The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-11-15
FRIENDS
ARE PUT IN OFFICE
,,rOR CANNOT CRITICISE
" hnnT H HARDWICK'S RE-
w crNT APPOINTMENTS.
NTH STAUNCH WATSON MEN

Icdpe 1lllSo AOA
we Isdge Flynt for Attorney of Rail
"a Commission Conceded to Be
Men of High Order of Ability.
,TrANTA, Ga.-Governor Hard
~. appointment Of Judge James K.
Vines a TO the supreme court of Georgia
!. succeed Judge Walter F. George,
~ will resign the first of January,
Il Of Judge James J. Flyint, of
cGHn. to succeed Judge Hines as
.,al attorney to the railroad COM
rss;on ought to satisfy Senator
r,omas T. Watson in abundant meas
!, regarding gubernatorial appoint
psotc 0 in the opinion of political OBJ
. .rrers in the state capitol.
IN his recent criticism of Governor
u.+dwick's administration the basis
T. Senator Watson's complaint was
f. the governor had appointed no.
Eodv but his enemies" to important
o s since he became chief executive
X tbe state. This was not all of the
soator's complaint, but it was all that
gemed to impress anybody.
They Are Firm Friends.
Certainly it cannot be charged that
tige Hines or Judge Flynt are the
gnstor's enemies. Since 1914, when
hjge Hines ran for governor as the
|moDlist candidate, speaking from the
nme platform with Watson all over
|@mgia, he and the sage of McDufie
|me been good friends. Judge Hines
one OF the few men in Georgia who
GEMS to have been able to retain the
|y,oect of the irascible senator through
n the changing winds Of political sue
|ss and failure. He has not always
Ireed with Watson's views, but has
ZEN Watson's friend, friendly toward
i'm as the years went by.
Neither can it be said that Judge
HINT is not the friend of the sage of
hcDufie. He is not a man to conceal
4 likes or dislikes, and has never
| ade a secret of his admiration for
he senator. Sometimes he has oppos-
II him, but a majority of times he
g been on Watson's side 1t is COM
|ronly believed in the capitol that
Fdge Flynt had the endorsement OF
Ii senator for appointment to the
ace of attorney to the railroad COM
.1ision,
1t is regarded in what might be
|rmed neutral quarters as a good
|oitica1 move for the governor to ap-
lomt two friends of the senator to
|yo important Offices, thereby depriv-
kg him of any further excuse for
banning that he has been ignored in
he distribution of gubernatorial pat
Dnage.
Favored by Lawyers.
The appointment of Judge Hines to
The state supreme court seems to have
met with general favor among GeOr-
gia lawyers. He is everywhere regard
ed as one of the most able men at the
Georgia bar. He is a gentleman OF the
highest character and standing, both
and personally, a rep
Georgian in every respect.
Judge Flynt's appointment as attor-
zy to the railroad commission is re-
.LItQ WIFI SCllCl dl SdlISIdSllOI ny Illo
rny friends. No man who has taken
Fart in Georgia politics in the past de-
ade is more popular personally than
Idge F1ynt. Some of his warmest
bends in a personal way disagree with
Is politics, and do not often side with
FIN, but they like him and respect
i'm. He is an able lawyer, an agree
Die and polished gentleman, a sea-
Dned politician and staunch demo-
rat. The fact that he has stood with
Senator Watson in many campaigns
las not 1essened his popularity with
nany politicians who never stood with
Watson and never will.
So that taken by and large Govern
@ Hardwick appears OF have made
! couple of excellent appointments,
nd in addition thereto has made a
@upe which even the junior Georgia
enator, in his most irritable mood,
annot find fault with. Which would
&em to be good politics.