The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-04-29
'COM|NCSESS|ON
Of LEGISLATURE
TO Be LIVELY
SOME THINK THERE WILL BE A
sT7CNo FIGHT ON THE
NEAR BEER SALOONS.
Face For Speaker VIII Be Hot One
and Both Candidates Claim They
win Be Elected, But the Result Is
in Doutt.

Ii exactly sixty days the Ges r2ia
legislature will convene and the state
administration will change.
IN many ways it promises to be one
OF the busiest and most interesting
session of the assembly held in years.
With political conditions III mcre o.
Hess of an uncertain and q aot.c con-
dition. the opening of the session will
pry the lid eff of a complicated situa-
tion-proyided events do not focus
into something definite before that
time.
Al the outset the organization of
the two legislative branches will Eold
the center of interest. In the house
/ John Holder, of Jackson, and w. II.
| Burwell. of Sparta. are running a
I Both men express confidence in 1le
ultimate result. Holder claims enough
+ pledges to elect; Burwell says that
it can't be, for ne has every. assur
/ ance from members that his chances
are afove par.
1t is practically conceded that john
Slaton will be elected president of
the senate. He claims outright pledg
ed for over the requisite number, and
/ one hears no dispute of his claims.
With the organization of the two
bodies. Uhe fight for United States
senator will open up-and there ev-
eryb0dy is up in the air 1t is said
now that Murphy Gambler is praci-
caliy out of the question, because OF
Governor Smiths attitude Of recep-
tiyity No announcements have ever
j come frum Hardwick, Brantley or
/ Stovall. So. as the land lies now,
I d)ere are only two avowed candf-
| dates in the field Senator J. C. Ter
/ rell and w A. Coyington.
Talk with men who know politics
| and nine out of ten will tell you that
the IS no doutt as TO Governor-elect
Cp.,th desires in the matter. And
they believe, too, that his name will
"e offered and if he is the choice he
| will accept instanter.
This opens up the realm OF specu-
! lation regarding the governorship,
created by the possible elevation of
Smith to the senate. One can hear
so many stories and views on that
subject that it fairly makes the head
spin to try to keep up with them
1t is safe fet that Tom Hud son
will not resign his place as commits
sioner of agriculture to make the
race, if there should be one. He says
himself that he hasn't the slightest
intention of such course. Gambler
Slaton and Russell are the names
heard most frequently in this connec-
ton.
From a legislative standpoint this
promises to be busy and interest
ing session. Many there are who be-
! lieve the liquor question is going to
arise as a question to be fought out
again. The anti-saloon forces give
evidence of relieving that there is
something in the air in this line, for
it has recently elected new and
strong officers and mapped out a line
of campaign to uplol the law. They
plan, it is said, to c"rHe to the legis-
iature to make a var on the near
beer business, in which event the
fight will be on in earnest.
There are many other things to
come before this session. One of the
important things will be an adequate
game law to protect the tirds. 1t is
generally admitted that quail are
rapidly disappearing and farmers,
realizing that the boil weevil problem
is soon to be faced are throwing
their influence into the balance for
game protection.