The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-05-27
4 PAGE IN POLITICS
pFEN THE PAWN IN MANY
D Pm nn-FOUGHT POLIT-
zeal BATTLES.
In1poIfD VOTfFOR SENATOR

Resolution by Gov bro"h
10 o. Taken Their Appointment
h's Messenger and Placed 1t IN
5 p'o1. Of president of Senate
n ~r ,1TA.-For the first time in
Ai4 tban ten years the new presi-
ore :. 'p" +5e coming Georgia senate
Guy Z. . y, the pages in that body
lI 1p .pgotfye which originally be-
'e'' - the president and which
'ls' Exercised by him for many years
as nance was mad5 for a politi-
j purpose. - oo .
'V ,.,or nsssed the legislature pro-
s ,..r that the pages, six in number
''4 =, 10 amounted by the messen-
'' ~ the senate. The messenger
\, was Finn Hargett Of Harris
,.,-r and it is said that through
....1 of these appointments he has
|. .ble 10 hold the position OF mes
In.er against all corners.
r,srv wear this resolution has been
l,,st by tie house, at times with
W. bitterness. There were two or
occasions where the house
r. Nm adjournment of the legisla-
tar several hours solely in the
Il, n defeat the resolution which
uargett the power TO appoint
J, ,,oss Joe Hill Hall made many
I,,iaring speeches against ii, and a
.rnbp- of times the resolution has
II, sent back to the senate with the
Vi that the house would not agree
a onlv to come back with the in
l.arca of Mr.. Halls friends in the
IT, that it should go through.
This resolution, involving the
Atsod of appointing the pages, has
h +er been made the subject for con-
Fence committees between the
4 me and senate and the probability
,5ot IN the mast ten years it has
An the state as much or more than
largest single piece of legislation
general assembly has dealt with.
8The appointment Of six senate
ges looks like a comparatively in
Anifcant matter, but it really
Hans during the two sessions of
legislature. "a different pages,
III page is usually appointed for a
kod Of % days. so that there are
pointed y pages at each of the two
DAY sessions Of the legislature.
/ pay is 81 per day, so that each
the "A pages named for the SEN
Il Of one legislature gets a total OF
Fhere are hundreds of applicants
these places, and frequently some
d political campaigning is done to
them. A senator who gets an
ointment for a page naturally
j under obligations to the man
makes the appointment. There
with "a pages places to give out
Ping the two sessions the messen-
has an opportunity to make "a
clg friends among the members,
he needs only % votes to secure
election.
With the control OF the pages ap-
lments the messengership has
comparatively easy sailing for
Hargett and there have been few
dared to make the race against
'oT however, it is different. The
le old fight over the appointment
pages came up at the close of the
egslature and with the same re
until the resolution reached Gov.
Sa. Gov. Brown vetoed it, and
snect Of his veto is to take the
ohtments away from the messen-
aid place them again in the
us Oh the president Of the senate.
president of the senate will,
aoFe distribute the page patron
this year.
'eft0eless there is no doubt that
HaFgett will make a strong race
messenger OF the senate this rear.
as Arrays been popular with the
Osfs' and there are many who
mat he will pull through in
OIL the loss Of the patronage.
u appointment of legislative
1as frequently figured in some
most interesting political fights
o'a'e has witnessed. When a
'yf wants TO get an appoint
'Of page he usually desires
vie strongly than almost any
''ss ne seeks. Perhaps he has
.' II not only to the boy, but
oo5 S parents, who may have
AIN material political help,
Is out to ger the appointment,
.~a' 1t may. Members would
sa'filee their own committee
-.Aeats in order to carry out
promise 10 get Billy" or
pages place in the house
nate.
.''lest for pages places Isl
Tue most strenuous that goos
general assembly" said an
member. Il have seen many
make personal Sacrifices to
appointments they had
nave seen more than this.