Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-13
to subcommittee - Albert
Howell Heads Rules Conn.,
mittee

A demonstration for President Wood
row Wilson and The Democratic admin
istration featured the organization Of
the new state Democratic executive
committee at the New KimbaI Wednes-
day morning at IL o'clock.
The committee elected to refer all
three of the contests arising from the
statewide primary of September II to
three separate subcommittee of seven
members each and instructed Chairman
j. j. Flynt, of Gritnn, to name a rules
committee of three to formulate rules
of procedure for the future meetings
of the committee.
Chairman Flynt named on that COM
mtttee Albert Howell, Jr., chairman; b.
II. Hardy and J. w. Quincy. 1t will re-
port to the executive committee at the
next meeting, subject to the call of the
chair.
The committee hearing the contest of
the Forty-third senatorial district ad-
journed at 1880 p. m. Wednesday to
meet again at the Kimball hotel Satur-
day week, at which time the contest
will be taken up again. The committee
hearing the Coffee county contest ad-
5ourned at / 80 to meet at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. The contest in the Thirty
third district, between ]. G. b. Logan
and Oscar Brown, was decided unani-
mously in favor Of Mr.. Logan.
The demonstration for President Will
son came at the close of the session
when John d. Walker. of Sparta. former
state senator from the Twentieth dis
trict, and chairman of the Democratic
campaign committee in Georgia, made
a plea for subscriptions to the national
campaign fund in a short address in
which he paid high tribute to the presi-
dent and to the administration.
WILSON CHEERED.
The mention of President Wilson's
name by Mr.. Walker brought forth a
burst of applause and cheers from every
section of the hall. He spoke briefly
of the accomplishments of the admin
istration with special reference to the
passage of the eight-hour law.
Had the president not succeeded in
getting through this piece of legisla-
tion," said Mr.. Walker, business and
commerce would have been paralyzed, and
L firmly believe that cotton now would
be selling at least $25 cheaper per bale.
This is the argument that should be
profile most by this wise act of Presi-
and the south thousands of dollars and
we should show our appreciation by
rallying to the Democratic standard"
Many who were present purchased
Wilson buttons outright and were wear
ing them as they left the hall.
HOWELL MAKES MOTION.
The motion to name the rules COM
mittee of three was made by Albert
Howell, Jr., who also included in the
motion the stipulation that fifteen
should constitute a quorum of the exec
utive committee and that no proxies
would be allowed. The motion carritd
without debate.
The resolution referring the three con-
tests to three separate subcommittee
was introduced by T. E. Massengale. of
Warren county. The resolution provid-
ed also that the decision of the subcom-
mittees should be final.
The contests are between E. H. Beck
and l.. T. Peoples for state seantor from
the Forty-third district; ]. B. G. Logan
and Oscar Brown for the state senate
from the Thirty-third district, and c.
z. Stewart and John Paulk. for repre-
sentative from Coffee county.
An effort to throw out the contest of
Representative Stewart on technical
grounds failed, prior to the resolution
submitting the question to a subcommit-
tee.
THE UB-COMMITTEES.
The subcommittees named were as
follows:
For the Stewart-Paul contest-J. B
McC,urry, chairman; J. e. Bodenheimeri
A. Pratt Adams. ]. G. Perry, d. 3. Bull
lard, j. T. Dorsey, J. B. Copeland
For the Beck-Peeples contest-Byron
Bower. chairman; T. E. Massengale, II
]. Quincy, G. f. Johnson, ]. w. Arnold,
w. ]. Matthews, ]. Gordon Jones.
For the Logan-Brown contest-A. H
Freeman, chairman; 1. L. Price, B. H
Hardy, ]. q. Foster. Howard Tate, j
H. McCalla, ]. T. ellis.
The rules committee, at it's first meet
ing. will have for consideration the fol-
lowing resolution also introduced by
Mr.. Massengale:
Whereas, In numerous instances the
rules of the state Democratic executive
committee have been violated by county
executive communities by allowing
more latitude to candidates running for
office;
"Resolved, That in the future that the
candidates so violating said rules shall
be ruled out by the state Democratic
executive committee.
Several members of the committee
declared that the resolution appeared
vague and indefinite and asked that the
rules committee be allowed to perfect
il. Mr.. Massengale readily concented,
saying that he had drawn it hurriedly
with such an object in view.
HUGHES Tells Audience