Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-08-12
SHEPPARD is OUT
FOR PRE- SIDENT.
If Elected Will Seek to Pre-
side Over Senate.
On Return Expected to
Get to Work in Coun-
try DIstricts--A Hot
Campaign Ahead.

If Col. j. e. Sheppard is sent to
the State to represent this district ne
will make a fight for the presidency
of that body, representing the Smith
faction as against the present Pres
ident JOHN M. Slaton, of Atlanta, who
IS generally regarded as a man with
Brown tendencies.
This is the news that is sent ont
from Atlanta to papers throughout
the state. There is every reason to
believe that the item correctly ex-
presses the intention of Col. Shep-
pard 1t has been well kntwn to his
friends in Americus that Col. Shep-
pard entertained this ambition and
that it has been under consideration
that Ee should enter the field for pres
ident of the Senate in the event of his
election to that body.
The Atlanta correspondent of the
Savannah Morning News, in dealing
with probabilities in the next legisla-
ture, states that it is generally ac-
cepted that in that body there will be
clean cut fight between the Smith
and Brown people in the selection of
presiding officers Speaker Holder,
who is Brownie, is to be fought with
a Smith man, and in the Senate a
similar policy is to be pursued 1t is
said that every indication is that if
former Gov. Smith is elected there will
be clean cut fight for every position
in both houses. The Morning News
correspondent, dealing with the pres
idency of the Senate, says:
"A similar fight is promised for
presidency of the Senate. President
John M. Slaton of the present Senate
also kept out of the congressional
race in the Fifth district with a view
to serving second term as President
of the Senate. Fulton county gets the
senator from the Thirty-fifth twice in
succession, and Mr. Slaton will be re-
elected to that body without opposi-
ton, and it has been known for many
months that he would stand for re-
election to the presidency Though he
Will return to the Senate without o2-
position, it appears now that he will
have opposition for the presidency iii
the person of Representative ]. z.
Sheppard of Sumter, who is to come to
the Senate next year from his district
and who is known as a man of the
strongest kind of Smith sympathies.
President Slaton, on the other hand,
is inclined to the Brown school of pol
tics SO that here is promised another
direct and interesting clasb between
the two schools.
1T is said there is every indication
that should Hoke Smith be elected hor
fights will be on for every position in
the two houses"
Col. Sheppard is expected home to-
day and will probably begin an active
ampaign at once, going into every part
OF the county. 1t is believed that there
will be the hottest kind of a struggle
between the two senatorial candidates.
Both Col. Sheppard and Col. Taylor
nave many warm friends and the fight
VIII he made to the last ditcn on each
side Col. Taylor has developed much
strength in tile country districts and
Col Sheppard is expected by his
friends to pay especial attention to
the voters outside of the city for the
next ten days. Altogether it promises
10 be as pretty fight as Sumter has
seen in long time.