The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
BY r. NJ. Larner.

Judge for Georgia.
BY r. NJ. Larner.
Washington, Dec. 10.-Judge Adam
son to-day introduced bill providing
for the creation of a new federal dis
trict in Georgia. He proposed that
instead of the two districts into which
the state is now divided, there shall
be three, the new one to have head
quarters at Columbus.
He proposes to include in this dis
trict the division with headquarters at
Albany, which is provided for in the
bill introduced by Judge Griggs. The
proposed new district would consist of
about forty counties, taken from both
the Northern and Southern districts.
This if enacted into law, would mean
a new federal judge for Georgia. The
counties designated for the new district
in Judge Adamson's bill are: Musco-
Sc, Heard, Troup, Meriwether, Pike,
Epson, Harris, Talbot, Taylor, Macon,
Schley, Sumter, Dooly, Wilcox, Irwin,
Coffee, Worth, Lee, Terrell, Calhoun,
Randolph, Quitman, Clay, Early, Ba-
ker Miller, Decatur, Thomas, Mitchell,
Dougherty, Brooks, LOwndes, Berrien,
Echols, Colquitt and Clinch.
Wants Mccall Named.
Judge Adamson was at the White
House to-day to press upon the Presi-
dent the appointment of G. II. Mccall
of Buena Vista to a place on the 18TH
mian Canal Commission Mr. Mccall is
a prominent banker and business man
of Buena Vista, and his candidacy has
the Endorsement of a number of the
members of the Georgia delegation, as
well as the representative from the
Fourth district.
Won't Cut Represen tntiOn.
Southern members of the Republi-
| can National Committee have assur-
| ances tonight that the Brayton prop
osition to reduce representation in the
| National Convention will not prevail.
| Committeeman Capers, South Carolina;
| Lyons, Georgia, and Coombs, Florida,
in combination with colleagues on the
committee of the North and West,
We're in consultation to-day. and the
majority favor passing the subject up
to the convention for final action.
| J. Lyons says he has talked with
| nearly every committeeman here, and
the majority declare that the ques-
! ton is not for the committee to de-
| termine.
| favorable to Roosevelt's nomination,
! but Hanna is the popular choice of d
majority of the committee. Roosevelt's
| managers are anxious for Hanna to
resign the Craftsmanship Of the COM
mittee, fearing his appearance at the
, opening session of the convention may
cause a stampede to Ohio's favorite
! son.
All is in readiness for the meeting
tomorrow of the committee, which in
addition to other business which may
come before it, is to decide the time
and place for holding the next National
Republican Convention Practically all
the members are now here. The earlier
arrivals divided their attention between
the White House and Senator Hanna's
| hotel offices, assembling during the
| evening for a characteristic mingling
I in the corridors of the Arlington Ho-
| tel, where the committee meets. Dele
gates are now on hand from Chicago
and st. Louis, booming their respective
cities for the convention. Pittsburg
| will also make a strong bid, and It
ask the honor, but no delegation from
the Crescent City has yet put in an
| appearance.
President Roosevelt received calls to-
! day from several members of the Re-
| publican National Committee. Among
those who called We're Messrs. New
of Indiana, Clarke of Louisiana
Coombs of Florida, Mckenzie of North
Dakota, Clayton of Arkansas and
Stewar- of Illinois.