Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-01
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III or Politics.

Representative c. E. Stewart. of Coffee
county. was in Atlanta Friday to appear
before Governor Harris in connection
with a pardon case. He stated that he
would be a candidate to succeed himself
as Coffee county's representative. and. in
event Of his election. which he consid-
cred assured. as there was no indication
of any opposition. he would be a candi-
date for speaker pro TEN. of the house.
Mr.. Stewart, who has represented Cof-
fee county for the past four years. is a
well-known farmer and business man Of
Mcdonald. He expressed the opinion
that Robert q. Dickerson, of bonneville,
the present representative of Clinch
county, would be a candidate this year
for the state senate from the Fifth sem
atorial district, which is composed Of
Ware. Clinch and Coffee counties.
DR.. j. NJ Spence, of Camilla, Mitchell
county's representative in the general
assembly. was a visitor at the capitol
Friday DR.. Spence said he had not de-
termined yet whether he would seek re-
election to the house of representatives
or run for the senate krom the Eighth
district, IL being Mitchelrs turn to fur
nish the next senator. There are three
counties In the Eighth district-Mitchell
Decatur and Miller.
Dr. Spence said he had heard that H
H. Merry, of Pelham, editor of the Pei
nam Journal and well-known attorney,
might be in the race for the legislature
from Mitchell county.
A number of the friends of State
School Superintendent NJ. L. Britain are
suggesting him for governor. Mr.. Brit
tain is one Of the leading educators of
-, Sc
United States as one of the ablest and
most progressive of state school super
intendents.
He would undoubtedly make a fine
governor, but there is not much likeli-
hood that he will seek the office this
year. and maybe not at all. He is very
much absorbed in standardizing the
county schools. in pushing the cam
paign against illiteracy and in a num-
Der of other progressive movements
which he has inaugurated.
COLUMBUS, Ca, Jan. 2S-Repre-
sentative Ed Wohlwender has determin-
ed to continue fighting the fee system
in the Georgia legislature, rather than
run for city court solicitor on the anti
fee platform, and he now declares that
he will not oppose the present incum-
bent, T. Fl. Fort for that office.
In making the announcement Mr..
wohlwender declares that the fee sys-
TEN must go. He says that Repre-
sentatives NeiIl and Swift, Of Muscogee.
have a bile he proposes to support with
this end in view. He wants the sys-
gia, abolished.
J. Frazier Lyon, a prominent lawyer
Of Columbia, S. C, and former attorney
general of the Palmetto state, was in
Atlanta Friday on legal business. He
is an old friend of Attorney Thomas B.
Fielder, Of Atlanta, and was the latter's
guest at a luncheon Friday.
w. r. Weaver. well-known lawyer Of
Reynolds, is being mentioned as a pros
pective candidate for the state senate
from the twenty-third district, which
embraces Houston, Crawford and Taylor
counties 1t is the turn Of the latter
county TO furnish the next senator.
oliver BIoodworth. editor of the Mon
roe Advertiser, who is one of the bright
est young editors in the state and who
gets out a most excellent weekly news
PAPER, soIiloquizes as follows: THE
Republicans and the Progressives may
amalgamate for the purpose of beating
the Democrats in the next election. but
We just can't help smiling at the thought
OF the incon gruity of an elephant with
bull moose horns; or a bull moose with
trunk and bed spread ears"
While in Moultrie a few days ago
Roscoe Luke. of brownsville. set at rest
the rumor that he would be a candidate
for congress from the second Georgia
district. Mr.. Luke is quoted as having
said that il was not his purpose to run
this year, but that he might be can
didate two years hence. The race in
the second will probably be between
Congressman Frank Park and Judge r.
E Cox, of the Albany circuit.
During the past month the political
prophets have had Mr.. Luke in groom
ing for various offices, among them that
of attorney general In each instance,
however, Mr.. Luke himself has put the