The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-28

 The question is, according to some views taken of it, how great a sacrifice Governor Smith would be willing to make to defeat tTerrell, if he saw he could not be elected himself. The entrance of Hon. Pleasant A. Sto- wall of Savannah and the coming of Thomas E. Watson of Thomson, with the announced Determination of getting pri- mary if possible, are the factors which more than anything else, have brought about an apparent tie-up. the solution of which is not yet in sight.
 AS much as Hoke Smiths friends scoff at the claims of Watson, there is reason 10 believe tht he has with him some 2C to 30 votes recruited from among mem bers friendly to thim, and particularly those who have insisted that the election of a senator should be submitted to a state primary.
 IL is difficult to see what the proposed caucus of the Hoke Smith members of the legislature can accomplish even ii held. About the only thing would be to show up Governor Smiths strength or weakness. That there are members sym pathizing politically with Hoke Smith whc are for other candidates for senator Is unquestioned and 1t is practically certain that these would not go into any caucus by whose action it might be insisted they would be bound.
 | Judge W. "A. Coyington of Moultrie was the last of the candidates to reach the scene of action which is, unauestionably 1toI lnhhV There and m | the headquarters of the various candi- dates which with the exception of those of Governor Smith and s. G. McLendon are located in the hotel, the contest is going to be fought out.
 Looks Like Deadlock
 Senator Terrell is comfortably quartered in rooms 1OS and 110, where he has been spending all of his time since the begin ming of the week. He has had many call CTS and numerous gratifying assurances of support The senator's health is much improved and his friends feel that he is well equipped for his campaign The one emphatic view Is that the re- cent complications will unquestionably bring about a deadlock, and that 1t will take a good strong combination tc break it.
 Just what that combination will be is now practically beyond the pale of pre- diction.
 Practially all the members of both houses are now in the city. They have been coming in since the beginning of the week, and tonight the hotel lobbies are alive with them.
 The senatorship fight is the one subject uppermost in theiD minds and this is freely discussed on every hand. The indi- cations are that there are not few mem bers who have not yet finally made ur their minds: or, If they have, they are keeping quiet about it.
 Both house and senate will be called to order Wednesday at 10 o'clock. Both Senator John NJ Slaton of Atlanta and Senator J. K. Sheppard of Americus are in the race for president of the senate. but it has long been generally predicted that Senator Slaton had the fight whipped and would again head that body. Senator Sheppards friends, however, claim that he is gaining ground and has fighting chance.
 Senator A. O. Blalock of Fayette will be chosen president pro tenn of the sen ate without opposition.
 Charles s. Northen of Atlanta has no opposition for the secretaryship. of the senate, and Flynn Hargett of Muscogee will be chosen messenger without fight.
 There will, however. be lively little fight in the senate over the position of dOorkeeper. Tn Wnlcn contest ehe lollo"- = ing are lined up: l. J. Stephens of Cow eta, doorkeeper of the last senate; Wes- lev Griggs of Jasper, J. W. Brooker of Whitfield and MT. Sorrells of Miller.
 Proposed Change in Date
 Over in the house Hon. John N. Holder of Jackson will go in as speaker without opposition, his opponent having with drawn from the race some weeks ago.
 There will be a lively little tilt. how ever, over the position of speaker pro tenn between Hon. Carl Vinson of Bald win and Hon. M. C. Tarver of Whitfield, both of whom have been here all the week, .buttonhoing every member who mo along