Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-02
TO MEET
IN MACON WEDNESDAY
State Convention viii Be
Called to Order at IL
O'Clock

Georgia Democracy will meet in con-
Nention in the city of Macon next
Wednesday for the purpose of declaring
Woodrow Wilson the unanimous choice
of Georgia Democrats for the national
Democratic presidential nomination, for
the purpose of electing delegates to rep
resent the state in the national Demo-
cratic convention TO be held in st. Louis,
and for the purpose of electing a ma
tional committeeman to represent the
state on the national Democratic execu-
tive committee.
Besides being unanimous in declaring
Woodrow Wilson the choice of Georgia
Democrats for the presidential nominal
ton of the party, the convention is ex-
pected to be unanimous in the election
of Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta
Constitution. to succeed himself on the
national Democratic executive commit
tee. Mr.. Howell has held this position
for twenty years or more.
The delegation to st. Louis will con-
sist of two delegates from each of the
twelve congressional districts of the
state, and four delegates from the state
at large.
The convention in Macon will be made
members Of the house of representa-
tives. each county being entitled to two
votes in the convention for each rep
resentative it has in the house. AS the
house consists of 100 members, the con-
vention will consist of $50 delegates,
o. more. A county is entitled to di
vide its convention votes among its
delegates if it sees fit. Thus a county
having two votes in the convention may
send four delegates, each having half
a vote, il it so desires. Hence the votes
in the convention are limited to $50. but
there may be more than this number
of delegates.
The convention will be called to order
at 70 o'clock noon on Wednesday.
At $50 o'clock Wednesday morning
the Democratic state executive COM
mittee will meet in Macon for the pur-
pase of making rules and regulations
for the state primary and fixing a date
therefor.
The members of the state executive
committee are as follows:
FROM STATE AT LARGE
Robert l. Berner (Mo1roel, Macon: :. T.
BlaIock (Fulton1. Atlanta; Roland Ellis ,BibbJ
Macon: Roscoe Luke. (Thomas), ThOmasville;
Robert J. Travis chatham, Savannah; T; W.
son (1'roup), West Point; j. X. Smith (De-
Kalbl. Atlanta; o. II. B. BloOdwOrth (MOn-
roel. Forsyth; VI. L. Johnson (Bartow), Cass
sta ton; ". f. Dorsey (Clarke). Athens; W. Is.
Sloan IHallD, Gainesville; John +. West NC
Duffie), Thomson; J. 5. Copeland Uowndes),
VaIdosta; William Faircloth (Johnson), Wrights-
ville W. F. jenkins CPutnaml. EatontOn; E.
J Reagan Henry, McDOnOugh; St. Elmo Mas
sengale (Fulton), Atlanta; Clark Howell CFui-
toni, Atlanta.
FIRST DISTRICT
y. J. Norman liberty, Dorchester; J. a.
Brapnon CBullochl, Statesboro; r. ]. Rogers
(TattnalD Redsyille; f. 6. Rabb 'Jenkins).
Millen.
SECOND DISTRICT.
w. J. NereeR (COlquitt) MOultrie; B. T.
Bush (MiIler), Colquitt; P. S. Cumming (pe-
aturl, Leila; II. II. Merry (MitcheIl), Pelham.
THIRD DISTRICT
ID. A. II. Crum Crisp, Cordele; j. Law
renee Gunner. Ashburn: ]. r. Statham Sum-
teri, Americas: j. g. Dean (TcrrelD, Dawson. /
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Il. z. Dismukes CMuscogeel, Columbus; A.
Fl. Freeman (Coweta), Newman; ]. X. LunSford 1
Harris). Hamilton; &. +. Boykin (CarrollJ, /
CarrolltOn.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
H. r. Billiard tCam9oeln. Palmetto: ]. E. |,
(Dekalbr, Decatur; ]. o. Cochran