Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-20
LEGISLATORS READY
FOR SPECIAL SESSION
ON ''BONE-DRY" LAW
"Dy" Jubilee Held Monday
Night and Extra Session
ConveneS ON TueSday-FiIi-
buster Is Not Expected

Legislators gathered in Atlanta to-
day on the eve of the extra session do
not believe there will be any organized
effort TO prevent the passage Of bone
dry prohibition bills, although there is
some talk of the minority attempting
TO secure a compromise in the effective
date of the measures.
Whether this talk will materialize
into definite plans no one can say. 1t is
suggested that the minority might in
sist on the effective date OF the bills
being fixed several weeks or months
in the future, instead of making them
effective Immediately. 1t is pointed out
that if this were done il would mean
that the advantage of an extra session
had been lost, since the Legislature will
meet in regular session in June.
At o'clock Monday afternoon Gov
ernor Harris went before a caucus
of senators and representatives in the
Kimball house and submit a draft of
the bill which he desires the legislature
to pass, and at 80 Monday evening the
governor called to order the great
prohibition jubilee in the auditorium. p.
This jubilee. called by a committee
of Atlantians who have been interest
ed in advancing the cause of prohibition
for several years, celebrated both
the dry victories i'm Washington, where
national legislation has been passed,
and in Georgia and the south in gen.
eral.
JUBILEE SPEAKERS.
Governor Harris called the jubi-
lee to order and outline it's purpose and
significance. Then William J. Harris,
chairman of the federal trade commits
sion. took the gavel and presided
throughout the program
Senator Hardwick spoke on Interna-
tional Relations"
Senator Hoke Smith, who was also ex-
pected to be on hand, was prevented
from coming on account Of pressing
business i'm Washington.
In addition to these, invitations had
been sent TO Congressman William
Schley Howard, Charles r. Crisp and
Charles G. Edwards to deliver ad-
dresses.
Mayor w ]. Pierpont. of Savannah,
arrived during the day with a delega-
ton of 400 citizens from that city.
Mayor Asa G. Gambler. of Atlanta,
welcomed the visitors to the jubilee.
and among the other speakers will be
Jerome Jones. editor of the Atlanta
Journal of Labor, and Mrs. W. II. Eel
ton, the noted writer and temperance
advocate of Gainesville.
CLERKSHIP RACE.
A great deal of interest centeFs in
the race for clerk Of the house to sue
coed Colonel John T Boifeuillet, who
resigned some months ago to accept
appointment by the governor to the rail-
road commission. There are three ac-
tive candidates for clerk. as follows:
L. r. Moore. of DeKalb county; Lind
ley w. Camp. Of Cobb county; J. B.
jackson. of Jones county.
The present house will elect a clerk
only for the extra session. and the new
house will elect clerk for the 1917-1S
session when ii convenes next June.
This means that the winner of the
race for the extra session must run
race to hold his place in the regular
session
The friends of both Mr.. Moore and Mr..
Camp claim that they have upwards Of
100 votes pledged. The membership of
the house is only 1879. \ majority of %
is necessary to elect.
The candidates and, their friends were
exceedingly active among members of
the house In the Kimball house lobby
and other gathering places Monday.
A~delegation of Cobb county citizens
came to the city to solicit support for
Mr. Camp, who halls from Cobb.
In addition to the clerkship race there
is a lively race for messenger of the
house to succeed the late Dan Paulk, who
died a few weeks ago.
There are four candidates for this po-
sition. as follows: w. c. Davis, of At
lanta: j. b. D. Paulk, OF Fitzgerald, Il
brother Of the late messenger; ]. O.
Morgan. of Covington; NJ. G. Murchison,
of Washington county.
FIELDER SUPPORTS HARRIS
1t was reported Monday morning that
Thomas r. Fielder, the Atlanta attorney
for the Georgia Dry Federation, had
drawn bill different from the COVER
nor's bill and would try to get it intro
duced
Mr.. Fielder was found at the Kimball
house, where he has taken a room ana
was asked about this report. He said.
81 have not prepared any prohibition
bill and don't intend to prepare one NV
appeal to the members of the legislature
is to vote for any bill prepared by Cover
nor Harris, for any bill which he pre-
pares will have my heartiest indorse-
ment."