4 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Legisl ature ▁receiving ▁ 5 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 0 0 ▁votes ▁cast , ▁working ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁Senate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁James ▁was ▁elected ▁State ▁Senator ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁District . ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁he ▁introduced ▁and ▁secured ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁a ▁bill ▁making ▁d run ken ness ▁on ▁the ▁public ▁highway ▁a ▁crime , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁introdu cing ▁and ▁having ▁en act ed ▁the ▁bill ▁forb idd ing ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁whis key ▁in ▁Georgia ▁within ▁the ▁radius ▁of ▁one ▁mile ▁from ▁a ▁church . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁for eman ▁of ▁the ▁grand ▁j ury ▁over ▁ 2 1 ▁times . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Bapt ist ▁Association , ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Cor inth ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁H ort icult ural ▁Club . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁Resol ved , ▁That ▁the ▁Senate ▁lear ns ▁with ▁regret ▁of ▁ill ness ▁of ▁the ▁v ener able ▁Senator ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁district . ▁James ▁B . ▁W are , ▁ ▁and ▁trust ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁soon ▁be ▁restored ▁to ▁health ▁and ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁To ▁the ▁surprise ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁sen ate ▁Senator ▁J . ▁B . ▁W are ▁appeared ▁yesterday ▁and ▁took ▁his ▁seat . ▁He ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁down ▁and ▁out ▁for