Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-28
Tax System and Strer States Affairs Urged by Macon
TIC PLATFORM OPPOSES SALE OF WESTERN & ATLANTIC

| passed along to the new executive COM
mittee.
The lobby Of the Lanier was a seeth-
Ing mass OF humanity until well after
midnight. There were lights galore all
over the place and the jugglers were
at work in the private rooms
! John NJ. Slaton came down last night
and mingled With the crowd in the lob
! by until ! o'clock this morning. Mrs
Slaton. who has achieved q reputation
/ here of being an even better politician
than her distinguished husband was
with the governor TO be in the lobby
talking freely and animatedly with the
delegates Station side stepped every
discussion except as it pertained TO his
own nomination. however.
The oratory Is TO oe cut out today.
On.y one speech VIII be made, and that
bv Slaton accepting the nomination.
Judge Morris said Of the contest to-
0av.
1t is clear thai | have been fairly
nominated Judge The official returns
IN the hands OF the state chairman. Mr.
Wright show my majority to DE 497 in
under the rules Of the party 1t should
be inaugura Ell before the county exec
utjye committee and appeal, If any is to
he had, should be to the state Demo
cratic executive committee This rule
is fair because the county executives
committee would have had time for q
Just hearing and fun investigation Of
the facts The county executive com
mittee could after making investiga-
ton. have made a report to the state
executive committee, and the state OK
ecutive committee could have made a
fun report to the state convention. but
IT seems that an Investigation where
the facts could have been fully brought
out is not the kind OF an investigation
that is desired by my opponents
Il have not been served with notice
of any kind of a contest, vet notice in
the morning paper that one is to be
or course. contest before The state
convention is not fair for the reason
that d large con' cntlon can not be ex-
pected to wait until the facts have been
presented, 70 fairly present the facts
IL will be necessary for witnesses 10 be.
mined. This viii take more time
than the state convention win probably
De wiling % Sive &C. it. DO not fear q
thorough and Fair investtsa lion. A hun.
lied investigation would not he fair 10
me nor to any one else The right of
the people OF any circuit 10 select thcif
own Judge by popular vote is too inn
portant matter to have THEN iude-
ment oNerthroWu without fun and ia.
investigations
\. l. Tankersey. chairman of tb.
Democratic executive committee OF ON
mer county, said;
I'm Gllmer county the Republican
party has been maintaining an organi-
eaton and running candidates against
me local Democratic nominees ever
since the war The Republicans nave
held the Offices in this county most Of
the time for q number Of years. A res
oluuon was passed by the Denocrat
executive committee inviting all Demo
Gratis ana all who would agree to sup
port the nominees to participate in mi.
primary, and with the exception OF les
'Han twenty five, the organized Repub-
means made no effort 10 vote The
democrats almost to man are for
nudge Morris and supported him. Re
pupieans are against him. The whole
trouble is due to the fact that few
organized Republicans want To RIM the
Democratic primary Of Gfmer rountv
""u the Democrats won't stand for it,