The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-07
WILL ATLANTA BE
 DOC IN MANAGER Caucus for Sub- Treasury Would
 Favor Birmingham TO BE DETERMINED TODAY Vital Blow May Be Dealt Whole Sub Treasury Plan If Matter Goes
 to the Ways and Means
 Committee.
TO BE DETERMINED TODAY

Washington, January 6.-fSpecial)- Whether Atlanta will welch on the cau- GUS to be held tomorrow afternoon and decline to participate in 1t, thus deai- ing a possibly vital vlow to all chances for a United States sub-treasury in the southern states will be determined at state caucus which will be held tomor- lirow morning. The Georgia congressman and the delegates from Atlanta and sa- yannah will hold meeting and it is upon the action they take that a decision will be reached upon entering the caucus.
 The general sentiment among the At lantans is in opposition to the caucus which is set for tomorrow afternoon On the other hand Savannah is exhibiting plenty of nerve and is willing to go in and take her chances. Of the ten mem bers of Georgia delegation, seven favor Atlanta for the sub-treasury site, while three are for Savannah.
 On the surface this would indicate that the state caucus tomorrow morn ing would follow the Judgment of At lanta and throw the fat in the fire The only thing which will prevent this Is the constant pressure which is being brought to bear tonight on the Atlanta representatives to go in and take their medicine on the same footing as other cities
 Unwilling to Take Risk.
 The difficulty is that Atlanta, which, until the past few days, has been loudly boosting that they would win the sub treasury hands down, has suddenly found that Birmingham, Columbia, not to men- ton Savannah, a city in the same state as Atlanta, have to be recokened with. The consequence is that Atlanta does not see it's walk-over in sight and Is very unwilling to take the risk.
 The citys representatives are, there fore, of the opinion that the chances are very much against them in the eau CHS and they had better leave the mat ter to the ways and means committee
 The Birmingham delegation which arr rived tardy this morning Is well satis- fled over the outlook so far as the in- dividual chances of Birmingham are con- Ecerned. They believe that a caucus which Syill be entered by Atlanta and all other Cities would result in the selection of Birmingham and are. therefore, using every effort to carry out the original agreement, enter the caucus and abide by Fits decision.
 In fact the Birmingham people believe that If the caucus is broken up by At lanta's dog in the manager policy, there is still good ground for the hope that the ways and means committee will pass a bill naming Birmingham as the sub treas sury site. Representative Underwood is a member of this committee and through him Birmingham would have a fine show in a. fight before the commit tee.
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 As has heretofore been mentioned in The Age-Hera1d, quite a row has sprung up between Secretary Shaw and Chair man Payne of the ways and means com nlittee over the proposed sub-treasury. The chairman, who is usually against anything for the south, says he has to be convinced that sub-treasury is nec- essary for the south. In addition he does not see what Secretary Shaw has to do with the matter and believes that official has no say coming to him. unless the committee should ask him to pass upon bill.
 But. in case the House should pass bill for Birmingham 1t Is becoming very evident that the Georgia senators would seek to amend 1t in the Senate. substituting Atlanta for Birmingham. Senator Bacon is on the Senate finance committee to which the bill would be referred in case 1t came over from the House, and with Atlanta after the sub treasury. he could be depended upon to use every effort to make the amendment. It Is, therefore, obvious that it will be almost case of luck If any bill what ever becomes law before the 4th of March
 The lobby of the New Willard at which hotel the delegations from the sev- era1 cities are stopping. is the liveliest place in Washington tonight.