Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-07
COMMITTEE MEETS,
ADOPTS RULES, SETS
DATE FOR PRIMARY
Governor to Be Nominated
August 23-FoIIoWS Plat
form on County Unit System,
and Inserts No-Maiority
COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS
DEMAND RECOGNITION

The state Democratic executive COM
mittee met yesterday afternoon. and went
through with a program which was cut
and dried for the most part. and free
! from incident II set August q as the
date Of the gubernatorial campaign. and
September 1 as the convention date.
There were few changes in the resolu-
tons adopted from the Recommended
tjons made in the convention platform.
The county unit system, recommended
in that platform, was adopted. and pro-
vision was inserted which bars from rep
resentation candidates who do not re-
ceive a fourth OF the vote in cases where
there is no majority.
This provision is as follows:
f- SMALL VOTES BARRED.
s.Rut IN the event no candidate TOT
sovarnor. etc. has received a majority
of the total vote cast in said primary
In said county for the particular ornce
for which he is a candidate, the county
Democratic executive committee snail
pro rate the vote Of such county among
the said candidates for the particular
offices named in proportion to the vote
received by each. provided shoulo any
candidate for any of the ofices named
in this paragraph receive IN salu plE
mary an insufficient number OF votes
20 entitIe such candidate to one-fourth
Of a vote in the convention, then the
sar,a shall not be counted and the dele
Gates from such county shall be appor-
toned among the other candidates IN the
proportion above indicated. In prora'ihs
the vote Of any given county aiiions
the respective candidates some unit OF
multiple shall be adopted which Will pre-
vent any fractional vote less than ohe-
fourth in the convention
Outside OF the setting OF the oate Oh
the primary, the most interesting feature
90 the session was the contest submit
ted by rival county executive commit
tees in Gilmer and Irwin counties.
In the GiImer county matter the Par-
ker committee, which consisted OF the
followers Of Judge Newton Morris, was
not recognized, and recognition was CIV
en- the Allan committee.
1t appears that when at a mass meet
ing OF Gflmer county citizens the Far
ker followers bolted from the meeting
and elected their own committee. Judge
Morris. at the last meeting Of the state
committee, demanded recognition fol
the Parker followers. His demand was
referred to a subcommittee. That COM
nittee Yesterday declared in favor OF
the Allan committee
Meanwhile the Parker followers hac
got an inkling OF this action, and FORM
ed a few days ago another committee
composed Of about the same following.
This committee submitted its demand
for recognition yesterday soon after the
original Parker committee was turend
down. The demand was submitted to
the same subcommittee to which was
given the consideration of the Irwin
county matter, with power to act.
The Irwin county complaint was from
the committee formed in 1908 against the
committee formed in 1906. which, it said,
was trying to hold over four years, al
though elected for only two. 1t also
CHARGED that the old committee had &C
Quired a considerable surplus, which H.
issued as per diem for its members
while the committee was in session.
Another interesting feature of the
meeting was the letter which Hon. Hoop
er Alexander wrote the committee. In
this letter he asked whether voters who
did not care for the candidate named on
the ballot might not insert the name of
their choice instead, provided. OF course,
the assessment was paid. On motion or
F. J. Paxon. the resolutions were cited
as a sufficient answer to this letter.
DR. JACOBS ELECTED.
On motion OF Mr.. Paxon, DIR. Jacobs
was elected a member OF the committee
to take the place Of Mike Riley, who
had moved to Valdosta-
The following is list of the members
Of the resolutions committee:
From the State-at-Large-J. R Miller,
CT BuIloch; W. W. Banks, Of Tiff; w E.
Steed, OF Taylor; ]. A. Thrash, Of Meri-
wether; 3. J. Paxon. OF Fulton: A EN-
met Barnes. Of Bib; G. r. Hutchens. OF
Polk; ]. NJ. Smith. OF Oglethorpe; B. 2.
Carr, OF Banks: Louis Brooks, of Rich
mond; +. L Sweat, OF Coffee.
From the congressional districts:
First. Randolph Anderson. OF Chat
ham; z. L Brinson. OF Burke: Donald
Frazier. OF Liberty; I. H Corbett, OF
Toombs.
second-L ]. Hofmayer. of Dougerty:
J. B. Hutchinson, OF Turner; J. J. Knight.
OF Berrien; d. d. Bateman, OF Clay
Third-G. r. Ellis. Of Sumter; ]. J.
Howard, Of Pulaski: J. E. Hayes, OF
Macon; W. c. Hamilton. OF Crisp.
Fourth-R. z. Dismuke, OF Muscogee;
c. r. Mclaughlin, OF Harris; A. P. Per-
sons. Of Talbot; 2. H. Nimmons. Of
Troup.
Fifth-AIike Riley. of Fulton; Ernest
Camp. OF Walton; s. H. Brantley, of
Campbell; Joe 8. James. Of Douglas.
Sixth-W. T. Powers. OF Butts; John T.
Allen. Of Baldwin: 7. ]. Harden, Of Mon
roe; J. W. Culpepper. OF Fayette.
Seventh-W. c. Bum. OF Polk; c. n.
King, OF Murray; II. p. Meickeham, Of
Floyd; @. II. Aubrey. OF Barlow.
Eighth-s. NJ. Fitzpatrick. OF wilkes;
n. n. Price, of Oconee; ]. c. Williams,
OF Greene; John Bostwick. of Morgan.
Ninth. A Perry, OF Gwinnett; L. c.
Russell, Of Jackson; r. f. A Handy, of
Rabun: A. s. Hardy, OF Hall.
Tenth-B. p. Ramsey, of Jefferson; ].
B. Guitars. Of Lincoln; John O'Keefe, OF
Taliaferro; B. w. Boyd. of Hancock
Eleventh-S. S. Bennett, OF Brooks: J.
". Quincy. Of Coffee; V. L. Stanton, Of
Ware; lizzie Bashinski. OF Laurens.