Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-02
.GEURGIA'S CONGREssMEN
WILL CAUCUS WEDNESDAY
Clash Between Bryan and Un-
derWood on Wool Measure
StirS Up Trouble
By RALPH SMITH.

members of the Georgia delegation in
the house will caucus this afternoon in
the hope of presenting united front with
reference 10 the crisis that has been pre-
cipitated in the party by the clash be-
tween Chairman Underwood. of the ways
and means committee. and William Jen-
nings Bryan over the wool schedule
The call for the caucus was issued this
morning by Congressman Bartlett, dean
of the delegation, 1t is believed that the
Georglans will vote to sustain Under
wood in his contention for a revenue
duty on raw wool with a material re-
duction in the rates on the manufactured
products.
Many of the Georgia congressman are
outspoken in their condemnation OF
Bryan's attitude with reference not only
TO the wool schedule, put toward prac-
tically every question that has presented
itself at this session of congress. They
say that Bryan has been meddling with
the party, trying to dictate the policy
ever since the Democrats came into
mower. and they welcome this opportuni-
tv to repudiate his self-established lead
ership.
BRYAN Is today lined UP with New
York Democrats in an effort to place re- W
wool on the free list, and two years ago
he was denouncing these same Democrats
because they had bolted the party in
the rules fight" said Georgian today.
Burton Harrison, who is now aff1liating
with Bryan, two years ago denounced
the Democratic rules as Populistic ana
undemocratic because they have not the
support of Bryan. Verify, politics makes
strange bed fellows.
Moreover, since the Democrats took
charge of the house Bryan has meddled
CONSTANTLY He sought to control, and did
control in many instances, the organiza-
ton of the house. He was consulted and
deferred to about the personnel OF COM
mittees and no move was made by some
of the so-called leaders until Bryan had
been consulted.
mot content with trying to dictate to
the Democrats of the house. Bryan has
meddled with the Democratic organiza-
ton of the senate, and ii is due largely
to his influence that factional differences
have arl=cn in the upper house among
the Democrats
The clash between Bryan and Under
wood has placed Speaker Champ Clark in
a most embarrassing position He de-
lined to comment when seen today by
representative of The Journal, but Ii is
believed that he win stand to his guns
and support Underwood in tomorrow's
caucus. Heretofore Bryan and Clark
have been steadfasti friends. The latter
has deferred to the former on all occa-
sions. He has been regarded in meas
ure as the Bryan leader in the Demo-
cratic party.
1t is known of all men that Clark
wants to be the Democratic nominee foI
president next year, and he has been
relying upon Bryan's support to help him
in his ambition. 1t is, therefore, easy to
understand how very embarrassing
Bryan's denunciation OF the protection
Democrats" must be to Clark, since he
temporary relief. he said, but the city
attorney had ruled otherwise. lie under
stood the proposition had been put UP to
council last year but he didn't know
the upshot. W. H. Terrell, of the bond
commission from the First waIu/ spoke
up and said the city attorneys ruling
was what killed 1t then, just as now.
The mayor said the city's sanitary con-
dition was not half as bad as pictured
in the newspapers, and here the assem-
bly, cheered. The conditions are the best
in the citys history, he declared. Then
he outlined the plan of running the pres
ent crematoiy day and night. buying two
automobile trucks, and hauling the ex-
cess of garbage to the Seagraves land,
five miles west of Atlanta, on the South
ern railroad. This would enable the chief
of the sanitary department to eliminate
all of the IS dumping grounds, he said.
At this juncture Alderman Warren
made the motion for the special finance
committee, the chairman of the bond
commission, the president of the board
of health, and the chief of construction
This motion was adopted by the board of
health.
At this juncture Chairman Quillian, of
the bond commission, took the floor to
defend himself and the members of the
from any charge that they
had been derelict in their duty or failed
to act promptly on the crematory mat
ter. The proposition to provide addition
al facilities on the present site had al
ready been put up to council, a year ago,
he said.
Craig Cofield, of the bond commission
here opposed the sale of the stockade
urging that 1t be saved for future gen.
eratfons;" and Vice PRESIDENT Bradfield,
of the board of health. opposed the abol-
of the present crematory which
some one had previously suggested.
The board of health then adjourned
and the Warren motion was drafted to a
resolution and adopted unanimously by
with the amendment that the
chairman of the sewer committee be add
ed to the committee, and also that $4,000
be appropriated from the contingent
fund to buy the auto trucks and defray
other expenses incident to carrying the
plan into effect at once.
The meeting of the aldermanic board
was called Immediately following the ad-
journment of the council. The attitude
of Alderman Grant was not that he OPP
posed the plan, but that he just couldn't
see where the $4,000 was to come from.
Before the meeting there had been