Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
Chief Interest of the Opening Is
Centered About the Race for
the Presidency of the Senate
Between Allen and Anderson.
Many Bills on Many Topics viii
Occupy the Legislators, but the
One Big Problem of Assembly
Will Be Raising of Revenue.
BY JAMES 8. NEVIN.

The Georgia Legislature viii be
called together IN both branches on
Wednesday. June IS. at noon.
This will be the first meeting Of
the General Assembly elected TO serve
during Governor Slaton's term as
Chief Magistrate, and It Is regarded
generally as one Of the most repre-
sentative and non-factionaI Legisla-
lures named in a decade
Governor Slaton will be inaugu-
rated on Saturday at noon, after the
Legislature has been organized IN
both Houses, and the final messages.
communications, nominations, and SO
forth, of the retiring Executive have
been submitted for consideration.
Ceremony To Be Simple.
The Inauguration ceremony Of the
new Governor viii be a function OF
dignity but extreme simplicity.
/ He will receive with CONCENTRATIONS
/ ana good wishes from the hands Of
the retiring Governor Joseph NJ.
! Brown, the great seal Of State. in the
presence Of the General Assembly in
Joint session. The new Governors
speech in accepting the office viii be-
brief ard will deal with state ques-
lions only in their broadest and most
general aspect.
After Governor Brown has turned
over the Executive Department to
Governor Slaton. he will leave inme-
diately for his home IN Mariatta
whence few days later, he will re-
tire to his farm in Cherokee County
to look after his varied agricultural
interests there.
All the week long, the Kimbau
House lobby that ancient and never
changing Mecca Of Georgia statesmen.
has been thronged with politicians
discussing the new order of things
to be inaugurated under the big dome
this week
The Race for Presidency.
OF primarily absorbent interest IS
the great race between Senators John
T. Allen, of the Twentieth District.
and ]. Randolph Anderson, of the
First District. for the Presidency OF
the Senate
The outcome Of this contest after
weeks of strenuous activity upon the
part of both candidates and their
friends, still is very much in doubt.
Both are high-class men, and both
are very confident of victory. Each
thinks he has sufficient strength to
elect on the first ballot. but very few
members Of the Senate believe this
to be fact either way.
Occasionally, one hears some talls
Of a third Senator winning the Pres
idency plum, as a sort of dark horse
to be entered by way of a compro-
mise. and the men mentioned in this
connection are Senators Sweat of the
Fifth. and Tyson, of the Second.
The generally accepted opinion
among observers. however is that the
next President of the Senate un-
questionably will be either Allen or
Anderson, but that nothing short Of
an absolute show down" on the floor
of the Senate. under a call Of the roll,
will determine which.
% Votes Are Needed.
The President Of the Senate, who
occupies the position as Lieutenant
Governor Of the State, is elected by
a majority vote Of quorum or mora
Of Senators present and voting. If
all the Senators are present and vote,
it will require % to elect a Presi-
dent. as there are A senator's in all.
Next in interest to the Presidency
of the Senate race is the contest for
Speaker Of the House.
The impression is that William H.
Burwell. Of Hancock County, has this
race pretty well won, if not absolutely
So Nevertheless. Robert n. Harde-
man, Of jefferson. a veteran member
Of the Legislature, and popular. has
opened headquarters in the Kimball
House and declares he will remain
in the race to the finish. ]. L. Shep-