Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-01

Former Senator Harwick asked for
an hour for the regular delegates.
Colonel Dean claimed that the Palmer
spokesmen did not need an hour.
But the credentials committee allotted
an hour to each side and the Palmer
spokesman used all of their time.
In the course of his argument Col
onel Dean introduced number of
humorous witticisms at the expense
of the regular delegation, most of
cutting. One of the latter was a
reference to the Macon convention
where Mr.. Hardwick was nominated
and to the election two years ago
Replying to this thrust, Mr.. Hard
wick shook his finger at Colonel
Dean and reminded him that he went
down to defeat without whine or
a whimper, while the colonel retired
from the senatorial race after one
joint debate which made him sick.
Dean Is Corrected
After the loud laughter had sub
sided, Mr. Hardwick remarked with
qualification, that the colonePs health
seemed now to be restored, judging
by the amplitude of his appearance.
Again the laugh was on the colonel.
The odds, therefore, were about
evenly divided on the humorous side,
as we'll as in the arguments.
was raised as to whether Albert
Howell, the Georgia member of the
credentials committee, would be ale
lowed to vote on a contest involving
his own seat, as we'll as those Of his
colleagues in the convention. In def
erence to the point, Mr.. Howell re-
quested that he be excused from vot-
ing. He did, however, engage in a
lively two-minute tilt with Samuel A.
King, member of the committee from
Utah, who expressed some forceful
opinions in favor of the regular dele
cation and voted for them.
Once in the course of his speech
Colonel Dean made statements con-
corning the vote in the Atlanta con-
vention that were disputed by Arthur
Lucas. The colonel had declared that
all the Smith delegates voted with
the Watson delegates gor a resolu-
ton opposing the League of Nations
brought back from Paris, ETC." Mr..
Lucas spoke up and told the colonel
that he Gucas) had voted against
that resolution in the language re-
ported by the resolutions committee.
So did Felix Jackson. The colonel
then smiled and corrected himself,
explaining that he did not mean to
mis-state the facts.
Lucas Denounces Palmer
One of the interesting features OF
terview given out today by Arthur
Lucas. in which he described him
self as "the administration bat boy
in Georgia"
He told of his activity in behalf
of Senator Harris as "the presidents
choice two years ago, and remarked
with some point that the senator was
now here exerting his influence to
unseat the regular Georgia delegates.
Mr.. Lucas also took a shot at AT
torney General Palmer in reply to the
interview given out by the Palmer
headquarters, describing the regular
delegates as Bolsheviks and Reds;
Mr.. Lucas said he was not surprised
that the attorney generals campaign
spokesman should denounce all
Georgians who voted against Palmer,
in view of the fact that the attorney
general himself had come to Georgia
after the Michigan primary. and de-
nounced the Democrats of that state
in technically the same terms because
they declined to vote for him In the
Michigan primary. The Lucas inter-
view was displayed under seven
column headline in one of the after
noon papers Monday.
The states that voted in favor OF
the regular Georgia delegates were
California, Massachusetts, Oklahoma
and Utah.