The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-27
SCHEME OF THAT CITY TO Sc
CURE A NEW U. S. DISTRICT
COURT.
SENT BILL TO BRANILEY
Bat Brunswiok People Caught On to
IL Yesterday and Wired Him
Not to Introduce It at This
Session.

Those shrewd Savannah lawyers
few of most TOO quick in asking
Brunswick Congressman to secure for
Savannah a United States court, when
il this court is created at all, especially
by Brunswick congressman. Bruns-
wick, because oil her logical location
and other advantages. should be the
headquarters Of the new district
The article sent out from Savannah
.eoncerning the new district read very
smoothly, indeed as is usually the
ease with that city Congressman
Bantlcy, for various reasons, was ask
ed to introduce the blll Savannah,
according to The bill didn't want the
Judge, but rather agreed to allow him
Ito come from any county in the dis
Itrict." Savannah. however. is to he
the headquarters Of the court In 9th
Ier words, Savannah is to be 1T
Just why Congressman Brantley
was selected to father the bill is aot
known, except that he knows how to
get such measures through, but ho
does not repres ent the First eon-
gresslonal district and, while no
would no doubt be willing 10 do any
thing to help his state, he would hasa>
Nv present this bin, when Brunswick,
instead of Savannah is the logical
place for the headquarters Of she
court
Seeing through the Savannah
Iseheme, Brunswick lawyers and bus
mess men yesterday got together aud
sent telegram to Congressman
Brantley, requesting him to withhold
the bill until the next session Of con
gress, in order to give the people VINO
compose the new circuit chance to
discuss the matter.
Il was indeed nervy of Savannah TO
so ahead and prepare this bill. forward
it to our congressman at the very last
minute and request him to introduce
it without even asking the people Or
the other counties of the district any
thing about it.
The telegram which was sent TO
Congressman Brantly Yesterday con-
tanned the names Of about twenty law
yers and business men Of Brunswick
and, as stated above. requested maj
the bill be held up.
Let it be understood however. tbat
Brunswick is not opposing the new
circuit In fact, it is realized that
Judge Speer has n circuit entirely lao
iaf%c and the division is favored
But how about the headquarters?
AZ present court is held in Savannah
and Valdosta. The new circuit If is
proposed, is to be divided into the
western and eastern circuit. Then
i This division is made Brunswlc', ID
right in the middle of the Counties
that compose the entire circuit. 1t is
known that an effort to secure p
branch Of the court for Brunswick
was soon to. be made. Then why
shouldn't Brunswick be the home and
headquarters Of the new circuit
Because Savannah IS the largest
city in the circuit is no reason whv e,o
should be the headquarters. Her 10.
cation is not at all favorable. neither
Is Valdosta's. Brunswick is a seaport
and deserves a branch Of the court
savannah already has a branch now
she wants more, but. in her effort to
secure it, she doesn't seem willing to
yield anything to the other counties.
1t Is moro than likely that Congress
man Brantley will at once see through
the scheme and he will hardly present
the bill in its present form. The tele-
gram sent by BrunswicElons yester-
day will receive his attention. and it
Is safe TO assume that the smooth
scheme of the Savannah lawyers will
be nipped in the bud.