The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-18
WILL NOT Be A unit
CHATHAM DELEGATION SPLIT IN
CONTEST FOR sPEAKERsHIP.
CANN FIGHTS FOR MORRIS.
WHILE sTOVALL AND HARDEN ARE
FOR MITCHELL, OF THOMAS.

Local Political Machine Almost
soIfdIy Behind Mitchell, Who Has
stood Up for Its Men and Measures
whenever Help Was Needed i'm the
Past-Cann, However, Is Reported
to Have Kicked out of the Traces
and 10 BE Giving Morris Very Eff
fective HeIp-SaVannah Politicians
TO Go to Atlanta to Enlist in
Mitchell paiGn-NOthing Doing
Here for Emerson George.
1t is expected there will not be abso-
lutte unanimity in the Chatham dele
cation in the lower house of the Cen
eral Assembly on the question of the
speakership. Messrs. Stovall and Har-
den will support Fondren Mitchell, of
Thomas, while it is said Mr.. Cam is
an open and valued adherent of New
ton Morris of Cobb.
Mitchell will receive the support of
the local political machine. which he
has aided in it's various fights for of
flee and legislation while he has been
a member of the house. Hon. w. w.
Osborne is already in Atlanta and do
ipg all That he can to help the cause,
while a delegation of local politicians
will leave for the capital tonight and
tomorrow night, with the same pur-
pose in view.
The delegation embraces some of the
ablest button-hole spellbinders in the
state, and is expected to work miracles
in leading the doubtful solons into the
Mitchell camp. The list of those who
are going to Atlanta includes j. j.
Clarity, James Mcbride. James Lane,
Aleck Mendel, j. Robert Dreamer, A. A.
Lawrence, r. l.. Colding and others.
Cam Out of the Traces.
If all reports be true, however. Mr..
Cam has kicked out of the traces and
is lending the weight of his wide pop
ularity and large influence with mem
bers of both houses of the General AS
sembly to the furtherance of the am
billions of Morris of Cobb. Mr.. Cam
is now in Atlanta, and if these reports
be true it may be taken as assured
that he is putting in good and effective
ticks for his candidate among that
large contingent of law-givers who,
so far as the speakership contest is
concerned, have come to Atlanta I'M
promised and unpledged.
Emerson George of Morgan, the third
candidate for the speakership, will not
receive single one of Chatham coun-
tvs votes. He is making however, a
hard light for the office and his Cam
palgn Committee, which has estab-
lished headquarters in the Kimball
House, that Mecca of Georgia poll
tlclans, is sending out earnest and per-
sonal appeals in his behalf to every
section of the state.
For the office of clerk of the House
there seems to be no doubt that the
solid vote of the Chatham delegation
will go to John T. Boifeuillet of Bib.
He will be opposed by Mark Hardin,
who was clerk of the House for a
number of terms.
No Fight for Speaker Pro Tenn.
No fight is expected for the office of
speaker pro tenn. There is now only a.
single candidate, Dave Howard, of
Baldwin, and it is expected he will be
elected unanimously and without hav-
ing had to encounter any opposition.
IN the contest for the speakership
there is no visible lack of confidence
among the active supporters of any
one of the three candidates. each of
whom claim the victory. Mitchell and
MOTIFS both say they will win out on
tne nrst ballot, while George postpones
his assured victory to the second
There is plenty of confidence, real or
assumed, everywhere. So far as ap-
| pearances go, that commodity is a drug
| on the political market.
Wednesday morning John T Roi-
feuillet clerk of the last House. will
call the lower branch of the General
Assembly to order and will preside
over its deliberations until a speaker
has been elected. The predictions are
that this contest and those for other
off1ces will be settled on the first day
OF the session. The session will last
| fifty days.