The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-03
|RGIA LEGISLATURE
B AGAIN IN SESSION
sor RACE FOR SPEAKER
NJ HOLDER WAS ELECT
h ON FIFTH BALLOT.
BEUS ENGAGED In A
Mid SCRAMBLE FOR SEATS

L. Aside DOOrkeepers and
. he'd Pell Nell Into Hall. ResO-
In to Adjourn July FL. Ladies
/ to Lobby.
Georgia legislature adjourned
esday, and the house adjourned
Thursday, after four fruitless
| for speaker. The candidates
. W. H. Burwell of Hancock
/, ]. N. Holder of Jackson
| and N. F. Culpepper of Meri-
i county.
] first ballot resulted: Burwell
blder so, and Culpepper SIS.
/ third ballot: Holder SO; Bur-
BO; Culpepper So.
i fourth ballot: Holder 10; Gull
i "a; Burwell 81.
HE senate S. L. Olive of Rich
county was elected president
BIT opposition, as was Mr.. Pea
sOf Dodge county as president
b. D. F. McClatchy was unop-
for reelection as secretary,
4 B. Hooks of Monroe defeated
j Hargett for messenger.
Holder Finally Wins.
the first ballot Thursday morn
n. Holder was elected speaker
i house, defeating Mr.. Culpep-
Il vote of 105 to rs, Mr.. Bur-
having withdrawn from the race.
SThey Ran Nip and Tuck.
j roll-call of members was more
Balf complete before it could be
|gho was going to be the winner,
@te being nip and tuck through
Of nearly a hundred members
Il The two candidates never at
fme more than a couple or
Votes apart. When the last
"A the list was turned into, how
colder began to pick up rapidly,
Va 95th and deciding vote was
DR.. White, of Fulton. Des-
bt fact, though, Culpepper ran
Bl from 70, when Holder stood
rs at the end of the roll call,
i vote cast being for Culpep-
tier Holder had gone to 105.
er the election of the speaker,
Emarck Moore of Atlanta was
Eted clerk of the house. He re-
l2l against As cast for j. B.
7On Of Jones county.
4. D. Paulk of Ben Hill was re-
ID messenger of the house. He
'O2 votes. w. C. Davis of Fulton
9 votes, and j. c. Morgan of
lpn IS votes. Representative
sey Of Taliaferro was unanim-
elected speaker pro tenn. Rev.
Ellis was reelected chaplin.
Concluded organization of the
and adjournment was taken I'M
o'clock Friday morning.
smber's Wife Given Seat.
owing the elections Represen-
Burwell introduced a resolution
ing the privilege of the floor
+, Walter R. Mcdonald, wife
bind member from Richmond
The resolution was unanim-
passed and Mrs. Mcdonald,
her husbands constant COM
and assistant, will have a seat
floor beside him.
the preparation of drawing
rs came a wild scramble. The
Is cleared of all save those who
ermltted by resolution or mo-
select their seats at will and
OF counties began. Not half
. counties had been called
lne members on the outside
q the doorkeepers and rushed
hall. Speaker Holder made
eclal plea that those members
counties had not been called
nut ms request was not COM
I'm Men who had taken seats
erred positions during the
lhpiy sat tight. Dozens of mo-
Slne one after the other, with
S OF amendments and substi-
no Tor more than an hour the
get the house cleared and
with the drawing was futile.
n[sV resolution, other than
aylng. to do with the organiza-
as That of Trox Bankston, of
county, reciting the stress Of
Is and the need for economy,
ing upon both the house and
Nv 10 come to an agreement.
re- resolution, to adjourn sine
q at noon. 1t will come up
sular order upon the calen-
u,;,I Ihe prevailing opinion is
viii be killed promptly.
omen First to Lobby.
cues sInt were the first to "lobby"
o 9taIors. On the desk of every