Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-26

last fall and Is now Delng suggested as
a candidate for the speakership.
John A. Perry, of Gwinnett, and Julian
B. McCurry, of Hart, are candidates for
speaker pro tenn of the house. Mr.. Perry
has represented Gwinnett in the house
for several sessions and is popular with
the members. He is an excellent legis-
lator and will be unanimously reelected
the coming primary in Gwinnett. Mr.
McCurry is a young man who has just
been elected to the house, But he has
hundreds of friends In Georgia and will
give Mr.. Perry a warm race for the po-
sition. l,o
There Is considerable speculation as to
what the state Democratic convention will
adopt as a platform when II meets on
July a. Great objection has been set up
by many delegates to the convention
against putting in a free silver plank in
the platform and It is considered very
likely that the platform committee will
ignore that portion OF the Kansas City
platform altogether. ~ r
It may ignore several other portions as
we'll The effort to put local option in
the platform Is meeting with considerable
opposition, but It Is considered very like
ly at present that such plank will be
adopted. .E
Organism. it is said. win also be elimi-
mated from the Georgia platform. Gov
ernor Gambler and many other prominent
Democrats are of the opinion that the
convention should stick to state issues and
let national affairs alone. but this the
convention will hardly do.
Since the defeat of Hon, Roland Ellis in
Bibb, the speakership race has taken a
new turn and the candidates are working
harder than ever for votes. The support
49, r.~F1o Hs ad
and II is hardly probable that there will
be any election on the first ballot or the
second ballot for that matter. Walter
Steed, of Taylor; Fondrefl MITCHELL of
Thomas; Newton Morris. uof Cobb. and
Emerson George OF Morgan are actively
In the race and EACH man is claiming his
election.
Pleasant A. stovaiI. of Chatham, and
John NJ. 6laton, of Fulton, may enter the
contest In the event of deadlock. They
are being looked upon as dark horses, so
to speak, and II the deadlock becomes
pronounced they will be put in the race
by their friends. Any OF the candidates
| would make able presiding officers and
would reflect great credit upon the house.
The many friends of Justice Hal T..
Lewis, of the supreme court, will be
pleased to learn that he continues to i'm
prove at Atlantic City. N. j., and that it is
altogether probable that he will resume
his work on the bench on october LIST.
Carl Devaughn, a prominent young law
yes of Montezuma, was at the capitol
Friday. Mr.. DeVaughn is a graduate Of
the Mercer law school. and II Is said that
he will be In the race for the legislature
| from Macon county at the next primary.
State Entomologist Scott has received
a poem which was written about him by
a man in Ontario. Last year Mr.. Scott
read a paper at the National Association
OF Entomologists In Denver, Col. The pa
per referred to the insect called curculio
which eats into the peach after 1t is
formed on the tree and causes 1t to fall
! off,. A new method OF getting rid of them
has been devised and II was this method
that Mr.. Scott was writing about. A
sheet Is spread under the tree and the
tree is Jared several times. All the cur
culios turn loose from the peaches and
fall into the sheet. The Ontario man read
the paper of Mr.. Scott in the publication
! of the proceedings OF the association and
then wrote the following poem:
We've heard Of people sparkling way down in
And in Carolina lynchings thought the proper
They've gushers down in Texas. but there's
nothing that know
Like the Georgian game Of Earring for the
There's nothing small about him. they Jar for
him wholesale,
In the cotton fields of Georgia. ION a most
extensive scale"
| But is It in the day. or when de gas light oh
de moon
Lights up the depredations Of the chicken
loving coon?
II you'd solve these hidden mysteries. address
Atlanta, Ga,
Earring experts stay,
| Or the publication bureau that's housed in
Washington,
| For the Bulletin OF series 8, that's numbered 81