Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-21

-LY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA,
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| launched in Columbus by formal entry
| of city Court Solicitor T. III. Fort, into
| the field. 1t was announced some
days ago that George c. Palmer, the in
cumbent, would be a candidate to sue
coed himself, and that he would be OPP
posed by c. Frank Mclaughlin, well
known member of the Columbus bar. 1t
is stated on good authority that Mr..
Fort is to enter the race and interest in
the contest deepens as a result. All
| three men have strong followinGs.
Crawford Wheatley, of Americus, one
of Sumter county's representatives in
the general assembly was in Atlanta
Tuesday He came with Prof. j. NJ. Col
lum, principal of the Third District
Agricultural school, which is located at
Americas, to confer with Governor Har-
ris about the appropriation to that in
stitution.
Mr. Wheatley who mas represented
his county and district for many years
! first in the house and then in the SEN
ate and the back again i'm the house,
and who will probably be returned to the
legislature IiSNA car NtIS pOpuAoA "NN''
the capitol officials and was warmly
greeted by them Tuesday.
Many county school superintendents,
who must stand for election by the
voters of their respective counties, have
written to the attorney general to IN
quire whether they should be nominated
in the county or state primary. The at
torney general has ruled that the nom
nations may be made in either, of the
primaries selected by the county exec
utive committee for this purpose,
The law requires candidates for the
Office of county school superintendent
to posses sthe following qualifications:
I. Three years experience in teach
ing, one year of which shall have been
IN Georgia, and the possession of a
| first grade license.
.. Or diploma from a reputable col
lege or normal school
8. Or five years experience in actual
school supervision.
Or failing in these
4. An approved examination before
the state board of education as to quail
| fications
The Journals correspondent at Lyer-
! ly sends in the following:
The political pot is beginning to sim
! ner In CndllOOSd county. III IHG INOulS
| judicial circuit the Seventh congress
| sional district and the state. in all of
which the voters of Chattooga are high
/ ~ Interested
The most interesting piece of politi-
! cal news comes from Rome and is to the
| effect that Solicitor General w. Fl. En-
mis-, of the Rome circuit, will not be a
| candidate to succeed himself.
1t is reported that Mr.. Ennis will be a
| IL.
! licitorship, to which John w. Bale, for
mer solicitor, is also said to aspire, and
| which is now held by c. H. Worter, who
| will probably be a candidate for solicit
! tor of the Rome circuit.
| Rumor has it that Assistant Solicitor
| Walter b. Shaw, of Lafayette, will be
q candidate to succeed Solicitor Ennis,
and that James Maddox, an able young
| Rome attorney, and a son of Judge John
| w. Maddox, and a brother of Ed Mad
/ doX will run as Shaw's assistant.
In the Seventh congressional district
ii appears certain that r. W. Har-
bin, of Dalton. will be in the race against
l. Mr. Lee.
| While no candidates have announced
| for county offices in Chattoosa all the
offices are to be filled this year AND it is
expected that practically every one OF
| the incumbents will stand for reelection
| A feature that adds special interest tC
the election of county officers this year
is that they will be elected for a term
of four years instead of two, as hereto.
fore.
The gubernatorial race seems to be
| attracting but little attention here.
Epson county politics are warming up,
as witness the following from The Jour
NAILS Thomaston correspondent:
c. f. Bethel, who has been clerk OF
the superior court for about Is years
is being opposed for reelection by a.
A. Britt c. S. Vining, tax collector, has
a very popular office, judging from the
number of his opponents and the tax
| receiver w. S. Ellington is not the only
one in the county who wants to hold
this office, About half a dozen others
are trying to get it.
Perhaps the race that is attracting
more attention than any other is that
of r. f. Whittle, for county commits
sioner, against f. NJ. Garner, the incuni-
bent. 1T has been rumored that Judge
j. Z. r. Matthews, ordinary, would
have opposition, but no one has yet def
initely announced against him.
The political situation in Whitfield
county is summed up by The Journal S
Dalton correspondent as follows:
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