The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-22
BRANTLEY AND THE SENATE.


a probable candidate for the senate,
thinks that th-ugh he would make
senator that the state would be proud
of, he would have a hard fight be-
cause of his action some time ago
when he failed to assist the ''insIr-
gents" in fight against Cannon The
Americus paper says further that he
was recently officially scored by one
OF the counties in his own district,
and The News desires to correct this
erroneous impression. A few shrewd
politicians in waycross made an eff
fort to pass an anti-Brantley resolu
ton at meeting of the Ware County
Executive Committee, but this effort
failed. AS matter of fact Brantley
is stronger in his district at present
taan he has been during the many
years that he has 50 ably represented
the district, and this fact will be in
dicated at the next primary.
Our Americas contemporary in dis
cussing the senatorial question, says:
The Washington dispatches to the
Georgia papers all convey the impress
sion that Congressman Brantley is
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of running
for United States senator. 1t seems to
be accepted as foregone conclusion
that Senator Clay's ill-health will
eventually lead to his retirement from
the senate. Former Governor Smith
has his eyes on that seat, SO has, if
ramcrs are correct, Ex-Governor Ter
rell, and now Congressman Brantley
is evidently to be added to the list Of
probable aspirants.
Congressman Brantley is a strong
man, has, made his mark in the house,
and enjoys an enviable reputation as
an able representative Perhaps he is
the ,Sest equipped man in the Georgia
delegation. He is strong in south
Georgia. but has apparently weakened
his position before the democracy by
is failure to assist, at critical mo-
tent in the endorsing of Uncle Joe
,annon. Brantley, it will be recalled,
Ias one of the southern members OF
he house who failed to stand with
&c majority of the party and the re-
publican Insurgents in tae efforts that
were made tc amend the rules so as
to destroy the tyrannical power of til
speaker and restore to the members
of the house some measure of delib
erative lil3erty. For this reason he
was recently officially scored in one
of the counties OF his district. Ed
wards, the representative from the
tirst district, is also being holly as
sailed in some of the counties there
Tor his failure to stand with the party
bin. that memorable issue. A really
strong man in the First district would
doubtless use this with convincing
force against Edwards. While it may
not defeat the man in the First, and
will not seriously affect Brantley's po-
sition in the Eleventh, it would be
! sure to cut considerable figure if he
were to enter the senatorial field. One
of the issues of such a canvass be-
fore the people, and tie senatorial
candidates will all have to fight in
| the open forum in every county in
| the state, would be the refusal or fail
ure of Brantley to assist in the de
thronement of Cannon at a time when
it seemed clearly within the power OF
the democratic minority, in a coali
ton with the insurgents, to accom-.
pllSn tnat purpose. Brantley would
be forced continuously to defend his
position. Whether he could make a
successful defense no man can say.
Assailed 10y the ether candidates for
his attitude at that time it is prob
able that he would be considerably
weakened before the public. Georgia
democrats are anti Cannon to the core
and the reflex action of Brantleys
stand would doubtless be to the con-
siderable detriment of his senatorial
aspirations, if he really entertains
them. And the more the pity, as
Brantley would undoubtedly make
Georgia a senator to be proud Of
Just think what Teddy is missing