Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-22
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politicians from every section of
Georgia, many of them candidates for
Office and others just interested in keep
ing up with things and holding their
| fingers in the pie, were in Atlanta Sat
urday, drawn here by the meeting Of
/ the state Democratic executive COM
mittee.
Such a buzzing of politics of all
kinds hasn't been seen here In many q
day. The Piedmont hotel lobby was alive
with the politicians all day. Hand@
shaking and little lobby oaucuses were
the order of things.
1t seemed to be a rather general
! opinion that the race for governor
would not continue between Governor
Harris and DR.. L. G. Hardeman, but that
there would without doubt be a third
| and maybe fourth candidate
There was considerable discussion of
possible candidates, and it seemed to DE
the prevailing opinion that the third
candidate would either be w. II. Bur-
well, of Sparta, speaker of the Georgia
house Of representatives; A. o. Blalock,
of Fayetteville, or Solicitor General
Hugh M. Dorsey, of Atlanta. There
were some who thought that Judge w.
L. Thomas, of Valdosta, or G.. Ogden
Persons, of Forsyth, president of the
state senate, should be considered as
possible candidates.
Booms were clearly in evidence for
Mr.. Burwell and Mr.. Blalock, and their
friends both on and off the state COM
mittee, lost no opportunity to boost for
them.
During the day Saturday there was
considerable talk among the politicians
in favor of the general assembly this
summer amending the primary laws so
as to require every voter upon register
ing to state the name of the party to
which he belongs.
1t was quite evident that there was an
overwhelmingly strong sentiment IN
favor of eliminating from the Demo-
cratic primaries all those whose loyalty
to the Democratic nominees can not be
relied upon. This will be one of the
big questions to be handled by the state
committee when it meets to arrange for
the state primary.
Several Macon politicians sought to
agitate the removal of the state capitol
from ATLANTA to Macon. They pro.
posed that the general assembly this
summer submit to the voters a constitu-
tional amendment providing for such a
a change.
1t is believed that the state commit
tee. will walt until the Macon convention
to meet and fix a date for the primary
for governor and other state house Of
Ecials. This primary will, 1t is expect
ed, be held some time in September. All
of the candidates for these offices, as
we'll as prospective candidates, are of
course very much interested in the date
of the primary, but most of all they are
interested in the rules which are to be
adopted by the committee for that pri-
mary.
The officers of the state Democratic
executive committee which met in At
lanta Saturday are Judge E. ]. Reagan,
of McDonough, chairman; Frank Jen-
kins, of Eatonton, vice chairman; ST.
Elmo Massengale, Of Atlanta, secretary,
and Levi Reeves, of Gainesville, sas-
sistant secretary. All Of these gentle
men are well-knownto Georgia Demo-
Gratis and each has a host Of close
friends. ..
WAYCROSS, GA. Feb. ID. Volney
Williams, editor of the Waycross Jour
nal-Herald, today announced as a can
diIlate for representative from Ware
county. His is the f1rst announcement.
but others are expected as Ware elects
two representatives now owing to her
elevation to the misrepresentation class
of Georgia counties. Mr.. Williams Is
in the state. He has been closely identi- |
fed with all progressive movements in |
Waycross and Ware and has been big |
booster for South Georgia. In his an
nouncement he says he proposes If |
collected to do as he has done in the past |
the best, he can for his city. county and
state. BY a rule passed by the county |
Democratic executive committee the |
candidates for representative Will run
in the first county primary, which will
be held March Is.
Despite the fact that running time in
Ware county's political contests is
drawing to a close candidates continue
to announce Carey M. Sweat, a native
of Ware, and we'll known business man,
has entered the race for ordinary. He
is the second man to enter this week.
John E. Wadley, former county com
missioner, announcing a few days ago.
The race is now a three-corned one,
Ordinary Banner H. Thomas having an
nounced for reelection.