Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-28
CLANS GATHERING
FOR CONVENTION
NEXT WEDNESDAY
What the Convention VIII Do
to Watson or Watson Do to
the Convention Is the Big
and Interesting Question

u
er, in Atlanta, Monday, for what has
been heralded by the Underwood press as
the most harmonious convention held In
Atlanta in years--but which now prom
ises very emphatically to be one of the
stormiest and most hair-raising of it's
kind.
Thomas E. watson's declaration of
war, Monday, has crystallized the states
interest and the convention in Atlanta
will hold the center OF the boards for
the next three days, The all absorbing
topic is What will Watson do to the
convention, or what will the convention
do to Watson"
Chairman w. c. Wright. of the state
executive committee will can the con-
vention to order at noon Wednesday, in
the Grand opera house. and will imme-
diately cali for nominations for tenn
poFary chairman; and with those nomi-
nations the convention will get down
to its business.
DISTRICT CAUCUsEs.
But the district caucuses which are to
precede the convention Tuesday evening
and Wednesday morning, will already
have given the politically-interested pub
lie a foreJaste of the conventions cook
ing. for Mr.. Watson, of Thomson, has
become live issue and each of the dis
trict caucuses will have him as a rock
to- split upon Moreover, there will be
Mr. Watson's statewide conference, Tues
day night, in the Kimball; he mas called
all. his friends to attend IL. and has
urged them to have nothing to do with
the district caucuses until after they
have attended his meeting: and he has
| attacked thet work OF the Fifth district
caucus, held last Saturday, calling II IL
legal, and sounding the assembly for
another Fifth district caucus in which
the country delegates will be more nu-
meropsly represented.
These will all be the preliminary
slNirmishes leading UP to the big bat
tie in the convention, "Wednesday
Just what direction the convention bat
tie win take. nobody can do more than
surmise. The Indications are that those
leaders who fear Mr.. Watson's cO-Cpera-
ton at Baltimore almost as much as
they fear his ennity in the convention
have armed themselves with plans to
control the credentials committee, so
that at the last moment before the con-
lvention begins its work Mr. Watson, who
will be there on a proxy in the Nc
Dufrie delegation, may be barred from
the floor by a committee ruling that no
proxies be admitted.
REGULARS TO MEET.
The officers of the convention are to
be decided IN Atlanta Al a conference
anions some 81 the regular leaders,
Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning.
whether or not the slate then to be
arranged viii meet with Mr.. Watsons
approval is a matter yet to be deter
mined.
"The temporary chairman will be a
man from south Georgia" said one Of
the best Informed of the Atlanta lead
ers Monday. who he will be, do not
I 81 IN I WI
eral probabilities for that place. G..
r. Hutchens of Rome will be perma-
| nent chairman. Only that much has
been decided. The conference today
or tomorrow will settle upon the tenn
porary chairman and the secretaries,
I temporary and permanent.
There was a report that G. S. Northen,
secretary of the Georgia senate, would
be permanent secretary of the conven-
ton; but Mr. Northen stated. Monday
morning, that he will be out Of the
city.
81 assume that report started from
the fact that it is customary to name
the secretary of the senate and the
clerk of the house secretaries of the
/ state conventions" said he.
But the Underwood leader in Atlanta,
quoted above, disagreed with this, de-
/ claring that there is no such custom, in
his opinion and intimating by that that
neither Mr. Northen nor John T. Boz
/ feuillet, clerk of the house, will be nom
mated for places on the secretarial staff.
To Just what extent the slate Of
officers to be decided upon at the con-
ference of leaders in Atlanta Monday
or Tuesday will agree or disagree with
the slate which is to be made at the
Watson meeting Tuesday night-which
| is to be public and to which the rank
and file of delegates are invited-is a
big question. In fact on that question
hinges the result of the conflict that
is now inevitable between Mr.. Watson,
as the champion of the country coun-
ties, and those whom he has dubbed
city politicians who couldn't carry
their own counties"
WHEN THEY CAUCUS.
The nrst district caucus has been
arranged and called by j. Randolph
Anderson, of Savannah, one of the
Chatham delegates. That of the Fifth
district was supposed to have been held
last Saturday, but Mr.. Watson declares
the Saturday caucus was illegal, and
calls another. The 18th district caucus
has been arranged and called by w. w.
Larsen. of Dublin, one of the Laurens
DELEGATES All the others have been
| arranged by G.. r. Hutchens, former
campaign manager for M. Underwood,
and himself a candidate for chairman
of the Baltimore delegation from
Georgia.
Here is a list of the hours and places
| of the district caucuses:
First District-Kimball Tuesday even
! ing Cat an hour not to conflict with Mr..
/ Watson's meeting).
| Second-Aragon, Tuesday, s p. m.
Third-Grand Wednesday, 10 a. m.
Fourth-Grand, Wednesday. 10 a. m.
Fifth-(One already held; another
called.)
Sixth-Grand, Wednesday, 1880 a. m.
/ Seventh-Aragon, Wednesday, 10 q. m.
Eighth-Aragon, Wednesday, 10 a. m.
Ninth-Aragon, Wednesday, 10 a. m.
Tenth-Kimball, Wednesday, 10 a. m.
DISQUALIFICATION, Tuesday, p. m.
Twelfth-Aragon, hour not yet stated.
Headquarters for the Sixth district
we're opened Monday morning in rooms
| 4O6-S-1O Kimball. The Bibb caucus
will be held there Tuesday noon. The
district caucus will be held Wednesday
morning.
CRAWFORD WHEATLEY HERE.
Crawford Wheatley, of Americas,
candidate for a delegate-at-large place
| to the Baltimore convention, reached
here Monday morning. He engaged
rooms 1O6-1Os and 10 at the KiDlbalI
house, where he will have headquar-
ters until after the state convention.