Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-09
WILL
MEET IN TWO
WEEKS

Members of the house and senate, which
is to compose the next legislature, were
elected in the election held on Wednesday,
It's Numbers of the house being voted on
and "A members of the senate.
The next house will be composed of some
of the ablest men in the state, as will the
senate 1t is now only two weeks until
the general assembly meets and the ad-
vance guard of the legislature will begin
to arrive here in a few days.
There will be a few Republicans and
Populists in the house. Mckay, the negro
Republican who represented Liberty coun-
ty in the legislature for the past two
years, was defeated in the election We'd
nesday by R. II. Hendry, a Democrat
Joe Mansfield, famous as the man who
wanted to legalize prize lighting in Geor-
gia, was defeated by a negro named Rog-
ers in Mcintosh county. Only % members
of the last house will be returned this
year, and four men who were senators last
year will be in the house this year. The
four former senators who will be repre-
sentatives are Ferris Cam. of Chatham;
]. E. Hess, of Macon; John Holder, of
jackson, and ]. A. Bush. of Miller.
Former Senator G. Y. Harrell, of Stew
art, was nominated by the Democrats for
the house, but was defeated by ]. d.
Crumbley, who ran as an Independent
candidate.
There are two former congressman elect
ed TO the next house. They are G. L.
Moses, of Coweta. who formerly repre-
sented the Fourth district in congress, and
Morgan Rawles, of Efflngham, who for
nerly represented the First district.
Several newspaper men will also be
members of the next house. Among them
are p A Stovall, of Chatham; L. ]. Kill
burn, of Bibb; Russell Brinson. of Deca-
tur:. George II. Bell. of Emanuel; w. A.
Knowles, of Floyd; j. G.. Flanagan, OF
Gwinnett; John Holder. of Jackson; ].
II. Boynton, of Lincoln; G. w. Adams.
of Putnam; Martin Calvin. of Richmond,
and f. L. Rainey, of Terrell.
Candidates for Speaker.
The candidates for the speakership are
Newton Morris, Of Cobb; FOndren Mitch
ell. of Thomas, and Emerson George, of
Morgan. A warm fight is on for the place
and each man seems confident of election.
Mr.. Mitchell is here today looking after
his interests in the race. Mr.. Morris, of
Cobb. is also here.
Dave Howard, of Baldwin, who was one
of the most popular members Of the low
er house last year, is the only candidate
so far for speaker pro tenn. and 1t Is very
probable that he will be elected without
opposition. Mr.. Howard was in the chair
many times during the last session and
proved to be an able presiding officer.
The election of a speaker will be the
first thing done when the house convenes
on Wednesday, October 22d. Hon. John
T. Boifeuillet as clerk Of the house. will
preside over the house until the speaker
Is elected. Under the rules of the house the
duty of the clerk is to open every session
of the legislature and preside until the
speaker is named.
TWO Contests To Be Made.
Governor Gambler has received notice of
two contests for legislative seats from
wilcox and Twiggs counties. B. s. Fits
patrick is contesting the election of H. F.
Griffin, of Twiggs county, and ]. n. King,
who was defeated in Wilcox county. is
protesting the election of r. V. Bowen.
The governor. however, has nothing to
do with the protests in legislative races,
as the house must, under the law settle its
own disputes. These contests will proba-
bly, be taken up as soon as the house is
organized.
Democratic nominees were defeated In
Bryan, Coffee, Echols. HARRISON, McIn-
tosh, Stewart. Towns and Whitfield coun-
ties. Bibb county is the only county in
the state having three representatives,
that returned the same three men to the
legislature Bibb's representatives are Joe
Hin Hall, Of Vineville: L. J. Kilburn, of
Macon, and T. S. Fielder. of Macon.