Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-01


DR. O. b. Bush, of this city, Is al
~ probable candidate for the OIL
flee 7f railroad commissioner to sue
coed Commissioner J. A. Perry, OF
Gainesville. while Dr Bush h&S.
made no definite announcement OF
his intentions 1t is known that he rs
seriously considering entering tire
race at the proper time. Dr. bush
realizes thai an announcement Of his
candidacy al this time would be pre-
mature as the Democratic primary
viii not be held before August. How
ever. bc has received numbers oil let
TORS from all parts Of The state urg-
ING him to make the race against
either Commissioner Murphy Gambler
Of Atlanta, or Commissioner Perry
Of Gainesville. whose terms expire
Dec. 1, 1928 and both of whom must
seek reelection in the next Demo
cratic urinary. He has fully decided
that Should he enter it would pc
against Ms Perry
Much dissatisfaction among the
voters Of the state has developed
against members Of the present com
mission. wth the single exception
of John T Bouluillet of Macon. a
great deal of opposition to present
members Of the railroad commission
was brought about by recent decls-
ions of the commission in allowing
the Southern Bell Telephone and
telegraph company a raise III rates
and Granting the Georgia Railway
and Power. company, of Atlanta, the
right to charge a higher rate for gas,
The commission mere recently att
tempted to allay some Of the opposi-
ton in Fulton county by ordering the
gas company to lower <heir charges
from the previous high rate allowed
Them by The commission. but 'indglng
from the letters received hv Dl, Bash
from different counties Of tie, state.
this one thing has served 70 make TIE
voters more determined than ever to
defeat these members Of the COM
mission responsible for the increases
nR. Bush has been active in state
- politics for number of years
ha ing served as a member o. the
lower house of the general assembly
for two terms. lie represented NIL
Ter county during the years Of 1900
1901, some years later moving to
Mitchell county and was elected ta
the house. from this county in 1918.
serving during the years OF 1890
voluntarily retiring after this service
He was a member of the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee during
the years 1860. He is a graduate
of the Augusta Medical college anC
is well qualified to fill The office. IL
is extensively acquainted Throughout
the state and it is certain that shoulc
he definitely decide to enter The race
that he viii receive strong supper
from all parts of the state.
Dr.. Bush in discussing his prob
able candidacy called attention to the
fact that South Georgia has no repre-
scntation on the Railroad commission
and as for that matter has never had
The present commission is composed
Of two members from Northeas
NINAfA ga bflE II Olli NIIuQit ATtGl = a
and the other two reside in Mort
Georgia. He feels, as does many 9th
er citizens Of this section Of the state
that South Georgia is entitled to a
least one commissioner, not only fror
standpoint of protecting its inter
ests, but from a standpoint Of fan
ness and justice to all sections Of tn
state.
DR.. Bush feels that if he can 81
cure the support of the voters q
South Georgia and confidently b,
lieves he can, that the voters of OIL
en- sections Of the state viii readil
assume that South Georgia is entitle
to at least one representative on tn
commission and that it would be con
rafatively easy to secure the nominf
ION 1t IS his intention ut an earl
GATE TO make known v ether he vi
seek the nomination or not.