in his election, then the
acts of Yesterday must be credited to
the good there is in plain politics, for
il was soon evident that he was going
to be named.
The worth of the man seemed to
play great part. 1t is true, Judge
Georges friends were there in large
numbers working, working harder than
others seemed to be working but it
was easy going after the delegates
reached the moment for measuring
the men asking for the places.
And this is record for the Dorsey
convention 1t seldom happens that
such a thing as Judge Georges NOM
ination occurs so easily. If trading
or unfair methods prevailed in his
election the average spectator could
not easily locate it. The naming Of
Judge George looked like it took
place in the way all good democrats
love to see things working,-through
fair play.
The honor which was accorded
Judge George ought to make every
lawyer in the Cordele circuit feel hap
py His name was but mentioned
during the morning session, and it
came near stirring as much enthusi-
asm as did that of Hugh Dorsey. And
none of the good will seemed the kind
that follows a popular idol into pO-
litical convention. We were badly
mistaken if it was not an approval of
worth.
As to what was done in the case of
other candidates who had high pop
ular approval, one not knowing the
worth of all candidates relatively,
Knight not be i'll position to pass ntel-
ligent criticism. Ordinarily the fact
that Bloodworth and stephens lost af
ter winning heavy vote might de-
serve comment if we had under dis
cussion others than Judge George.
But the convention took south Geor-
gians and this section of the state
will. of course, feel happy.
Walter George has served the public
longer and in higher Office than Hugh
Dorsey He is a student of the law,
loves his work and is abundantly able
to fill his Office with credit and eff
cheney He will still grow stronger
and any day as a public official would
stand head and shoulders above the
man who is to be our next governor.
He will not let political aspirations n
fluence his work as a jurist on the
Court of Appeals, but he should not
go into that work and bury himself.
He may have a Frank case to carry
him into the office of governor. but he
will have something of far more con-
sequence to the people of Georgia.
that of worth as a public servant,
qualification in experience and good
common sense.