The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-02-22
BOOMs aRAATLEY
FOR THE SENATE
SAVANNAH PAPER THINKS HIS
FRIENDS MAY FORCE CON-
GRESHAM IN THE RACE.
President 5attey. Of Savannah Auto
Club, Returns From Washinqtoa
! and Has Good Things to Say for the
Brunswick Congressman.

WfH pressure be brought upon Con-
gfassman Brantley TO run for the Uni
ted States senate?
The boom has been started for him
lin Savannah-and though the con-
gTessman's friends here do not think
he will ever agree to oppose either
Senator Clay or Senator Bacon, they
are of the opinion that should a va
cancy occur Congressman Brantley
will be the logical candidate.
Savannah, however, thinks he should
be in the senate now, and the Morn
ing News is assisting in the boom
started for the popular congressman
of tie Eleventh district
In news article yesterday the fol
lowing apgeared:A
President Frank c. Battey. of the
Savannah Automobile club, who re-
turned Saturday from the automobile
convention in Washington, became an
ardent admirer of Congressman w. g.
Brantley while in Washington. Mr.,
Battey says Mr.. Brantley deserves to
be in the senate, and he hopes he will
be sent there as soon as the oppor-
tunity occurs.
"Mr. Battey says Georgia ought to
be proud of the congressman from the
Eleventh, who bears the reputation
in \, s,ashington of being one of the
most powerful men in congress. When
Mr.. Battey arrived in Washington the
capital was ringing with praises
of Mr.. Brantley, following his speech
on the question as to the right of the
supreme court of the District of Co
lumAia to summon members of the
house before it.
Following this Mr.. Brantley ad
dressed the automobile convention.
Mr.. Battey says his speech was the
best of the forty-odd heard by the
convention, and stamped Mr. Brantley
as a big man Mr.. Brantley in his
speech held that it was within the
province of congress to pass the meas
ure asked for by the automobilists,
providing uniform law governing
automobilists who tour from one state
to another
Mr.. Battey was also further i'm
pressed with the worth of oar own
congressman. Charles G. Edwards. In
the phraseology of Mr. Battey. Mr..
Edwards Is on the job Mr.. Battey
returned from Washington feeling
good over the calibre of the First dis
trict representative and it's neighbor
the Eleventh.
Editorially, the Morning News con.
tanned the following:
Representative Brantley of the
Eleventh district is, of course, can
didate for reelection, but he has
achieved so much prominence in the
last few weeks that it wouldn't be at
all surprising if strong sentiment
should crop out in favor of inviting
him to become so prominent in the
last year or two in congress that he
is now regarded as one of the big
men of the state. There are very few
men who have the distinction of Iav-
ing influenced the course of the house
IN \ single speech, but that is what
he diS. by his speech in defense OF the
courts and the laws OF the land on
the evening of February 10. If he
were a member of the majority party
his achievement wouldn't be so con-
spicuous, but being a member of the
minority it has attracted wide atten-
ton and called out good deal of ia
vorable comment.
THE people of this state are all
the time on the lookout for able men
to represent them in congress, both in
the senate and the house. 1t Isn't
improbable. therefore, that Mr.. Brant'
ley will be forced into the senatorial
contest, even though he may not be
anxious to be a candidate. That it IS
going to be a hard fought contest
there are many reasons for thinking,
II is said that when, a few weeks ago,
Senator Clay was ill., and there were
rumors that his illness was of very
serious character, men who are very
anxious to hgure In tne SehdCe "ele
extremely active in gathering data as
to their chances of succeeding to the
vacancy, in the event there being one.
1t now looks as if the senator would
serve out his term, hut the activity
of the candidates and their supporters
during the period of doubt. Justihes
the conclusion that the senatorial cam
paign this year, for the place occu-
pied by Senator Bacon, is going TO De
of such a character as to arouse
strong political feeling throughout the
entire state.
There is no doIbt, of course. that
Senator Bacon has the inside track
The people think well OF him, and II
win be hard work to convince them