Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23

Hark bark! the dogs do bark. the
solons are coming to town-some in
rpgs. and some in tags Out none
with jags). and some In velvet gowns!
or words to that effect!
Anyway, we have with US this even
ing, gentle readers, the esteemed and
ever venerated Jawjaw Legislature.
II has been coming in on every
train for "a hours or more, and there
now Is a sufficiency Of It on hand for
organization purposes II organization
were the order Of business for the
day.
All day long the Rimbal House
lobby has been alive with statesmen,
real and near
Most Of them are optimistic with
respect to the outlook, and the more
they get acquainted with one another
the better they are pleased with
themselves.
Not only Is the city filling up rap
idly with members OF the new Gen
eral Assembly, but dozens Of old
timers, legislative veterans now re-
tired, voluntarily and otherwise to
more or less subdued obsCurity, also
are I'm our midst, undertaking to get
wise TO what Is what and who is who.
On all sides one hears good words
and kind with respect 10 the inCom-
| ing Governor, and good wishes for his
administration are on everybody's
| lips
John NJ. Slaton. for the FIRST time in
sixteen years, is not a member OF the
Legislature, and while he has been
4 - sHv-as
State for season, he knows pTacti-
Cally every member Of the new Leg
islature and In its entirety It seems
to wish him mighty we'll
Scores OF new members have called
on the new Governor to-day to pay
their respects.
To- night the Legislature will be all
but unanimously on hand and ready
for business.
Despite the claims and counter
claims Of the two leading candidates
for the Presidency of the Senate, the
average legislator still is very much
from Missouri" with respect to that
matter.
Both Senator Allen and Senator
Anderson claim more than enough to
elect. and while nobody believes either
| Is claiming anything less than he
| really believes, as a matter of fact
| few Senators believe that either man
actually has sufficient unqualified
| pledges to put him over
| These claims remind me-" said
! prominent South Georgia politician
! to-day, of story they used to tell
| up in Cedartown on Major w. r.
| Beck, grand old man, dead these
many years. rest his soul!
The Major was a candidate for
| Ordinary. or something and one Of
! his friends was checking over the
voters Of the city registration list
After checking of all those the Major
| claimed his friend then said Well.
| Major. these men may be depended
upon to vote for you. may they?'
! The old Major looked his friend Ia the
! eye. and replied, How the HI do |
| know-they've promised to, but how
=, the HI do l know what they Will
do!
The trouble is, it's so hard to tell
| exactly what constitutes political
| promiso-meR often say and write
things that are construed as unqual-
ihed promises, when they never in
tended them that way at ALL"
Representative Walter Wheatley, of
Sumter, viii introduce his famous
lieutenant governor bill again at the
forthcoming session OF the Legisla-
ture
Mr.. Wheatley has been an enthusi-
astiC advocate OF creation Of this
, office for many years and while a
member Of the Senate he succeeded
in passing through that body. almost
unanimously, bill making II part of
the Constitution
The measure was killed in the
| House, however. and while attempts
| have been made since then to enact
| the suggestion into law, they have
/ not succeeded.
| The gentleman from Sumter, who is
1 sure to be one Of the most popular
/ men in the General Assembly. is very
| hopeful that this time his pet meas
! ure may become a law.
One step toward commission form
! of government for the city Of Greens
| boro has been made by the publica-
! ton Of notice to the effect that al
/ the next session of the General As
/ sembly a bill will be introduced
! which viii allow the City Council OF
! Greensboro TO elect a secretary and
| treasurer from any citizen who is
| eligible 70 act as an alderman
| The notice lie published under the
!