May 28, 1998

Mr. Richard S. Thompson

McNatt , Greene & Thompson

602 Church Street

Post Office Box 1168

Valdalia , Georgia 30475-1168

Dear Mr. Candidate:

I hope the campaign is going well. It seems like everybody I know is running for office.

An attorney by the name of Tom Glisson is running for Judge Emerson's post. Lois Gerstenberger is running against David McDade for District Attorney and in an addition to Don Howe, Walter Rowe and Frank Winn , Keith Rollins and Joel Dodson have applied for the new judgeship. There may be others who have applied, but I do not know.

It is my understanding that Walter Rowe has Hank Huckaby supporting him, notwithstanding the fact that Hank Huckaby lives across the street from Frank Winn . At any rate, Hank and the Governor are very good friends and I suppose that is a strong ally. Joe Fowler told me that Judge Winn was pulling out all the stops for Frank. I think Judge Winn is a friend of the Governor in his own right. I have no idea who will get the appointment. I will go on record as saying that I have never been able to accurately predict one of this Governor's judicial appointments.

Thank you again for the onions and please give me a call the next time you see you are heading this way.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

WLM , III/ld