Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-28
c. D. P. IN GEORGIA
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IN ELECT|NC HEADS

A new state central Republican
committee which will direct Repub-
lican affairs in Georgia with the
official recognition of the Harding
administration was elected at
Meeting held Tuesday at the audi
torium by selected committee COM
posed of Republican leaders from
all sections of the state.
The meeting, called by the National
Republican committee, for the pur-
pose of re-organizing the party in
Georgia on the basis of white con-
troll and for the purpose of harmonic
ling fractional differences, was marked
by almost complete unanimity ac-
ton. Only at one period did it ap-
pear that there might be an effort
to disrupt the program and this
tendency was quickly cured.
1t was evident from the very
opening Of the meeting that the plan
of action had been carefully worked
out and had been agreed upon by an
overwhelming majority of those in
vlted to the meeting. An abort1ve
effort by Roscoe Pickett, Of Jasper,
that censored by the Republican ma
tional committee was quickly ended
by the withdrawal of a resolution
which Mr.. Pickett attempted to
have adopted
The new state central committee
consists of As members, including the
three officers, who are j. l.. Phillips.
Of brownsville, chairman; Walter l..
Johnson, of Columbus, vice chair
man, and Charles Adamson, of Cedar
town, treasurer.
In addition to these officers, Mrs.
w. J. Tilson, of Atlanta, was named
as second vice chairman and Mrs.
d. c. Cole, of Marietta, as assistant
secretary. The central committee is
charged with authority to select it's
Ten Negro Members
The committee which will have
charge of the Republican affairs in
Georgia in future is composed OF
thlrty-siX white men and ten negroes.
Each of the twelve congressional dis
tricts is represented, although those
districts in which a heavy Republican
vote is cast have larger DELEGATIONS
than those in which the Republican
vote is comparatively small. The
new central committee supplantS the
committee named at the last Repub-
lican state convention, and will be
officially recognized as the controlling
Georgia.
The meeting was called to order
shortly before II o'clock by Clarence
3. Miller, secretary. of the national
Miller were Joseph B. Keeling, vice
chairman of the Republican national
committee; c. H, Huston, assistant
secretary of commerce and personal
representative of President Harding,
and w: S. McGinnis, representing the
Republican national congressional
committee. Mr.. Miller was named
of M. l.. Covington, of Atlanta, and
Charles H. Donnelly, of Savannah,
was named as secretary.
After the passage of resolutions
introduced by State Senator William
Richards, of Jasper county, convey
ing the greeting of the delegates to-
President Harding, the serious bust
ness of the session was presented
in a resolution by Walter Ackerman
of Gainesville, chairman of the Re-
congressional district. The Acker-
man resolution provided for the crea-
ton of a new state central commit
tee and named the members.
List of Members
The members follow:
Chairman, J. L. Phillips, Thomas
vile.
Vice chairman, Walter L. Johnson.
Columbus
Treasurer, Charles Adamson, Ce-
dartoWn.
First district: DR.. Lawton Kirkland |
Savannah; Charles H. Donnelly, Sa- |
vannah; Harry Haslan, Savannah:
Sol G. Johnson, Savannah.
Second district: F. D. D:smuke
brownsville; D. NJ. Mckee, Moul-
trie; j. r. Watson, Albany.
Third district: F. G. Boatright. |
Cordele; George B. Kicker, Fitzger-
aid; D. S. Richardson, Marshallville. |
Fourth district: A. D. Leonard, Co.
lumbus; II. o. Lovvorn, Carrollton;
DR.. H. J. Turner, Columbus.
Fifth district: H. G. Hastings, At |
lanta; M. L. Covington, Atlanta; W. |
J. Tllson, Atlanta; Louis Newell, At |
lanta; w. c. Thomas, Atlanta.
Sixth District-Harry Fowler, Ma
con; W. ]. Massee, Macon; Charles
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