The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-06-23
THE STATE CONVENTION WILL
BE HELD IN ATLANTA
TODAY.
Will Nominate Brown, Elect Dele
gates to the National Convention
and Dispose Of Many Other
Matters.

Atlanta, June 22.-Delegates to- the
state convention which will meet al
the Grand Tuesday at 10 o'clock TO
nominate a governor, United States
senator and state house officials, be-
gan to arrive in the city last night
| and will continue to do so today
What promises to be the largest and
most enthusiastic convention in the
history of state politics, and certainly
the most unanimous, will be this one,
for all of the delegates are from
among the friends and supporters Of
the successful nominee for governor"
Hon. Joseph M. Brown, of Cobb, chos-
en- from every one of the one hundred
and forty-six counties in the state
regardles of how these counties cast
their vote for this high office
This was made possible through the
rules and regulations of the state
democratic executive committee which
was named at Macon following the
nomination of Mr.. Smith for governor
two years ago
A one-Man Convention.
BY this means only one name will
be presented to the convention for
nomination and only the policies Of
the successful candidate will figure
in the state convention
1t is a one-man convention.
Following the arrival of the dele
gates. and there promises to be 1900
of them, caucusses by congressional
! districts win be held
Delegates to Hold Meetings
The delegates from each OF tlie
congressional districts will get to-
gether' and hold caucuses for the se-
lection OF two delegates to Denver a
presidential eleetor, and four members
of the new executive committee at
$50 o'clock on the morning of the
convention
The Grand is the largest auditorium
in The city and had to be selected in
order that all the delegates might
BE seated, 1t is expected % be filed
TO oyerfoHing in order that all may be
seated.
The convention viii be called to
order by the present chairman Of the
state executive committee, Hon A. H.
Miller. Of Maccn Temporary organ
ization will then be perfected with
Hon G II. Pendletpn, of Macon, as
Temporary chairman.
Following his election he will deliv-
en- a brief address, going over the re-
cent successful election, when the con
yention will turn its attention to the
permanent organization
Hon. Hewlett A. Hall, of Coweta,
county will be named as permanent
chairman, and Hon Benjamin M
Blackburn, of Fulton, as secretary.
Hon. j. r. Smith will make the mo-
ton to appoint a platform committee,
and he will head this committee.
A committee on credentials and the
other routine committees will follow
Georgia's Big Four.
The big Four" to be named from
the state-at-large are Hon. Albert II.
Cox, of Atlanta; Colonel Peter w Mel
drim of Savannah Hon. Thomas w
, Ioyless, of Augusta, and Hon w. s.
{ West, of Valdosta. The other twenty
/ two will be the nominees Of the elev-
. en- congressional districts in Caucus.
Hon. Eb T. Williams. of Fulton, and
Hon. F. f. Saffold, of Emanuel, will
, be named as presidential electors from
the state-at.large.
Whether the delegation is to be in
, structed or not will next be taken up
by the convention
There seems to be a predominant
feeling that the delegation should be
sent to Denver uninstructed.
The Macon convention declared in
favor of Bryan, but that declaration
is in no wise binding upon this one
, and may possibly be ignored