The Brunswick news., 1921-12-15
A POLITICAL RIDDLE INDEED.

The Rome News insists on making
the full political months gay with
some interesting speculations. Says
the News, partly on its own hook and
partly by quotation:
The LAGRANGE Reporters political
/, riddle on the conglomerated condition
of Georgia politics, whichfwas reprint
ed few days ago in The News with
the offer of one months subscription
to the CeslIIpbia Sentinel to anybody
who can solve the problem, has start,
ed many -strrsses-
! Jim Nevin, of the Atlanta Georgian,
| read about our offer and after earn
est study surrendered with the trite
expression, "You can search. mel"
Other veterans of Georgia politics
also have studied it without finding
the answer, says the Anfericus Times
Recorder. eGa fct
Now comes reader of The News
with an answer, but this wise one did
Itot give his name. He suggests that
the Sentinel subscription be used for
'1ye' Tut, cut the political grease
into soap or to clean the sewer; we
suppose. Venturing a breach of our
rule not to- print anonymous commun-
ications, we submit this unknown per-
sons answer with the hope that it
may at least help others to study the
question intelligently. To Us the an
swer is as enignlatic as the original
problem. Here it is:
"Following break between Wat
son and Hardwick, there will be a
lean-to Of Hardwick-Hoke Smith-Bla-
lock faction, supported by The Allan
Ia Journal. which combination will
support Hardwick and Blalock.
Brown, If possible. will be supported
by Watson and The Atlanta consti-
tuition. Will support the Watson fac
tion or ticket
"The battle for National Commit
teeman's place from Georgia is now
on, the Journal and Georgian aiding
in the displacement Of Howell With
The Constitution catering to Watson
In All EFFORT to continue in the posi-
ton
To keep the problem before thC
class, we reprint it again as 1t ap-
peared originally in the LaGrange Re
porter;
"If Senator Watson is giving Com
missioner cf Agriculture Brown wild
cats. and II Commissioner Brown and
Governor Hardwick are building an
independent political machine to alb
solutely control Georgia, and If r.
ternal Revenue Collector; A. o. Bla
lock IS going to run against Brown for
commissioner OF agriculture, and Il
Mr.. Blalock's son IL Governor Hard
wicks private secretary where nell
can d fellow tell where he's att"
Now boys. and girls. put on your
thinking caps. Use all he rules You
learned from the political primer.
Work rapidly and let us have the ss
swer before Christmas, because W.
may have a now one for You ere long.
All of which Is highly interesting.
and 1t does present political nnzzie
that may require considerable tima
and inside work to solve And Il 81
more than likely that it presents to
the principals IN It as battling a prob
lem as 10 the outsiders who are specG-
lating over Il. But this much ap-
pears at this time 10 be plain: Thers
Is decided affinity springing up be
tween Senator Harris and his fritad
and senator Walsan and his felcw.
ers. with the Atlauta Constitution
handling the magic wand TO amalga
nate these forces. Whether this viii
have any considerable bearing on
state politics remains 10 be seen, al
though II probably will have. byi
there Is no mistaking that Harris NJ
his hackers now arc looking TO 1922
with an eye to winning tbs support
Of the sentiment that landed Watson
IN the senatorial chair with such a
mighty thud.
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