Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-11
SENATE PASSES NELL
PRIMARY BILL WITH
PERSONS AMEND ENT
Change Must Be Concurred
In by House Before Meas
ure Is Ready for Governors
Approval

House bill No. 20, known as the Neill
primary election bill, passed the senate
Tuesday by a vote of 20 to 9, carrying
an amendment by President Persons,
of the Twenty-second, which must be
concurred in by the house before the
measure is ready to be sent to the
governor for his approval or disap-
proval.
The Persons amendment provides
that in counties where a candidate re-
ceives a majority vote in the first pri-
mary. there shall be no turnover in that
county in the second primary, but that
such county shall remain in the column
Of the candidate first carrying it.
The only other amendment of any
Importance offered was that of Senator
Mclaughlin, of the Thirty-sixth, pro-
viding that the law be made effective
January l, 1917. so as not to conflict
with the rules for the approaching pri-
mary as fixed by the state Democratic
executive committee. This was voted
down % to s, and the bill as passed is
effective the day it receives the sigma.
ture of the governor.
ty unit system in all statewide pri-
maries including candidates for the
United States senate, governor, state
house officers, justices of the supreme
court and judges of the court of APP
peals.
The candidate receiving the ma
jority of the county unit vote shall be
declared the nominee and in the event
of a tie, with only two in the race, the
shall daPida the
suit.
SECOND PRIMARY.
In the event that no candidate re-
ceives a majority of the unit vote then
there shall be a second primary to be
run off between the two highest candi-
dates.
The first primary shall be held on
the second Wednesday in September and
in the event of a runoff the second
primary shall be held on the first wed
nesday in October.
In speaking in favor Of his amend
ment, Senator Mclaughlin said that the
rules had been fixed by the executive
committee for the coming election and
that the present candidates for COVER
nor had announced themselves under
the present laws governing the pri-
mary. The senator from the Thirty
sixth declared that this bill, passed and
effective now, would be a retroactive
measure. Senator McCrory then asked
him If this would not take "the steam
out of the steam roller in the BILL
Senator Boyxin, of the Seventeenth,
floor leader for the forces in favor of
the bill, argued that if the bill was
good in 1917, 1t was good enough for
now" He further claimed that 1t would
shift hardships upon future candidates
that the present ones would not have.
Of ha TXV6nfV-ninth
floor leader of the opposition forces,
said that the bill was undemocratic,
and that IL would cause the Democrats
and Republicans and all parties to vote
at the same place and at the same time.
Senator Adams, of the Thirty-third,
said that he was against the bill be-
cause 1t was conceived to strike at the
very roots Of Democracy. He said that
If the senators did not think the bill
undemocratic, when they returned to
their homes they would find that 1t
was.
Senator Pickett, of the Eleventh,
spoke for the bill. arguing that If the
bill was good enough to be effective
in 1917, it should be effective now.
APPLY TO OTHERS.
The last to speak against the bill
was Senator Stovall, OF the Thirtieth,
who declared that IL it were such a good
congressman and others seeking office
in the Democratic primaries.
The vote follows:
For the bill, Bonner, Thirty-f1rst; Boy
kin, Seventeenth; Buchanan, Ninth,
Dobbs, Thirty-fourth; Feagan, Twenty
third; Fletcher. Twenty-sixth; ellis,
Sixteenth; Goolsby, Twenty-eighth; Har-
Alison, Fortieth; Harrison, Twenty-flfth;
Holden, Nineteenth; Mangum. Thirty
rNxxyov a4xF-f Irfh
Thirty-seventh; McCrory, Thirteenth;
Mcfarland, Forty-fourth; Mclaughlin,
Thirty-sixth; Paulk, Sixth; Paulk, Fiji
teenth; Pickett, Eleventh; Pickett, For
ty-frst; Smith, Thirty-fourth; Thomas,
Third; Tison, Tenth; Trammen. Thirty
ninth; Ward, Fifth; Walker, Twentieth;
Way, Second; Wren, Eighteenth. Total,
twenty-nine.
Against the bill, Adams. Thirty-third;
Akin. Fourth; Bailey, Thirty-second;
Burnside, Twenty-ninth; Lawrence,
First: Peacock, Fourteenth; Stovall,
Thirtieth; Tracy, Twelfth; Turner,
Twenty-first Total, nine
BILLS PASSED IN SENATE.
The following bills were passed in the SEN
By senator Mclaughlin. OF the Thirty-siXth.
To change the number Of county commissioners
os Merriwether county from three to five.
the salary Of the Worth county treasurer at
5000 per annum. -
BY Senator Buchanan, of the Ninth. To
amend the charter OF Blakely.
BY Mr. Choate, of Telfair. To amend an
act establishing the city court Of McRae.
By Mr.. Elders, Of Tatnall. To amend an
act creating the Tatnall county commission
NEW HOUSE BILLS.
The following bills were introduced in the
house Tuesday morning:
By Mr.. Carter. OF Bacon. To incorporate
the Rockingham school district.
BY Mr.. Cravey. Of Dodge. To repeal town
charter of Leon
BY Mr.. Harris, Of Walker. To abolish
Walker county treasurer.
BY Mr.. Harris, Of Walker. To amend city
charter Of Lafayette.
LOCAL BILLS PASSED.
The house Monday morning passed the fol-
lowing local bills:
To amend town charter Of Dixie in Brooks
county.
To amend act establishing city court of
Quitman.
To amend act establishing public school sys-
TEN in Louisville.