The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-10-19
,IIIDGE GEORGE WINS
IN PRIMARY BY BIC
VOTE F0RU.S.S SENATE
McGregor Elected Over Four OPP.
moments for Pension Commits
sioner. Sketch of
Georges Career.


over three other candidates in the
Democratic primary Tuesday for
limited States Senator to succeed the
late Thomas E. Watson.
Judge George carried 1913 coun-
ties out of 100 with 304 unit votes.
Governor Thomas w. Hardwick ran
second with 80 unit votes, leading in
20 counties. Seaborn Wright, of
Rome, carried Z counties and had 20
unit votes. John R. Cooper, of Ma
con, failed to carry single coun-
ty.
In Cobb county George received
SAT votes, Hardwick 533 and Sea-
born Wright 261.
C. E. McGregor, who was elected
Pension Commissioner in the state
also carried Cobb county by large
vote over his nearest opponent, JnO.
Clarke.
Sketch of Georges Career.
Judge Walter F. George, who won
the Democratic nomination for the
United States senate in the special
.primary Tuesday, and who will
serve the unexpired term of the
the late Thomas E. Watson, is one
of the mot popular men in Georgia.
He was born in Webster county
in 1878, the son of Robert I. and
Sarah Stapleton George. He is
therefore A years of age and goes
to the senate in the very prime of
life. He received his early edu-
cation in Dooly county, to which this
family removed in in childhood,
and entered Mercer university. At
ter graduating in the class of 1900,
he took the law course for one year
and went to Vienna, the county site
of Dooly county, to practice law.
During his college career he took
a prominent part in student actlvl-
ties. He was one of the most bril-
liant debaters that ever attended
Mercer and won several medals, one
for a speech in an intercollegiate
debate in the Grand opera house in
Atlanta. He was popular and infiu-
entail with the students and was
leader in his studies.
In 1906, five years after beginning
the practice of law, he was elected
solicitor general of the Cordele cir
cult. He at once demonstrated his
ability as a lawyer and prosecu-
tor and made the reputation of be-
ing one of the best solicitors IN
Georgia. Following six years SER
vice as solicitor he was elected judge
of the circuit without opposition and
served on the bench several years.
Elected to Appeals Court.
In 1916 he ran for the court of ap-
peals when that court was increased
from three to six judges, and was
elected. In October, 1917, Gov
ernor Dorsey appointed him from
the court of appeals to serve the un-
expired term Of the late Judge Bev-
erly D. Evans when the latter be-
came United States district judge.
He served on the supreme court
until the first of last January, on
which date he resigned to return to
his law practice and business inter
ests at Vienna.
On the court of appeals and su-
preme court Judge George was con-
sidered jurist of high ability. He
performed an annually large amount
81 work and his decisions were high
ly regarded both by his colleagues
and the members of the bar.
Judge George in 1903 married
Miss Lucy Heard, the daughter CT
Joseph F. Heard, of Vienna. They
nave two sons, Heard and Marcus,
aged Is and II years, respectively.
The older is a student at Mercer uni
verSity.
Judge George, as stated, enjoys
great personal popularity Throughout
the state. Re is man of quiet and
ngnifed manner, yet is most demo
cratic. He is fond of fishing and
hunting, and often goes to the Gulf
oI Mexico on fishing trips with
Irlends in southwest Georgia. Judge
noScoe Luke and Judge R. G. Bell OF
.ne court of appeals, are boyhood
lnendS and his frequent companions
On these trips.
Judge George is a member of the
baptist church and teaches large
'iass IN his Sunday School at Wen
HS' de has been active in religious
WORK since early young manhood.
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