Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-07-10
SUGGESTIONS FROM
OUR CORRESPONDENTS

ent acquiesced in this save one delegate
from Butts, who stated publicly when the
Terrell delegates were taxed with said
caucus, that it was unfair and he would
not abide by the caucus further. This dis
trict sent to this convention twelve Guer-
~ delegates and fourteen Terrell dele
gates; Terrell carrying the district only
by a majority Of two. The delegates from
one Terrell county had not arrived in At
lanta when the district meeting was held.
Hence the tie that was referred TO the
chairman Of the convention to solve as
above given.
Fourth. On the other hand allow me
to state the fact that so far as I am
aware, the only mention Of the selection
of said committeeman among the Guerry
~ delegates in this district prior to their
discovery that the Terrell men had so
caucused and determined to ostracise the
Guerry delegates was as follows: 4
Guerry delegate from an adjoining couns
ty said to the writer: "If you VIII taks
one of these committee nominations our
delegates will support you. You are their
first choice" To this I responded that
one Of my colleagues, having greater IA
miliarity with public affairs, thought
would make a better committeeman tnan
myself. I preferred him for that posi-
ton, that I did not want it. The dele
gate replied: you are the first choice
of our delegation and Ruff Roberts Is our
second choice" CRuf Roberts was q
Terrell delegate from Baldwin, When
the delegation from the sixth congress
sional district met the first question taken
up was the selection Of members OF the
executive committee. The Terrell dele
rates nominated the three men that they
had agreed upon In caucus. In addition
thereto one Guerry man was placed In
nomination and when the vote was taken
the Query delegates voted inciscrfminate-
" for the Terrell nominees and IL was
by their votes that the Terrell nominees
were elected; as the delegates from one
Terrell county were absent, II the dis
trict had then split purely upon factional
lines there could have been no nominal
ton.
Allow me further to call attention TO
the fact that the opposition to Mr.. Ter
reU carried the first, ninth, tenth ana
eleventh districts. They had 1t WITHIN
their power to exclude representatives for
Mr.. Terrell from both the platform com
mittee and the executive committee In
those districts. Let US see now tnese
delGeates In that convention acted.
In the first district Mr.. Terrell carried
enc county. Emanuel. There were two
delegates from Emanuel In this conven-
ton and one of them was placed oy TINS
almost unanimous anti-Terrell district up
on the new executive committee. Ine
ninth QlSLriCL went AnA Soy AZ OhRO~A~-~~
to Mr.. Terrell, yet strange to say, that
on both the new. executive COMMITTEES
and on the platform COMMITTEES the NOM
inees selected by the district, so l am
n formed were exclusively from Terrelfs
suDnorters. Neither Mr.. Guerry nor Mr..
ESatir have a single representative upon
either of these committees from that dis
trict The tenth district went stu more
iareelv IN opposition to Mr.. Terrell. Upon
the executive committee from that ais
trict there Is one Terrell supporter, pos
siblv two. The writer is not informed as
IN the part taken by the members upon
the nlatform committee In the primary.
T., the eleventh district the opposition to
Mr. Terrell was still more enphatics both
Mr. Estill and Mr.. Guerry secured more
deiegates. vet Mr. Terrelrs supporters Sc
cured more committee appointments In
said district than those of either OF his
opponents.
that convention seemed to have been OF
the opinion until they were taught bet
ter, that I'VE are one family now and all
shall be treated alike Perhaps II may
be said of the Guerry and Estin sup
porters, they were too arcadian. In the
ewes Of the machine politician they have
no doubt too little appreciation OF the
Doodle and the spoils OF political victory
to be entitled to win.
Respectfully,
BUFORD II. DAVIS
Macon, Ga.