The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-04
GEORGIANS ARE CONFIDENT
Hoar Bill Designates Mont
 gOmery as Place.
Senator Bacon Will Undertake to Substitute Atlanta and Local
 Business Men Have Named
 Committee to Urge Claim on Senator Pettus.

There promises to be lively contest between Montgomery and Atlanta for the headquarters 6f the Sixth Federal Judicial Circuit, created by the bill of Senator Hear, now pending in the United States Senate.
 The Hoar bill makes a separate circuit of the districts of Georgia, Florida and Alabama. and provides that the head quarters of this circuit shall be in Mont gomery. It was thought that the matter was moving smoothly and that no possi- ble objection could be raised to Mont gomery as the headquarters for the cir cult It seems. however that Senator Bacon of Georgia has put Atlanta for ward as the headquarters of the proposed circuit and the business men and profess sional men of Montgomery resolved yes- terday to draw their lances and show fight to the Georgia metropolis.
 Montgomery Committee Named.
 At a well-attended meeting of the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Commercial and Industrial Association. the Secretary was directed to send the subjoined telegram to Senator Pettus of Alabama. The Board of Directors also named a committee consisting of F. s. Ball, Ray Rushton, ,Phares Coleman, Ten nent Lomax and Francis c. Caffey. to have charge of the matter and to push the claims of Montgomery The members of the committee are prominent profess sionat men and are we'll acquainted with the desirability of having the headduar- ters of the judicial circuit centrally locat- ed.
 Senator Pettus, as well as Senator Ba- con, is member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. before which the Hoar bill is pending. Congressman H. D. Clayton of la a rnpmher of the Judiciary Committee of the lower branch of Con- gress. The local committee of profess sional men feel sure that the claims of Montgomery will be we'll cared for by Senator Pettus. MT Clayton and the other Alabama representatives.
 Secretary Gilbert of the Commercial and Industrial Association said last night that it could be easily shown that Mont gomery is much more centrally located than Atlanta. Montgomery has railroad lines touching all sections of the South, and, as a matter of fact. is nearer Jack sonville Fla, and other Florida cities than Is Atlanta. If it becomes necessary, a committee of Montgomery citizens will go to Washington to urge she claim of Montgomery on the Senate committee.
 Joseph Ohl, staff correspondent of The Atlanta Constitution. sends that news paper the following interview with Sena- tor Bacon concerning his efforts to have Atlanta substituted for Montgomery in the Hoar bill:
 Bacon is Confident.
 Washington April 2.-tSpecial )-"If the bill providing for a new circuit to em- brace the States of Georgia, Florida and Alabama becomes a law. you may be sure that 1t will contain provision that the Circuit Court of Appeals shall sit at Atlanta" said Senator Bacon. in discuss ing the fact that the bill as drafted pro- vides for the sitting of the court at Mont gomery.
 ''It is so manifestly true that Atlanta is the only place to be considered in this connection that I do not anticipate any serious trouble in having the change made. You can rest assured that it will not go through the Senate until it con tains a provision for the sitting of the court at Atlanta.
 Senator Bacon is member of the Ju- dietary Committee and believes he will have no very great trouble in persuading his colleagues that Atlanta and not Mont gomery should be the headquarters of the new circuit. Senator Pettus of Ala bama is also d member of the committee, but all of the considerations of locality and of business done in the Federal Courts are so strongly in Atlanta's favor that it is not believed that Senator Pettus will be able to shape the action of the committee 90 as to favor the Ala bama capital, even if he endeavors to do so
 Georgians Are Working.
 It is confidently believed thta when this circuit court bill gets out of the Judcl- ary Committee II will designate Atlanta as the site of the Circuit Court of Appeals of the new circuit: should it not. and should the question he left for the Senate to decide. Senator Clay will join hands with Senator Bacon and the two Geor- gians will use every means in their power to brirg about the end which both heart ily favor. There seems absolutely no doubt of thGir being successful In the House when this measure or any sim- lar one gets to the Judiciary Committee the claim of Atlanta will be very enthu- siastcallY supported by MT Fleming of Georgia. who is an influential member of that committee. Under the circum- stances. therefore 1t is very safe pre- diction that if this new circuit Is created,