Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-22
WILL
MEET JUNE % To
REFORM TAX PLAN
Body Which Will Gather in First
Session Of Governor Stations
Term Is Most Non-Factional of
ecade-Chief Interest Centered
in Race for Presidency of Senate.
BY JAMES 3. NEVIN.


The Georgia Legislature wifi be
called together IN both branches on
Wednesday. June rs, at noon.
This will be the first meeting OF
the General Assembly elected to serve
during Governor Slaton's term as
Chief Magistrate, and 1t is regarded
! generally as one of the most repre-
| sentative and non factional Legisla-
lures named in a decade.
Governor slaton win 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 win be function of
dignity but extreme simplicity.
He will receive with congratulations
| and 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 will be
brief ard viii deal with State ques-
| tons only in their broadest and most
general aspect
After Governor Brown has turned
over the Executive Department to
Governor slaton. he wifi leave imme-
diately for his home ia Marietta.
whence, a few days later, he wifi re-
tire TO his farm in Cherokee County
to look after his varied agricultural
interests there.
All the week long, the Klmban
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,
end J. 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 talk
of a third Senator winning the Pres
ldency plum, as a sort of dark horse
to be entered by way of a compro-
mise. and the men mentioned in this
connection are Senator's Sweat of the
Fifth. and Tyson, of the Second
The generally accepted opinion
among observers. however, is that the
next President Of the Senate I'M
questionably win 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 a quorum or more
! 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 senators 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.
Burwen. of Hancock County, has this
race pretty well won, If not absolutely
so. Nevertheless. Robert y. Harde-
man, of Jefferson, a veteran member
OF the Legislature, and popular, has
opened headquarters in the Kimball
House and declares he win remain
in the race to the finish. J. Z. Shep-
pard. Of Sumter, a Senator in the last
Legislature. also is an announced
candidate for Speaker. but has opened
no headquarters.
Charles S. Northen and John 7.
Boifeunlet. Secretary Of the Senate
and Clerk of the House, respectively,
will be named 10 their offices without
opposition. Each has served for
years in previous Legislatures.
While both branches Of the Gen
eral Assembly win be organized
promptly. it win be Monday OF next
week before they get down to the
annual Legislative grind.
wednesday, the Senate and the