Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-26
STATE CONVENTION
|SHELDON MONDAY
IN CITY Of MACON
Amendment to Federal Re-
serve Act Urged to Permit
More Liberal Policy To-
ward Farm Paper
BY ROGERS WINTER

(Staff Correspondent of The JournaO
MACON. Ca, Oct. 25.-The Geor-
gia Democratic Convention remained
in session here today but two hours
and forty-five minutes, but into that
brief period it crowded it's two years
Ct party business moving with the
clock-like precision of a well-rehear-
sed opera.
Thomas w. Hardwick and Thomas
E. Watson were nominated for gov
ernor and United States Senator by
reclamation and without a dissent
ing voice, both responding with
speeches urging support for the ma
ttonal ticket, but denouncing the
League of Nations. The climax of the
convention came at the conclusion
of Mr.. Watsons remarks, when the
delegates broke from their seats and
swarmed to the stage. SO great was
the confusion that Chairman J. J..
Flynt declared brief recess. Mr..
Watson was followed by throngs of
admirers to the dressing rooms and
ultimately had to leave the building
" get breathing space.
The platform adopted was consid-
cred a compromise between Mr. Wat
son and Mr. Hardwick. 1t condemn
ed the League of Nations, but did not
mention the president except Incl
dentally. 1t urged support for Cox
ana Roosevelt and an amendment to
the Federal Reserve act permitting
more liberal extension of agricultur-
al credits.
In referring to Clark Howell, ma
t1onal Democratic committeeman
from Georgia, the platform set forth:
ave regret that our Democratic
national committeeman is holding the
Office to which the sovereign Demo-
cratic convention of this state Sc
iected another distinguished Geor-
glan and Democrat; and while this
convention is without legal remedy.
we hereby condemn and denounce
such interference with the choice of
democracy of this state as being
wholly unjustifiable and un-Demo-
cratic"
w. j. Vereen, of Moultrie. was
named chairman of the new state
executive committee, J. j. Flynt. vice
chairman; E. w. Jordan, of Sanders
vile, secretary. Twenty-four mem
oers were selected from the state at
large, four from each congressional
district, and fourteen woman aux-
mary members will be announced
later by the chairman.
Called to Order
Inc convention was called to order
at 1920 o'clock, Macon time, by Hi
ram Gardner, secretary of the Demo-
GratIc state executive committee. DR.,
II. Il. Douglas, pastor Of the First
presbyterian church. delivered the
invocation. On the call of the roll
or counties, about one-third were
missing. Those were Walker coun-
ties' whose delegates did not come to
the convention.
Secretary Gardner then called for
nolnlnatlons for temporary chairman
ana Judge James j. Flynt was unani-
mousIy elected by reclamation.
Judge Flynt was greeted with pro-
longed applause as he accepted the
gaVel from Hiram Gardner, who re-
tired from the stage.
chairman Flynt appointed a Gre
dentials committee as follows:
Reagan, Henry; NJ. U. Moody, Troup;
George B. Burnett. Calhoun; j. A.
Smith, Washington.
Chairman Flynt next appointed the
following committee on rules.
Sam l.. Olive, Richmond; 1. N. Mer-
l1njones, Hall; Fred Kelly, Gwinnett;
F. c. Manson, Clayton; Julian Nc
Curry, Hart.
Following those appointments.
Chairman E1unf lo,1
note speech of the convention, con-
sisting mainly of criticism of the
League of Nations.
Three times in six months, Chair
man Flynt said, the Democrats of
Georgia have voiced their opposition
to the league in stentorian tones
heard throughout the country, and
there can be no room for question
as to where they stand. If that was
not the meaning of the Georgia cleo
tfons, he declared, they had no mean
ing.
Chairman Tlynt paid his respects
to the Macon Telegraph, which car
ried an editorial this morning to the
effect that the convention ought to
lndOrSe the League of Nations.
Short Recess Taken
This convention is entirely capa-
BILE of framing its own resolutions"
said Chairman Flynt, without as
sistance from the Macon Telegraph.H
The convention roared its approval
Of this shot. Chairman Flynt ex-
pressed the highest regard for Presi-
dent Wilson, whose motives he did
not question, but he declared 1t was
the right of the American people to
reject the League Of Nations If they
do not approve it, and he gloried in
the fact that Georgia Is soon to be
represented in the senate by "a great
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