Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 17, Number 17, DeMotte, Jasper County, 21 March 1947 — TALMADGE OUT, THOMPSON IS NAMED HEAD [ARTICLE]

TALMADGE OUT, THOMPSON IS NAMED HEAD

State Supreme Court Names Lt. Governor, Chief Executive , of Georgia Atlanta. (la., March 2'g H- r- . man Talmadge, \yho was eldcteH ' governor of Georgia two months ago and forcibly took over.', tic* office from former Gov. EllisjAi-' nail, was ordered ousted todav ’oy the state supreme court! The high court .ruled that Is. Gov. M. E. Thompson is the legal governor and. that Talmadge's election bv the legislatin'. w.c unconstitutional: The vote wh" - 5 ’ ■■ T • • ' ' if. i • to 2. Talmadge has been aping- as governor since his election timing a turbulent session of the general assembly in the early Inm rung of Jan. 15 »but hrs leg a title io~ the office had been qm- (ioned. 7 The' supreme court sptthpl} the matter today in a decision ; ruling, en three suits involving the,! bat tie between Talmadge and Tho-pip on or the office. ! 8 ■ Chief Justice W, Frank Jbbkins tnd Associate Justice Tom CaiulVr dissented on the issue nrecipLated by death of Gov.-elect Eu.he Talmadge between hi 4 elecion last Nov. 5 and his scheduled iauguration Jan. 14. The decision came on lower ourt decisions in 3 suits pushed hrough by Thompson .fig!;'mg for' governorship by automatic succession. Two lower court -decisions'-fav->ring Talmadge "* were reversed and one favoring Thompson was affirmed. Talmadge had indicated in advance that if he lost the decision iie would vacate within a lew hours the governor’s offices and executive mansion he seized witlr * •tale patrolmen after .-his assenvdy election. Thompson likewise indicated: hat if. he won, he would give talmadge ample Lime to' cleiai out. before he took over the executive iepartment as acting governor un- j ,il 11149. Another -election for governor falls next' year In cause a lieutenant governor succeeding:' the governorship can hold iui only i lwo year term, In deciding that the legislature ■ad no authority to elect a govrnor. the majority justices put the gist of their decision in this pungent paragraph: “It follows that upon the resignation of Governor A mail on Jan. 18, 14)47, M. E. Thompson, the duly qualified lieutenant governor became vested .with full .executive powers of this state;” A .few rhinutes after the decision came down at 11:25 a.m., i aiinadgo said: “The court of- last resort is tic people of Georgia. This-ca!s< will be taken to the court of 'last iesort..” " i * • lies statement meat, - that- hy-.F .would be a candidate for ■ gu\ > .ter' ' next year.