Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-11

Mr.. Slater, Of Bryan in explaining
his vote In the House Thursday for
the new county of Barrow, said he
viewed new county propositions as
good things rather than undesirable
things, and that every time one was
mentioned he undertook to find rea-
son for voting for it rather than
against H.
Mr.. Slater declared he not only ia
vored the enlargement of the presen.
House Of Representatives because
of Georgia's growth and progress,
but he emphatically believed the Sen
ate membership might well be dou-
bled
In the Senate it is possible for
handful Of men fifteen--to block pro-
posed constitutional amendments,
even though the entire House Of Rep
resentatives might favor them, and
the remainder OF the senate--a very
heavy majority-also might favor
them" said Mr. Slater.
Il am not critcising the present
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minded body---but ii Is too small. The
| power of individual Senators is too
great.
- favor new counties everywhere
/ In the state where material condi-
! lions really justify-and l am salts
/ fed there is more than one such To-
cality in this State now"
| Two members of the House
| Messrs. Wohlwender. of Muscogee,
and Sheppard of Sumter-voted for
! Barrow County each explaining that
/ he did so absolutely on the nlain meF-
its of the proposition although neither
| heretofore has been an advocate IF
/ the new county Idea. Indeed, this
was Mr. Wohlwender's first vote for
a new county in any Legislature.
! Gambler County, which is TO come
IuT soon, generally Is looked upon %
Ianother good proposition, likely to go
| through. Beyond these two, howevec
| the guessing gets rather scattering
and far between.
! II is evident enough, however, rFoH
/ the Barrow vote that the present Leg
| islaturc Is not particularly hostile -
the new county ldea-and is, at least,
willing to give all proposed new couE-
ties "A fair and open hearing.
Ward Allen, Chatham County's ia
nous Nlmrod, who Is a candidate for
appointment TO succeed Jesse Mercer.
the incumbent, as state Game and
Fish Commissioner, has been in At
| lanta for the past week in the inter
est Of his candidacy. He returned 10
savannah Thursday to look after
| some personal business.
Alien had nothing to say before
leaving regarding his candidacy, fur
Their than that the Governor had not
yet taken the matter up Officially, and
probably would not do so for several
weeks. maybe not until as late as
September l.
Allen says he is satisfied with CON
/ ditious as they are at present, and
hopes at least TO see a South Georgia
man get the place.
Ed Wohlwender, Of Museogee. "the
flying Dutchman" Of the House OF
Representatives, again cinched his
light TO that title Thursday when he
rut through the very first general bill
Of the session of l9l3-l4.
The act was one amending and per
Getting the insurance laws in a minor
particular, but Wohlwender made a
Ereat speech advocating its passage,
nevertheless.
When the vote was taken. the bin
assed by l4S To l.
Wonder who the blazes that one
lonesome party is. anyway" said
Nohlwender, after the vote was an
uounced. Some folks are just too
contrary for anything. This is the
nrst general bill to pass, and ! would
ike 20 have seen il 90 through unanl-
lOuSly."
Woalweuder was unhappy about