The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-18
ce-President Orde RS
It's Removal at
His Request.
NEXT MOVE IS UP
TO HOKE SMITH
Democrats in Upper Branch
Anxious About Missing Vote.
Resolution Will Be Intro
duced in Legislature Call
ing on Him to Resign
and Go to Washington.

Washington. July 17.-Georgia viii
have only one United States Sen
ator from now on 81 Senator
elect Hoke Smith does not re-
iinauish The gubernatorial chair
and come to Washington Former Sem
ator Terrell to-day caused his name
to be stricken from the rolls of the
Senate. and there IS no question now
of vacancy.
1t is Governor Senator Smiths next
move. 1t is UP to him TO choose be-
tween leaving the Democratic party in
the Senate short one vote. in a time
of what Mr.. Terrell said was ons OF
great party gravity. or carrying out
the reforms he had planned to execute
as Governor.
Resignation Before Senntc.
AS soon a the Senate convened this
morning Vice-p President sherman laid
uefore that body the copy of the let
ter of resignation sent by Senator
Terrell 10 Governor Smith. and the
clerk proceeded TO enrol IT on the
Journal After quorum had been
obtained. upon suggestion oil Senator
Bacon. OIL Georgia, the Vice Preside
caused the letter to be read in FULL
In il the writer pointed out to Gov
ernor Smith in most explicit terms his
understanding OF the Constitution ana
the law governing such cases. from
which ne deduccd the conclusion that
his term as senator expired when the
Legislature elected his successor. But
TO clinch the matter he announced his
resignation. and then to drive i'll
through and flatten the rivet on the
other side, he added that his action WAS
lrrevocable.
Nice-President Sherman followed this
with laying before the Senate a teIe-
GRAIN from Mr. Terrell informing hin.
of his action and preferring the addi-
tionai request that the presiding off,
Ger direct the secretary of the Senate
10 strike MIR. Terrells name from the
rolls.
Decision Irrevocable.
Senator Terrells telegram road:
My successor as United States SEN
ator was elected by the Legislature OF
Georgia last Wednesday. II is my
opinion that this election terminated
my term of office. but 10 remove all
doubt 1 sent my resignation last Fri
day to Governor Smith. and mailed you
a copy OF same This resignation is
irrevocable. and have so notiied
Governor Smith. 1 will be glad for
you 10 instruct the secretary TO strike
my name from the roll of Senator'S"
Name Stricken From Rolls
With the reading OF this message,
senators looked a each other as If to
say. We'll. that does settle it" Vice
! President Sherman said that, of course
| he would not assume, without direc-
! ton from the Senate. to tell the Sec
retaryto strike any Senator's name
from the rolls. but he assumed that
Mr.. Terrelrs request would be acqui-
esced in by the Senate, and he also
assumed that no Senator would offer
objection to striking the name from
the rolls.
Therefore. in the absence of such
objection he would so direct the sec
rotary. Did any Senator object? he
asked. looking around the chamber
There was no objection. and the secre-
tary's blue pencil did the rest
The Democratic managers looked
rather concerned over this summary
action of Mr.. Terrelrs. but recogniz-
! ing that he was acting within his
rights and according to his rights,
they had nothing to say. They are
very anxious about that vote, how
ever. and the wires to Atlanta will be
busy for the next few days.
II Governor Smith resigns the gov
ernorshp an election will have to be
held within sixty days. and his old
enamy. Ex-Governor Brown. would be
elected. it is said
VIII BE Called Upon to Resign
Atlanta, Ga, July lin a resolution
which will be introduced in the House
of Representatives tomorrow. Gov
ernor Hoke Smith will be called upon
! to resign Governor and proceed to
Washington to assume the duties of
United States Senator. and give Geor-
gia her full representation in that
branch of Congress.
The resolution has been prepared
by Representatives Ragsdale, of Pauld-
ing. and Scott of Charlton. Immediate
ly upon its presentation the authors
will ask that 1t be referred to a spe-
cial committee for consideration and
report
Senator Terrell has resigned and h s
name has been removed from the rolls
of the Senate. 1t is urged, and now It
is Governor Smiths move-either to
proceed to washington and qualify as
Senator or permit the Assembly to pro-