Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-23


The Georgia legislature met yester-
day at 10 O'Clock for fifty days session
There were three nominations for the
place OF speaker Of the house. Newt A
Morris. OF Cobb: Fondren Mitchell and
Emerson George. All Of these had en-
thusiastfc supporters among the dele
gates and the ballots were exceedingly
close Eighty-eight votes were necessary
70 elect and up 20 the time the house took
a recess. at 10 O'Clock. no speaker had
been selected
The race between Messrs. Mitchell and
Morris was one OF the closest ever seen
IN the Georgia legislature. neither OF them
ever securing more than ten votes over the
other. and tying once IN the baloting.
Emerson George. the third candidate.
received about 3 votes on each OF the
ballots
A caucus OF the supporters OF all three
candidates were he.A In the headquarters
OF the candidates at the Kimbau house
Immediately upon the adjournment OF the
house
me house was called to order at 10:IO
by Hon. John 7. Boifeuillet. Of Bibb, the
clerk OF the house. VINO requested the
members to take seats.
Rev. Mr.. Strickland. OF Tatnall. who Is
member OF the house. opened the house
with prayer. beseeching the help OF the
Lord
While Mr.. Strickland was praying the
members OF the house and persons in the
galleries stood. their heads bent. the
whole making an impressive scene
Immediately following the prayer OF
Mr.. Strickland the new members OF the
house were sworn in. Chief Justice I. ].
Simmons Of the supreme court admins
tering the oath OF Office 10 the new MEM
bers.
The roll cali showed that all were pres
ent save Messrs. AImOn. Bell. OF Eman-
uei; George. Redwine. Spence and ThOmp-
son.
1Ir. Boifeuillet then announced that the
election OF speaker was next in order. and
Representative William $. West. Of
Iowndes. placed in nomination the name
OF Hon. Fondren Mitchell. OF Thomas. ana
the last round Of the fight for the speak
ershiD was on There were a number Of
seconds and much cheering when the
name OF AIr. Mitchell was placed in nom
fnation-
Hon. John W Akin. OF Barlow. then
placed IN nomination the name Of Hon
cheering. In the. list Of those seconding
the nomination OF Mr.. Morris was Mr..
Martin Calvin. OF Richmond. who en-
deavored to make laudatOry speech.
Hon. Emerson George. OF Morgan. was
nominated by Hon Murphey Gambler I'm
a short speech. ami there were many sec
ends
During the roll call the galleries were
packed, great interest being manifested
in the speakers race. Standing room was
at a premium in the galleries. while there
were a large number Of visitors standing
about the walls on the floor OF the house
Much interest was manifested By the
senate In the speakership race in the
house, and a large number OF the sena-
IN ne - r-nfr
calls for the election
Hon Emerson George. candidate for
the sreakership. cast his ballot for Fon-
dren Mitchell. among cheers from the
Mitchell supporters in the house. Hon
c. c. Houston. OF Fulton. a prominent
labor union man. cast his vote for Nor
RS.
Mr.. Mitchell, OF Thomas. voted for En-
ersou George. amid cheers. while Mr.
Morris. OF Cobb. refused TO vote at all
The first ballot resulted I'm no election.
Morris receiving u votes. -aitchell 20, and
George IS. The race between Norris and
Mitchell was much closer than was ex-
pected. most OF the members being conf
dent that there would oe an election on
the first ballot
on the hrst ballot the voting was as
follows
For Morris: Akin. Ayres. Beau. Beau
champ. Bell. OF Emanuel: Bell Of Milton;
blackburn. Booth. Brock. Bruce. Calvin
Cam. Conner. Dawes. Davis. Derrick
Dozier. Duckett. Ennis. Flanagan. FIynt.
Foster franklin. Russell. Grenade. Hen
y. Hixon. Of Carroll; Holder. Houston.
johnson. Jones. OF Dougherty: Jones. OF
Pfckens. Kelly. Kendrick. Kent, Knowles.
Little. Lowe, Mayson. Miller. OF AiuscO-
gee; Mills. Mitcham. Moses. Mulherin
Mcbride. McCurry. McHenry, McI.ain.
owen. Parker. PeytOn. Phillips. OF Jeffer-
son. Phillips, OF QUitmans Rainey. Rawls.
Reid. Rice. Ridley. Rogers. of Hall: RO-
per, shannon. Slaton. Stanford. Steed. OF
Carroll: Steel. OF Taylor: Stewart, Thomp-
son. Thurman. Warren. Welch. Wellborn.
Wilson. Wise. Womble. and Yates. Total.
..
For Mitchell: Afford. Bowen. Boykin.
Brfnson. Brown. Buchan. Buchannon.
Bush. Butts. Darlington. Cliatte. Cook.
Cromartie. Crumley. Deal, Duggan, Dun
bar. Edwards. English. Fielder. Fields.
Foster. OF OcOnee: Gaulden. George.
Glenn. Griee. Griffin. Hall. Harden. Hayes.
Hendry. Hicks. Howell. Hutcheson.
Johnson OF Clinchs Johnson. Of Craw-
ford; Kilburn. Knight. Lane. Lanier.
Mann. Naples. Miller. OF BuIloch: AizzeIl.
McRae. Newton. Nisbet. O'Quinn. Pate
OF Decleys Pate. OF Gwinnett; PauIk. OF
coffee; Paulk. Of Erwin: Proctor. Ran
kin Richardson. Rogers. OF Mcintosh:
R0untree. singletaFy. Spence. StovaIl.
Strickland. Tigner. Tracy. Underwood.
Valentine. Walker. OF Monroe: Walker.
Of Pierce West and Wooten. Total 20.
For George-Adams. Alexander, Almond.
Arnold. Baldwin. Burton. Gambler. Carr.
Carswen. Dawson. Evans. Hardeman
HAYES. HixOn. OF Sumter; Howard. OF
Baldwin: Howard. OF Laurens; Lawrence.
Martin, Mitchell. McElmurray Overstreet
Preston. ShackelfOrd. Watson and Whit
ley-Totai Is.
No election was secured. and a second
ballot was Immediately begun.
On the second ballot Ayres changed from
Morris 70 Mitchell; Crumley from Mitchell
to Morris; Hardeman from George TO
Morris: Parker from Morris to Mitchell:
RauIes from Morris 70 Mitchell. and
Yeafes from Morris 20 Mitchell. the vote
resulting as follows: Morris. 70; Mitchell.
a and George. =.
on the third ballot Bowen changed from
Mitchell TO Morris: Cliatt from Mitchell 70
Morris: Crumbley back from Morris 70
Mitchell: Foster from Mitchell 10 George:
RUSSELL from Morris 10 Mitchell; Law
renee from George 70 Morris; Parker from