The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-06
GEORGIA PEOPLE
FOR AMENDMENTS
BELIEVED THEY CARRIED
IN THE ELECTION HELD THROUGH
OUT THE STATE.

Gov. Terrell and Some of the Other
Nominees Were Scratched from
the Ballots, but There Was no
Rival Ticket and All Were Elect
ed-Judge GOber Was Scratched
Somewhat FreeIy-List of the
ELECT.
Atlanta, Oct. 5.--Gov. Joseph NJ Ter
reIl and the entire State House ticket
were to-day reelected without opposi-
ton by the people of Georgia for an
other term of two years.
The Democratic nominees for judges
and solicitors of the various circuits
were also indorsed by the entire state.
Though the returns are not all in, it
appears that the four constitutional
amendments have carried by safe
majority.
There was no opposition to the DEM
ocratic candidates to bring out the
vote of the state and the election was
more of a formality than otherwise,
the contests having been definitely de-
cided at the Democratic white prim-
ary in June, so that the vote was en-
tiTely a perfunctory one.
For the Amendments.
The only one of the constitutional
amendments submitted to the people
for ratification about which there was
any question was the amendment to
Article 8, Section 4. paragraph /, con-
cerning local taxation for public
schools. The purpose of this amend
ment was to grant to militia and
school districts, as we'll as to counties
and municipalities, the right to tax
themselves for school purposes. The
amendment itself did not provide for
such tax, but simply conferred the
right to levy such a tax upon the
counties or militia and school districts
that may hereafter desire it, this tax
to be levied if two-thirds of those vot-
ing in such an election favor the plan.
Under the present law two-thirds of
the registered voters are necessary. 1t
seems that the amendment has been
indorsed by the people of the state.
The other amendments to the con-
stitution ratified provide for fixing the
maximum limit of the state tax rate
at mills; for an increase in the num-
Der of counties in Georgia from 1877 to
145, and for limiting the number of
representatives in the lower house of
the General Assembly to 1888.
There was some scratching of Judge
Gober in Richmond county and at
other points in the state, and in fact
Gov. Terrell and some of the other
state house officers were scratched here
and there. AS a rule, however, the
election over the state was without
interest.
The Ticket Voted For.
The state officers voted for were:
Governor-Joseph M. Terrell.
Attorney General-John c. Hart.
School Commissioner-Will B.
Merritt.
ontroller-William A. Wright.
Treasurer-Robert E. Park.
Commissioner of Agriculture-O. B.
Stevens.
Secretary of State-Philip Cook.
Prison Commissioner-Josep S. Tur-
ner.
Cnlet JuStlce-InOmaS j. simmons.
Associate Justices-William H. Fish,
Joseph r. Lamar and Beverly d.
Evans.
How One Ward Voted.
In Fulton county there were polled
about 1900 votes. The surprise of the
day in the state election was the result
of the vote on the amendments in the
Third ward of Atlanta. A total of 2O2
votes were cast with the following re-
suits: First amendment. SO for and 100
against; second amendment 90 for and
110 against: third amendment, Sc for
and 11e against: fourth amendment, 9S
for and 1O4 against. 1t was evident
that the voters Of the Third ward were
opposed to amending the Constitution.
In all other city wards three-fourths
of the ballots were marked in favor Of
the amendments and the result in the
third is enigmatical. There is no ex-
PLANTATION for 1t.