The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-07-12
CAPITAL REMOVAL
fight IS MUFFLED
MACON "PUSSY-FOOTING," BUT
GIVES ATLANTA NO QUARTER.
GOVERNOR FAvoRS PLAN.

ATLANTA.-It is a "pussy-foot-
ing" campaign that Macon is con-
Quoting up to date to lift the state
capitol from Atlanta, and so far At
lanta is meeting it in the same spirit.
There has been no blare of trum-
pets over Macon's scheme to get the
big building; that is, not recently.
Macon did her loud talking over it
several years ago, and she has now
gotten down to business.
In her pursuit of this business
campaign she has made general and
a thorough canvass Of the state legis-
lature, and the current report is not
only that will the capitol removal bill
bear the signatures of large num-
Der of members of the house of rep
.resentatives, but that when it comes
to vote it will have the constitu-
tional two-thirds majority necessary
to send the measure over to the SEN
ate.
House Favorable.
No figures have yet been published
as to canvass of the house indicat-
ing the situation, but Maconites and
Atlantans both know or feel that the
house situation is favorable to Ma
con. On the other hand, the senate
is really the unknown quantity with
both sides claiming it.
Atlanta leaders have not been idle
in the matter. They are well aware
of the fact that the Macon crowd
mean business, and serious business,
at that. So they, too, have been hard
at work According to Atlantans,
while the bill may stand some little
chance of getting two-thirds major
ity in the house it will never get by
the senate, where it would require 80
votes to pass it.
Systematic Effort.
If, however, Macon gets the bill by
the house it will be distinct feather
in her cap; and she would go to work
another year with renewed energy
and hope. She would naturally work
for the selection of house and senate
members favorable to the removal
proposal, and in certain sections her
effort would, naturally have some
weight.
1t is said Macon has gone into this
fight with the idea that it would prob
ably take years to get results, and If
she does not succeed now she will
come back again each time stronger
than before.
If by any chance Macon should
succeed in getting the bill through
now of course Gov. Harris, a resi-
dent of that city, would Immediately
approve it as one of the proudest acts
of his administration. Then would
follow one of the liveliest fights Geor-
gia has ever witnessed over the bal
loting of the people, which is requir-
ed by every constitutional amend
ment. Gubernatorial campaigns
would scarcely be a circumstance to
the sort of contest the passage of this
constitutional amendment would pre-
cipitate.
Fight to the Finish.
Atlanta and Macon would both put
public orators into the field and send
them into every county in the state.
They would use up all sorts of print
er's ink in telling their respective
stories to the voters. 1t would be
fight to the finish, and hot one.
But that is not anticipated just
now. The chances are that the re-
moval bill will not get through the
senate this year, even if it passes the
house. It will then have to come up
before new legislature, and the
fight will be fought all over again.
But it is going to be continuous
performance, it is said, until it is
finally settled one way or another.