The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-13
GOVERNOR SMITH NOT YET A SENATOR Says He Won't Resign the Governorship Yet TERRELL MAY RESIGN
  Present Senator Is of Opinion That His Term Has Expired, But
 HOke Doesn't Think
 That Way
TERRELL MAY RESIGN

Atlanta, July 12-By vote of 40 more than the required majority of the leg islature, Gov. Hoke Smith today was elected United tsates senator to fill the unexplred term of the late Senator A. S. Clay At the same time Governor Smith made it clear that he intended to continue to serve as governor, at least during the life of the present legisla- ture.
 Following Governor Smiths announce ment that he would not go to Washing ton at once to take his scat as senator, reports were current that Senator J. M. Terrell, the ad interim appointee, would resign at once. In a statement issued after the election, Senator Terrell is quoted as saying: 'I consider my terms as United States senator ended with the action of the legislature today. My commission only dated until the converting of the legis- lature which was to choose a successor and l do not feel that 1 have anything 10 resign from"
 This view of the situation is not held iy Governor Smith, who declares that he will not become the next senator from
 
 before that body.
 With the settlement of the senatorial race interest has turned to the guberna- torial contest. Great pressure is being brought to bear upon x.Gov. J. M. Brown, governor Smiths predecessor, to become candidate. In addition nearly n dozen other prominent politicians of the state are being mentioned as prob able candidates.
 The governor declared that he had strong hopes that an ant-lobbying bill would be passed at the present session, ana he would hate for anyone else to have to approve any such measure after he had fought for 1t so strongly during his first term as governor. He said 1t was his intention not to leave Georgia until next December.
 "There were great many men who never supported me, but after I was elected they thought l ought to remain in the governors chair,' he exclaimed. q hope they will be sratfed now" he add ed dramatically.
 ~ Official Notification Governor Smith said that he had looked up the rules governing the procedure of the United States Senate and found that that body did not take notice of the cleo ton of a new senator until officially mo- tihed by the governor of the state 'Tncy dOnt DelleVe what they see in the newspaper" he added with a smile indicating that he did not intend as governor to notify the Senate of his election while the Legislature remained in session. He said that if Senator Terrell found it to be impossible to be present in the Senate during the re- malnder of the special session of Con gress he could at least pair with some representative, thereby depriving the democrats of no votes needed on pend- ing legislation.
 Brown Forced Him to It
 The governor. he said. entered the last gubernatorial race with reluctance and only because his successor in the governors chair had indicated he in tended to work for the repeal of many of the laws enacted by the legislature of 1907-0S.
 An announcement by the chair of the election of Governor Smith as Uni ted States senator by the joint session of the general assembly was greeted py storm of applause which swept the floor and galleries. Governor Smith received larger vote in joint session than he did in the two houses balloting separately yesterday. The vote was as follows:
 Smith. 1855; Terrell. 51; Watson. [; Covingtou, 6; John Holder. speaker of the house, l,