The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-06-01
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INAUGURATED JUA. 'e
,1. RE SATURDAY FOLLOWING
CONVEYING OF LEGISLATURE
THREE DAYS BEFORE.
PROHIBITION WILL Be AN ISSUE
Many RumOrs AflOat as to Plans of
the ..Drys." Speculation as to the
Extremity or Conservatism of New
Governors Views on Question.

ATLANTA.-Word comes from
Macon that Governor-elect Nat E.
Harris of Macon, who has just re-
+urned from trip to Florida with
his wife, will probably pick Saturday,
lime 26th, as the date for his inaug-
uration as governor.
In doing this Governor Harris will
do no more than follow precedent.
For many years it has been the GUS
tom to hold the inauguration of the
new governor on the Saturday fol-
lowing the converting of the new leg
islature. This year the legislature
meets on Wednesday, June 23rd, and
in pursuance of custom Inauguration
dav naturally follows on Saturday,
lime 26th. 1t is always held in the
house of representatives before
Joint session composed of the two
bodies, and in recent years there has
been only one departure from this
D1an, the time when the inauguration
Of Governor Smith was held on the
capitol lawn.
OF vastly more interest right now
would be some definite knowledge as
to Governor-elect Harris attitude on
the prohibition situation. There are
some Georgians who would give a
good deal to know just how he stands
en- this subject. Nobody seems to
have any definite knowledge about it.
They know in a general way that
Judge Harris is a prohibitionist. But
as to the extremity or conservatism
of his prohibition views they know
next to nothing. Would Governor
Harris veto or approve bill caicu-
lated to put the Georgia breWeries
out of business? That seems to be
the most interesting question right
now.
Notwithstanding that the governor
elect is said not to have the kindliest
feelings toward the Anti-Saloon
League because of it's failure to sup
port him in the recent campaign it is
understood the beer men would rath-
er not have the proposition put up to
him. 1t would be their preference to
see any measure calculated to kill the
breweries held off by the legislature
itself, because they don't know what
Governor Harris action would be,
and they are not very anxious to take
any chances.
More and more there come rumors
that this legislature will witness
bigger prohibition fight than that in
which the Georgia prohibition law
was passed in 1907. The coming leg
islature is certainly not as strongly
prohibition as was that which passed
the general law, but it is generally
indicated that the prohibitionists
have a majority in both houses and it
looks as if the other side has got to
depend largely on tactical manoeuV-
ering.
The situation is one which makes
the attitude of the governor fact
OF extreme interest. If asked today
how he stood Governor-elect Harris
would probably reply that he is
prohibitionist If asked his view or
for an expression as to any measure
which might be passed on the sub
Ject by the legislature he would no
doubt say that he would consider
that when it came to him and act
IN accordance with his views of the
particular measure that is presented.
1t is a situation that is altogether
up in the air and it will take the
actual meeting and organization of
the legislature itself to afford any
adequate line upon which prediction
might be based.