The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-13
WANT The SENATOR
ROTH POLITICAL FACTIONS SEEK
ING HIS ALLEGIANCE.
WISDOM OF EXPERIENCE
PROMPTS THE DESIRE FOR ONE
WHOM THEY CAN TRUST.

Only Two Candidates for the Senate
Have Announced From Bryan
County Thus Fnr-They Are L. Cor
don Harvey and j. G. MOOre-Each
Is Said to Be After the Citizens
Club SuppOrt-POIiticians RecOg-
nfze the Importance of Having a
Subservient SenatOr-SenatOr Gel
ger Worked en- Rapport With Cit
liens Club, which the Liberal
Faction, Then Having the LeGisIa-
tors, Noted without Enthusiasm.
Rotation System win Prevail.
The only candidates, so far as can
be learned, who have yet announced
for the State Senate from the First
district, are Mr.. J. c. Moore and Mr..
L. Gordon Harvey. Both are citizens
of Bryan county. Mr.. Harvey lives in
Savannah, but is solicitor general of
Bryan county. Mr.. Moore lives at
Groveland.
By the rotation system, Bryan
county this time will have the senator.
Delegates to the senatorial convention
will be elected at the primary that is
to be held on June S. There will be two
delegates each from Bryan and Effing-
ham counties, while Chatham county
will furnish six, the representation be-
irg based upon population.
On the tickets of the two political
factions of Chatham county will ap-
pear the names of nominees, and, when
the smoke of battle clears away, it
will be seen which six of the twelve
proposed are successful. Local poll
ticians regard the post of senator as
of the highest Importance, and those
of each faction will strive to have a
man elected upon whom they can de-
pend. They will want some one who
is in sympathy with their faction.
Little Senatorial Talk.
But little consideration seems to have
been given the senatorial question thus
far. Neither the Union Club nor the
Citizens Club. so far as can be learn
ed, has expressed any choice as be-
tween Mr.. Harvey or Mr.. Moore.
Whichever club may elect it's dele
gates at the primary, however, will
have instructions for them when they
attend the convention at which a SEN
ator is to be nominated.
1t is said that both the announced
candidates are DESTROYS of the support
of the Citizens Club. If this is the
case, it is by no means improbable that
some other candidate will spring up in
BRYAN, as he will have the chance of
the Union Clubs success on which 20
rely.
A two-thirds majority is required in
the convention to elect a nominee for
the Senate. Not even Chatham, with
its six delegates, therefore. could carry
the convention. 1t is probable, how
ever, if such a solid front were shown
upon any issue by the Chatham dele
cation, that it could win over one or
two of the delegates from the other
counties.
Rotation System to stand.
There has been a little talk about the
abandonment of the rotation system,
and running a Chatham man, but this
does not seem authorized. and leaders
of the factions do not give it their in
dorsement.
Each faction is anxious to have a
senator who will be subservient to it's
voice. Politicians recall the situation
that existed a few years ago. when
Senator Geiger represented the district
He was from Effingham, and was
strong for the Citizens Club. His
membership in the Senate was enough
to prevent Liberal Club legislation that
was very earnestly desired by that fac
ton. This is remembered, and ac-
counts, largely, for the desire of the
factions to get the senator.