Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-26
STATE CONVENTION
PLANS COMPLETED
BY WALKER MEN

Plans for the Democratic state
convention in Macon on October 4,
at which the executive committee to
control party affairs during the Cliff
ford Walker administration will be
selected, are virtually complete, it
was announced in Atlanta Saturday
by close friends of the governor
elect.
Indications point to the selection
of former Senator Joe Ben Jackson,
of Gray, Ca, as temporary chair
man of the convention. This would
| delegate to Mr.. Jackson the privi.
lege of making the keynote speech
of the assembly.
According to incoming admins
tration leaders, M. L. Ledford has
the inside track for the chairman
ship of the state Democratic execu-
tive committee. He is lawyer at
Cairo, and is active in the political
field in his section of the state.
Hiram Gardner, former secretary
of the state committee, appears like
ly to be the choice for secretary of
the new body, according to reliable
information.
Delegates to the convention from
counties carried by Mr.. Walker
were named last week, and are pub
iished elsewhere in this edition of
The Journal Delegates from the
counties carried by Governor Hard.
wick have also been med from
among his supporters.
"Steam Roller" Oiled
According to the program mapped
OIL. for the convention, steam
roller" tactics will be employed in
the matter of filling the vacancy in
the office of state pension commits
sioner caused by the recent death of
Commissioner j. w. Lindsey.
Governor Hardwick, shortly after
the recent primary, appointed Col
onel John w. Clark, of Augusta, to
fill the upexpired term. Colonel
Clark has made known his inten-
ton to run for the full term IL the
general election in November, but
the plan on foot is for the conven-
ton to nominate Major G. E. Nc
Gregor, of Warrenton,- for the full
term and place his name on the Of
fetal ballot as the party nominee.
The official sanction of Major Nc
Gregor's candidacy by the conven-
ton would force all others who made
the race for the position to run as in
dependents. 1t is expected that the
convention will be marked by hot
fight on this proposition.
United States Senator Thomas e.
Watson has been invited to address
the convention, it was made known
in connection with the advance plans,
Whether the senator would accept
had not been determined.
Although Senator Watson took
no active part in the recent cam
paign beyond sending several tele-
grams to Georgia friends announcing
he would vote against Governor
Hardwick if he were in the state on
election day the news was rather
generally circulated over the state
that the senator was for Mr.. Walker.
IT is SAL that great majority of
the Watson men cast their votes
against Governor Hardwick.
Governor elect Walker, in his
speech to the state convention, which
he is now preparing at sis home in
Monroe, will outline his policies for
the next two years, and will have
some things to say about the signifi'
canoe of his recent sweeping vic
tory, it is announced.
Nunnally May Be Chief
An exceptionally large delegation
to the convention will be sent from
. Fulton county, headed by Charles
T. Nunnally, prominent business
man. Mr.. Nunnally, according to
reliable information. is slated to be
Governor Walkers chief of staff
when the new administration takes
office.
A number of Atlanta women were
included in the list of delegates from
Fulton. The complete list follows:
Charles T. Nunnaily, chairman;
John A. Boykin, E. E. Pomeroy,
Hugh M. Dorsey, Paul Etheridge, j.
r. Pruitt, Fonville McWhorter, Wal
ICl ~ D1llOlIy LAOulS al"
vim Richards, J. Allen Couch, J. B.
McCrary, M. H. Abbott, Newman
Laser, Jesse Wood, Joel B. Mallet,
Charles Gramlin, John P. Ross,
George Seals, w. Tom VIM, Edgar
Latham, Marvin P. Roane, E. j.
Avery, DR.. J. Fl. Burch, James I.
Hicks, J. Mallory Hunt. L. F. Burtz,
Paul F. Vose, w. r. Neeh T. P.
Wright, Nathan B. Forrest, DR.. o.
E. Collum, T. E. Whitaker, j. E.
Mcmillan.
Robert F. Maddox, Hubert Baughn,
w. V. Mcmillan, Howard Pattillo,
Albert Howell, Walter Hendrix, John
Y. Smith J. o. Wood, C. C. Baggs,
John H. Andrews, M. P. Warren,
Trammel Scott, James L. Wells, Roy
Dorsey, D. r. Wilder, DR.. Frank
Edmondson, DR.. Frank Boland, I. N.
Ragsdale, Sanders Mcdaniel, DR..
Grace Kirkland Mrs. Edgar Alex
ander, Mrs. John A. Boykin, Miss
Bessie Kempton, Mrs. G.. H. How
ard, Mrs. B. M. Boykin, Mrs. John
A. Perdue, Mrs. Tommie Ford, Mrs.
e. E. Pomeroy, Mrs. Waller Dillon,
Mrs. w. Tom Vim, Mrs. Ernest
Williams, Mrs. Katie Alexander,
Miss Mae Pennington, Mrs. w. R.
Neel, Mrs. Paul Stevenson, Mrs. C.
F. Hutcheson, Mrs. George Yundt
Sam FindlaV. J. Oscar Mills