Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-11
SENATOR SMITH.
EN- ROUTE TOCITY.
TO ISSUE CARD

Senator Hoke Smith was eXpected
to arrive in Atlanta at 1920 Monday
morning, but the train from Wash
ington was delayed five hours by a
washout, and a telegram received by
his secretary, Major oliver Blood
worth, said he would arrive in the
late afternoon.
It is understood . that Senator
Smith on Tuesday or Wednesday will
issue statement outlining the posi-
ton he will take in the convention
to be held in Atlanta May Is for the
purpose of naming delegates to the
Democratic national convention to be
held in San Francisco June %.
It is further understood that he
will oppose the application of Rule
10 of the state executive committee
to the naming of the national dele
gates. Under this rule some Palmer
leaders have been claiming the right
to name all the delegates to San
Francisco. Senator Smith does not
concede the authority of the state
committee to make a rule whereby
the convention would be controlled
by a minority of it's members.
A great deal of interest is being
manifested in the suggestion that the
delegates to San Francisco should be
apportioned among the candidates IN
the presidential primary according to
their standing. It is not known ex-
actly what position Senator Smith
will take on this suggestion, but the
general belief is that he will favor it.
Benjamin M. Blackburn, of Atlanta,
went to Thomson on Sunday and held
a conference with Thomas e. Wat
son. On returning Monday he stated
that Mr.. Watson will refuse to con-
| cede the authority of the subcommit-
tee on rules of the state executive
committee to decide any contests, and
will refuse to concede the authority
of the state committee 20 control the
| convention by Rule 10. In other
| words, the contention of the Watson
forces will be that the convention
| is the sovereign judge Of the Gre
dentials of the delegates composing
| it, and likewise the sovereign when
| it comes to naming the delegates to
San Francisco.
"Mr. atson will be in Atlanta dur
ing the convention" said Mr.. Black
| burn. ..
A meeting of the Subcommittee
will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) il
the Kimball House in Atlanta fol
the predetermined purpose of hear
ing and deciding" the contests
as the spokesman for Senator Smith
J. r. Smith will decline to submit
his contests for a final decision BY
the subcommittee. His contention il
that the convention must finally de
eide all contests. He will submit hi
porary roll Of the convention being
made UP by the subcommittee, blu
| not beyond
Mr.. Blackburn stated Monday tka
ne would appear as q spokesman 70
Mr.. Watson and would refuse to con
cere the subcommittee authority t,
| decide contests. "The convention
will be organized through the regu
lar procedure of credentials com
mittee to hear contests and submit
indications are that the subcom
mittee will insist on deciding tn
contests, as it vted that way whel
it met here on April % for the pur
contests are not submitted for it
consideration, it will have to decid
them without hearing the. ground
upon which they are based.
Whether the Palmer forces wi
withdraw from the convention in or
der to apply Rule 10 to the namin
Of delegates continues to be mat
ter of speculation in political circles
Conservative Palmer leaders, it
understood, are not in favor Of bolt
ing the convention, but would prefe
a divided delegation, in which tn
three candidates were represented,
that is the best compromise that ca