The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-31
MAKING A SLOW START.
NO LEGISLATION UNTIL TIE So
LICIToRs ARE ELECTED.

The Contests to Begin To-dey-Rep-
resentative Doolan Outlines the
shape Things Are Taking Tho
Fraser Rockwell Fight the Closest
of Au-duBignon Dipping Into 1t,
Boykin Wright's Chances.
Representative Doolan came down from
Atlanta yesterday morning and spent the
day IN the city,
There has really been no legislation vet"
he said, NOR will there be until the contests
for solicitors general and judges are dis
posed of. Nearly every member Is more or
less interested in some Of the candidates,
snd between electioneering for them AID
being buttonholed by the friends Of other
ofhce-seekers they have not had time to get
down to lawmakinR.
Speaker Atkinson has not yet appointed
his committees and until this is done no
legislation can be shaped. The important
bills SO far offered are those of Representa-
tive Martin of Fulton, providing praoti-
cally for a general state law to elect county
commissioners by the people instead of
elections by grand lurtss, and
that of Representative Fleming
of Richmond to hold tae second session Of
k16 legislature Ia July LOIlORluR OCGOD6F OIL
the previous year when the first session con-
Venes.
TIE SUMNER SESSION BILL.
1T was generally understood that the
adoption of the amendments providing for
annual sessions voiced the sentiment of the
people in favor of yearly fail meetings, but
il Representative Flemiug's bill shslld he
made a law things would be where they were
before with the exception that the summer
session could not last more than City days.
The measure will meet with strong opposi-
ton in the House, provided 1t comes back
from the committee with a favorable re-
port.
1.-THE contest between Solicitor General
Fraser and T. d. Rockwell. Esq, for the
solicitor generslship of the Eastern circuit
is the most interesting and closely drawn
fight which will be before the House. The
result is doubtful in the extreme, and while
both candidates and their friends are claim
ing the election, impartial observers of the
situation say it is toss up which will be
the successful man.
VERY FEW VOTES TO SPARE.
''It is safe to say, however, that the winner
will have few votes to spare over the num-
Der required 70 elect. II every member Of
both houses should be present ITO votes
would be requisite to an election but as
there will be several absentees the man
who secures 105 votes, will in. Mr.. Rock
Wells friends claim 100 votes sure and
Solicitor General Frasers friends say he has
80. Somebody Is mistaken, as will be proved
by the count OF the votes at the election The
fight was Mr.. Fraser's until Mr.. duBignon
arrived on the scene He went to worK at
once with energy and soon had things run
ming favorable to his side. Mai RIVALS
who is Mr.. Fraser's most active worker
said Saturday that if duBignon had re-
manned away Rockwell could have been
beaten easily, but since his appearance
things were not as encouraging as he would
like to have them.
RoCKWELL's COMBINATION.
Rock well has the strongest combination
of leading state politicians working for him
of any other candidate for office before the
legislature. II he loses the fight it will not
be for lack of warm friends. The elections
begin tomorrow, but it is impossible 30 cay
when the Eastern circuit will be reached
drawn from hat by the president of the
Senate, and the elections are held as the
name comes from the hat.
TIE FIGHT AGAINST WRIGHT
The next most interesting solicitor fight
besides the Eastern circuit is that of the Au-
gusta circuit between Solicitor Boykin
Wright and W. H. Davis Of Burke
county. 1t is claimed that the third
party members will vote as a unit
against Wright. because of his aggres-
slvsness ia the Tenth district campaign
against Watson. Hon. Pat Walsh and a
strong array of Augusta democrats are in
Atlanta working for Wright's reelection
and hope to accomplish it. although Davis
friends are boasting that they have the
fight won and plenty of votes to spare"