Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-06
MAJORITY OF GEORGIA
DELEGATES FOR HUGHES
Five Of Seven of Those Who
Represent This State Will
So Vote on First Ballot
(RY RALPH sMITH.)

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 5.-At least FIVE,
and possibly seven, of the Georgia dele
gates to the Republican convention will
votes for Hughes on the first ballot
Their subsequent action will depend en-
tirely upon the desires and dictates of
Frank H. Hitchcock, former Republican
national chairman. who is directing the
Hughes campaign.
The FIVE in question. belonging to Wal
ter Johnson faction, have been seated by
the Republican national committee in
contests with delegates of the Henry
Jackson faction.
Walter Johnson, leader of the faction
contesting with Jacksons delegation, is
not here, and his fight is being managed
by Henry Blum, of Savannah. former ma
tional committeeman from Georgia.
There is no mistaking the Importance
of the fight between Walter Johnson and
Henry Jackson" explained Tumlin to-
day. 1T is life and death struggle.
The apparent advantage Jackson has won
in the national committee has been mag
nified beyond it's Importance in Georgia.
TWO MORE TO BE FOUGHT.
"As a matter of fact five of Jackson's
delegates have been unseated by the ma
tional committee and we expect also to
unseat two more. giving us at least seven
of the seventeen votes Georgia has in
the convention.
"And after the national committee
concludes it's work on the Georgia conf
tests we are going to take our fight to the
credentials. committee in the hope of I'M
seating Jackson himself and the other
three delegates at large
The following are the johnson dele
gates who have been seated: F. G. Boat
wright, of Cordele, Third district; Doc
Turner. colored. Fourth district; Albert
n. Tumlin and Dewitt c. Cole, of Mari
eta, Seventh district; and a Johnson
delegate in the Twelfth district
The national committee is expected to-
day to settle contests in the First dis
trict.
Delegates to the Republican and Pro-
gressive conventions continued to pour
i'm on every train today and practically
every state is now represented. There
was noticeable absence of bands. glee
clubs and ether usual convention fea-
lures.
Among the arrivals today were some
Of the "favorite son" presidential can
didates and their coming signalized the
opening of more headquarters. AS soon
as the newly arrived delegations got
settled they went into informal con-
erenceS.
Citizens of Chicago have put 100 au-
tomObiles at the disposal of Mayor
Thompson and the entertainment COM
mittee
Among the arrivals was a big delega-
ton from Pennsylvania. Leaders in the
Penrose wing said there had been no
CrystalizatiOn of sentiment OIL a candi-
cate.
BRUMBAUGH MEN STICK
Members of the Brumbaugh wing said
they would support the Pennsylvania
governor so long as he permits his
name to be used. The second choice of
many Brumbaugh men is Roosevelt, but
they will hold a caucus tonight to de-
eide on plans.
The Arizona delegation with five for
Hughes and one for Roosevelt and one
uncertain will caucus tomorrow.
The Iowa delegation at a general
meeting today laid plans to further the
candidacy of Senator Cummins.
Managers of the Fairbanks boom to-
day denied that their candidate would
withdraw from the presidential race
and become a candidate for the vice
presidential nomination. They said he
was in the race to stick.