Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-25
GAMBLER NAMED
DELEGATE BY
FLIP Of COIN
Toss Decides Contest Between
Judge and Mccullough in
District Meet.


cratic national convention this after
noon. Three delegates had been chosen.
but the counties tied on the choice OF
tho fourth. between Nym Mccullough,
OF Fulton, ana Judge John 5 Gambler.
Of DeKalb. There we're county eau
cuses and repeated consultations. The
deadlock continued. IN spite OF an inn
rassioned address BY Judge Cdndler
Then MI, Mccullough suggested that
tnoy toss Cor it,
an meet YOU halfway" cried judge
Camden The rivals advanced to the
center aisle. and Chairman Frederic j..
Paxon was umpire OF the game cam
Hutchinson tossed a half-doliar high ln|
the air. II fell ard the chairman bent
over If.
"Heads,~ he cried Judge Gambler Isl
chosen"
The caucus of the delegates from che
I'VE counties making UP the Fifth dis
flict named 1he following. after an
hours session behind closed doors. I'M
which the contest between Cand1er ana
1tcCullourh and the entire elimination
Of Tom watson's name we're the only
features Of interest The caucus named
the following
Delegates from the Fifth District
HoIlins \. Randolph Fulton, John $,
Gambler. DeKalb; Joe s James Doug
las: Frank c. Davis. DeKalb
Delegate Large from Georgia
Thomas p. Fielder
For Elector from the Fifth District
Nym Mccullough.
The name of Fred Lewis was placed
before the convention to be Endorsed
for presidential elector, and Nym Nc
cullough and Joe S. James were also
nominated and then withdrawn. Mr.
Lewis seemed the unanimous choice OF
fhe caucus but Judge Gambler raised an
obiectiou. lie said ii was not in the
nrovince Of the district convention to|
indoree an elector. The matter was
tabled. but after other elections we're
over and adjournment about TO be
taken. ii was brought up again, and
Nyn Mccullough Endorsed &c an cleo
tor. this TO be ratified hy the state con
vonlion next week
The counties making up the district
split over the election Of the fourth
delegate. tieng their unit vote. Here is
how they stood
For Mccullough Fulton. No'es
Campbell. total s.
For Gambler DeKalb. votes Rock
Gale votes Douglas. > votes total
II was only after it seemed the dead
lock could not he broken that the coin
was tossed and Gambler declared the
winner. and it was after this that Mr.
McCuIough was given the Endorsement
for elector
Al forecast IN earlier editions Of The
Georgian. Frederic J. PaXon was made
chairman or the caucus, which opened
at the Simball house al 1880 o'clock
Brooks Brown Of DeKalb county was
chosen secretary. and the convention
got down to business Not half of the
delegate we're present. Fulton was
we'll represented and DeKalb sent half
dozen. but Rockdale had only two
delegates and Campbell and Douglas
were but slightly represented
Delegates from the FIVE counties OF
tile Fifth congressional district over
flowed the Kimball house corridors to-
dan fol- the district caucus which
opened ut 2 O'Clock and which will in
dorse four district candidates 10 the
Baltimore convention Of the Democratic
PARTY. indorse q e|esate-at-large rep
resenting the Fifth district and an
elector and alternate enc Of whom vii,
aid in casting Georgias official vote
for the presidential candidate chosen
by the party
James L. Anderson president Of the
Fulton County Underwood club will
preside al the opening. and Frederic J.
Paxon vice president wiz be chosen
chairman Of the district caucus or con
ference,
Thomas &. telder viii be given the
districts endorsements FOR delegate at
large to the Baltmo e con7 ention. ana
this action Will be ratified by the state
convention mex y eek as matter of
course
Four district delegates to tte nation
al convention will be indorsed and This
vil also be ratified by the state eon-
yention The four VIII be vhosci OIL
nose fge mem Il g. Randolph and
y y. Mccullough of Fulton Judge
John s Gambler, or DeKalb Joe 5
James. % Douglas and Judge a e.
,1cAHa Of RoclSdale
Ii is ssid that Fred Lewis. - ATTAIN
ia. viii be chosen elector OF tie dis
trict No candidate for alternate elec
Tor has come forward.
The Tom Watson question whether
the caucus shan 20 or record for or
against his selection as delegate al
large 10 the national convention. will 30
avoided il possible, though some REM
Der may introduce a motion which viii
stir up excitement. The Fulton mem
bers do not believe the Watson matter
has any logical place in this caucus.
and seem anxious to "sidestep' any
reference 10 the 0fcDuffle aspirant.
Five counties make up the Fifth dis
tlict, the boundaries having been
changed b. the last legislature They
are Fulton. DeKalb. Douglas Rockdale
and Campbell. More than 100 delegates
are expected q the convention
Calhoun Not Judges sor