Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-20

party of Georgia in convention
Il. That we hereby declare
our unalterable opposition to the
League of Nations brought back
by President Wilson from Yer
-. hat we hereby recon-
mend that the long established
and unwritten law of our country
against = il term of any man man
States be strictly adhered to.
"3. We reaftirm our faith in
the ancient creed of the Demo-
cratic party. We believe in free
speech, freedom OF the press,
freedom of assemble and To-
cal elf-gOVernment. We believe
in the American system of free,
government. We believe in the
rights of the states and in the
distribution of power between
the legislative, executive and jul
dicial branches of the govern
ment.
~. We hereby request and in
struct the delegates from Geor-
gia to the national Democratic
conven ton to support no candi-
date for president of the United
States who is not in thorough
accord with the principles as an
said delegates shall vote as a
unit in the Democratic national
convention on all questions be-
fore that body, in accordance
with the will of this said conven-
IS. Resolved that this con-
Vention recommend the repeal of
all espionage, sedition and con-
scription laws passed during the
war, and that we do oppose COM
pulsory military training"
There was one section of this res
o,ution which the Palmer people did
not object to. II was the second Sec
ton, declaring against a third term
for president. They specifically ex-
planned. in voting against the general
resolution, that they were not op-
rC~ed to this particular section.
The first section of the resolution
as originally drawn contained the
word as" in reference to the Lea que
of Nations That is to say. it de.
clared against the League of Ma
lions las brought back by President
Wilson," The resolutions committee
struck the word as" This was one
the majority and minority members
of the committee. The Palmer PEG
pie wanted to declare in favor of the
league explanatory but not de-
structi, ) reSor> IONS. The Hoke
Smith people were willing to declare
against it "as brought back" which
was the senator's campaign plat.
form. The Watson people wanted
anounce it severely. The resolu-
ton as finally presented by the ma
jority of the committee was in the
nature Of a compromise between th@
viewpoints of Senator Smith, oppos,
in. the league "as brought back, y
and Of Thomas r Watson who on
poses and denounces it in toto. Dis
cussing the majority report, Mr.
Watson said it represented very sub
stant1al concessions by him in the
interest of Democratic harmony.
The Hollins Randolph resolution
resolutions committee, and lacking
only six votes of a tie with the
majority resolutions on the fina
vote, was as follows:
"Be it resolved by the presidential
preference convention that we dc
hereby approve and indorse the
splendid accomplishments of the
peerless leadership of the great
Democratic executive, President
Woodrow Wilson, with the aid Of
the Democratic representa- tives II
the senate and house of the fedora
congress.
Resolved, further, that we in
dorse and approve the principles
embodied in the League of Nations
and demand the prompt ratification
of the peace treaty with such ex-
planatory reservations as may be
necessary to secure its passage, anc
as may not be destructive of the
covenant"
ALABAMA REPUBLICANS
MEET AT TUSCALOOSA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala, May 19.-The
Republican convention of the Sixth
congressional district was held at
Tuscaloosa county courthouse yes
terday L. B. Parker, of Holt, was
nominated for congress. n. c. Fuller,
of Centreville. was named delegate to
The national convention.