The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-10-04
STATE ELECTION
TO Be QUIET ONE
There will Be Only a Few
Contests for County
Offices
INTfRtST IN SOME FlGHGS
Hard Fight for Constitutional Amend
ment to Permit Local Taxation
for schools-Four Amend
ments to be Voted Upon.

ments TO be voted Upon.
The Georgia state election takes
p ace tomorrow With The exception
OF a few county ana legislative con
tests. the balloting will be merely per
functory for ali the Offices included on
tnc tickets, but there are four impor-
tant amendments to the constitution
which viii be either ratified or reject
eG by the people
In some OF the counties where the
p'pulists or republicans are strong the
contests for county oEcea and legisla-
tive honors are lively ma strenuous,
and in these counties tomorrow Win
he o crucial day, but for the most rart
election day Hill be very quiet in Geor-
eia. However, there has been a treu
deal OF campaigning to secure the
adoption Of at least one of the consti
trtional amendments, SO that the clcc
tion viii not lie entirely devoid OF In
to'es5 in amy community
The four proposed amendments 10
tie constitution are;
70 limit the tax rate to a minimum
mills.
To raise the maximum number OF
counties in the state from 81 to 146
To change tho provision egardiug
local taxation for schools so that mill
tia and school districts as well az
counties may adopt the same and to
change the requirements from two
thirds of the registered vote TO two
thirds of those voting.
The first proposed amendment will
r,eet with well nigh universal approx
al and its adoption is regarded as a
fcregone conclusion There has been
very little expressed opposition to the
two amendments and it is considered
practically certain that thef viii be
ratified by the people.
For the Common Schools. =.
The fate of the fourth and last pro-
posed amendment is more or less in
doubt. however and it has been to
score its ratification that such Wig
'orous campaign has been waged. The
men Interested in common 3chool edu-
ca ton in all parts Of the state have
uaintained for some time past a cam
psign organization, headed by com.
mittee Of prominent citizens and ed
ucators, and have been unr-8ting in
their efforts to arouse enthusiasm for
the proposed change in the local
school Tx laws.
As the law now stands only coun-
ues and municipalities may adopt the
local school taxation system by popu-
lar vote and to adopt it at least two
thirds of The registered voters of the
community concerned must cast their
ballots in favor of it. It is now pro
posed to change this provision Of the
cS~tution so that militia anu
districts may have the same privileges
As cities and counties and to change
ire law regarding the balotiug so that
Of those voting may carry
II { election.
The committee which has had the
educational campaign work in hand
l., composed Of the following: Cham
cellor Walter b. Hill. Bishop Warren
a. Gambler. Hon. Hoke Smith. State
School Commissioner w. B Merritt,
ex-governor ". }. Northern and Pro
lesor NJ. l.. Duggan.
Numerous and frequent educationai
rallies. at which this question mas been
aaitated. have been held from one end
cf Georgia TO the other under the aus
rices Of this committee and every one
OF the committee members as well as
large number Of other prominenl
linen nave spoken in favor Of the adop-
ion OF The proposed amendment.
State School Commissioner Merritt
aud many others interested in common
school work believe that the ratihca'
lion Of this ameD1mnet is Of vital i'm
portance to the cause OF education in
Georgia, and as consequence OF their
lcomp2ign efforts this question: aside
| rom local contests Will be one Of alb,
Sc rbing interest in the approaching
eiection.