It reads:
“He shall grant commissions to all such
officers of this state, including Senators and
Representatives in Congress, as are required
to hold them.”
"When shall these commissions be issued?
There can be but one answer. They must be
issued as soon as possible after the officer is
entitled to them.
On July 14th, the legislature, which had
refused to allow the people a shance to ex
press themselves in a primary, elected Gov
ernor Smith to the vacant Senatorship.
As soon thereafter as possible, Governor
Smith should have issued credentials to the
Senator-elect. It was his sworn duty to do so.
Instead of obeying the law, he has wil
fully and deliberately broken it. At a most
critical time in National legislation, he has
left the State of Georgia without her equality
in the U. S. Senate. Entitled to two votes
in the highest law-making body on earth,
Georgia has had but one.
