The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-19
I0IVT BALLOT FOR SENATOR
GOV SMITH RECEIVED 155 OF
THE VOTES CAST.
n.,,.o,I Watson and COvingtOn 9th
or Candidates Voted for. Reso-
linton for Speech Voted Down.

,ution for Speech Voted Down.
,Tu,ANTA, Ga.-Governor Hoke
,u,i+b was elected United States SEN
+or from Georgia on the first ballot
TN nv the house and senate in
...n+ session at noon Wednesday. He
sooaods Joseph NJ. Terrell, who was
anoin+ed by Governor Brown to fill
,nexpired term of the late A. S.
rIav, ending in 1913.
The vote was as follows:
Governor Smith, 1855; Senator Ter
.,n II; Thos. E. Watson, Z; w. A.
Governor Smith received 45 votes
.,oro than the necessary majority of
Nose members voting-219.
of the total membership OF the
i legislature (22S) nine either refused
~ vote or were not present.
THOMAS E. Watson, erstwhile pop
,rst leader, gained two votes over
tuesdays separate ballotings, he
having received but then, all in
' senator Terrell showed a loss of
he having received SO in the pre-
Iiminaries.
p, A. Stovall, who received 10
votes when the houses balloted sep
aratelv. withdrew, and was not voted
for at the joint session.
Voted Down Resolution for Speech.
more remarkable situation has
rarely been seen in the legislative
halls of Georgia. After Representa-
tive Pavton of Worth had cast the
18th vote for Smith, making assur-
cd his election, cheers shook the hall
from the packed gallery. When sim
liar applause broke forth at the an
nouncement of the total vote Joe Hill
Hall of Bibb arose in his seat, white
+ and trembling with passion, and ask
ed that the rule be invoked to clear
the gallery at such unseemly con-
: duct
Mingled laughter and Kisses fol-
lowed his remark, and Presiding Of
fcer SlatOn stated that such demon
( STATIONS of enthusiasm were natural
under the circumstances and might
be condoned, but he hoped no further
such outbreak would occur. 1t did
not
Representative Slade of Muscogee
arose and offered motion to invite
Senator-elect Hoke Smith to address
the joint session. Senator Graham
moved to dissolve the joint session
at once, and there was a call for a
vote on it. A viva voce vote left the
chair in doubt, and a division was
called for.
The Slade motion was lost by a
vote of 10 to SO, and the remarka-
bic condition of the body that had
just signally honored a man emphat-
ically declining to hear from him on
the subject was presented. So far
as known the incident is without a
parallel.
There was rush for Governor
Smiths office and in moment the
reception room was damned. The
governor finally came out from his
private office and made brief talk.
! He said he felt signally honored, but
assured all that he would remain in
\ the governors chair probably until
& the next regular session of congress
in December.
Expresses Appreciation.
Il desire to express my apprecia-
ton of what the legislature has just
done, said the newly elected senator
as he mounted settee in order to
make himself heard.
My friends who had been in the
legislature urged me to become a
candidate for governor. They de-
clared that they had defended the
reform measures from attack under
great handicaps, and they further de-
clared that unless l consented to
lead the fight for the preservation
OF the reform legislation they would
uecllne to become candidates for re-
election to the general assembly.
1T is a cause f5T congratulation
70 the state that a legislature has
oeen elected that favors the princi-
PIES which were successfully contend
ed for in 1908.
All of the reform laws have been
enacted with the exception of the
ant1-lobbying bill. 1t would be a