The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-26
TOGO FOR ROOSEVELT
MATTER TO DE BROUGHT BEFORE
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
A REPUBLICAN THE MOVER.
HALL OF FANNIN EXPRESSES HIM.
SELF EMPHATICALLY.

Hopes TO Die One, But Can't stand
for the Social Equality Move of
the President-Hon. Porter Kings
Death Casts a Gloom Over the
LegisInture-Tbe Usual Honors
Paid-House Rejects Populist APP
pointment-Govern Gives Good
Reasons for Making 1t.
Atlanta. Oct. 25.-The death of Hon.
| Porter King member of the House
| from Fulton, cast a gloom over the
| legislators this morning and there was
! very little business transacted. Nearly
all of the proceedings related to the
| death of Mr.. King, whose seat, draped
in deep mourning, bore silent and sor-
rowful testimony that he had left it
| forever, in aswer to the summons of
the Speaker who rules the World.
| In his morning prayer, Chaplain Har-
ris referred eloquently to the sad death
of Mr.. King. Both the House and the
Senate passed resolutions providing for
committee from the Senate and the
House to report upon proper observ-
| ances.
Some brief business interviewed, in
cluding short message from the gov
ernor. The House then took recess
until the committee could be heard
| from.
The report of the Joint Committee
expressed deep sympathy for the fam
lily of Mr.. King, provided that both
| Houses of the legislature should at
tend the funeral tomorrow afternoon;
that an escort of eight members from
| the House and four from the Senate
| be appointed to accompany the re-
mains. and that the legislature in ad-
| journing, adjourn until Monday morn
| ing.
Mr.. Barron of Jones moved that, as
| a further mark of respect the House
adjourn at once. The motion prevailed.
| When the House met at 10 O'clock
Speaker Little waited for absolute ST.
lence. Rev. Robert Fl. Harris of Thom-
as, chaplain of the House, then offered
A feeling prayer upon the sorrow that
had befallen that body.
| The only business transacted in the
House was the reading of a brief mes
sage from Gov. Gambler relating to the
Supreme Court report, with annota-
tionss by Judge Howard Van Epps of
Atlanta. The Governor approved the
contract which had been made between
the librarian and Judge Van Epps. to
the effect that the Georgia reports
from now on can be sold to the law
yers with Judge Van Epps' annota,
tions for thirty cents additional.
The report of the committee appoint
ed to investigate the State Academy
for the Blind at Macon was read. The
report showed the institution to be in
good shape.
The escort to the remains of Mr..
King was named by Speaker Little as
follows: Speaker Little ex officio, by
resolution; Messrs. Slaton and Hous-
ton of Fulton, Toomer of Ware George
| of DeKalb, Knowles of Floyd, Steed
OF Taylor, and Mitchell of Thomas.
| The Senate escort is composed OF
President Howell, Senators Ellis.
Grantland, Allen and Cam.
The Senator passed bill providing
for the establishment of a City Court
of Sandersville.
Turned the PopuIist Down.
w. B. Kent, Populist appointed by
the Governor, as solicitor Of the court
| of Johnson county, was turned down
by the Senate to-day on political
| grounds.
This was the only appointment out of
the long list sent to the Senate by the
| Governor, on which there was any
question raised except those of Solicitor
General Brunson of the Macon circuit
and Solicitor General Simpson, of the
Cherokee circuit which the Senate re-
ferred to the General Judiciary Com
mittee on the ground that they had
nothing to do with them.
When Kent's name was reached Sem
| ator George Carter of the Sixteenth
district, entered objection to his con-
firmation on the ground that he is an
avowed Populist.
The Senate, with it's accustomed
6SI 70 10 fCf4 r1fC Can
ator Carter and the appointment was
| practically turned down.
/ "The situation was just this" Gov.
| Gambler, said, speaking of the matter.
| There were only two applicants for
| the place, and l was informed by the
best Democrats of that county that
| they were the only two LAWYERS in
| Johnson county who were qualified to
| fill the place and would have 1t. These
same Democrats indorsed Kent. The
| other man was indicted for gambling
| in his own court, and was sentenced to
the chaingang. 1 have a certified copy
| of the sentence here now. Under the
| circumstances, l could do nothing but
| appoint Kent, for l would rather name
a good Populist than gambling DEM
| ocrat."
The Governor has not yet been Of
ficially informed Of the action of the
Senate and II is not known what
| course the matter Will take.
All the other appointments the list,
which was given in the Morning News
| yesterday. were confirmed by the Sem
ate.
To Jump on Roosevelt.
Hon. A. S. j. Hall. representative
| from Fannin county, and one of the
| three white Republican members of the
| House. will introduce in that body on
Monday, a resolution condemning the
action OF President Roosevelt in invit-
| ing to dine with his family. the negro
| educator. Booker 7. Washington. Such
d resolution will be unique and sensa..
tional, coming as II will from one of
| the most prominent young Republicans
of North Georgia. When approached on
the subject by a representative Of the
Morning News, Mr. Hall was some-
what surprised that his purpose had
become known. "Yes" he said, II shall
introduce a resolution the first OF next
week, probably on Monday. condemn
ing the action Of President Roosevelt
In inviting negro 10 his table In the
White House. / have not yet perfected
the resolution, hut will have II ready
| by Monday am Repubii-
can, always have been, end anppnse
/ shall continue 20 be a radical ali my
life, but / cannot countenace such ac-
tlons as that on the part Of Repub-
leans or anybody else. ! do not want
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