Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-29

A general outline of the case to be
presented at San Francisco in sup
port Of the credentials Of the dele
gates elected by the recent state con-
vention was mapped out Wednesday
afternoon by the committee appointed
for that purpose.
The delegates met at IL o'clock in
the Kimball House and elected Off
GERS apd appointed committees. They
then adjourned to the Piedmont hotel
as guests at a luncheon given by
William J. Vereen, the Democratic
national committeeman elected by the
convention. After the luncheon there
was held a meeting Of the steering
committee appointed to map out the
cisco.
This committee Is composed of
chairman; Thomas w. Iardwick, for
mer United States senator and now
a candidate for governor; T. w.
Iawse. prominent lawyer of Balm
bridge. In addition to these, who are
all members of the delegation, there
will act with the steering committee
a legal advisory committee composed
of Sam l.. Olive, Augusta, chairman;
Joseph E. Pottle Milledgeville; Mar
ion Smith, Atlanta.
Two sets of credentials will be pre-
sented at San Francisco. One will
be the credentials of William j. We
national committeeman from Geor-
gia. The other will be the creden-
tials Of the delegates elected by the
state convention.
Mr.. Vereen's credentials will rest
7 upon certificate by the chairman
and secretary of the state convention
that there was adopted resolution
providing that the convention name
the national committeeman, and that
| William J. Vereen was named in pur
suance of this resolution.
no "Su1e Z" Against Vereen
1t will be contended that Mr.. We
reen is entitled to Georgia's place on
the Democratic national committee
without regard to the outcome of the
contest between the rival delegations.
In other words. that he should be
seated on the national committee
even If the delegates elected by the
state convention are not seated in
the national convention. Granting
for the sake of argument that Rule
| x did entitle the Palmer people to
| name the delegates to San Francisco,
| the other delegates will contend that
| tive committee preventing the state
convention from expressing it's
choice for national committeeman.
| Attention will be called to the fact
| that the Democratic state conven-
ton Of Delaware, held on Tuesday of
| this week, expressed it's choice for
national committeeman from the
| state of Delaware, thereby changing
| the custom long established in that
state of letting the delegates to the
national convention name the ma
| ttonal committeeman.
The delegates elected by the state
convention will rest their case upon
| two certificates. follows:
IA certificate issued by the chair
man and secretary Of the Democratic
| state executive committee of Geor-
gia, showing that the rules adopted
| by the committee provided for the
holding Of a convention in Atlanta
on May IS, to be composed of dele
| gates from the several counties nam
ed from the supporters Of the can
didates who carried the respective
counties; and showing, further. that
the convention held in Atlanta on
that date. in the Atlanta theater, was
held in pursuance of the call of the
state committee, and was called to
order by the chairman of the state
committee, and was properly and
Delegates Regularly Elected
| 2. A certificate issued by the
| chairman and secretary of the state
convention, showing that two lists
of delegates to the San francisco
convention were presented to the
state convention one by the floor
| leader for the Palmer people, and
! the other by the floor leaders Of the
Smith and Watson people; that the
| two lists presented were submitted
by agreement of both sides, and
were voted on by a call of the roll
of counties; that the list presented
by the Smith and watson floor lead
ers received a majority of the votes
and was declared by the chairman
regularly and legally authorized dele
gates to represent the Democratic
fparty of Georgia in the national con-
vention Of the party to be held in
| San Francisco.
Further than these two certificates
there will be presented in support
Of the delegates a complete trans
script of the minutes of the conven-
ton as kept by the secretary, e. 3
| Moore, who is clerk of the Georgia
| house of representatives, and like.
wise a transcript of the stenograph-
ic account of the speeches made by
S. n. Teitlebaum, the court reporter
employed for that purpose by th<
Palmer people.
| The secTetary'S minutes will be
presented for the purpose Of show
ing that the convention was called
to order by the chairman of the
| Democratic state executive commit
tee; that it proceeded in the usua
| and regular manner to elect a tenn
pOrary chairman and secretary. an(
that the Palmer people presented
for temporary chairman a nominee