The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
STATE POLITICAL GOSSIP.
TREASURER sPEER is LIKELY TO
HAVE OPPOSITION.

Col. Park of Macon Will Probably
BE n Candidate-More legislative
Candidates Talked of-SOme Mill
tarv ChanEes-Commfssio stew
ems Made "A Good Contract for
Tags-Opposition TO an Increase of
Taxation.
Atlanta. Jan. 12-The talk of opposition
to state Treasurer Speer was revived at
the capitol by the presence of Capt. Rob
ert E. Park Of Macon there to-day
1t was announced that Capt Park would
be in the race for certainty and It was
said that he had communicated this in
tention to a state official, but Capt Park
eluded the newspaper men and could not
be seen to affirm or deny the rumor.
1t was stated sometime back that he
would probably be in The race which, it
was said, he denied at the time, but the
Macon man may have reconsidered his
former decision in this respect, the infor-
nation being in fact, positive to that ef-
feet.
Along about the same time Col w. A
Broughton was mentioned as one OF the
entries. there being a diversity of opin-
ion among the state politicians as TO
whether Col Broughton would display
staying qualities or not The present in
dications point to a three cornered race.
Hardly a day passes without one or
more candidates announcing for either the
Senate or House. Judge II. V. Hargett'
of Columbus, will very likely be Speaker
Titles colleague in the House these two
being the only announced candidates from
Muscogee county.
Among the members of the Legislature
who will ask their people for another term
is Hon. George w. Adams. member OF the
House from Putnam, and it is probable
that he will be returned without opposl-
ton.
Military Matters.
Because of his removal from cambridge,
Lieut.. Col. +. b. Russell, aide-de-camp,
was relieved to-day by Acting Adjutant
Byrd from further duty as a recruiting
officer of Company l, Fourth Infantry,
Lieut. Col. Byron Bower being appointed
in his stead Second Lieutenant H. a.
Wilson of the Dawson Guards is ordered
to appear before the examining board at
Albany, Capt. a. j. Scott, president, and
First Lieutenant H. NJ. Moore of the Dub
lin Guards before the board at Macon
Lieut. Col. Huguenin. president.
Inspector General Obear was busy to-
day mailing election blanks for the cleo
ton of officers in the different regiments
on the first prox.
Getting Tags Cheap.
Commissioner Stevens has saved the
state quite a snug sum by contracting a
year ago for fertilizer tags He made
contract year ago with the Hepburn
Company of Pennsylvania for these tags
at SO cents per thousand. They cannot
besides the hooks and printing. BY the
time this contract expires the tags can
not be bought for less than double what
they were contracted for. There is a dis
position upon the part of the Pennsylvania
firm TO withdraw from its contract, but
the commissioner is going to hold it strict
ly to its terms. The contract calls for
100000 tags.
Against Increased Taxes.
The directors of the Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce held a meeting in the City
Hall building this morning and passed
resolutions protesting against the propose
ed increased taxation as contemplated by
the Tax Committee and Mayor Wood
ward. The resolutions declare that the
proposed increase is Illegal, and that the
idea that an emergency exists is so unreal
sonabe as TO be unworthy of thought.
Mayor Woodward, speaking of their ac-
ton, says that the Chamber of Commerce
had no authority in deciding whether an
emergency exists and emphasized the fact
that the city charter left that matter with
the Mayor and City Council. He declar-
ed further that the rich directors of the
Chamber of Commerce should stand their
share of the tax burden
The directors referred the question of
Endorsing the bill to establish a national
bureau of commerce and industry al
Washington to subcommittee for ac-
tion the sentiment being unanimous that
the government should establish a de-
partment.
Georgia Granite Won.
Georgia granite won out in the fight over
Indiana white limestone in the building
of the new court house annex, the County
Commissioners this morning finally de
Gliding on Inc matter 1t is left optional
with the contractors as to whether or not
they use stone from the Veal Venable
or other quarries, the only restriction
placed upon them being that the stone
shall be from the Stone Mountain district
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