Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-22
DOVE Of PEACE NOW
.HOVERS OVER MEETING
|. OF GEORGIA FARMERS
Election of President Cabaniss
Was Followed Thursday
Morning by Settlement Over
State Lecturer-0rgan
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ELECTION A LOVE FEAST
BY RAYMUND DANIEL.
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.1

UNION CITY, Ga, July 21.-Plans for
peace in the Georgia division of the
Farmers Cooperative and Educational
union as inaugurated yesterday seemed
an additional impetus at today's session
Of the convention when former State
Chaplain s. ]. Cowan and State Lecturer
Thomas Hawkins, candidates for the Of
flee of state lecturer-organizer. the Of
fees having been combined into one, with
drew from the contest The convention
adopted a resolution leaving the appoint
ment of a state lecturer-organizer in the
hands of President Cabaniss and the new
executive committee to be elected before
the convention adjourns.
TIL withdrawal of the two candidates
will prevent the continuance OF a bitter
factional fight that was begun yesterday
afternoon with the nomination of Mr..
Cowan. A deadlock arose over his cleo
ton, which, so it is said, was to be
fought to the finish His withdrawal and
that of Hawkins will remove this conten-
ton from the convention. The chief husi-
ness OF the morning session was the Sc
lection of a new executive committee.
The election of the members of the ex-
ecutive committee developed into refu-
lar love feast, all of the members being
elected by a unanimous vote. The fol-
lowing members were named; j. n.
HoyIe of Epson county; J. d. Williams,
of Hart county; w. H Thompson, or
Dodge county; DR.. William Bradford, or
Polk county; Fred D. Wimberly, Of Pu-
lash county.
EUBANKS OPPOSED?
&c ronartad that State business Agent
Eubanks will have opposition for his re-
appointment by the executive committee.
The convention at its session yesterday
unanimously adopted resolution urging
the passage of the state bill in the leg
islature for tn xmption Of farm products
from taxation while in the hands OF pro-
ducers.
The report that charges were to be
filed against R. F. Duckworth is without
foundation There have been no such
charges fled and could not be-. as he is
a national committeeman and a state con-
vention could not hear charges against
n ational officer.
Two days wrangling over char
ges brought against President
John L. Lee by certain mem
bers of the Georgia division of the Far
mers' Cooperative and Educational union
alleged to be friends of Hon. Thomas
E. Watson, ended abrutly with the COM
plete exoneration of the chief executive
wednesday afternoon. passed into the
tranquil election of the majority OF OF
icials and broke out anew with the noni-
ination of former Organizer ). =; Co~a..'
who was suspended by the executive COM
mfttee in the spring, as state organizer
and lecturer.
LEE ENUMERATED.
The discussion Of the two days hac ap-
peared to have ended. when the conven-
ton INDICATED President Lee OF every
charge that had been brought against
him While these charges referred prin-
cipally to the restoration of charters OF
local unions that he had revoked. the
members declared by their vote that ne
had done what he believed was his duty
under the constitution
The convention passed to the election OF
officers. Although urged by friends 70
stand for reelection, President Lee oe-
clined, believing that though his chances
for reelection were sure, that harmony
and peace would come with the eiecuon
of another candidate. He was given
remarkable demonstration when the con-
yention by a unanimous rising vote
thanked him for his administration and
presented him with a purse as their
free-will offering.
The following officers were then elect
ed:
President, E. Cabaniss. Of ogiethorpe
county.
vice President, W. L. Peek. of Rock
dale county.
Secretary-Treasurer, ]. T. Mcdaniel
ONLY ONE NOMINATION.
There was only one name presented to
the convention when nominations for
president were asked for. In an earnest
plea for peace and paying high trib-
ute to his nominee, ex-President Walter
c. Coleman, of the Georgia Weekly
Press association, presented the name OF
e Cabaniss, of Maxeys, Oglethorpe
county, for president. The nomination
was seconded by President Lee, VINO re-
ferred TO Mr. Cabaniss as one of the best
friends he ever had and a man who was
entirely capable to CARR IN the work or
the administration.
The nomination was seconded by
Charles McGregor, Delegate .Wimberiy,
Delegate Harmon and other members
who were alleged to have belonged to
the faction that brought the limitations
against Lee.
Mr.. Cabaniss was elected without one
dissenting vote in the entire convention.
The vote was hardly announced before
the big convention began singing Praise
God from Whom All Blessings Flow"
OTHER OFFICERS NAMED.
The election proceeded raploiy 10 tne
nomination Of other officers. w. L. Peek.
of Rockdale county, was nominated and
unanimously elected as vice president.
The election of state secretary-treasu-
rer passed off equally as smoothly. The
name of John T. Mcdaniel was presents
ed and he, too, was unanimously elected.
It was at this time that peace gave
way to the former wrangling and the
convention renewed its alleged factional
fights of the past two days over the
nomination of Mr.. Cowan, former chap
lain alleged to have been suspended
last spring on account of his reported
connection with a certain congressional
election. It was alleged that he was sus-
pended by the state executive commit
tee and that Lecturer Thomas Hawkins
had been substituted The plan of the
convention was to consolidate the offices
of organizer and lecturer into one and IL
was to this Office that Mr.. Cowan was
nominated by Delegate Jarman.
In his speech of nomination Delegate
Jarman is said 70 have spoken or the
''vindication" of Mr.. Cowan by his being
elected by the convention. This is al
legged To have brought former President