Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-07
CARSWE[L RET|RES
FROM RACE FOR
SPEAKER Of HOUSE

George H. Carswell, of Wilkinson
| county, announced in Atlanta Satur-
| day night his retirement from the
| race for speaker of the house of rep
| resentatives, thereby leaving the
| contest to Cecil Neill, of Muscogee;
Howard Ennis, of Baldwin, and Har-
per Hamilton, of Floyd.
Mr.. Carswell issued "a statement
| declaring the problems of the state
government are of such magnitude
| and fraught with such difficulties
of solution that he considered it the
duty of patriotic Georgians to pull
together instead OF creating dissen-
sions.
No indication was given in his
statement as to which if either of
the remaining candidates he favored.
On the contrary. he indicated a neu-
to be as loyal to the successful can
didate, whoever he might be, as they
have been to him.
The candidates. of Mr.. Carswell
and Mr.. Neill for speaker of the
| house were launched three or four
two years ago. Mr.. Hamilton is a
| recent entry. The continuance of Mr..
Carswell in the race might have pro-
duced a deadlocked house, with the
vote so divided that no candidate
could muster the required majority.
This situation would have necessi-
tated trades and concessions by the
candidates, declared Mr.. Carswell in
his statement, and he was not willing
to make them or make is necessary
for his opponents to make them. ~
Although GoVernor-elect HardWick
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the speakership race up to date, the
retirement of Mr.. CarsWell, it was
believed in political circles, would
place Mr.. Ennis in the position of
being the administration candidate.
Many of the friends of Mr.. Cars
well have preferred for him to stay
on the floor, where he is very effec-
tive in debate, and have SO expressed
themselves to him. Their prefer
ence, however, has not prevented
them from supporting him for speak
as as long as he was a candidate.
The text of his statement was as
follows:
u will not be a candidate for
speaker of the next house of repre-
sentatives
with three or more candidates in
the race. the successful candidate
would be forced to make trades and
agreements with interests that have
not the welfare of the state at heart,
1 do not care to do this and I am
sure none OF my opponents do.
I'VE have too many factions and
isms in the state now, and it really
behooves every man in the state who
has the interest of Georgia at heart
to pull together for the betterment
of our people.
flaming the flame of hate and
passion. gets US nowhere except
deeper into the mire. 1t is going tc
take an honest effort on the part OF
the incoming administrat ton to save
the institutions of Georgia from 60
ing backward. Retrenchment must
be made, and with the public schools
pensions and the charitable instttn.
tons already receiving practically all
the revenue of the state, and with
taxes already too heavy to be met,
it will be no easy task, even with d
united front, and 1t will be an i'm
possibility with our people divided:
I'm the interes- of the people OF
Georgia, especially in behalf of the
children of this state, who must re
educated if everything else fails: |
have withdrawn from the race TOR
speaker. 49,
Il thank my friends who have been
so loyal and true 10 me, and Will JON
them in being equally as loyal TO the
successful man. whoever ne may pc
in an honest effort to best serve our
people"